[Goanet]Goan food... and all that
BRIEfnCOUNTERS: Goan food... and all that - By Frederick Noronha THIS IS one book the reviewer is particularly unqualified to review. One doesn't understand Goan cooking; or any other cooking for that matter. At the risk of being labelled blatantly unpatriotic, let's admit that food-diversity in a place like South Asia can make one want to try out the 'other' food rather than keep on at one own's 'home' food. In addition, isn't Goan food, oh so rich, and better suited for that physically-active life which most of us simply don't have any more? So, what is one doing in reviewing what calls itself 'The Essential Goa Cookbook'? Truth is, books dealing with Goa -- whatever their subject -- usually get so little attention, that they could simply decay with neglect. Or remain unsold on bookshelves. So, whatever the subject, a book on Goa deserves to be discussed. By whoever Maria Teresa Menezes' book is published by Penguin. This gives it a head-start, in that it is likely to get better noticed. The back-cover describes the book as containing "over two hundred recipes from one of the best coastal cuisines of India". Superlatives are sometimes hard to live upto. Obviously, the book is aimed at Goans, both expat and locals, and visitors to the place. Goan food, for that matter, long lay rather undiscovered till travel writers accidentally stumbled across it in the footsteps of a growing number of charter visitors visiting this small place since the 'nineties. In some ways, a section of Goans themselves rediscovered their culinary culture through lengthy reviews in the foreign press. Mumbai-born Maria Teresa 'Tessa' Menezes is the wife of an Indian Navy officer, and the daughter of a former honorary counsel for Brazil. She's was based in Pune when the book was published (2000), the reader is told. Like a book earlier reviewed, the author here too is part of the Goan diaspora. She writes: "Nostalgic memories of holidays spent in Goa during my early childhood first prompted me to record those halcyon days -- to share these memories as a sort of legacy for my grandchildren." Nostalgia, or brands of Lusostalgia as my Dutch friend Patrice Reimens calls it, is a major fuel in shaping our 'image' of Goa. More so among the Catholic Goan. This 371-page tome is a good mix of a wide range of recipes, plus some interesting background. It's packaged well, and what would otherwise be an exotic flavour of food gets explained nicely. This, together with the once-again-in-fashion Portuguese labelling trends (haven't you seen those ads offering 'Portuguese villas' for sale) could make it well-received and not just restricted to a narrow segment in the market. Take 'Bacalhau' or Portuguese salt cod with dried beans. Says the author: "A lot of people in Goa still get misty-eyed over bacalhau or Portuguese salt cod. It was cooked with rice, fried in fofos or cooked with dried beans... Now it has become a luxury, but salted ray or shark makes an acceptable substitute..." If you didn't know what Caldinho was, it's also labelled as 'mild fish curry'. Menezes' view: "With such a wide variety of fish -- from whitebait to wiswound (sic), and such an abundance of shell-fish and crustaceans, it is little wonder that fish in some form is a 'must' at every Goan meal." (Going off on a tangent here, just as questions get asked on whether and in what measure tourism really benefits the local place and her people, the mechanization of fish has also meant vanishing fish resources in local seas. This has been the reality since the ill-advised Euro-aided mechanization of fishing in Goa. It may have helped politicians and influential others and also exported more fish to the affluent buyer abroad, but surely fish hasn't become any more affordable or easily-available here.) Other recipes in Menezes' book include 'aadmaas' (meat-bone curry or 'aadachem' as we knew it), carne de porco em 'marinade branca' (less exotically, simply pork with feni), the lowly 'sorak' (tastes better when termed 'curry sauce'?), 'leitria' (tender coconut and egg sweet), and even the humble 'nachni' mix more exotically called 'merenda de nachini' (ragi merenda). Needless to say, Goan cooking comes in many flavours. Each religious community, and sometimes each caste-group too, has their own cuisine. Critics have argued in other contexts that the elite, affluent Goan project his home as *the* Goan house. Maybe a similar view could be taken of food. There have been other books on Saraswat cuisine, the non-meat and often fish-based cooking of the local Hindu Brahmin. Other cuisines in various parts of Goa -- whether the spicy chicken available near the Pernem town's main temple, or the excellent food prepared by sub-altern Catholic groups for parties and picnics -- have obviously not been glamourised as others have. After a meal with Da
Re: [Goanet]Goanet Membership Rules
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, noel wrote: > I seem to find that "some" authors get away with murder on goanet. > Wonder why?? Noel, Thanks for your feedback. I think every member of Goanet also has a duty to stand up and speak out when s/he feels acceptable limits are being violated. It would be nice if you could point to specific cases where posters are repeatedly getting away with "murder". This is not to suggest that I have myself not erred while approving messages. In one case, a very responsible member, Eustaquio (EJS) found that one of his post was wrongly rejected -- and I was probably the culprit, thinking it was a virus. In another case, one was surprised to read the content of the post one had hurriedly approved. Still, it would be very nice to hear Goanetters speaking up when they find posts to be consistently objectionable in tone or content -- so that everyone knows what is expected-behaviour on Goanet. FN ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet-news]Goan food... and all that
BRIEfnCOUNTERS: Goan food... and all that - By Frederick Noronha THIS IS one book the reviewer is particularly unqualified to review. One doesn't understand Goan cooking; or any other cooking for that matter. At the risk of being labelled blatantly unpatriotic, let's admit that food-diversity in a place like South Asia can make one want to try out the 'other' food rather than keep on at one own's 'home' food. In addition, isn't Goan food, oh so rich, and better suited for that physically-active life which most of us simply don't have any more? So, what is one doing in reviewing what calls itself 'The Essential Goa Cookbook'? Truth is, books dealing with Goa -- whatever their subject -- usually get so little attention, that they could simply decay with neglect. Or remain unsold on bookshelves. So, whatever the subject, a book on Goa deserves to be discussed. By whoever Maria Teresa Menezes' book is published by Penguin. This gives it a head-start, in that it is likely to get better noticed. The back-cover describes the book as containing "over two hundred recipes from one of the best coastal cuisines of India". Superlatives are sometimes hard to live upto. Obviously, the book is aimed at Goans, both expat and locals, and visitors to the place. Goan food, for that matter, long lay rather undiscovered till travel writers accidentally stumbled across it in the footsteps of a growing number of charter visitors visiting this small place since the 'nineties. In some ways, a section of Goans themselves rediscovered their culinary culture through lengthy reviews in the foreign press. Mumbai-born Maria Teresa 'Tessa' Menezes is the wife of an Indian Navy officer, and the daughter of a former honorary counsel for Brazil. She's was based in Pune when the book was published (2000), the reader is told. Like a book earlier reviewed, the author here too is part of the Goan diaspora. She writes: "Nostalgic memories of holidays spent in Goa during my early childhood first prompted me to record those halcyon days -- to share these memories as a sort of legacy for my grandchildren." Nostalgia, or brands of Lusostalgia as my Dutch friend Patrice Reimens calls it, is a major fuel in shaping our 'image' of Goa. More so among the Catholic Goan. This 371-page tome is a good mix of a wide range of recipes, plus some interesting background. It's packaged well, and what would otherwise be an exotic flavour of food gets explained nicely. This, together with the once-again-in-fashion Portuguese labelling trends (haven't