[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Who the bleep cares about hats, manure, mangoes and manganese? (Selma Carvalho, GoanVoice, UK)
Title: Who the bleep cares about hats, manure, mangoes and manganese? Part 1 By: Selma Carvalho carvalho_...@yahoo.com Source: Goan Voice UK 27 June 2010 at www.goanvoice.org.uk Full text: Sitting in the hushed silence of the British Library with nothing but the glare of ugly fluorescent lights to intrude on me, the white pages of the Goa Trade Reports seem to be mocking me. These are trade reports going back to 1900, which the British had so meticulously compiled to keep an eye on Goa and safeguard their major investment in the West of India Guaranteed Portuguese Railway Company managing what they dubbed, the Mormugao Railway. Not only was Goa plagued by a huge trade deficit but it was a deficit almost cruelly ironic. In 1908 for instance, while Goa had a measly export of 21 lakhs, it had a staggering import of 61 lakhs. In a dominion which could not boast of anything more substantive than exports of dried fish, betel nuts, manure, mangoes and manganese, it arrogantly imported disproportionally large quantities of hats, tobacco, perfumes, butter and wines. And in a year in which Goa imported just Rs 68,049 worth of industrial machinery, it nonetheless imported Rs. 1.2 lakhs worth of hats. Whoever was wearing these hats, I can be assured my great-grandmother, the fair of face, green-eyed, Catarina Dias, was not one of them. Around this time, she was collecting the last vestiges of a moribund life in the ramshackle village of Shiroda and preparing to leave. Shiroda had been hit by plague, devastating the region and making life unbearable. Goa had a unique topography which allowed migrations from the hinterlands to flourish in the coastal regions with its plenitude of fish and dignified coconut trees. My great-grandfather had perished young, perhaps in the plague or perhaps afflicted by any number of calamities which befell 19th century Goans. What made the widowed Catarina, set off into a densely forested area, cross the serpentine Zuari river and head for the desolate village of Nuvem, on the outskirts of Margao is not known. Nuvem's topography is similar to that of Shiroda, both abound in coconut trees and the possibility of continuing in traditional occupations may have played a role in this migration. Here she erected a thatched dwelling with the help of her two sons. This thatched and often cramped dwelling eventually became a mud-walled house which as luck and love would have it, neighbours my mother's house. My mother's father, Conceicao Miguel Gomes, was an Afrik'kar. The family owned a parcel of land in an area which was otherwise the abode of mund'kars, and as a result, they had been bestowed with the title of bhat'kars. When my grandfather retired, there was no revenue to speak of. The bits of jewellery which had accompanied my grandmother on her wedding day had long since found their way to pawn-brokers. A few years into retirement, he was dead. A thumping from the heart striking at his emaciated chest and he was gone. My mother maintains to this day that it was financial stress. His youngest son was academically brilliant; the first man in the village to do his Bachelors of Science. I know my uncle is brilliant for I often marvel at the conversations that spill from this man, born into a village where silence reigned past seven in the night, where the Church priest was the epitome of a well-educated man and the bus prassa, a few kilometers away in Margao was the final frontier of their existence. The financial incapacity of this family meant my uncle's dreams of bringing his academic brilliance to fruition were stymied. The realities in the villages of Goa, though much romanticised by European journalists like Emile Marini as so beloved by the Goans who live there, and for which Goan emigrants abroad sigh with nostalgia, ran afoul of this hyperbole. Goa's renowned historian Damodar Kosambi likened it to the idiocy of village life, marred by malnutrition, hookworm, apathy, quarrels, violence, litigation and delinquency. End of Part 1 Title: Who the Bleep cares about a book on Diaspora Goans - Part 2 By: Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice UK Newsletter 4 July 2010. For a photograph of the front cover of the book go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/90182...@n00/4759336523/ The history of Goa written by those who wore those imported hats, is quite different from the history of Goa as lived by my parents in the villages. Their history belongs to the cooks, clerks and tailors that made their way to Africa and set up a Saint Francis Xavier's Goan Tailors' Society in Mombasa as early as 1905. It is written on the pages of passports, people made to go to the Gulf, to live in hot, arid deserts where
[Goanet-News] Goa news for July 4, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Ex-Goa minister Pacheco surrenders - Economic Times VQw9r5AcB7owCfSVA http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEfyDKRgV2KZ1w_pZcVBYWObJalMwurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/the-sunday-et/dateline-india/Ex-Goa-minister-Pacheco-surrenders/articleshow/6126008.cms *** Police seek to declare former Goa minister absconder - Sify ear-old lover, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEK_ycQcHcSOElzJNJ0_-AeAEp4TQurl=http://sify.com/news/police-seek-to-declare-former-goa-minister-absconder-news-national-khbx4bjddeh.html *** GOA Attorney Testifies Against Anti Gun Kagan Before Sen. Schumer's Committee - AmmoLand.com (press release) 4dTo3qvL2R08dVzUpA http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFX1WDbm2xYNKEDYG_jXrG0rzjRAgurl=http://www.ammoland.com/2010/07/02/goa-attorney-testifies-against-anti-gun-kagan/ *** Bandh will force govt to roll back fuel price: BJP - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Upping the ante against the state government before it stages the Goa bandh on July 5, the BJP has alleged that the united progressive alliance ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEdiY9kOf5C4saEumggmTkkmiLrvgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/-Bandh-will-force-govt-to-roll-back-fuel-price-BJP/articleshow/6123559.cms *** Graves vandalized at Goa Velha cemetery - Times of India _FQxItyUD1gHMlBmq2ML8g http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHOpt0DMWTH4l1jPeq2MtF_IyXGmgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Graves-vandalized-at-Goa-Velha-cemetery/articleshow/6112937.cms *** Will Congress fall for Alemao's threat? - Times of India ppointed Navelim Congress block committee, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFKFtbugaDsA1qPZi8eOY7JkROkQAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/-Will-Congress-fall-for-Alemaos-threat/articleshow/6123548.cms *** Goa welcomes tourism code - Sify fyThe Goa government and the tourism industry in the state have welcomed the code of conduct for safe and honourable tourism announced by the central ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHzRsbPW_b7lJQtOYILjWxjlBLqLgurl=http://sify.com/finance/goa-welcomes-tourism-code-news-default-khdrOcieaag.html *** Varsity, dental college in power struggle - Times of India MYRe12RyhI-Mand more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGtUssNxU_KmJI38t8y3ot3v3rucwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Varsity-dental-college-in-power-struggle/articleshow/6123571.cms *** Candle business helps bright sparks scoop award and trip to Goa - Portsmouth News n-a-lifetime trip to Goa. The annual Faith and Football ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFzxA7xDk3wwhv6vr73xbtCX2Vidgurl=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/people/Candle-business-helps-bright-sparks.6397947.jp *** All's not well with Goa's netas - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Politicians `suffering' from hypertension upon having to step into prison is far from being a novelty in Goa. Congress MLAs Somnath Zuwarkar, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEXI1ptuT8w9N-t-CxjDUl3iVhG1Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Alls-not-well-with-Goas-netas/articleshow/6123563.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] World Cup 2010 - History's revenge ?
Portugal in its great obsession with the '''grande estado das Indias Orientais ''' completely ignored South Africa although they were the first people to set foot there under Bartolomeu Dias in 1490s. Hence Lusitanians with their Portuguese speaking cousins, the Brazilians were sent home rather ingloriously. South Africa did not forget either the various former colonial masters like England, France and Italy who were forced to bite the dust.. However, South Africa appears to be smiling benignly upon the European people who came and settled down therein like the Dutch ( Boers/ Afrikaaners) and the Deutsch ( former Germans of Naimbia). I shall not be surprised if in the final game , most probably between Germany and Netherlans, the latter turn out to be victorious with the blessing of the Boer Spirit of South Africa.
Re: [Goanet] World cup sweepstakes - the count to the wire....
On 3 July 2010 23:49, Jim Fernandes amigo...@att.net wrote: Gabe, Can I pick the Dutch to win the Finals? Why? Because I think the finals would be played between the Germans and the Dutch. Considering the Germans are a way stronger team than the rest of the field, I'd like to side with the underdogs. Jim F New York. RESPONSE: You are welcome to voice your support! All entries are closed, it was a blind draw at the beginning with all money going to a Charity in Goa. We shall we what we are served, late lunch on Wednesday - Bratwurst or chorizo! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] GOENKAR - a monthly news letter from the Karnataka Goan Association, Bangalore - letter from Shri Eric Rosario - Daman day
Goenkars ! GOENKAR ... One of the nicer Goan eNewsLetters - , well designed and well presented. A good example for many of us Goans and Goan Associations. http://globalgoanassociations.blogspot.com/ From: ManddSobhann mandd_sobh...@yahoo.com To: renebarreto goan...@yahoo.co.uk Sent: Sat, July 3, 2010 11:10:16 AM Subject: letter Dear Rene Baab, We are in admiration of your work to provide leadership to the Goan community around the world. We also thank you for the support and solidarity you have extended to our endeavour in organizing the First World Konkani Cultural Convention at Mangalore. May I humbly request you to circulate a note to all the Goans around the world, specially tiatrists, singers and dancers to contact us if they are interested in participating in the World Cultural Convention. We thank you for this and for all your co-operation that you’ve so generously given us. With warm regards, Eric Ozario Calling Global GOAN TIATRISTS - SINGERS - MUSICIANS wherever you may be ! If you or your group , organization is interested in participating in the very First World Konkani Cultural Convention please contact Shri Eric Ozario giving him details about you or your group - please do so as soon as possible so that necessary arrangements may be made - his email is as follows : Eric Ozario., The Chairman, ManddSobhann mandd_sobh...@yahoo.com Please circulate this post to all you KONKANI speaking friends 0 WORLD DAMAN DAY -2010 Great advert !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJjPEC4QZusfeature=player_embedded http://web.me.com/noelgama/wdd10/Background.html WORLD GOA DAY http://worldgoaday2010.blogspot.com/
[Goanet] Prawn/shrimp lunch/dinner and Vitamin 'C' together can kill you
Sorry to burst your bubble Mr. Floriano. Your story is not true. Read this: http://www.security-faqs.com/shrimps-vitamin-c-and-arsenic-make-for-a-fishy-hoax.html Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. _ Bollywood This Decade http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywoodthisdecade/
Re: [Goanet] Prawn/shrimp lunch/dinner and Vitamin 'C' together can kill you
On 4 July 2010 05:32, floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote: IMP INFO..YOU MAY POISON YOURSELF TO DEATH IF YOU EAT SHRIMP AND TAKE VITAMIN C AT THE SAME TIME PSE READ ON ... YOU MAY POISON YOURSELF ACCIDENTALLY In Taiwan , COMMENT: Before posting such forwards on to this forum, kindly Google a search. It is shown as being False! http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/shrimp.asp -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Goa in the gutter (ADDENDUM)
On 4 July 2010 08:19, soter so...@bsnl.in wrote: It will help us to see whether we have 'activists' or 'social entrepreneurs' like Frederick. A nice definition, thanks! In my books, a social entrepreneur is not a bad guy anyway... QUOTE Social entrepreneurship is the work of a social entrepreneur. A social entrepreneur is someone who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change (a social venture). Whereas a business entrepreneur typically measures performance in profit and return, a social entrepreneur focuses on creating social capital. Thus, the main aim of social entrepreneurship is to further social and environmental goals. However, whilst social entrepreneurs are most commonly associated with the voluntary and not-for-profit sectors , this need not necessarily be incompatible with making a profit. UNQUOTE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_entrepreneurship PS: As far as labelling the good guys (and girls) and the bad ones among the activists, I'll certainly not want to get into that game. It is subjective anyway, and for each one to judge. My food might be Soter's poison, and vice-versa. And then, taking a couple of words (for example, playing footsie), we might end up being taken out of context and used for beating someone (verbally) to death over many years hence. --FN
Re: [Goanet] I am looking for Father Lourdinho Perriera
Robbie, I checked the (latest available) 2009-10 Archdiocese of Goa and Daman Directory, this could be the contacts: PEREIRA, Romauldo Loudino from Utorda b. 13.10.1955 Ordained 05.05.1987 Parochial Administrator, Church of St Ann, Stntana, Talaulim, Goa Velha Goa 403018 And some details of the church: Talaulim (Santana): St Anne (1695) Santana, Talaulim, Goa 403107 T: +91-832-2219151 It is possible however that the priest might have shifted post the transfers that happen around March-April-May each year, I think. FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 On 4 July 2010 09:34, rob burgerman...@aim.com wrote: Hello I am writting from the United States. I am a friend of Father Lourdinho Perriera. His last know address was: St. Ann Church Talaulim, Goa Goa INDIA Can you please help me find him? Do I have the correct mailing addresss? Is there a telephone number for the church? Thank you so much. Robbie
