Re: [Goanet] Albert's Reply to Bosco
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org --- Albert Desouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How many of us are really > praying ? loving? and doing what God actually want > us to do except make big > noise without basic knowledge of both our religion > and God. - Dear Albert, In my experience, people who presume to know what God wants, presume too much. selma Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather
[Goanet] re Tony Martin's suggestions
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Tony Martin's suggestion: Goanet is getting more and more of a free for all. ... I think people like Bhandare are often conveniently misusing this great list to promote their vicious campaign that openly spews hatred. I would suggest Goanet should make it mandatory for posters to positively identify themselves, where they are based and a phone number. A message without a signature should be automatically rejected. Secondly a blanket ban on comments relating to matters of faith may also be considered. --- Dear Tonybab, What you are suggesting involves at least two facets (1) unduly extra work for the volunteer coordinators and (2) a form of qualified censorship. I suggest that both are not good facets. If you have been following the various India related discussion forums - I am sure that you would have observed the spike in fever just before some election and a spike in fever after that election has not gone in any particular direction. There is a particular commonality of thought which pervades the postings of the hate mongers. The common themes: Sonia this and Sonia that, Rome, Inquisition, Forced conversions, colonialism, Portugal and look how bad the Catholics are. This is not new stuff ...it has been on Goanet since 1996(atleast). First, we had Ashok Chowgule of the VHP(Mumbai branch), then we had Sandeep Heble(Betim Jaycees) and now we have the new breed of sainiks.[You notice that I have not made any reference to amcho Aires. I hope he is happy with his omni-directional Flip-Flopping & Tree-Hopping] There is one set of points which always 'affects' these sainiks: the Caste System, Sati, the virtual elimination of Buddhism from the subcontinent, Devadasis, Human Bondage, Slavery, and the multitude of Wars and Rape that have occurred on the subcontinent. The idea (if sensible folks will read it) is to say to the Bigots ... For Heaven's sake ...ENOUGH!!; We have had enough of hatred among us. We have caste hatred, religious hatred and all kinds of hatred. Enough!! For all the fingers we are pointing towards others ...we have more pointing towards ourselves. It is best to understand that Religion is a private matter leave it alone. And IF you have to discuss it, please be equitable in your discussions. Having said that - I believe that the activities of clerics is not out of bound for discussion. I see no reason why the activities of clerics and other public proponents of religion should not be discussed openly. Sure, one has to be fair to everyone - the clerics as well as the people they affect but a blanket ban would hardly be fair. I have come to notice that certain sainiks have come out of the woodwork around this Goa election. They have raised the same "pet" topics that Ashok Chowgule raised on GoaNet more than a decade ago. These nuevo sainiks have received my stock response. They have reacted as expected ...like Ashok Chowgule did. I have given them the option to look in the mirror. I have NO intention to continue any dialogue with them unless they show me WHERE on (any site) they have initiated or voluntarily supported a posting of the negative aspects of the Caste, Sati etc topics. If they have not ...they are just the quadriennial sainiks who specialise in hate; no point in discussing with them. I invite us to ignore them ...NOT suggest that GoaNet ban them. If the barking of hate is ignored, chances are that they will go bark their hatred somewhere else. As far as telephone numbers are concerned I'd say even at the risk of Crank Calls - it is a good idea jc Nassau, Bahamas 242-328-3900 (has caller ID ...and any number that is 'blocked' is potentially capable of being unblocked) ps: One thing is for sure, IF I was a betting man ... I would never accept the tips from folks like Aires and Parrikar. Boy, they dont know how to predict numbers and yet keep making wild predictions.
Re: [Goanet] Reply to Bosco
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org On Tue Jun 26 02:56:52 PDT 2007, Albert Desouza wrote: > Dear Bosco > When ignorance is bliss it is folly to be wise. RESPONSE: You are best advised to practice what you preach.the more you harp without any consistency, the further your comments appear from being wise. > One must first know the roots of ones' religion. We cannot afford to > become fanatics. RESPONSE: With each successive message, you appear more and more like a fanatic. > It is because of this fanatism that we cannot accept the VCD as true and > try to camouflage the truth into condemination. RESPONSE: Are you the same Albert who last week asked "What is this VCD everybody is talking about"? I don't think I have read any comments condemning the VCD itself. Criticism has been targetted at what the proponents of the VCD tried to achieve by distributing the VCD to schools. The questions are - Do you have the ability to understand that? And have you seen the VCD yourself (like I have)? > We have a habbit of pointing fingers to others. RESPONSE: That's correct. You keep pointing your dirty fingers at Catholic priests and the Catholic church in Goa. The question is - Do you practice what you preach? > Infact catholicism is just a mere farce. How many of us are really praying > ? loving? and doing what God actually want us to do except make big noise > without basic knowledge of both our religion and God. RESPONSE: So what does your God want you to do? Bad mouth the Gods of others?? > Going for daily mass, saying rosary, wearing scapulars, do not make us > true christians. RESPONSE: What proportion of Catholics you know go for daily mass? What proportion of Catholics recite (not say) the rosary or wear scapulars? Which century are you living in? > Hence the need to criticise the catholics arises because it has become a > hollow baseless religion of showing rmours, crowns,and wealth. RESPONSE: Incase it hasn't struck you and your neighbour/friend, Glennda Viegas, Catholicism is bigger than you and me and will outlast you and me. Please make it a point to bring your neighbour/friend up to speed re this, once she has got her face out of the pie. > I do not think Bosco knows much more about catholicism than I do. RESPONSE: You 'do not think'?? Why are you unsure?? Does not the religious denomination you follow give you the ability to say anything with conviction?? May the 'Jesus' you keep referring to here on a regular basis bring you Peace of mind! Aum!! - Bosco
[Goanet] Hindustan Times article by Colin D'Cruz
