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[Goanet] 3D printed guns pose a risk.



   
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Re: [Goanet] A Pension From Bardroy.

I don't swallow this argument. Bardroy made money on the movie,  and Lornna 
perhaps didn't get a pie from it. I find it ridiculous to read that Lorna gets 
gigs because Bardroy made her famous.  Maybe, the movie is NOT a total biopic 
on her, but involves her and Chris. IF I understand 
correctly, Lorna has been rewarded by Bardroy and, hence, makes more money than 
her usual fame would have brought in. The argument cuts both ways. If it wasn't 
for the movie, perhaps GOA would have not invited her nor would she have 
invited elsewhere to sing. In the non-traditional sense, Lorna is perversely 
earning a pension. Those who want to swallow this argument, please do so. As 
for me, It makes me go to sleep. Good night.

Eugene Correia

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> On Jul 22, 2018, at 9:42 PM, Roland Francis  wrote:
> 
> To clarify, it’s not a pension in the traditional sense. 
> 
> He made a movie and she gets gigs because of it. He increased the aura around 
> her and that will get her that much more of an income as long as she uses her 
> fame.
> 
> Roland.
>

[Goanet] Two Russians held by Crime Branch Goa Police for growing Marijuana at Siolim

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Re: [Goanet] TOP 10 REASONS WHY IMMIGRANTS LEAVE CANADA | CANADIAN DREAM

2018-07-22 Thread George Pinto

The video applies to immigrants to many other countries too. Some of the 
ingredients to success (although this is not a guarantee to success) and in no 
particular order:
1. Learn the local customs, meet the locals and get involved in the larger 
community which opens up opportunities.
2. Work hard. Develop marketable skills and constantly update one's skills.
3. Have a life plan, a financials plan, a health plan. Then have a back-up plan 
for each.
4. Take some risks.
5. Dream big but set realistic expectations, it is possible to balance the two.
6. Keep social media/computer stuff/TV to a minimum as it contracts the mind. 
Instead do outdoor stuff which broadens the mind (this applies everywhere, not 
just to immigrants).


Smile - life is short and unpredictable.

From: Frederick Noronha 

Why Immigrants choose to give up their life in Canada and leave? Why do they 
not enjoy their Canadian life? Why do they spend thousands of dollars and years 
to immigrate and than leave Canada? Why do they give up on Canadian Dream?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oZivZha5Fs

[Goanet] A Pension From Bardroy.

To clarify, it’s not a pension in the traditional sense. 

He made a movie and she gets gigs because of it. He increased the aura around 
her and that will get her that much more of an income as long as she uses her 
fame.

Roland.

Re: [Goanet] Lorna at the BMX picnic Toronto

As far as I know, Lorna was labeled a "legend" before the movie, Nach Kumpasar, 
was madeby Bardoy. In fact, the film-maker cashed on her status. Though  Bardoy 
maintained the film was a tribute to Goan musicians, he had fooled no one. I 
believe Lorna withdrew her approval, and Bardoy was left with no option but to 
come up with such concoction.
Lorna was popular with all classes of people who love and spoke Konkani. The 
new generation og Goans swing to her songs as well as sing them at parties. 
Hernumbers are still sung by crooners, both male and female, at Goan weddings 
in Goa.
It's sad that she lost 23 years because of her break-up with Chris. I had 
occassion to pick up a fight with Chris Perry in Dubai. After agreeing to 
perform one last time with Lorna in Toronto, he came up later with a condition 
that he would oerform if only Lorna gives an open apology.
I said it's unfair of him for demanding an apology, for The fault lsy eith both 
of them for their break-up. Kniwing hiw adamant Chris is, he refused my offer.
Shocked to read that Lorna is living on a pension, courtesy Bardroy. Such a 
low-blow against a singer who continues to thrall loving-speaking Goans like 
myself even with her "croaky voice". CYeah, she has passed her prime but she's 
still a crowd-puller everywhere konkani-loving Goans (yeah, Swindon-type) are 
present and willing to go distances to hear her.
In fact, I had received an email from someone saying she was at the pivnic and 
Lorna and her sister, Clementine, were there. Her other sister, Jean, my 
classmate, was a singing while still in school for a jazz band at Venice. I 
think she sang for the famous Johnny Rodrigues and his band. I was told she's 
in Austria.

