[Goanet] Aitaracheo Kaskutleo: Ek Iad, Avoichea Hatantlea Kunsvarachi
Ek Iad, Avoichea Hatantlea Kunsvarachi Bouch huxir zallo. Aimore uprant ghorant bhitor sorlo zalear sodam porim tinnem mhojer thapsanni ghalcheo asleo. Punn titloch vell tigelo. Mhoji chuk asum vo na asum. Thapsanni ghalta tea vellar moneaponnan aikun ghetalom. Tika portean keddnach zap di naslom. Uprant mhojem kam koslem asa tem, tinnem sangchem aslem ani sompoilea xivai jev naslom. Heach khatir ti mhojer khuxi astali. Mhoji Avoi ti. Mhoje avoin, vorsache vorsa Dezembrache 23ver Natalamcho kunsvar bazcho aslo. Xezarchim cheddvam, baileo mhoje avoik pitt lattunk, kunsvar bazunk ap-apleo lattnni, manddnni gheun adhar korunk ietalim. Mukhavelem dar bond aslelean kuznantleant bhitor sorlom. Zomnir pattoulelea xindrer, timai Clementina, Bernandina, Satana aunty, mhageli ixttin Aida paim soddun manddnnicher pitt lattalim. Mhoji nodor avoicher poddli. Tichea mukhamollar thapsannincho rong naslo. Tichi, ek kortovea mhaka bhori avoddtali. Ghorant konnui dusro monis aslear tanchea samkara keddnach boball kori nasli. "Ailo heddgo. Koim aslo re tum keddov meren? Maim husketa tuka. Kitlim horam vazlim atam?" Clementin timain vicharlem. Tanv korun kopelachi ghantt vazli (1976 vorsa adim Utoddddechi Lourdes Saibinnichi Igorj kopel aslem) Hanvem sodam bhoxen mhojem tond hanstem korun mhonnlem. "Saibinnuch sangta mu ghe, kitlo vell zalo to," ani sogott ku-ku-ku korun hansunk laglim Avoin, mellelea otmeank atth horamchem magnnem mhonnttlem ani uprant sogtteani tigelo axirvadd ghetlo. Mhoje dusre dog bhav, salant konddea boddichem nokhetr korpak ekdomuch boballar aslele. Bapui, vhoddlea bhava sangata gotto toear kortalo. Dodolache, bebinkache, dosiche kuddke eke platin ghalun mezar dovorlele disle. Dos, dodol, gons, manddare, bullina, bebinka ani ier dusre khavcheo vostu avoin, atth dis poilim toear korunk dovorcheo asleo. Adim, khaupacheo vostu piddear zainastanam sugur urpak refrigerator-ichi goroz poddo nasli Atamchea toren, tedna vikallem poriavoronn (environment) naslem. Punn hea kallant donparam randlele jinos freeze-int dourinastana urle zalear ratche te kavpa sarke nastat. Salantlea mezar aslele platin dodolacho ek kuddko kaddunk hat mat ghatlolo. Itlean Xaverinho, mhojo nimnno bhav aroddlo. Maim choi ghe. Amkam dovorlelem khata mu ghe. Khoim gelo re to. Tankam kiteak bejear korta? Ing ieo bhegim Avoi, kuznant thavn boballli. Angavele kopdde bolldun avoixim gelom. Don stove-ank ganslet bhorpak ani te petovpak mhaka hukum ghalo. Gansletiche stove chalu kortoch kunsvar bazcheo kaileo dovorleo. Donui kailint tel vhottoun don pittache khuris avoinuch poile bazle. Tea uprant Aida-n kormolam bazun kaddlim. Gorom-gorom don-tin mhojea tonddant lottun katanam, avoin mhonnlem. "Fokot kaunk zanam tum, kunsvar korunk noko" Tea vorsak kunsvar ekdom chodd bazlolo. Tachem kharan mhollear amchea xezarchim Joao ani Tia Filsu somplelint. Dukhest ghoranim Natalamcho kunsvar bazinaslim. Xezarim, oslea dukhest ghorant Natalamcho kunsvar pattounk ditalim Faleam iskolacho ghora ailo mhonntoch jevlea uprant poilim Joao Uncle ani Filsu tia-gher kunsvar vhorunk zai. Mhojea avoin falleamche kam aizuch sangun kaddlem. Don torecheo nevreo astaleo. Nalllachem chunan kelleo ani pitteacheo. Pitteacheo nevreo mhaka khubuch avoddtaleo. Chodd dis togtaleo tea khatir mhoji avoi pitteacheo nevreo mhaka ruchttat mhonn odik bazun dovortali. "Ago Aida, ek pitteachi neuri khaun, ghoddsanink koxeo asat teo polle baie." Nevreanchi ghoddsan Aida koddsun zannam zaunk soddtale avoin mhonnlem. Aida-n ek pitteachi neuri hatant ghetli ani ghans gheun urlelem odh (half) sokoll xindren pattoulelea kagddar dovorlem. "Wow! Tia, khoreninch tujea hatantlean ruchichi zhor vhanvtta ghe." Mhojea avoichi tokhnnai kortana mhojea islean polloun tannem mhonnlem "Lino, tuvuim-i ek neuri kaun polle re." Hanvem, avoichea islean nodor ghatli. Nevreachem pitt lattpan ti ekdom 'busy' asli. "Fokot kaunk zanam," porot ekdam mhonnon, mhaka loz korit mhonn hanvem Aida-k ogi ravpak isaro dilo. Avoichea islean polloit neureanchea tattant hat ghaltana chukun Aidachea zhangddar hat laglo tedna, justuch Satana aunty-n pollelo ani tinnem soroll moskorean mhonnlem. "Kitem re Lino. Uzvaddantuch Aida-chi neuri sonspunk laglo?" Keddov meren ogich asleli avoi okosmat boslelea koddsun utthli, "chodd korta lapitponnam" mhonnon, tho korun lattnni mhojea tokhler dhodhoili. NIM'NNEM: Halinch (Otumbrache 2rer, 2005) mhoji avoi Deva Bapachea ghora gelea. Tichea hantantle kunsvarachi iad korun ho lekh tika bhettoitam. Lino B Dourado. http://www.goa-world.com/goa/poems http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=gulf-goans_yahoogroups_com&restrict=&exclude=&words=Lino+B.+Dourado __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- |
[Goanet] Re: Hi
Hi guys If anyone can help me with the recipe's for the inner filling of the Neuris. Thanks and God Bless. have a beautiful Christmas... PEACE Jack -- Confidentiality Notice : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential to the addressee and may also be privileged. If you are not the addressee of this e-mail, you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it in any way whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please e-mail the sender by replying to this message, and delete the original and any print out thereof. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Antarctica 16 Fish Mail
This is the sixteenth posting of my trip to the icy continent. The others can be found in my blog at Link: http://goantoantarctica.blogspot.com A common dinner topic when we can hear ourselves speak is to compare this trip with last year's trip. This makes the rookies very unhappy and they tend to roll their eyes like I used to when my father would narrate his WWII stories. They go "Is it going to be the orca whale story or the fish mail story?" The former is a real sore topic because this year although we have seen an abundance of marine life, the orcas eluded us. Last year they put on a big show for us. As our ship cut into the thick ice, a huge school of orcas popped their heads out of the cracked ice. At one time seven of them popped right near our ship and spouted arcs of water. This was a much better show than the one by young women in the Olympic synchronous swimming events especially because the orca's noses were not plugged! But the fish mail is a better story. I thought I should share it on this last day of science. Last year as we were heading towards the pole we saw a small fishing vessel sailing in our wake. It was from New Zealand, and the captain was hoping to push deeper south by sailing in the swath we cut into the thick ice. In doing so the fishermen were saving on gas and forging deeper south to richer fishing grounds than are usually within their reach. Being a small fishing boat it had no ice breaking capacity. Well at some point they decided they had enough fish and would give us some. A little rubber dingy brought us nine huge Patagonia tooth fish or Chilean sea bass which in the US is frightfully expensive. While the transaction was going on some of our young women commented that the young fishermen were sizing them with their binoculars, a futile exercise I thought as everyone is clad in the same attire. But these were no ordinary boys! The next morning as the cook cut the fish he found a plastic bag with a letter in the belly of the fish. The letter, from one of the young fishermen pleaded with any respectable young lady to correspond with him via email! He had been at sea for very long and missed the young women from the remote islands of New Zealand where he came from. A young liberal arts student volunteered to reply but she tended to be a bit facetious and made remarks like "Did you see me on the deck? I was in a red jacket!" Everyone has a red jacket! We asked her to be nicer and she was! Everyday the fish mail was stuck on the notice board and it made for interesting reading. This went on for a while with other young men begging for their own fish pals. But then the young man cut his finger very badly while filleting some fish and and that ended the fish mail. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] RE: Mopa Airport
Sir, I wish those who are opposed to the new airport at Mopa that they are short sighted and also looking after their own backyard. A new airport will NOT only generate jobs in an area where employment Is much needed but will force the government to improve the infrastructure to support the site and regenerate the surroundings. This combined with all the new technologies will attract not only new skills but also new industries to the area as a whole. So come on please open your eyes!!! London,UK. Eric Pereira -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: *** Goanet Reader: POLITICS & GENESIS OF MOPA (Valmiki Faleiro)
Dear Valmiki I like to add here, Mr. Luizinho Faleiro was working for Zuari Agro chemicals and when he was contesting his first election he did not have money of Rs.35,000?- Now what is he? What is his income? From where he has brought all that wealth? Is there in the Democratic India to question this? -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] sustainable novenas!
A lot has been said and written about sustainable tourism, ecological degradation, and other environmental concerns. The Archdiocese of Goa has had a lot to say in the matter, both from the pulpits and in the press. So have a lot of lay people, FN for one. However I have yet to see comments, either from the pulpit or in the press, on the Novenas in honour of St Francis Xavier, held in Old Goa (Velha Goa). Are these really "sustainable"? For over a week residents in and around this village are inconvenienced. (Fortunately the Bishop was caught in a traffic snarl on the feast day experienced what we experience through the Novena!. And, boy, did he gripe about it during his speech!). And after the Novena the stench and the smoke from burning garbage has to be experienced to be believed. Even today the place is littered with plastic bottles and cups and all manner of stuff. And there are boards proclaiming that the village is a plastic-free zone! While I appreciate that the Novena at Velha Goa is a source of income for the archdiocese, the authorities should consider toning it down to what it was before Vasco Rego, S.J. started it in its present form. Some argue that it is not the novenas which are a nuisance but the fair (from which the local self governing ears a lot). Of course they do not say that the fair is a consequence of the Novena. Fausto Dias, Velha Goa -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Prepare Neureos
Prepare Neureos Ingredients : 1/2 kg flour 2 tablespoons ghee (or hydrogenated oil) a pinch of salt For the filling: 1/2 kg. sugar 1/2 cup water 1 half ripe coconut grated fine 100 g. cashew nuts (chopped very fine) 100 g. raisins 2 tablespoons ghee 6 cardamoms (powdered) oil for frying Preparation : Mix flour, salt and ghee well, add just enough water to knead into a small dough. Keep aside. Heat sugar and water till a syrup is formed. Add the grated coconut, ghee and nuts. When the mixture has thickened, add raisins and cardamom powder. Remove from fire after the mixture turns quite dry. Cool and keep aside. Divide the dough into small balls, roll out into thin rounds, put a spoonful of the coconut filling on each round, wet the edges, press down to form half- moon shapes. Trim edges preferably with a cutter and deep fry in hot oil. Regards @llwayskevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Antarctica 17 How we celebrated the Day of the Cups
This is the seventeenth posting of my trip to the icy continent. The others can be found in my blog at Link: http://goantoantarctica.blogspot.com We are heading home with the accompanying crashing, banging and ice breaking. On the last day of science we sample the deep waters - up to 3000 meters. Accompanying this deep cast is the traditional Day of Cups - a tradition which like Thanksgiving and Christmas starts off with a lot of excitement and preparation and ends with leaving people deflated and with stuff they don't know what to do with. Let me start with the CTD, the darling of oceanographers. A huge circular frame is wired with sensors that measure Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (hence CTD) and the frame is lowered via a winch. The sensors send back data profiles to the ship's computers giving the scientists an idea of the structure of the water column that they will be sampling. Attached to the frame are huge tube-like structures of PVC with lids on both sides. When the CTD is launched all the lids are left open but as it descends they can be triggered through computer controls to close at discreet depths . In doing so we are able to collect water from a particular depth with the least bit of disturbance. When the CTD comes to the surface everyone rushes to bleed it - this is the place where egos clash and greed for water surfaces. It gets ugly especially when people haven't slept in days. As we all know pressure in the water column increases by one atmosphere for every 10 meters which is not a big deal until on the Day of Cups. On this day every scientist equipped with an assortment of markers spends hours painting the polystyrene cups with colorful designs for their family and friends. The Day of the Cups on the Nathaniel Palmer dawned with a raid on the stationery closet and an attack on Lorenzo the chef who holds the polystyrene cups. Dormant cubists, surrealists and pointillists rose to the occasion as did patriots with flags on their cups. The cups were placed in a mesh bag and tied to the bottom of the CTD. Yes you have guessed it! When the cups reach lung bursting pressures they shrink into little sake cups and along with it shrinks your art work and the poem to your girlfriend. It's hard to tell which is greater - the pressure to be creative or the pressure of the water column. Two hours later when the CTD returned many had a fine set of shrunken cups but few knew what to do with them. Joaquim's cup said Antarctica-Goa and had coconut trees on it which the pressure had transformed into tiny hairy spiders. My cup from last year holds Canadian coins which I often find in my change. Someday when it's full I plan to visit Canada and buy a lucky goanetter a beer. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Tandoori-Style Turkey
Tandoori-Style Turkey 1/2 c plain yogurt 1/2 c lemon juice (2 lemons) 3 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste 2 tsp chili powder 2 tsp coriander powder 2 tsp cumin powder 2 tsp salt A few drops of orange and red food coloring to get the traditional red tandoori color 1 turkey - around 8-10 lbs. A smaller turkey will be more flavorful. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Remove the neck and giblets from the body cavity, rinse under cold running water. Place the rinsed turkey breast-side down in a big bowl. Rub mixture over and inside the turkey. Keep overnight in the refrigerator to marinate. Preheat the oven to 325F. Roast the turkey, uncovered, breast side down for 1 hour, then turn and continue roasting with the breast side up until an instant- read meat thermometer registers 165F. when inserted into the largest section of thigh, avoiding the bone. Baste the turkey once every hour with one-half to three-fourths cup of chicken stock mixed with half a stick of melted butter, or any other basting liquid of your choice. Cook an 8 to 12 lbs for 2 3/4 to 3 hrs. The cooking times are guidelines only. Use a food thermometer to determine safe doneness. Note: You can add small red potatoes and baby carrots all around the turkey when roasting. Add a few dollops of butter and a a dash of pepper to them. They turn out fabulous when the turkey is done. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Dezembrachi 18vi, 2005!