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org A little under two hundred years ago, a bunch of American musicians discovered the joy of improvising and called it jazz. Meanwhile over two thousand years ago, Indian classical musicians were busy setting the rules for those American musician's joy. If jazz is improvised music, Indian classical music is jazz! Now that we've discovered who really discovered jazz, it's time to take a good look at the state of jazz in India. The name of India's most popular live jazz venue located in Mumbai, tells the story loud and clear. It started as 'Jazz by the bay', changed to 'Not just jazz by the bay' and should now be called 'Just not jazz by the bay'! Granted, jazz has a niche audience and commercial music rules, but then a few years later the same commercial music that rules, is ruled out while jazz blissfully evolves, embracing all other forms of music along the way. We now have rock-jazz, pop-jazz, funk-jazz, latin-jazz, hip-hop-jazz, indo-jazz... to cut a very long story short, there is a -jazz attached to every genre of music and there will be a -jazz attached ot every genre that comes along. That's how huge jazz is and it should now be spelt jaaz! Jazz, with it's all embracing evolution, is certainly going to be the global sound of music just as everything else gets globalised. Why do I play jazz when I could easily make millions if I learnt to sing pop through my nose? It's because jazz allows me to be myself as opposed to pop that wants me to be Madonna. I'd rather be myself than strut onstage wearing conical jocks. In fact, not very long ago a leading music company in India released a male indi-pop star's album titled 'Mai bhi Madonna' with the man dressed in drag on the album cover. Jazz suddenly began to make sense to me after all. I chose to play bass as I felt it was the coolest sound of music. Rhythm, melody and harmony makes music and the bassplayer is the important link between the three. I may not be upfront or in the spotlight all the time like the singer and soloist in the band but I am certainly right behind the song all the way. It's been a long exciting journey into jazz for me, I made a lot of friends as a musician and a whole lot of enemies, I did meet a lot of people. If it wasn't for my music I would have been a lighthouse keeper on Andaman island or what's worse, I would have been a doctor, lawyer or engineer. Yes, music helped me get out of my introverted shell and face the world with a song. I currently work on two resident contracts at the JW Marriott hotel with my indo-jazz fusion ensemble called 'The Brown Indian Band' for obvious reasons and at night at the Taj Lands End hotel with my band called 'The Bassman's Band' for some strange reason. I often take time off from these two gigs to perform at concerts and corporate events all over India and internationally. One of the highlights of my career so far, has been performing internationally on the world renowned Hennessy XO jazz tour. The band, the only one from India selected for this tour, was called 'Soul Yatra' and was led by the amazingly talented keyboard wizard Merlin D'Souza. My journey into jazz has been fun and my best is always yet to come. To give back to the music that gave me so much, I setup an organisation in Goa called 'Jazz Goa' that can be reviewed at http://www.jazzgoa.com After close to three decades of playing jazz with just about every jazz musician in the country, I would have loved to be called the Godfather of Indian jazz. The position has been filled I believe, so I'll settle for Godson of Indian jazz! Checkout some of my bands and music at my website http://www.jazzyatra.com No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail
[Goanet] Demonic Digging
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Oheraldo had a report titled "Now CCP's approval for development works a must". Now all agencies are required to obtain prior permission for construction work. This is a fall out of the drain being built along Miramar Dona Paula Road. But the opening sentence refers to all kinds of "haphazard construction activities in the capital city". Recently a similar report appeared in a Bangalore paper. It was headlined " Upgraded roads dug up". The problem is that roads recently upgraded at great expense were being dug up for one reason or another. The offenders are both government agencies and private parties. Despite a protocol which bans digging of 96 arterial roads and 118 sub-arterial roads without permission, unauthorised digging is rampant AS THERE IS NO VIGILANCE AND MONITORING TEAM in Bangalore. Is it going to be any different in Panjim?
[Goanet] NDTV anchor Frankey to host Dance Nite in Kuwait
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org NDTV anchor Frankey to host Dance Nite in Kuwait Kuwait: NDTV anchor Frankey Fernandes will host the 6th Social Event of Goan Entertainment Club in an unique ambience on 6th Sept 2007, at Kuwait's Fakher Al Deen Palace, starting 8:30 pm onwards. Frankey needs no introduction to Goans worldwide. A successful journalist in the print and electronic media, Frankey made a humble beginning at a young age of 16 when he began to work for the daily Gomantak times in 1992 and since then has never turned back. Frankey also worked with O Herald, Times of India, Indian Express, All India Radio, Doordarshan and now with the NDTV (Asia's best English News Channel) watched by millions of viewers across the globe. It was in 1985 that Frankey was first spotted as a talented compere during a school gathering at Regina Mundi Christian Bros School in Chicalim, Goa and even before he could complete his High School studies he was compering shows in Goa. Soon the master compere found himself invited to perform in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Austrialia, Kuwait, Dubai, Singapore, etc. Over the years he has anchored around 3000 musical events. Top assignments successfully handled by Frankey are Sony Entertainment Channel's 'Boogie Woogie' dance competition and Channel V's Road Show in Goa featuring international repute pop-stars. Frankey's presence will pep-up Goa's topmost band the 'FOREFRONT', Kuwait's sensational 'Soul Shakers' and 'DJ John' who are set to rock the NITE. Highlight of the event will be a Jive Competition. Lots of surprises and prizes in store. Circle the date on your calendars and don't miss it for the world -- something different from all past events in Kuwait. Watch out for more details !. First Konkani E-Cinema --BLACK Nhesop Atanchem Fashion -- - a Grand Premier on Aug 10, 2007 at Mashrah, Hawalli Auditorium.
Re: [Goanet] Corruptocracy
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Why are people surprized at the current situation where Cabinet positions are handed out to the highest bidders and special interests (land sharks). There is more honour and integrity among pimps than the current political class. It is no consolation to Goans that this happens throughout the world. Real democracy died a long time ago, we now live with corruptocracy. How does a crook who NDTV alleged paid 5 crores of Stamp duty for land conversions through several fraudulent sales get inducted into the Goa cabinet? That is just one example. Regards, George --- Daniel F de Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi fellow-netters, > > The treatment meted out to Mummy Victoria by the Cong High Command and all > the commandos within the party in Amchem Goem is a perfect example of their > double standards. It is very sorry state of affairs with the party that > speaks so much abt women empowerment from the roof tops. A cabinet berth for > Mummy dear should have been given to her on a platter this timewithout > any questions.
Re: [Goanet] INDUCT VICTORIA - reply
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[Goanet] Prayer Service.