Eugene Correia

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> On Jul 22, 2018, at 6:05 PM, Roland Francis  wrote:
> 
> The BMX is an alumni association of Britto’s and Mary’s Schools and St 
> Xavier’s College, all in the Mapusa area of Goa.
> 
> A good proportion of the students in these institutions were from Mapusa and 
> surrounding villages. Most of them resettled overseas, East Africa and then 
> beyond. Aldona and Saligao were major feeders to these schools.
> 
> Their annual picnic was well organized and moderately attended. Live music 
> was provided by “Liquid Blue”. 
> 
> When it is a Saturday, the sun mild and the breezes cool, with music wafting 
> from the centre of the field and a stream babbling all around the spot, with 
> Konkani and Portuguese songs interspersed with well-arranged music there's 
> little more you can ask. Colin D’Cruz was mentioned. Don’t know if he was 
> part of the band. 
> 
> As soon as Lorna’s presence with her red head or henna-dyed coiff was 
> mentioned, many stood to get a glance at her with a buzz heard around the 
> grounds. She didn’t sing, just came as a teaser to her performance at next 
> Saturday’s Viva Goa at the very same venue. 
> 
> FN was right about her general popularity. I thought she was big only among 
> the Swindon-type - no, I’m not being prude, but it seems she is still a hit 
> among others too, croaky voice or not. With the recent movie about her life 
> having almost made her a legend coupled with the sympathy of a career 
> controlled by someone she loved and the memory of her poignant songs sung in 
> a much younger and romantic avatar, it seems her persona has overwhelmed her 
> present ability to sing. Good for you Lorna! A pension from Bardroy Britto.
> 
> Roland. 
>

[Goanet] TOP 10 REASONS WHY IMMIGRANTS LEAVE CANADA | CANADIAN DREAM

Why Immigrants choose to give up their life in Canada and leave? Why do
they not enjoy their Canadian life? Why do they spend thousands of dollars
and years to immigrate and than leave Canada? Why do they give up on
Canadian Dream?
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Re: [Goanet] Lorna at the BMX picnic Toronto

Bardroy Barretto (not Britto). He's from Galgibaga, the same village as the
late Maestro Fr Lourdino Barretto (another musical great).

Don't miss this trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrQY-GVS5vE

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With the recent movie about her life having almost made her a legend
coupled with the sympathy of a career controlled by someone she loved and
the memory of her poignant songs sung in a much younger and romantic
avatar, it seems her persona has overwhelmed her present ability to sing.
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2018 at 03:45, Roland Francis 
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> The BMX is an alumni association of Britto’s and Mary’s Schools and St
> Xavier’s College, all in the Mapusa area of Goa.
>
> A good proportion of the students in these institutions were from Mapusa
> and surrounding villages. Most of them resettled overseas, East Africa and
> then beyond. Aldona and Saligao were major feeders to these schools.
>
> Their annual picnic was well organized and moderately attended. Live music
> was provided by “Liquid Blue”.
>
> When it is a Saturday, the sun mild and the breezes cool, with music
> wafting from the centre of the field and a stream babbling all around the
> spot, with Konkani and Portuguese songs interspersed with well-arranged
> music there's little more you can ask. Colin D’Cruz was mentioned. Don’t
> know if he was part of the band.
>
> As soon as Lorna’s presence with her red head or henna-dyed coiff was
> mentioned, many stood to get a glance at her with a buzz heard around the
> grounds. She didn’t sing, just came as a teaser to her performance at next
> Saturday’s Viva Goa at the very same venue.
>
> FN was right about her general popularity. I thought she was big only
> among the Swindon-type - no, I’m not being prude, but it seems she is still
> a hit among others too, croaky voice or not. With the recent movie about
> her life having almost made her a legend coupled with the sympathy of a
> career controlled by someone she loved and the memory of her poignant songs
> sung in a much younger and romantic avatar, it seems her persona has
> overwhelmed her present ability to sing. Good for you Lorna! A pension from
> Bardroy Britto.
>
> Roland.
>
>

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[Goanet] Romancing Portuguese Goa (Claudia by Sophia Lorena Benjamin)

http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2018/jul/22/romancing-portuguese-goa-1845737.html

Romancing Portuguese Goa

There is much that is good about Sophia Lorena Benjamin’s debut novel,
Claudia, a historical romance set Goa.

Published: 22nd July 2018 05:00 AM

By Madhavi S Mahadevan
Express News Service

There is much that is good about Sophia Lorena Benjamin’s debut novel,
Claudia, a historical romance set Goa. The early 1960s was a critical
chapter in history: the Indian government was trying to liberate Goa from
colonial rule. Bridges were being blasted, the airport had been bombarded,
there was an economic blockade and Goans were cut off from the outside
world. Finally, on December 19, 1961, the Indian Army marched into the
enclave and ended four-and-a-half centuries of Portuguese Raj.