[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about a book on Diaspora Goans - Part 2
Title: Who the Bleep cares about a book on Diaspora Goans - Part 2 By: Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice UK Newsletter 4 July 2010. For a photograph of the front cover of the book go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/90182...@n00/4759336523/ The history of Goa written by those who wore those imported hats, is quite different from the history of Goa as lived by my parents in the villages. Their history belongs to the cooks, clerks and tailors that made their way to Africa and set up a Saint Francis Xavier's Goan Tailors' Society in Mombasa as early as 1905. It is written on the pages of passports, people made to go to the Gulf, to live in hot, arid deserts where water arrived in biscuit tins, carried by over-burdened donkeys; so browned by dirt, it had to be strained three times through a muslin cloth before it could be drunk. My father left Goa in 1967 for the Arabian Gulf. To understand why my father left, one has to understand the desultory, isolation of the village. For all the things that could occupy a young man's life during the day - fishing in the lake or thatching the roof - there was always the eerie silence of the night. The empty, hollow sense that nothing could germinate in the village which could take one beyond its boundary. Nothing in those dung-floored houses could lead to success. There are those who will argue for the quiet eloquence of rural Goa; the peace, the tranquillity, the self-sustaining village life in which one seeks solitude. That is not what young men with blood coursing through their veins and arrogance flaring in their aquiline noses seek. They seek adventure, dream dreams larger than themselves and seek mythical fortunes. Only their instinct tells them these fortunes are not as mythical as everyone says. They see a life beyond their own hemmed-in horizons. The stories of Goans who left the shores are as integral in piecing together our collective identity as those that stayed behind. What drove these Goans to journey into the interiors of Africa, the arid deserts of the Gulf and the bitter cold of England? What were their lives like in these foreign countries? Did the Goan in them survive at all? Did they cling to the motherland only in memory or did they refuse to sever the umbilical cord, drawing an almost spiritual strength from the culture, language and religion it had engendered and which ultimately favoured their survival in the Diaspora. More than two years ago, I sought to travel back in time, talking to people who are the custodians of our Diaspora history, gently gathering their stories and unravelling them through the nip of my pen. This gestation period has finally given birth to my book, Into the Diaspora Wilderness, set for release at the Goan Festival UK, 25th July, 2010. Some were reticent to talk; painful memories of wars, bombings, drownings, incarcerations and expulsions were like fog clouding the mind. It all happened so long ago, they said, but the gaping scars had not yet healed; the anger and pain still enflamed. There was the expulsion of Goans from Malawi, a tiny land-locked country in East Africa. The people implicated in this episode have never before told their side of the story but have opened up for the first time in this book. I was lucky enough to talk to Emma Gama-Pinto. How did she meet Pio? What really happened the day he was shot? Lesser known heroes with epic tales to tell, abound in the book. Joe Fernandes was caught onboard the MV Dara when it was bombed off the coast of Dubai in 1961. An unsung hero who gave up his life-jacket and dived into the Indian Ocean. Remedios Anthony, encouraged by the acerbic Krishna Menon was instrumental in setting up the Goa League in London, which lobbied for the Liberation of Goa. The famed artist F N Souza kept close company with Menon in London, and his then wife, the attractive Maria cooked sorpotel for all those Goans who attended the League's first meeting. Anthony was ailing in health and passed away before I completed the book. Other spectators, left letters and interviews, now resting in the yellowed pages of files in archives. Claude Bremner, the British Consul based in Goa during World War II, kept almost a diary-like correspondence on Goa, as did his successor, M R A Baig, who gave his own reason as to why so many Goans became denationalized and migrated. From the first time, we read about Goans, reflected not in the eyes of the Portuguese but that other Imperial power-house, the British. What did they think of us, as we worked alongside them on the creaking decks of British India ships, on the desolate, remote plains of East Africa and in the deserts of the Arabian Gulf? Wilderness, deprivation, constraints of colonialism and racism were close and constant encounters for Goans in the Diaspora. Yet, austerity fortified the Goan. And the opportunity of chance willed him to go on. 8 pages of rare photographs provide a visual of our history in the book. It is my ardent hope that
[Goanet] An Elected Politician goes underground should be punished with LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
What is this going on….. Goa Govt. Tourism Minister resigns and goes under ground. Lookout notice issued against him. Applies for Anticipatory Bail to Session Court, High court and their after Supreme Court. Everywhere it is rejected. After few days news floats that he will appear before CID office on Saturday 3rd July 2010 at 10.30am. Police Party and his supporters waits for his arrival in heavy rains. Instead he surrenders at Session Court, Margao. CID ask for his Custody. Court sends him to Judicial Custody pending decision. . A Cabinet Minister of Goa Govt. remains under ground for few days and sends his resignation letter which CM Digamber Kamat promptly accepts and there after he is untraceable to Police for over a 3 weeks and Court send him for judicial custody. Is there any separate LAW for few? A Minister/Politician going underground should directly be sent to Life imprisonment. Every one in Goa knew that MICKY is wanted. All the borders Goa State as also International Borders were sealed as Police had informed. Goa Police were protecting him with security cover at least till he resign. Mickey must be staying somewhere in Goa, he has passed various information as also a note which reached to CM for approval was signed by him after going underground. Inquiry should be initiated against all those who helped Mickey to remain under ground. Similar is the case of Police Hawaldar Parab who remained under ground for over 2 weeks in Goa in a Drug dealing case finally surrendered before session Judge. Its very bad trend and Goa's images has stained. How is that Politicians when arrested are send to ICU by Doctors? In fact there should be strict action against such Doctors and Politicians. We people should demand 1.An Elected Politician goes underground should be punished with LIFE IMPRESNMENT. 2.A Doctor recommends a person in Custody for ICU treatment on flimsy grounds should face consequences. Shrikant Vinayak Barve
Re: [Goanet] JUDICIARY NEEDS TO BE MORE TRANSPERANT AND ACOUNTABLE
On 4 July 2010 04:26, Aires Rodrigues airesrodrigu...@gmail.com wrote: In keeping with judicial propriety any judge who may be unable to decide impartially a case brought before him, declines to hear the matter and recuses himself. This is very appropriate as justice needs not only to have been done but to be seen to have been done. However, it is desirable that every judge when he says “Not before me” also gives the clear reason why he is recusing himself from the case. This would leave no room for public speculation on the issue and the rumour mill running amok. The Judiciary needs to be more transparent and accountable. The proposed Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill may be a step in the right direction. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372 COMMENT: May I also add, not only with the Judiciary but also in every situation wherein there is a conflict of interest. We have a pied piper who runs a Goan organization, who sees no conflict of interest because he thinks is a holy man! What God hath joined together let no man put asunder does not apply. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Featured This Week ~ Saxophonist Bill Bergman
A message to all members of THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE A few years before Dave Koz's solo debut, long before the emergence of Boney James and way back when Mindi Abair was just a kid, famed L.A. session man Bill Bergman was paving the way for all of them and the emerging, soon to be named 'smooth jazz' genre--with a distinctive and exciting sound (and debut album) he called Midnight Sax. Bergman is also a prolific composer and producer, writing more than 1,000 pieces of music for Megatrax, one of the premiere music production companies in the world, over the past 16 years. Among his credits are TV themes in Japan, England and Germany, and music for American commercials for such companies as Rolaids, McDonaldís, Pizza Hut and Pepsi. Jonathon Widran of Jazziz Magazine states with the release of his new collection Universe Soul, famed L.A. session man Bill Bergman and The Metro Jets, a group comprised of some of the West Coast’s hottest pop, soul and jazz musicians, are soaring once again with a hip, groove-intensive and ultra-sexy mix of in your face Ramp;B, high spirited melodic jazz, simmering romance and a few explosive touches of gospel/blues. As a founding member of the popular soul band Jack Mack amp; The Heart Attack, and known for his legendary solo on Glenn Frey’s You Belong To The City”, the Kansas City-bred saxman became a fixture in the Quiet Storm/Contemporary jazz format with both Midnight Sax (which Jazziz Magazine later named one of the ten most influential smooth jazz albums of all time) and its popular follow-up: Bill Bergman and The Metro Jets. Long a master at creating fascinating emotional mood swings in his music, Bergman infuses Universe Soul with a funky and high energy bang. Over the course of its 11 immediately infectious, in the pocket tracks, Universe Soul gives Bergman a chance to strut his stuff on tenor and soprano sax as well as flute, in addition to showcasing his versatility as a songwriter, arranger and producer. “The coolest and most challenging part of my career is being able to work with so many fascinating people and writing and performing music in so many genres,” Bergman says. “Taking a cue from his friend and mentor Grover, I’ve developed my own unique voice, and with Universe Soul I am eager to have people hear it in a contemporary jazz context again. Ultimately, what we as musicians strive for is making emotional connections with listeners. There’s something very special happening when it’s your band, your tune, your gig, your crowd and you’re getting people moving and grooving. For me, creating memorable melodies is the most important thing. I want to make music that lifts people and allows them to come away with something unforgettable.” “When I was first coming up, my biggest influences were Grover, Stanley, Freddie Hubbard and George Benson, who were all signed to the classic CTI label, he adds. For me, the concept of Universe Soul is my answer to the question, if they were making those records now, what would they sound like? I brought along a large handful of the city’s top musicians, who also happen to be longtime friends, to make what I consider to be like a modern CTI record just like those artists did for Creed Taylor back in the day. I consider it an honor and a privilege to carry the baton this way”.I'd like to thank Ray Blue for his great feature las week.nbsp; He truly is a true jazz artist, I know you had to enjoy his tracks from his new CD Berries and Blues.nbsp; Go to www.rayblue.com to keep up with all of Ray's musical footsteps.For those of you that would like the same opportunity as both Ray and Bill have chosen, to be in the featured spot here on the network, promoted to the worldwide jazz community, be sure to get back with me so that you can be slated in on the schedule as well as letting us back up your current or upcoming release.Don't forget our Jazz Network Music Player! Make 100% of your downloads immediately through paypal.com, its simple and affordable.nbsp; To get yours today go to http://jazz.musicsvr.com/join.php if you find that you need support in loading up your music and to have it put on your page, no problem, pull my coat-tail and I will do it for you.nbsp; How's that for service? Can't beat the price of $10 pe r month.nbsp; For those of you that would like to sell your music right here in the network get your own music player today!I give you all my best, continuing to create new avenues for all of you to bring your best to the masses of jazz and beyond.Keep jazz and love alive,Jaijai Visit THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE at: http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network To control which emails you receive on the corner, or to opt-out, go to: http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/profiles/profile/emailSettings?xg_source=msg_mes_network
[Goanet] Basic in Photography starting on 12th July 2010
Hi Everyone, We are pleased to inform you’ll that the first batch of CLICK Photography School, a six days Basic in Photography will be starting on 12th July 2010. Monday to Saturday, 3.30pm to 6pm. Learn about digital Cameras - point shoot, bridge dslr, the different modes – Auto, Shutter, Aperture, Program Manual, compositions techniques, photography tricks and photo editing software. Hand on and practical training, cameras provided. Limited seats. Location : BM Office, Opp. Aysoft Ayurvedic Center/Vastrangan, Near Torsanzor, Aquem, Margao. (closest landmark HDFC Bank, Santos Garage / Apna Bazzar - 150 mts) More details call Lynn - ph: 9822151419 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! CLICK Photography School Promoting BETTER Photography in GOA A Goan Shutterbugs Initiative www.goanshutterbugs.com * please feel free to fwd this email to your friends interested in photography.
Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about a book on Diaspora Goans - Part 2
On 4 July 2010 10:03, Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com wrote: Title: Who the Bleep cares about a book on Diaspora Goans - Part 2 By: Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice UK Newsletter 4 July 2010. For a photograph of the front cover of the book go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/90182...@n00/4759336523/ The history of Goa written by those who wore those imported hats, is quite different from the history of Goa as lived by my parents in the villages. Their history belongs to the cooks, clerks and tailors that made their way to Africa and set up a Saint Francis Xavier's Goan Tailors' Society in Mombasa as early as 1905. RESPONSE: My borther-in-law's father Alleluia Fernandes was the first and founding President of the Tailor's Society in Nairobi - the Portuguese Consulate gave them a model Portuguese Caravel, on their opening, which was displayed at the Tailor's Society Club in Town. Alleluia had arrived as a young boy from Goa and started stitching for the Army. He learnt his trade well and became a good cutter and eventually a bespoke Tailor. He stiitched my Wedding Morning suit for me in London! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Milk Thistle and Liver Cleansing
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[Goanet] Life is a Miracle.....
Life is a miracle, don't let it slip away, Open your heart to others; give of yourself each day. See the beauty in everyone regardless of where they've been, Some have a difficult journey and really need a friend. Share your gifts and talents; listen with your heart. Do the things you dream about but don't have time to start. Pick a bouquet of flowers; show someone that you care, Be gracious and forgiving; life is never fair. Hold on to your courage, you may need it down the road, We all have a cross to bear; it could be a heavy load. If you practice all these things no matter where you roam, You may find both sun and rain, but you'll never feel alone. Gina Ferns
[Goanet] Patience Perseverance.........
NO SUCCESS, EITHER IN THE MATERIAL WORLD OR IN THE SPIRITUAL PATH, IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE. DIFFICULTIES DO CROP IN AT EVERY STAGE, AND THESE ARE TO BE OVERCOME BY PATIENT EFFORTS AND PERSEVERANCE. ALL GREAT PERSONS OF THE WORLD HAVE ACHIEVED GREATNESS, SUCCESS AND EMINENCE THROUGH PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE. Gina Ferns
[Goanet] Anger Can be Deadly
Why Unresolved Anger can be deadly. in 'Healthier Talk' by Dr. Joseph Mercola. Con http://www.healthiertalk.com/anger-can-be-deadly-2008
Re: [Goanet] World cup sweepstakes - the count to the wire....
Hello Gabe, The Germans have made Mince of Argentine Beef, alright! When They probably do win the Finals, (that looks likely) the Germans wil lhave a richer Diet with a combination, of Bathwurst and Dutch sausages and Argentine Beef! And South Africans will enjoy all that. How wonderful! Nascy Caldeira --- On Sun, 4/7/10, Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com wrote: RESPONSE: You are welcome to voice your support! All entries are closed, it was a blind draw at the beginning with all money going to a Charity in Goa. We shall we what we are served, late lunch on Wednesday - Bratwurst or chorizo! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] India, the hype and the reality... (Radharao Gracias)
Santosh, U are definitely on the back foot here! U are deliberately distorting what JIm has said. I too will support all that Jim has written, and I kow about these two great persons he mentions. But my point is made that there was nothing 'original' in their doscoveries and or inventions, only supplementory stuff! OK? Nascy Caldeira --- On Sun, 4/7/10, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote: Good to know that, unlike Nascy, Jim has heard of two Indian scientists mentioned by me. But from the earlier claim of zero contributions by Indians we now have the goal post being moved to lack of proportional contribution. Is this supposed to be contribution per capita or contribution per capita income? How much have Australia, South Africa, the Gulf states and most European countries contributed per capita income towards innovation and scientific advancement in the world? Indeed, more than 90% of the technological advancements have come from the United States. Nevertheless, unlike Nascy, Jim appears to have some genuine concerns, and makes genuine points with respect to government and private sector apathy in India when it comes to research and development. The lack of philanthropy on these fronts is also a huge problem. On these points, I agree with him completely. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sat, 7/3/10, Jim Fernandes amigo...@att.net wrote: I do not totally discount what Santosh says. But we need to put our thoughts into current context and perspectives. He listed four Indian individuals below who he considers as having made radical discoveries or inventions. These individuals may be considered great heroes in India, but what he fails to admit is the fact that, out of a billion plus population in India, we Indians do not contribute proportionally to global advances and discoveries. By the way, out of these four individuals, I have only heard of two - C V Raman, for the Raman Effect and S N Bose - a famous physicist in whose honor, the sub-atomic particles Bosons are named. I wouldn't shy away from criticizing India and its government where it is due. To me, India is not only a weak country, but it also ain't got the balls to fight for what it is rightfully due. Take for instance, the current case of oil spill by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. The Obama administration went after the British company and made sure that BP is going to put up 20 billion dollars in an escrow account to pay for the cleanup and other expenses. In contrast, what did India do, when the toxic gas spill ocurred in Bhopal that killed some 3000 people? They managed to get peanuts from the American owned company and the perpertrators have been given a pat on the wrist! If a disaster of this magnitude had to happen in the United States, the US government would have shaken Heaven and Earth to make its people whole. Indians in general, are not true innovators; but we are very good at copying what others do. Take for example, all the hottest TV shows running in India. They are mostly copy-cats of the Western shows. Even the movie industry in India, copied its name from 'Hollywood' and changed it to 'Bollywood'! India hardly produces any talent in sports either - the evidence of which is clearly displayed during the Olympics. If all the football playing countries had to play cricket, India would be lucky to appear in the bottom fifty! Even though India produces hundreds of thousands highly technical people each year, how many high technology gadgets do you see, come out of India? Ofcourse, its not all the fault of poor Indian people - but its the government policy that discourages innovation. It is also the fault of Indian corporations that spend very little on research and development. In contrast, Western governments and their companies, spend billions on research and development. Every smart nation knows the next biggest game changing technologies are going to be in the field of 'clean energy' and genetic science. How much money, do you think India is investing to target the next biggest discoveries in these fields? In India, if a billionaire has money, he spends it on building a billion dollar house. In the US, the billionaires are giving away their wealth to charities - and the money is mostly spent on the poor who reside outside the US. We seem to love to bask in past glory and India's rich history. Indians were just a bunch of poor peasants ruled by princely kings. Hello? India was not even a formal country until some sixty years ago. If it hadn't been for the Brits, modern India, as we know it today, would not be there as a single nation. I speak and understand very little Hindi, but I know what the phrase 'Saare Jahan Se Accha' means. Sadly, India is not it - which is why, I had to move out of
[Goanet] Who the Bleep cares about a book on Diaspora Goans
Gabe Menezes wrote: RESPONSE: My borther-in-law's father Alleluia Fernandes was the first and founding President of the Tailor's Society in Nairobi - the Portuguese Consulate gave them a model Portuguese Caravel, on their opening, which was displayed at the Tailor's Society Club in Town. Alleluia had arrived as a young boy from Goa and started stitching for the Army. He learnt his trade well and became a good cutter and eventually a bespoke Tailor. He stiitched my Wedding Morning suit for me in London! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. Dear Gabe, How I wish I had known!!! I already have enough material for a Part II to the book. Best, Selma
[Goanet] ..what is this? A tiatr on Ratol (suicides) ?
..what is this? A tiatr on Ratol (suicides) ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr5/4759768805/sizes/l/ If is so, it's going to get all the support from JoeGoaUk in the name of 'general awareness' But it's Vikky's Ratoil Compare the original Ratol Tube with maker, here http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/4626336130/ Tiatr Ad appeared in local daily. 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
Re: [Goanet] An Elected Politician goes underground should be punished with LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
shrikant barve shri8...@gmail.com wrote Is there any separate LAW for few? A Minister/Politician going underground should directly be sent to Life imprisonment. COMMENT: Is there a separate LAW for Ministers and Politicians? Send a person directly for Life Imprisonment .without a trial? Are Srikant and Salazar related? jc
[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO: What is wrong with the proposed widening of the National Highway in Goa ?
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO the fortnightly discussion event since 1999 --- Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 9th July from 4pm. to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No.11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa. TOPIC: What is wrong with the proposed widening of the National Highway in Goa ? Need to prepare for the GSPCB Environmental Public Hearing. SPEAKER: Open Discussion We invite you to express your viewpoint by attending the FRIDAY BALCAO. If you cannot attend, then please send your views and action plan suggestions by email to goad...@gmail.com best wishes, Roland Martins --- Don't miss out on the discussion. Information is power, Share it equitably. Lets make things happen in Goa !! --- GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail to: goad...@gmail.com
[Goanet] Churches of Candolim, Agonda, Pilerne Porvorim
Churches of Candolim, Agonda, Pilerne Porvorim Our Lady of Hope (1560), Candolim http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4733376680/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4733375848/sizes/l/ St. John the Baptist (1658), Pilerne (Bardez) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4732730305/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4732730987/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4733373670/sizes/l/ Holy Family Church (2005), Alto Porvorim http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4754675741/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4754680257/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4755319116/sizes/l/ Inside http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4755317488/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4754678731/sizes/l/ St. Anne Church (1859), Agonda, Canancona http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4743160436/sizes/l/ Agonda beach in the background http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4742523879/sizes/l/ Agonda School/Institute (my new car also seen with personalised No. plate) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4743163246/sizes/l/ All pics taken recently (end June/early July 2010), during monsoon/cloudy days 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
[Goanet] World Cup 2010 - History's revenge ?
