[Goanet-news] Goa news for March 3, 2007
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Sensex Posts Highest Loss Of The Year, Sinks Below 13,000 On Budget Blues - Indian Commentary (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Indian markets today wilted under pressures following a great sell off in global markets and on a budget, which many found it difficult to be excited about. Sensex is below the 13,000 levels and may further slide prompted by margin calls. http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20070228\ACQRTT200702280805RTTRADERUSEQUITY_0534.htm; *** Goa to host India's first million-dollar poker game (AFP via Yahoo! News) The resort state of Goa is set to host India's biggest professional poker tournament, with up to 150 players gunning for a share of a million-dollar pot, a report said Monday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070228/lf_afp/afplifestyleindiagoa_070228154622 *** From India With Spice: Comfort Food (New York Times) For the last eight years, the kitchen at Royal Palace in White Plains has been doing its best to make every meal a sunny one. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/25wedine.html *** The cargo of the Santa Margarita (Saipan Tribune) Although manifests cannot be located for Manila galleons of the era of the Santa Margarita , its cargo can be estimated from surviving records of Spanish officials, and meticulous inventories by English privateers following the capture of Manila galleons. http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1newsID=66149 *** Report: CVRD Among Last Sesa Goa Bidders (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA, or CVRD, is among the final bidders for Indian mining firm Sesa Goa Ltd., the Valor newspaper said Thursday. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070301/brazil_cvrd_sesa_goa.html?.v=1 *** ProExecute Revolutionizes Printing Process with Innovative Print Automation Software (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) MIAMIToday at GOA/Xplor Exhibition 2007, ProExecute announced the availability of PrintWeasel, the intelligent software for an ultra high-speed print process. PrintWeasel is the only solution that fully automates the print process, enabling users to easily identify, read, route and print hundreds of documents to any number of printers across a network -- with or without owning the source ... http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070302/20070302005055.html?.v=1 *** Pitney Bowes Showcases Innovations for the Mailstream at GOA/Xplor Exhibition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) STAMFORD, Conn.Pitney Bowes Inc. , the mailstream technology company, will showcase innovations for the mailstream at the Xplor Document University and Graphics of the Americas Exhibition, a leading annual event for the document communications and graphic arts industry, to be held February 28 to March 4, 2007, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070226/20070226005825.html?.v=1 *** ClearStar.net CIO Ken Dawson to Present at Xplor Document University (PR Web) Ken Dawson, VP and CIO of ClearStar.net, will be presenting as part of the day-long XML Forum on Documentation Production for Decision Makers at the Xplor Document University in Miami Beach on March 3, 2007. Attendees will learn more how to generate employment and tenant screening documents leveraging Industry standard HR-XML and MISMO formats from this screening management solutions expert. ... http://prweb.com/releases/2007/3/prweb508024.htm *** [GOAA] Greek Orthodox Archdiocese E-Bulletin March 2, 2007 (Worldwide Faith News) This is the weekly edition of the GOA E-Bulletin. For more information just click on the links below to go to the topics of interest to you.If the link does not work from your email, copy the link and paste it into the address bar of your web browser.RESOURCES FOR GREAT LENT: This special web site will provide you with information, readings, hymns, articles, and much more on each of the ... http://www.wfn.org/2007/03/msg00041.html *** Global Lottery Corporation Today Announced That the Royal Indian Raj International Corporation Has Acquired a Ten ... (SYS-CON Media) Global Lottery Corporation (Global):(PINKSHEETS: GTTC) today, announced that the Royal Indian Raj InternationalCorporation (RIRIC) has acquired a ten percent (10%) stake in GlobalLottery Corporation for an undisclosed amount. http://www.sys-con.com/read/343009.htm
[Goanet] Goa... Going... Gone! Real estate booms (Pushpa Iyengar, DNA)
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1082637 Goa... Going... Gone! Real estate booms Pushpa Iyengar Thursday, March 01, 2007 20:42 IST PANAJI: It could be an apartment on the beach or one with a river view, an Indo-Portuguese bungalow or a 300-year-old villa — there are takers for them all. Mumbaikars discovered Goa in the nineties and bought rent back accommodation for between Rs 10-15 lakh. But now buyers are coming from further afield. Roy Godinho from Ferns Real Estate confirms this: There's a rush from the north, mainly Delhi. They come here for a month or less but they want their own homes. For the upwardly mobile to feel they have arrived, first it's a house in Delhi, then a farmhouse on the outskirts to get away for the week-end, and finally a house in Goa, says a builder. They are looking for a trophy home, says a top executive with a housing finance institution. And the prices range from Rs 25 lakh for a 100 sq metre apartment in Candolim to Rs 1.5 crore for a bungalow or a Portuguese villa. Prices have been skyrocketing as a result, from Dona Paula, an upmarket suburb of Panaji, to the coast of Palolem in the south and Morjem in the north, which are all witnessing frentic construction. Meera, a real estate broker in the US, moved to Dona Paula two years ago and bought a quadruplex with a spectacular view of the Arabian Sea. But her view is diminishing as buildings sprout all around. Scanning the classifieds is very instructive. For example, in Calangute a 650 sq metre plot plus a 300 square metre bungalow costs Rs 75 lakh while a bungalow with two cottages, a swimming pool and a garden in Anjuma costs Rs 3.25 crore. Ribandar, Old Goa, Taleigao and Santa Cruz are also seeing a spurt in prices due to their proximity to the capital. It's not only buyers who are coming from Delhi but also builders. DLF is planning to build a mall in Panaji's Patto area whereas Parsvnath Builders and a clutch of other builders want to turn Goa's picturesque locales into vast housing colonies with health clubs, tennis courts, malls, hospitals, and schools - in short, complete townships. A Goan builder can build 30-40 apartments, not 400-1000 with so many facilities, points out Mathias of Mathias Constructions. Starry, starry beaches The richie rich, Page 3 types and film stars have found Goa irresistible for a long time. For many Goa has spelt an alternative lifestyle — more relaxed, more space and yet, as one architect puts it, close enough to get the Mumbai buzz. Many have traded their stressed out lives in Mumbai, New York, London for a house in Tivim/ Penha da Franca/ Chorao Island/ Nerul and love the freedom of wearing their Bermudas and working out of the house. My base is Goa, says a Mumbaikar, who is with financial instiututions. His retinue of servants and dogs live in his heritage house while he jetsets on work but visits often to be seen on the social scene. Then there is the doctor whose calling card says he is a visiting faculty at one of London's prominent teaching institutions. He lives in Goa most of the time, his son goes to school here, but he travels to London every few months on work. Not only does he love the lifestyle here, his extended family come here for holidays too. In fact, Anjuna has American, British, Italians, Israelis and people of other nationalities living on its beaches. Greg Acuna, who relocated from Los Angeles, and has since written a book and is exploring setting up an animation studio says: Goa has an international vibe, I love living here. The Page 3 crowd is also buying property. Bina Ramani has developed and sold five plots in Nerul, and among her buyers are fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani. The other fashion designer with property in Goa is Ritu Kumar. Then there's Good Earth (the alternative lifestyle store) owner who also calls Goa home and so does a top executive of Café Coffee Day. Bollywood has long been seduced by Goa. Jackie Shroff discovered it many years ago and has turned developer for his celeb friends. Stars like Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen and Pooja Bhat are the latest entrants.
[Goanet] REDIFF: How Nike's 1st cricket commercial was made
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Nike just did it! February 27, 2007 Finally, Nike has done it! With its latest ad exploding on television screens in India, the world's top sports shoe company has done something it has never done before -- a commercial on cricket. ... Why a Konkani song? What you usually hear in ads is either North Indian/Bollywood music or classical music. We wanted to show the fun side of Indian music like in Konkani music. We have our own rock 'n' roll history, you know. So the track is a reinvention of old Goan music, says its composer Ram Sampath, 31, who has scored the music for films Khakee, Let's Talk and numerous commercials. Full story at http://specials.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/feb/27sld1.htm.
Re: [Goanet] Parrikar: George is WRONG!
