[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s MARCH 12, 2005 DATELINE: GOA
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-news Goanet-News Archives http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet Goanet Archives http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet-news To subscribe (c) Goanet 2005 Creative Commons -- http://www.creativecommons.org Feel free to reproduce this compilation in its entirety, with all credits retained. [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] ANJUNA'S WOES: Unabated sand extraction spells doom for famed Anjuna beach. Goa's soul is getting ripped. In an unprecedented assault, Goa's beaches are getting robbed, ugly structures are being constructed on the beachfront, and a stream of hawkers are intruding the privacy of tourists. Gomantak Times starts a three-part series titled 'Shifting Sands', that sifts through the alarming problem that is affecting tourism. (GT) o Lukewarm response to zilla parishad polls in S Goa coastal belt. (GT) o Campaigning for Zilla Panchayat elections ends; Goa goes to polls on Sunday morning. (Herald) o Renegades came on stage at All India Radio's Night of the Fortnight concert at Panjim on Friday. Photo by Alister Miranda. o Goa government has decided to ban the use of mobile phones in schools hours for students, and for teachers while in class. (GT) o Teachers will have to give an undertaking to their managements that will prohibit them from taking tuitions. (H) o Goa Directorate of Transport is better known for its vast, and allegedly corrupt, bureaucracy than its efficiency, writes Reuven Proenca. (GT) o Supreme Court of India staysshutting of mining, coal and other industries that have come up without th emandatory clearance under the Environmental Proection Act. Some 218 units of this kind were earlier threatened to be shut down. This petition had been filed by the Goa Foundation. (UNI) o Rane urges Governor to look at working of Corporation of Panjim.(NT) News from Google-Alerts http://news.google.com ---------------------------------------------- o President's rule may be lifted from Goa: Cong Hindustan Times - India o Goa's Lokutsav 2005, folk-based festival, converging India on one platform. Webindia123 - India o Navy's war assets to shift house Newindpress - Chennai,India Codenamed `Project Seabird', the base, situated about 90 km south of Goa, was proposed by the Navy a decade ago primarily to decongest its Mumbai base Budget : an investor's eye-view Navhind Times - Panjim,India Another matter that has been worrying the readers these days seems to be notices issued by Income Tax Department to some taxpayers in Goa... BSNL dials franchisees to market its products Pune Newsline - Pune,India A GOAN GETS A SENIOR POST IN THE NEW Portuguese government: Some comments. From Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha: "Orlando da Costa is a well known writer (as Paulo Colaco Dias e-mailed) in the Portuguese language, with several books to his credit and an award won for "O Signo da Ira". But, as far as I know, he is not a poet." From Fernando do Rego: "I am sending to several persons includind the Goan Press as it is a great honour for Goa.He is the son of the also famous Goan poet Orlando Costa, settled in Lisbon." Paulo Colaco Dias wrote: On the 4th March 2005, the new Portuguese Prime Minister, Jose Socrates chose Antonio Costa, son of the famous Goan writer Orlando da Costa, to be the number two of his newly elected socialist Government. Antonio Costa will be the new Minister of State and Internal Administration and number two in the Portuguese Government. More information at: http://dossiers.publico.pt/dossier.asp?id=1409 (Portuguese) SAVLLI ('The Shadow') is a new Romi Konkani broadsheet newspaper publication to hit the stands. Ten pages including two in colour, the February 2005 issue is priced at Rs 5. It is available from editor Ives Tavares, Ilha de Rachol 403719 telephone +91 9822 984076. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPORTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- EUROPEAN FOOTBALL COACH is a proud Goan. It's a pleasure to help Goan football, says Mariano Barreto. He has risen to the ranks of Assistant Coach of Champion League Clubs like Borussia Dortmund in Germany, Lokomotiv Moscow in Russia, head coach to the Ghana national team which took part in the Athens Olympics. Mariano has offered to be at the dispense of Goan football, write Andrew Pereira and Diogo Lemos. SALIGAO: St Savio's Calangute won 2-0 over FC Siolim, to move in to the quarters of the Rajasthan Marbles soccer at Saligao grounds. SALIGAO: It will be a fight to the end when Salcete giants Navelim Villagers taken on Bardez Killer Friends XI Vaddem in the late VM Salgaocar finals, organised by Saligao Sporting Club on Saturday. MARGAO: Glorious Cricket Club, Margao defeated Khaifaband Cricket Club to emerge champs in the all-Goa control cricket tournament for the Agni Champions Trophy. CHIMBEL: Halchal Circketeers will organise the 5th all Goa tennis ball cricket tournament on March 13 and 20 at Chimbel Boys Ground, near VK Bar, at 10 am. CARANZALEM: Young Challenges of Barchem Bhat will organise a three-a-side tie-breaker on March 13 at green fields grounds, opposite Pastry Palace, from 9.30 am. CHICALIM: On National Maritime Day, a road race for men and women will be held on April 3 from 7 am starting from BITS Pilani College main gate to Chicalim grounds, a distance of about six kms. [Sports news from Herald] --------------------------------------------------------------------- OBITUARY COLUMNS: KEEPING TRACK OF THOSE WHO LEFT US --------------------------------------------------------------------- BAMBOLIM: Brigida Estanciana Amelia Francisca de Sousa, b 1932.Wife of late Guilherme Jeronimo de Souza, mother/in-law of Urbano (Dubai)/Mary, Lena (Case JD Fernandes)/Jerry, Lazarus/Janet (UK), Bashu/Succccorine, late Ursula, Classey & Derrick (UK), sister/in-law of Edociana/Luis, late Ubaldo/late Angela, late Sancia/Felix and late Alcantara/late Fausta, grandmum of Karen, Jason, Mabel, Branzon, Sigrid and Jeronimo expired peacefully on March 7. Funeral March 12 at 4 pm to OL of Belem Church, Bambolim. CAVELOSSIM: Jose Jseoino P Rodrigues. Husband of Ana Maria Rodrigues, father/in-law of Lazar/Josefina, Imaculada/Loretto, Loren/David, Melito/Elda and grand-children. Funeral, March 12 4 pm to Holy Cross Church, Cavelossim CHANDOR: Caetano P Antao. Husband of Filomena Rodrigues, father/in-law of Percy (St Xavier's High School, Velim)/Joseph (Alua Bar N Rest, Verna), Julieta/Saldinho (Cuncolim), Maria/Anthony (Tabuk-kSA0, granddad of Peublo, Preston, Shawn and Alton. Funeral March 12 at 3 pm to Nossa Senhora de Belem Church, Chandor. VELIM: Ermita Emerciana Dumena Martins e Caeiro. Caeiro Vaddo. b 1922. Wife of late Fransquino Caeiro, mother/in-law of Ivo/Naidu, Irene, Aleluia/Elma, Wilson/Immaculate. Grandmum of Lona/Sergio, Leslie, Libia, Ahswin, Hazel, Dezvil, Intasha and Warren. Funeral March 12 at 10 am to St Xavier's, Velim. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S ON IN GOA --------------------------------------------------------------------- LECTURES LOOKING AT THE PAST, AT HISTORY, AND BEYOND: Fundacao Oriente <http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=%22Fundacao+Oriente%22&meta=> has recently, i.e. on March 10, launched another lecture series series on Indo-Portuguese historical and cultural interactions. In the past week, last Thursday from 6-7 pm, Dr Glenn J Ames <http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=%22Glenn+J+Ames%22&meta> has a catchy title for his talk -- 'A Tale of Four Cities: The Provincia do Norte in an Age of Decline and Rebirth, 1640-1683'. The 'Provincia do Norte' <http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=%22Provincia+do+Norte%22&meta=> or the Northern Province, was the hardly-northern not-far-from-Bombay edge of the colonial Portuguese empire in South Asia. Dr Ames here tells the story of four cities -- Diu, Daman, Chaul and Bacaim (today's Vasai) -- in the rebuilding in the 17th century of the Estado da India <http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=%22Estado+da+India%22&meta=> , as the Portuguese colonial state here was then known. Dr Ames is Professor of French and Portuguese history at the University of Toledo, USA <http://www.utoledo.edu/>. He's currently in Goa as a Senior Research Fellow of the American Institute of Indian Studies. His earlier books include 'Renascent Empire? The House of Braganza and the Quest for Stability in Portuguese Monsoon Asia, ca. 1640-1683' <http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/15504.ctl> and Vasco da Gama: Renaissance Crusader (2005) <http://www.ablongman.