While this post gives us a summary thread of colonizers, the part the latter turn out to be victorious with the blessing of the Boer Spirit of South Africa is something to think upon. The Boer Spirit?! The Spirit of the Farmer/s. So basically there is something left of the Boer, within a certain benignity despite everything in the South African black/colored. But I am sure its meant it in a funky and benign spirit. On history and its revenge: Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. (Or farmers ?). +++ One can make more associations with benignity. venantius j pinto Message: 10 Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:54:40 +0530 From: Antonio Menezes ac.mene...@gmail.com (DEL) However, South Africa appears to be smiling benignly upon the European people who came and settled down therein like the Dutch ( Boers/ Afrikaaners) and the Deutsch ( former Germans of Naimbia). I shall not be surprised if in the final game , most probably between Germany and Netherlans, the latter turn out to be victorious with the blessing of the Boer Spirit of South Africa. End of Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 673 **
[Goanet] Fwd: Invitation to Peoples / Public Consultation on CIVIL LIABILITY FOR NUCLEAR DAMAGE BILL, 2010
Perhaps Mumbaikars may be interested in attending this Peoples/ Public Consultation on CIVIL LIABILITY FOR NUCLEAR DAMAGE BILL, 2010. (vjp) 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, 7th July, 2010 Convocation Hall, University of Mumbai, Fort, Mumbai- 41. The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010, already tabled before Parliament, now referred to the standing committee, will have profound impact on the democratic and constitutional rights of the people and environment of our country. The Bill proposes to cap the amount of compensation in case of a nuclear accident at $ 450 Million, which incidentally is below the meagre amount of $ 470 Million that was set aside in the aftermath of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. While India plans to increase its installed capacity of nuclear power by 60,000 to 80,000 MW by the year 2030, it will meet only about 5 % of the country's projected energy needs. Yet nuclear power generation will receive subsidies to the tune of $100 Billion from the government. The minimum estimates by the industry on the profits to be made stand at $175 Billion. This skewered economics is indicative of the strong industrial lobby that is pushing the nuclear liability bill through parliament. The dreams of such quantum leaps in nuclear power capacity are associated with a greatly increased risk of nuclear accidents from cost-cutting and profit maximization by private operators. Dangerous falsehoods seem to be gaining ground that nuclear power is cheap, clean, climate-friendly and a safe energy option. The ‘community’ in the case of the nuclear industry will be exceptionally large because of the widespread, long-term, and generational impact of radioactive contamination of air, soil and water. The nuclear liability bill ensures that the clean up costs and the health burden of a nuclear leak or accident, even if we were to simplistically assume that these can ever be properly calculated, would have to be borne by the government. Essentially, therefore, the bill seeks to shift the financial burden to the taxpayer, that is, from the perpetrators of the crime to The nuclear liability bill undermines the very basis of Indian democracy. It violates the ‘Polluter Pays’ principle and the ‘Precautionary Principle’ and violates in words of the former Attorney General of India, Soli Sorabjee, 'the Right to Life as enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India'. The bill also goes against significant Supreme Court Judgments which have ruled that hazardous and dangerous industries owe an ‘absolute and non-delegable’ duty to thecommunity to ensure safety. The tactics adopted in and out of parliament confirm fears that the Government of India, intends to torpedo this legislation with minimal public debate. The single voice that dominates is that of the nuclear lobby, impatient to have the bill, the only remaining hurdle in the path of opening up India’s multi-billion nuclear market, passed. The voice of the people of India, whose health, well-being and civil rights will be directly compromised should the bill go through, is made out to be The Bill has now been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on science and Technology for recommendation before it is presented in the monsoon session of the parliament. Concerned citizens and legal experts in India do not believe that this Bill should go through without considering public and expert opinion, as it is prima facie unconstitutional. After several attempts to convince the Standing Committee, it has finally asked people to send in their opinions and views or depose before the committee in Delhi before the 15th of July. The time offered is clearly too limited for a large democracy like ours, making it difficult for real impacted people to go to Delhi, instead of the committee coming to their respective cities and keeping them out of the preview completely as the advertisement was only placed in English dailies. In this limited time, Human Rights Law Network, Greenpeace and Department of Law, University of Mumbai invite you to participate in a Public Consultation of Democratic Rights Organizations, Women’s organisations, Students, Lawyers, Environmental Groups, Academic institutions, Professionals,Impacted individuals and other sections of society to collectively understand and discuss the issues of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 scheduled at the Convocation Hall, University of Mumbai on the 7th of July 2010 from 3.PM onwards. For further inquiries please get in touch with HRLN - Gayatri Singh (9820091871) and Kranti L.C (9757232347) and Greenpeace - Deven (9731399685). Regards,
Re: [Goanet] JUDICIARY NEEDS TO BE MORE TRANSPERANT AND ACOUNTABLE
Dear Gabe, Would you also agree with the following? Not only with the Judiciary but also in every situation wherein there is a conflict of interest. Inter alia, that would include doctors, journalists and lawyers. I understand that we could easily have a sanctimonious piper who sees no conflict of interest in changing directions and sides when the personal interest is higher than even the proverbial 30 pieces of silver. What God hath put on this earth, let any man (who can) plunder, does appear to apply. The more naive and helpless a person is, the more likely the looting attempt is likely to be. jc --- On 4 July 2010 06:00, Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com wrote: COMMENT: May I also add, not only with the Judiciary but also in every situation wherein there is a conflict of interest. We have a pied piper who runs a Goan organization, who sees no conflict of interest because he thinks is a holy man! What God hath joined together let no man put asunder does not apply.
Re: [Goanet] India, the hype and the reality... (Radharao Gracias)
Santosh,
I asked U about the stalwarts,that U mention and U are saying that I said they
are philosophers. Are they philosophers is what I meant asking you, OK?
I acknowledge and so does the world that India has produced many a
mathemathical genius and many a science genious too; but what great 'original'
discoveries or 'original' inventions have come from these great persons who are
talking about?
I do not know. Have they? then U may please enumerate for our knowledge. Simple
as that.
I have said to you before that Indian total Culture is good; but there are many
Bad and Ugly parts,and Bad concepts in Indian Culture that are giving all
Indians a bad name. This is my primary 'resentment' And the educated Hindu
Indians are doing nothing about it! Because of these shameful practices all
Indians get the bad name; outsiders will not and do not pick and choose which
Indian is good; They simply lump all of us togather as Bad and Ugly.
You know and must analyse the fact that: The Strenght of a Chain is its
Weakest Link. There are too many weak links with the stupid bad and ugly, in
Indian Culture, starting with so called Hindu religion, and other fields of
human endeavour. Last week, I was invited by a white Australian family (where
the head of family is an Uni Professor with a Doctorate. He asked me if I would
be content with a good Lamb Dish that they had in mind to serve at table. I had
to correct them; that I am not the Indian who eats only Lamb but prefers Beef
and Pork and Chicken,in that order with lots of veges too. Most people here
think that Indians only eat bloody lamb; in fact it is being advertised as such
to sell; as the sale of lamb by choice is lower than Beef. 'multi cultural
food' my foot. Indians are mono cultural, never multi cultural by and large.
This is but one example that tells how all Indians are bracketed because of
stupid Indian culture and beliefs.
Insated of correcting these, most Indians are trying to praise their Tail that
is nothing but Stink. I say. That is why I am shouting from the House Top. I am
also Indian and that is the reason I feel so badly about India in general, that
does not allow me to really hold my head high when I walk and live in foreign
lands.
Santosh I am telling U once again; by itself everything is good; but when
'compared' to the worlds cultures, Indian Culture stinks and needs to be
reformatted and NOW.
Nascy Caldeira.
--- On Sat, 3/7/10, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote:
Nascy,
Here is why it is you, in addition to the corrupt
politicians and some irresponsible Indians, who bring shame
to India.
{Nascy: It is not me who worships animals and other weird deities and glorifies
cow's urine and not Milk, and imposes these stupidities on all others!!! Hah
Hah Ha!} I am thus HURT!
Santosh:
1. You are completely clueless about the great stalwarts of
20th century India, who were mathematical and scientific
geniuses, and whose work contributed to the technological
advances of today. You call them philosphers. How shameful!
2. You do not know what being civilized is, and how well
regarded Indian civilization is among scholars and educated
people of the rest of the world.
3. One example of how uncivilized your behavior is, is the
fact that you tar all Indians with the same broad brush
because of the beliefs and activities of some that you
dislike.
4. You are unable to recognize what is good, bad and
inconsequential about culture in general. You have never
been able to point out a single good thing about India and
Indians, despite having been asked to do so, repeatedly. You
claim about love for India rings hollow.
Shame on you!
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Sat, 7/3/10, Nascy Caldeira nascy...@yahoo.com.au
wrote:
Santosh,
U mention great stalwarts, but U do not say what if
anything 'original' they discovered or invented.
Philosophers are found in thousands all over the
world, and
they are unproductive.
Secondly U say that me and Jim type are divorced from
Indian reality, India and ungrateful; for what? the
shen and
cow's urine?
That is how India brings shame to all Indians in India
and
abroad.
I am enlightened compared to the majority of Indians.
That
is the reason I may be able to see more clearly the
total
picture from above (culturally above). I can therefor
analyse the status in India better than those who
appreciate
their own shit in conservative blindness!
Open your eyes and LOOK rather than just SEE; and U
will
realise how unproductive and uncouth the India I love
and
that I am born in, is.
U do agree that it is foreigners, the world at large
that
must appreciate India not the saffron and non saffron
type
of ignorant Indians who are looking at their own tail;
they
are not looking beyond. How sad?
I hope all Indians grow up to take a good look
at
themselves compared to the world outside and not
[Goanet] Open forum of Doha Goan Sports Club on 9th July
OPEN FORUM Dear brothers and sisters, First of all, I, take this opportunity to thank you all for extending me your full support and necessary cooperation to go ahead and revive the very first and the oldest Goan club in Qatar, the DOHA GOAN SPORTS CLUB. I am obliged to the tremendous support each one you have shown to me to have one Goan club in Qatar which is in the lager interest of all the Goans WHERE EACH GOAN CAN RIGHTFULLY BE ITS MEMBER. In this respect I am glad to inform you that a meeting, an (open forum) will be held on the 9th of July basically to open membership to all Goans and to elect the president and managing committee. Open Forum will take place in the Doha Municipality building conference hall situated at Corniche, near museum roundabout at 4.30 pm. So dear friends let us all meet on 9th July at 4.30 pm. In the conference hall of Doha Municipality and show our unity, strength, and friendliness as each one of us have in our blood being a Goan. Snacks and soft drink will be served to all present. Best regards, A. J. Vaz (convener) Contact no. : Mr. Vaz - 5252098 Mr. Lubino - 5501756 Mr. Mathew - 5807019 Mr Avito- 5511289 Mr. Ambrozio- 5834390
[Goanet] Swindon Goan Festival
Has anyone seen the new flyer for Swindon Goan Festival? They have dumpedBabush Monserrate as a chief guest and replaced him with Francisco Silveira a Goan MLA. Does anyone have any information on Shree Francisco Silveira. Is he Goan friendly, does he help his constituents and Goan people,Is he corrupted or honest? Kudos to the Swidon Goan committee. Ignatius Fernandes.