you seen those ads offering 'Portuguese villas' for sale) could make it well-received and not just restricted to a narrow segment in the market. Take 'Bacalhau' or Portuguese salt cod with dried beans. Says the author: "A lot of people in Goa still get misty-eyed over bacalhau or Portuguese salt cod. It was cooked with rice, fried in fofos or cooked with dried beans... Now it has become a luxury, but salted ray or shark makes an acceptable substitute..." If you didn't know what Caldinho was, it's also labelled as 'mild fish curry'. Menezes' view: "With such a wide variety of fish -- from whitebait to wiswound (sic), and such an abundance of shell-fish and crustaceans, it is little wonder that fish in some form is a 'must' at every Goan meal." (Going off on a tangent here, just as questions get asked on whether and in what measure tourism really benefits the local place and her people, the mechanization of fish has also meant vanishing fish resources in local seas. This has been the reality since the ill-advised Euro-aided mechanization of fishing in Goa. It may have helped politicians and influential others and also exported more fish to the affluent buyer abroad, but surely fish hasn't become any more affordable or easily-available here.) Other recipes in Menezes' book include 'aadmaas' (meat-bone curry or 'aadachem' as we knew it), carne de porco em 'marinade branca' (less exotically, simply pork with feni), the lowly 'sorak' (tastes better when termed 'curry sauce'?), 'leitria' (tender coconut and egg sweet), and even the humble 'nachni' mix more exotically called 'merenda de nachini' (ragi merenda). Needless to say, Goan cooking comes in many flavours. Each religious community, and sometimes each caste-group too, has their own cuisine. Critics have argued in other contexts that the elite, affluent Goan project his home as *the* Goan house. Maybe a similar view could be taken of food. There have been other books on Saraswat cuisine, the non-meat and often fish-based cooking of the local Hindu Brahmin. Other cuisines in various parts of Goa -- whether the spicy chicken available near the Pernem town's main temple, or the excellent food prepared by sub-altern Catholic groups for parties and picnics -- have obviously not been glamourised as others have. After a meal with Da
[Goanet]FEATURE: Of hippy togs, cannabis and memories of swinging sixties (FEATURE)
Of hippy togs, cannabis and memories of swinging sixties (FEATURE) By Ruth David, Indo-Asian News Service Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 7 (IANS) Drug dos, foreigners with dreadlocks, shops packed with hippy attire and other relics of the swinging sixties live on in this Indian hill station of abundant apple orchards and rivers of melted snow. Walk up the winding lane leading to the popular healing sulphur springs here, and you will be greeted by posters inviting you to "an evening of fantasy", or a "session of pleasure." And of course there is graffiti aplenty hailing reggae king Bob Marley, one of the most well known followers of Rastafarianism, an alternative religion whose believers are marked by their dreadlocks, their love of nature, and a penchant for drugs. In places like these, there are lines of small stores selling hippy attire -- brightly coloured shirts, scarves, transparent skirts and the likes. Shops also hawk various beads and baubles. Vivek, who owns one of the clothes stalls, said he catered mainly to foreigners who flocked to the hill station from approximately the beginning of August and kept coming till the winter ended. "Places that sell the hats, mufflers and woollen stuff this hill station is known for are located in the main market. But since our usual patrons rarely visit it, it makes little sense to set up shop there," he explained in impeccable English. Although he said he got his wares from across the border in Tibet, a lot of it looked suspiciously similar to garments sold in the busy markets of export rejects in the capital New Delhi and other Indian metropolises. Outside Vivek's shop sat Austrian nurse Peter Blake, waiting patiently as his wife went through several sessions of trying on outfits and haggling with Vivek. Blake said he and his wife were on a long holiday that included visits to places like Malaysia, Singapore and Tibet. The couple first visited Kullu Manali last year and fell in love with the place, where locals traversing mountain roads quench their thirst from tiny tributaries of the swift, treacherous Himalayan river Beas that meanders through the town. And where in the summer and spring, trees laden with plums, apples and cherries seem to be growing at every nook and corner. However, Kullu Manali's enchanting environs aren't the only reason why foreigners flock here. The Kullu Valley, where cannabis is cultivated in the wild, is known to be the hub of a bustling drug trade. Reports say many foreigners have settled here to pursue this lucrative activity. While police officials recover hordes of drugs on a regular basis, some confess that the magnitude and spread of the problem makes it difficult to completely stop the trade in narcotics. Be it for narcotics or nature, Kullu Manali remains an ever-popular holiday destination. So pervasive is the presence of foreigners, especially Israelis -- many of who visit India after completing their compulsory military training -- that many food joints advertise kosher food. Said Karan Singh, the owner of a small roadside food joint: "I'm ready to experiment with any cuisine to rake in the money. And since so many foreigners throng the streets of Kullu Manali, I decided to make them happy and me wealthy by serving their kind of food." --Indo-Asian News Service ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Computers in schools in Goa
In case you thought nothing was happening on the Goa Schools Computer Project after you donated money to it... you're wrong. A lot of behind-the-scene activities are underway, even if this doesn't get widely publicised. In particular, Alwyn and Lisa Noronha (no relations of mine) in Chorao, have been doing a great job in pushing the idea ahead. After Sangeeta, Shruti has taken over as the main link person for the next six months or so. What is particularly needed now is people who could take on the responsibility of egging on particular schools (even if it's just one school in the village you come from) to take the idea forward. Motiving teachers, giving ideas to school managements, pointing to software easily available, getting local volunteers to support the idea... you can do all this and more, from wherever you're based. If you think this is a good idea, do get in touch with [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Daryl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FN -- - Frederick Noronha (FN)| http://www.fredericknoronha.net Freelance Journalist | http://www.bytesforall.org http://goalinks.pitas.com | http://joingoanet.shorturl.com http://linuxinindia.pitas.com | http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks - T: 0091.832.2409490 or 2409783 M: 0 9822 122436 - ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Slaughter on the road in South Goa this time its cattle
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ --- - Eight cattle mowed down in Cortalim - An unidentified heavy-duty vehicle mowed down stray cattle eight in number, on the open stretch of the two-lane road at Pazentar-Cortalim in the wee hours of Saturday, but the response of the authorities towards the situation was left much to be desired. The strays, which were found lying killed on the road even at 6 in the morning, were later dumped in a trench alongside the road, At 1.30 pm, when a Herald team visited the site, the cattle were still lying in a trench on both sides of the road. And, lying alongside the dead were two calves one incapacitated and the other struggling for life.That the calf lay incapacitated became known when a local tried to find out why the animal was seated in the trench, surrounded by plants. The second calf was almost dead, with the authorities virtually leaving them unattended the entire day.When contacted, the police said they had intimated the Cortalim village panchayat since disposal of animal carcasses lies with the local body. Sarpanch Conceissao Fernandes along with the deputy Sarpanch, Agostinho Dourado and PWD labourers did visit the site in the morning. That the two calves were struggling for life did not catch their attention either. Incidentally, the dead cattle were dumped in the trench by the PWD workers, sources in the panchayat and police disclosed. Its a mystery that two calves, which were injured but alive did not come to the notice of the PWD workers. When contacted, the Cortalim sarpanch said the panchayat had agreed to dispose off the carcasses by paying Rs 4,000. It could not be disposed due to the delay by the local panch as was agreed earlier, she said. Till around 7 pm, the carcasses were lying in the trench on both sides of the road, sources added. Verna Police inspector, Mohan Naik said disposal of carcasses is the duty of a local body. He feigned ignorance when his attention was drawn to the fact that two calves were left unattended at the site and were found dumped alongwith the dead. He, however, said the responsibility lies with the local body and other authorities, who are supposed to take injured animals to the veterinary hospitals. HERALD 7/9/03 page 1 --- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy === ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Fw: Personal Request