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org There is so much hue and cry regarding the Prayer Service held at S. Jose De Areal. I can't imagine why some People and the Catholic Church has politized this Issue. If People of Goa have become religious, man come on Thank God!!! be it any group, catholic Charismatic Group, Follower of Christ, Belivers, etc, if they are praying for something healthy. WHY STOP THEM MAN? WHY STOP THEM. & U know what? I wish the Archdiocese can do something to advise our Priest to preach love and not hatred. To Love your enemies and not hate your Enemies, as not to use the pulpit to address an pulpit deceitfully. Re: S. Jose de Areal Incident: A Clarification from the Archdiocese (George Pinto)
Re: [Goanet] Shame of you Congress and its allies
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Mein Gott! Should Sonia arrange the pleats of saris Indiawide? Sh re baba! Whatatamasha!!! Filip, pls advise what will be your fast-diet & how Sonia-sheee should monitor the exercise. Let´s, hopefully, give you, & possibly Vicky?) a grand adieu! I will organize Cecil, Gabe duly fly in with, if you prefer to continue with us, vivendi, resuscitational limejuice/Stella A. after dehidration fatally threatens. Environmentally-friendly bamboo coffins a la my friend Inocencio Monteiro may be ordered in advance. If so done via Cecil Moribund Services the casket delivered with EXPRESSed flowers of varying petals digitally set to disintegrate with accompanying mortal remains. Possible canonization due to non-disintegrating flora/restus mortuis can be satisfactorilly arranged/fixed for due consideration. Cecil, to solely arbitrate proportion of Siolim-feni per kilo carcass to ensure prime perservation (Vatican acceptable) & n.o.c. from good Peter, the Rock, for non-delivery of same (arranged by Rico, courtesy neighbouring nuns of Saligao). Also vide same Rico for same sisters to chant vigils... a la bolliwood, if prefered. Overseas agent: Merwin Lobo, O., CA, due north of those US of A For furthe obsequary assistance/comfort pray vide: Alfred de Tavares, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Post Mortem Master Emeritus, Maltesholmsvagen 83, 0ff Idyllic Churchyard, SE-165 55 Hasselby, Sweden, where vodka is preferable to other preservers! Tel: lifeline: 0046 (0)8 7596214; Incl. post vitae: 0046 (0)70 295 4091 >From: "Filipe Fernandes" > >Shame on you Congress and its allies! > >Congress Hypocrites! At the centre you want to elect a lady president of >the nation and in Goa you deprive a lady its due share...
Re: [Goanet] A suggestion
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[Goanet] Religious postings- reply to Tony and Kamlaksh
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Re: [Goanet] The role of film in a secular state
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org --- "Frederick [FN] Noron ha * फरà¥à¤¡à¤° à¥à¤ नॠरà¥à¤¨à¤¯à¤¾" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe in free expression... but I also believe > there are limits to it. > The problem with the Deo-Parrikar-BJP VCD in Goa > wasn't whether it was > factual or otherwise, but that it sought to make > religious conflict and > strife the focus of a 21st century State in a > secular country. --- Film, like news media, has a very important role to play in a secular state. It is one of the most effective mechanisms used to influence thought in the 21st century. Hollywood for instance has been remarkable in its ability to shape public opinion be it on gay rights, racial issues, historical perspectives or political activities. Hollywood, is an industry that is as feared by politicians as the plague and as courted as an unrequiting lover. It is imperative that film and its distribution are treated with the utmost objectivity and discipline. I don't know what role Bollywood and its other counterparts, play in shaping public opinion, but it is time that they took on more meaningful subjects such as embracing the concept of nationhood, overcoming the caste and communal divide, population, etc, rather than just frivolous, song and dance potboilers. selma Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] NRIs too can file RTI applications
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[Goanet] Goanet NewsBytes: CM's Delhi visit... Victoria Fernandes' fast...
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[Goanet] request for articles
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Mr. Noronnha, is it possible for you to send me the articles published on the goa-net by Richard Newman about Goa. I have read the last article "Myths of Goa- new and old". I would like to read the previous articles. thanking you in anticipation. neeta. _ Palate Teasers: Straight from Master Chef! http://content.msn.co.in/Lifestyle/Moreonlifestyle/LifestylePT_101106_1530.htm -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070627/64fa672e/attachment.htm
Re: [Goanet] MLA VICTORIA FERNANDES HOSPITALISED -OUT OF DANGER
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org On 26/06/07, godfrey gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: He > blamed the coalition for this situation and argued > that while a majority eluded the INC in Goa since the > early 1990 the lucrative portfolios are the prime > cause for dissatisfaction within the party rank and > file. > GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES, > BORDA, MARGAO, 403 602, GOA. (INDIA) > +91 98221 58584 (24 HRS) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] QUESTION: Which portfolios are lucrative; in what sense, there are kickbacks involved in holding these posts ? I suppose PWD would be a lucrative post, which are the others ? -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet] A suggestion
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Hi Fred Please can you say what the personal signature file might consist of? The answer to this question could help generate some kind of uniformity on info provided/needed/suggested re Goanet correspondence. Cornel DaCosta. "Frederick [FN] Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Even before we decide on this... maybe you (and me) could appeal to everyone genuine to end their posts with a signature file giving their coordinates. Not because we distrust people, but it also becomes very easy to contact people when you have their full contacts, phone details, etc... whenever you need it. Last weekend, I put our VascokarsUnited Jen in touch with another Goanetter lady from Birmingham... and they were surprised how close they were to each other. So anyone interested, please create your signature file and pack in your details there! FN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070627/99366f80/attachment.html
Re: [Goanet] Knighthood for Salman Rushdie
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Re: [Goanet] visit to valencia, spain
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[Goanet] Stereotyping 'pao wallahs' in the U.S.
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org We have seen claims of stereotyping based on religion being made in some recent postings. Ignorance is the fertile soil on which prejudice grows. A nice artilce on Disney and Ageism below + 2 Qs: 1) How does the world stereotype 'pao wallahs' resident in the U.S.? 2) Are U.S. based 'maka paos' or 'macs', victims or beneficiaries of the brand halo called AMERICA? The ageism note: By Tim Henderson "Old people," said the Xer woman waiting ahead of me in a recent and interminable airport security queue. A roll of the eyes finished her scornful take on the senior gent being thoroughly questioned by TSA staff. I disagree with her sentiment, but maybe she grew up watching Disney flicks. Seems a study from Brigham Young U smarties uncovered senior stereotypes among Disney's animated characters. Of 90 senior characters in 34 Disney movies, BYU researchers say, 58% are positive. But 42% are negative portrayals, including anger, senility, missing teeth, creaking voices and hunched postures. Most were villains. BYU researchers worry that it's often impressionable youngsters viewing the flicks. Others, including me, have a more restrained response. That seniors are stereotyped by pop culture is little surprise. So too are many others, including caveman guys, dumb blondes, smart-aleck kids, shiftless repairmen, condescending store clerks and dimwitted bosses. Still, I'm not inclined to say those stereotypes or the seniors in Snow White and Cinderella are forever twisting viewers' brains. Responsible companies and compassionate consumers know the real villain is ageism. Like all prejudice, it finds fertile ground in ignorance. It's real-life, intergenerational activities like Disney grandparenting vacations, senior and Millennial tutors and, later in life, mixing it up in the workplace and on college campuses that destroy or affirm stereotypes. Hopefully, it's the former, positive impressions that consumers draw on for a lifetime.