Thodde pavtti amkanch bhogta ki jem kitem ami kortanv somdirant ek thembo kosso. Punn tea sandlelea thembeak lagon somdir unnem zavnk xeokta. (We ourselves feel sometimes that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/ -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Soul Yatra mp3's online!
Soul Yatra-the band that recently toured worldwide for Hennessy has recorded an album titled 'live on tour'. Sample mp3 tracks from the album can be downloaded at http://www.geocities.com/jazzgoa/soul __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Reply: Konkani in Kannada script 3rd optional language throughout Karnataka state
It is alright Ancy but, fact remains intonations of Konkani words cannot be represnted in actuality by any other script but, Roman modified with umlauts, accents, ellision, glide & spike marks over charecters. How would you represent intonations of words tschael, tschaab taantchen, aamtchen, paayin, vhaallo, tchintsch etc? WEDS On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 Ancy S.D'Souza Paladka wrote : >Saturday, December 10, 2005 12:02:10 am TIMES NEWS NETWORK > >Bowing to long-standing demand of the Konkani community, the state >government has decided to introduce Konkani as an optional third >language between Class 6 and 10 from the next academic year. > -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Climate change in Moira.......................
Moidekars being renowned for their intellect and initiative can solve this and any other problem thrown their way. They can achieve and solve problems that the rest of us mere mortals cannot.-- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] My site and goans news
Hi dears My personnal site shows now many Goans News. Rui Costa and others friends may writte articles and I will publish them . Thanks Bene Rodrigues Site www.bene.pro.br -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: *** Goanet Reader: Just one degree more... lessons from an Italian priest
Indeed..this is really a well written article by Pravin..It speaks alot of his past experiences and how much effort is gone into the making of a whole..i appreciate reading such write-ups as it adds to the readers knowledge too..increases word power and opens the eyes of the readers mind!!!..thanks to Fr.Gatti .his soul sure is resting in peace hearing his praises down here on earth.. Grace Godinho - Original Message - From: "Goanet Reader" Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 10:50 PM > JUST ONE DEGREE MORE... LESSONS FROM AN ITALIAN PRIEST > > By Pravin Sabnis > > In Don Bosco High School, an Italian priest, Fr Peter Gatti, > taught me English in the tenth standard. He was huge, > humorous and a highly effective teacher. My language skills > prospered under his nurturing. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Christmas Dance - urgent
Could you please let us know if there are any Christmas dances being held on 25th night either in Panjim/Mapusa/Calangute. I keep reading your news, but so far theres nothing mentioned. The reason, we are reaching Goa on 25th early evening from Mumbai and we would like to attend a dance. If you could give us some contact number or an email id, that would be fine. We are visiting Goa after 6 years with the full family and we want to make it a holiday to remember. Tks in advance Stephanie.. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Calling Jazz musicans
My partner (trumpet etc.) and son (bass) are both keen jazzers. On our visits to Goa we have met many talented musicans, but are yet to hear or play any jazz. I understand that there tends not to be so much music on during lent, which is usually when we are on holiday. If there are any jazz musicans reading (or friends of friends if jazz musicans!) we'd love to hear from you. Justine [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: (Goan Tradition) ATypical Goan konkani Letter ( ek Chitt)
Hello Joe Ekdom borem dislem tuji Typical Goan chitt vachun. Voi re bab, oxench boroitatlet adlea tempar, kiteak anv dekun kednai amchea shezareanchi chitt boroitalom. ekdom ditto toxinch utram. Anv maink chitt boroitam tivui zalear toxich boroitam, nam tor er sogleank inglizin boroitam. Tum kiteim munn, with all modern tech. Chitt ti chitt. ekdom borem dista vachpak odik korun attan boroiloli. Tantun soglo mog asta. Zorui atamcho teomp emailacho zaun gella, rokdeoch chitti gara pautat, nam tor adim muntalet kaudo rodlear, chitt eta astoli. Postman dekun gorcho munis zaun gello. Thanks for taking a trip to the past. Like Domnic you too like to make trips in H. G. Wells Time machine but only to the past. Cheers Jerry Fernandes -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: Goa to make HIV-free certificates 'must' for marriages
Radhakrishnan, I understand your thinking on this, but I think people think "it won't happen to me" - more education needed I suppose. Also, not everyone who contracts HIV has behaved in a high risk way e.g. infection from blood transfusions, mother to child transmission (with improved drug treatments more of these children will survive into adulthood), this policy will be another punishment for them. Justine If the fear of leading an unmarried life can prompt people to guard against contracting HIV/AIDS, why not? -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] OFFICIAL RECOGNITION FOR KONKANI IN ROMAN SCRIPT MAKING WAVES.
On 8th August 2005 Konkani supporters of Roman script met at Our Lady of Grace Church Hall Margao Goa and unanimously decided to demand equal status for Konkani in Roman script (KRS). With the email messages sent to the Chief Minister of Goa and others by the supporters of "Unity in LNGUAGE diversity IN SCRIPTS " from India and abroad the movement got an encouraging start. Political leaders from the Coastal talukas or Old Conquests (Velhas Conquistas) were reluctant to revive the language issue now after 18 years. However notwithstanding their eerie silence since then the following have been achieved thus far: 1. In the last Budget session of the Goa Legislative Assembly i.e on 30th August 2005 Mr Jeetendra Deshprabhu, MLA Pernem raised the issue of KRS, this provoked the CM Mr Pratapsing Raoji Rane of the Congress led coalition Government in Goa (MGP and NCP) to assure on the floor of the House when the demands for Official Language were passed that financial assistance will also be given to KRS. The Opposition BJP did not oppose this assurance. 2. Following this announcement Kala Akademi, Campal Panaji Goa which had discontinued giving awards to books published in KRS have reverted their earlier decision and decided to consider books in KRS for awards together with books published in Konkani in Devanagari script. 3. On 15th August 2005TSKK published its TSKK Romi Lipi booklet. It contains the modified orthography to write Konkani in Roman script. On 2nd October 2005 the second revised edition of this booklet was released. 4. Goa Government also directed Goa Konkani Akademi (GKA) through Directorate of Official Language to give financial assistance to KRS. Accordingly GKA has announced a few schemes for KRS for the current financial year 2005-06 5. Diamond Publications a private organisation have started a new Konkani fortnightly of tabloid size in Roman script "Goencho Ulo" 10,000 copies were distributed free of cost all over Goa to inspire the revival of KRS. 6. Vishwa Konkani Parishad (World Konkani Federation) is formed to unite all Konkani institutions which believe in the universal principle "Unity in diversity". Mr. Eric Ozario of "Mandd Shobann fame of Mangalore is its President and Mr Tomazinho Cardozo is its Secretary. Tentatively its office is situated at Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr, Alto Porvorim, Goa premises 7. "History Hour" Xavier Centre of Historical Research Porvorim Goa. provided a platform to Mr Uday Laximikant Bhemmbre (Advocate) ex Independent MLA Margao to present his paper :Road Map for the development for Konkani (Devanagari) script 2050 and on another ocassion Mr Tomazinho Cardozo, ex-MLA, ex-speaker of Goa Legislative assembly and ex-President of Dalgado Konknni Akademi read a paper on "Socio-Economic Growth of the Goan Community through the Konkani Language". Mr Bhembre is a votary of the ONLY ONE SCRIPT ONE LANGUAGE (Devanagari) while Mr Cardozo is a votary of UNITY IN LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN SCRIPTS. Many myths of the ONLY ONE SCRIPT ONE LANGUAGE (Devanagari) were exposed, by the audience. 8. A vital decision dated 21.11.1981 and obtained from the Sahitya Academi New Delhi which was taken by Advisory Committee for Konkani of the Sahitya Akademi New Delhi was made public. This decision exposed clearly that the ONLY ONE SCRIPT ONE LANGUAGE lobby masterminded their monopoly over the script to slowly but surely crush the lobby of UNITY IN LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN SCRIPTS thereby getting Konkani only in Devanagari script recognised as the Official language on 4.2.1987 9. After 18 years there is a clear realisation among the votaries of UNITY IN LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN SCRIPTS that all the jobs announced by the Government of Goa which specify Knowledge of Konkani essential -- means Konkani only in Devanagari script and therefore those knowing Roman script mainly Catholics are not qualified to apply for Government jobs. Niether are tiatrs mando festivals entitled for grants from the government at best they may get assistance as doles - charity. 10. Mr Ramakant Khalap ex Union Minister for Law and ex Congress MLA Mandrem Constituency has now publicly reiterated on more than one ocassion that even to this day he has been supporting KRS and it was only some Catholic political leaders like Mr Tomazinho Cardozo, Mr Churchill Alemao and others who at the height of the language agitation of 1985 under the banner of KPA who were misled by the ONLY ONE SCRIPT ONE LANGUAGE lobby to suscribe to Konkani only in Devanagari script. While the movement to demand an amendment to the Official language Act 1987 to give equal recognition to KRS is being pursued in right earnest with the support of political parties like the MGP NCP UGDP and BJP if the Congress fails to rectify the harm done to the UNITY IN LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN SCRIPTS lobby; there is encouraging news from Karnataka. The Secretary (Education) Government of Karnataka Mr T M Vijaybhaskar (tel 080-22257334)
[Goanet] RE: 2nd AIRPORT IN CENTRAL GOA! (Valmiki Faleiro)
Where was this gent in 2000 when the Civil Aviation Minister himself announced that too in Goa that Dabolim would close once Mopa was ready? Where was he a year ago when yours truly reported on goanet that a techno-feasibility study of Mopa by international consultants was imminent? It seems he surfaced only about a month or so ago -- a bit late in the day, right? Oh well ... What he should do now is to pull out a map of India (as I did) and familiarise himself with the location of important places i.e. those which have international airports, to boot. He will be interested to find that places like Chennai, Bangalore, Trivandrum and to some extent Mumbai, all state capitals (not just international airport locations), are all way out in the corners of their own states and just a stone's throw away from their neighbouring states' borders! Skewed locations are a fact of life in India (and maybe elsewhere too for that matter). One has to get over it. Hence the author's argument and proposal dont stand up to scrutiny for a minute! The basic issue is NOT (as he suggests) whether Mopa benefits a neighbouring state or not. It is whether Mopa benefits GOA at all and if so whether the benefits outweigh the costs to Goa. If there are favourable cost/benefits ratios for neighbouring states too then Goa should leverage them in its dealings with those states in future to derive suitable quid pro quos. This is the sensible stance to take not the inane one he is virtually proposing viz build an airport and hide it "under the [Biblical] bushel"! -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Baga goes ballistic!
Baga goes ballistic! Jamal Shaikh Saturday, December 17, 2005 18:50 IST GOA: Baga Beach has been transformed into a sea of colour and festivity this weekend as Day 2 of Vijay Mallya's mega 50th birthday celebrations. Baga's most popular shacks - Zanzibar and Cecil - have been taken over for a 'lunch to sunset beach party', while Goa's most famous nightspot, Mambo's, transformed into an all-day-all-night party place - with a special red-carpet entry. The most impressive sight? Dr Vijay Mallya's pristine white yacht anchored just off the beach. Around 2 pm, a couple of hours after the festivities kicked in, guests began a slow trickle as many of them got off their flights and headed straight for the party. Suketu Shah was seen getting himself a relaxing massage while Raja Dhody wasted no time in getting off his white kurta and into more a appropriate vest instead. The more sporty guests headed for parasailing, banana dunks and water scooters. Every motor boat and water scooter on Baga has been booked by Kingfisher. As the Kingfisher helicopter hovered over the yacht early afternoon, guests figured it was Dr Mallya making sure the party was in order. Others felt he was already on his yacht - anchored about 50 meters offshore - and would make his grand entry soon. He finally arrived at 4:30 pm dressed in a white sleeveless tee, white shorts, and a red Kingfisher cap. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Historic win for Army XI
Historic win for Army XI Sunday, December 18, 2005 Army XI players lift goalkeeper Abungobi Singh after he saved a goal in the tie-breaker against Sporting Clube de Goa in New Delhi on Saturday. (PTI) New Delhi: A day after the Vijay Divas, Army XI created history by winning the Durand Cup football tournament for the first time, beating Sporting Clube de Goa 5-4 in the tie-breaker. This is the first time that a Services team has won the second oldest football tournament in the world, the last one being Gorkha Brigade in 1969. The Armymen had lost to East Bengal in the final in 2002. The game remained goalless even after extra time, forcing the implementation of penalty shootout. The Army team held their nerves to edge out their more fancied rivals as they had done in the semi-final against JCT. Ramachander, Thirunavukarsu, Birendra Bora, Binod Bantava and Raghu Kumar found the net for Army XI, while Chidi Edeh, Nicholas Rodregues, Rajesh Meetei and Hardeep Saini were on target for the Goan outfit. Sporting's Nigerian captain Dudu's spot kick was saved by substitute custodian Abungobi Singh, who had come on just before the shootout, to hand over the Durand Cup to Army XI. The soldiers, coached by Stanley Rozario, effectively neutralised the threat of Dudu and Chidi thereby controlling the game to a large extent. The Goans were to blame for the defeat as they missed several chances, Dudu being the main culprit. His misery was complete when he missed the fifth kick in the tie-breaker. Army XI coach Stanley Rozario said that tall and strong foreign strikers in the opposition camp prompted him to adopt a defensive strategy against Sporting. "They had three foreigners in their ranks, two of whom were strikers, so going on all out attack would not have been the right strategy," Rozario said. "A win for a team comprising totally of Indian players was a very good sign for the game in India," Rozario said. "My boys played like brave soldiers," he said. (PTI) -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Delhi band bags 'Campus Rock Idols' title in Goa
Delhi band bags 'Campus Rock Idols' title in Goa Panaji, Dec 17 Delhi's 'The Super Fuzz BigMuff' won the prestigious Hero Honda Pepsi Campus Rock Idols-2005 national title amid stiff competition among more than 200 rock bands here last evening. The winners will be given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform alongside international rock icons besides cash prizes of Rs 75,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 to top three winning bands. The contest, 'parikrama', showcased the biggest amateur rock band talent of the year. Other bands that participated included 'Joint Family' (winners of the Northern regional finals), 'Faith and Grungy Morphins' (winners of the Eastern regional finals) and 'Wax', 'Hush' (winners of the Southern regional finals) and Medusa from Mumbai (winners of the Western regional finals). Goa witnessed an overwhelming response for the contest with thousands of youths across the country performing with great passion and zeal. 'Perestroika', one of the most popular Indian bands and last year's winners of the title, performed the closing act. Wax from Bangalore was the first band to perform, followed by Medusa, Grungy, Super Fuzz BigMuff, Joint Family and others. The fierce competition witnessed bands playing everlasting hits like 'Monkey Off my Back' (Wax), 'Beep Off' (Medusa), 'Born in the Darkness of the Day' (Grungy Morphins) and 'Edge Crusher' (Joint Family). They also played original compositions like 'Country Outlaw Woman' (Faith), 'Dark Ula' (The Super Fuzz BigMuff), 'Love on Death Row' (Hush) 'Drummer's Advice' (Joint family). The bands were judged on the basis of originality, quality, crowd response, stage presence and individual instruments like the lead guitar, drums, base guitar and vocals. The winning Delhi team comprised Sanchal (vocalist & guitar), Aditya Paharia (drums) and Nikhil Rufus Raj (Bass Guitar). "It was the most fulfilling experience. Campus Rock Idols is one of the greatest platforms for upcoming rock bands to perform," according to Sanchal. Guwahati-based band 'Faith' were the first runners up. 'Faith' consisted of Krishna Pradhan (lead guitar), Deepak Sakia (bass), Joy Khashyap (drums), Raja Rasaily (keys) and Joshua Neville Queah (vocals). 'Faith' has original compositions to their credit such as 'Country Outlaw Woman'. Another Delhi based band 'Joint Family' consisted of Satchith (on guitars), Varun (on bass), Vishal (on drums), Anirudh (on guitar) and Aditya (vocals). It has had many original compositions to their credit such as 'Drummer's Advice', and 'Life is a Bitch" and others. The band has also recorded their original music. "The bands played serious music and they were all very professional. It's wonderful to see such young talented musicians pe rform," said Sonam Sherpa, a guitarist. Prestorika, last year's winner, had become a nationally acclaimed band and been in demand at rock music gathering across India. It performed the opening act at the 'Rasmus' concert held in Mumbai and also at Bangalore. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] GOA NEEDS AN ALTERNATIVE TO RANE
The longer Pratpsingh Rane continues to doze on the Goa Chief Minister's chair, the greater damage the faction ridden Congress party in the state will incur. Our legislators will fool no one by trying to blame the bureaucracy for slowing Goa's development. The people have seen how well Goa has been administered during the last two stints of President's rule. Even when the politicians are at the helm of affairs the bureaucracy has a constitutional obligation to make sure that the legislators do not take the State for a ride. In Goa we are fortunate to have a very competent and professional team of officers, led by Chief Secretary Mrs. Kiran Dhingra, who on various occasions have had the spine to put their foot down and refuse to dance to the whimsical and corrupt tunes of some politicians. The Congress in Goa has an Uma Bharati by way of Victoria Fernandes and a sulking Shatrugan Sinha in Churchill Alemao. All this makes Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar's job much easier. He just has to discreetly ignite and instigate an issue and sit back and watch the fireworks galore, courtesy of the Congress party. In many states the Congress's biggest enemy is from within. Goa is no exception. Is Sonia Gandhi listening? Aires Rodrigues ___ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Antarctica 18 Time to wrap up the show!