This is the backdrop for the romance that develops between Claudia, a
servant girl who works for a wealthy Portuguese couple, and Damiano, the
scion of the family. Claudia lives in the picturesque village of Oroshim.
‘Winding pathways and rich hues of red mud laced the suburban lanes where
bougainvillea and hibiscus flowers bloomed wild.’ Her family has fallen
into bad times. The father is an alcoholic, the two older sisters have
ruined their reputation by their pre-marital liaisons. Claudia’s
grandmother is hopeful that she will marry well and retrieve the family
name.

The narrative constantly weaves in details of rural life. This is the
landscape of cashew trees, rice paddies, coconut groves, beaches, fishing
boats, the fish market, the liquor bars with ‘curious sounding Portuguese
names: Casa de Antok, Caravela, Rosa Tavern, Sol e Pesca…. The bars
provided a welcome abode for the rain-drenched, hardworking, cold and wet
men to huddle together and indulge in moments of unhindered, simple luxury’.

The surplus of ethnographic information brings atmosphere to the novel, but
it also thins the storyline to vanishing point. While Claudia is a fairly
well-developed protagonist, her lover Damiano remains a cardboard cut-out.
Apart from giving her subtle smiles and slipping notes about pre-dawn
assignations in haystacks, he does not play a role, probably because this
is not a serious affair anyway.

Meanwhile, time is a ticking bomb for the Portuguese. A return to Portugal
is clearly on the cards and Damiano’s folks too lock up their mansion and
leave. Claudia, who has nowhere to go, is engaged to Piedad Ferrao,
regarded as a ‘catch’. At the very last minute, Damiano turns up and asks
her to run away with him to Portugal where they can be together, but with
the caveat that she will have to be a servant to his family, just like
before.

What does Claudia choose? With a richness of historical detail, the novel
has something in it, but an underdeveloped plot and abysmal editing ensures
that it does not quite deliver on its promise.

[Goanet-News] Romancing Portuguese Goa (Claudia by Sophia Lorena Benjamin)

http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2018/jul/22/romancing-portuguese-goa-1845737.html

Romancing Portuguese Goa

There is much that is good about Sophia Lorena Benjamin’s debut novel,
Claudia, a historical romance set Goa.

Published: 22nd July 2018 05:00 AM

By Madhavi S Mahadevan
Express News Service

What does Claudia choose? With a richness of historical detail, the novel
has something in it, but an underdeveloped plot and abysmal editing ensures
that it does not quite deliver on its promise.

[Goanet] Kirkire

As the evening closes, in finale, here is a little-heard mando by maestro 
Oslando de Souza and his folklorists

https://youtu.be/xtoSArvLa4I

Roland.

[Goanet] Jacinto Vaz - Bangdde Jelache

This song could have been about formalin fish if he was not mourning about 
‘today’s’ girls.

https://youtu.be/NX9dXPUH6mQ

Roland.

[Goanet] Lorna at the BMX picnic Toronto

The BMX is an alumni association of Britto’s and Mary’s Schools and St Xavier’s 
College, all in the Mapusa area of Goa.

A good proportion of the students in these institutions were from Mapusa and 
surrounding villages. Most of them resettled overseas, East Africa and then 
beyond. Aldona and Saligao were major feeders to these schools.

Their annual picnic was well organized and moderately attended. Live music was 
provided by “Liquid Blue”. 

When it is a Saturday, the sun mild and the breezes cool, with music wafting 
from the centre of the field and a stream babbling all around the spot, with 
Konkani and Portuguese songs interspersed with well-arranged music there's 
little more you can ask. Colin D’Cruz was mentioned. Don’t know if he was part 
of the band. 

As soon as Lorna’s presence with her red head or henna-dyed coiff was 
mentioned, many stood to get a glance at her with a buzz heard around the 
grounds. She didn’t sing, just came as a teaser to her performance at next 
Saturday’s Viva Goa at the very same venue. 

FN was right about her general popularity. I thought she was big only among the 
Swindon-type - no, I’m not being prude, but it seems she is still a hit among 
others too, croaky voice or not. With the recent movie about her life having 
almost made her a legend coupled with the sympathy of a career controlled by 
someone she loved and the memory of her poignant songs sung in a much younger 
and romantic avatar, it seems her persona has overwhelmed her present ability 
to sing. Good for you Lorna! A pension from Bardroy Britto.

Roland.

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[Goanet] Kedna (When)

The composer Anthony Fernandes’ version rendered by his group The Lynx.

It’s a lilting Konkani favourite also made famous by Brazil’s Goan Gonzaga 
Coutinho who performs it in a Portugal broadcast studio.