Re: [Goanet] Konkani-isms...
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org The goan Melody king, late Alfred Rose used many English sounding portugese words in his songs like appreciasaum (cao) (Appreciation) occasaum (occassion) fugsaum (function) satisfasaum (satisfaction) adorasaum (adoration) devosaum (devotion) etc. Well I cant talk much today as my branch is fallen down (mozo tallo podla) and I dont want to stick to anyones mouth (konnache tondak lagonk naka) :) Dev borem korum Edward Verdes Jeddah/KSA - Original Message - From: "Frederick [FN] Noronha * Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:40 AM Subject: [Goanet] Konkani-isms... > > Konkani has seen the influence of various languages; it also > influences various languages. We have read about critics talking about > the way Konkani shaped the speaking of Portuguese in Goa (no expertise > in that field). > > English 'shock-absorbers' become "chakupsers" in Konkani. The bus > "conductor" becomes a "cilinder". Cecil Pinto has pointed out that the > "nightie" is widely used as a dress indicating modesty (and keeping > the body covered for a lady) not just during the night in Goa.
[Goanet] Reverse Konkani-isms and new verbs
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Every once in a while the topic of Konkani-isms comes up here and we discuss the usual absurd phrases which occur when we native Konkani speakers literally translate from Konkani to English. Reverse Konkani-isms are rarely given the attention they deserve because this forum is largely made up of English speaking people. A reverse Konkani-ism occurs when a English speaking (thinking) person literally translates into Konkani when speaking. For example yesterday I had phoned a journalist friend of mine a couple of times, on his mobile, but got no response. Later in the evening he phones me and asks in his accented Konkani, "Tuvem mhaka don favti apoiloi?" Technically speaking it does translate as "You called me twice" but "apoi" is "call" as in call and not as in phone call. The phrase sounds absurd to a Konkani speaker. Also we must address the new words that are becoming part of our vocabulary. "Missed call" for example, as a verb. "Did you missed call me?" "Why don't you just missed call me at about 7 and I will come to the park" This word/phrase is being increasingly used by South Asian cellphone-savvy youth and will soon be included in the English dictionary if popular usage is the criteria. Cheers! Cecil ===
[Goanet] Bhandares lie--request to mervyn
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[Goanet] Mindless feasts and some related thoughts
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org --- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A lot of mindless things are done in the name of religion and even more > mindless things > are done to gain acceptance in this world, but I don't think celebrating > village feasts > is one of them. Catholic Goan village feasts in the name of a European saint (who ironically is hardly remembered in empty European churches) are not the only mindless events, there are other groups who feel the need to have public displays of religion in Goa at odd hours violating noise pollution rules. There is another issue which is the amount of money wasted on these events but I suppose it is everyone's right to waste their own money. However, imagine instead of village feasts and religious events, if the church/temple/mosque were to organize programs on: Job fairs Employment skills Entrepreneurial initiatives Civic awareness Environmental awareness Conservation Wildlife protection Financial literacy classes Money management Art & music fairs Inter-religious celebrations Elder care and children issues Anti-corruption drives Anti-caste programs Cross-cultural, multi-cultural events Political activism Consumer rights And so on... What if Goan expat organizations and associations did some of the above instead of their mindless events and "fun" conventions to amuse the lowest common denominator. Oh well... Goans by and large have chosen by their actions to be a backward group, their verbal protestations notwithstanding. Regards, George
[Goanet] VCD on Goan freedom struggle
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[Goanet] Is Bhandare the saffron sari clad RSS?
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org A couple of years ago there was a Gnerr based in Dubai and formerly from the Boca da Vaca area. Than this Gnerr disappeared after being soundly trashed. The current messages by Bhandare reminds me of this person who apparently is the sister of a famous Goan singer. Just my opinion BC ___ Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your free account today http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html
Re: [Goanet] Reverse Konkani-isms and new verbs
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Who's that ignorant journalist? Are you sure he's your "friend"? And shouldn't Goanet have some rules about kiss-and-tell-e-phonic conversations? Anyway, it's a funny story. And, as they say in a court of law, we're not obliged to say anything that could incriminate us! I will grudgingly admit: Cecil is probably right about these being one of the 'safe' favourite topics on Goanet. Can we list the others? Your-religion-is-worse-than-mine, my-bigots-are-better-than-yours, your-casteism-stinks-mine-isn't-caste-bias, Konkani-versus-Marathi, Catholics-versus-Hindus, pre-1961-versus-all-the-rest, Goa-was-never-part-of-India, I-live-in-the-best-part-of-the-world, Goans-abroad-have-no-right-to-preach-to-Goans-in-Goa, Goa-is-going-downhill, politicians-are-the-root-of-all-evil. So, just vote for your favourite. And where did the discussion on Konkanisms/Goaisms reach? FN -- FN: Frederick Noronha http://wikiwikiweb.de/MyContacts Phone 0091-832-2409490 Cell: 091-9822122436 or 9970157402 (after 1 pm)
[Goanet] Development of constituency
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org In a report titled "Congress invites Mummy to Delhi for talks", there is some information about Victoria Fernandes, MLA's, plans for her constituency of anta Cruz. Consisting of some 20 items, it reportedly includes things like laying of underground electric cables, hot mixing of roads, a sewerage treatment plant, two football grounds, a community hall, an indoor stadium, two health centers, two markets, three overbridges etc etc. The first question that arises is: how does all this gel with the new Regional Plan which is supposedly in the works (after the original one was scuppered by the redoubtable Mummy's own whistle blowing). This is because presumably some land would have to be identified for the various purposes. Then there is the question of need. What purpose would the markets serve? Would the community hall be for one community or all of them? What if all 40 constituencies asked for football grounds and stadia? Is there a body which would take a wholistic view of these requirements? Then there are the missing items (though these may well be in the complete list). What about pay toilets, garbage disposal sites etc. "The Santa Cruz MLA has demanded non-interference .. in the development works of the constituency" citing the previous experience with the obstructive Town & Country Minister. Is this any way to run a progressive government, for Goa's sake?