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Hello Tony, I bet you will receive lots of wonderful mails in your private box from amcho famad dotor Carmo. He sends those mails to all who are against his comments on goanet. Cheers Jerry Fernands
[Goanet] KGTS does it once again - Ulhas Buyao spell bounds audience with his golden voice
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. KGTS does it once again Ulhas Buyao spell bounds audience with his Golden voice - by Joseph Fernandes. The Kuwait-Goa Tiatristanchi Sonvstha (KGTS) mega event is an annual feature in the calendar of Konkani tiatrs and musicals. This year KGTS celebrates its official fifth anniversary on March 22nd, 2007 and this grand celebration culminated into its eagerly awaited mega musical show Konknni Machiechi Itihas (History of the Konkani Stage). The KGTS committee and their galaxy of sparkling cream of talented artistes/members leave no stone unturned to make every years presentation a treasured and memorable one. The hard work, efforts and sacrifices exerted by the members is tremendous and every Goan applauds them for their teamwork and dedication. Such groups as well as the events are very rare in Kuwait and KGTS are complimented for the lovely performances they put up with the visiting senior musicians and artistes. It was the versatile senior singer Ulhas Buyao who mesmerized the audience in his own unique style of singing. It may be recalled that he has taken Konkani to new heights and still strongly struggles for recognition of the Romi (Latin) script Konkani at par with the official status given to the state language of Goa. He performed in Kuwait for the first time. The energy charged Ulhas Buyao kept the audience spell bound to their seats when he performed some of his memorable songs including the immortal Chaneachea Rati (Skylit Night) and Deva Mhojea Deva (Oh God, My God). Many among the audience who heard his enchanting songs on All India Radio - Panjim station saw him perform live on stage for the very first time. Personally, since childhood, I have listened to his melodious and moral songs, and cherished them to-date and it is due to the KGTS, my dream of witnessing Ulhas Buyao perform live was fulfilled. People change but their love for their motherland cannot be hindered. His songs evoked the true spirit of love that dwells in the true sons of the soil GOA. He was honored on stage with a Memento and a shawl. Another stalwart Seby F. whose songs like Mira, Mira transport you to the land of true lovers!With a voice as fresh as spring dew giving hope beyond hope and a soothing balm to grieving hearts, Seby electrified the audiences with a power packed performance. Ago Cheddva was a refreshing journey to 1980s and Carnival left the audiences hungry for more from this bubbly singer. Thanks to KGTS for the noble cause of recognition for those tiatrists (dramatists) and musicians back home in Goa, Mumbai or Mangalore - who have contributed immensely to the Tiatrists fraternity for decades. At this years event, 12 reputed stage artistes and musicians were flown specially from India to perform for the show, courtesy of Victor Fernandes of Metro Express. KGTS is the only organization that strives to create awareness of the yesteryears artistes whose contribution to the Konkani stage has not received recognition and appreciation even from the Goa government. The entertainment filled evening saw real memorable performances from all visiting artistes. Their impeccable style and flawless dialogue delivery were left the audience spellbound to the end. The King of Centuries Roseferns who has penned, directed and staged more than 50 non-stop dramas, Tragedy King Mario Menezes, Rosy Alvares and Comedians Joana, Ambe, Sally and John DSilva with Sidhanath Buyao put up a great show. Rosy Alvares' performance as a child suffering from Down syndrome was mind blowing and commendable. Since school days, I saw Rosy Alvares perform in school dramas at Monte de Guirim. She has truly matured in the art of acting and has conquered all contours of character acting. Given any role, she can mould well and deliver the desired act with her bold performance. Two outstanding musicians Babush Fernandes and Filipe de Sanvordem among the visiting artistes were honored at the glittering event and instated as the beneficiaries of KGTS Mega Show 2007 receiving Memento, shawl and cash award for their glorious contribution towards the art of the tiatr. Yesteryears stars of the Konkani stage Aninha Dias (Anita), Patrick de Verna, Antonette Mendes, Ophelia Cabral and Remmie Colaco were the KGTS beneficiaries for the year 2006. KGTS also sponsored publishing a Konkani book Konknni Oparincho Jhelo
Re: [Goanet] Ads for Goan property in Delhi newspapers
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. One more note before my exit - The question about the bhaile invasion is a serious one, deserving of a free and open discussion among Goenkars. The scale, composition repercussions of the new bhailes (at both ends of the economic scale) pouring into Goa versus that of the bhailes who came, say, 20-30 years ago, is a legitimate topic for deliberation observation, not to mention interesting from a sociological p.o.v. But it would be impossible to inaugurate and sustain such a discussion on Goanet since the self-righteous Frederick Noronhas on this list would pounce on you and - (a) deny that bhailes are coming in at all, citing a 'study' from some godforsaken institute nobody has heard of conducted by a 'noted expert' nobody gives a shit about. (b) deny that Goa can be overrun by the sheer mass of humanity that surrounds it (effectively Goa's death warrant was signed in 1961 - and no, I am not a Portuguese sympathiser) and dismiss it as Catholic paranoia fueled by Manohar Parrikar through his proxy Rajan P. This hole can be plugged easily if only one learnt to count and took a look at Goa on a map of India. (c) climb the high horse and call me anti-Indian and xenophobic. This is a v good strategy since it instantly confers on him the status of hero among his non-Goan friends, brown white, and marks him out at once as a man of balance, wisdom and a deep insight into the complexities of the human condition. Warm regards, r Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food Drink QA. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545367
Re: [Goanet] Goan IIT Graduates will have a world of opportunity in Goa, in India or abroad
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Andre, When highly qualified IITian Manohar Parrikar becomes Chief Minister of Goa in May, he will revamp the high school education system in Goa to be the best in the nation and we Goan IITians will start IIT Entrance Exam coaching classes all over Goa. Then Goan students will get into IIT en masse - ie a large number will attempt IIT Entrance Exam and get thru the JEE - and those that do not succeed will still get into the other engineering colleges. All these students will get lucrative scholarships to do post graduate study in America, and the unfortunate ones who dont get scholarships to study in American colleges will go to Europe. Sure Goan IIT Graduates or Graduates of other engineering colleges will have a world of a opportunity in Goa, in India or abroad. This will surely open the minds of all Goans - They need to start now with a vote for Manohar Parrikar for Chief Minister and we will all attain GOA DOURADA (Golden Goa) ! Best Regards, Dr. Carmo D'Cruz, Goan, IITian ex Velim in South Goa, now INDIAN Harbour Beach, Florida. From: André de Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 202 Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 14:04:13 -0800 (PST) Hi. I've read your messages on Goanet with some amazement. I don't understand your focus on Get more Goans into the elite IITs helps anything. If more Goans get into the IITs, well and good. But surely only a very small fraction of those that try will. Unless you're making the point that opening the minds of Goan students to the possibilities that lie outside Goa is what is desirable, but I don't think you've made that explicit anywhere. Andre
Re: [Goanet] Killing of Russians in Thailand
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. I fail to see how you drew the conclusions you drew from the URL below. Or, as GBS (George Bernard Shaw) would say, the will to believe creates its own evidence :-) FN On 28/02/07, Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: See - http://www.bangkokpost.net/topstories/topstories.php?id=117057 The Russian mafia has put down roots in Pattaya and there's a Russian prostitution racket there. Keep Russian trash out of Morjim and Goa (cue for FN to issue another homily). -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com What bloggers are saying about Goa: http://planet.goa-india.org/
Re: [Goanet] The much maligned Gulfie
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Well said! Reena Carvalho wrote: I've just about had it with the constant maligning of the so-called Gulfie.
