Re: [Goanet] Teaching pigs to sing/to Reena
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Selma, Happy to be proven wrong here! :-) Reena Carvalho wrote: http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org --- Reena Martins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Selma, I'm told Tony de Mello was an East Indian from Shirley Rajan village, Bandra. Reena -- Hi Reena, Someone (nice!) sent me a link. Tony was very much a Goan Catholic. His father worked in the railways. Those East Indians produce someone like Fr Tony, Saibab bogosh, no way! :-) take care, selma Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Ferry crossings
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org JoeUK wrote: Annswer to 1 below is 'YES'One can take this as FIR from me. As if that was not enough, here is a little bit of video evidence http://youtube.com/watch?v=gQiucyXlANI --- Dear JoeUK, Your interesting video clip serves to underline the point I was trying to make. What is needed is some sense of discipline and civic sense rather than a ban on two wheelers on ferry boats. Notice, in your video clip, how the pedestrians start entering the ferry boat even before the previous passengers have alighted? If you could perhaps shoot a similar peak time video from the captain's cabin you would get a bird's eye view of the situation and things would be clearer. Most often there is space enough for at least 20% more motorcycles and 40% more pedestrians to be accomodated in the ferry boat but nobody is willing to board in a disciplined manner. The two wheeler riders come in and try to turn their bikes immediately for a faster departure later. This causes large spaces to be inaccessible to later two wheeelers entering. Pedestrians too enter the ferry boat in a haphazard fashion and instead of going to the far end remain standing near the entrance thus blocking others from entering. As an experiment try shooting a similar video at peak time at the Old Goa to Divar ferry point. The vehicle owners and pedestrians here are regulars and have been using the ferry boat for a lifetime. They are accomdating, disciplined and unselfish in their approach to the ferry. Firtstly nobody will enter till the ferry has been vacated. The larger vehicles will go in first. Then the two wheelers who will park in an organised manner on the left hand side. Latecoming two wheelers will not hog the entrance but rather go in as far as possible to make place for later entrants. Pedestrians are the most indisciplined, as always, but the regulars herd the newcomers inside the ferry to make place for more. When you have grown up constantly dependent on the ferry boat a sort of self -discipline sets in. The Betim-Panjim ferry is mostly occupied by irregular (not daily, not local) vehicles and pedestrians who cause the chaos by their unruly behaviour. Cheers! Cecil ---
Richa Adhia�s coronation draws mixed reactions
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Folks, Forgive me but I feel that this achievement deserves one more mention. Here is a snip from the Government paper. Mervyn3.0 --- Richa Adhias coronation draws mixed reactions ABDALLAH MSUYA Daily News; Monday,September 03, 2007 @00:03 RICHA Adhia was announced Vodacom Miss Tanzania 2007 on Saturday night, drawing mixed reactions from the audiences as some cheered, while others muttered words of disproval. The 19-year-old led a clean sweep of the top three positions for the Dar es Salaam beauty queens. Lilian Abel from Kinondoni finished second, while Queen David from Temeke finished third. But the judges decision in everything is final, and Richa will therefore fly the Tanzanian flag at the Miss World beauty pageant later this year in China. She received the crown together with a brand new RAV 4 car worth 45m/- and 8m/- cheque. (USD$30,000 and $6,000) Richa particularly impressed the panel of judges, led by Miss World 2001 Agbani Darego, with her confidence and articulate answers to questions. Richa, who was dressed in white long dress, was asked about her favourite colour to which she responded white, explaining that the colour symbolized peace and cleanness for her. After the QA session, which involved the best five, and colourful performance by the THT group, Miss World 2001 Agbani Darego, who was the chief judge, stepped forward to announce the winner. Vodacom Miss Tanzania 2007 is contestant number 6, Richa Adhia! the Nigerian beauty queen announced, attracting cheers and murmurs. The nervous Adhia stepped forward to thank hundreds of fans packed in the Leaders Club grounds before replacing Wema Sepetu from the Queens chair. Some fans gave her a cold shoulder but many others who dont consider race as an attribute for winning Miss Tanzania, cheered the new queen. Members of the jury were Agbani Darego (chairperson), Prashanti Patel, Jacqueline Ntuyabaliwe, Irene Madeje, Sophia Dianaku, Salum Kombo, Leons Mtauna, David Minja, Christian Masiaga and coordinator of the judges, Ramesh Shah. Copyright @TSN 2006 All Rights Reserved Here is another picture: http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/page.php?id=8443 Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca
Re: [Goanet] Vietnam shows how.
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Hi Eric Try as we may, my friends and I can't figure out what message you are trying to convey in what seems to be a rather disjointed and incoherent post (retained in its entirety) below. However, as we are dying to understand you, please can you provide some clarification? Thanking you in anticipation Cornel DaCosta, Kunbi Vaddo, London, UK. eric pinto wrote: Their first coffee and cashew saplings were planted only twenty years ago, today they lead the world in nut output, and are second only to mighty Brazil in coffee beans. Until twenty years ago, Mocambique accounted for half the world's cashew output: almost all of it was roasted in India by a Quilon based family, for re-export to the West. It was they who acquired Britannia Biscuits from it's [please note its] former UK based owners. There are no easy answers, but a clear vision, and a desire to get things done goes a long way. Lee Kuan Yew returned to Singapore from Oxford with that chemistry; we were blessed with Fabian Socialism from Cambridge for forty long years. I am one of it's refugees. The 'Aryans' were good horsemen. Almost as restless today, the Kurds/Yazdis, Armenia/Azeris, and Iran, do little to make their homeland and the world a better place for all to live in. eric.