The Lynx original:
https://youtu.be/jDajP40mdJY

Gonzaga Coutinho’s version:
https://youtu.be/gGU5Avgjjj4

Apologies to those who have seen or heard it before. Too good to pass on a 
Sunday evening.

Roland.

Re: [Goanet] Is China Encircling India?

2018-07-22 Thread E DeSousa

Roland Francis 
asks:
 Is China Encircling India?
Roland, Did you ever play the game Go?
 Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players, in which the aim is to 
surround more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more 
...
Check it out.

Re: [Goanet] MOGAN ASUNK BOREM (MOLBAILO DOU)

Hearing it attentuvely, I heard different word to an original word. As the 
credits rolled on st tge end, I read tgat it was performed in Mangalore. 
Proobably, all singers are Mangolearns and, accent-wise, their Konkani differs 
from that of Goans. 
Wish C. Alvares was alive today to hear this version. Don't know if Frank 
Fernand is still alive. Song  brings memories of chats with both of them on the 
aspects of the movie and songs.
Eugene

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> On Jul 22, 2018, at 12:32 PM, Roland Francis  wrote:
> 
> An old classic given a new form and sung in chorus.
> 
> https://youtu.be/mzNc05Tx7Og
> 
> Roland.
>

[Goanet] How To Get Your Sunday Smiles

If you like I do, empty your Junk Mail Box every Sunday, you will get all the 
laughs you need.

Here are some samples: (all scams)

Asking you to unsubscribe to something you have not subscribed.

Pre-approved you for a large credit amount. They need some details, they always 
do.

Mailing you a premium ATM card or credit card.

Claim your legacy from a rich old lady who wants you to give the money she 
leaves for you, to your favourite charity.

Russian babes and Rumanian gypsy women (how exotic) just for the asking.

Send them inventions or ideas you want to develop and market.

You have won a world trip or an ocean cruise, just a small booking fee needed.

They want to clean your air ducts, right from Pakistan, or sometimes 
Uzbekistan. 

Not getting income replacement after your accident? They will arrange both.

Roland.

[Goanet] india's political history

 I am learning India's political history from GOANET. If I am not mistaken, Goa 
was a coly of Portugal. It didn't matter if Goa was declared as "Estado da 
India", to an attempt to legitimize its claim over Goa.
People with pro-Portuguese feelings say Goa was "grabbed", "stolen" "illegally 
invaded" while some want Goa to be an independent country. 
Tibet was not a colony of China though it could have been part of mainland 
China more than 800 years ago. In more sense than one, Tibet was culturally 
linked to India.
The northeast part of India is a different case. China even demands Arunchal 
Pradesh on the same ground it took over Tibet. Tibetians  want their own 
country and the FREE TIBET movement wants to achieve that goal.
The two other colonial powers in India, Britain and France, left India in their 
own ways. The British played a sinister role in splitting the nation into two, 
while France gave away Pondicherry  (now Puducherry) in akund gesture. 
If Portugal had done the same, it would have benn a honourable departure for 
Portugal. Or, it should have gone away with a condition that Goa would be an 
independent country. Portugal paid a price for its obtinancy.

Eugene Correia

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Re: [Goanet] So Called “Governments” (George Pinto)

Well said George.
Plainly put and at the risk of seeming socialist, completely true.

If your post was an Urdu Ghazal, I would join the audience in saying “wah, wah”.

Roland.

Re: [Goanet] When Uncouth Media Meets The Dummy.

Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas is the official spokesperson of tge CBCI, white 
Sunuta is spokesperson for the Missionaries. 
In the context of Arnab's manner of conducting debates, it is always a shouting 
match. He overspeaks over others or never gives hus panellists time enough to 
express their opinions. Seems he comes with an agenda. He has been a 
loudspeaker for the BJP, and the BJP has oroved to be an anti-minority party. 
Republic TV is partly owned by a BJP MP. 
The CBCI bas already issued a press statement and it's a restrained one, both 
in language and tone. On TV, Sunita shiwed herself as a refined person. It was 
not for herbto fight back in sound and furuy against a known bombastic anchor. 
i have seen reasoned and passionate arguments by the regular TV panellist, John 
Datay, former president of the All-India Catholic Forum, and secretary-general 
of the All-India Christian Forum, being dished out by Arnab. One must watch the 
sane media channels as they conduct debates in an exemplary way. Unfortunately, 
Indian media is under pressure today.
The Missionary case is unravelling. Caution is the order of the day. Its 
troubling times for minorities in India. Hopefully, bad times will roll by. 