[Goanet] goanet
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. You wrote, Ana Maria Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] My husband does not like me to write to the goanet because he says people who write on this goanet are mostly falto writers. answer:Falto means 'ordinary' (Correct me if I am wrong) They do not seem to understand anything but just because of virtue that they are abroad they keep themselves high and above every one. They think they are high and above everyone' Are all of them? Answer:I for one, am away from Goa and India for almost 26 years, yet whenever I visit Goa, (almost twice every year) I admire the way Goans in Goa live and cope with what's happening around them. 'Those who support the primary education are falto people for I living in Goa know very well what education in Goa is and what standard the primary education has, Answer:'Persons like me abroad, only get ground information what's going on from the likes of you' I do agree with the Goans in Goa, that being away from Goa, one cannot visualize and imagine the ground realities as those who encounter them on a regular basis. Regarding the Education system, Do you have a road map in your opinion, how this education be devised? For I alway believe that without Basic education a person is nothing. However in my opinion, education should not be confined only in the four walls of the classroom. Your comments: and if falto people cannot understand what falto is then people like us should quit the goanet for it is not worth reading falto philosophy. Answer:As far as falto philosophy is concerned usually I hit the delete button, (it still works on my computer) However if you observe in life, Extraordinary (Great) people usually do ordinary things in an extraordinary manner. Do keep writing, as information is carried not only in the lines you write but also in between them. Cheers, Leo Conrad D'Souza. Dubai. _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/
[Goanet] Children, grand children and adopted children, you better look after your aged parents or else you could land in jail..
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Children, grand children and adopted children, you better look after your aged parents or else you could land in jail.. The Bill (The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents..2006) is approved by the Union cabinate and introuduced in the Parliament in its budget session (started from 22nd Feb.2007). Under the provisions of the bill, a person who was responsible for the upkeep of parents failed to take care of them, can attract punitive measures like three months imprisonment and a fine . Besides, it also provides for option to revoke the will. The bill also enables parents to reverse any transfer of property that may have been done to children.. Under the provisions of the bill anyone could suo motu complain to tribunals seeking relief for the senior citizens. When it comes to looking after their parents, it seems, for some children there is no fear of the God at all. Hope, things would definetely change now at least for the fear of the law. LONG LIVE SENIOR CITIZENS Check Goa's senior citizen singing Mando here (Pic + Video) check them hre singing/dancing youtube.com/watch?v=whIgmvo1JfI http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk8/348606953/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ Konkani Songs, Goan Photos, Tiatr/Film VCDs, Bank interest rates etc etc (for updates etc click below) http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/files/ ___ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk
[Goanet] Chopper crash
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Navy chopper crash-lands in sea near Gateway Express News Service Mumbai, February 28: An Indian Navy Sea King helicopter on Wednesday evening crash-landed in the sea off the Sundar Nagari area of South Mumbai, near the Gateway of India and close to the Naval airbase INS Kunjali. The four-member crew survived. It's suspected that **engine failure** led to the incident. Fortunately, the chopper landed in shallow waters, allowing the crew to swim out. Efforts to pull the helicopter out were on till late evening. Defence spokesperson Captain Abhay Lambate told reporters: There were two pilots and two air crew in the helicopter. They were not injured as the helicopter crash-landed in water while **they were trying to force-land it at the naval air base**. It's too premature to say what cause the incident. The Navy will inquire into the matter. The Navy personnel aboard the helicopter were on a routine** training flight**. Some residents of Sundar Nagari saw the helicopter landing in the sea around 5.30 pm and called up The Indian Express within minutes of the incident. A crane was called around 7 pm to pull the helicopter out of the sea, said Lambate. By 9 pm, almost two-thirds of the helicopter was out of the water. Defence officials refused to comment on the condition of the helicopter, saying that they would have to first thoroughly examine it. Soon after the incident, police cordoned off the area. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=224574 All reports state that the crash occurred while the chopper was trying to land on/at INS Kunjali the name of the naval air station. This led one report to say that the chopper was trying to land on a war ship! Maybe some of the reports of naval plane crashes at sea off Goa may be mixed up with INS Hansa the naval name of Dabolim airport. The other point is that training flights seem to take place everywhere -- Dabolim, Colaba, etc etc. Maybe its something which is done when there is nothing else to do. In short, TP.
Re: [Goanet] Fred, Rajan, Roland, VCD and K3
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Roland Francis wrote: With regard to the recent international markets setback, wonder if Carmo's two lads J.. and J.. correctly forecasted the sudden plunges in the Shanghai and other Chinese Stock Markets... Now if the same program could somehow forecast the Manohar Parrikar win in the Goa May 2007 elections, the D'Cruz sofware would be as widely distributed in Goan schools as the infamous Parrikar VCD Rajan Parrikar wrote thus about Fred Noronha: [FN]wrote that intellectually dishonest screed in EPW on the VCD for which I issued a rebuttal on scig (and didn't hear a peep from you about it). === jc's response === re: the Roland Francis post: I hope that, some day, we will resolve not to involve children in our cyber-rants - esp when these children are not personally part of the rave and rant club. Just because K3 behaves in the sad way he does, does not mean that we have to join him by behaving like him. That infamous VCD is another reason that Goans may wish to pause and think. What was the purpose behind that VCD? Why was such a bogus and communally spun VCD produced and distributed in the schools? Do Goans wish to return to the VCD days? Perhaps, they do. Then again, what choices (read Goveian choices) do Goans have? === re: the Rajan Parrikar post: I'd say that it is unfair to GoaNet readers that Rajan is slamming Fred on GoaNet about something that was posted somewhere else (SCIG). I suggest that those FN views and the rebuttal from Rajan be posted on GoaNet. Let others be the judge. May be Fred was intellectually dishonest. May be Rajan is being unfair to Fred. May be, both have valid points. May be ...not. From my point of view, I personally find the 'mirsangh' in the spat these two are having quite puzzling. After all, Fred is a regular down to earth and hard working journo with tremendous daily output, and Rajan's photo essays are crucial to Goan awareness of what is happening to their homeland. It is possible that both have their minuses (like surely, all of us do) but on the balance of probabilities it is my opinion that both have a lot positive to offer. Something which is being obscured with this Ambott-Tikk in public. Never mind the 'pretence of having honest difference or public airing of opinions - so crucial in a vibrant democracyetc etc just my view jc
[Goanet] TOWARDS PEACE WITH JUSTICE -- One year after the Sanvordem-Curchorem communal violence
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Citizens' Initiatives for Communal Harmony – Goa TOWARDS PEACE WITH JUSTICE -- One year after the Sanvordem-Curchorem communal violence 3rd March, 2007 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at T.B. Cunha Hall, Panjim 3rd and 4th March 2006 are days that we would probably prefer to forget. But can history be erased? Alternatively, should history become a cause of conflict? Or should we work at what it means to recall history with a view to constructing a just and secular future? One year after the riots, the Muslim community in the area continues to live in fear and anxiety, afraid that at any time any day they can once again be attacked and left in the lurch. Can we let this continue? Can we continue to say that all Indians are our brothers and sisters with our heads held high? What has been the role of the State in all this? What would it take to ensure that all, specially the minority communities and the marginalised sections of society are included amongst us as our equal brothers and sisters? How do we ensure that all citizens can live in peace and security? To not only talk of peace but to ground it in reality -- rather than talking of an illusory peace -- is the challenge before us. Goa also needs to be protected in the future against communal ideologies and processes. For this we need to get to the root of the current problems, and pledge ourselves to work towards a better So come, sing a song of secularism, and share your thoughts with like-minded people. Together we can make a difference and bring about peace with justice. Come and be part of the peace-with-justice meeting organised by Citizens' Initiatives for Communal Harmony on 3rd March, 2007 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at T.B.Cunha Hall, Panjim (Albertina Almeida) (Ramesh Gauns) Convenors -- Question everything -- Karl Marx
Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Dinesh D'Souza's The Enemy at home
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. What is home? US, Mumbai or Goa? I hope this guy wouldn't even get a Green Card if he ever thought of returning to Goa :-) FN On 02/03/07, John DSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reading the appalling views disseminted in the book under review, I am forced to come to the conclusion that people like Dinesh D'Souza IS the Enemy at Home!!! Dev. Borem Korem John D'Souza -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com What bloggers are saying about Goa: http://planet.goa-india.org/