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0321092821,00.html>. In this session, Dr Ames' argument is that the Portuguese by the late 'seventeenth century, were beseiged by both European rivals (like the Dutch) and indigenous powers like the Mughals and Bijapur. Comments he: "The decade which began with the loss of Cochin to the (Dutch) VOC <http://batavia.rug.ac.be/> and the reluctant transfer of Bombay to the English, ironically also marked the beginning of three decades of vital reform for the Estado da India". His study looks at the geo-political, religious and economic challenges confronting the Portuguese Crown in Asia, between 166301700 and more. He'll look closely at the importance of the "Provinces of the North" in this reformation process. On March 17, Prof Jean-Pierre Angenot, a Belgian-turned-Brazilian known for his TADIA (The African Diaspora in Asia) Network <http://www.mail-archive.com/goa-research-net@goacom.com/msg00139.html> , explains the history and geography of the current-day often-neglected African diaspora in India. On March 24, journalist-turned-Kala Academy member secretary Vinayak V Khedekar talks on 'traditional communication technique -- phonology' while a week later photographer Sunil Vaidyanathan talks on 'India through my lens'. FRENCH RESISTANCE FILM FESTIVAL: This festival of French films will be held at Ashok Cinema Hall, Panjim from March 13 to 19 at 6.15 p.m every day 2005 is the celebration of the 60th birthday of the Liberation of France from the Occupation by the Nazis during the World War II (1940-1945). Seven movies by different directors, shot in the Occupation period relate different love stories and family affairs with more or less connection with the historical context of this time. All films sub-titled in English. Entry free. Films to be screened are Douce (1943, Claude Autant-Lara), Goupi Mains Bouges (1942, Jacques Becker), La Nuit Fantastique (1941, Marcel L'Herbier), Laissez Passer (2002, Bertrand Tavernier), Le Corbeau (1943, Henri-George Clouzot), Remorques (1940, Jean Gremillon), Les Enfants du Paradis (1945, Marcel Carne). For info about films in Goa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/moviesgoa/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- GOA IN CYBERSPACE... --------------------------------------------------------------------- CYBERMATRIMONIALS, SORRY ABOUT THIS! Due to some accidental deletion of in-box messages, we've lost some of your messages that were to go out in the forthcoming issue of Cybermatrimonials. If you had sent in an email for listing in this column over the past month, then you'd need to kindly resend it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our sincere apologies over this! ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GOANS IN THE BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY: UK-based historian Cliff Pereira has been conducting extensive research into Goans in the British Merchant Navy. In his work on 'Goans in the Merchant Navy', Cliff Pereira provides answers to the many fascinating questions such as: When were Goans first employed in the British MN? * What were Goans in the MN known as? * Why did the British employ seamen from a Portuguese colony? * What sort of occupations did the Goans have within the MN? * What sort of shipping companies employed the Goans? * When did Goan Seamen in the MN first come to Britain? * How were Goans treated in the British Merchant Navy? * Were Goans employed on British Merchant Navy vessels during the Colonial Wars of the Nineteenth Century? * Were Goans employed in the British Merchant Navy in the First World War? * Were Goans employed in the British Merchant Navy in the Second World War? * Is it possible that the liners engaged in any special operations during the war years ? * How many Goans came to their death in the Second World War? * What sort of fatalities did Goan Seamen experience in the Second World War? * Where did they die and under what circumstances? * What about after the War? * What were some of the social implications of the employment of Goans in the British MN? Welcome to the Goa Maritime Museum. This site has come about as a memorial to the hundreds of Goan seamen who have served on ships under many flags, in peace and in war, and who continue to seek the opportunities of a life on the high seas. The site is a particular memorial to the hundreds of Goan sailors who died in the two World Wars and are barely remembered in Europe or Asia. For the families and friends that never knew the nature by which these men met their ends in watery graves, may this serve as a