[Goanet] Feni export
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Roland wrote: Cecil,There are a lot of people in Goa who under the influence, shoot off their mouths like loose cannon. Taverns are not necessarily the only places where this is done. Your post is proof of that.The Liquor Control Board of Ontario or LCBO as it is known is a Provincial Crown Corporation whose after tax profits are in the billions of dollars. I tried to imagine one of the world's largest beverage retailersgetting in touch with Cecil Pinto of Expressions Flowers and Gifts in Panaji, with intent to getting a recommendation for feni - but I just couldn't succeed in imagining that. -- Dear Roland, I sympathise with you at your lack of imagination. On cross checking my records I find that what I wrote was not exactly correct. The firm that wanted my consultancy was Regazzi Wines Spirits Selection Inc.(http://regazziwinesspiritsandgrappas.com/Z), who in turn sell to LCBO. There is a lot more of our correspondence on this matter that will surely rekindle your imagination, but they are matters of confidential business and hence cannot be revealed. As far as billion dollar firms getting in touch with the lowly flower seller, well I could give you a lot of food for thought. But rather than name names I should educate you first that I provide qualified consultancy in many areas other than floral. Real Estate, Publishing, Writing, Editing, Advertising, Designing, Printing, Marketing and yes I have a proven expertise in the sourcing, storage and consumption of the Nectar of the Gods - Caju Feni. Just to whet your appetite. In the last week I have: 1) Completed designing a logo for a software firm based in Berlin. 2) Have column writing offers from two of the biggest English dailies in India. 3) Have been reminded of my obligation to write the definitive piece on Caju Feni for a national level magazine. 4) Overseen the renovation work on a old Portuguese style house purchased by a New York based brokerage client of mine 5) Been involved in designing book 4 book covers here in Goa for 3 separate authors. These are off the top of my mind. Besides of course handling flower orders, local advertisements (sometimes for overseas clients), taking the kids for the Transformers movie, writing for local publications, paying condolence visits, washing drying of clothes (which can be a pain in the rains) etc. etc. Oh! And I forgot to mention, reading and occasionally responding to postings on GoaNet. Cheers! Cecil
Re: [Goanet] Aitaracheo Kaskutleo: BLACK-a Uprant, Tiatr Machi Kallokant?
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Lino Bab, Soglinch sopnam sakar zalelim zalear... lino dourado wrote: BLACK-a Uprant, Tiatr Machi Kallokant? Kuwait-chea sorkaran, Brestar-Sunkrar sumanantli sutti asleli ti bodol korun Setembrachea poiler savn Sunkrar-Sonvarak dovorlea. Setembrachi poili tarik Sonvar, ani sutti aslelean hanv ani mhagelo ixtt sanjechea vellar Salmiya-Kuwait doria kinarer bhonvddek gel'le astanam bhouch vell ami somdirachea lharancher pevun sarlo.
Re: [Goanet] Quiz (monday-muse)
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org On Sun Sep 2 21:21:33 PDT 2007, Pravin Sabnis wrote: Just look around at the persons who participate or attend Quiz Contests regularly. You will notice an extra zest for life and a proactive optimistic attitude. In fact, when we look at Quiz Masters like Siddharth Basu and Derek O' Brien, we notice personalities who have been able to develop multiple facets in a multi-dimensional world RESPONSE: Pravin, while Basu and O'Brien are visual personalities of contemporary times, do you or anybody recall the voice that made Cadbury Bournvita Quiz Contest synonymous on AIR-Mumbai - Sundays at 1:30pm in the 70s, 80s ? As always, your thought provoking Monday-musings on Sunday nights are errr.. thought-provoking!! Thank you. - Bosco T.O
[Goanet] Goan fishermen gear up for a longer struggle
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Goan fishermen gear up for a longer struggle By Armstrong Vaz Panaji September 3, 2007: The traditional fishermen of Goa in the western Indian state of India are up in arms against the Goa government plans not to permanently drop the plans of dredging the River Sal and move the Casino ship away from its backyard and are planning for a bigger and mightier show of strength. The Save River Sal Front held its massive rally at Cutbona jetty on Sunday, September 2, 2007, evening to demonstrate their show of strength on the banks of River Sal at Betul village in South Goa attended by thousands of villagers to show solidarity with the movement. The agitators have threatened to intensify its month-old agitation against the casino boat and River Sal dredging, the Save River Sal Front on Sunday warned the Digambar Kamat government that the people would resort to violent means if the authorities fail to respond to the peaceful and just demands of the people. More at: http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcastbroadcastid=52048 ~(^^)~ Avelino
Re: [Goanet] Ferry Crossing
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Catching up on reading Goanet (this thread), three thoughts popped-up: 1) Ferry Crossings - short stories from Goa edited by Manohar Shetty 2) Down by the Ferry - Remo Fernandes with his Mary-bai walking fitik-fatak..go and ask your future sasupai. 3) The first recollections I have of taking the ferry was Aug/Sep in the mid-80s (just after the Mandovi bridge collapsed). I had taken the coach from Dabolim to Dempos.it was the evening rush hour and I had Fr. Joe Mendes, msfs, for company - don't recollect where he was arriving from; he was headed to Bastora. We waited for the drizzle to abate and then made our way to the Ferry Crossing. While a lot of people entered the ferry alongwith honking vehicles, the scene was nothing like what JoeGoaUK has captured 20 years later. JoeGoaUK has highlighted the ramp is almost sinking and people getting on the ferry without allowing those alighting to get off first. What will be the scene 20 years hence? Does anybody know how many (if any) two-wheelers fall from a ferry into the Mandovi each year? Is it not possible to legislate/mandate the combination of the number of two / three / four-wheelers and people that can be allowed on a ferry ? Must there be a tragedy before we wake up ? While Cecil attempts to allay my trepidation of taking the ferry with suggestions to take the Old Goa/Ribandar ferry, I hope to take the ferry again the next time I'm in Goa notwithstanding the possibility of me ending up in the Arabian Sea. Taking the ferry is certainly more delightful than a cruise on the sore-eye, called SM, on the Mandovi. - Bosco T.O