[Goanet] Goa news for March 3, 2007
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Sensex Posts Highest Loss Of The Year, Sinks Below 13,000 On Budget Blues - Indian Commentary (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Indian markets today wilted under pressures following a great sell off in global markets and on a budget, which many found it difficult to be excited about. Sensex is below the 13,000 levels and may further slide prompted by margin calls. http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20070228\ACQRTT200702280805RTTRADERUSEQUITY_0534.htm; *** Goa to host India's first million-dollar poker game (AFP via Yahoo! News) The resort state of Goa is set to host India's biggest professional poker tournament, with up to 150 players gunning for a share of a million-dollar pot, a report said Monday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070228/lf_afp/afplifestyleindiagoa_070228154622 *** From India With Spice: Comfort Food (New York Times) For the last eight years, the kitchen at Royal Palace in White Plains has been doing its best to make every meal a sunny one. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/25wedine.html *** The cargo of the Santa Margarita (Saipan Tribune) Although manifests cannot be located for Manila galleons of the era of the Santa Margarita , its cargo can be estimated from surviving records of Spanish officials, and meticulous inventories by English privateers following the capture of Manila galleons. http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1newsID=66149 *** Report: CVRD Among Last Sesa Goa Bidders (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA, or CVRD, is among the final bidders for Indian mining firm Sesa Goa Ltd., the Valor newspaper said Thursday. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070301/brazil_cvrd_sesa_goa.html?.v=1 *** ProExecute Revolutionizes Printing Process with Innovative Print Automation Software (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) MIAMIToday at GOA/Xplor Exhibition 2007, ProExecute announced the availability of PrintWeasel, the intelligent software for an ultra high-speed print process. PrintWeasel is the only solution that fully automates the print process, enabling users to easily identify, read, route and print hundreds of documents to any number of printers across a network -- with or without owning the source ... http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070302/20070302005055.html?.v=1 *** Pitney Bowes Showcases Innovations for the Mailstream at GOA/Xplor Exhibition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) STAMFORD, Conn.Pitney Bowes Inc. , the mailstream technology company, will showcase innovations for the mailstream at the Xplor Document University and Graphics of the Americas Exhibition, a leading annual event for the document communications and graphic arts industry, to be held February 28 to March 4, 2007, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070226/20070226005825.html?.v=1 *** ClearStar.net CIO Ken Dawson to Present at Xplor Document University (PR Web) Ken Dawson, VP and CIO of ClearStar.net, will be presenting as part of the day-long XML Forum on Documentation Production for Decision Makers at the Xplor Document University in Miami Beach on March 3, 2007. Attendees will learn more how to generate employment and tenant screening documents leveraging Industry standard HR-XML and MISMO formats from this screening management solutions expert. ... http://prweb.com/releases/2007/3/prweb508024.htm *** [GOAA] Greek Orthodox Archdiocese E-Bulletin March 2, 2007 (Worldwide Faith News) This is the weekly edition of the GOA E-Bulletin. For more information just click on the links below to go to the topics of interest to you.If the link does not work from your email, copy the link and paste it into the address bar of your web browser.RESOURCES FOR GREAT LENT: This special web site will provide you with information, readings, hymns, articles, and much more on each of the ... http://www.wfn.org/2007/03/msg00041.html *** Global Lottery Corporation Today Announced That the Royal Indian Raj International Corporation Has Acquired a Ten ... (SYS-CON Media) Global Lottery Corporation (Global):(PINKSHEETS: GTTC) today, announced that the Royal Indian Raj InternationalCorporation (RIRIC) has acquired a ten percent (10%) stake in GlobalLottery Corporation for an undisclosed amount. http://www.sys-con.com/read/343009.htm
Re: [Goanet] Repossession sans Possession - Interesting misconcept.
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Paulo here's what I got from a Yahoo search. --- 1. India's Use of Force in Goa by A. G. Rubinoff price: $28.13 Ships within 3 weeks add to wishlist Publisher: POPULAR PRAKASHAN Date Published: 1971 Description: Published by POPULAR PRAKASHAN in 1971, hardback with D/J, medium size, good in good D/W, faded, wear to edges, internally good. 18118B3BRO3D* 7973135 (37-55) read more condition: Book: seller information: Name: Bookbarn Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM Reliability: 2. India's Use of Force in Goa by Rubinoff, Arthur G. price: $29.95 Ships within 3 weeks add to wishlist Binding: Hardcover Description: Dust Jacket Included. Bombay. 1971. 134p. d/w sl soiled. vg. read more condition: Book: seller information: Name: Prabhu Book Exports, INDIA Reliability: Here is some other info on Prof. Rubinoff. India's use of force in Goa by Arthur G Rubinoff Language: English Type: Book Publisher: Bombay, Popular Prakashan [1971] OCLC: 213679Cite this Item Professor Rubinoff has written an article, entitled The Diaspora as a Factor in India-U.S Relations, that has been accepted for publication by Asian Affairs, and will be re-printed by the Oxford University Press. Professor Rubinoff publications also include: The Construction of a Political Community: Identity and Integration in Goa, India's Use of Force in Goa, and Canada and South Asia: Political and Strategic Religions. He has also written numerous articles and papers on examining Indian politics and American and Canadian Perceptions and Policies toward India. I am surprised that Paulo never heard of this book. Coming to the point he raised that Goa may cease to exist, I again point him to Rubinoff. In one of his essay in a book on India's intergation, he last line is: With each passing day, Goa becomes like the rest of India. So, the future is predictable though Goa will exist but not as you and I knew it. As you said, blame Goans for not pressing to be independent in independent India and blame them again for the what is happening today regards to the politial mess and the destruction and plundering of Goa by voting the politicians with a bad track record again and again. I won't into the other homogenous and other issues as it would spiral into an inconclusive debate. Let the winds of change below. Eugene 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
Re: [Goanet] Ads for Goan property in Delhi newspapers
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 22:47 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: [Goanet] Ads for Goan property in Delhi newspapers To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Dear Frederick, It annoys you that someone like me can support Parrikar because it intrudes on the narrative you have constructed and seek to propagandize: that all Parrikar supporters are saffronistas, RSS fundamentalists, intolerant bigots, fascists, and accomplices in murder. Sorry pal, that won't wash. That doesn't seem to be what FN has been saying. Obviously, a lot of Parrikar supporters are genuinely good people who have the interests of India, Goa and the masses at heart, just as there are many Rane supporters and Willy supporters and Arlekar supporters and so on (probably even Babush supporters :-) who ditto. On the other hand, if FN is saying that RSS people (of whom Parrikar is one) are fundamentalists, intolerant bigots, fascists and accomplices in murder, that is absolutely spot on. These are the people who refer to the assassination of Gandhi (carried out by them and at their behest) as Gandhi vadh (vadh is when you kill a demon) rather than Gandhi hatya (meaning murder, employed when you kill a human being); these same people have carried on in this vein throughout, with peaks ascended at the time of the Babri Masjid demolition (wasn't Parrikar a karsevak, which in this case translates as vandaliser of historical monuments and spreader of communal hatred) and the Gujarat pogrom. These are the people who are currently celebrating the birth centenary of Guru Golwalkar, who openly admired Hitler and the final solution and recommended that it be emulated in India. He went on to say that minorities in India should accept the superiority of the Hindu religion, or live in this country as second-class citizens, with not even basic rights. Au contraire, the biggest intolerants are fellows like you, who brook no dissent, who stomach no difference in viewpoints other than the ones circulating in your own cocoon of the oh-so-liberal pretenders. Those not hewing to your line are quickly slapped on with readymade labels (RSS, Hindutva, saffronistas etc). Well, this is a new one on me, FN is intolerant! In many mailgroups he moderates he is always at pains to ensure that viewpoints opposing his are carried. And as for your other rants: The politically-correct hooey issuing from you is no doubt calculated to impress your non-Goan Hindu friends, to reveal that behind those udders overflowing with the milk of magnanimity lies a Renaissance man whom all the paranoid Catholics would do well to heed. Who's engaging in labelling and name-calling? Dressing it up in fancy language doesn't make it any prettier. And then to say that FN does exactly this is a little thick. Refrain from doing it yourself and then accuse others. I may have made a determination that currently Manohar Parrikar is the better of all available political options (others may have arrived at a different conclusion based on their own views and experiences, which is their basic right in a democratic system). But, of course, nobody has questioned your right in this regard. They are merely questioning whether you are right in this regard :-) So there's no need to get uptight. We can have political differences at the level of whom/what party to vote for, without all this name calling. If you do have any concrete examples of FN engaging in labelling, name calling and abuse on internet forums, please let me know, I can add the stuff to the dossier I am building up on the man :-) Mine is a provisional reckoning. I am not a BJP party man, never was, and I retain the right to change my view about Manohar P. should I deem it necessary. That's what's great about democracy. Of course you have a right to support Manohar Parrikar or whomsoever you want, and you have a right to change that view whenever you want, as do all of us. Let's say amen to that! -- Question everything -- Karl Marx