We are almost home! As the ship rolls and pitches, and waves crash on our deck everyone is packing furiously. Many are green with sea sickness but the Raytheon techs are cracking the whip. Everything has to be dismantled, packed in huge craters, labeled, and the labs cleaned. The rules and regulations are astounding. The paper work would frustrate even an Indian bureaucrat. Every tick of radioactivity has to be accounted for in a spreadsheet that does not want to be saved. Every chemical waste has to be gotten rid of correctly and every chemical inspected. The interns have a great time removing the white paper lining that covers the tables which they had fixed so enthusiastically just a month ago. Over the weeks they have been scribbling on this paper, practicing their names in the Devnagiri script with Joaquim as their calligraphy tutor! The Irish pub has sent word that there will be a barbeque for us once again. My report on what went on at that barbeque will be my last! -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Red hot BLUES show: "SOULMATE" in Goa, both Dec. 18 AND 19, 2005 -- Don't miss!!!
NOTE FROM ARMANDO GONSALVES: After a long stint with jazz SOULMATE (band profile below). the superb blues outfit from our very own Shillong is visiting Goa and this has made us sit up and decide to organise a show which we are so excited about. Thanks to Desmond Nazareth and friends, who are undoubtedly the movers and shakers in blues territory in Goa, we have been sufficiently encouraged to put up this show. On listening to the band's CD, I must admit that my love for jazz might be overtaken by the interest that i have just developed for blues. Nevertheless, it is great fun and great music at the same time. I really hope we can all be together for this show at the Highway Village, Porvorim on the 18th of this month (December, 2005) and at ZEE BOP at Utorda on the 19th. Contact Sergio (9890275633) for directions to Highway Village and Ashok (9822154541) for Zee Bop. By the looks of the initial response that has been generated amongst friends, there seems to be a pent up demand for something like this and if it eventually translates into people like you actually thronging the venues, it would indeed be satisfying. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CIRCULATE THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND COME IN FORCE TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS. IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT INTEREST, PERHAPS WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. Do email me or call me on 9822487818 for any further information. DETAILS Of BOTH THE SHOWS i.e. PORVORIM AND UTORDA: 7.30 pm onwards, Rs. 100/- PER HEAD SEATING ARRANGEMENT: CHAIRS AND TABLES ARE AVAILABLE SPECIAL MENU WITH DELECTABLE SEA FOOD AND TANDOORI FOOD FOR THE PORVORIM SHOW. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: Jazz House, Candolim Gonsalves Mansion, Campal, Magsons, Miramar Highway Village, Porvorim and of course, at the venues around show time! Contact info: Armando Gonsalves 9822487818; email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Desmond Nazareth 99850477789; email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheers, Armando Soulmate "Simple music is the hardest music to play, and blues is simple music." - Albert Collins Rudy Wallang : Guitar Tipriti Kharbyngar: Vocals Between the 1920s and now Blues has emerged as a hugely popular genre of music producing some of the worlds most famous musicians. This popularity marked a new era for Black music and created a style that would later develop into Jazz. Between then and now however, The world has seen the emergence of some of the biggest performers who are Blues musicians. From Muddy Waters to Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughn to Hendrix, Blues has drawn consistently from the forms around it and has continued to evolve. Barely three years old, Soulmate has all the elements of the band you've always wanted to hear and watch perform. The band started out with performances at the Roots Festival in Shillong and at the Jazzmandu Music Festival in Nepal, and since then has gone on to become one of the most popular bands of our time, touring frequently in Delhi, Mumbai and the North East. Their album Shillong has been released and will be hitting stores by the end of September. Their album for the hit single I am has been aired on Channel V and VH1. The band also receives frequent airtime on the Worldspace Radio station Spin Hits 24x7. The band has been featured in the Rock Street Journal, Rave Magazine, First City Magazine, Headlines Today, Hindustan Times and many other local newspapers and magazines. Soulmate will be conducting a tour to promote the release of their album Shillong, later this year and are due to perform in Nepal at the end of this year. Over the past few years the band has had the privilege of performing alongside and with a number of musicians. At the Jazzmandu festival they performed alongside Emtrio from Italy and have also played with Arjun Sen, Manas Chaudhury, and Keith Wallang, to name only a few. At the moment Soulmate performs with Sam Shullai on Drums and Ferdy Dakkar on Bass. Rudy: A true legend in his own right, Rudy has been performing music for the last 22 years. Most musicians and music lovers would know him from Great Society fame where he played with Lou Majaw, He later went on to form Mojo with his brother Keith and Soulmate formed as an offshoot of that. In his own words- "Soulmate is the amalgamation of the best qualities of these bands and the realisation of a dream. Now I'm at a point in my life where I can not only play the bluest blues I've ever played but also share some of the musical knowledge I've picked up along the way" Tipriti : Tipriti began her musical career at a very early age singing primarily in church choirs, where she got noticed and was asked to perform at many subsequent larger shows including the Millennium show in Shillong. After a variety of stints with rock, soul and alternative music, Tipriti was asked to sing backup with Mojo, and then went on to form Soulmate with Rudy. The res
[Goanet] JOSÉ FARIAS ORATION IN THE SISTINE C HAPEL
In his interesting article Faria, recently published in Parmal, Luis S. R. Vas refers to a sermon José Faria (1756-1819) is supposed to have given in the Sistine chapel. This speech was recently translated from the Latin into English by Professor Ivo da Conceição Sousa. It congratulates Pope Clement XIV (r. 1769-1774) on his accession to the papacy, and could only have been given when Faria arrived in Rome in 1772, a city where he was to study for eight years. In no way could José Faria have delivered an oration in the Sistine chapel at the age of 15. In the first place, that oration, composed in a consummate Latin style, mentions another institution where it was delivered, [hoc loco, atque huius Collegii, this place and this college] the Collegium Urbanum de Propaganda Fide, founded by Pope Urban VIII in 1627 for training missionaries, where the young Faria was enrolled as a student; but the actual building, the locus of the congratulatory oration, was built in 1662 by the great architect Borromini. Who and why would anyone have invited an obscure boy of 15, whose achievements lay only in the future, and those not in theology but in medicine, to give a homily in the most august chapel in the whole Catholic world? Faria was no doubt a genius, and must have learnt good Latin from his teachers in Goa, but he could hardly, in his teens, have mastered its rhetorical style with its innumerable devices and conceits. Besides, the oration displays a familiarity with the Fathers of the Church (whose writings are contained in bulky tomes) and with papal defenders of orthodoxy against the heresies in the early Church. These tomes were not easy to procure, especially in a place so remote from Europe as Goa. The Fathers he mentions are Athanasius, Augustine, Basil of Caesarea, Celestine (pope, adversary of the Nestorian heresy), Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Eleutherius (pope, adversary of the Montanist heresy), Epiphanius, Irenaeus, Isidore (bishop of Seville), Leo the Great (pope, adversary of the Eutychian heresy), Nazianzenus, and Sylvester (pope, adversary of the Arian heresy). The heresies Faria refers to are the Arian, Donatist, Eutychian, Gnostic, Macedonian, Manichaean, Montanist, Nestorian, and Novatian. To master the writings of these theologians and to acquire a familiarity with the heresies (not to mention to work out a superb Latin style) would require more than 15 years indeed, a lifetime! It is my guess that the oration he is recorded to have delivered (whether in the Collegio Urbano or the Cappella Sistina) was not his composition but was written for him by his teacher (the Dominican Tommaso Maria Mammachi?). The delivery, in fluent Latin, of an oration on the supreme importance of the papacy in the Catholic Church, by a vivacious brown-skinned boy, from a remote land reachable only by a long and arduous journey by sea, was a clear proof of the universality of the Catholic message and the success of its missionaries: the scenario would have appealed to the sense of drama of the Romans of that Baroque age. When, however, in 1780, this young genius had completed his studies in the Eternal City and defended his philosophical dissertation, which he dedicated to the Portuguese king D. José in elegant Latin, he was a master of Ciceronian rhetoric and needed no ghost writer, but his interests now were not focused on theology or philosophy, but on hypnotism. As for the remark that his father is alleged to have made in the Portuguese parliament, kator re baji (and everyone who talks of Faria repeats it ad nauseam), it could strike one as odd that, as a young boy, Faria could face the most august assembly in Europe, the Pope with the college of cardinals, and not bat an eye, while, as a confident and academically successful young man, should come to be tongue-tied when addressing a far less illustrious body, the members of an obsequious parliament. José Pereira -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] GOA EVENTS: The Siddis of India and the African Diasporas in Asia
The Siddis of India and the African Diasporas in Asia - For more details contact Jean-Pierre Angenot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goa, India, from 9th to 20th of January 2006 at The International Centre, Goa, India [see: www.internationalcentregoa.com ] Promoted by * THE TADIA SOCIETY [The Society for Research, Culture, Education and Development of the African Diaspora in Asia (TADIA)], associated with the UNESCO Slave Route Project, India. The Siddi or Siddhi people are Indians of mainly North-East and East African descent, whose ancestors arrived in India from the 1st to the 19th century. The Siddis came from Africa as slaves, soldiers, sailors and merchants. The earliest African presence in India was on the Konkani Coast as a result of the Arab slave trade. The 17th century saw the largest influx of Siddis, as many were sold to Hindu princes by Arab and Portuguese slave traders, and mainly used as domestic servants and farm labourers. Some Siddi slaves escaped into the forests to form their own communities. Siddis occasionally rose to prominence — a few rulers of Bengal in the 15th century were Siddis, and during the British colonial period Siddis attained military and governmental leadership positions. Rough estimates put their population at 20 to 30 thousand, mostly living in the state of Gujarat. Since they are generally dark-skinned, they occupy the bottom rung of the Indian caste system, and exist mainly on the margins of Indian society. Siddis have adopted the indigenous religions (most Siddis are Muslim), food, and customs of India; though remnants of their African heritage are retained in their music. Siddis are employed mainly in the agricultural sector. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddi Co-promoted by * FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF Rondônia - UNIR, Porto Velho, Brazil * Moulana AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY - MANUU, Hyderabad, India * National Law School of India University - NLSIU, Bangalore, India * KARNATAK UNIVERSITY - KUD, Dharwad, India * UNIVERSITY OF ALCALA, Afro-Ibero-American Studies, Madrid * University of California at Los Angeles - UCLA, Los Angeles, USA * Institute for Technical Support to Third World Countries, Brasília · ALIANCA BRASIL-ÍNDIA, Londrina, Brazil Sponsored by * FORD FOUNDATION, New Delhi * THE PRINCE CLAUS FUND FOR CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, Amsterdam * CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION, Lisbon CO-ORGANISERS: * Kiran Kamal Prasad (The TADIA Society & Jeeta Vimukti Karnataka Organisation, Bangalore, India) * Jean-Pierre Angenot (Federal University of Rondônia, Brazil) Members of the organiSation steering committee : * Francis Guntipilly (The TADIA Society & Centre Ashirvad, Bangalore, Karnataka, India) * Rustom Bharucha (Writer, Kolkata, West Bengal, India) * Geralda de Lima Angenot (CEPLA Research Centre, Federal University of Rondonia, Guajara-Mirim, Brazil) * Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy (University of California at Los Angeles, USA) PROGRAMME SCHEDULE and TIMETABLE: * Academic Discourses: 10-14 January 2006 * Interaction day between Scholars and Siddis 15 January 2006 * Festival of African and Afro-diasporic Song, Music, Dance and Drama: 15-18 January 2006 * Festival of African and Afro-diasporic Cinema: 15-19 January 2006 * Workshop on Socio-Economic Development Strategies for Siddis: 16-19 January 2006 * History Tour: from 20 January 2006 MONDAY 9 JANUARY 2006 AFTERNOON >From 12.00 : ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES AT INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, GOA 13.00 : LUNCH 14.00 - 18.00 : REGISTRATION from 14.00 : EXPOSITION OF AFRICAN AND AFRO-DIASPORIC PICTURES (private collection of Edouard Vincle) 19.00 : WELCOME RECEPTION : performance of the Sidi Goma, Black Sufis of Gujarat musical group **. Tuesday 10 JANUARY 2006 08.00: BREAKFAST 08.45 - 09.45: REGISTRATION 09.45 - 11.00: OPENING CEREMONY Master of Ceremony Francis Guntipilly (The TADIA Society & Centre Ashirvad, Bangalore, India). Chairperson: Jean-Pierre Angenot (Federal University of Rondônia, Brazil) Chief Guest: Margaret Alva, Winner of the 2005 International Nelson Mandela Award for Minority Empowerment, United Nations, New York. Ali Moussa Iye, Chief, UNESCO Slave Route Project, Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue, Paris Miguel Neneve, International Assessor of the Rector, Federal University of Rondonia, Brazil. Luis Beltran , UNESCO Chair on Afro-Ibero-American Studies, University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain. Clodomir Santos de Morais, founder of the Institute for Technical Support to Third World Countries, Brasilia, Brazil. John Kosta Siddi, President, TADIA Society, a Project associated to the UNESCO Slave Route Project, India. Farida Al Mumbrik Sidi, Vice-President, TADIA Society. Kiran Kamal Prasad, co-organiser of the conference 11.30 - 12.45: Keynote a
[Goanet] Fw: Aitaracheo Kaskutleo: Ek Iad, Avoichea Hatantlea