- Original Message - From: CMGoa To: Floriano Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 3:48 PM Subject: Re: Personal Request Dear Floriano, I am in receipt of your email dated August 20, 2003. I agree with you. I have directed concerned Highway Authority to take appropriate action in the matter. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, Manohar Parrikar Chief Minister of Goa - Original Message - From: Floriano To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:54 PM Subject: Personal Request To, Manohar Parrikar, Honourable Chief Minister of Goa. Secretariat, Panjim. Dear Manohar, It would go a long way in saving night driving tragedies if the new, well appreciated road divider line (yellow-black) , Sai Service- The Majestic Hotel section be provided with fluorescent strips in the same manner this is provided at the Ribandar causeway. This section of the divider line becomes invisible during night driving when hit by powerful full beams from the opposite end specially in the absence of the street lighting in this sections. This is my personal experience as I have escaped the tragedy of hitting the divider line last night. I expect that you will treat this as an urgent matter towards road safety. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Floriano ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Happy Feast
Happy Feast to all. May the blessings of the Virgin Mary bless you all. H.Britton's Bandra Fest-ak, the immortal song comes to my mind. Isn't it? Today, my relatives called me in Maxem, Canacona to convey their festive greetings and as there is also an important occasion within the family, and told me that I am becoming popular on the Internet. It was a surprise to me that they told me that I had formed a Tiatristanchi Sonstha in Kuwait. I can very well tell you that this is done without my permission and I am not involved in any such discussions. I have retired from Kuwait a long time now and am back in my home village, Maxem, Canacona and am doing some social work and have been also elected a Panchayat Member (Panch) with the grace and blessings of the Almighty. I continue to do whatever I can for the benefit of the community including assisting youngsters from Maxem, Loliem, Galjibaga, Ponsulem, Pololem and Angodd and the surrounding villages to take up stage acting. Please I request that nobody involve me with the things I did not do or have not intended to do at any time in Kuwait or elsewhere. While in Kuwait I have suffered a lot both financially and mentally due to some fellow Goan's folly and mistakes and such devious stories. I have been involved in politics at gross root level in my village and hence I do not want myself to be involved in any sort of controversies. Some of the politically motivated people take such petty matters and destroy the good done in the past and affects those who stand or support persons like me at the election time with such malacious propaganda. Recently I had the opportunity to witness the Konkani drama of Kuwait-based Bab Jose Rod in Goa, and was amazed to see his remarkable performance and that of his troupe which I understand most of them based in Kuwait. Bab Jose Rod sogglea tiatristanchea nanvant tumcam mhojem bhesanv. It's good to see our young and talented tiatrists carry on the flag. During my time I was involved in many tiatrs in Kuwait and at my time, there were lots of good singers, writers and actors like Carmo Rod, Francis de Verna, Joe, H.Britton, Jennifer Rod, Tony Call, Ms. Philomena, Mendes Brothers, Dost Kumar, and many others who I understand still act in tiatrs in Kuwait and elsewhere. We tried our best to give the Konkani lovers the full and complete entertainment by staging tiatrs from time to time. Taking this opportunity I would like to make it clear that at no time I had in my mind nor did I mention any time that I wished to form a Tiatristanchi Sonvstha. This is a wrong statement and I am not a member of any such Sonvstha. Dev borem korum. My contribution for the Kuwait Konkani Kendr (KKK) will be well remembered by all in Kuwait for the causes we took for Goa and Konkani and I will always cherish the support given to me by my friends. This message I have dictated to my beloved nephew, Mathew Sequeira who is in Kuwait whom I thank for giving me all the news and keeping me updated. Anyone wishing to contact me can email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or my newphew at [EMAIL PROTECTED] If it is God's will, I will some day return back to Kuwait. Until then, my blessings on my fellow tiatrists and all my Goan brothers and sisters. May the Blessed Virgin Mary bless us all. (Mathew Sequeira) For - Alexinho de Maxem ex-Kuwait/Maxem, Canacona, Goa --- Alexinho de Maxem was then well known tiatrist and he was the member of NGPKS. He wanted me to take the lead in the formation of Kuwait Tiatristanchi Sonvstha as I formed NGPKS. I flatly but politely told Alexinho de Maxem in front of other members of NGPKS that I strongly object my association in forming KTS because I am not a tiatrist but I strongly support the idea of forming one such association for the good of Kuwait tiatrists and will help you or anyone coming forward but surely I will not be a part of it since I am not a tiatrist. A. Veronica Fernandes, Kuwait. Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Feast of Our Lady - some useful information
Today, 8th September, is celebrated as the Feast of Nativity of Mary by Catholics worldwide. The Feast of 8th September (Our Lady's Birthday) originated in Jerusalem. In the 7th century, in the Byzantine Rite and at Rome, the Birth of the Blessed Virgin was celebrated this day. A bit of background from: http://www.goarch.org/en/special/listen_learn_share/vmnativity/learn/ The Feast of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on September 8 each year. The Feast commemorates the birth of the Mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord. The birth and early life of the Virgin Mary is not recorded in the Gospels or other books of the New Testament, however this information can be found in a work dating from the second century known as the Book of James or Protevangelion. According to the story found in this book, Mary's parents, Joachim and Anna, were childless for many years. They remained faithful to God, but their prayers for a child were unanswered. One day, when Joachim came to the temple to make an offering, he was turned away by the High Priest who chastised him for his lack of children. To hide his shame, Joachim retreated to the hill country to live among the shepherds and their flocks. As Joachim was praying, his wife Anna was praying at the same time at their house in Jerusalem. An angel appeared to both of them and announced that Anna would have a child whose name would be known throughout the world. Anna promised to offer her child as a gift to the Lord. Joachim returned home, and in due time Anna bore a daughter, Mary. - The most common prayer to Our Lady is the Hail Mary (Ave Maria) "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen. " Latin original "Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen." -- http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/litany09.htm Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us. Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us. Mother of Christ, pray for us. Mother of divine grace, pray for us. Mother most pure, pray for us. Mother most chaste, pray for us. Mother inviolate, pray for us. Mother undefiled, pray for us. Mother most amiable, pray for us. Mother most admirable, pray for us. Mother of good counsel, pray for us. Mother of our Creator, pray for us. Mother of our Savior, pray for us. Virgin most prudent, pray for us. Virgin most venerable, pray for us. Virgin most renowned, pray for us. Virgin most powerful, pray for us. Virgin most merciful, pray for us. Virgin most faithful, pray for us. Mirror of justice, pray for us. Seat of wisdom, pray for us. Cause of our joy, pray for us. Spiritual vessel, pray for us. Vessel of honor, pray for us. Singular vessel of devotion, pray for us. Mystical rose, pray for us. Tower of David, pray for us. Tower of ivory, pray for us. House of gold, pray for us. Ark of the Covenant, pray for us. Gate of Heaven, pray for us. Morning star, pray for us. Health of the sick, pray for us. Refuge of sinners, pray for us. Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us. Help of Christians, pray for us. Queen of angels, pray for us. Queen of patriarchs, pray for us. Queen of prophets, pray for us. Queen of apostles, pray for us. Queen of martyrs, pray for us. Queen of confessors, pray for us. Queen of virgins, pray for us. Queen of all saints, pray for us. Queen conceived without Original Sin, pray for us. Queen assumed into Heaven, pray for us. Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us. Queen of peace, pray for us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy Servants may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and unjoy enternal happiness. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen. Approved by Pope Sixtus V in 1587 -- Below is a comprehensive list of Feasts of The Blessed Virgin Mary Memorial 1 January - Mary, Mother of God 21 January - Our Lady of Altagracia 23 January - Espousal of the Virgin Mary 24 January - Madonna del Pianto (Our
[Goanet]Fashion: To Bombay & Back - from The Times of India
Goan for the Jocular by Cecil Pinto --- In 1980 I had my yearly vacation with relatives in Mumbai (formerly Bombay). Every year I would spend two to three weeks in May shuttling between various cousins spread over Colaba, Dadar, Bandra and Malad. It used to be a very exciting time for me. My cousins would go out of their way to show me the splendours of the city. I would return to tell my friends here in Goa about all the wonderful sights I had seen a pickpocketer being hammered at a railway station, slum dwellers defecating in a line along the railway tracks I once even saw Rajesh Khanna (my hero at the time) actually walk past within touching distance as I ate a Bhel Puri on Carter Road. Now that was really something. My Bombay cousins in turn would take great pleasure in introducing around their ill-dressed country bumpkin cousin, who had read more books than all of their friends combined. Im digressing here. Back to 1980. What made this vacation different is that this was the year it dawned on me that I had this strange 'gift' for starting fashion trends. You see the previous year, 1979, when I had gone to Bombay the clothes I wore were particularly shabby. I was a bit ashamed to tell my cousins friends that these were hand-me-down clothes from a long line of older male relatives which finally came down to my brothers and me. How come theyre so faded and so rough?. Thats when I had an inspirational thought. Its the stone washing I said, and embarked on a long and complicated explanation that there was a soap shortage in Goa and how we washed our clothes with gravel, which cleaned the dirt but left the clothes slightly worn out and faded. The empty headed Bombay folks fell for the tale. In 1980 when I returned to the city wonder of wonders, stone-washed clothes were the rage! It so happened that same year I burned a third-hand denim jacket of mine while ironing it. To hide the triangular iron singe I had made other similar burns on the jacket to make it appear like a deliberate random pattern. Sure enough the Bombay folks were fascinated with this. Again a contrived story about how one should rinse clothes quickly through an acid solution and yes, you guessed right. Within weeks acid washed clothes were the in thing in Bombay. Next year I crossed the gender barrier. No, not what you're thinking. That I will describe some other time. My cute (then now shes gross!) cousin Wendy was always getting her trouser legs stuck in her bicycle chain. I suggested she just cut off the trouser legs below the knee and hem it up neatly. My friends will laugh at me she said. Not if you think of a nice name for this new design, I told her. After a lot of brain wracking we had the answer pedal pushers. I recall that one even went international. The next few years I went ballistic in Bombay. Wore a sleeveless banian to a movie theatre once because all my shirts (both of them) were dirty. Soon everyone was into 'trunk tops', and body building. Happened to tear my denim jeans at the knees in a motorcycle accident and couldnt really afford a new pair. Darning was out of the question as they were really badly frayed on both knees. So I just wore them as they were. You are not going to believe this. Soon college teens in Bombay were actually tearing their jeans at the knees and walking about like tramps! And when I hit upon the brainwave of knee and elbow patches to disguise the holes the corporate guys followed suit. So it went on over the years. I wore something out of necessity and the Bombay folks made it into a fashion statement. These days I see every pretty little college girl dressed identically. Trousers slightly flared at the bottom. Tops a few sizes too tight. I wonder who started this trend. I can imagine a poor Goan teenager trying out here mothers old bell bottoms and doing a bit of modification. And wearing the same undersize tops because she cant afford anything new. One trip to Bombay. It becomes the happening statement there. And percolates back down to Goa where everybody apes the Bombay fashions. I hope the fashion world is taking note of this. EVERY major fashion statement has been born out of necessity, in Goa. And I was the pioneer. Hope Wendell Rodricks is reading this too, while he researches his book on The History of Goan Fashion. I'm determined to get my name into that book at any cost. Even if it means spinning a lot of yarn. The humour column above appeared in Goa Plus, the Friday Magazine section of The Times of India, on 5th September 2003. ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/to
Re: [Goanet]New Goan Seniors Group for Brampton Area
Hello there, Would like to be a part of this group, my email [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel no.0025671600700 fax 0025641232005. Awaiting for your reply. Vivek --- "John J. D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The inaugural meeting for the Brampton Goans > Seniors group will take > place on Wednesday September 10, from 6-9 p.m. > The venue is 22. Knightsbridge Community & Senior > Citizens' Centre (905) > 874-2862 1-A Knightsbridge Rd. S/E Corner by > Bramalea City Centre. See Map > at > http://www.city.brampton.on.ca/parks&rec/facilitiesmap.tml?rnav=15#7 > Click on circle #22 > The purpose of the meeting is to form a steering > group of active > participants to plan and lead the group. > The facilities are limited. Those wishing to attend > please leave a message > giving name(s) and phone number at 905 451 2527 or > send an e-mail message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Admission is free! Light refreshments will be > provided. > > Similar groups exist for the Portuguese, Filipino, > Hindu, & other > communities, which make use of the City of Brampton > recreational facilities > at nominal cost. Brampton (pop 300, 000) is among > the fastest growing cities > in Canada. More than 5000 new houses are being built > every year. > Hopefully the new group will fulfill the some of > needs of the many > soon-to-be Seniors in the community. > > JJD'S > > > ## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), > and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at > http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > reflect respect to others # > ## Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
Re: [Goanet]Who is a Goan ?