Eugene

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 21, 2018, at 10:46 PM, Roland Francis  wrote:
> 
> Arnab Goswami who earned his spurs at Times Now, got famous and then 
> notorious, crossed several lines and ultimately had to part ways to form his 
> own TV station, has a brash and aggressive manner and tactics that would make 
> him unfit for credibility. Which is not to say he cannot drive home a point 
> he wants to make.
> 
> You pit a docile, dummy of a spokeswoman against him on TV, specially one 
> like Sunita Kumar who has not taken stock of the facts or is not trained for 
> the rough and tumble of the media arena and you get a slaughter like you see 
> on this clip.
> 
> What are the Missionaries of Charity, or the big guns of the Indian Catholic 
> Church doing? Sleeping?
> 
> Or is it they have no case at all, like the other dummy Bishop Theodore 
> Mascarenhas who is equally dumbfounding in his defence of the Missionaries of 
> Charity.
> 
> High time the Church in India builds up a professional media team that 
> reflects in modern times all the work they do that benefits the people around 
> them.
> 
> Not enough to silently work expecting God will be on your side when the fit 
> hits the shan.
> 
> https://youtu.be/ibOD0OjInK8
> 
> Roland.
>

Re: [Goanet] The Hardest Job on Earth

2018-07-22 Thread Venantius J Pinto

Still, it helps to appreciate the shared understanding? No?
Surely the voters may try and let's say and not succeed. What then? That
they should have tried harder or something else.

You are one of the sharpest ones who post on Goanet, and one who has a
wider perspective. You have an acumen that many respect. The others
vanished after tackling, or rather assiduously/even viciously debating
every issue related to logic or whatever. Things are relatively quiet and
your posts are appreciated in the mind, and on occasion here.

I sometimes wonder whether there are many dropping to cancer, and so
holding their peace! And I say this since I am nursing my own with advanced
cancer. Yeah, peace. So have developed a good sense of how the mind swings.
Besides of course having lost many.

I sincerely doubt whether many read Goanet, but still, you could be a voice
of genuine reason.

I will stop with my interjections now. I needed to get to this point,
considering that art (practiced a certain way) needs a lot of time. For
sure I leant a lot on Goanet, and very little was about knowing stuff. It
was about knowing myself a little better. The idea being:
Taundent kiteak poddoun poddta!

Later sometime,

Venantius

On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Roland Francis 
wrote:

> Throw them out in 2019 then,
>
> Roland.
>
>
> > On Jul 22, 2018, at 1:23 AM, Marshall Mendonza 
> wrote:
> >
> > Rafale scam:
> > 1. Purchase price for each aircraft increased from Rs 526 mn/ aircraft
> to a
> > whopping Rs 1611mn/ aircraft
> > 2. Collaboration removed from HAL a govt company and given to Anil Ambani
> > with zero experience and track record.
> > 3. Agreement shrouded in secrecy. Govt resisting disclosure of commercial
> > terms.
> > Other scams:
> > 4. Contribution to political parties act amended permitting donations
> > through anonymous bonds. In 2017 BJP received Rs 290.92 crores out of
> total
> > donations of Rs 325.27 crores received by all parties ie. 89%
> > 5. BJP built a swanky office in Delhi at an estimated cost of Rs 1100
> > crores in only 4 years of being in power.
> > 6. No appointment of Lok Pal, CIC, judges. CBI, EC and other regulatory
> > authorities packed with loyal officers. All allegations of corruption
> > stymied at every stage.
> > 7. GSPC scam of over Rs 2 crores
> >
> >
>

Re: [Goanet] Brampton, Canada's Mini Punjab

Bernado Colaco:
I thought that Scarborough was a mini Dobhi Talao of Toronto? BC

Answer.
Completely wrong.
Scarborough is Peking, Jaffna and Olde England.
It is Mississauga that is mini-Dhobitalao, Zagreb-Bucharest-Warsaw all rolled 
in one and now increasingly Karachi and Lahore.

Roland.

> On Jul 20, 2018, at 11:58 AM, Roland Francis  wrote:
> 
> Remember Dhobitalao was once Bombay’s mini Goa?
> 
> Brampton near Toronto and Surrey near Vancouver are mini Punjabs. Bustling 
> and affluent but you could be mistaken into thinking you are in Ludhiana - 
> chaat, samosa, lassi and all.
> 
> https://youtu.be/R3pZ_ZaRJDg
> 
> Roland Francis
> Scarborough.
>

Re: [Goanet] The Hardest Job on Earth

Throw them out in 2019 then,

Roland.