Re: [Goanet] What will Goa be without Parrikar as CM ? A What IF Scenario
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 19:53 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: CARMO DCRUZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] What will Goa be without Parrikar as CM ? A What IF Scenario, Without Manohar Parrikar as Chief Minister, Goa wil be the same old, same old story. probably even worse... read on. snip To avaid this kind of Misery, all Goans (Koknes and Christaos) should Vote for Manohar Parrikar as Chief Minister of Goa in May ! Viva Goa ! Viva Parrikar ! Viva ! Viva ! snip What is this mailgroup? A propaganda vehicle for people working as official or unofficial election agents of various politicians? I agree that it is not off-topic to discuss the merits and demerits of any politician/party in Goa on this forum. But it is best to stick to specifics. And after you have made your point, it is wise to shut up, and not go on repeating it again and again till people are absolutely fed up with your stuck record (remember the old days of vinyl records, when the pin would get stuck and you would hear the same few words over and over and over again?). What is all this Viva, Viva stuff, and all this nonsensical cheerleading, day after day, everyday? The election campaigns are already picking up, and if this is your interest in life, get into the campaigning on the ground and Viva Viva away all you want. Politicians in Goa need campaigners now, and I am sure they are hiring. If you prefer to do your campaigning over the net, go ahead and enjoy yourself, but spare us these hyperbolic tirades on mailgroups meant for other purposes. To sum up, Goanet is not the place for all this repetitive and boring demagoguery and grandstanding. -- Question everything -- Karl Marx
Re: [Goanet] EDUCATION IN GOA
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Hi Gilbert, You make some thoughtful and valid points. It is crucial to have a formidable foundation in English education right from inception, so that our youth have an even platform (level-playing field) to learn, compete and ride the wave of prosperity. Essentially, empowerment through education will enhance economic and social standards that contribute towards building a strong and successful society. Although, you are probably aware of what follows, I will write this for the sake of others who may not know. You are absolutely right. Learning must begin at pre-primary level. The childs brain is ready for information intake at birth or even before, while thought process (reasoning and logic) might begin later. Nevertheless, learning begins long before school does. It is therefore essential that parent-child (or human) interaction is prevalent in some form to enable the childs growth mentally; physically and to keep the child healthy. The key factor is human interaction and child care providers, should focus on the childs growth, learning, development and the environment all of which are conducive to a childs optimum advancement. Unfortunately, this does not happen in most under-developed or developing countries, because of poverty or impoverished conditions, where the need to earn a livelihood becomes more pressing than the need to fully focus on the child. This is increasingly true of a single parent trying to balance life between caring for the child and earning a living. As you know, in years yonder, a majority of Goans in Goa had to leave children at home to work in paddy fields or do other manual labor. The privileged, (few exceptions,) were in the minority. Add to this the low literacy levels amongst these hardworking people, which further exacerbated the problem. Since knowledge is traditionally transferred from parent to child, the illiterate (and semiliterate) were significantly disadvantaged and marginalized. This situation worsened when children had to work alongside parents in fields just to make ends meet, leaving no prospects for schooling. In the worse case scenario, the rich exploited the poor and often the Bhatcar (landlord) had the Mundkar (tenant) and including his children work for him i.e. tilling the bhatcars land and doing menial jobs -- for almost free. This exploitation was more pronounced in south Goa than the north, Id believe. The shackles of bondage were broken, basically when Goans began to work on ships; some found employment in the Gulf; some emigrated, others got employed in neighboring states (not necessarily in that order). It is noteworthy, that those that left Goa did not want to come back; the only idea of returning was for a vacation. Tourism then was a trickle. It is heartening to note that gradually the tide began to turn and foreign remittances began to flow into Goa, mainly from the Gulf and those working on ships, and things began to change for the better. Goas economy began to grow and swell to the extent that Goa is now considered the richest state in India (per the wikipedia) and boasts a robust and growing economy. Now, we see literacy levels rising in Goa, and things are changing (albeit slowly) on the education front; God willing we will get there. Some got out of that stranglehold and have excelled, others had the opportunity to leave the shores of Goa and prosper -- mainly because of favorable circumstances and/or opportunities that crossed their paths. Primarily, school performance in Goa is closely tied to language, as in other parts of the country. Currently, there is a visible and wide gap between the language of instruction and spoken language in Goa, which often inhibits learning and leads to apathy within the child toward school work. The medium of instruction Konkani, which is taught in schools, is not the same Konkani as spoken in a majority of the homes, in Goa. The Devanagari script used in schools to teach Konkani, is hardly used outside of the school environment; even the Bible written in Konkani is in Roman script. So, you can imagine the chaos and confusion. In the present situation, we do not have a solid basis for education either in English or Konkani, and the current education delivery system seriously needs changing to English medium. Additionally, there is an acute disparity in the
Re: [Goanet] How to estimate the age of a coconut tree?
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Dear Mr.de Tavares Thank you very much for your kind reply. This has added to my knowledge. Warm regards, John ___ All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of unwanted email come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
[Goanet] BBC's Take Off in India
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. BBC World in 'Take Off' mode with new show Indiantelevision.com Team (1 March 2007 10:30 pm) MUMBAI: Close on the heels of launching an India specific campaign 'What Affects the World, Affects You', BBC World announced the start of its 6-part mini series Take Off, on the aviation industry in India, with a panel discussion on the booming sector. The mini series will be aired on BBC World every Tuesday at 9 pm, and will talk to leading industry experts, asking them about the recent developments and exploring and analysing the future of this sector. With six repeats planned across weekdays and weekends the show is a key feature of the channel's March programming. Region specific programming such as the sector stories on India is undertaken by the channel only in a few countries. BBC World is aggressively looking at the Indian market where it has to compete with both national news channels as well as international news channel CNN. Speaking about the mini series, BBC World head of MarCom Vaishali Sharma said, The mini series to be aired on our global network takes a look at the Indian aviation sector through the years. Our correspondent Karishma Vaswani had covered the 'Aeroshow' at Yelahanka and the excitement that has been generated over this sector in the past few years made it ideal to showcase this sector. The aviation industry has witnessed phenomenal growth in the last few years. With Take Off, BBC World will showcase the opportunities and achievements created by the Indian boom in the aviation sector, plus the threats. As part of the promotional activity, the channel also had a brief panel discussion on the budget and growth of the aviation segment with Go Air managing director Jeh Wadia and Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (Capa) CEO Kapil Kaul, along with minister for civil aviation Praful Patel, who joined in via video conferencing. The mini series, which was commissioned to Miditec, starts at the cusp of the 'Aero Show' at Yelahanka in Bangalore and traces the journey of Indian aviation through the decades. The first episode takes an overview of the industry and the various issues that surround it. The subsequent issues will probe deeper into the problems faced by low cost airlines, government apathy, infrastructure problems, airline personnel as well as the rise of the budget airlines and privatisation. Speaking about the advertising for the show, BBC World ad sales head Seema Mohapatra mentions that while the aviation sector itself could not advertise on the show, there had been great response from other advertisers. The aviation sector spins off so many other areas like tourism and domestic travel for business that we are bound to see advertisers in those areas as well. The promotions for the show include a multimedia marketing campaign with BBC leveraging its radio connection. Sharma said, We are looking at radio very actively and will use FM stations like Radio One and Radio City. The show will also be promoted through print, outdoor and online media. http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k7/mar/mar17.htm
[Goanet] Nike ad song: Is it Konkani?