[Goanet] Vianney Castelino
http://ivocoelho.blogspot.com/2010/07/vianney-castelino.html Vianney Castelino, my sister-in-law Anna's brother, died very suddenly in Singapore two weeks ago. He was barely 58, and used to be a few years ahead of me at St Joseph's Wadala. Vianney was probably one of the most successful Catholic businessmen in Mumbai. He was certainly one of the most generous. He worked very hard (he liked to join the workers, and used to be usually found in overalls; he was, in fact, buried in overalls), made a lot of money, and gave away tons of it. His generosity was something fantastic and unbelievable. The Salesians of the Mumbai and Hyderabad provinces have benefited from his generosity, with gifts of land in Jamnagar and Kakinada. I missed the funeral since I was away, but I was told that it was really very grand, a funeral fit for a king, in Sr Aruna's words. Some came from as far away as Italy and China; several colleagues and companions came from Singapore and from different parts of India. Not only colleagues, but there were also workers and friends. Vianney came across as a hard-nosed businessman with a reputation for straight talk, but he had a soft heart and was easily moved. He was very attached to the Church, rising every day at 4.00 a.m., going for his walk and then for mass. He leaves behind his wife and two kids, apart from his dad, to whom he was very close, and brothers, sisters and their families. RIP, Vianney. I cannot but think you were ready, that when He called, you went unfrightened.
[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about a book on Diaspora Goans - Part 2
Selma Carvalho wrote: The history of Goa written by those who wore those imported hats, is quite different from the history of Goa as lived by my parents in the villages. Their history belongs to the cooks, clerks and tailors that made their way to Africa and set up a Saint Francis Xavier's Goan Tailors' Society in Mombasa as early as 1905. Comment: The various Goan clubs of Kenya are one of the features of the Goan invasion of that land. Teresa Albuquerque in her, 'Goans of Kenya' devotes a chapter - 'Formation of Goan Institutions' to these clubs. The Goan Institutes of Nairobi and Mombasa, The Goan Gymkhana of Nairobi, the Goan Tailors' Society of Nairobi and Mombasa, the Goan Overseas Association were among those Albuquerque mentions. If I am not mistaken there also was a Railways Institute that was founded by the Goans. Does anyone really need to know why the Goans needed so many clubs? Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
[Goanet] Who the Bleep cares about a book on Diaspora Goans
Great to see members of this (work) Guild / Verna do well and their progeny prosper. I am glad you acknowledge and are proud of their / your contributions. I think though, you-both are selling your forebears short. Beyond being tailors, these pioneers were businessmen and business women. Glad you proudly proclaim their contributions to Goan society. We have been ingrained with the idea that 'Outstanding Goans' were only the boccan-bot, falla-purtuguese, empregado bamons. :=)) Regards, GL Gabe Menezes wrote: My borther-in-law's father Alleluia Fernandes was the first and founding President of the Tailor's Society in Nairobi - the Portuguese Consulate gave them a model Portuguese Caravel, on their opening, which was displayed at the Tailor's Society Club in Town. Alleluia had arrived as a young boy from Goa and started stitching for the Army. He learnt his trade well and became a good cutter and eventually a bespoke Tailor. He stiitched my Wedding Morning suit for me in London! -- Selma Carvalho wrote: The history of Goa written by those who wore those imported hats, is quite different from the history of Goa as lived by my parents in the villages. Their history belongs to the cooks, clerks and tailors that made their way to Africa and set up a Saint Francis Xavier's Goan Tailors' Society in Mombasa as early as 1905.
Re: [Goanet] Swindon Goan Festival
On 4 July 2010 17:26, ignatius fernandes iggy.fernan...@hotmail.co.ukwrote: Has anyone seen the new flyer for Swindon Goan Festival? They have dumpedBabush Monserrate as a chief guest and replaced him with Francisco Silveira a Goan MLA. Does anyone have any information on Shree Francisco Silveira. Is he Goan friendly, does he help his constituents and Goan people,Is he corrupted or honest? Kudos to the Swidon Goan committee. Ignatius Fernandes. REPLY: This is from Goan Voice (U.K.) :- Sat 10 Jul: The Goan Swindon Association proudly presents their Third Annual Goan Summer Festival at the County Ground Athletics Tracks, Swindon, SN1 2EE. Time: 12noon to 8pm. Entry fee: £2 only. It is the event for every Goan, young and old to share the joys in celebrating the rich culture of Goa. Solo singers, Live bands, Mando, Violins ensemble, Bolkavant Gozali, Comedy acts, Bollywood, Fugdi, Drinks, Sausage pau, Goan food. etc. Chief Guest: Francisco Silveirahttp://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/profile.php?memberid=21specially from Goa. For the flyer, click here. http://www.goanswindonassociation.co.uk/ For the audio file, click herehttp://www.groupofforty.org/gofftp/public_html/gsa/Goan_Summer_Festival-audio.wma . Now you can safely go there - not too far off for you, M23 then M4! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Tivim village feast - 25/7/2010
Please forward. Please attend in large numbers in order to make the programme a huge success. Regards Jane Rodrigues === I INVITE ALL GOANS AND NON-GOANS OF ALL RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES TO JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING 101ST TIVIM VILLAGE FEAST DATE : SUNDAY, 25TH JULY, 2010 VENUE : VICTORIA CHURCH, MAHIM, MUMBAI TIME : 9.30AM MASS 10.30AM BREAKFAST 11.00AM * DANCING (GOAN/WESTERN), *SINGING -- (GOAN/PORTUGESE/ENGLISH/HINDI/MARATHI), *GAMES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, *GIFTS FOR CHILDREN, *LUCKY DIP - FOR HAMPER WORTH RS. 500/-, * GIFTS FOR LUCKY NUMBER ON ENTRY CARD AND NOVELTY DANCE, *HOUSIE, *GET-TO-GETHER, *INTRODUCTION OF SPINSTERS AND BACHELORS, *AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SPORTS 1.00PM LUNCH DESSERT (BEST GOAN CATERERS) TICKETS :Rs. 50/- ( CHILDREN OF TIVIM VILLAGE) Rs. 100/- ( MEMBERS OF TIVIM VILLAGE) Rs. 200/- ( GUESTS GOANS AND NON-GOANS) BOOK YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT AT:- (a) 1, Henry House, 45-C Chappel Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050 Time 2pm 4pm daily / Mon Sat) (b) 6, Churchill Chambers, 32, Mere Weather Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400 001. Time 6pm 8pm daily / Mon Sat) OR Mo. no:- JANELLE RODRIGUES- +919930011007 / E-MAIL goansworldwide_janerodrig...@rediffmail.com Send me a Friend Request on Facebook - Goans Worldwide Jane Rodrigues
Re: [Goanet] JUDICIARY NEEDS TO BE MORE TRANSPERANT AND ACOUNTABLE
On 4 July 2010 13:23, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Gabe, Would you also agree with the following? Not only with the Judiciary but also in every situation wherein there is a conflict of interest. Inter alia, that would include doctors, journalists and lawyers. I understand that we could easily have a sanctimonious piper who sees no conflict of interest in changing directions and sides when the personal interest is higher than even the proverbial 30 pieces of silver. What God hath put on this earth, let any man (who can) plunder, does appear to apply. The more naive and helpless a person is, the more likely the looting attempt is likely to be. jc --- RESPONSE: Yes of course, you leave me no option - I have to agree! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Marine microbial diversity research centre at Goa University
Marine research centre to be set up at Goa University TNN, Jul 5, 2010, 12.36am IST PANAJI: Goa university (GU) vice-chancellor D Deobagkar said recently that a marine microbial diversity research centre, under government of India's department of earth sciences, is proposed to be set up at the university. Speaking at a biodiversity awareness programme sponsored by UGC and organized by GU's botany department, Deobagkar said that the national facility (with a sub-centre in Chennai) will facilitate collection of data on microbial resources. The major hub in GU campus will have its separate building and w orld class infrastructure, especially laboratory and is likely to function on the pattern of central research organizations through a Rs 6- crore project. Goa university and Annamalai university, Chennai, will collaborate in commencing a new MSc programme in oceanography to carry out research on both sides of India's coastline. Thousands of cultures, fungi, algae etc are expected to be deposited in the national facility after it is set up. NIO scientist Baban Ingole, who was among a number of scientists who gave their presentations at the programme conducted in association with Goa Union of Journalists, said the earth's climate has been always changing. But in the last ten years it has warmed by about 0.6 degrees Celsius as compared to 1.5 degrees Celsius in the past 1,000 years. Other botanists, microbiologists and experts raised concerns about the loss of biodiversity in the state due to mining, construction activity and other forms of development. M K Janarthanam said plateaus harbour endemic species but awareness about this aspect is poor. Nandkumar Kamat said that fireflies have been affected by the spraying of pesticides and seen less and less. The flowering of fruit (trees) has changed and trees are in a kind of suspended animation, he said. -- Dr. Nandkumar Kamat, GOA
[Goanet] Botanists fear threat to survival of rare floral species at Rivona
My senior colleague Prof. M.K.Janarthanam who specializes in Plant taxonomy gave a presentation in a Biodiversity awareness workshop pn July 3rd at Goa University. You may view the details of the workshop sponsored by UGC in association with Goa Union of Journalists on http://www.gugujbiodiversityworkshop.blogspot.com The following news was a creative fallout from the above day long workshop. Botanists fear threat to survival of rare floral species at Rivona Paul Fernandes, TNN, Jul 5, 2010, 12.05am IST PANAJI: Signs of development activity to lay a road on a lateritic plateau at far-off Kevnem in Rivona has botanists worried. The proposed road passes close to the habitat of Goa's very own sparkly white flowers with brownish-black seeds. In fact, the Dipcadei goanese is so native to the state that it is even named after it. Goa University botanists found a plant unknown to science in this village in 2007. They later named it Dipcadei goaense after a two-year-long research, said M K Janarthanam, professor at the Goa Unviersity. This is the only place anywhere in theworld this plant has been seen, Janarthanam added. Though for the past couple of years during the course of their research they have noticed local boys laying football on the plateau, botanists say that the activity has not affected the species' survival. However, they fear that the proposed road will pose a big threat The road has been laid not far away from large populations of several hundred individuals (flowers) in the Kevnem area, said a concerned research scholar, Ashis Prabhugaonkar, who visited the area on Sunday. GU botanists are worried about further destruction of the habitat, which may result in loss of the rare species. We are contacting the forest department with the details to protect the species in its habitat, though there appears to be no immediate threat, Janarthanam said. The findings have appeared in a reputed science journal, Kew Bulletin, published by Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in England. This species of flora is closely related to another Dipcadei species namely, Dipcadei concanense, but differs mainly in terms of the size of the flower. The new species is apparently endemic, because it is known only from the type locality in the foothills of the Western Ghats at Rivona, Janarthanam said. Botanists from Kew and South Africa have initiated major research in the family, Hyacinthaceae to which this new species belong. Goa University's botany department has studied flowering plant biodiversity for more than 15 years, but has not traced this species anywhere else. Intensive searches in Goa could not help in tracing the plant anywhere else, Janarthanam said. In India, the genus is represented by nine species, including four varieties of which six species are present in Maharashtra alone on lateritic plateaus and table lands. Otherwise most of the species of the genus have been inhabiting Africa, said the university professor. Flowering and fruiting occurs between June to August, botanists said. The plant starts growing from underground bulbs around June, after the rains. Peak flowering occurs at the height of the monsoon, Prabhugaonkar explained. Usha Yadav, a botanist from Willingdon College, Sangli who collaborated in the study could not be contacted. A search for possible habitats in other localities will continue during the monsoon as in the recent past, Janarthanam said. The conservation status is as of now labelled as 'criticially endangered', following norms laid down by the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN), ...as it is limited in its populations and seen in only one locality, he added. Each individual may last for just over three days and by the end of season, most of the plants in the population are seen with one to four leaves, though plants during peak growing season even sprout seven leaves, he explained. The authors of the study predict that there may be a special species of moth pollinating this plant. It will be interesting to look for the pollinator of these species as it may be a moth, Janarthanam said. The authors of the study are also trying to contact some locals in a bid to create awareness about the plant. -- Dr. Nandkumar Kamat, GOA