Bab Lino, Tuka chodd ani chodd Dev borem korum tunvem Devan dille gunn bore baxen uzar kortai dekun. Tuje natalanche kusvaranchi lek vachun ekdom borem dislem ani burgea ponnailo ugdas ailo. Adim soglea garanim kunsvar baztalet. Sogleak vas poddtalo. Ani baztanam khaupak vodik borem lagtalem. Pun atancho teomp zala readymade acho. Gorant Soglinch kammamk vetat muntoch to ani kunsvar korpak vell ani fuincho astolo? Mapxeam barazant gelear soglech vinktat ho kunsvar. Eka dissachem kam ordea oran kabar. Armosanv dekun ready made, Noketram dekun ready made. Adim soglea garanim heo vostu kortalet. Armosanv dekun posrear vochon foli addun katrun pitacho paste korun gorr netoupak ekdom borem distalem. Oxem distalem Natalank sarki toeari kelea baxen. Pun atam? Ratrichim mis magir kiss ani zalem Christmas kabar. Amchea Oldoneant zor eka dissa Christmas tiatre zatalet ani te kortalet zorr ek vaddo. Tea tempar ganvant tiatrist dekun bore astalet. TV nassun, vell meltalom soglea oslea ostunim bhagg gheupak. Oslea programmank dekun lok polloupak zaito etalo. Punn atam fokot time pass. TV programs chuktat dekun chodd lok bhag ghenam num munn polloupak passun enant. Adlo teomp ani kednanch eupacho nam fokot amche goemkar amkam kedna kednai ugdas kortolet hea tempacho zoso tunvem kelo Bab Lino. Edkom duk lagli tuje avoichi fobor vachun. Magtam tichea otmeank Sorginchem suk favo zauncheak Thanks Lino for the trip down the memory lane.and wish you and all readers a VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS. FUXAL BORIT NATALAM TUMKAM SOGLEANK AUNDETAM. Cheers Jerry Fernandes Ek Iad, Avoichea Hatantlea Kunsvarachi Bouch huxir zal'lo. Aimore uprant ghorant bhitor sorlo zalear sodam porim tinnem mhojer thapsanni ghalcheo asleo. Punn titloch vell tigelo. Mhoji chuk asum vo na asum. Thapsanni ghalta tea vellar moneaponnan aikun ghetalom. Tika portean keddnach zap di naslom. Uprant mhojem kam' koslem asa tem, tinnem sangchem aslem ani sompoilea xivai jev naslom. Heach khatir ti mhojer khuxi astali. Mhoji Avoi ti. Mhoje avoin, vorsache vorsa Dezembrache 23ver Natalamcho kunsvar bazcho aslo. Xezarchim cheddvam, baileo mhoje avoik pitt lattunk, kunsvar bazunk ap-apleo lattnni, manddnni gheun adhar korunk ietalim. Mukhavelem dar bond aslelean kuznantleant bhitor sorlom. Zomnir pattoulelea xindrer, timai Clementina, Bernandina, Satana aunty, mhageli ixttin Aida paim soddun manddnnicher pitt lattalim. Mhoji nodor avoicher poddli. Tichea mukhamollar thapsannincho rong naslo. Tichi, ek kortovea mhaka bhori avoddtali. Ghorant konnui dusro monis aslear tanchea samkara keddnach boball kori nasli. "Ailo heddgo. Koim aslo re tum keddov meren? Maim husketa tuka. Kitlim horam vazlim atam?" Clementin timain vicharlem. 'Tanv' korun kopelachi ghantt vazli (1976 vorsa adim Utodd'ddechi Lourdes Saibinnichi Igorj kopel aslem) Hanvem sodam bhoxen mhojem tond hanstem korun mhonnlem. "Saibinnuch sangta mu ghe, kitlo vell zalo to," ani sogott ku-ku-ku korun hansunk laglim Avoin, mellelea otmeank atth horamchem magnnem mhonnttlem ani uprant sogtteani tigelo axirvadd ghetlo. Mhoje dusre dog bhav, salant konddea boddichem nokhetr korpak ekdomuch boballar aslele. Bapui, vhoddlea bhava sangata gotto toear kortalo. Dodolache, bebinkache, dosiche kuddke eke platin ghalun mezar dovorlele disle. Dos, dodol, gons, manddare, bullina, bebinka ani ier dusre khavcheo vostu avoin, atth dis poilim toear korunk dovorcheo asleo. Adim, khaupacheo vostu piddear zainastanam sugur urpak refrigerator-ichi goroz poddo nasli Atamchea toren, tedna vikallem poriavoronn (environment) naslem. Punn hea kallant donparam randlele jinos freeze-int dourinastana urle zalear ratche te kavpa sarke nastat. Salantlea mezar aslele platin dodolacho ek kuddko kaddunk hat mat ghatlolo. Itlean Xaverinho, mhojo nim'nno bhav aroddlo. "Maim choi ghe. Amkam dovorlelem khata mu ghe." "Khoim gelo re to. Tankam kiteak bejear korta? Ing ieo bhegim" Avoi, kuznant thavn boball'li. Angavele kopdde bolldun avoixim gelom. Don stove-ank ganslet bhorpak ani te petovpak mhaka hukum ghalo. Gansletiche stove chalu kortoch kunsvar bazcheo kaileo dovorleo. Donui kailint tel vhottoun don pittache khuris avoinuch poile bazle. Tea uprant Aida-n kormolam bazun kaddlim. Gorom-gorom don-tin mhojea tonddant lottun katanam, avoin mhonnlem. "Fokot kaunk zanam tum, kunsvar korunk noko" Tea vorsak kunsvar ekdom chodd bazlolo. Tachem kharan mhollear amchea xezarchim Joao ani Tia Filsu somplelint. Dukhest ghoranim Natalamcho kunsvar bazinaslim. Xezarim, oslea dukhest ghorant Natalamcho kunsvar pattounk ditalim "Faleam iskolacho ghora ailo mhonntoch jevlea uprant poilim Joao Uncle ani Filsu tia-gher kunsvar vhorunk zai." Mhojea avoin falleamche kam' aizuch sangun kaddlem. Don torecheo nevreo astaleo. Nall'lachem chunan kel'leo ani pitteacheo. Pitteacheo nevreo mhaka khubuch avoddtaleo. Chodd dis togtaleo tea khatir mhoji avoi pitteacheo nevreo mhaka ruchttat mhonn odik bazun dovortali. "Ago Aida, ek pitteachi ne
[Goanet] Aitaracheo Kaskutleo: Ek Iad, Avoichea Hatantlea
Bab Lino, Tuka chodd ani chodd Dev borem korum tunvem Devan dille gunn bore baxen uzar kortai dekun. Tuje natalanche kusvaranchi lek vachun ekdom borem dislem ani burgea ponnailo ugdas ailo. Adim soglea garanim kunsvar baztalet. Sogleak vas poddtalo. Ani baztanam khaupak vodik borem lagtalem. Pun atancho teomp zala readymade acho. Gorant Soglinch kammamk vetat muntoch to ani kunsvar korpak vell ani fuincho astolo? Mapxeam barazant gelear soglech vinktat ho kunsvar. Eka dissachem kam ordea oran kabar. Armosanv dekun ready made, Noketram dekun ready made. Adim soglea garanim heo vostu kortalet. Armosanv dekun posrear vochon foli addun katrun pitacho paste korun gorr netoupak ekdom borem distalem. Oxem distalem Natalank sarki toeari kelea baxen. Pun atam? Ratrichim mis magir kiss ani zalem Christmas kabar. Amchea Oldoneant zor eka dissa Christmas tiatre zatalet ani te kortalet zorr ek vaddo. Tea tempar ganvant tiatrist dekun bore astalet. TV nassun, vell meltalom soglea oslea ostunim bhagg gheupak. Oslea programmank dekun lok polloupak zaito etalo. Punn atam fokot time pass. TV programs chuktat dekun chodd lok bhag ghenam num munn polloupak passun enant. Adlo teomp ani kednanch eupacho nam fokot amche goemkar amkam kedna kednai ugdas kortolet hea tempacho zoso tunvem kelo Bab Lino. Edkom duk lagli tuje avoichi fobor vachun. Magtam tichea otmeank Sorginchem suk favo zauncheak Thanks Lino for the trip down the memory lane.and wish you and all readers a VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS. FUXAL BORIT NATALAM TUMKAM SOGLEANK AUNDETAM. Cheers Jerry Fernandes Ek Iad, Avoichea Hatantlea KunsvarachiBouch huxir zal'lo. Aimore uprant ghorant bhitor sorlozalear sodam porim tinnem mhojer thapsanni ghalcheoasleo. Punn titloch vell tigelo. Mhoji chuk asum vo naasum. Thapsanni ghalta tea vellar moneaponnan aikunghetalom. Tika portean keddnach zap di naslom. Uprantmhojem kam' koslem asa tem, tinnem sangchem aslem anisompoilea xivai jev naslom. Heach khatir ti mhojerkhuxi astali. Mhoji Avoi ti.Mhoje avoin, vorsache vorsa Dezembrache 23verNatalamcho kunsvar bazcho aslo. Xezarchim cheddvam,baileo mhoje avoik pitt lattunk, kunsvar bazunkap-apleo lattnni, manddnni gheun adhar korunk ietalim.Mukhavelem dar bond aslelean kuznantleant bhitorsorlom. Zomnir pattoulelea xindrer, timai Clementina,Bernandina, Satana aunty, mhageli ixttin Aida paimsoddun manddnnicher pitt lattalim. Mhoji nodoravoicher poddli. Tichea mukhamollar thapsannincho rongnaslo. Tichi, ek kortovea mhaka bhori avoddtali.Ghorant konnui dusro monis aslear tanchea samkarakeddnach boball kori nasli. "Ailo heddgo. Koim aslo re tum keddov meren? Maimhusketa tuka. Kitlim horam vazlim atam?" Clementintimain vicharlem.'Tanv' korun kopelachi ghantt vazli (1976 vorsa adimUtodd'ddechi Lourdes Saibinnichi Igorj kopel aslem)Hanvem sodam bhoxen mhojem tond hanstem korunmhonnlem."Saibinnuch sangta mu ghe, kitlo vell zalo to," anisogott ku-ku-ku korun hansunk laglimAvoin, mellelea otmeank atth horamchem magnnemmhonnttlem ani uprant sogtteani tigelo axirvaddghetlo.Mhoje dusre dog bhav, salant konddea boddichem nokhetrkorpak ekdomuch boballar aslele. Bapui, vhoddlea bhavasangata gotto toear kortalo. Dodolache, bebinkache,dosiche kuddke eke platin ghalun mezar dovorleledisle. Dos, dodol, gons, manddare, bullina, bebinkaani ier dusre khavcheo vostu avoin, atth dis poilimtoear korunk dovorcheo asleo. Adim, khaupacheo vostupiddear zainastanam sugur urpak refrigerator-ichigoroz poddo nasli Atamchea toren, tedna vikallemporiavoronn (environment) naslem. Punn hea kallantdonparam randlele jinos freeze-int dourinastana urlezalear ratche te kavpa sarke nastat.Salantlea mezar aslele platin dodolacho ek kuddkokaddunk hat mat ghatlolo. Itlean Xaverinho, mhojonim'nno bhav aroddlo. "Maim choi ghe. Amkam dovorlelemkhata mu ghe.""Khoim gelo re to. Tankam kiteak bejear korta? Ing ieobhegim" Avoi, kuznant thavn boball'li. Angavele kopddebolldun avoixim gelom. Don stove-ank ganslet bhorpak ani te petovpak mhakahukum ghalo. Gansletiche stove chalu kortoch kunsvarbazcheo kaileo dovorleo. Donui kailint tel vhottoundon pittache khuris avoinuch poile bazle. Tea uprantAida-n kormolam bazun kaddlim. Gorom-gorom don-tinmhojea tonddant lottun katanam, avoin mhonnlem."Fokot kaunk zanam tum, kunsvar korunk noko"Tea vorsak kunsvar ekdom chodd bazlolo. Tachem kharanmhollear amchea xezarchim Joao ani Tia Filsusomplelint. Dukhest ghoranim Natalamcho kunsvarbazinaslim. Xezarim, oslea dukhest ghorant Natalamchokunsvar pattounk ditalim"Faleam iskolacho ghora ailo mhonntoch jevlea uprantpoilim Joao Uncle ani Filsu tia-gher kunsvar vhorunkzai." Mhojea avoin falleamche kam' aizuch sangunkaddlem.Don torecheo nevreo astaleo. Nall'lachem chunankel'leo ani pitteacheo. Pitteacheo nevreo mhakakhubuch avoddtaleo. Chodd dis togtaleo tea khatirmhoji avoi pitteacheo nevreo mhaka ruchttat mhonn odikbazun dovortali."Ago Aida, ek pitteachi neuri
[Goanet] How India's re-designing the whole world
GIRISH CHADHA The Economic Times Online Printed from economictimes.indiatimes.com What is common between a 400-unit housing scheme in Maryland, US and a 200-block residential complex in The Netherlands? Both schemes are among the several housing and commercial complexes for which the basic land development and designing has being carried out by Indian architects and civil engineers in India. As the country moves up the value chain in the knowledge process offshoring (KPO) domain, several companies that cater to the architectural, civil engineering and land development requirements or in short, the brick and mortar project design needs of overseas clients have cropped up. A typical start-up in the land development sphere is New Delh-based HS Consulting, a joint venture between US-based $2.5-million Harris Smriga & Associates (HSA) and India-based Taj Design Services. The four-month old company is catering to the captive infrastructure construction design needs of HSA. For the US, the single largest market for such services, the need to tap India and other overseas destinations for carrying out civil engineering and architecture design works is not purely bottom-line driven. With the information technology sector witnessing good growth in the past several years, there has emerged a shortage of civil engineers in the US. Companies in the industry had to look outwards in order to deliver projects in time to their clients, say industry insiders. But, what began as an experiment for US firms is turning out to be a good business opportunity for Indian companies in the space. Though accounting for a fraction of the $750-million overall KPO market in India at the moment, existing companies are stepping up efforts to tap growing outsourcing requirements of clients. With the US undergoing a realty boom, orders are flowing in for designing both commercial and residential properties, even some mini-townships. Outsourcing contracts are also coming in from Europe, Dubai and Singapore, claim industry insiders. "The fear of US firms related to training of civil engineers and architects and knowledge of local by-laws while handling projects to Indian companies is slowly disappearing. Our company has handled several small projects and is now poised to deliver a 400-unit housing scheme spread over 70 acres," says HS Consulting CEO Bharat Bhargava, who came back to India to set up the firm after working in the US for several years. There is no doubt that the Indian community of architects and civil engineers is well respected in the US. The statement is also corroborated by the fact that two of the world's top names in engineering, construction and project management/maintenance sphere - Fluor Corporation and Bechtel have set up their local offices in India to cater to their worldwide clientele. The Indian companies are vying for a piece of the pie that is estimated to be worth several billion dollars in the US alone. The size of the overall market can be gauged from the fact that an industry estimate puts the land development and related design works in the Washington DC area alone at $300 mn-$500 mn annually. Also, 300,000-odd US jobs related to architecture, transport and civil engineering design are being outsourced to several countries with India estimated to be a major gainer. Overseas companies are also able to cut costs drastically, often as high as 50%-60% by outsourcing to India. Companies in India are charging clients anywhere between $5-$8 per man hour for small projects to $15-$25 for bigger ones, whereas the cost of getting the same work done in the US ranges from $60-$100 per man hour. Also, with each successful project, the comfort factor of the foreign clients is increasing while getting work outsourced to India. "Our projects are completed taking due note of the ecological and aesthetic aspects of the area as well as thinking of the needs of the community for, say, next 50 years," says an architect in an Indian company catering to the US market. "The design drawings and construction drawings that we make have to get the approval of the local counties in the US, so we need to know about the local land laws too," the architect adds. Like a usual BPO, clients in the US or elsewhere, do not often come to know that the actual work is happening across the world in India. Some US companies have opened their local subsidiaries here too and are passing on work from various customers. The local office in the US acts as the front-end and sources contracts, sends specifications and comments to the Indian subsidiary or BPO and then steers the Indian company through the project as per the client's requirements. With the scope of work growing, several companies have started providing computer aided design (CAD) services to the construction and civil engineering sector including contractors, engineers, builders and architects abroad. Even f
[Goanet] Gifted and Gifting Godparents