[Goanet] Tony de Melo
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Hi Selma, The East Indians produced the ONLY Indian saint, St Gonzalo Garcia, one of the Martrys of Japan. I have read some of the books by Tony. He was perhaps a Jiddu Krishnamurti in a cassock. He could be a forerunner to the likes of Deepak Chopra. By banning his books, the Church helped create more awareness to Tony's works. His retreats in Lonavala were legendary, I am told. Reching Christ through Vedanta is no sin. Indian Catholicism has mixed the Biblical teachings and the Vedantic messages to create a unique stream. It has sustained the Catholics other than Goans. Eugene Correia Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545469
Re: [Goanet] Teaching pigs to sing/to Alfred Marshall
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org As penance, include in profiles :-) You know what I mean... FN On 03/09/07, Reena Martins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ooops! Sorry! Reena Frederick [FN] Noronh a * ?? ?? ? ?? wrote: Reena, you were told wrong :-) Below is Tony's brother speaking ... wonder from which village. I know some villages where De Mellos and D'Mellos come from :-) FN http://users.tpg.com.au/adsligol/tony/tony2.html Tony was born on the 4th of September 1931 in Santa Cruz, a suburb of Bombay, India. Our parents, Frank and Louisa (nee Castelino), were natives of Goa, a Portuguese colony on the south-west coast of India. They belonged to a long line of Catholic families, going back 400 years, renowned for their religious fervour. -- Frederick Noronha Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] P: +91-832-2409490 M: +91-9970157402 Yahoo: fredericknoronha Skype: fredericknoronha GTalk: fredericknoronha Saligao 403511 Goa India http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
Re: [Goanet] Taking ownership - Hyderabad blasts
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org --- Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: like goa for goans..then bardez for bardezkars, then mapusa for mapusakars, and then dattawadi for dattawadikars and so on..till we have something like afghanistan or somalia or rwanada..every man for himself... can u not see the utter stupidity of such vaccuous inane ideas? bhandare Whenever I read one of Bhandare's posts I think of that song my grandmother used to sing kurru kurru kanna, moshe gele ranna, to put me to sleep. ! Only a simpleton will put forward the idea that if you give people the freedom to choose their own geographical destiny, nations will keep on splintering to the nth degree. Quite untrue. Europe is a continent of small nations that were continuously at war, and yet today they operate as a single chunky bloc. Rumour has it that they are even considering a unified language now. All this was brought about by free choice. The reality is, people do what is in their best interests. If it is in their interest to merge, assimilate, grow economically, culturally and politically then they will do so. If not, people will factionalise. What is utter stupidity about Kashmir are jingoists who insist on trying out the same tactics and hoping for different results. Incidentally that also happens to be the definition of idiocy. selma Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545433
OLDEN-DAYS CLOTHING IN GOA � �KASHTTI� � Part 1
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org OLDEN-DAYS CLOTHING IN GOA KASHTTI Part 1 In the Biblical version of creation, after Adam and Eve rebelled against Gods plan, they grew embarrassed at their nakedness. So, they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Thats how clothes came to be. In the cool of the day, when they heard God walking nearby, the man and his wife hid among the trees. When God called for them, they came out of hiding. The man said he hid out of fear of being seen naked. When asked, Adam said the woman had given him the fruit he ate. In turn, the woman blamed the serpent for tricking her. They say: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Let us hear what the late Alfred Rose has to say about the Biblical apple, which seems to be the root cause for everything. Here are the lyrics of a meaningful song by the late Melody King, Alfred Rose, in which, among other things, he says that a boy wouldnt run after a petticoat - if the apple wasnt on the tree; he would have roamed about naked like Adam - if the apple wasnt on the tree; a tailor wouldnt stitch clothes with a needle - if the apple wasnt on the tree; even man wouldnt become a womans slave - if the apple wasnt on the tree. Lyrics of Konkani song APOL (APPLE) by the late Alfred Rose I Apol ho, ghostacho, soglleank amkam ruchicho Apol ho, khait zalear, thembo naka voktacho An apple a day keeps the doctor away, oxem mhunnttat lok Eropacho Punn apol ho, niddukaiecho, tech porim ghatki kastacho Chorus Cheddo pettikotta pattlean dhanvchonaslo ho apol zhaddar naslo tor Adanv koso munis vingllo bonvto aslo ho apol zhaddar naslo tor Dhorji sui ghevn nespam xinvcho naslo ho apol zhaddar naslo tor Dadlo bailechoi ghulam zanvcho naslo ho apol zhaddar naslo tor Cheddo pettikotta pattlean dhanvchonaslo ho apol zhaddar naslo tor Adanv koso munis vingllo bonvto aslo ho apol zhaddar naslo tor Dhorji sui ghevn nespam xinvcho naslo ho apol zhaddar naslo tor Dadlo bailechoi ghulam zanvcho naslo ho apol zhaddar naslo tor