Dear netters, A GOAN IS A NATIVE OF GOA. The English are considered an authority on anything and everything in this whole wide world since the era of the British empire and its poor successor, the Commonwealth[though no one is sharing wealth like the early disciples of Christ!].I will go by the Oxford Dictionary definition of a "GOAN" and the consequent definition of a NATIVE. Together the two definitions give us a fair idea [not,definition] of a Goan,who IMHO should also be able to hold a conversation of five minutes or more in his native language,KONKANI, without resorting to foreign words where konkani words exist. Thus a Goan person would be1.born and/or residing in Goa,2. belonging to Goa[i.e. owing allegiance to it]and 3.able to speak konkani[reading and writing are not criteria,because an illiterate person born and brought up in Goa is often more Goan and more'educated' than the persons with degrees who post rubbish on goanet ] So as per the Dictionary, a GOAN IS A NATIVE OF GOA. As per the same Oxford Dictionary,a NATIVE "is a person who was born in a specified place"e.g. native of Goa. GOA is a territory on the West [Konkan] Coast of the Indian Peninsula. Geographically,this peninsula is part of 'Gondwana land' that separated from Africa and South [Latin ] America and moved to merge with the other supercontinent of 'Laurasia' that contains Asia north of the Himalayas and Europe. The land called 'Goa 'lies between in the latitudes 14 and 16 degrees north of the Equator and longitudes 73 and75 degrees east of the Greenwich Mean Line[which gives us the time reference GMT since the days of the British Empire].The geographical area[including rivers]is 3701 square Kilometres[ 3611 sq.km.of it is land].If someone wants to call himself/herself a GOAN as per the Oxford definition,one had to be born there,or be square.[Many such 'squares' Esq. would love to take true,full-blooded Goans in circles!] [The sovereignity of India over 'Goa' is no longer a dispute between India and Portugal.This is on record even on goanet. Goa is the 25th state of the Indian Union.Konkani is the official language of the state.These are facts on record. I am not referring to these as some "persons of Goan origin" or otherwise do not accept such a truth.It is also irrelevent to the definition.] I do not believe there is any dispute on the definitions and understanding of the words 'person' and 'born'.The words are available in the dictionary. KONKANI [or lingua da brahmanas de canarim] is the language of the natives of the Konkan Coast[a section of the West Coast]including Goa,North & South Kanara districts of Karnataka and Sindhudurg & Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra. There have been in-migrations and out-migrations from the geographical are of Goa. If the so-called "Goan Diaspora" in Europe, Africa and America can lay claim to being "Goan" [specially the majority of the "persons" who were not actually "born" in the specified 3701 sq.km. "area" or "place" called "Goa"], then Mangaloreans,Karwaris,Malwanis,Mumbaikars[part],Belgaumkars[part],Kolkattans [part],Bangloreans from Cooke's Town to Cox Town and part of Richmond Town are also "Goan". Saraswats who migrated to Cochin[now Kochi] are also "Goan". In fact, these "Indians" are more Goan than our Spanish-,Portuguese-,French- and English- speaking "Goans"they speak Konkani.They also have names and surnames of Goans. They may, or may not, be net savvy. I could introduce a few of them to Goanet to make this debate more interesting and livelier. Who said Goans had to emigrate to foreign countries to join goanet or the debate?For those who do not accept India's sovereignity over Goa,the rest of India is, in fact,'foreign' land. A GOAN IS A NATIVE OF GOA People of Goan ancestry and Goan origin, are just that. If they call themselves "Goans" they are nostalgic---not correct. We like them no less, we like them no more. VIVA GOA ! VIVA GOENKAR ['Vivo' is a Latin word meaning 'life'. Latin,Portuguese,Sanskrit,Konkani all belong to the Indo- Aryan group of languages and have common roots for their words. Viva] Miguel Braganza - Original Message - From: "Eddie Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet]Who is a Goan ? > The Oxford English Dictionary defines Goan as: > A. adjective. Of or belonging to Goa and > B. noun. A native of Goa. > Comment: ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! > However, my belief, view, opinion, sentiment, etc. is to define a Goan as: > Anyone who has roots in Goa. Comment: This is a nice sentiment, wrong belief.Persons of Goan origin are not necessarily natives of Goa and,hence,not "Goans".Take Rui for example,he is a native of Mocambique. > The word "Goanese" appears to have been coined by Sir Richard Burton after > he visited Goa as the first known usage is in his book on Goa which was > published in 1851. > > Eddie Fernandes > ===
Re: [Goanet]Goanet Membership Rules
"Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dr S, Thanks for your query. While most members of this list would >like to see it functioning smoothly, a very tiny minority (no naming >names, again) seem intent to have it bogged down in controversy, >infighting, name-calling, insinuation, bitterness and what-not. > Frederick, the controversy is fine. But name-calling and insinuation should not be tolerated as stated in the rules. > >For our part, the admin has a thankless job of trying to ensure >smooth working of this network, while those indulging in the above >categories of communication insist on their 'freedom of speech'. > I know it is a thankless job, and I don't envy you. I can only thank you for doing it. > >This is an appeal to all well-intentioned persons to kindly avoid >the trap being set by a handful of persons with dubious intents. > The best way to avoid the trap is not to respond to posts from internet trolls, and posts or portions of posts containing personal attacks and abuses. Cheers, Santosh ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]10th September is Suicide Prevention Day
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ --- Suicide:13th leading cause of death world over Recorded data points that about one million people kill themselves because of several social, medical and psychiatric problems world over while in India about 1,00,000 people, most of them in the range of 20 to 40 years, commit suicide every year. An estimated 8,15,000 people died from suicide world over last year, making it the 13th leading cause of death all over the globe, says a city-based NGO, Prerna, quoting statistics released by World Health Organisation Among countries reporting suicide, the highest suicide rates are found in eastern European countries and the lowest are found mostly in Latin America, in Muslim countries and in a few Asian countries. "The recent trend of suicides among students, however, is a cause of special concern,;; according to Dr Amresh Shrivastava, director, Prerana, an organisation dedicated to suicide prevention and mental health promotion. Alarmed by the suicide rate, WHO and the International Association of Suicide Prevention has decided to dedicate September 10 as suicide prevention day, Dr Shrivastava said. According to studies, factors such as poverty, unemployment, loss of loved ones, arguments with family or friends, breakdown in relationships and legal or work-related problems are