> On Jul 22, 2018, at 1:23 AM, Marshall Mendonza  wrote:
> 
> Rafale scam:
> 1. Purchase price for each aircraft increased from Rs 526 mn/ aircraft to a
> whopping Rs 1611mn/ aircraft
> 2. Collaboration removed from HAL a govt company and given to Anil Ambani
> with zero experience and track record.
> 3. Agreement shrouded in secrecy. Govt resisting disclosure of commercial
> terms.
> Other scams:
> 4. Contribution to political parties act amended permitting donations
> through anonymous bonds. In 2017 BJP received Rs 290.92 crores out of total
> donations of Rs 325.27 crores received by all parties ie. 89%
> 5. BJP built a swanky office in Delhi at an estimated cost of Rs 1100
> crores in only 4 years of being in power.
> 6. No appointment of Lok Pal, CIC, judges. CBI, EC and other regulatory
> authorities packed with loyal officers. All allegations of corruption
> stymied at every stage.
> 7. GSPC scam of over Rs 2 crores
> 
>

[Goanet] Is China Encircling India?

Pakistan has long been in the Chinese fold. Because of its traditional enmity 
with India, Pakistan is completely beholden to China.

Kashmir is a thorn in India’s side. India has not played its cards right with 
the Kashmiri people while Pakistan has made all the right noises, not the least 
of which is dealing from the religious deck. China supplies arms to Kashmiris 
via Pakistan.

Tibet grabbed by China in the manner and on the same grounds as India grabbed 
Goa, is the direct point of Chinese incursions into India’s border areas.

The North Eastern States have always felt left out from the Indian mainstream 
although India has tried its best to integrate it. The culture is more Chinese 
and Western than Indian and the Christian religion brought in by British 
Missionaries which dominates the tribes that populate these states accentuates 
their difference.

Bangladesh one would think would be eternally grateful to India for having 
separated it from former Pakistan, but this is hardly the case. One of the two 
strong women of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia is completely at loggerheads with India. 
Power keeps swinging between the two women. These is always tension with 
Bangladeshis illegally immigrating into India to escape poverty and being 
sympathetically treated and ultimately absorbed into India’s Muslim population. 
Bangladesh being too poor to buy its own arms, fully supplies its armed forces 
with willingly donated Chinese materiel from tanks to ships to aircraft.

China’s predatory economic policies are its best tools to dominate Nepal, Sri 
Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives. China refers to these countries as its String of 
Pearls. Sri Lanka specially is being targeted with the latest news that a 
no-condition gift of $275 million dollars has been given to the President to 
use on any development he wishes.

India has the friendship of the United States to counter China. However this is 
a fickle friendship at best and at worse a farce, as under Trump.

Roland.

[Goanet] So called "governments"

2018-07-22 Thread George Pinto

Governments today in India, Goa, USA, and much of the rest of the world are 
merely the marketing/legal arm of corporates. They do the bidding of the rich 
as the expense of the poor. In India, there is little difference between the 
two major national "parties", their scams/corruption serve the same masters who 
they work for. Yes, one is more communal than the other but that is a 
vote-getting strategy to get elected (i.e. who will get to pass laws to rob the 
national treasury for their rich owners). 

When one breaks down GDP growth of 6%, it translates to the rich got richer by 
15% offset by the people getting poorer by 9%. This is modern-day economics in 
India, USA, China, etc.


Who naively believes governments exist anymore for the people, by the people? 
Not even revolution will save the people because the revolution will be 
stage-managed by the corporates and the people wrongly believe they have a vote 
and a say in everyday governance. The illusion of democracy is a one of the 
great con-jobs of the last century. The only way to measure true democracy is 
if income-gaps close, which means everyone is getting equal opportunity in 
society. Right now the deck is stacked against the people, which explains the 
lop-sided income outcomes throughout the world - the rich are getting richer, 
the poor are getting poorer.

Have a nice day.

George

[Goanet] MOGAN ASUNK BOREM (MOLBAILO DOU)

An old classic given a new form and sung in chorus.

https://youtu.be/mzNc05Tx7Og

Roland.

[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO to focus on Breastfeeding, Nutrition and Women: Need for an action oriented plan for Goa

2018-07-22 Thread Goa Desc

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Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO
the fortnightly discussion event since 1999
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Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet,

We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO
on 27th July from 4pm to 6pm
at Goa Desc Resource Centre
No.11, Liberty Apartments,
Feira Alta, Mapusa.