II Rosroxit, ah-a gulgulit, pollovnk dista kaiboro Tannench aiz, munxeache, sovostkaiecho kela churo Zogzogta, tem sogllench bhangar nhoi, he mhunnenk asa valor khoro Apol ho, dista kaiboro, punn gomtteak amchea ghala doro Chorus Chedde kazari bailank aiz bhulche naslet ho apol naslo tor zhaddar Dhavui nakxeo zorovn munis jenvche naslet, ho apol naslo tor zhaddar Ah!!! Bailechea kumpasar dadle nasche naslet ho apol naslo tor zhaddar Matre gupit nodren cheddvank ponvche naslet ho apol naslo tor zhaddar Ah!!! Chedde kazari bailank aiz bhulche naslet ho apol naslo tor zhaddar Dhavui nakxeo zorovn munis jenvche naslet, ho apol naslo tor zhaddar Bailechea kumpasar dadle nasche naslet ho apol naslo tor zhaddar Matre gupit nodren cheddvank ponvche naslet ho apol naslo tor zhaddar III Sogllem noixtt, aiz ievnk pavlam, fokot hea apolak lagon Zuzam pasun, aiz zavnk pavleant, fokot hea apolak lagon Tem vinglleponn, dolleank disti poddlem, fokot hea apolak lagon Pottak amchea, vhoddlo burak poddla, fokot hea apolak lagon Chorus Chintun polle apol zhaddar naslo zalear sirvisek konnuch vetonam Uskea-meklle sonvsarant hea bonvte asleanv tim zogddim-zuzam zatinam Aka nagoi taka fottoi zanvchenaslem niddukaiek suat mevtinam Tiatr tumkam funkott pollonvk mevte aslet tikettinchi goroz astinam Oh!!! Chintun polle apol zhaddar naslo zalear sirvisek konnuch vetonam Uskea-meklle sonvsarant hea bonvte asleanv tim zogddim-zuzam zatinam Aka nagoi, taka fottoi zanvchenaslem niddukaiek suat mevtinam Tiatr tumkam pollonvk funkottmevte aslet tikettinchi goroz astinam (From Doms antique shelf!) The primitive man lived for centuries by sewing fig leaves together, just as Adam and Eve did. Later, they hunted animals for food and used the skin to cover their bodies. Thus, the first clothes were made from natural elements animal skin and furs, grasses and leaves, and bones and shells. Clothing was initially draped or tied. However, mankind later on came up with simple needles made out of animal bones with which he sew leather and fur garments. Gradually, mankind discovered the advantages of woven fibers over animal hides, which led him to invent weaving, spinning and other techniques, and the machines needed in order to make the fabrics used for clothing. With the introduction of spun cloth, man covered his private part with a piece of cloth in Goa it was known as KASHTTI (loin-cloth). A loin-cloth is a
[Goanet] Indian food gives spiritual experience: Sanjeev Kapoor
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Indian food gives spiritual experience: Sanjeev Kapoor The celebrated culinary expert and master chef, Mr Sanjeev Kapoor today said that no food is bad unless there is something which is impure in it, and blamed the consumers for having reduced their activity level towards food. Mr Kapoor, who made a presentation on the theme 'United we eat', on the second day of the International Cuisine Conference 2007, at Hotel Fidalgo, also said that the function of food, in India is not restricted to satisfying the palate but also accords a spiritual experience, as our thoughts are controlled by what we eat. In fact, kitchen is considered a sacred place only next to a temple, so much so that we would not even have footwear on while entering it, he said. Another food expert, Dr Tarla Dalal and the chairperson of Indology-Goa, Dr Anjali Rao were also present on the occasion. Mr Kapoor also told this daily that an outlet of his traditional food chain would be soon opened in Goa. We are currently discussing the plans with the Taj Group of Hotels, he added. Speaking further, Mr Kapoor said that the Indian society follows event-related menus ranging from those followed during a birth in the family to those to be used during a death anniversary. The celebrated culinary expert also lamented that the food recipes in India were strictly treated as some genetrix garden secrets handed down the generations of families, and inaccessible to non-members of the families. I, therefore thought that whenever these recipes would come to me, I would disseminate them to others, he pointed out. Indians produce so little food and do not share it with others; this syndrome in turn, affecting the marketing of Indian food, Mr Kapoor observed, adding We are fortunately coming out of this situation and the accessibility for Indian food is growing. Stating that the most obvious is least appreciated, Mr Kapoor bemoaned about the skeptical nature of Indians about their food. For us, Gharki murgi daal barabar, he remarked. Mr Kapoor, in his presentation pointed out that India has centuries-old tradition of culinary art and in Benaras itself, there exist many scripts about the same, while countless others disappeared over the years. Our repertoire of food is so large that we can have each dish only once in lifetime, if we try them all, he informed, maintaining that they are not repetitive. Citing an example, Mr Kapoor stated that the steamed Indian dishes themselves give us wide range of food items. He further opined that Indians are so much complacent in nature that they allow things to go wrong, pointing out, the coarse wheat flour which used to come from the flour mill is today replaced by well-packed superfine atta, the mustard oil is bleached and de-colourised to look good, while jaggery is cleaned with the use of concentrated sulphuric acid. Mr Kapoor also took a dig at the restaurants and food outlets which, failing to do good business, starts renovating themselves with the assistance of Vastu Shastra. Replying to a question during the interactive session, Mr Kapoor said that the Indian tradition of establishing physical contact with the food is unique and creates a bond of touch between the consumer and the food. It has many advantages, he observed, questioning, Have you seen a person eating steaming hot food with his own hands, without the use of fork, spoon or chop sticks, burning his tongue? (ENDS) = The above article appeared in the Sep 4, 2007 edition of the Navhind Times, Goa
[Goanet] WHERE HAVE CHURCHILL's POLL ISSUES GONE?