Re: [Goanet] Reverse Konkani-isms and new verbs
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Good idea. While I'm not sure if this is a reverse Konkanism, a common one we hear among the Bombay Goans is, 'hullo' being conjugated as a verb. Something like, "Didn't she hullo you?" Or in the kitchen one might get to hear another gem-"The rice is become?" (xitt zalem?) Reena Cecil Pinto wrote: > > WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T > > Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports > > Get your free subscription at: > > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org > > > Every once in a while the topic of Konkani-isms comes up here and we > discuss the usual absurd phrases which occur when we native Konkani > speakers literally translate from Konkani to English. > > Reverse Konkani-isms are rarely given the attention they deserve because > this forum is largely made up of English speaking people. > > A reverse Konkani-ism occurs when a English speaking (thinking) person > literally translates into Konkani when speaking. > > For example yesterday I had phoned a journalist friend of mine a couple of > times, on his mobile, but got no response. Later in the evening he phones > me and asks in his accented Konkani, "Tuvem mhaka don favti apoiloi?" > > Technically speaking it does translate as "You called me twice" but "apoi" > is "call" as in call and not as in phone call. The phrase sounds absurd to > a Konkani speaker. > > Also we must address the new words that are becoming part of our > vocabulary. "Missed call" for example, as a verb. > "Did you missed call me?" > "Why don't you just missed call me at about 7 and I will come to the park" > > This word/phrase is being increasingly used by South Asian cellphone-savvy > youth and will soon be included in the English dictionary if popular usage > is the criteria. > > Cheers! > > Cecil > > ===
[Goanet] Model cities (beyond Singapore and Shanghai)
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[Goanet] GOACAN observes Consumer Health & Safety Awareness Week
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org - Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED - -- GOACAN observes Consumer Health & Safety Awareness Week --- The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) will observe a Consumer Health & Safety Awareness Week from 24th to 30th June. The week long program being organised on the occasion of State Consumer Rights Day (25th June) seeks to address the need for awareness on consumer health & safety in Goa. During the week GOACAN will network with the village based Consumer Forums as well as the Consumer Welfare Cells in educational institutions to promote consumer awareness on health & safety issues in the local area. Consumer Forum volunteers will organise "phone in's" with the Goa Police, Directorate of Health Services, Fire & Emergency Services, Legal Metrology, Food & Drug Administration, Inspectorate of Factories & Boilers, Electricity and the Transport Departments. In order to draw public and media attention to health & safety issues during the week surprise visits & checks, collection of samples and photo documentation will be undertaken. During the week the volunteers will also publicize the official telephone and fax numbers of these departments as well as the Disaster Management Co-ordination Committee at the Taluka and District level. Consumers are requested to send copies of their consumer complaints/suggestions by post to GOACAN Complaints Cell, Post Box 187,Margao Goa 403 601 or by email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> during this week. 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 mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070626/0f784335/attachment.htm
[Goanet] Selmas post regarding sunith
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Re: [Goanet] A suggestion
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Re: [Goanet] Knights of Columbus
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[Goanet] Copyright debate...
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Re: [Goanet] MLA VICTORIA FERNANDES HOSPITALISED -OUT OF DANGER
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > QUESTION: Which portfolios are lucrative; in what sense, there are > kickbacks involved in holding these posts ? > I suppose PWD would be a lucrative post, which are the others ? Dear Gabe Every Ministry/department involves permits, licenses, certificates and their related renewals. In Tourism for example, a tourist taxi driver has to get a license, in Agriculture there are issues of zoning, etc. The entire process is transaction based and so each transaction can involve a kickback. In Goa, corruption has been "elevated" to new levels where getting a Govt. Job or promotion involves kickbacks. Of course, corruption is not unique to Goa, no place in the world seems to be corruption-free. Some places the corruption is cleverly hidden from public view, unlike Goa where it is blatant for all to see as Ministers flash their ill-gotten wealth. Regards, George
Re: [Goanet] Bhandare' s Lie
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org --- Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > C. A. Bhandare, > All of us read a post from Santosh enquiring if you > were a Ms. > Hi Mervyn, You are mistaken. I did not make such an inquiry. I merely guessed that his name was Chinmay Bhandari. Chinmay is a boy's name. Cheers, Santosh
Re: [Goanet] re Tony Martin's suggestions
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org I think it's unfair to blame only saffron supporters. Goanet has been a happy hunting ground for people of all persuasions. We have had fanatics (and fringe elements) from all religious (and non-religious) backgrounds. Who can deny that the extreme postings coming up have done so in shades of saffron, blue, red, pink, green (no, I mean environmentalism... our only Muslim-background member, Tariq Siddiqui, came across as rather reasonable to me), red-and-green, and the other colours of the rainbow, apart from varied combinations thereof. I was there was someone to represent Kurien's so-called White Revolution here. (Didn't F.N.Souza also talk about a White Flag Revolution, albeit in another context?) Someone tell me, what is the colour for extreme secularists and atheists? My neighbour and ex-schoolmate Kevin might know... and I plead guilty to sharing a fascination for some of the above colours myself. AFAIK, Free Software fanaticism doesn't have an official colour yet. But then, gnus and penguins have been mascots for its various factions! -- FN: Frederick Noronha http://wikiwikiweb.de/MyContacts Phone 0091-832-2409490 Cell: 091-9822122436 or 9970157402 (after 1 pm) Copying a film on copyright! GOOD COPY BAD COPY: a documentary about the current state of copyright and culture. http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/
Re: [Goanet] Catholism and politics
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org On 26/06/07, Albert Desouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Many of us do not know what is catholicism.Please go to the root of the > history of catholicism and then write on this topic > albert COMMENT/ADVICE: Albert, most if not all that you post is incoherent; I trust you include yourself when you state 'Many of us do not know what is catholicism.' A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, please keep away from things you do not fully know or understand. I shall do you the courtesy - understanding what I have stated, please click on to the URL shown below. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/10400.html -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Mammoth Rally Takes off in Protest of Attack on Priest