monument. Check out the Cliff Pereira's work on Goans in the Merchant Navy in the 'files' section of the ~Qgoa-maritime-museum~R mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-maritime-museum/ Please forward this link to your relatives, friends and all those who would be interested in being part of Goa's rich maritime history. You can join this network if you wish. (Source: Melvyn Misquita) DIRECTORY FOR A BARDEZ VILLAGE, SALIGAO: Need to send for a rickshaw via mobile? Need to phone the village church? Can you order a tiffin at your home? If you live around Saligao, it's all just a phone-call away... Saligaobrochure.pdf is a 230KB file in PDF format that includes around 140+ phone numbers listing different services, goods and products available in Saligao. It was compiled by Shannon D'Souza, and has now been reworked and formatted using Free Software to make it printable on a two-sided A4 size page. For a free copy, send an email with the subjectline SEND SALIGAOBROCHURE.PDF to [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOA-RESEARCH-NET is a specialist network for those interested in research of Goa. To join, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] justifying your interest in this research-oriented forum. VICTOR RANGEL RIBEIRO, musicologist, novelist and supporter of voluntary ventures in Goa is currently visiting Australia (till March 25). Subsequently, he will be in Goa till early March. He writes: "I'll be glad to help you in your projects." Thank you Victor! Goanet needs all the support it can find and absorb. Want to know of how citizens (led by returned expats) are helping to reform Bangalore's civic institutions, and make them transparent and more efficient? Contact Janaagraha # 198, Nandidurga Road Jayamahal, Bangalore-560046 Ph: 080-23542381 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.janaagraha.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S SPECIAL RECIPE Curried beef rolls (Goan style) --------------------------------------------------------------------- INGREDIENTS: Half-kg beef. One large potato, cut in thin strips lengthwise. One carrot, cut in thin strips. Quarter packet bacon, cut in long thin slices. GRIND to marinate the meat: Half teaspoon coriander seeds. Quarter teaspoon cumin seeds. Eight peppercorns. Four cinnamon sticks. Five cloves. Seven slices ginger. Eleven cloves garlic. Quarter bunch coriander leaves. Half tomato. One teaspoon vinegar. Half lime, extract juice. Half beef soup cube. METHOD FOR BEEF ROLLS: Cut beef into large thin slices and flatten them. Apply little salt. Marinate the beef with the above ground masala and keep aside. Then, on each slice of beef, place a strip of potato, carrot and bacon, roll up and secure with a toothpick. On slow fire, fry the rolls and brown them on all sides. Remove and keep aside. INGREDIENTS FOR GRAVY: Two onions, sliced. One tomato, minced. GRIND FOR THE GRAVY: Two green chillies. One tablespoon coriander seeds. Six peppercorns. One onion. Two sliced ginger. Four cloves garlic.Three cloves. METHOD FOR THE GRAVY: Grind the above ingredients for gravy. Fly sliced onions and when brown, add minced tomato. Fry for five minutes. The add the ground masala and fry for another 10 minutes. Add the masala water and when the curry starts boiling, place the beef rolls in the pot. Simmer on slow fire for another 10 minutes. Remove from fire. Suggestion: Sorpatel masala can be substituted instead of the above ground paste for gravey. Serve with plain rice and any vegetable dish. Courtesy: Savour the Flavour of India, 2005 recipes by Edna Fernandes. Mississauga. Ontario-based Edna is author of 'Saviour the Flavour of India', pp 132, January 2005, Rs 250 printed at Pilar, from where the above excerpt is reproduced with permission. Details from [EMAIL PROTECTED] or mobile 9822 588 823 (Goa) till 31/3. --------------------------------------------------------------------- THOUGHT FOR TODAY --------------------------------------------------------------------- THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily. -- Sally Koch (Earlier put out by http://wwwcharityfocus.org and http://qad.charityfocus.org ) --------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTE ... UNQUOTE --------------------------------------------------------------------- As an entrepreneur myself, I am concerned about the lack of entrepreneurship in Goan Christians. 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