acknowledged as risk factors affecting those who are predisposed or otherwise vulnerable to self harm. In addition to the number of suicide deaths several more persons make non-fatal attempts to take their lives or harm theselves. Furthermore, for every suicide death, there are many more survivors whose lives are profoundly affected emotionally, socially and economically, the studies said. A family history of suicide is a recognised risk factor with both social and genetic co-relations. Other pre-disposing factors include alcohol and drug abuse, a history of physical or sexual abuse in childhood and social isolation. Psychiatric problems such as depression and other mood disorders, schrizophrenia and a general sense of hopelessness also plays a central role. Physical illness and access to weapons or poisons to kill oneself also form important factors for the fatal attempt. However, those who have a high self esteem, a social connectedness especially with family and friends, social support, a happy marriage and commitment to religion are found to suffer less from suicidal tendencies. Suicide could be prevented through early identification and appropriate treatment of these conditions. Educating primary health care personnel in identification and treatment of people with mood disorders may effectively also result in a reduction of suicide rates. Interventions based on the principle of connectedness and easy availability of help also provide encouraging reports. Relationships approaches, psychosocial interventions, suicide prevention centres and school-based interventions are strategies that have some positive indications. Restricting access to the means of suicide has also helped in bringing down the rate of such deths. Some countries like Australia, Canada and the United States, which have put restrictions on ownership of fireams, have been associated with decrease in their use for suicide. Evidence also suggest that the effect of media reporting of suicides depends largely on the way an event is reported and the language and tone and whether they are accompanied by graphics or other material. In 1999, the WHO had launched a global initiative for the prevention of suicide which called for bringing down the frequency of suicidal behaviour with emphasis on developing countries and countries in socio-economic transitions. According to studies, major investments are needed for research and for prevention efforts. While short term efforts contribute to an understanding of why suicide occurs and what can be done to prevent it, longitudinal research studies are necessary to fully understand the role of biological, psycho-social and environmental factors in suicide. More research should be conducted to examine the relative contribution of psychological and biological factors in suicidal behaviours. A greater coupling of two types of factors in research programmes should be allowed for major advances in the current knowledge of suicide. There also should be more focus on subgroups of the population based on age. Brain imaging is another area that calls for more research effort. More research on the role of hostility, aggression and impulsivity in suicidal behaviour also needs to be focussed on, the studies
Re: [Goanet]Re: New Goan Seniors Group for Brampton Area
Goenkars ! * The clock is ticking and we just sit back and do nothing, the Goan community abroad will be a distant memory * wrote John J Dsouza May I add my appreciation to what John D Souza and his team are doing for GOANS in Canada and around the Goanworld. I hope many other Goan Organistions around the world follow their example. rene - Original Message - From: "John J. D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: New Goan Seniors Group for Brampton Area > Thanks George. > We have to plod on and do our best. > The clock is ticking and we just sit back and do nothing, the Goan > community abroad will be a distant memory. > > JJD'S > - Original Message - > From: "George Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 10:18 AM > Subject: [Goanet]Re: New Goan Seniors Group for Brampton Area > > > > This great idea of a Goan Seniors Group, along with the pioneering > Professionals Group in Toronto, > > aptly describes who is a Goan. A simple and valid definition of Goan: a > Goan is someone who > > believes in self-help and helps Goa and Goans. All the other definitions > of "Goan" we have seen > > recently on this forum, is feel-good "shouting in cyberspace" (to borrow a > phrase Samir Kelekar > > once used). > > > > Hats off to this Toronto group where actions speak louder than words. All > the best in their > > efforts. > > > > George > > > > > > --- "John J. D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The inaugural meeting for the Brampton Goans Seniors group will take > > > place on Wednesday September 10, from 6-9 p.m. > > > The venue is 22. Knightsbridge Community & Senior Citizens' Centre (905) > > > 874-2862 1-A Knightsbridge Rd. S/E Corner by Bramalea City Centre. See > Map > > > at ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Re: Who is a Goan
Nationality and Goanness are not subject to definitions and using a dictionary by Pundits is a waste of time. Whether one is born in Goa, speaks Konkani or has parents who hail from Goa is immaterial. To claim to be attached to a certain place, country or nationality is useless if those persons who also claim that nationality do not accept you in cases where they have authority to deprive the individual of the nationality/priveleges he/she claims. I claim to be a Goan even though I was not born in Goa. But if Goans do not accept me as a Goan, it matters little. O can claim to be an Indian and no one can deny me this claim. I can claim to be Chinese or Tibetan. It is my birthright to claim any nationality. But if I am rejected by the Chinese or by the Tibetans, it is of no consequence unless I need recognition of these governments. Look into all the dictionaries or almanacs. It matters little and those Pundits that try to define who is a Goan can jump in the lake. I am a Goan even if I wear a turbine on my head and am called Daljit Singh. Who cares if you do not consider Dalgit a Goan. He does not need your definitions.This is true unless I need your recognition and apply for it. Edgar Martins ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Expose the fakes
Fred Noronha wrote.. "What is particularly galling is to see fake-identities being used to echo the very same ideas circulated elsewhere on Goa-related mailing lists being recycled here (though with more vituperation... the make-believe identities provide illusory cover)." Anyone who is using a fake identity to cause trouble should be immediately exposed. Using a fake identity to provoke controversy is the act of a coward. I urge the GoaNet Admin Team to take strong action against such individuals. Margaret Mascarenhas once told the class, in a Writing Workshop I attended, "If you have the conviction that what you are writing is your honest opinion, then you should have the courage to sign your name to it" or words to that effect. I myself have been the victim of one despicable individual who stroked up a lot of trouble for me, and others, by using a false e-mail identity. Fortunately he was discovered and exposed in time. == ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]What's Cooking: something veg...