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org See whats happening in the neighbouring state...Edward Verdes/Jeddah/KSA Kundapur: Mammoth Rally Takes off in Protest of Attack on Priest from Vinay Pais (MM) for Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur Kundapur, Jun 27: More than 5 thousand people have gathered near Shastri Circle here to protest against the attack on Carmelite priest Fr Sylvester Pereira on Wednesday June 27 at 3 pm. Not only Christians, but also Hindus and Muslims are part of the huge gathering here in a large number to show unity against communalism Addressing the crowd, former MP Vinaykumar Sorake said that Indian constitution has given equal rights to the all citizens. But, Sangh Parivar people are taking the law into their hands. The BJP-JD(S)-led state government is sponsoring these anti-social elements, he blamed. The coastal area of the state has become the laboratory of Sangh Parivar people. On the other hand, the police department here has completely failed in maintaining peace and order in the coastal area, he accused. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=35040&n_tit=Kundapur%3A+Mammoth+Rally+Takes+off+in+Protest+of+Attack+on+Priest+ The Attack Kundapur, Jun 25: In a shocking incident Fr Sylvester Pereira, OCD, superior of Carmel Ashram near Sunrise Factory at Katkere of Koteshwar was assaulted by leader of a local Hindu organization here on Monday June 25 morning. Two Carmelite brothers (who are studying for priesthood and who are residing with Fr Sylvester Pereira) too were assaulted along with their cook Mukund Bhandary in Surgeon Hospital at Koteshwar. Fr Sylvester had gone to the hospital with Br Joyston Saldanha, Br John Pradeep and their cook Mukund Bhandary to Surgeon Hospital to fetch medicine to both the brothers and cook. They were accompanied by one Valerian D'Silva, a leader of the community. After alighting from Valerian's vehicle they went inside the hospital and were waiting for the doctor. While Fr Sylvester was sitting with Valerian, Br Joyston and Br John were sitting with Mukund. As they were waiting for the doctor 3-4 local Hindu leaders led by Ramanna Shetty came and caught Fr Sylvester by his collar. Without giving any chance to speak, they pulled him down the stairs and pushed him on the ground, and then kicked and assaulted him severely, alleging that the priest was indulging in conversion activities in the area.. When Valerian tried to intervene and asked them not to assault a priest, they left the priest and assaulted Valerian. As a result Valerian sustained injuries and lost a few of his teeth. On the other hand both Br Joyston and John who tried to save the priest were also assaulted along with the cook. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=34968&n_tit=Kundapur%3A+Fr+Sylvester+Pereira+Assaulted+by+Ramanna+Shetty
[Goanet] Goa news for June 28, 2007
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[Goanet] Tony martins suggestion- and some serious Ducking
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Re: [Goanet] Mindless feasts and some related thoughts/George
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What if Goan expat organizations and associations > did some of the above instead of their mindless > events and "fun" conventions to amuse the lowest > common denominator. > > Oh well... Goans by and large have chosen by their > actions to be a backward group, their verbal > protestations notwithstanding. > > Regards, > George - Dear George, I agree with you about mindless spending. Mindless spending has become a social norm in Goa. Money which one can ill afford is spent on celebrating everything from birth to death and other events not worth celebrating, betwixt the two. I firmly believe this spending is impoverishing Goans, not just materially but intellectually. Every weekend, there are parties to attend. When do Goans spend time rejuvenating their mental faculties? When is time spent, reading or taking kids out to engage in activities that might encourage them to think? Instead, an inordinate amount of time is spent both by adults and children on attending birday parties, festas, anniversaries, Lions Club meetings, prayer meetings, weddings, ross ceremonies, ladains, funerals, etc and not necessarily in that order. Imagine if all that money and time was put to more productive use, such as books, saving for a good education or an educational trip abroad. selma Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] PORTFOLIO DISTRIBUTION SOON
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org With the Chief Minister Mr Digamber Kamat returning to Goa the Ministers are awaiting the notification of the portfolios a task undertaken by the General Administration Department. Of all the coveted portfolios those relating to HOME,(which gets the entire Police administration under this portfolio ) usually retained by the CM; FINANCE ( nothing moves in the development or non development areas if the file - work order or sanctioning the finances is not cleared ) the TCP (you get change of land use for a consideration with this you can fill both the coffers of the Party the MLA's including those in the Opposition if it happens to be in their assembly constituency) PWD ( you could build projects and ensure that it does not give way until your term ends rest (85% of the money is siphoned -- how does this happen visit Miramar Campal to see the storm drains construction . Water is precious so is the PWD which takes care of the distribution and IRRIGATION portfoliowhich provide the resources for water. The Tillari project is a case in point. TOURISM -- though you need not sell Goa's tourism potential any longer -- theres a lot of money and no questions asked and a jaunt or two overseas at trade marts etc; EDUCATION portfolio has suddenly gained importance with the "Sarv Shikshan Abhiyan " which provides central funds for ensuring universalisation of education. POWER portfolio remember - you cant run anything without power (electricity) INDUSTRY means nothing if power and water supply are not assured. IT -- the parks are all important and there is a lot of money SPORTS portfolio is the cricket stadium planned in North Goa is given the green signal -- there will be a flush of funds HEALTH -- is the in thing -- with speciality facilities provided by the Government and upgradation of health centres and Mediclaim or Universal Mediclaim skim and district Hospitals these are can make it a lucrative portfolio, TRANSPORT what with the squabbles of the tourist taxis aand the unreliable public transport and licences etc AGRICULTURE is also important for there has been a uptrend in the allocation for Horticulture etc under various schemes. So who should get what? is the question? and the answer on every Minister's lip is WHY NOT ME? Therefore when a Minister cries in the name of development of his constituency one needs to read -- filling the party and coffers of one self. Incidentally a debate was raging in Panaji on whether administering insulin drips to Ms Victoria Fernandes MLA Santa Cruz still recuperating at the Vintage Hospital amounts to breaking the hunger strike or not? she seems determined to make the Hospital her better destination until the flutter of allotment of portfolios is out. With this those on the sidelines may cook up and be ready to serve the NEXT GOVERNMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF GOA. Meanwhile a hitch has developed with the House being summoned on the 16th July to pass the cruicial Budget. While the questions are to be prepared and kept ready for the concerned Ministers who are expected to provide the replies -- it takes 15 days for this excercise while the Legislative Secretariat needs atleast five days to prepare for the first days sitting. In these circumstances the first week of the Assembly session may not be conducive for any starred or unstarred question hour. Hence Goans await to see what unfurls tonight or early tommorrow noon. The latest tip off is that Mr Aleixo Sequeira may be given the Town and Country Planning portfolio as a consensus candidate--- for the records Mr Sequeira a relative of Commissioner of NRI Affairs is in the liquor industry unlike Mr Ravi Sitaram Naik -- the 1990 "saint of (land) conversions" and Mr Digambar Kamat admittedely a realtor. GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES, BORDA, MARGAO, 403 602, GOA. (INDIA) +91 98221 58584 (24 HRS) [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Bollywood movie in Panjim