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Where have Churchills poll issues gone? BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 3 Strange are the ways of Save Goa Front supremo and PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao on his stand vis-a-vis his 7-point charter of demands. Alemao says he do not favour Mopa airport, but at the same time dont want to lead an agitation for Mopas scrapping just because he was not given a mandate in the June 2 polls. Incidentally, Alemao wanted to introduce a Private Members Bill in the House to accord equal status for Roman script, despite the fact that the people did not give him the mandate to effect changes in the Language Act. Whats more, Alemao had asked the Congress Legislators to support his Roman script Bill, even though the Congress did not make any promise in the manifesto to give equal status for Konkani in Roman script. On the 6-lane Expressway, Alemao says he has no mandate to scrap the 6-lane Expressway and has disclosed his plans to go for 4-lane highway. 6-lane Expressway is not yet scrapped. I have proposed to the government to have 4-lane, he said. http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=615cid=26 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] (no subject)
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org At the end of that season, the mineowner was left with substantial produce, stacked near a river loading jetty in South Goa. Prematurely inclement weather forbade its shipping to Japan. Our beedi-smoking hero and his brainy friend, meanwhile, had other plans. They laid claim to the employers ore, taking advantage of an anomaly in the title to the land on which it was stacked, and got a favourable order from the Court where the dispute had landed. What became of the employer? Was he duped by the hero? Is it because of some guilt feeling/s that the hero's progeny treats members of the that employer's community more benignly?
[Goanet] JOINT FRONT TO OPPOSE FLOATING CASINOS
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Support THE HINDU: Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 Special Correspondent PANAJI: In a statement issued here on Monday, Agnelo Rodrigues, president of Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott (GRE), a body representing traditional fishermen, has supported the demand of traditional fishermen of Betul and Cavelossim villages of south Goa in their stir to get rid of the floating ship from the river Sal. http://inwww.rediff.com/newshound/ga.html Joint front to oppose floating casinos THE HINDU: Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 Special Correspondent PANAJI: Social groups, including womens organisations, have decided to form a joint front to intensify their protests against floating casinos licensed by the State Government. Representatives of various organisations and individuals at a recent meeting convened by Bailancho Saad, a womans collective, unanimously decided to oppose casinos and support only clean tourism, said Sabina Martins of Bailancho Saad. The meeting backed the on-going agitation in south Goa under the banner of Save River Sal Front in removing the casino from the Sal. What the protesters are objecting to is the floating casinos, meant to be operated overseas, away from the shore, are allowed to operate in the rivers close to the coast. Struggle Tracing the struggle against casinos to 1993 when the Goa Gambling Act was amended to permit casinos, Ms. Martins said several organisations such as Bailancho Saad, Bailancho Ekvott, All India Womens Conference, Jan Ugahi, Arz, Positive People, Childrens Rights in Goa, Child line and Jagrut Goenkaranchim Fouz had launched the anti-casino movement. The meeting decided to take the campaign ahead. Participants objected to the promotion of illegal activities such as gambling. Several self-help groups from different taluks, professional organisations, social organisations such as Nitoll Jinn Trust, Goan Peoples Forum, representatives from non-governmantal organisations and citizens attended the meeting. On Sunday, intensifying its month-old agitation against the casino boat and the Sal dredging, the Save River Sal Front warned the Digambar Kamat Government that the people would resort to violent means if the authorities failed to respond to their peaceful and just demands. The front also resolved to spread the agitation across the State not only to save the Sal but also other rivers. It has also demanded a Ground Water Management Plan to protect the water bodies from destruction. The Goa Bachav Andolan, which successfully spearheaded an agitation against a controversial State Regional Plan 2011 a few months ago, has backed the agitation against floating casinos. http://inwww.rediff.com/newshound/ga.html Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Goan Swindon last season never won a game.
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org District League back under way The 2007/08 season kicked off with a number of new sides and some old faces with new names. Last season's Premier champions have evolved into two distinct sides, Queensfield United and Penhill RBL, whilst still retaining a core in each, while Catalus are the new name for Zurich. There are new names for Southbrook and Messenger - VBA Rangers and North Swindon WMC respectively. In Division One, PssHilo changed to Bulldog and Ballcrest Services Ltd has replaced Goan Swindon. New sides are Aldbourne, Penhill RBL South Swindon and Grange Park. Each division has nine sides, the Premier with the top four from last season's Division One being promoted, has the potential for being the most evenlycontested league for some years. The clash of last season's cup champions Fratellos and Rodbourne Arms saw a frenetic game end in a stalemate with both sides giving their all but with no end product. Arms manager Daniel Williams said: We lacked a cutting edge. We had enough chances to bury them. North Swindon entertained newly promoted Spectrum, with the away side triumphing 3-1, this after the game had been delayed in the second half because of a North Swindon player breaking his ankle. This was after the home side had used all their subs, and had to continue the remaining 35 minutes with 10 men. Bakers Arms, despite goals from Francis Cullen and Kev Taylor at Catalus lost an entertaining encounter 3-2. Game of the day was the 2-2 tussle at Penhill between last season's champions Queensfield and a rejuvenated Shield and Dagger. The game was end to end with both sides creating numerous scoring opportunities. Queenie's scorers were Calvin Young and Littlechild with a Nolan Paul double doing the job for the Dagger. A new name brought a change in fortunes for Ballcrest who as Goan Swindon last season never won a game. This season they got off to a flyer with a 2-1 win against Aldbourne with a double from Welland. Last season's premier league whipping boys Lower Stratton continue to struggle, losing 5-0 against Penhill. A scrappy affair between Trailers and South Swindon saw the home side eventually lose 2-1. South Swindon goals were scored by Dion Titcombe and Paul Newman, with Hollambay replying. 6:03pm Monday 3rd September 2007 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/sport/sportheadlines/display.var.1661374.0.district_league_back_under_way.php -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet] Feni export
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org This is a very old hat. It came up possibly in the early '90s. There was a Goan boy (forget his name) who was keen on getting feni and, if I remember correctly, feni did make its entry into the Toronto market on a trial basis. I remember owner of Gomantak restaurant (not sure if it is still there in Toronto) telling me that he purchased lots of feni bottles for one particular store, where it was test-run. I tried to get them from some other stores around by area in the west, but it was not available. It is believed that the alcohol proof was very high and it was suggested by LCBO that the alcohol proof was lowered the feni could be marketed. I even think that the feni may have not passed the quality-control standards of the LCBO. In 1988, the GOA tried to get some feni for the Goan International Convention on a special basis. The then Goa CM Proto Barbosa, who was visiting Toronto some months before the convention, promised to help. As expected the promise was never kept. Let's put our feni dreams out and let's brew something fresh to talk about -- something just as indegenious as feni (though hard liquor from the sap of the coconut tree is common and, for example, it is known by another name (which I forgot) in Sri Lanka. Eugene Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Quiz (monday-muse)
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Bosco wrote: Pravin, while Basu and O'Brien are visual personalities of contemporary times, do you or anybody recall the voice that made Cadbury Bournvita Quiz Contest synonymous on AIR-Mumbai - Sundays at 1:30pm in the 70s, 80s ? Comment Wasn't it Ameen Sayani? Cheers!! Marshall Mendonza -- Guess 1st innings score. Win 1 Lakh* Rupees. SMS RUNYour Score to .