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. The song in the Nike ad sounds like a Konkani song. Is it really so? The tune sounds good. I could not make out the lyrics. Can someone provide a link to the lyrics/ downloadable song? Thanks, Cajetan Rego, Tivim Goa Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet] Sesa Goa
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. I would be interested in knowing on what grounds you decide on whom to fight tooth and nail and why the Italians, Portuguese, Japanese, or Chinese (even if via Macau) might be preferable to Bharats to use your label Man, if by some chance India comes to play a growing role in the global economy (okay, I'm not too optimistic it will, unless it can fight poverty and illiteracy and such problems) you're going to have a tough time in avoiding allergic reactions every now and again. FN On 02/03/07, Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Goans working for Sesa Goa and those in Goa and else where should fight tooth and nail to deter the sale of this company. Or else there will be more Goans out of work. Unfortunately the core employees are bharats. -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com What bloggers are saying about Goa: http://planet.goa-india.org/
[Goanet] Musings on the Bhaile influx
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. --- Frederick \FN\ Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder how Hotel Mangalore is doing. As you could gauge, in this sea of chauvinism, I have a sneaking respect for these so-called non Goans. Dear Frederick, What's this bit about the so-called non-Goans? The distinction between Goan and non-Goan is not as fuzzy as you imagine. For instance, my friend Neeraj Shukla is a Goan and I can easily tell him apart from a non-Goan. Furthermore, one can be both a Goan and an Indian simultaneously since one is a subset of the other. But not all Indians are Goans. You can verify this for yourself by constructing a Venn diagram:-). I think you have the wrong end of the stick. The nub is not that non-Goans cannot, do not, contribute to Goa. The real issue is whether Goa can sustain its quality of life, its physical beauty, and its spirit, given the uncalibrated influx of the bhaile, brown and white, these days (in addition to all the other ongoing horrors such as the ODP, RP2011, rampant construction, damage to the environment etc). Goans are rightly alarmed and this is not necessarily chauvinism or paranoia as you periodically suggest. Goans have traditionally been welcoming and we do not have to shrink our hearts and minds now. But we should not be blind to the problem either, one that potentially affects everyone, from longtime Goans to bhaile who have settled here for a while. Recognising a problem clearly is the first step towards solving it. Let me here dwell on the new bhaile from the upper end of the economic scale. If these recent incoming were all Sanjeev Trivedis and Heta Pandits it would have been cause for celebration, for a Sanjeev Trivedi and a Heta Pandit giveth to society much more than they taketh. They are assets and a positive force to any community they may choose to settle into. It is not these type of remarkable individuals who have chosen Goa for their home that is our concern. Instead, let's be more discriminating and recognise that the Trivedis and the Pandits are rarities, that the bulk of the nouveau riche - Mirchandanis, Modis, Grovers and Sharmas - flocking to Goa are here only for the ocean view, or are running away from the urban bathrooms their own cities elsewhere in India have turned into, or simply want a vacation outpost to invest into. The Brits and the Germans are here for the sun sand, cheap food and cheap rents, a deal not possible for these (mostly) blue-collared whites in Europe itself. Goa to them is a playground and once it loses its shine they will seek a playground elsewhere. Recall the bhaile of 30 years ago - mostly civil servants, teachers, professors, doctors etc. We played with their children and despite their different language, surnames and food habits we could identify with them without difficulty. In essence they lived among us and more or less like us. Contrast that with the character composition of the bhailes today, parachuting straight into an 80 lakhs apartment or a villa in Dona Paula (or a house in Parra). The very next day he zips around town in a Honda, books his children into Sharda Mandir (through 'influence' no doubt from some other bhailo) while his wife takes a facial at the Marriott, and has no real desire (or capacity), to fraternize with the ordinary Goan or contribute to local life in any significant way. This abrupt social re-vectoring doesn't come without its own set of undesirable consequences. (FN will blithely pronounce this as capitalism and think he has made a devastatingly insightful remark). Goa does not have a limitless capacity to absorb everyone who loves Goa and wants to come here (if love of a place were the sole criterion for admittance, 95% of humanity would make a dash for the USofA today). It is supremely easy to love Goa if you are stuck in any of the noxious hellholes that are Indian cities. If this trend continues unabated Goa will not remain the oasis it is. It is well to recall India's spectacular record of rapidly turning perfectly habitable places into stinking quagmires (think Pune, Bangalore, and a host of other bathroomised towns in urban India). I have been a bhailo myself, having lived for almost 2 decades in America, and I well understand the issues that confront the outsider. I have also seen from close range the shocks administered to the system through indiscriminate immigration and the consequent
Re: [Goanet] EDUCATION IN GOA [3]
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Joe, In breaking with my two-posts per thread tradition, I'm back. To afford you another opportunity to explicitly point out what it is I said that lead you to make a string of inferences about things I did not say. But please don't raise your hopes - that people will take your sagacious advice seriously, based on your educational experiences in North America. Get this: If Goans were Eskimos, they would be living in igloos. ;) [Nothing against Eskimos, but don't expect people in Goa to live a lifestyle of the West.] RESPONSE: Get real! What kind of lifestyle are the people living now? What kind of language are you propagating they use as the medium of instruction in schools ? Hinglish? What kind of movies do people watch ? How are food consumption habits and dining patterns changing? What kind of clothes are the youth wearing these days ? What tools are students using while researching on the the internet ? Are youth going to internet cafes for research? Nevermind what Tony Martin said about porn. Do kids in Goa own a Playstation or an X-Box among other gizmos? What is all this - not a knock-off lifestyle of the west?? Do you really go to Goa, like you claimed in an earlier post? Interestingly, you make some perplexing points, based on borrowed advice (hearsay). If Goa's education system is as robust as you (and your western proponents) say, why don't you consider sending your children to Goa for a primary or higher education? RESPONSE: That's a cop-out! Are you really interested in a serious discussion on Education in Goa? I honestly cannot say that my kids are in a better school than any in Goa. Provincial results on standardized tests were announced yesterday for Grades 3 and 6. Not exactly something to crow about for many schools. This will help test your professed theory: that alls well with the education system in Goa. RESPONSE: Would you please point out when I stated the above? When did I say that alls well with the education system in Goa? Now, you are saying that since North America is experiencing high dropout rates, makes it okay for Goa to have phenomenal school dropouts? RESPONSE: I did not espouse the above. But you are welcome to twist what I said. BTW- in the US there are cases where students carry guns and shoot fellow students; so using your above analogy, what advice would you dispense to students in Goa? RESPONSE: School shootings in US / Canadian schools is not an everyday phenomenon. I have no advice for the students in Goa. What I have is advice for people like you who have their heads buried in the sand. Besides violence in schools in Goa (which already exists at different levels - no guns involved yet) there are/will be more 'improper' activities ongoing or ocurring in schools - remember the case of the kids in the Delhi school and the magical cellphone camera and other such vices. All imported from the west? I suppose no bullying goes on in schools in Goa. Still wearing your blinders? Check out how some youth are spending their Sunday afternoons at the internet cafes - you may classify that as indulging in entertainment of the west! Well, couch-potato kids in the west end-up leading unhealthy lives (physically). But your position is that nothing is wrong with Goa's education system. RESPONSE: Again, you choose to misquote me. That's your prerogative. I clearly stated There is plenty wrong with primary education systems the world over. Goa is no exception. Will the North American and UK settled Goans not allow those in Goa the privilege to decide what is best in their interest? RESPONSE: Another cop-out! There is no need to get defensive. While you may have the aptitude, you lack the ability to DECIDE anything about Education policy in Goa. The only ability you have is to decide which school your child attends. The last government withdrew funding for several schools and there was barely a wimper. BTW- Bosco, don't you think that I have the right to project my views based on my first hand experience in Goa, considering that: RESPONSE: Never mind your rights, which you are unable to exercise. You belie your own purported altruistic intentions by choosing to repeatedly eschew answering a simple question I asked you ? Are you really interested in discussing Education in Goa or grandstanding? 1. I studied in Goa, and by virtue of that fact I'm speaking from my
[Goanet] ABVP condemns Goa University
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. A rather confused protest note from the recent granting of a honorary degree to the Portuguese head of state. The protest comes from the BJP-linked Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad student organisation. --FN http://www.abvp.org/index.php?middle=news_detailid=74 ABVP condemns Goa University Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP),workers demonstrated today in front of Kala Academy at Panaji,against conferring D`Lit degree to Prof.Anibal Cavaco Silva,the President Of Portugal. It is a shame on the part of Goa University to confer the d`Lit on Head Of a nation,which ruled over Goa for 450 years and under the rule,many innocent people were denied to the citizens. This deed of Goa University is an insult to all the freedom fighters who gave their lives and blood during the freedom struggle. University authorities did not have guts to put up the proposal before the Academic Council and the decision was taken by circulating a note before the Executive Council.This shows that the University has succumbed to the political pressure. There were many eminent Goans,upon whom this degree would have been conferred.Goa University has started a wrong tradition by conferring such a degree on a foreigner. ABVP condemns this decision of Goa University and resolves to continue the protest hereafter. We suspect an attempt of some lusophiles to celebrate Fifth Centenary of the aggression of Poruguese on India in the year 2010.ABVP cannot pardon such lusophiles as the Portuguese rule for 450 years meant forced proselitisation,inquisition and suspension of civil liberties.