[Goanet] Daily Grook #745
DAILY GROOK #745 === SIN BIN === by Francis Rodrigues priests cheer now that folk stay in, gossip is no more the social scene! *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 _ Turn down-time into play-time with Messenger games http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734385
[Goanet] Paes-Black win Wimbledon mixed doubles title
Paes-Black win Wimbledon mixed doubles titlePTI, Jul 4, 2010, 11.54pm IST LONDON: Leander Paes notched up his 12th Grand Slam title after he and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black clinched the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with a straight set victory on Sunday. Last year's runners-up and second seeds Paes and Black beat 11th seeds South African-American pair of Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the finals. With this win, Paes now have 12 Grand Slam titles -- six men's doubles and six mixed doubles Grand Slam crowns -- one more than his estranged men's doubles partner and fellow Indian Mahesh Bhupathi. Paes and Black, who put up an impressive performance coming into the final, broke their rivals thrice and pocketed the first set 6-4 in just 37 minutes. The first set featured as many as five breaks of serve, including one for every player in the first five games. The second set, which turned out to be a grueling affair, saw both the parties held their serves, although both Black and Raymond each struggled in one game. The Indo-Zimbabwean pair had earned a break point in the seventh game but couldn't convert it. In the next game, Wesley and Lisa also failed to covert a break point as the set went into a tie-breaker after a 6-6 stalemate. In the thrilling tie-breaker, the South African-American pair moved into the 4-2 lead but Paes and Black made a successful comeback with some sharp returns and surged ahead 6-5 before the Indian sealed the resounding victory with a volley at the net. Paes and Black had each won the title before with different partners. Paes has lifted the trophy twice previously - with Martina Navratilova in 2003 and Lisa Raymond in 1999 - while Black won it with brother Wayne in 2004. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sports/Events-Tournaments/Wimbledon/Top-stories/Paes-Black-win-Wimbledon-mixed-doubles-title/articleshow/6128793.cms COMMENT: At last something worthwhile to crow about being a Goan! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about a book on Diaspora Goans - Part 2
On 4 July 2010 18:34, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: Selma Carvalho wrote: The history of Goa written by those who wore those imported hats, is quite different from the history of Goa as lived by my parents in the villages. Their history belongs to the cooks, clerks and tailors that made their way to Africa and set up a Saint Francis Xavier's Goan Tailors' Society in Mombasa as early as 1905. Comment: The various Goan clubs of Kenya are one of the features of the Goan invasion of that land. Teresa Albuquerque in her, 'Goans of Kenya' devotes a chapter - 'Formation of Goan Institutions' to these clubs. The Goan Institutes of Nairobi and Mombasa, The Goan Gymkhana of Nairobi, the Goan Tailors' Society of Nairobi and Mombasa, the Goan Overseas Association were among those Albuquerque mentions. If I am not mistaken there also was a Railways Institute that was founded by the Goans. Does anyone really need to know why the Goans needed so many clubs? Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350 REPLY: If you don't know now, you will never ever know. Obviously you read Albuquerque's book and know why Goan Gym was formedit was for 'aesthetic' reasons, to retain purity of form -:)) Why did the town boys go and form the Crusaders football Club to which your late brother belonged? What did the name imply and signify? I may be wrong but the Railways Club could have been even older than the G.I. - formed with financial aid from the Railways to cater to the vast number of Goans who worked for them. Next door there was a Railways Club which catered to the rest of the Indians - primarily, I think the Gugeratis. We also had a Sikh Union Club and the Sir Ali Muslim Club. The Europeans had their own very exclusive Clubs like the Muthaiga Country Club - the in charge Chefs were all Goans! The Nairobi Club and more. http://www.mcc.co.ke/, The Scots had their own Caledonian Club, the Italians the Juventus Club and the Ismailis had their Mosque! We Goans who migrated to the U.K. were rather fortunate, in that we had Churches already built to accommodate us and Catholic Schools for the children - else we would never have been able to get our act together to build one. One Club with beautiful grounds we had and we couldn't hold on to it, how sad. The man came in on a ticket to take over conditionally, only if the Club House and Grounds were sold; believe it or not...this is for History. You know on reading Albuquerque's book that the Cooks and Butlers also had their own Club - small house called Santa Cruz Club. Tailors and cooks and butlers were excluded from the G.I. never mind the Goan gym. It was later on, when Manelie Fernandes cooked for Princess Elizabeth of England that he was honoured and feted at the G.I.! There is an older generation who know more about this but unfortunately they are not on Goanet - some have gone to rest in peace. Here some links:- http://www.goacom.com/culture/biographies/rgi/rgi.htm http://www.goacom.com/culture/history/timeafrica.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/princesselizabeth/6617.shtml -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Of Doctors and the Politicians whom they admit to the ICU
Srikant Barve wrote the following: [1] How is that Politicians when arrested are send to ICU by Doctors? In fact there should be strict action against such Doctors and Politicians. [2] We people should demand (that) a Doctor (who) recommends a person in Custody for ICU treatment on flimsy grounds should face consequences. COMMENT: If a patient (in this case, a politician) presents to the doctor that he is having (say) chest pain, what does Mr Barve expect the doctor to do? What if the patient actually is having a heart attack or develops one soon thereafter? Will Mr. Barve pays his bills - when the doctor is in court for negligence and/or loses his job? Does Mr Barve have a clue? Who is the person who can legally prove that a doctor admitted any patient to hospital - on flimsy grounds? The only point that one can make is that most ICUs in the world have specific admission criteria. These criteria should be adhered to whether the patient is a so-called VIP or not. It may also interest Barve and his ilk to know that despite all one can right about pre-1961 Goa, the hospitals treated every Goan as a VIP. And, there were NO ICUs. BTW: I sincerely hope that any political party which has individuals with Barvesque views never ever comes to power anywhere in the world. jc
[Goanet] Who dunnit? A Eureka moment (part 2)
A Eureka moment (Part 2). Please refresh yourself with the issues in part 1 which are summarized below. In the absence of hard data from 500 years ago, we are left with piecing together clues for a reasoned-unbiased reader to draw their own conclusions. I had the god fortune to undertake some history-reading; since this is the 500th anniversary of Portuguese gaining a foothold in Goa on the island of Tiswadi. Pre - 1510 AD / CE Muslim rule in Goa started in 1356, when the Delhi Sultanate defeated Goa's Kadambas. For the next 200 years, Goa was under the domination of several Muslim and Hindu rulers. Each victorious army devastated the native population to become the new landowners - a military practice since the time of Alexander the Great (350 BCE). Similar practice in America (after Revolutionary War and Civil War in the 18th and 19th century respectively ) was termed homesteading. Goa was continuously under the Bijapur Sultans' rule for 70 to 100 years before the Portuguese acquired the Isle of Goa (Tiswadi) in 1510, and later, Bardez and Salcette in 1543. Hence, prior to 1510, Goa's native population was likely majority Muslim. Timoja and his men from Hanavar (North Kanara) hoped to displace the natives and acquire their land. In the late 15th century, the Portuguese had reinvented naval warfare; which till then was the same as since the time of Julius Caesar. New inventions were a stable ship-based cannon firing through a gun-port, newly designed ships with axle rudders and multiple masts bearing lateen (triangular) sails. There were better ropes (making sail-handling easier) and fabrics for sail cloth. Sailing technology also introduced multi-layered hulls (water-tight compartments of the ship) and compass to assists in navigation. Cannons and a Portuguese galleon made bow and arrow obsolete. In 1506, Alfonso de Albuquerque was appointed 2nd Portuguese Viceroy to the Indies, and dispatched with specific instructions to acquire beach-heads and build forts in the Middle-East, along India's west coast and in the Malacca straits in Southeast Asia. With these, the Portuguese could have territory to consolidate their positions, store their cargo, repair their ships and more aggressively defend their shipping lanes. Goa was not on the Portuguese radar! Aside from a protected (inland) port, the Isle of Goa had few government buildings, and some (historical) villages given the strategic location of the island in relation to the rivers of Goa and the Indian ocean. Most of Tiswadi was marshland, hills, fishing villages and garrison-forts to protect the port; which was the kingdom's most prized possession, second only to the capital at Bijapur (capital of the Muslim-Sultanate kingdom) or Hampi (capital of Hindu-Vijayanagar kingdom). In keeping with the times of Medieval India and Middle Ages in Europe, people had a life-expectancy of 40 years. Native population was sparse (compared to today); supported by primitive agricultural methods (of Medieval India), and victims of frequent wars, epidemics, famines and non-existent health-care. 1510 AD / CE Timoja, an enterprising privateer, sailed to Hormuz to instigate and support Albuquerque, the new Viceroy, to change his plans and battle for Goa. After all, Portuguese merely needed a safe and secure trading port, or so Timoja thought. The year 1510 saw three consecutive battles for Goa. The first battle was a short-lived victory for the Portuguese in May, after a three month fight. History documents Albuquerque did not see the uprising of the disgruntled native Hindu population. Perhaps there was no native Hindu population in any sizable numbers to stage an uprising. The second battle was in August when the Bijapur Sultanate mounted a counter-attack and the Portuguese lost Goa. The Portuguese and Timoja retreated to Anjediva Island. There, Albuquerque repaired his remaining ships, weathered the monsoons and waited for reinforcements. The third battle was the decisive victory for the Portuguese on November 25, 1510. Timoja was appointed Aguazil (administrator) of the new territory - the island of Tiswadi. Portuguese galleons (500-ton warships) were equipped with demi-culverin (medium length) canons that fired 8-9 pound balls with a range of 1,800 feet. These were very effective to demolish walls and buildings. From a safe distance, the canons destroyed all in its path - forts, bridges, encampments, any buildings, other ships. A 'heated shot' fired at flammable targets would set them on fire and panic the occupants. The strategy was effective against wooden forts, buildings and ships commonly seen in sixteenth century Asia; where masonry structures and iron were uncommon and expensive. Direct and collateral damage to structures made the new European weaponry superior for Asian defenses. In each of the three separate fight-to-the-end battles, both