Gifted and Gifting Godparents A tedious, painstaking and irreversible process By Cecil Pinto A popular saying of Confucius translates this way, "Have no friends not equal to yourself". More recently Yassir Arafat said, "Choose your friends carefully. Your enemies will choose you". What both great men seem to have overlooked is that much more important in life, than choosing friends and enemies, is choosing proper godparents for your children. Last week I discovered this fascinating little booklet written and published by a New York based Goan, Dr. Eric Pinto (no relation of mine), entitled "Choosing Godparents: Comprehensive Guidelines for Modern Catholic Parents in Goa". Now for those of you who are not familiar with the Catholic religion, and think Mafia, Dawood and Marlon Brando, the moment the word 'godfather' is mentioned, let me explain some basic concepts. When a child is born into a Catholic family a godfather and godmother are chosen. They have four basic functions (1) To bring up the child in case the parents are unable to - due to death (2) To ensure that the child is brought up according to the tenets of the Catholic faith (3) To find out what exactly 'tenets' means (4) To hold the candle during the christening ceremony - and pose in all the photos. For centuries Catholics worldwide have followed these four basic beacons when choosing godparents, and have not given much thought to the fact that photography was not even invented when these four rules were laid down. But the modern Catholic is questioning the basics tenets (just love that word!) of his faith, and this is where Dr. Eric Pinto steps in with very practical, and dogmatic, advise on the choosing of godparents. See below some quotations from his booklet. "These rules were made centuries back, when very often parents used to die of starvation, plague, the Inquisition - or sheer boredom. They didn't have cable TV then. People don't die that easily anymore. Thank God for HBO! So the function of the godparents has slowly and subtly shifted from being protectors to being gift-givers." "Elderly bachelors and spinsters make the best godparents. They will be generous and indulgent with their gifts - and most probably leave some property for your child. Look for elderly unmarried people with independently purchased property, and not some share in ancestral land or houses. Their nieces and nephews will contest your child's inheritance, if it is ancestral property. Also beware of godparents owning properties with tenants. Evicting them can be tedious. Make sure Form I & XIV have no Other Parties mentioned." "Godparents living abroad are particularly desirable. You gain from the stronger currencies. Avoid Goan Canadians though, unless you plan to use them as sponsors for your family migration there in the future. They are so heavily taxed and mortgaged that they have no money left over to send gifts to their godchildren." "The new trend of having totally unrelated rich visiting foreigners as godparents is very welcome and has plenty of potential. Birth rates in Western countries are falling and so the chances of a foreigner childless couple remaining childless, by choice, by bad eating habits or by faulty sexual techniques, are very high. Who better to receive their generosity, before and after their death, than their godchild?" "An enterprising parent should choose not only a godparent who is physically distant, and so will not be a pain in the backside as a pesky houseguest, but with a bit of research can choose one whose vacant local residence can be utilised as a dumping ground for other non-generous visiting relatives." "As the Catholic Church grapples with gay priests, and novitiates threatening marriage, it doesn't have much time to introspect on the desirability of allowing same sex partners as godparents - or even non-Catholics as godparents for that matter. Strike while the iron is hot, and the opposition confused. Aim for maximum wealth generation for generations." Dr. Eric Pinto's very down-to-earth advice, in my opinion, is very relevant for these turbulent times. In all religions, iron clad and revered tenets (!) are being questioned. In this era of globalisation, instant e-mail, local SMS at just thirty paise and cheap Chinese toys, it is appropriate that the people who will paying the fees for your child's college education should be chosen carefully. Choosing godparents is a perilous job. Even more important than choosing a name for your child. A name can be changed by paying the prescribed fees, publishing a tiny advert in the newspapers and notifying in the Government Gazette. With enough resources and a bit of indulgence even a long standing marriage can be annulled. But a godparent is for life - unchangeable. My wife has as godparents Saint Joseph and Saint Rita. That apparently was a common custom in some areas. The logic eludes me. What pro
[Goanet] Playing God in running shoes
Folks, This is a snip from The Globe and Mail of 17th Decemeber, 2005. Mervyn3.0 --- Playing God in running shoes. Welcome to the age of synthesized life, built from scratch. Soon, it may be so cheap and simple a teen hacker could do it. Or a terrorist. CAROLYN ABRAHAM reports By CAROLYN ABRAHAM Saturday, December 17, 2005 Page F1 It's 8 o'clock on a Wednesday night at the University of Toronto's medical sciences building, and Emanuel Nazareth holds a Petri dish up to the light. He squints at the clear, tiny bubbles dotting its amber surface, as though staring at it will make it grow. It's three days till show time and their project looks like spit on a plate. He pops it back in the incubator without saying a word. Assistant engineering professor Stephen Davies trudges past, both hands buried deep in the pockets of his khakis, and sighs. He knows the score. With less than 48 hours of growing time left, "it's going to take a miracle" to make this project fly. But Matt Scott, a 30-year-old mathematician pitching in from the University of Waterloo, is beaming. It's his first night. Never before has he dirtied his hands in a "wet" lab, shifting from the cold world of manipulating numbers to manipulating life: "It's just really neat," he says, "fiddling with genetic components to get a certain behaviour." Fiddling, indeed. Here in this fourth-floor lab, where a poster in a stairwell advertises a lecture titled "Does God exist?", these young minds are at serious play in the Lord's proverbial fields, transforming living things into toys of their choice. E. coli, the common intestinal bug and scourge of undercooked hamburger, is being remade into a living Etch A Sketch that could say, "Hi Mom." Another batch is being reprogrammed to change colour, like a mood ring, at different temperatures. And, ready or not, their efforts have earned them an invite to one of the more ambitious science fairs ever held. There will be no papier-mâché volcanoes, robots or homemade clocks at this competition. It's being held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the planet's mecca of innovation. The exhibits will be lab-made life forms modified with genetic parts that were dreamed up, designed and constructed with computers and DNA. If you think designing life is the sacred business of a divine executive, think again. In the 21st century, this godlike power is shared by people who schlep backpacks and study for mid-terms, such as Mr. Nazareth, a 22-year-old, fourth-year engineering undergrad. In reading DNA, science isn't much beyond the "See Dick run" stage. Yet a growing scientific movement is already afoot to rewrite it. The goal is audacious -- to make living things that behave like invented gadgets. This emerging science is called synthetic biology, a term that confirms the profound, if eerie, fact that creating DNA -- the building block of life -- is no longer the sole domain of nature. New and relatively cheap computing technology is allowing students and even non-scientists to assemble the chemical chains that encode genetic functions, making it possible to design and construct genes, and soon perhaps life itself, from scratch. At this very moment, in a lab outside Washington, D.C., scientist Craig Venter, famous for mapping a private version of the human genome in 2000, is leading efforts to create the world's first human-designed species. Driving the field is a twin-engine philosophy: First is the idea that the best way truly to understand life is to build it. Second is the hope that these life forms could be harnessed to do human bidding. The genetic codes of organisms could be rewritten to produce hard-to-make drugs, gobble up pollution, pump out clean energy, kill cancer cells or simply grow flowers that bloom on your birthday. "There is nothing mystical or spiritual about this. I don't have to invoke the gods," says Toronto researcher Andrew Hessel, raising his arms to the heavens one stormy morning. "DNA is the only language used to program life on this planet. . . . To change the organism, you change the instructions in the DNA program." In the 19th century, chemists learned to synthesize organic compounds they once thought only nature could make. From there, they went on to invent a raft of things, from plastics to polyester, that nature never imagined. -snip- Emanuel Nazareth began programming computers at the age of 10, not long after he and his family emigrated from Kenya to the Toronto suburb of Mississauga. First, it was text-based, in BASIC. Then colour came along. For fun, he modelled worlds with Sim City. He would make games, animate the characters he created and compete with friends over e-mail in building fantasy lands. "Too much!" his mother would say of his computer time. "Go out and play sports!" After graduating from high school with a 93 per cent average, he secured a spot in biomedical engineering at U of T, one of the more competitive und
[Goanet] Dabolim and related stories on TGF this December 19, 2005
1. 44 years post the Invasion / Liberation of Goa : Tell Goans how much money has been paid for organising the numerous defections between political parties; in other words - How come the politicians get richer while the people are struggling. (TGF) 2. Are Goans liberated? - The question is: Are Goans truly liberated? TGF says: NO! 3. The Big Let down - Goa and Goans would just have been used as pawns in a political process, their land for the generation of wealth for everybody but Goans and eventually dumped. Nil else (TGF) 4. Goa's Anjediva - Bit by bit, New Delhi has been chipping away at Goa. First it was the Dabolim civilian airport that was converted into a military airport, followed by the Beach front that has been, and continues to be raped by the concrete jungle called "tourist facilities"; not to forget jobs at all Goa Government offices that have been denied to appropriately qualified Goans. Since 1961, Goa continues to become infested by crime, corruption, filth and chaos; most of which appears to have been imported from outside Goa, or encouraged by events at the centre in New Delhi. For the record, despite 55 years of Independence from the British and huge surpluses of grain and dollars, India is sliding from one multi-billion dollar scam into another. All this while the infra-structure for basic health and welfare has gone to the dogs, err to the flies. Now comes a new shock to the Goan system. The OLDEST Catholic Church with Goan links has been declared out of bounds for worshippers after May, 2003. (TGF) 5. Oh Dabolim ! : The year is 1955. Nehru's blockade has started taking effect. The Portuguese governor, Gen. Paulo Bénard-Guedes, is quite concerned about the provision of vital supplies to the local populace and their security. The only modes of transport from Goa to the outside world and to Damão and Diu are via sea and air. (Gabriel de Figueiredo) 6. Goa in need of a third liberation : to deliver us from the all-pervasive corruption, plummeting public values and gross misgovernance. Amen! (Valmiki Faleiro) All the above srticles and more are at http://www.colaco.net Contrary or Supportive articles are welcome. Wishes to all Goans jc _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Confessions of an Ex-Expatriate
--- Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do you expect people to be paid pea nuts or bingtams? That's > why the bingtam kars are flocking to Goa. It is a haven for > them. > Mario responds: > Bernado, I expect people to be paid whatever they are willing to freely accept from the buyer of their services, whether it is pea nuts or bingtams or anything else of value. The transaction is between the buyer and the seller and is no one else's business. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] UNITED IN GRIEF, DIVIDED BY BORDERS
UNITED IN GRIEF, DIVIDED BY BORDERS Dr. Sister Augusta Mylackel Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] At the invitation of Fr. Alex Vadakumthala - CBCI Secretary for Health Commission, S. Livia (UMI) and I went to Kashmir for relief work. S. Livia is a social worker with the Catholic Seva Samaj Society - Jhansi. We landed at Srinagar airport around 1.30 p.m. on October 15,2005. From there another hour and half drive brought us to Baramulla, 60 kms from Srinagar. We were put up at the Catholic Centre - the only Catholic presence here in the entire western part of Kashmir with 1.2 million people. Tere is a parish Church, a Diocesan English Medium School (St. Joseph's School), and an 80 bedded hospital (St. Joseph's Hospital) run by the FMM Sisters. For the past two years the hospital is almost non-functional due to lack of resident doctors. Baramulla is very close to the Pakistan border and the LOC (Line of Control). The Catholic Social Service Society - Jammu-Kashmir (CSSS), CRS, Caritas - India co-ordinated Relief work from here. 16th- Sunday it rained non-stop all day; the mercury dipped so low that we had to purchase additional woollies. We were also apprehensive as to what would happen if the weather continued in this manner. For one thing there is no way of getting to the people living on the mountain tops, for another landslides occur any time all along the route. Against all odds, Monday morning dawned bright and clear. God's ways are really mysterious! We got ready not knowing exactly what was expected of us. We organised ourselves into four groups of five/six in each group, gathered our medical kit, drinking water and a little food. After a drive of about 2 hours on the Srinagar-Mussafarabad road (the bus route recently opened between Srinagar and Pakistan) we arrived at the base of one of the mountain ranges. >From here we braced ourselves for the onward journey with our baggage on our backs - a five hours climb (sometimes on all fours) and uphill walk (with staff in hand) trekking along on a one-foot wide footpath with a deep gorge on the side. Every one who met us at the base - the army, the people of the place, and the villagers themselves who had come down from the mountains to get relief material discouraged us from going ahead.. But something within us prompted us to go on. Half way we engaged an elderly man to help us with our luggage and to show us the way. He proved to be St. Joseph in person come to our rescue. The adventurous journey brought us to the top by five in the evening. The army has a camp here and we saw a few patients at the center the same day. We stayed at the camp overnight. A tent was prepared by the Jawans (soldiers) after we reached the place. Their hospitality was remarkable. They provided us with whatever was at their disposal including food, blankets and all the rest. In spite of the number of blankets, the piercing cold kept us awake all night. While in the tent we experienced two tremors. Next morning we saw patients till 12 noon and also took the survey of the village. Finally we ran short of medicines and had to close shop. According to the Army doctor there, this was the first time the women had come out of their homes for medicines because of the presence of a lady doctor. A total of 125 patients were examined and treated that day. The downward climb took less time, but one slip could land us in the freezing waters of the River Jhelum. When we reached the base we were tired and hungry, but also happy, satisfied and encouraged. It was a unique and one time experience for all of us. We were there for seven days and visited other villages on the following days. There are about 65 villages in all out of which 30 are badly hit. There was 100% damage to all the houses in the mountain side. Reaching these villages is an almost impossible task as no conveyance can get there. Houses are scattered and far apart. Some of the villages are perched as high as 6000 - 9000 feet above sea level. Landslides can take place at any moment all along the route. I wondered how people live and survive in these mountain peaks especially during winter. Well again I say "God's ways are mysterious". On the last day before leaving we also had a chance of visiting Gulmarg - a beautiful tourist spot up on the hills with snow capped mountains al round, a bit of Srinagar including the Dal lake. Kashmir is a region on which God has lavished all the beauties of nature. It is rightly called a "Paradise on earth". Deep valleys rise to form the first chain of the rugged Himalayas. Rivers and Lakes reflect the lacy green of poplar trees, the somber majesty of the cypresses, the eternal snows continuously whitening the mountain peaks. Apple trees were in full blossom. The loaded trees are a delight to the eyes and the juicy fruit a feast to the palate. Houseboats, unique and picturesque crowded the rivers. Wooden houses covered