Re: [Goanet] The much maligned Gulfie
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. I haven't read Cecil's column, but going by what Selma has said it is improper to malign the Gulf Goan or, for that matter, anyone working in the Gulf. Like many communities such as Sri Lankan, Phillipons, Russians, British, they all work here for a reason -- economic fulfillment. Same is the case with Indians and Goans in Canada. Many work there in low-paying jobs and many gave up good jobs in India to settle in their new adopted land. I know of cases where a Phillipino who did nothing in Goa is now earning dirhams 1500 as a maid in a very good house as I know the family -- an Egyptian bank executie and an Englishman husband and no children. They have given her a separate room with TV and also a mobile. She does not cook. Besides there is a gardener and a driver. I can say the maid is doing well when one considers that many graduates working in offices earning between 2500 to 3500 dirhams. At least half that salary goes for rooming, food and travel (unless company provides transport). Now this employer is looking for a new maid because the maid complained that the driver touched her. The driver said the maid came sat close to him. The employer also wants a new driver. She says she cannot handle such things. She would prefer a husband-wife team. Nowadays lot of graduates are in the Middle East. Lot of journalists from Goa who have come for better salaries. So what's wrong with that? Was the tarvotti a much-maligned person? Now many young goans want to go on cruise ships so that they can earn lot of money. I have said before that unless Goa has an employment policy for the new graduates and also for those who have not much of education, the beeline for Goa will continue. I met diplomats in Canada who have settled there after retirement. I asked one why and he was struggling for an answe. Let's not deride those who left Goa. I don't know whether to praise those who have stayed in Goa or not. eugene Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited
[Goanet] Bollywood: Meet young Mithun Govinda
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Bollywood: Meet young Mithun Govinda http://youtube.com/watch?v=7LQMt33YOU4 or http://konkan.tv/view_video.php?viewkey=80548b916f1947ffbad7 Some Tips: For larger screen and best quality video, always opt for Konkan.tv video (Those of you who are on high speed broadband e.g. UK, US, Europe, etc) Others with less than 1mbps speed like 256kpps, 384kbps, 512kbps etc may opt for Youtube (or if you are on any of these speeds and have no problem watching at both places (abv) pl let me also know) Both links provided. Pl let me know should you have any problems or suggestions to make in this connection. Remember, EVERY LITTLE HELPS [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ Konkani Songs, Goan Photos, Tiatr/Film VCDs, Bank interest rates etc etc (for updates etc click below) http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/files/ ___ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk
[Goanet] The much maligned Gulfie - response for newbies
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. I beg long-term GoaNetters to forgive me for repeating below what I have said so many times in so many ways. Selma so loves the sound of her own voice that she hears nothing else. She has to be forced to drink from the fountain of knowledge. You can take someone to the fountain but... --- Selma wrote: Luckily for me, this is the cyber-age and everything is recorded somewhere in the annals of history. Also luckily for me, I have a razor sharp memory and I'm not in the habit of pulling things out of thin air. Cecil wrote: I am truly impressed by your razor sharp memory. To recall verbatim so many paragraphs from my humour column must mean you are a dedicated fan of my writing. I myself have a bad memory and resort to Search + Copy + Paste. Unfortunately Selma the sharpness of your memory has probably been gained at the expense of the loss of another critical faculty - comprehension. I do not deny what I wrote. I also thank you for quoting the entire context. I will not repeat what I have told you earlier on this forum. But since your razor sharp memory seems rather selective, remember this. There are no holy cows where my humour writing goes. I will poke fun at everyone and everything including myself and my loved ones. Long back I had brought up the Gulfee / Shipee terminology query and had got brilliant and insightful resonses from Floriano, Melinda and many others. Here is the link: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2004-November/021138.html Fortunately you were not around here on GoaNet in 2004 and so the discussion was civil, and more importantly, on track and not led astray and made convoluted by your prejudices. If you follow the thread, and somehow manage to comprehend what is being discussed, you will see how far off the mark you are in trying to characterise me as a Gulfee baiter. The chip on your shoulder is of your own making, and nobody shares it. Closer to the present I am reproducing verbatim below my response to George Pinto in June of 2005. If this does not prove my admiration for the Gulfee I don't know what will. Quoting: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2005-June/030102.html [Goanet]Holiday offer --- George Pinto wrote: I think Cecil's Kashmir holiday request was in jest (is it safe to travel there now)? Cecil: Yes indeed George. I was just kidding with Mervyn. -- George: I know Eric is very serious in his offer. Cecil: I am aware of that. I have interacted with Eric before and am amazed at his kindness. - George: However, cybergoans have greatly benefited from Cecil's humour and it is only fitting we collectively thank him. We should share in the cost of Cecil's holiday to a place of his choosing in India. Cecil, tell us the total cost of a family holiday and I will chip in. Cecil: Thanks George. I know you mean it sincerely but your talent for fund raising can be utilised much better elsewhere and for a more deserving cause. If Cyber Goans have benefited from my humour writings then let me assure you that I enjoy writing them as much. And I have been amply repaid by the wonderful friends I have made and the feedback I have got. Let me share with you an e-mail sent to me by a female Cyber Goan (Gulf based and EXPRESSIONS' client) some three years back at Christmas time. I am not mentioning her location and Xing out her husband's name to conceal her identity. I have not edited anything else and am reproducing it verbatim (typos and all) below. - quote Dear Cecil and Beatrice Want to tell you how much X (my husband) and I have enjoyed reading your very clean humourous articles, depicting how observant you are of human behaviour. X has an extremely tight schedule at work, yet whenever I forward him your emails, he is thrilled at the site/thought that there is some laughter in store for him..only when he gets home, he prints your Emails to be read only at his tea and bo`bo` at 6:00pm. X has very stressful moments at work, but your humour has lighted him many times. I want to thank you in a special way this Christmas and Keep up the Good Humour!!! - unquote --- I have received similar e-mails from others but cannot reproduce them here without inadvertently revealing their identities. What better payment than that can I ask for George? If God has gifted me with a an ability to make people laugh for a while then have I not been
Re: [Goanet] Ads for Goan property in Delhi newspapers/to Rajan
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Dear Rajan, I've been scouring for your posts on Goanet with a great deal of delight these days, if only for their eloquence because there is quite a degree of divergence in our ideology at times. The forays into Frederick's ego are amusing since the first thing that google presented on you came from Frederick's blog, which was very flattering indeed. So I have to wonder if there's a tacit agreement to appear adversarial. In anycase, I wish you wouldn't exit and exhibit the lady doth protest too much syndrome (leave that one to me, which I play to the hilt from time to time :-) I agree entirely with you that the mass migration into Goa has to be addressed and I tried to do so very logically when I first came onto this forum. I even brought Maltus into it. Yes, I was shouted down. So you see I need a prop. My reasons are selfish but do stay. Selma --- Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (c) climb the high horse and call me anti-Indian and xenophobic. This is a v good strategy since it instantly confers on him the status of hero among his non-Goan friends, brown white, and marks him out at once as a man of balance, wisdom and a deep insight into the complexities of the human condition. Warm regards, Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL
Re: [Goanet] The much maligned Gulfie
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. We all know that stereotypes are hurtful even if you know you were not deliberately targeted. Its natural to take umbrage. Unfortunately there are few of us who have not stereotyped often unconsciously or unaware that someone may take offence. Helga Well said! Reena Carvalho wrote: I've just about had it with the constant maligning of the so-called Gulfie.