Hello everyone, Happy Monday, I hope you have all had a wonderful week. I also hope you have all had the chance to try out the rice recipe that I submitted last week. Thank you all for your e-mails and all the feedback - keep them coming. I will try my best to accommodate all your requests and answer your questions to the best of my knowledge. Here is yet another yummy recipe, which I hope, will appease your palate. This time however, I have given it a bit of a twist. As you know, our Goan, and the better part of Indian cuisine for that matter, can be quite rich and calorie-laden, so for all my health conscious brothers and sisters out there, I have included alternative lean ingredients at the end of each recipe. My father, who lives with us, has high blood pressure and borderline diabetes and hence I am always seeking ways of incorporating healthy yet delicious meals into his diet. I hope you enjoy the following recipe. Here is a vegetarian dish which I was hesitant to try at first since some of my family members are not real veggie fans, but they now love it so much so that it has become a favorite on the Rodrigues menu! Besides, it is a good way of incorporating healthy veggies into a delicious recipe. - Daisy Rodrigues Goan Succotash Ingredients Step#1 Two third cup red split lentils(dhal) Half teaspoon ground turmeric 2 and a half cups water Rinse lentils(dhal) and put in a large pan with turmeric and water. Sprinkle a little salt. Boil for about 10 minutes uncovered. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 10 to 15 or until lentils are soft. (keep an eye on this because the dish does not taste very good if the lentils get too mushy). Keep aside. Ingredients Step #2 1 small eggplant(brinjal) - cut into small cubes 2 zucchinis - thick slices then cut slices in half 1 green or red bell pepper (chopped) 1 medium onion (chopped) 10 green beans(french beans)- cut into 1 inch pieces Two third cup vegetable or chicken stock Salt to taste 1-teaspoon cumin seeds Half-teaspoon mustard seeds (black or white) 2 dried red chilies One-third cup shredded coconut Quarter cup vegetable oil Heat up oil in a large pan. Put in mustard seeds, then add cumin seeds. After a minute add coconut & chilies. Cook for another minute, then add the first seven ingredients in Step #2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes until the vegetables are just tender. Stir in the lentils and any accumulated liquids and simmer for about 5 more minutes. Serve over white rice. Yum! Tip: To turn this recipe into a low-fat alternative, please reduce the oil measurement to 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons water. Also, do not include the coconut. Have a great week everyone! ? ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]http://www.goa-art.com/gallery/ganesh.htm
We just concluded an Exhibition on Ganesha at the Kala Academy in Panjim; seemingly we hit the nerves and we got tremendous response unheard in Goa before for an art exhibition. have a look at some of the paintings an photos http://www.goa-art.com/gallery/ganesh.htm Art Chamber - Galeria de Belas Artes Gauravaddo 115/A Calangute, Goa, India 0091-832-2277144 Website: www.goa-art.com ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]You can now monitor your ISP!
Goanetters! If you are really fed up with the way Goa Telecom,which has some time back,migrated to BSNL's sancharnet treats you then you need this Free Useful Download Go for it ,at least you will know when your ISP is misleading you. MyVitalAgent network monitoring software http://www.myvitalagent.com/ Lucent Worldwide Services http://www.lucent-networkcare.com/index.asp Score: 3 out of 3 Reviewer: Chris Kaminski Date: Apr 26, 2001 Price: Free download!! http://www.myvitalagent.com/ Runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 A couple of years ago, when I first got my cable modem, I downloaded a program called Net.Medic. This program allowed me to see what kind of traffic was going over my cable modem - graphically. I ran the software for quite a while on my main computer, fascinated by the real time kbps readings. Last week, I went looking for Net.Medic of software - I was curious if it had survived these last couple years. In that time Lucent seems to have purchased Net.Medic, renamed it MyVitalAgent, made a bunch of improvements, and made it freeware! The old Net.Medic charged a 'fee' to unlock some feature but this new version is fully functional and completely free. What it does: MyVitalAgent integrates itself deeply in the TCP/IP stack. Every bit of data travelling through TCP/IP shows up on the its screens. Graphic and text readouts display instant and average performance for specific internet application categories like Mail, Web, FTP and DNS. In addition to benchmarking your connection, this software tries to diagnose connection problems. It logs all failed connections - like when a web page does not come up - and tries to explain the problem. I found that it was pretty good determining where problems were in the connection. It at least lets you know if it is your problem, something on the internet, or the destination server. atleast you can find out,who is responsible for your woes as you try to get online at embarrassingly slow speeds,with a ridiculously poor average throughput,for you will be told that there is no problem,no body is having a problem etc: Is it yourself ? Is it your Hardware ? Is it your Software? Is it a line Problem ? or Could it be your ISP? For Example the following could be a report,like I had Diagnosis Application Name: Web Your attempt to connect to port 80 on the server at 64.4.20.24 failed. Prescription The server appears to be unavailable at the moment. This condition may be caused by a network problem or firewall between you and the server. First, make sure that you are trying to contact the right server and try again. If this condition persists, wait a short while and then try again. Many of the users of BSNL our ISP in Goa know what situation they are facing some in desperation have currently stopped using the net NO WONDER! Still, On the Internet! Auspicio F.M.Rodrigues ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
RE: [Goanet]RE: COLACO
Paulo, your love of democracy and freedoms is amazing, your references to manipur and the princely states show that. the portuguese ruled goa for 450 years, can you tell goa-netters when democracy bloomed in goa in those years? are you refering to the free choice that slaves had under slave trade ? are you refering to the the religious freedoms under the inquisition of 250 years or the large scale destruction of temples / mosques ? orphans handed over to the church to be converted against the wishes of their kin ? if conversions by the portuguese were voluntary, how come there were none outside their territories ? were natives allowed into ecclesiastical offices ? are you refering to the new found freedom of converts who were decultured i.e. changed their names, surnames, food habits etc.? the wealth used to dot the land with churches ? was goa built by acquisition of territory by loving and peaceful negotiations with native rulers ? what UN resolutions ? I might want blood money for the 450 year rule. your love of democracy and freedoms seems to surface with the forceful ejection of the portuguese. you are naive to expect moral wonders from india. there are ample opportunities for goans to complain, the fact is you are a minority. get in touch with reality with an opinion poll on goanet: are you opposed to the 1961 merger of goa with india ? agnelo original posting: http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2003-September/004932.html > --__--__-- > > Message: 9 > Subject: RE: [Goanet]RE: COLACO > Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 23:59:52 +0100 > From: "Colaco-Dias, Paulo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Definitions of a Niz Goan