TOPIC: Breastfeeding, Nutrition and Women:
 Need for an action oriented plan for Goa
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 fridaybal...@gmail.com

best wishes,

Roland Martins
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[Goanet] The Hardest Job on Earth

2018-07-22 Thread Marshall Mendonza

Rafale scam:
1. Purchase price for each aircraft increased from Rs 526 mn/ aircraft to a
whopping Rs 1611mn/ aircraft
2. Collaboration removed from HAL a govt company and given to Anil Ambani
with zero experience and track record.
3. Agreement shrouded in secrecy. Govt resisting disclosure of commercial
terms.
Other scams:
4. Contribution to political parties act amended permitting donations
through anonymous bonds. In 2017 BJP received Rs 290.92 crores out of total
donations of Rs 325.27 crores received by all parties ie. 89%
5. BJP built a swanky office in Delhi at an estimated cost of Rs 1100
crores in only 4 years of being in power.
6. No appointment of Lok Pal, CIC, judges. CBI, EC and other regulatory
authorities packed with loyal officers. All allegations of corruption
stymied at every stage.
7. GSPC scam of over Rs 2 crores

https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/from-jairam-ramesh-7-
questions-for-pm-modi-on-20-000-crore-scam-1404319

2G spectrum Verdict: No proof of scam, says Court.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62201212.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest_medium=text_campaign=cppst


Regards,

Marshall


*BJP rule may not mean a sea change in the Indian landscape, but there has
been some control in the scams which were much more frequent affairs in
previous regimes.*

*Roland *

[Goanet] Brampton, Canada's Mini Punjab

2018-07-22 Thread Bernado Colaco

 I thought that Scarborough was a mini Dobhi Talao of Toronto?
BC



Remember Dhobitalao was once Bombay?s mini Goa?

Brampton near Toronto and Surrey near Vancouver are mini Punjabs. Bustling and 
affluent but you could be mistaken into thinking you are in Ludhiana - chaat, 
samosa, lassi and all.

https://youtu.be/R3pZ_ZaRJDg

Roland Francis
Scarborough.

[Goanet] Heralds of the Gospel in Brazil

2018-07-22 Thread Venantius J Pinto

Hello Goans in Brazil,

Cecilia Castelino, my wife along with Anna (Castelino)and Vally Coelho
(Soccorro) is currently in Brazil visiting the Heralds of the Gospel at
their seats in Sao Paulo: Tabor, Lumen Prophetae, and Monte Carmelo.

Staying in Sausalito area of Santa Ines locality in Mairipora.

Contact Cecilia:
Landline +55 (11) 4485-2006 before 8am or after 10pm
WhatsApp: +1.201.914.0923
ccastel...@gmail.com

Thank you,

Venantius J Pinto


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[Goanet] The Hardest Job on Earth

2018-07-22 Thread Marshall Mendonza

Demonetisation:
Demonetisation in a booming economy is like shooting at the tyres of a
racing car: Jean Drèze

Read more at:
//economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/55547554.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest_medium=text_campaign=cppst


Demonetisation Has Permanently Damaged India's Growth Story: Barbara
Harriss-White

*https://thewire.in/economy/demonetisation-interview-black-money
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Amartya Sen Exclusive Interview By Karan Thapar On Demonetisation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OknuVaSW4M0

Regards,

Marshall





* *Narendra Modi, without doubt has the most difficult responsibility in
the> world.So the next time you call him a chaiwala or any other name
without> having the misfortune of walking in his shoes, show a little>
compassion.Roland Francis  *

[Goanet] PARLIAMENT NO CONFIDENCE MOTION

2018-07-22 Thread John Eric Gomes

FAILURE OF THE OPPOSITION
If you are pointing a gun, there must be bullets in it and be capable of 
hitting the target! The Opposition blew a good chance to knock the BJP on the 
mat if they had coordinated and done their homework backed by facts and 
figures, forcing a factual rebuttal! This was essential before taking on the 
well oiled organized and propaganda machine with an accomplished orator 
speaking last! The Modi embrace and wink  was a good out of the box 
psycological gesture on someone who keeps hugging the likes of Trump, Xi etc. 
Love and humility are good exhibitions to counter hate and intolerence.  But 
general accusations like tall promises fulfilling none and the Rafael deal blew 
up in Rahul's face!The other parties generally concentrated on their own State 
problems, so  the PM could easily win the vote and get away with ridiculing, 
answering that women's safety was a state law and order problem and entirely 
skipping the main issues like Hindutva, lynchings, NPAs, governance issues like 
pollution, flooding and loss of jobs and hundred other serious issues that 
could have been brought up like AI sale and with the Supreme Court scathing 
comments on lynching and a huge farmer's dharna just close outside having 
absolutely been ignored!The figures the BJP crunches out do not reflect the 
inflation, high prices in the market and resultant quality of living of the 
masses suffering! International rating agencies generally relying on 
governmentn figures naturally print a rosy picture. Amazingly the PM and 
government  spokespersons constantly and repeatedly keep accusing the 
opposition of arrogance, communalization, polarization etc, exactly what they 
have achieved and are exhibitng.