[Goanet] 19th Dec Consumer Rights Awareness Campaign
-- 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/ -- -- Consumer Rights Awareness Campaign at Navelim -- The Consumer Rights Awareness Campaign was launched at the stall of the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs at the Aparant Maand 2005 being held at the Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes Mantap at Navelim in South Goa. The campaign is being conducted in collaboration with the Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN)and has got tremendous response on the first & second day of the Handicraft, Art & Cultural Expo. GOACAN volunteers from Consumer Forums of Navelim, Assolna,Velim, and Cuncolim have been interacting with the visitors to the stall by explaining to them the salient features of the Consumer Protection Act 1986 as well as the Grievance Redressal options available at the District, State and National level. Consumers from various villages of Salcete Taluka visited the stall and were guided on various problems related to BSNL telephones,PWD Water Supply, LPG cylinder home delivery, bus transport, packaged commodities, weights & measures, adulterated petrol & diesel, Electronic energy meters & postal services. The volunteers also talked to teachers from high schools and lecturers from Higher Secondary Schools of the importance of consumer education to students and necessary guidance that they can provide in relation to the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act. GOACAN volunteers will continue the Consumer Rights Awareness interaction at the stall on the last day of the Handicraft, Art & Cultural Expo at Navelim on Monday 19th December from 10am to 10pm. -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website:www.goacan.org -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL- See you at The New Years Dance in Woodgreen
I would like to wish all at Goanet A Very Merry Christmas and A Prosperous New Year 2006. At the same time a wish to all Readers and Fellow Goan Brothers & Sisters. Specially to all those who will be going on Holidays in the next few days / Week or so. Happy Newreos to you all. May we have another Peacefull 365 Days to come. See you at the New Years Dance at White Hart Lane School - Woodgreen, London N22 Organised By the Goan Community Centre Regards Cyril -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Premier of documentary film on Abbe Faria
Please can you tell me who I can contact to obtain a copy of the DVD mentioned below. This is for research purposes, for a book on the history of hypnosis. Peter Kilbride "Bosco - Goanet Volunteer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Sep 20 04:28:19 PDT 2005 " "The movie launch and screening is made possible through a collaboration between the Corporation of the City of Panjim and Dhempe College of Arts & Sciences. We don't initially intend selling copies of the movie nor allowing copies to be made. We will only accept requests for public screenings for which we will provide a copy of the DVD. Our intent is not to make this movie a dead 'document' that will be watched, archived and forgotten. We hope that public screenings will provide an atmosphere of discussion that will bring others too to appreciate the greatness of this truly inspiring Goan." -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Chacha or Chachee?
Hi goanetters, Quote: "(Afra Dias wrote: When a Hindu/Muslim in Goa calls me 'Untie' I tell them since when did I become ur Aunt. It is a 'p*ss take' as far as I'm concerned.) That's in bad taste, Afra! Never thought you're that type!" -- RKN -- So! Have you come accross a Hindu or Muslim child call their own kind Auntie? Why do they pick on Christians to call them Uncle or Auntie? Why not Chacha or Chachhi? as a blanket cover regardless of religion? Afra. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] re: pdf file
I sometimes use cutepdf writer. Otherwise, I bring documents into Adobe Indesign and create pdf. Eugene Correia -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] For kind favour of publication: The Masque
The Masque St. Xavier's College does it again !! In keeping with tradition, the 'Theatre Club' of the College raised yet another toast to theatre by organizing a three-day festival of drama. 'The Masque' was held from 28th to 30th November 2005. The Chief Guest of the inaugural function, Fr. Savio Rodrigues, s.j. spoke animatedly of the tremendous scope and the importance of theatre in life. He urged the young students to use theatre as a means of self expression and as a tool to bring about social change. He spoke of the need to raise the standards of English theatre in Goa through more enthusiastic participation at college level. This year the festival was thrown open to all Higher Secondary Schools and colleges in Goa. Not withstanding the fact that November turned out to be a very busy time for all students and participation could have been more encouraging, the festival was a success. Besides being an opportunity to show-case ones talents on stage, The masque was a wonderful learning experience for the young theatre enthusiasts. An interesting twist came from the valuable feedback and constructive criticism provided by the judges, Fr. Savio Rodrigues, R.J. Caji Vaz, Ms. Yvonne Nunes and Mrs. Bevinda Collaco after every item. The frank suggestions were well taken and the final day saw some commendable performances by the Xavierites. Mr. Alfvold Silveira, popular R.J. and a playwright and director himself, conducted a workshop on the various facets of stage acting. He took the students through various group activities to bring out their otherwise dormant potential. The valedictory function was presided over by Mr. Alfvold Silveira. The function ended with the prize distribution and some rib-tickling comedies by the hosts through a mime, a monologue and a One-Act-Play. These presentations bythe Theatre Club of Xaviers had the audience in splits. While DMC Mapusa emerged as the overall winners and the College of home Science as runners up, Ms. Delilah Alvares of Home Science was awarded the prize for the Best Actress. The Principal of St. Xavier's College, Prof. Newman Fernandes in his address, appreciated the efforts of the Staff and members of the Club in promoting the cause of English theatre in the State. PRINCIPAL -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Money laundering IFFI 2005
In the third week of October 2005 I had expressed my views on IFFI 2005 in Gomantak Times (GT) when every one was busy digging IFFI 2004 issues. My conclusion about IFFI still stands "IFFI is a Money Laundering Mechanism for ruling party" Last November end I was enchanted to read similar views expressed by Dr. Francisco C. Colaco on IFFI 2005. I strongly support his views too. Yes, IFFI is yet another F (Filmy Culture) provided by our ruling party since last year in addition to earlier provided 3 Fs (Fish, Feni and Football). The sole intentions of providing these four Fs are to keep Goans entangled within the ambient of four walled room and to detract the attention of susegad Goans from the misdeeds of our ruling party. No sooner Congress came to power they conveniently forgot that they were opposing IFFI 2004 and started following the same blue prints of earlier BJP government indicating that they have no brains to devise their own strategies. Besides usual money laundering mechanisms we see additional old wine in new bottle technique of laundering money through Kala Academy and through Filmy culture (IFFI). Last year we charged BJP of siphoning 24 crores in the name of Kala Academy and this year too we find similar siphoning of additional 15 crores again in the name of Kala Academy. In case of Filmy chucker 2005 we can trace one big difference in comparison to IFFI 2004. In case of IFFI 2004, then ruling BJP government at least left assets worth 50% of the total expenditure made by them. But in case of IFFI 2005 Congress government lavishly spent 17 crores without creating or leaving any assets. BJP were charged of spending 5.5 crores for extracurricular activity. This year all expenditure was on unwanted and unaccountable fun fair!! This is a gross pocketing of the tax payers' money. I wonder if the same NGOs who where shouting top of their voices including some of the congressman's take up the issue of IFFI 2005 irregularities along with IFFI 2004! This huge sum of 17 crores could have been effectively used to provide 24 x 7 water supply, providing 24 x 7 electricity supply, providing pothole free roads, providing medical facilities, providing quality education, tackling growing garbage problems, etc Will Congress Government publish detailed expenditure for IFFI 2005 for general public! I think it's high time that all Goans unit and pressurize Goa Governor and Goa Government to stop with holding IFFI any more in Goa. We must also insist on Central Government to keep IFFI celebrated in all the states in rotation - at least in name of IFFI other states will achieve some development. For very sure we don't need IFFI at least in the way it is celebrated! -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Market Survey Programme at Xavier's
Market Survey Programme at Xavier's A 5 day workshop on Management Development Programme on "Market Survey", was inaugurated on 9th December 2005 at St. Xavier's College, Mapusa. Speaking on the occasion, the Principal, Prof. Newman Fernandes asserted that the current system of education involving bookish knowledge does not assist the students who graduate to practically conduct a survey. Hence, the need for similar programmes. An individual who is interested to venture into the business world has to equip oneself in order to face the existing players in the field. And one of the means to get the feel of the market and the business options is a Market Survey. Hence the objectives of this programme will enable the participants to gain useful knowledge on decision problem. Information problem Market Research Design, Familiarity with SPSS (STATISTICAL Package for social sciences) software packages, means of collecting information and methods of data analysis. This programme is being organized by the Department of Commerce, St. Xavier's College in collaboration with the Small Industries Service Institute (SISI). Department of Management Studies, Goa University. The resource persons for the programme are drawn from the Department of Management Studies, Goa University. The programme has evoked an overwhelming response from the Commerce students of St. Xavier's College and experienced, budding as well as eager to be entrepreneurs from all over Goa. In all 29 participants (of which 15 are student participants) will be benefiting from the programme. At the inaugural, the Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, Goa University, Dr. A. Shree Kumar briefly outlined the sketch of the various sessions to be conducted during the workshop and promised to make the sessions very interactive. The Asstt. Director, SISI Mr. Ravikumar emphasized the need for surveys before starting a business. He observed that many Goan businessmen fail due to lack of planning before starting up and that preparation of feasibility reports are very important to start a business. PRINCIPAL -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: *** Goanet Reader: An invitation from the Consul (VM de Malar)
Excellent Information!!! Thanks Fabio From: Goanet Reader Subject: *** Goanet Reader: An invitation from the Consul (VM de Malar) Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:33:42 +0530 > >An invitation from the Consul > >by V. M. de Malar > >It;s a winning personal gesture that's found deep resonance in Goan hearts, >and a welcome gust of fresh air into a diplomatic relationship bogged down in >bureaucratic detail. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Global climate change and Goa: questions from a village called Moira
--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The above assertion is utterly bogus. No scientist > disputes the post-industrial increase in CO2 or the > scientific validity of the physical phenomenon > called the Greenhouse Effect. No scientist disputes the > atmospheric physical chemistry and thermodynamics of > CO2 as revealed by laboratory experiments and > climatological observations. > Mario responds: > There are SEVERAL scientists who believe that whatever global warming is taking place cannot be blamed on human activity. Other scientists report opposing research findings. Nature Magazine recently reported one scientific study that Europe was facing a mini ice age over the next hundred years, while another article warned that Europe was going to warm over the next hundred years. This should amuse everyone who is not a scientist looking for grant money from gullible donors to do more research on the subject. > Charlatans abound on this issue. British "scientist" Sir John Law embarrassed himself recently by blaming the severity of Hurricane Katrina on global warming in the Gulf of Mexico. Then other scientists pointed out that the most severe hurricanes in that area occurred between 1880 and 1900. Furthermore, during this hurricane season there were 26 named hurricanes in the area and only 5 reached the mainland. Apparently no one told the other 21 that they were supposed to be fierce due to global warming in the Gulf of Mexico. > There were recent reports in the media that ONE Pacific Island in a chain of islands was experiencing higher sea levels due to global warming, which any schoolchild learning physics would find amusing. There was another report that some glaciers are melting while other nearby glaciers are not. > There is no common sense or scientific sense whatsoever in the claim that the percentage of a gas, CO2, that is only 0.036% of the Earth's atmosphere can be appreciably increased or reduced by destroying the economies of the west while exempting the two fastest growing economies of India and China, both of whom have no environmental controls to speak of. > The web site www.junkscience.com is an excellent source of information from several sources showing the lack of common and scientific sense in the claims of the extreme environmental activists. > There are other scientists who believe that any global warming withing the predicted range of 1 degree within the next 100 years will, in fact, be good for the world. > There are others who believe that the extreme environmental movement is the latest refuge of the socialist movement, whose goal is to bring the western economies down to the least common denominator, which they failed to do when communism collapsed from the weight of it's inherent lack of common sense. They argue that this can be the only reason that India and China were exempted from the bogus Kyoto Protocols. How can any rational person, even one who believes the nonsense that CO2 levels can be appreciably affected by curbing human industrial activity, honestly believe that exempting the two booming economies in the world that have NO environmental controls to speak of can lead to an effective system of worldwide environmental controls. > This is like arguing that two bathers in a swimming pool do not have to go to the bathroom to relieve themselves, while all the others must, and the pool will still be fine. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] CRC Chinchinim Xmas Tree Nite 2005