[Goanet] Goans debate if more casinos are ok
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Goans debate if more casinos are ok Rupesh Samant Panaji, Sept 4 (PTI) Off-shore casinos, a gambling den onboard a ship, has sparked off a debate in Goa with different opinions being expressed for and against the new licenses. Goa, India's only state where off-shore casinos are permitted, already has a off-shore casino operational on a ship near Panaji city. The casino run by Advani group of hotels is a crowd puller especially on weekends and holidays. While this casino was accepted by the locals, the controversy erupted when a second such casino, planned by the Leela group, took shape in south Goa. The casino, feel the Cavelossim villagers, where it is anchored, is blocking the movement of fishing trawlers. Besides, the operation to dredge Sal river is also being objected as it affects the marine life. The movement which began on a small note has taken a larger proportion with the local catholic church chipping in with its support. The politicians have kept mum over the topic. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat and chief secretary J P Singh, who visited the disputed site, too, have not given their stand on the controversy. It was the BJP which initially objected to setting up of casinos in the state last year. Then Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane had advertised for six off-shore casinos in the state. The saffron political party had objected to such huge influx of casinos, which according to them, would roll out red carpet welcome to gamblers, money launderers, mafias and prostitution rackets in the peaceful state, which is frequented by 23 lakh tourists every year. PTI http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/624148844649BFCD6525734C0035744C?OpenDocument Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Travelling in a ferry boat
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Dear Anamaria, was reading your comments of the hardships faced by those who have to cross the rivers in a ferry boat. Gosh! it is a nightmare when the motorists and the cyclists create such a rush to get out first least caring about the passengers travelling on foot. Mob mentality is at its best...gosh! will someone teach these people some etiquette? I remember being subjected to cross the rivers when the zuari bridge used to be closed frequently for the busses and the commotion that used to be created by the motorists used to be terrible, specially during working hours. Its sad, as we hear so much talk of the Aam Aadmi yet nothing happens in Goa to help lift the standards of living for the common man. Regards Cedric da Costa Dubai-UAE Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Extra masala
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org TOI of 4/9/07 had a report titled Goa govt backs second airport at Mopa which you can immediately tell has more masala than the stuff we have been fed by the loca media so far. The TOI report seems to go beyond the bare bones official report about approval for greenfield airports at Mopa and Navi Mumbai which started it all. It begins with the Goa govt being in favour of two international airports viz in addition to the existing Dabolim airport. This does seem to flow from the original announcement where the issue was fudged somewhat because of Mopa/Navi Mumbai instead of Mopa/Dabolim. Be that as it may, TOI goes on to cite tourism (not passenger) statistics to support the plan for twin international airports in Goa. As it happens the tourism and passenger stats are fairly similar as of 2007! What has not appeared in local media so far is the next item of information: The govt will go ahead with the project when the expert committee set up by the PM ... submits its report. This committee had entrusted the study to the original consultants (ADPI) who had produced the Mopa report. That was nearly one year ago. Let's see what they say now and more importantly, when they say it. On the face of it, the idea of twin international airports within 50 km of each other doesnt make sense. It amounts to a split hub set up which is potentially problematic in aviation. If the two airport idea is to fly, then Mopa has to be rejigged as a secondary airport to Dabolim, at least to begin with and maybe for the next 5-10 years. A switch over of roles can be effected after that depending on traffic. Will ADPI recommend this? Let's wait and watch.