[Goanet] No Higher Than A Coconut Tree!

2018-07-22 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira

With the Regional and CRZ Plans for Goa going to be the eye of the
storm in the coming Assembly session, now is the time for brave and
genuine Goemkars to show their true identity and publicly proclaim
their love for their state and home of their birth.

As our villages is where the majority of Goans live and where their
heart is, it is now a historic moment in our history; we need to
declare that the height of a house should be no higher than a coconut
tree. Some countries have done so, and the question is, can we act as
enlightened as them?

Goemkarponn has to be more than a mantra which puts us into a state of
sleepiness. It should wake us up and not the contrary, as is often the
case with too much booze when we fall asleep, mentally. Our leaders,
and especially the Goa Forward Party who swears by Goemkarponn will no
doubt take the lead by taking us forward in the right direction.

Big buildings are okay within the city limits, but never in heritage
areas, anywhere in Goa. I'm sure the soldiers of Goan identity would
rather die than betray Goan identity, values, and culture. Please
don't prove me wrong. Otherwise, the people will have a feeling of
betrayal and your future will be darker than a rainy monsoon night in
July.

Some politicians - meaning most - are full of themselves and in Goa
presently a sad picture emerges of them as they cling desperately on
to power even while in very poor health. Is power so intoxicating?
I've never been interested in politics nor power, and have no idea at
all. Henry Kissinger - a US Secretary of State - someone who should
know, once said power is the greatest aphrodisiac! So, is this as good
as it gets?

No politician's head should be allowed to get bigger than a coconut
nor higher than a coconut tree or otherwise he will get ill and suffer
from  mental and heart disease. His unhealthy heart will no longer
beat for Goa and Goans and their welfare and, like Scrooge the miser,
will not be able to enjoy anything more than counting his ill-gotten
money all night.

Maybe, not always money but fish. What are we going to do about this problem?

A lot is going on in the media about the new IT start-ups most of
which is positive although there is a part which is a mystery: Why are
we starting up so late? Decades after Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune?
It is embarrassing, as everyone is wondering about it. And, can we
reverse the brain drain at this point? Let's wait and see, and wish
this venture well. Let's think positive even if we fail.

Why don't we do with fish, fruit and vegetables what we are doing in
the IT sector? Encourage Goans to get into these industries in Goa by
banning fish, fruit and vegetables from outside Goa. Fish and other
perishables coming from outside Goa has to have preservatives to
increase the shelf life. With regard to fish, other states which are
not on the coasts maybe have to live with it; we do not as the sea is
a part of our border, a long coastline which is inextricably a part of
our lives. It is certain the outsiders have used formalin to preserve
the fish (even within so-called limits.) It is, of course,
internationally banned; when you buy the fish, you get more than you
bargained for, you get cancer!

We can be compassionate enough not to ask that the perpetrators go to
jail which they should but in no way should fish from outside be
allowed to be sold in Goa in future. If we do then we might as well be
brain dead. Why give them another chance when what they have been
doing is bad for the health of the people who live in Goa? Is our
government listening? Fruit sellers are also using chemicals to ripen
fruit and they should also have to pay the price. Stop the fruit from
outside Goa from entering the state. We need to recognize the danger;
the fruit sellers are  as or more  dangerous than Muthalitk.

Government can ban immediately fish and fruit from outside the state
and start encouraging famers and fishermen in these two sectors, as we
are doing with IT. Add vegetables, and give a boost to agriculture.

Give the FDA independent authority so they can defend themselves from
the grubby fingers of politicians. The crux of the problem is this:
the further the source of food from where it is eaten, the greater is
the danger to health, as is obvious in the case of fish. A good profit
demands the use of strong and deadly chemicals.

Ban fish from Goa from entering the state as well as the export of
Goan fish. The health of the people of Goa has to be the top priority.
Not foreign exchange nor the support of people from outside the state
at the cost of the health of Goans. Our Chief Minister Manohar
Parrikar who was Defense Minister resigned and returned to Goa as he
missed his fish. He asks if Goans can live without fish?

As Goa is a coastal state, what is the need to import fish from
outside the state? Give jobs to Goans and allow them to make a decent
livelihood. No need to buy fish from outside the state, fruit or
vegetables. Now, isn't this

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