>From the true Goan dictionary, or as they affectionately refer to it in Bardez as the >"almanac" for reasons unknown to them... Definitions of a Niz Goan: Anyone who says Ill see you tomorrow when they really mean sometime in the next week. And so you wait for their visit, which is delayed several months. Same with Ill call you tomorrow. Anyone who knows how to get somewhere, but does not know the exact streets as in go left, then right for half a kilometer, go left again, walk 5 minutes past the church, and the house is on your left next to the temple. These directions actually represent 75% of directions to places in Goa and works 90% of the time regardless of where you are going. Anyone who says to her/his neighbor I agree with you on corruption in governments worldwide, opposition to the war in Iraq, Bushs duplicity, the corporate-controlled press, but I disagree with you on our common property line which I think should move another 1 inch towards your side. Anyone who says Goan mangoes are the best in the world while buying a Ratnagiri crop at the Mapusa market. Anyone who says Details do not matter but can tell you the exact property status of every dwelling in the vaddo going back three generations. In certain instances of clairvoyance they can predict the property status going forward two generations (this is known to happen a lot in Moira). George __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]South Asia -- For a dialogue of goodwill
FOR A DIALOGUE OF GOODWILL Eduardo Faleiro People of South Asia constitute more than one fifth of mankind, are heirs to great civilizations and yet face momentous problems of poverty, illiteracy and deprivation. Though the governments of SAARC nations have made efforts since independence to improve the condition of their people, these attempts are often thwarted by multifarious religious, ethnic and linguistic problems. Discontentment and frustration among the masses faced with such tribulations emboldens subversive forces both within and outside to exploit national inadequacies. The solution to our common predicament requires peace and an atmosphere of dialogue and cooperation rather than of conflict and confrontation. Peace is essential for national as well as regional prosperity. How do we achieve prosperity in South Asia? Regional economic cooperation is a pivotal element. Economic synergy leads more often than not to the solution of disputes including political differences. The fears of any of the SAARC countries that economic cooperation might destroy their own domestic economy are unfounded and, in any case, adverse effects can always be prevented by using such devices as the negative list, the quota system or the tariff mechanism. Experience has shown that bilateral agreements between countries of South Asia are mutually beneficial. The Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement became operational in 2000 and has produced such good results within a short period of time that both governments now want to further extend the scope of the treaty. One of the commodities which India imports under this treaty is tea. However, a quota has been imposed on imports of Sri Lankan tea to protect our own vast tea production network. The Indo-Nepal Trade Treaty is also a good example of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. India has now bilateral agreements with Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka and recently an agreement has been reached with Bangladesh to initiate negotiations. There are problems sometimes and stumbling blocks on the way to economic cooperation but they can and should be removed in the larger interests of all the countries involved. Whilst the SAARC Charter disallows bilateral and contentious issues, at the Bangalore summit of 1986 there were detailed discussions between the leaders of India and Sri Lanka on the vexed ethnic problem of that country. This tradition had been maintained and has now become an intrinsic part of the SAARC summits, where time is provided for bilateral meetings and discussions on an informal basis. Such meetings remain unstructured and are not part of the summit agenda, but have proved very useful on many occasions. It is through regional arrangements that the countries of Europe as well as those of South East Asia obtained increased benefits and reduced and sometimes even eliminated the negative fallout of globalisation. The process of economic globalisation has so far gone mostly in favour of the developed countries and against the interests of the developing nations. Regional groupings are necessary to increase the bargaining power of countries in the WTO negotiations. The SAARC nations successfully coordinated their strategies at the Seattle and Doha Rounds of negotiations. They should again present a unified approach at the round to be held in Cancun next week on such crucial issues as the Agreement on Agriculture, agriculture subsidies, market access, TRIPS etc. Intra-regional trade among SAARC countries as a percentage of their world trade is negligible at 3.4 per cent. Intra-regional trade as percentage of world trade is 38.4 per cent in East Asia, 37.3 per cent in North America and 63.4 per cent in the European Union. The South Asia preferential Trade Agreement (SAPTA) came into effect in 1995 and there has been some modest progress but we must now move towards the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA). SAFTA should come into force at the earliest and before we are overtaken by the obligations under WTO. Three rounds of meetings were held on SAFTA in October, November and December 2002. These meetings discussed the draft treaty prepared by the SAARC Secretariat but so far the Framework Agreement has not been finalized. One hopes that the present Indo-Pakistan peace initiative will achieve positive results and that it will create a favourable climate to operationalise SAFTA at the earliest and to achieve the ultimate objective of a South Asian Union on the lines of the European Union. The countries of South Asia have an enormous potential which regrettably has remained unfulfilled. To realize their full capability, our peoples ought to shun extremist agendas whether religious, ethnic or otherwise. National reconciliation within each country and cooperation among the countries of SAARC are the need of the hour. We must also strive towards sustainable consensus. Government decisions ought to be taken by involving all concerned,
RE: [Goanet]Re: New Goan Seniors Group for Brampton Area
Just wondering what stops people like Rene to set similar example in UK? Cip -Original Message- renebarreto, Sent: 09 September 2003 01:44 Goenkars ! * The clock is ticking and we just sit back and do nothing, the Goan community abroad will be a distant memory * wrote John J Dsouza May I add my appreciation to what John D Souza and his team are doing for GOANS in Canada and around the Goanworld. I hope many other Goan Organistions around the world follow their example. rene > > --- "John J. D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The inaugural meeting for the Brampton Goans Seniors group will take > > > place on Wednesday September 10, from 6-9 p.m. > > > The venue is 22. Knightsbridge Community & Senior Citizens' Centre (905) > > > 874-2862 1-A Knightsbridge Rd. S/E Corner by Bramalea City Centre. See > Map ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