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Alan Moore wrote: I hope you can help me. I am a film actor/writer living in Vermont USA, but born in Britain. Traveling India extensively in the late 1980s I played a part in a Bollywood movie filmed in Panjim in late 1988/ early 1989. I didn't get what the movie was called but the plot revolved around a boy from Madras marrying a girl from Goa (or the other way round?) -- anyway the wedding scenes took place in front of a large white church in Panjim. It was filmed in Hindi, even though we westerners were told to speak English. The idea for westerners at the ceremony was to suggest the family hosting the wedding was well-off and had foreign friends. I would be delighted to find out what the movie was called and try to find a copy. Good health to you, Alan K. Moore -- Dear Alan, Good health to you too. All the best in your search. If you can give me the name of some local contacts associated with the movie I could track them down and find out the name of the movie. As an amateur sociologist though I am more interested in the statement you made, "The idea for westerners at the ceremony was to suggest the family hosting the wedding was well-off and had foreign friends." Probably true of a Bollywood movie, specially of the 1980s. In fact 2 years back there was a feature article in the Mumbai newspapers about firms that hired out foreigner 'guests' for parties and weddings to make it appear that the host moved in top circles. A typical B-grade Bollywood movie watcher probably does think that white skins are in some way superior, or at least richer. In Goa though thanks to many more years of foreign occupation and closer interaction we don't have that sort of attitude towards foreigners. In fact after the flower power children made complete fools of themselves stoned on our beaches we started looking on the white man as being slightly cracked, in a manner of speaking. Now too the charter trash tourists we attract are so intellectually and culturally impoverished that we have a generic contempt for most foreigner tourists and indulge them only because thanks to the currency advantage they have a bit of spending money. In South Goa though some people from the hotel industry still behave like B-Grade Bollywood movie watchers. In North Goa we saw and measured up cheap foreigner tourists long back and treat them no different from others. There are of course rare exceptions. Cheers! Cecil =
Re: [Goanet] Bhandares lie--request to mervyn
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org "C. A. Bhandare" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Mervyn, > You wrote: > 'All of us read a post from Santosh enquiring if you > were a Ms." > > I am surprised because I dint read it.Can you please > provide a reference? C A BHandar, I took a quick look at the archives and it seems like Santosh did not ask that question. However, someone else did as I clearly remember being surprised by that question. Santosh's post was if your name was Chinmay. Here is the ref: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-June/058350.html It would be nice to know the answer to both questions. Mervyn3.0 Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca
[Goanet] List of police stations in Goa...
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[Goanet] Archbishop Ferrao for Rome
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Archbishop Ferrao for Rome Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao is in Rome since Monday, the 25th of June, in connection with the "Pallium Ceremony," which is to take place in the Basilica of St. Peter, on the 29th, Feast of the Apostles Sts. Peter and Paul. This annual ceremony sees the Pope investing with the Pallium those who have been appointed Metropolitan Archbishops in the previous 12 months. It may be recalled that the Archbishop of Goa became a Metropolitan when the neighbouring diocese of Sindhudurg was made a suffragan of Goa, November last year. Goa had indeed been a Metropolitan Archdiocese since its foundation in 1557 till 1976, when its last suffragans - Macau and Timor - were detached from it. The Pallium, worn by the Pope and by Metropolitan Archbishops over their vestments, on formal religious ceremonies, is made of white wool and symbolizes the sheep that is carried on the shoulders of the Good Shepherd (Jesus Christ). It also symbolizes the Pope's concession of authority and communion to heads of major local Churches. Fifty one Metropolitans from all over the world will receive the Pallium this year, among whom Archbishops Oswald Gracias of Bombay, Albert D'Souza of Agra, Leo Cornelio of Bhopal and Dominic Lumon of Imphal (Manipur). During his stay in Rome, Abp. Ferrao will also meet Cardinal Ivan Dias, Abp. Blasco Collaco and Goan priests, nuns and lay people living in that city. Before returning to Goa on July 10, he will spend a few days with family members living in Germany. Fr. J. Loiola Pereira Director, D.C.S.C.M. Archbishop's House, Panjim June 27, 2007
[Goanet] On the role of film in branding a place
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Quite clearly the GOA VCD project was a blunder. As I see it, what the Protugese did or did not do centuries ago is of little relevance to the growth and development needs of modern day Goa. Those responsible for the project failed, created a PR disaster and even also lost a branding opportunity. A Reader's Digest version of necessary conditions for a place to successfully brand itself: 1) Private industry and the government need to be on the same page. 2) Media needs to be brought on board. 3) The message associated with the place needs to be constantly refreshed. This condensed news item is a nice example of how film has tremendous potential to alter the brand of a place. CARTAGENA, Colombia (BRANDFlash) -- One need look no further than Colombia or New Zealand to understand how motion pictures have become the most potent marketing force for a country brand. Global perceptions of both nations have been affected in opposite ways by recent Hollywood fare such as "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "Lord of the Rings." And other countries are moving more seriously into moviemaking as a brand-enhancing marketing strategy. For instance, Dubai has launched an entire studio city designed to lure the world's filmmakers to a different view of the Middle East. --- "Frederick [FN] Noron ha * ??? ?? ?? ???" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe in free expression... but I also believe > there are limits to it. > The problem with the Deo-Parrikar-BJP VCD in Goa > wasn't whether it was > factual or otherwise, but that it sought to make > religious conflict and > strife the focus of a 21st century State in a > secular country. --- Film, like news media, has a very important role to play in a secular state. It is one of the most effective mechanisms used to influence thought in the 21st century. Hollywood for instance has been remarkable in its ability to shape public opinion be it on gay rights, racial issues, historical perspectives or political activities. Hollywood, is an industry that is as feared by politicians as the plague and as courted as an unrequiting lover. It is imperative that film and its distribution are treated with the utmost objectivity and discipline. I don't know what role Bollywood and its other counterparts, play in shaping public opinion, but it is time that they took on more meaningful subjects such as embracing the concept of nationhood, overcoming the caste and communal divide, population, etc, rather than just frivolous, song and dance potboilers. selma
[Goanet] THE CLERGY AND POLITICS.