The Cultural & Recreational Club of Chinchinim CRCC Kuwait proudly announces the much awaited event of the year, the 13th Annual Fiesta - Xmas Tree Nite 2005. The event is scheduled to be held at the newly renovated Faker ElDeen Palace Ballroom, Dawliya Complex Bldg., Kuwait City on 15th December 2005 from 09:00 pm onwards with live music from the evergreen Stepping Stones and the electrifying Soul Shakers. To liven the evening we have the eloquent comperes Lloyd and Ramona to host the show. For all you lovely kids Santa Claus has lots of prizes, surprises and goodies in store for you. This year the Childrens Fancy Dress for age groups 0-5 and 6-10 will focus on the theme Personality Come Alive (Last date to submit names for fancy dress is 12/12/05) in addition to this CRCC is heralding in a Star Making Competition with the theme Creativity with a Difference for children upto 10 yrs where the participants will display their finished product at the venue. The highlight of the evening will be the ever popular duel for the best CRCC Ballroom Dance Couple. So hurry and lets make this nite a starry affair. Dress formal. For passes/queries contact 9607374, 9690465, 9486920. ABOUR CRCC: Cultural and Recerational club of Chinchinim - Kuwait as the name indicates is an organization for chinchonkars who are based in Kuwait. Founded in 1992, by only a hand full of Chinchonkars, the CRCC Kuwait initially started as a soccer club. At the same time they also founded the CRC tournament which was also known as the BBK trophy due to the financial backing of the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait. In addition to helping the village the club has also aided other oragnizations when in need. This has not been limited to Goan organizations or needs only. The club also looks after its members in Kuwait and uses its collective influence to help when needed. The club established a Scholarship award to the top ranking students of all schools in Chinchinim and in the past few years has also started an academic award for the Goan children in Kuwait. Goanet Admin Note: This message, among others today, was delayed as it was not in PLAIN Text format. Apologies to the Chinconkars in Kuwait and hope you guys had a blast - Bosco -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] looking for a property in Aldona
Hello Goanetters, There is a person looking for a house with property or only property in Aldona region. If anyone has any information, please do let me know at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The place of choice in Aldona is Calvim, Corjuem, Carona or Quitla. Thanks Jerry Fernandes -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] New Feature Film "Xapai" to be directed by Sai Paranjpye (in Konkani/English/Hindi)
Grandpa tale Screen On & Off The First Indian International Women's Film Festival, taking place at 89 Cinemas and Priya cinema, is seeing a steady stream of film-makers and actresses breezing through town. After the inauguration by Sonali Kulkarni on December 12, film-maker Sai Paranjpye is here to attend a retrospective on her. The package includes Sparsh, Disha, Papiha, Saaz and Bhago Bhoot. The former chairman of Children's Film Society of India is now planning to start her next feature, Xapai (meaning grandfather in colloquial Konkani), sometime in March. Sai will write and direct the English-Hindi-Konkani film set in Goa. "It's about a Goan Christian family with a very strong Portuguese hangover. There's this old man living in a beautiful crumbling building, with his maid, cook and driver. He is approaching 90 and so his children gather around him. There's a lot of family intrigue It's a black comedy and Habib Tanvir will play the lead," says Sai, also planning to release Chakachak a children's film on environment issues made in 2004 in Calcutta, in the DVD format. "Chakachak is certainly not my best film, but it got me the best press ever," says she. "Disha is my favourite film and it's very sad that the prints are not being preserved properly. I don't even know if a proper print of Saaz or Sparsh exists or not," rues the film-maker who started out as a radio announcer before switching to theatre and cinema. Other Indian women film-makers featured in the ongoing festival are Aparna Sen, Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta, Gurinder Chadha, Pamela Rooks and Meghna Gulzar. The world cinema section showcases works from Hungary, France, Iran, USA, Poland, Italy, Russia and Norway, with Germany in the international focus. The seven-day festival has been organised by Kolkata Film and Media Studies. (The Telegraph - Calcutta) - Forwarded by www.goa-world.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Hindi lectures in Goa
Hi, I'd like to know if thre are any Hindi lectures for adults in Goa for those who do nont know a word of Hindi and if so, they are intensive one to learn Hindi as fast as possible. Best Rys -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Heritage mhollear Itihasachem sokaratmok poddbimb
Heritage mhollear Itihasachem sokaratmok poddbimb Prajal Sakhardande Fontainhas kolechea ani daizachea utsavak suvornn divlechi ghoddemoddni sundor rongli. Sogllea lokank amche paromparik lok-kolechea daizachem ami jem thoim prodorxonn kelem tem tor khubuch manvolem. Ami Goa Heritage Action Group halinch Kola Akademichea zodd palvan Goa Lok-Kolecho Utsov 2005 ghoddovn haddil'lo. Hea Lok-kola utsovant ami Sot'tori, Fondem, Kepem, Kannkonn hangache paromparik lok-kolechem dorxonn amchea Ponnjekarank ghoddoilem. Amche prachin lok-kolechem dorxonn amchea vidheartheank ghoddchem ho hetu monant dhorun ho Mahotsov ami kelo. Goa Lok-Kola Utsovant ami Sot'tori mahalant ddovli-manddi, ronmalem, dhalo, fugddio he prokar dakhoile. Pra. Rajendra Kerkar ani Pra. Prabhakar Majik hannim tanchevixim mhahiti dili. Kepencho kunnbi nach sador kelo Amilbaichea kunnbi pongddan. Hantun zagor, talgoddi, tonniamell, chopoi, ponddoricho pava, gof he lok-koleche prokar Kanta Gavdde ani Mahendr Phalldesaichea pongddan sador kele. Toxench Fontainhas Utsovak ami Mavxi-Sot-toricho Divili vo Somoi nach, Avolli Kankonnchea Velip bailancho khell, dhalo, fugddio sador keleo. Bharatia xattria songit, nach, gazhal, Konknni gitam, Nagaland nrutiu, Ravindranath Tagorache kolecher ek lecture oxe prokar sador kele. Mhojem Heritage Groupakodden sodanch magnnem asa ki ami Mala Utsov hem nanv dovorchem. Fontainhas hem nanv Molleantle zhorivelean ailam. Molleantli zhor hi nisorgik. Ti Purtugezani haddunk na. Fontainhas Utsovant soreache mand asche nhoi ho sodanch mhozo agro. Amchea grupan Karanzallem-Sot'torichem Brahnimmaia devull, Toiddem Sangechea Brahmonni Devlachem janot zanvchem mhunn Goem Rajia Purat'tov Khateakodden proitn keleat ani tantun amkam eis mell'llam. Toxench TCP Vatthukumachea virodhant ami nialoient geleat. Ami toxi notis peparant dilea. Netravellichem Budbuddeanche Tolliechem Gopinath Devull moddchem nhoi mhunn amchea Heritage grupan khub iotn kele. Jen'nam jen'nam Goenchea daizacher havoll aila ten'na ami niailoient geleat. Ponnjechea eka tori rosteak Sardar Karnal Sing, Sudhatai Joshi hanchim navam dinvchi oxem mhojem sodanch magnnem. Heritage mhonnche daiz. Panch ozar vorsancho Bharatia daizacho itihas mhojea rogtant nhinla. Goemchim devllam, igorjechi paromparik bandavoll toxich dovorchi mhunn amcho Heritage grup sodanch proitnant asta. Ponnje Ttonkar axil'lea sombavelo xilalekh khorboddun kaddlo ten'na mhaka koll'lem ki to ek 1859 rosto bandil'lo mhunn ubaril'lo stambh tacho dhormakodden sombond na, tacho khoro itihas lokamukhar ievcho mhunn ami to porot ubo kelo. Hanvem Goemcho Itihas' hi durdorxonnacher malika toiar keli. Tantun hanvem Soptokotexvor devull, Terekhol kil'lo, Tambddi Surla, Bhram'mapuri, Madhav tirthacho itihas dakhoilo. Pornnem Goem Mahavidhia moddchem nhoi mhunn ami proitn kelo. Hi imarot atam kitli sundor dista. Hanv mhojea itihasachea vidheartiam modhim sodanch Bharatia porompora, Goenchea paromparik daizavixim zagrutai korit astam. Hanv itihas ho vixoi xikoitam. To mhozo soglleant aviddicho vixoi. Inquisition-cheo vaitt gozali sangtam toxench Purtugezant Patto pul bandhlo henvui sangtam. Itihas zoso ghoddla tosoch sangtam. Purtugezanim dhormxoll kelo, devlam moddli, tanchea zagear church bandlea henvui titlech pott'tiddkin sangtam. Amchea Heritage utsovanim ami Goemchi paromparik khannam jevnnam, craft hanchem dorxonn ghoddoil'lem asa. Hanvem Goemchea itihasacher ani daizacher ek CD toiar kelea. Amchea Heritage grupan sodanch lok-kolecher chodd bhor dilea. Hannkhonnem-Pednechea dhongor zomaticho ponddoricho pava (chopoi) ho nrutiv prokar ami Ponnje sador kelo. Goemchea khanchi-konxantlea paromparik daizachem zoton korpacho ami sodanch iotn kela. Hea sogllea lok-kolechea pongddak ami mandhan dilam. Daiz tigun urcho ho amcho hetu. Hea soglleant amcho dexdroha khoim ailo? Goa Heritage Action Group murdabad oso sur Dexpremi Nagrik Somitin kaddlo, aikun khub vaitt dislem. Parmall navanchem magazine ami kaddtanv. Tantun ami vegveggllea itihasacher-daizacher lekh boroitat. Heritage mhonnje fokot Purtugez oxem ami ken'nanch somzunk na. 2000 hea vorsa Goa Heritage Action Groupachi sthapona Hema Ponddit hinnem keli. Pra. Subhash Velingkar sir-avixim mhaka khub ador asa. Hanv tacho khub ador kortam. Tanche itihasavele lekh hanv mhojea vidhearteank dakhoitam. Goa Heritage Action Group ho dexdrohi asa, Purtugez premi asa ho tacho amche vixincho goirsomoz pois korpak Velingkar sir-ak mellpak Heta Ponddit, hanv ani Anju tanchea ghora gel'lim. Fontainhas Utsovache poilim. Punn te teavellar ghora naxil'le. Tanchi bhett zali na. Ani he goirsomoz vaddot astat. Dexpremi Nagrik somitin TCP votthukumachea virodhant morcha kaddlo tor Goenchem chodd borem zavpachem. Ami proitn korpachi goroz asa. Heritage mhonnlear porompora, heritage mhonnlear itihasachem sokaratmok poddbimb. Tantun amcheo porompora, lok-kola, igorzo, devlam, moxidi, paromparik bhes, amc
[Goanet] Re: MOPA Airport
On 18 Dec, Eric Pereira wrote: I wish those who are opposed to the new airport at Mopa that they are short sighted and also looking after their own backyard. == Dear Eric A simplistic view is that any project will generate jobs and be good for the local economy/people. But one has to dig deep. The Mopa Airport specifically, is being opposed for reasons such as being close to Maharashtra border and hence will be more beneficial to that state than Goa. Also the alleged land purchases around Mopa by politicians to cash on, along with the location at one end (instead of a centralised location), the exhorbitant cost of a greenfield project vis-a-vis upgrading existing ones etc etc are issues which have been touted umpteen times on this debate. Regards Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] TSKK annual report 2005
THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR B.B. Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, GOA - 403 521, INDIA Phone: (0832) 2415857 / 2415864 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.tskk.org Z^~y v^sta s^t nit ekv^tt xanti Mayemog bh^gs^nne~ ani priti Dubllya~k gresta~k s^man man p^dvi Vidhva~k bayla~k rak^nn v^rti S^mjikay sosnnikay kh^ri Vividp^nna~t ekv^tta dori Th^~y haddta p^r^b Natala~chi B^ri kh^b^r Jezu Kristachi. The Management and TSKK Family Wish their Benefactors, Friends and Well wishers Peace and Joy of CHRISTMAS Greetings and Blessings of NEW YEAR 2006 TSKK REPORT 2005 RECOGNITION: Goa University has granted permanent recognition to Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) as a Konkani research institute from the academic year 2005-2006 onwards. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: TSKK has published TSKK Romi Lipi (TSKK Orthography: Roman Script in Konkani) booklet. It is written by Pratap Naik, S.J. It deals with the modified Roman Orthography of TSKK to write Konkani in Roman script. It was released by veteran Konkani singer Mr Ulhas Buyanv on 15 August at Grace Church Hall, Margão. Except the three major and one minor speech sound all other speech sounds of Konkani are correctly represented in TSKK Orthography. Among the existing orthography systems used to write Konkani in any script, TSKK Orthography is the closest to the pronunciation. On 2 October the second edition of TSKK Romi Lipi was released at TSKK. Zudas a Konkani one act and one actor play of Pratap Naik was released by Dr. John Fernandes, the head of Chair of Christianity, Mangalore University on 4 December at Kalaangann, Mangalore during the concluding function of Yuv^ M^hots^v. The book has been published by Mayolla Enterprises, Mangalore. This play tries to interpret Judas in his socio-cultural, political, religious and historical perspectives. Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore has planned to update information about Indian languages under its project Language Information Services-India. Under this project Matthew Almeida, S.J. was asked to write a linguistic description of 1. "Konkani Morphology" and 2. "Konkani Syntax". He is one of the two linguists chosen by CIIL to represent the Konkani language for their research project. Sod: Konkani Research Bulletin No. 8 was released on 31 March by Mr Prakash Vazrikar, a Konkani lecturer of Govt. College, Khandola. This bulletin contains Konkani articles, written by Matthew Almeida; Madhavi Sardessai; Allan Baptista, S.J.; Shannon Pereira, S.J.; Rinald D'Souza, S.J.; Jude Carrasco, S.J.; Wilberius D'Souza; Sripad Bhat and Pratap Naik. Sod No. 9 was released on 29 September by Fr Patrick de Melo, S.J. on the occasion of felicitation programme of Matthew Almeida. It is a felicitation volume in honour of TSKK's ex-director Matthew Almeida. It contains articles written by Joseph Velingkar, S.J.; Teotonio de Souza, Delio Mendonça, S.J.; Prajal Sakhardande, Jayanti Naik, Rinald D'Souza, S.J.; Allan Baptista, S.J.; Matthew Almeida and Pratap Naik. Divo a Konkani weekly from Mumbai published a Konkani article "Ko~knni bhas, sahity ani s^~vskruti: Ek vijnanik ani vy^v^harik n^d^r" of Pratap Naik. Raknno a Konknni weekly from Mangalore published Pratap Naik's Konkani article "Ken^ra, Ko~knni ani K^n'n^dd Lipi" Goan Observer, an English weekly from Goa published "TSKK Roman Script" and "Konkani Script Conspiracy" articles of Pratap Naik. Matthew Almeida's article "Konkani versus Script" was published by Herald, an English daily from Goa. V.Ixtt, Goencho Ulo, Divo, Panchkadayi, Goan Review, Ekvotta vorvim uzvadd Konkani periodicals have published Pratap Naik's Konkani poems and short articles and extracts from his books. Preeta Naik's historical note "100 years of Konkani novel: Kristanv Ghorabo" was published by a number of dailies. AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA: TV Telecast: On 11 May Doordarshan telecast 25 minutes interview of Fr Vasco do Rego, S.J. Pratap Naik interviewed him. On 23 June Goa Doordarshan Kendr telecast half an hour documentary on TSKK botanical garden. Preeta Naik, Joanita Fernandes, Netra Veluskar, Jofa Gonsalves and Pratap Naik were the commentators. On 18 July Goa Doordarshan Kendr organised a live telecast of phone-in programme of the education minister Mr Luizinho Faleiro. Preeta Naik and Dipali Sankolkar took part in the programme. On 20 July Goa Doordarshan Kendr telecast an interview of senior Konkani writer Mr Prabhakar Tendulkar. Joanita Fernandes interviewed him. On 21 September Goa Doordarshan Kendr telecast an interview in Konkani of Matthew Almeida. Mr Salvador Fernandes, a Konkani lecturer from Pilar College interviewed him. On 6 and 18 October, Goa 365 TV channel telecast an interview in two parts in English of Pratap Naik, regarding various issues related to Konkani. Mr Derick Almeida interviewed him. On 11 November Goa Doordarshan Kendr telecast an interview in Konkani of Mr Jess Fernandes, the recipient of APKP for the year
[Goanet] Greetings!!!!