[Goanet] ferry boat crossings
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Dear ms Goswami: We indians sometime abuse the few priveleges that we get. We also talk a lot and make grandiose statements and when faces with incontrovertible evidence to the contrary start singing a different tune.. JOeGoaUks video evidence is enough to convince any one that your initial statement about two wheeler riders inconveniencing pedestrians was right on mark. The solution seems to be making these people pay a sum of money to take their bikes on board That would solve the problem to a great extent. Or maybe the ferry could be closed to them for a certain time to accomodate the pedestrians. Regards Bhandare Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting
Re: [Goanet] Vietnam shows how_About will
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Cornel, Eric Pinto is very unique in his formulation of word relationships, as well as in making analogies in thought and ideas. I enjoy his postings which can appear to be cryptic, containing nuggets of thought seemingly tangential but indeed do hold together. He would rate very high on the MAT test. I hope you do not mind my attempting an interpretation. I am not validating any opinions though, but presenting my reading. Of course Eric will auscultate my head (perhaps clobber with a stethoscope) if I have caused violence to his text! Eric, I believe, was making an association with what is possible when the will is strong to take on something--a cause, a project. So if Vietnam (as I believe in the original thread) can do something economically progressive, then others can too. This fact or thought brought to his mind the family in Quilon, and how it is that they procured their fortunes--roasting Mozambique's cashew nuts. That small country had planted coffee and cashews about two decades ago. They are second to Brazil in coffee bean output but are first in cashew nut production. Furthermore through a relatively simple process (but obviously a huge scale) such as roasting cashews, and through initiative, this family from Quilon were spurred to acquire Britannia Biscuits. We do not know how they managed the savvy to buy the biscuit company but they did. That is the gist of it. He is very clear in saying, There are no easy answers, but a clear vision, and a desire to get things done goes a long way. His examples elucidate the part about goes a long way. His example of Fabian socialism: espouses his belief in how a society can use a given economic model; and in saying he is one of its refugees, gently reveals that like many, he too is an economic immigrant--those who go places to better themselves with their skill sets or acquire new ones so they may yet do so. Or refugee as in seeking or believing in a cause, an idea, a land and so forth. In pointing to Fabian socialism he I assume, distances himself from Milton Freidman who was embraced by America. After the devastation in London following the War, it was ideas impelled through Fabian socialism that helped get the country together economically. One major example, its medical system is a direct result of that vein of thought; often referred to as socialized medicine, which may sounds odd to American ears but is great if one has access to it. I am not interested in elaborating or discussing the concept of Fabian socialism--its all in the books. But again what is implicit, at least to me in Eric Pinto's mention of Fabian socialism is the collective will, here as a reminder, of political parties who embraced it at the time. You will know that the Fabians took as their name after Fabius, the Roman general who opposed Hannibal. The Fabian socialists included as their contacts the entire British political apparatus. That is Eric Pinto's point specifically--the will to do something by including and reaching out. In all probability Eric's last point about the tribes is his way of pointing towards political messes that occur when the will to resolve things (often understandably beyond ones control or grasp) is lacking or hard to summon. In doing so he ties the current theatres of war with Vietnam of the past and as it is made a example of progress now. Now one way of looking at what I say here is to regard it as plain speculation, but I believe this is pretty much it. venantius j pinto Hi Eric Try as we may, my friends and I can't figure out what message you are trying to convey in what seems to be a rather disjointed and incoherent post (retained in its entirety) below. However, as we are dying to understand you, please can you provide some clarification? Thanking you in anticipation Cornel DaCosta, Kunbi Vaddo, London, UK. eric pinto wrote: Their first coffee and cashew saplings were planted only twenty years ago, today they lead the world in nut output, and are second only to mighty Brazil in coffee beans. Until twenty years ago, Mocambique accounted for half the world's cashew output: almost all of it was roasted in India by a Quilon based family, for re-export to the West. It was they who acquired Britannia Biscuits from it's [please note its] former UK based owners. There are no easy answers, but a clear vision, and a desire to get things done goes a long way. Lee Kuan Yew returned to Singapore from Oxford with that chemistry; we were blessed with Fabian Socialism from Cambridge for forty
[Goanet] Click and contact: Now, police stations, officers on web
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Click and contact: Now, police stations, officers on webPosted: Tue, Sep 4 2007. 1:40 PM ISTThe contact details of the police stations and officials across the country are now just a click away, the first time in the history of policing in the country PTI New Delhi: Are you searching for the telephone number of Rangpo police station in Sikkim or the residence number of Officer-in-Charge of Kiltan police station in Lakshadweep? The contact details of the police stations and officials across the country are now just a click away, the first time in the history of policing in the country. The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), governments police think-tank, has already uploaded contact details of police stations of six states and four union territories on its website www.bprd.gov.in. The postal address of police station with phone and fax numbers and residential phone numbers of station in-charges can be accessed through the Internet now, a senior BPRD official said. It also has the contact details of offices of Assistant Police Commissioners and Deputy Superintendents of Police of respective areas. Some police stations have provided their e-mail IDs also. The contact details of Andaman and Nicobar (20 police stations), Daman and Diu (2), Dadra Nagar Haveli (2), Delhi (116), Lakshadweep (9), Goa (24), Meghalaya (30), Mizoram (37), Sikkim (26) and Tripura (58) are provided in the site. This is a beginning to get police stations connected through the Internet which will improve connectivity and access and making policing in the country transparent, Kiran Bedi, BPRD Director General, told PTI. Bedi said BPRD envisages a scenario when all police stations across the country could be connected through e-mails where people can sent information to investigators and lodge complaints. Find More Articles On: Bureau of Police Research and Development Police stations http://inwww.rediff.com/newshound/ga.html Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Off-shore casinos trigger on-shore debates in Goa