[Goanet] Goa news for July 5, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Ex-Goa minister Pacheco surrenders - Economic Times urrenders--sent-to-2-day-custody/641962/Pacheco surrenders, sent to 2-day custody http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEfyDKRgV2KZ1w_pZcVBYWObJalMwurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/the-sunday-et/dateline-india/Ex-Goa-minister-Pacheco-surrenders/articleshow/6126008.cms *** Police seek to declare former Goa minister absconder - Sify ear-old lover, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEK_ycQcHcSOElzJNJ0_-AeAEp4TQurl=http://sify.com/news/police-seek-to-declare-former-goa-minister-absconder-news-national-khbx4bjddeh.html *** Goa tourism board pepping up off-season - Economic Times reen valley is perfect for a second honeymoon... so says the Goa Tourism board. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG3Ucdb5cIjwmBlsaDdUcvZEuiOpgurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/Goa-tourism-board-pepping-up-off-season-with-weekend-packages-discounts/articleshow/6128869.cms *** GOA Attorney Testifies Against Anti Gun Kagan Before Sen. Schumer's Committee - AmmoLand.com (press release) 4dTo3qvL2R08dVzUpA http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFX1WDbm2xYNKEDYG_jXrG0rzjRAgurl=http://www.ammoland.com/2010/07/02/goa-attorney-testifies-against-anti-gun-kagan/ *** Marine research centre to be set up at Goa University - Times of India hancellor D Deobagkar said recently that a marine microbial diversity research centre, under government of India's ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGuTH5rmAuP8xS4ktpJTfObS-4AnQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Marine-research-centre-to-be-set-up-at-Goa-University/articleshow/6128801.cms *** Goa Beaches Serial Kisser Emraan Hashmi´s New Abode! - Planet Bollywood.com tory penthouse, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFYvqzVAtDxAOXwKPZwsdQSeD5Nhwurl=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=n070410124934 *** HRD team surveys schools for RTE implementation - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Officials of the union human resources development (HRD) ministry were in Goa last week and visited sample rural schools to understand the manner in ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH9ha1_Ix900bb9eAsLgjG1sWjEqwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/-HRD-team-surveys-schools-for-RTE-implementation/articleshow/6127582.cms *** Botanists fear threat to survival of rare floral species at Rivona - Times of India lack seeds. In fact, the Dipcadei goanese is so native ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG2pSWRpi2FdXcRrndagjKqDE7G4Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Botanists-fear-threat-to-survival-of-rare-floral-species-at-Rivona/articleshow/6128804.cms *** All's not well with Goa's netas - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Politicians `suffering' from hypertension upon having to step into prison is far from being a novelty in Goa. Congress MLAs Somnath Zuwarkar, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEXI1ptuT8w9N-t-CxjDUl3iVhG1Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Alls-not-well-with-Goas-netas/articleshow/6123563.cms *** Elaborate plans to tackle bandh: Govt - Times of India mes of IndiaSouth Goa collector GP Naik said, We are taking all necessary precautions as we have done during previous bandhs. Enough security will be given to traders ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEGp_AJ0gQWZAzqr5uKPuBIokK1awurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/-Elaborate-plans-to-tackle-bandh-Govt/articleshow/6127577.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Re.Swindon Goan Festival
I have not seen any Goa Friendly action or announce ment in the Media by MLS Francisco Silveira . Neither am I aware off any Anti-Goan Action by him. Nevertheless Goans in Swindon MUST question him as an elected representative; on what he is doing to preserve Goa, its land and its Identity? I suggest giving him a signature campaign or a list of demands of what we want to happen in Goa; perhaps this will send a clear/strong message to our Anti-Goan Corrupt Government... Arwin Message: 7 Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:26:15 +0100 From: ignatius fernandes iggy.fernan...@hotmail.co.uk To: goanet@lists.goanet.org goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Swindon Goan Festival Message-ID: blu102-w233ae320b7b1a113724b3ace...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Has anyone seen the new flyer for Swindon Goan Festival? They have dumpedBabush Monserrate as a chief guest and replaced him with Francisco Silveira a Goan MLA. Does anyone have any information on Shree Francisco Silveira. Is he Goan friendly, does he help his constituents and Goan people,Is he corrupted or honest? Kudos to the Swidon Goan committee. Ignatius Fernandes.
Re: [Goanet] Goa in the gutter (ADDENDUM)
Frederick wrote: A nice definition, thanks! In my books, a social entrepreneur is not a bad guy anyway... Comment: I never never never expected a social entrepreneur to be a bad guy for Frederick. Can satan be bad for satan? As usual the definition is a cut and paste from Wikipedia. It helps many to eat the cake as well as keep the cake. Selling concocted history of Goa to gulible goans is part of social entrepreneurship. What we would scream in school, 'A saint without paint.' 'Entrepreneurship' is about business/marketing. Is the definition cited by Frederick any different from 'Corporate Social Responsibility'? it is just play of words, attractively packaged for a desired audience. So one can understand all the media promotion stunts and scramble for the social market share in offering solutions to someone's pain and agony. Markets ensure generation of problems so that they can endlessly give solutions to double their incomes. 'Knowledge economy' is also part of this? Giving one solution they ensure their scope for profits by creating two more problems. So popularise seat belts and helmets to justify government grants but keep silent about pedestrian crossings and footpaths to sell it to the government on another day in future. Oppose the Regional Plan but keep mum on the laws that generate this plan. Treat the symptoms of a sickness but let the underlying cause fester to keep the pharmaceutical companies and medicos going . At the end of the day they are all noble people sacrifising their life for the community. Forget the foreign jaunts availed from the pharmaceutical companies. This is social entrepreneurship. So I remain the anti-social for thinking differently because my innovative solution burns the cake for some. -Soter
[Goanet] An Elected Politician goes underground should be
Was there no rule of law before 61? - Were there no courts in Goa? - this in relation to the last line S and S related? BC Is there any separate LAW for few? A Minister/Politician going underground should directly be sent to Life imprisonment. COMMENT: Is there a separate LAW for Ministers and Politicians? Send a person directly for Life Imprisonment .without a trial? Are Srikant and Salazar related? jc
[Goanet] Canada Day Parade Show---Thank you
On behalf of the Quebec Goan Association, my sincere thanks to all those who participated in the Q.G.A. Goan Float at the Canada Day Parade, All of the members that I have mentioned below have volunteered their talent and time and have not been paid for their services. The QGA bore all the expenses in all the material used for the float but the monetary donations was used for some of the expenses. I would like to thank Flora and Cahal Marlow for inviting and encouraging us to be a part of the CANADA DAY PARADE Show. It is thanks to our social director (Lovie Rivard) it was her talent and effort that made it possible for the Quebec Goan Association to have a float and the Goan Cultural Show at the CANADA DAY PARADE for the first time in History. It was a great success because all the members who participated in this huge event worked very hard to make this and HISTORICAL EVENT in the QGA. Special Thanks to Helen-Lopez, Luiza, and Alzira for all the hard work in making such beautiful decorations for our float and Letty for her posters. Alain and Xavier for preparing all the KONKANI music for the float. Xavier and Paul’s Woogie Boogie Band playing on the float and at the show, Sarita for her 2 solo performances, Letty/Sarita for the Portuguese dance, Sonia for her solo performance and Jacinta Luis with her band. All of these brilliant performances that made the Canada Day Goan Cultural show a big success, a big thank you to Alain, Jerry, Mervyn, Armando, and Wayne for helping in preparing the float. On July 1, at 8am our truck (float) and Armando Silveira's Van (cuz there were too many people on our float, that was a part of the parade, was ready to be decorated and ready to help were Jerry, Alain/Lovie, Roland/Carmelita, Armando, Luiza/Felix, Alzira/Victor, Phyl, Helen, Sarita, Leticia/Wayne Edgar, Xavier/Carol and Paul all of them decorated the float so beautifully, A big thank you to Alain, Jerry, Edgar and Elaine for volunteering their time to be our security walkers for our float. Thank you Rene, Young Perry and Armando for all your support and in spreading the word around about our event. Special Thanks to Armando Gonsalves from Goa, for sending us the Banner specially made for our float, Jane for sponsoring the truck for our float, Phyl/Neru, Alan D’souza, Ailis/Alan Rego and family and Bella for your generous donations towards our expenses for the float, Thank you Felix and an individual proud Goan for taking all the pictures and sending them to all the Goan websites around the world My apologies if I missed out on any individual in thanking you to make this a historical event. Thanks to the Individual Goans around the world who sent in their comments: George: Congratulations to the Quebec Goan Association for keeping Goan heritage alive in Canada Nascy: Nice and elegant floats and costumes; truly Goan culture indeed! And so far away in Montreal. I have been there, and the city is a beaut of a place John:Congratulations on taking the initiative of keeping our Goan Heritage Alive. Your team must have worked hard on the float. Armando: Konkani Rocks: It was great to participate in spirit at World Canada Day in Quebec, 1st July. The Heritage Jazz yatra is always about our heritage, our culture. Pica of our banner atop the Goa float. The Spirit of Goa lives on, and truly, Konkani Rocks! Congratulations to Quebec Goans for such exhilarating stuff! Seira: Congratulations on your Canada Day participation!! You make us proud Dev Borem Corum Mary Silveira President (Q.G.A.) Historical event [July 1, 2010] The Quebec Goan Association entered a GOAN Float in the Canada Day Parade in Montreal. This is the first time that the people of Goan ancestry were represented [in a parade] in this country. The parade started at 11.00 am on Fort street and St. Catherine Street. The Goan float attraced a lot of attention as it moved east along St. Catherine street. Two hours later it ended at Union Street near Philips Square, where the QGA members joined in the celebrations by entertaining the crowd with goan songs and dances. WELL DONE EVERYONE [CONCERNED].VIVA GOA Here are a few of my pix of the parade: http://www.slide.com/mscd?bnc=bncpxcid=mJApETroJT1yWsaossHpmkMoWwzcgzyzbUk36C6fVHRmfotr-c-mRVLV0lL3GGcenc=1 Warm Regards, C. Felix D'Sa QGA SECRETARY ~~~ Tel: 450-676-8560 Website: http://felixhabari.piczo.com Slide-shows: http://felixhabari.slide.com Movies: http://www.youtube.com/fatsut7 ~~~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoart/sets/72157624402147096 _ Learn more ways to connect with your buddies now http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734388
[Goanet] India, the hype and the reality... (Radharao Gracias)
Dear Santosh,I think you are wasting your time with probably with what appear to be closed and prejudiced minds-1.Mr Nascy Caldeira had this to say in a recent post where he attacked Hinduism in general-not sure if they are India baiters or India haters and actually seem to despise India-and can only see Shan and Urine in India and nothing good.The whole of Indian Hindu Society is Casteist and hence Racist! -this about a country where a second term Prime Minister is Sikh,the Chairperson of the ruling UPA Coalition is a practising Roman Catholic of Italian descent and the Chief Justice of India is Parsi!-And the secular UPA alliance was reelected by Racist and Casteist Hindus!!And the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,the late Y.S.R.Reddy was a practising Christian and did very well in the last parliamentary elections-again supported by racist and casteist Hindus!!And the new Chief Justice of India's most populous state,Uttar Pradesh is a Goan Catholic!!and-The majority shareholder in WIPRO,one of India's most successful companies is Muslim.2.Mr.Caldeira also amazingly stated that- There is no racism in Australia, officially or in practice!He is obviously in complete denial and would like us to believe that Australia is an Oasis of racial harmony! I posted this earlier in response-Mr.Caldeira is obviously in some sort of Utopia if he says that there is no racism in Australia.Racism is alive and thriving in Australia and raising a strawman bogey of attacking Hinduism and the Caste system is just diversionary . India and Hinduism has it's flaws but to assert that there is no racism in Australia is astounding! Can Mr Caldeira explain The Stolen Generation and Australia's ongoing treatment of it's Aborigines and other minorities? And by condemning Hindus in India and Hinduism Ad Hominem-Mr Caldeira has betrayed his own prejudices against Hindus and Hinduism-Very Sad. The link below is self explanatory- http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Racism_in_Australia Australia has a long history of racism dating back to the founding of the first colony in Sydney Cove. The establishment of the British colony in 1788 was justified by a racist ideology later expressed by the 'Terra Nullius' concept, in which the colonists believed they had first rights to the land over other groups. Racism is closely tied to nationalism, and the use of immigrants as scapegoats during lean economic times. It is for this reason that the Afro Asian Bloc has rejected the former PM- John Howard as a future President of the ICC.He insisted that Mandela was a terrorist and that he was against Multiculturism-so I guess follows the Beef and Bacon theory for Muslims and Hindus in hopes of being assimilated and becoming an honorary Gora and not being a coloured Bhaile. I suggest he have a beer with another Mate,who's mother is Vietnamese- Mr.Van Thanh Rudd,the Nephew of the former PM-he said in a recent interview with Outlook Magazine that the dominant culture in Australia is racist- Q.Is this racism limited to certain sections? A.It’s more widespread than we want to accept. There is a culture of racism that comes from our schools, our education system. The dominant culture in Australia is a racist culture. As a son of a Vietnamese mother, I too experienced racial abuse in school. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?264017 And For Mr.Fernandes-I say Your Sare Jahan se Acchha is your own PERSONAL choice-be happy where you are.A lot of Indian Americans have returned to India for better prospects-that is why there is a huge demand for OCI. To each his own! In conclusion-Let us not pretend any country is a Utopia of harmony and run down countries and communities in sweeping generalisations. Regards Vasant