Hi Cecil, I am just a Student who while surfing through the web came across your name. For a very long time i was searching for the lyrics of the song "In China they do it with Chillies..."(the Nasty one) I do have few parts of the lyrics though. I would be gratefull if you could please mail me the lyrics. God Bless, Regards Bertram. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] A brush with Agente Monteiro
Today's Margao Police Station is an imposting building but during the colonial regime it was a longish ground floor building known as Quartela with its many calaboussos where suspects were interrogated , threatened and flogged with chicote. Right in the southernmost corner of the quartela where the road splits into two, one to Loyola School and the other to Fatima Convent, was a room which was either an office or residence of the famous or rather infamous Agente Casimiro Monteiro of PIDE ( Policia Internacional da Defeza do Estado ) . I have a vague recollection of Agente Casimiro who in his white vest used to lean on the window and watch school children go to these two schools. It must have been in the early fifties when we as teenagers used to go to school in small garrulous groups. One fine morning right in front of Agente Monteiro on his window, I said to my colleagues in Portuguese ''Arreh ' one day or other, Goa will be free from the colonial rule '' . Agente Monteiro heard me ( and at that time, I didn't know who he was ) and gave me a sort of wry smile. On being told of his identity, my carefree trips to Loyola School were never the same again. Antonio -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Flesh trade racket busted in Goa
Flesh trade racket busted in Goa 18 Dec 2005, ANI Goa: During a raid conducted in a hotel yesterday, Goa Police arrested seven girls, including two models involved in a flesh trade racket. Two kingpins of the trade were also arrested. The raid was conducted following a tip-off that some persons were running a flesh trade racket from the hotel. Vishram U. Borkar, Superintendent of Police, CID and Crime Branch, Goa, said: "We have registered a case against them. We have arrested two male kingpins who supply girls and seven girls during the raid". "We sent a decoy customer with which the deal was tracked. Accordingly, the raid was conducted and all the persons involved were arrested," Borhar added. The arrested girls are from the age-group of 20 to 30 years and none of them belong to Goa. Among the models, one was from Chandigarh and the other one was from Assam. A male kingpin, Gopal Krishna Kumar, is from Kerela while the other kingpin, Vishal, was Goa based. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] REPORT ON WORLD DISABLED DAY CELEBRATION BY GOA DISABILITY NETWORK
Dear Friends, Please find enclosed a report on the World Disabled Day celebrations. I am terribly sorry for the delay but I was awaiting the photographs which have not yet come. It was truly a superb function. I will put them up as soon as I get them. Regards Avelino de Sa President DISABILITY RIGHTS ASSOCIATION OF GOA REPORT ON WORLD DISABLED DAY CELEBRATION BY GOA DISABILITY NETWORK The Goa Disability Network (a network of NGOs working for the welfare of the disabled in Goa) in association with the Directorate of Social Welfare celebrated World Disabled Day on 2nd December 2005 at the Municipal Gardens, Panjim with a scintillating performance put up by the disabled children of the various NGOs for the disabled in Goa. Mr. Subhash Shirodkar, Minister for Social Welfare was the Chief Guest for the function. Ms. Giselle Lobo spoke on inclusive education, Adv. Carolline Colasco spoke on the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995, Mr. Vincent Monteiro spoke on the accessibility problems faced by visually impaired and Mr. Santan Fernandes, Asst. Director, Social Welfare Govt. of Goa spoke on the various schemes for the welfare of the disabled in Goa. On the occasion an audio CD "Jezu Ieuncho Zala" the lyrics of which was composed and sung by a visually impaired person, Julio D'Cunha was released by the Director of Social Welfare, Ms. Dilraj Kaur. Fr.Maverick Fernandes, Asst. Director, Caritas Goa gave the welcome address and Mr. Avelino de Sa, President, Disability Rights Association of Goa proposed a vote of thanks. Ms. Charmaine Abreu Lobo compered the function. Various products manufactured by the disabled were also on display at the function. It was attended by a large number of people. The theme of this year's World Disabled Day was "It's time for Action Tenth year of the Disability Act". DISABILITY RIGHTS ASSOCIATION OF GOA C/o Star Investments Opp. Head Post Office Panjim, Goa - 403 001. Telefax: 0832 - 2427160 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.disabilitygoa.com "Making way for the differently abled in Goa" -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Mario, Muriel bag Malvina Athaide Award
CONGRATULATIONS ! Mario and Muriel, rene ooo Mario, Muriel bag Malvina Athaide Award BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 18 - Mario Mascarenhas and Muriel DSouza from Saligao have bagged the Malvina Athaide Award for their outstanding efforts in advocacy for social justice in Goa. The award was given away by Malvinas sister on the first day of the Goa State Consultation on Trafficking in Women & Children held at the Caritas Holiday Home in St Inez on Saturday. It was instituted by Malvinas husband, Dileep Athaide, after her death in Vancouver, Canada, on September 25, 2004. Malvina, originally from Saligao in Bardez, before settling abroad, was at the forefront in her work with the underprivileged and marginalized in the villages of Pernem taluka in North Goa. She and her group also worked with hutment dwellers in Porvorim educating them about their basic rights. It was during this time that she met Dileep, whom she married in 1984 and left for Canada. But even from there she never lost sight of her fight for social justice in Goa. Dileep said it was his wish to create an award that would honour Malvinas memory by recognizing the work of individuals or organisations involved in social justice. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goa to retain Santosh Trophy, Manipur's appeal rejected
Goa to retain Santosh Trophy, Manipur's appeal rejected 18 Dec 2005 - UNI New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) today decided to retain Goa as the champions of the Santosh Trophy rejecting Manipur's appeal, which had asked the AIFF to strip the champions of the title. AIFF President Priya Ranjan Das Munsi announced the decision after the federation reviewed the video recording of the quarter final game between the two sides. The match which took place in Kochi on November 17 was marred with controversy after Manipur protested to a goal in the second half contending that the Referee started the play before its players could return to their half. The decision led to an argument between the Manipur players and the referee. Later, the Manipur Football Federation had demanded a rematch and boycotted the other group matches to protest the dismissal of the demand. Mr Das Munsi made it clear that there was no question of taking away the title from Goa and that no action would be taken against the Manipur players for misbehaving with the referee. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goan Sausages
Hi every one, Rene said - "Please support Roy Furtado ...I believe he deserves all our support. thanks. rene" But what brand name is it and where stocked (available). Afra. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Cristianismo na Índia
Here are the conclusions of the Colloquium 'Cristianismo na Índia, in Fatima, Portugal, on 3rd and 4th December in commemoration of the 500 years of birth of ths St. Francis Xavier, with the presence of Cardinal Ivan Dias, Archbishop of Mumbai. Eugenio Viassa Monterio Cristianismo na Índia, percursos e proximidades Conclusions A Symposium on Cristianismo na Índia, percursos e proximidades took place in Fátima (Portugal), on the 3rd and the 4th of December, 2005. More than 150 people took part in it with great interest, attending several conferences and panels and participated in the Eucharist celebration in honour of S. Francis Xavier. All were touched by the graceful religious dances and several other cultural events. One of the main purposes of this Symposium was to provide an opportunity to know India, by opening windows on its vast variety of peoples, languages, cultures and religions. This aim was fully achieved thanks to the richness of its contents and to the appealing and lively style of the most of the presentations. We also intended to investigate today's Theology of Mission, its methods, goals and challenges, at the beginning of the commemorations of the 500th birth anniversary of St. Francis Xavier. Although this reflection was not exhaustive, we maintain that God's Mission continues at work in the world; the co-operation of all Christians in this mission remains an imperative; and today's ways of doing mission comprise the opening to the Transcendent, the witness of brotherly love and the proclamation of Jesus Christ in an attitude of dialogue, inculturation and the enhancement of a better life for all. It brought to our awareness how India is in a deep process of transformation on all levels (social, political, economic) and how it looks to the human, cultural and spiritual wealth of its peoples for inspiration. We feel as a challenge the implementation of conditions that foster the access of all to education and equal opportunities, without discrimination based on caste, religion or social class. We took notice of' multi-secular history of Christianity in India, from its arrival, surely during the apostolic times, to our own days when it assumed a fully Indian face and has reached great ecclesial maturity. Although the Christians are only one small minority (2,3%), their presence witnesses itself with a number of achievements from the service to the poor to the sending of missionaries abroad. We pointed out the increasing role played by the Catholic Church in the inter- religious dialogue. We emphasized the outstanding and innovative action of St. Francis Xavier and his companions at the beginning of the Modern Age and in our own days, the radiant figure of Madre Teresa of Calcutta, model of today's missionaries, engaged in the service of the poor, unveiling to them the smiling and welcoming face of God. We acknowledged with satisfaction that the Divine Word Missionaries, the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit, and Missionaries in general continue to announce Jesus Christ in India, through the witnessing of their faith, the dialogue with members of other religious traditions and through the unselfish service to the needy and the poor. The example of a healthy and harmonious collaboration among the different cultures and religions of India challenges us to promote, in our own society, ties of friendship, dialogue and solidarity with people and groups belonging to other religions and cultures. We promised to publish the texts of all the talks in order to provide a wider audience, the subjects discussed in this Symposium and at the same time, to comply with the request made by the participants. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Please vote for this group that is helping children in Goa!
Hi tHe Big ChariTy BoX is a new scheme set up to raise money for UK Registered charities. If you want to give to charity without donating money yourself this is the IDEAL way and would be a great Christmas present for Children Walking Tall. All you need to do is cast a vote for us. The more people who cast a vote the more money we will receive at the end of the year. The more votes we get the more money the children will receive. Therefore we are asking as many people to vote as possible. As of sending this email only just over 550 votes had been cast in total, If everyone who receives this email makes a vote, we could double that figure. If you could then send this to a friend we could guarantee a place at the top of the supported charities list. The further up the list we are the more money 'tHe Big ChariTy BoX' will give Children Walking Tall. At the moment we have 1.4% of the votes. If you work in a large company how about asking 'The Boss' if you could make Children Walking Tall the charity of the year and get all your fellow employees to vote. This way we can be the charity of the year without costing yourself of the company a penny! To help us in this quest please visit http://www.bigcharitybox.com/user_register.php and register to be able to vote for Children Walking Tall. All you need is a unique user name, a password (NOT YOUR EMAIL PASSWORD!) and your email address. The Big Charity Box will then send you an email with a link in it once a month. Once you click on the link in the email that's sent to you, the box to fill in our name is displayed on the right. Or you can copy the text below into the box (it's best to type the last character in manually as it doesn't always find it). children walking tal or Use our Registered Number 1106528 It should then list the charity in blue in the list box, click on this and then press the Submit Vote button. Hey presto, you've voted for Children Walking Tall. If possible repeat this for the next 12 months so that we can raise as much money as possible for Children Walking Tall Many Thanks Shermina & Robert Children Walking Tall 'The Mango House' H.No 148/3 Near Vrundavan Hospital Karaswada, Mapusa Bardez, Goa Web : www.ChildrenWalkingTall.com Tel : (0091) 9822 124 802 -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: MOPA Airport
[J.Fernandes] Reminds me of a beautiful cartoon by the famous R.K.Laxman of TOI in which a bureaucrat is telling his Minister: "This project will be highly beneficial to the people but we should not implement it because there is bound to be corruption etc involved." Instead of analysing costs and benefits sensibly (i.e. purely from Goa's perspective), corruption-proofing projects, and tackling any problems of locational skewing at the inception (instead of nearly ten years after the fact) we make a hue and cry late in the day over Mopa which "signifies nothing"! Our efforts should be focused on getting the Union Cabinet ruling about Dabolim reversed instead of trying to cut out Mopa to spite the face of Goa as Laxman was humorously highlighting. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] TRENDS IN HOTEL ROOM TARIFFS
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&au tono=208927&leftnm=lmnu4&lselect=0&leftindx=4 Hotel tariff zooms up by 20 % in Goa Sreejiraj Eluvangal / Mumbai December 19, 2005 Is the spike in flights for real or is there some mistake about the figure "three years ago"? Is the Navy getting ready to pull the rug from under Goa's tourism with the Union Cabinet decision of 2000 in hand (which incidentally it strangely claims to have no knowledge of!). -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