Re: [Goanet] Nike ad song: Is it Konkani?
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. More on Nike ad and Konkani, http://www.malluforum.com/post-118480.html Avelino ___ Cajetan Rego [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The song in the Nike ad sounds like a Konkani song. Is it really so? The tune sounds good. I could not make out the lyrics. Can someone provide a link to the lyrics/ downloadable song? Thanks, Cajetan Rego, Tivim Goa
Re: [Goanet] Fred, Rajan, Roland, VCD and K3 ( a response to Rajan Parrikar)
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. On 02/03/07, Rajan P. Parrikar wrote: Dear Jose, I am reluctant to post my rebuttal on Goanet since I am almost on the verge of signing off from Goanet. Also, I do not wish to rake up past unpleasant issues like the VCD since it serves no useful purpose, and people react emotionally to these things. I don't have any views on the VCD itself since I have not seen it (and I say so clearly in my rebuttal to Frederick). I can email it to you privately if you wish. Warm regards, r ps: Also - despite the harshness in tone in my rejoinders I have no ill-will towards Frederick and I look forward to having chai with him again at Cafe Tato. I have my severe political disagreements with him but on a human level he is a jolly good fellow. Dear Rajan, Thank you for the courtesy of your response. As a person who has seen the VCD, all I say is that it is despicable. No sensible or decent Goan could have perpetrated that obscenity on one's brother Goan. You may have gathered by now that I have a very healthy disrespect for politicians. I admired Manohar Parrikar both because he had intellect and also because we had dodo heads as alternatives. A person ( related to my God-child) who I consider my friend called me one day from the UK inviting me to leave what I am doing here and join him in helping the BJP throw out the corrupt Congress crooks out of power in Goa. I almost did. I however told him that I would think about it - as I do not trust politicians. In my view, they are different shades of the same crookedness. Then, I spent a few days reviewing the antecedents of the BJP. I came to the conclusion that (Whatever they say) the BJP are the public face of the Hindu Maha Sabha. Growing up in Poona, I had seen enough of them. They were no better than the Salazarists in Goa, or the Right Wing Christian bigots in the West. I thought to myself .If I would not even spend one second of my time to support the Righties that the Goveians support, or the merciless Thatcherites why would I support these 'neo-incarnations with gloss' of those very people who spread hate in this world. It would be akin to supporting the Catholic IRA or the Protestant UDV or the Mugabes, Pinochets, Castros, Sadaams or os senhores 'Jorges ani Deeks' of this world. I turned down the invitation of my friend Aires Rodrigues. He returned to Goa.canvassed heavily for the BJP and the rest is history. Even so, I thought Isn't it better to have Parrikar there than Churchill Alemao ? and I thought ...It is. I was very disappointed by his 'compromise of principles' when he made allowances convenient enough to capture the chair. He made deals with the very same crooks who are presently presenting you with the opportunity to use your delightful digital camera. Then came the totally despicable VCD. I believe that Goans today are faced with three choices ... (1) a Rock (2) A Hard Place and (3) a third choice that Fred Noronha is threatening to come up with ...but hasn't. I will submit that IF you have not seen the despicable VCD . you are opining about the BJP without having complete background info. I would have accepted it IF you had seen the despicable VCD and then come to the same conclusion you now are at. About the tone of your discussion with Fred Noronha, I'd say this . It is discouraging that two (out of many) Goan individuals who can be of such usefulness to the future of Goa are having such a 'picante' discussion at such base levels. As my good e-friend Prof Ranjan Sardessai (from Margao and Texas) often says ... We Goans should not think of ourselves as Hindus or Christians (or others ... as FN says he thinks like), we should think of ourselves as Goans. If not those who are not Goans will come, divide us and destroy the Goan ethos and communal harmony we now enjoy and ...which might become extinct along with Amchem Goem. just my view jc PS: please do send my your response and Fred's post that you responded to. BTW: I thank you for your photographic ability. I will write to you privately wrt that in a couple of days.
Re: [Goanet] Sesa Goa
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. From: Bernado Colaco Goans working for Sesa Goa and those in Goa and else where should fight tooth and nail to deter the sale of this company. Or else there will be more Goans out of work. Unfortunately the core employees are bharats. BC = Hello Chopsticks . It is the Japanese Mitsui Corp which is planning to sell its 51% equity stake in Sesa Goa. Now here is something to interest you: a Brazilian Company called CVRD is also bidding for Sesa Goa. One of the people involved in the bid is a Goan - Elson de Barros Gomes Jr, Honorary Consul of India in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coincidentally Elson wrote to me yesterday My favorite food that my mother does with lot dexterity are lentils as moong, masur, tur, and channa I also like a lot of the chutneys that she does of mango from Karela or Brinjal . and that is why I cannot loose weight. For a photograph and profile of Elson check out the photo gallery at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Cheers, Eddie Fernandes
Re: [Goanet] capitalism: another inconvenient truth
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Good post Allwyn. Now that India is enmeshed in the vagaries of American style cowboy capitalism, it can expect to undergo the business cycles that were unknown before such capitalism made itself felt. It was not too long ago during their currency crisis, that while the Asian Tigers most of whom were capitalist running dogs, suffered abject misery of the kind that led conservative Muslim middle class working wives in Jakarta to walk the streets and sell their bodies to feed their families, India was insulated from any such thing. Poor maybe, but thanks to Indira Gandhi and Subramaniam and his Green Revolution, with enough to feed their families. I am not against capitalism but not of the unbridled kind. Anyone who thinks that capitalism can and will regulate itself to meet society's needs and take care of society's poor and disadvantaged (read most of India's population) must think again. Roland. On 2/28/07, allwyntc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And that, also in brief, is how capitalism fuels the economy. Not just families, even mother earth is mere collateral damage. Capitalism, like guns, they will argue, does not kill people. Who is to say? But it, indeed, is hard to resist after big brother has shown us the good life. Another inconvenient truth. (c) Allwyn Carvalho
[Goanet] In Memoriam: Ronald Rebello
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Dr. Leo Rebello - (former) Goanetter ?? RONALD REBELLO in memoriam by Fayyaz Pathan Ronald Rebello (25), son of Dr. Leo Rebello and Mrs. Kashmira Rebello and brother of Robin Rebello, passed away on Friday, 23rd February, 2007, after 25 days of high fever which remained undiagnosed or refused to reduce inspite of comprehensive tests and best of treatment, creating a heavy void for his friends and extreme grief for his family. All those present at his funeral said that a saint had died too young. Ronald graduated (BSW) from the Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work, in 2004, then went to Sweden on the prestigious SIDA Scholarship. Visited UK, Germany, France, Denmark and Finland and returned to India to work for the poor and downtrodden, like his father. His heart was with the Tribals. Ronald also participated in the World Social Forum in Bombay and the European Social Forum in London, actively. Presently he was doing his LL.B part II at the New Law College, Matunga, and, like his father Dr. Leo Rebello, was very active in social work. His letters to the editors were accurate, brief and clear. He founded Justice Corps to educate people on Law and bring about much needed reforms. Next month he was bound for Japan on a Swiss scholarship, but Allah, the merciful, called him to His side. Ronald's friends will meet at the Rebello residence on Sunday 4th March to plan for future activities in his memory and to complete his unfinished goals; like he was working on 25 different manuscripts. They also wish to bring out a book entitled Ronald Rebello - the saint who died young and institute scholarships at the Nirmala Niketan in his revered memory. Ronald Rebello, R.I.P. Our sympathies to grief stricken parents, Mrs. Kashmira Rebello and Dr. Leo Rebello and his brother Robin Rebello. Readers of Agni Times may contact them on 28872741. SOURCE: http://justicecorps.wordpress.com/