Re: [Goanet] India, the hype and the reality... (Radharao Gracias)
Nascy, What you have written below and in an accompanying post is utter rubbish. You are fixated on what people eat, and how they dress. If they eat and dress like you, you call them civilized. Talk about mono-cultural, this is mono-maniacal stupidity. I am quite certain that the Australian professor who invited you for dinner would be laughing at you. He would certainly not have the prejudice against Indian culture that you as an Indian have based on idiotic notions such as eating beef and pork being better than eating lamb and chicken. I say it again. It is people like you who have migrated to Australia and elsewhere with your ignorance about your own motherland that are bringing shame to India. This incident with the professor illustrates it quite nicely. Your bogus charge about lack of originality, which you make despite being totally ignorant about the discoveries of Ramanujan, Raman, Bose and Mahalanobis, is also a classic illustration of your bigotry against your own people. Anybody else would have been embarrassed by the nonsense you have written, not knowing that these Indians were some of the world's greatest mathematicians and scientists. Ramanujan has been regarded by the rest of the world as one of the pre-eminent mathematical geniuses of all time. His original discoveries have led to the birth of severe new disciplines of mathematical research. An entire scholarly journal called The Ramanujan Journal is being published bimonthly since 1997 to report on original research stemming from his discoveries. Here is a description of that journal and a link to it: QUOTE The remarkable discoveries made by Srinivasa Ramanujan have made a great impact on several branches of mathematics, revealing deep and fundamental connections. This journal publishes papers of the highest quality in all areas of mathematics influenced by Ramanujan, including: Hyper-geometric and basic hyper-geometric series (q-series) * Partitions, compositions and combinatory analysis * Circle method and asymptotic formulae * Mock theta functions * Elliptic and theta functions * Modular forms and automorphic functions * Special functions and definite integrals * Continued fractions * Diophantine analysis including irrationality and transcendence * Number theory * Fourier analysis with applications to number theory * Connections between Lie algebras and q-series. UNQUOTE http://springerlink.com/content/102986/?sortorder=asc Raman made the original discovery of a new physical phenomenon, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930, and led to many technological advancements since, including Raman spectroscopy to identify the structure of various chemicals. Here is his official Nobel Prize webpage: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1930/raman-bio.html S. N. Bose made one of the most astounding original discoveries in Quantum Mechanics, which led to the birth of a new field in Physics called Bose-Einstein Statistics. This has led to the award of, not one, but several Nobel Prizes in Physics, the most recent one being in 2001 for the experimental confirmation of Bose-Einstein condensate, a completely new state of matter predicted by Bose's theory. Here is the Nobel Prize website for that discovery: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2001/public.html Mahalanobis was one of the world's great pioneers in Multi-variate Statistics and statistical surveys. His original discoveries are being used everyday in most statistical studies and in econometrics today, as well as to develop expert systems for data mining and for stock market and financial predictions. I say once again. It is not the poor illiterate Indians who give India a bad name. The people who do so are supposedly educated people like you who, instead of learning about the real problems that India faces and trying to solve them, spit on it out of ignorance and prejudice because of your knee-jerk fawning tendency towards everything that is foreign. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 7/4/10, Nascy Caldeira nascy...@yahoo.com.au wrote: Santosh, I asked U about the stalwarts,that U mention and U are saying that I said they are philosophers. Are they philosophers is what I meant asking you, OK? I acknowledge and so does the world that India has produced many a mathemathical genius and many a science genious too; but what great 'original' discoveries or 'original' inventions have come from these great persons who are talking about? I do not know. Have they? then U may please enumerate for our knowledge. Simple as that. I have said to you before that Indian total Culture is good; but there are many Bad and Ugly parts,and Bad concepts in Indian Culture that are giving all Indians a bad name. This is my primary 'resentment' And the educated Hindu Indians are doing nothing about it! Because of these shameful practices all Indians get the bad name; outsiders will not and
[Goanet] The Church at the Service of the Nation (1)
THE CHURCH AT THE SERVICE OF THE NATION *Ivo da Conceição Souza Introduction The traditional dichotomy between the profane and sacred, between the Church and the world has been revised in the new light. The new world vision is found in the documents of the Vatican II. The Church is a part of humanity and is there as a leaven so as to build up love and brotherhood. God, Man, World are three actors in the history. Their interplay is God’s Will, his saving design. In this essay, we shall attempt to give a sketch of the contribution of the Church to the making of today’s world by pinpointing the different areas of her service. 1.1: The New World Vision: The discovery of Man is a new phenomenon which has its repercussions in our thought and behaviour. Man is conscious of his own dignity as well as of the meaning of existence. He is the starting-point of the Universe. He gives meaning to the Universe, he leaves the imprint of his human creativity and personality on the creation. He is the centre and summit of the Universe. He is the Priest through whom the Universe can praise the Creator and reach its goal. He is the King of the creation—he can give a direction to the historical development. Man is the “center and crown” (Gaudium et Spes, no.12). The narrative of the book of Genesis gives us the blueprint of this vision: God created Man to his image and likeness (Gn 1:27-28). The Psalmist praises God for the creation of Man (Ps 8:4-6). In today’s existentialist-personalistic approach, Man is not static being, but dynamic, he is existence, movement, ‘be-coming’. He is moved by triple dynamism: a)personality development; b)group life; and c)historical adventure. He experiences relationships, needs, goals, values, situations, problems. Man discovers himself through experience of group life, which enriches him. It brings him growth, progress, fulfillment. Man, individually and in groups, lives in his historical conditioning, grows with his tasks, skills, and responsibilities. He works for a better quality of love and life, for his liberation by transforming himself and the world. His aim in life is integral development of the whole man and of every man. We live in an enriching I-thou relationship, which opens itself up to another relationship to the Transcendent Thou and brings him to the discovery of values, of the meaning of the human existence. 1.2: God speaks to Man through the events of life and history and, thus, reveals himself in his creative love and in his relationship to Man and the Universe. God is to be found in the heart of the world, in the events of our history and in the midst of our life. God has always been an IMMANU-EL, a God-with-us. People of Israel experienced the liberating hand of God, as individuals and as a group. They formed themselves into the family of God, his assembly (qahal), with a response of faith and love. The Church of the New Covenant is the renewed community of the Lord, sent to serve humanity. She is the sacrament of love, the servant. She is a sign of hope for the world. 1.3: In its Dogmatic Constitution of the Church, Lumen Gentium, Vatican II provides biblical images of the Church, among them that of the People of God is dominant. It focuses attention on the Church as a “network of interpersonal relationships”, as a “community”. In the postconciliar period the model of the Church as a Servant came up. It is suggested by the Constitution of the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et Spes. It emphasizes the solidarity of the Christian community with the world in its struggle for justice, prosperity and peace. It is popular now, since it satisfies the common hunger for a better world. By being sensitive to the “rhythm of times” and reading the “signs of the times”, Vatican II outlined a new understanding of the relationship between the Church and the world of our day. The Church has to respect the achievements of the world, learn from it, feel herself as a part of the total human family and share its concerns and struggles. Today’s ecclesiology follows the “secular-dialogic” method. As Jesus of Nazareth came into the world not to be served, but to serve (cf.Mk 10:45), likewise the Church seeks to serve humanity by fostering love and brotherhood. It will work for a better world also by proclaiming its specific message of the Gospel (Cf.Avery DULLES, SJ, Models of the Church, Image Books, Doubleday, New York, 1978, pp.95-108) 1.4: In his pastoral letter, “The Servant Church”, in Advent 1966, Richard Cardinal CUSHING of Boston, set worth powerfully the image of Christ the Servant: “Jesus came not only to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom, he came also to give himself for its realization. He came to serve, to heal, to reconcile, to bind up wounds. Jesus, we may say, is in an exceptional way the Good Samaritan. He is the one who comes alongside of us in our need and in our sorrow, he
Re: [Goanet] Goa in the gutter (ADDENDUM)
To Goanet - Admin Frederick Noronha suddenly goes wobbly now that Soter asks him to name the bad guys. Admin Noronha, you may recall, had no such inhibitions when Manohar Parrikar was in power. At that time he knew exactly who the villains were and broadcast their misdeeds, real and imagined, day in and day out. But now we learn that Admin Noronha has developed a peculiar case of amnesia and is unable to name any villains. The lesson for Manohar-bab here is that should he find himself in power again, he should take a leaf out of Digu's book and cut a few cheques to alleged journos so they may continue to enjoy the fruits of prolonged amnesia even longer. Admin Noronha no doubt can get behind this proposal. Regards, r
[Goanet] Mickky still in ICU
Former tourism minister Francisco “Mickky” Pacheco who surrendered before the sessions court on Saturday continued admitted in the Hospicio hospital ICU on Sunday. Hospital sources informed that his blood pressure was still high and he was being monitored by doctors. Reliable sources at the hospital said Pacheco had also been diagnosed with jaundice. Doctors were unavailable to confirm this. Mickky’s close friend Viola and a few of his supporters were spotted outside the ICU on Sunday evening. A lone policeman was stationed at the ICU. Meanwhile, Pacheco’s Man Friday Lyndon Monteiro has been summoned by the crime branch again on Monday morning for questioning in the Nadia Torrado “unnatural death” case. On Saturday, Monteiro had appeared before the crime branch and was interrogated for almost 7 hours. He has been granted anticipatory bail by the Supreme Court. Monteiro’s counsel Amit Palekar said, “Lyndon will go to the crime branch, whenever called.” Police have charged Pacheco with culpable homicide, while Monteiro has been accused of destroying evidence in Nadia’s death case. Police claimed that Nadia’s body had 14 bruise marks which were noticed during the postmortem conducted on her body in Chennai after her death. Nadia died at Chennai’s Apollo hospitals on May 29 after developing septicaemia. She had consumed rat poison along with anti-depressant tablets on May 15. _ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