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org THE CLERGY AND POLITICS. Averthanus L. D'Souza. Because of the rather large population of Catholics in Goa - approx. 30% - the local political dynamics take on a special flavour. There is supposedly a "Catholic vote bank" which the major political parties take into consideration when they formulate their policies and when they plan their election strategies. While it is true that a large proportion of the electorate is composed of Catholics, it is incorrect to assume that the Catholics constitute a "vote bank."This is quite evident from the fact that Catholics are members of (or support) a variety of political parties. Apart from the major national parties, there are several small "local" parties (sometimes referred to as "regional" parties) which have enjoyed the support of the Catholics. In the recent past, it became evident that the Congress Party became complacent about the so-called "Catholic vote," assuming that the Catholics would vote Congress because of its secular credentials. In contrast, the BJP (the Bharatiya Janata Party) went out of its way to project its own so-called "secular" image by giving prominent positions to Catholics. In order to promote the myth that the Catholics supported the BJP because of its "secular" character, the BJP used subterfuges and tricks to attract the support of Catholics. At the time of the destruction of the Babri Masjid mosque in Ayodhya, the BJP went to the extent of organizing a march starting from the island of Divar which was led by a prominent, senior Catholic legal luminary. This Senior Advocate later denounced the BJP and made a public announcement that he was misinformed about the real purpose of the march, and that he was duped into believing that it was a march to commemorate Goa's freedom. He went on record to state that if he had been told that the march was intended to culminate in the demolishing of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, he would never have consented to participate in it.On another occasion, a Catholic Member of the Legislative Assembly was projected as being a member of the BJP. When the BJP government was in a crisis, his signature was forged on an application form asking for primary membership of the Party. When this MLA publicly declared that he had no truck with the BJP, he was physically removed from the Assembly during one of its sessions. In the midst of all these political manoeuvrings the clergy of Goa (as also of other Dioceses) are faced with some difficult choices when it comes to advising their parishioners about making judicious political choices. There is a clear distinction between political principles which are adopted by the different Political Parties and practical politics as exercised by these parties. The Ecclesiastical authorities are very careful to issue guidelines of an "ethical" nature which will assist the ordinary Catholic to understand the issues which are at stake. At no point, and under no circumstance does the Church exhort its faithful to choose any one particular party over another; or one particular candidate over another.The freedom of conscience of the Catholic citizen is always scrupulously respected. The guidelines issued are only meant to be "guidelines" - not directives. It happens, only too frequently, that individual Catholics look to their pastors for advice on the way that they should cast their vote. The Ecclesiastical authorities are very explicit that in these circumstances, the priests should exercise extreme caution so as not to influence the lay Catholics towards one political party or another.As pastors, they are expected to offer ethical guidance - not political directives.In spite of this, Goa has seen some of the clergy openly canvassing for a particular candidate or for a particular political party.There are even reports that these priests (mis)use the pulpit to air their own personal political preferences.Such behaviour can only harm the unity of the Catholic community and divide the parishioners along political lines The primary role of a pastor is to foster communal harmony and to unite the people on the basis of basic ethical values. A priest should be seen - first and foremost - as a "pastor" rather than as a political or social scientist. The question which has arisen, and which is agitating many Catholics is whether a priest should actively accompany a candidate during his house to house visits to canvass sup
[Goanet] Meet & greet with George Pinto
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org GoaNetters in the Greater Toronto Area will have an opportunity to meet with George Pinto of Goa Sudharop in Mississauga this coming Sunday, July 1st. George will be in town for the weekend and has accepted an invitation from the local GoaNetters and other interested individuals to share a meal and speak to us about his passions. We have reserved a section of Mad Hatters Pub in Mississauga (on Eglinton at Heritage Hills - between Hurontario and Mavis) for 1:00pm this Sunday which also happens to be the 140th birthday of Canada. Consequently, it is a long weekend here in Canada but we already have a committment from at least a dozen people who will be attending. Anyone else planning on attending, please let me know at vegvet at gmail.com or call (number below) so that we can arrange appropriate seating. The venue is an English style pub owned by an ex-Kenyan Indian which has become a favourite haunt for the local Goans. Sincerely, Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. Cell 416-802-9397 -- Be impeccable with your word - Don Miguel Ruiz http://www.nderf.org/4AgreementsReview.htm
[Goanet] konkanism
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Re: [Goanet] From repositioning Goa to Goans in America
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am sharing ideas based on emerging macro trends in > the U.S. The reality may differ around the world > and I am interested in learning about that in areas > that may have relevance to Goa. In this particular > instance it happened to be Tourism. > > You outburst however appears to be targeted at > American policies around the world and against > opinions that originate from people who are > resident in America. Did the information source > taint the message?. Peter, It's a strange media we are participating with. My reply was intended as a humorous response, you perceived it as an outburst :-) To make it even funnier (am I wrong in presuming yours is a humorous post too?) both your ASSumptions are, well, not so right. I have no desire in targeting "residents in America" since I am one myself. As far as targeting "American policies around the world," I think you have been on the receiving end of so much b/s, for so long, that you are on the verge of paranoia. Let me assure you that even though I am not with you, I am also not against you. Now as far as information sources are concerned, you did not provide any. Nada. I am looking forward to your explanation on how an info source you did not disclose, could be tainted. Lastly, IMHO Goans in Goa have the best ideas about tourism. All that they require is the financing. I would like to know what YOUR ideas are on the same topic. Is that too much to ask? Mervyn3.0 "The white man came to Africa, gave us a bible and asked us to close our eyes and pray with him. When we opened our eyes we had the bible and he had the land." - Jomo Kenyatta - (Mau Mau terrorist) Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca
Re: [Goanet] A suggestion
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org On 27/06/07, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hope this isn't instituted as another goanet rule. > As a woman, I simply won't be able to comply with a > telephone no or address. I get even perverse mail as > it is. I can however provide it privately to any > goanet moderator :-) This isn't a rule as yet... and even if it became one, I guess it would be the moderators who could do the verification that persons exist, and are whom they claim they are! Just for discussion sake, does your above argument stem from the exaggerated North American (particularly US) concerns over that bug-bear called 'privacy'? Or is it just a clever argument? AFAIK, half (or so) of the listings on the telephone directory in most parts of the globe is made up of women! --FN
[Goanet] Kuwait Airways seeks for more flights from Kuwait to India vice versa
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[Goanet] mindless feasts and jatras
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Re: [Goanet] A suggestion
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[Goanet] Reply to Albert concerning Bosco
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[Goanet] Bhandare /Colaco - When all has been said - -
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[Goanet] Attacks on Christians in India: An Analysis
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Re: [Goanet] Reply to Bosco
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[Goanet] God is my buddy
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Re: [Goanet] Prayer Service.
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[Goanet] Religious Postings - Reply to Kamlaksh and Bhandare
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[Goanet] Radio Indigo to launch in Goa on 28 June
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