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Off-shore casinos trigger on-shore debates in Goa Rupesh Samant in Panaji 04, 2007 15:39 IST Off-shore casinos, a gambling den onboard a ship, has sparked off a debate in Goa [Images] with different opinions being expressed for and against the new licenses. Goa, India's only state where off-shore casinos are permitted, already has a off-shore casino operational on a ship near Panaji city. The casino run by Advani group of hotels is a crowd puller especially on weekends and holidays. While this casino was accepted by the locals, controversy erupted when a second such casino, planned by the Leela group, took shape in south Goa. The casino, feel the Cavelossim villagers, where it is anchored, is blocking the movement of fishing trawlers. Besides, the operation to dredge Sal river is also being objected as it affects the marine life. The movement, which began on a small note, has taken a larger proportion with the local catholic church chipping in with its support. The politicians have kept mum over the topic. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat and chief secretary J P Singh, who visited the disputed site, too have not given their stand on the controversy. It was the BJP which initially objected to setting up of casinos in the state last year. Then Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane had advertised for six off-shore casinos in the state. The saffron political party had objected to such huge influx of casinos, which according to them, will roll out red carpet welcome to gamblers, money launderers, mafias and prostitution rackets in the peaceful state, which is frequented by 23 lakh tourists every year. The BJP, however, did not touch the issue during its June two Goa polls campaigning. Goa Chief Minister Kamat confirmed that the state will go ahead with its policy and will issue licenses to five casinos in the state. We will process six applications and amongst those, first five who manage to get the ship would be given licenses, the chief minister stated. The tourism industry in the state has kept their fingers crossed over the entire matter. While Finance Minister Dayanand Narvekar boasted of earning Rs 3 crore annually through casinos, Home Minister Ravi Naik pointed out that Rs 5 crore will be taken as license fee from casinos. The figures may look whopping for the small state like Goa but the tourism industry has expressed reservation on the entire issue. Hardly five per cent of the tourists arriving in Goa will go for off-shore casinos, Ralf de Souza, president, travel and tourism association of Goa, told PTI. http://inwww.rediff.com/newshound/ga.html Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Goa news for September 5, 2007
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Watson Receives First FDA Approval for Manufacturing Product at ... - CNNMoney.com [11 hours ago] By early 2008, the Goa facility is expected to be producing over 1 billion tablets and capsules annually for the US market. This approval represents a key ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/AQTU09204092007-1.htmcid=1120326333ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw *** Cong has promised ticket to my daughter, Churchill tells partymen - Navhind Times [2 hours ago] Margao, Sept 4 The PWD Minister and Save Goa Front president, Mr Churchill Alemao told the Save Goa Front, central executive committee that Congress at ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=090537cid=1120341854ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw *** Powering Goa - Navhind Times [2 hours ago] At a time when Goa desperately needs adequate power to for its industrial, commercial and domestic needs, this will prove to be a major boost. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=090522cid=1120309699ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw *** Goa\'s complete online news edition - Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - Herald Publications [20 hours ago] An Indian priest decorates the idols of Hindu God Lord Krishna (C), Radha (R) and ChaitnayaPrabhu (L) for the Janmashtami - the birthday of Lordkrishna ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=603cid=1cid=0ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw *** Neha Dhupia in Goa - Rediff [18 hours ago] Reader Bhupinder Singh and his friends were lucky enough to bump into Neha Dhupia [Images] at the Goa [Images] airport. The actress was last seen in ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/03celeb.htmcid=0ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw *** I\'m going to make it big: Geetanjali - Times of India [5 hours ago] A few years ago, Rajpal remembers meeting her in Goa. I met her about four years ago in Goa. She was well dressed and looked happy. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Fashion/Im_going_to_make_it_big_Geetanjali/articleshow/2337790.cmscid=0ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw *** Recalling the liberation of Goa - Hindu [Sep 1, 2007] Looking back, some of the reactions to the invasion of Goa, both Indian and Western, are amusing and bewildering. In my last column I wrote of Goas ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/09/02/stories/2007090250070300.htmcid=0ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw *** Baywatch-style guards in beach - Times of India [14 minutes ago] Along with Karnataka, the concept of beach safety is taking shape in Maharashtra and Goa too. While 22 swimmers have volunteered to work as lifeguards at ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Baywatch-style_guards_in_beach/articleshow/2338159.cmscid=0ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw *** Pergo laminate floors launched in Goa - Navhind Times [2 hours ago] ... for functional Indian homes and Pergolaminate floors, was launched in Goa at the Goa International Centre, Dona Paula,recently, a press note said. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=09055cid=0ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw *** SAG releases grant for Goa Jr athletics team - Navhind Times [2 hours ago] Panaji, Sept 4 With the SAG releasing a cheque for Rs 64000 this evening, the Goa junior athletic team will ultimately participatein the west zone junior ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=090531cid=0ei=hurdRru0A4H2qgPc1ujQBw Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Goans in America - Seeking the American Dream
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Goans in America - Seeking the American Dream Armstrong Augusto Vaz Aug 23, 2007 Washington : Derick De Silva is returning to Goa after a gap of nine years. His family is ecstatic and so is he. Another Goan Roland Almeida has not seen his daughter in flesh and blood eversince she was born thirteen years back - he has seen her only through the webcam. He too is returning for the first time after his stint in the US. Derick and Roland are the two peculiar examples of Goans, who have stayed for years in the Unites States to work and save for a rainy day. The duo come under increasingly eager Goans who jumped ship, a verbiage used commonly among seamen community, to find work in US. Jumped ship, a term which implies a seamen having a valid C 1D seamen visa for US, either not reporting from any of the US port where his ship is anchored or traveling from India to US armed with documents provided by his Indian agent, to prove that he is joining a ship at one of the ports in US. Goans who have jumped ship and are working in US have mostly gone through the second route, from India. An agent's help is sought who charges fees ranging from Rs.2-3 lakhs. And if you do not have an US visa, he arranges for one, with the total fees hovering anywhere in the region between Rs 4 to 5 lacs. Goan seamen take the assistance of agents as it ensures smooth transition of all formalities. Invariably the immigration officers at the main airports of New York, New Jersey, Chicago or in Miami, when presented with travel entry documents, then to make sure will call the 'Company's Office' to verify whether the said company is a fictitious one or not. In case any discrepancies is noticed and if there is no one at the other end to answer the call than it means real trouble. Measures would include options such as deporting the concerned person after cross checking the facts. But Felix Fernandes, a Goan based in New Jersey says in recent years as far as his knowledge goes, there has been only two cases of Goan seamen deported from US back to India. In my five years in USA I cannnot remember anyone deported on first time entry, most of them have been deported for a later entry. I remember one guy was deported as he had an outstanding payment for blockbuster videos of $30 in his previous stay here and was deported. And another one deported already had a valid US driving licence. Felix informed. Both came back with fresh passports and new US Visa's but the computer data caught them napping with the same name and other details which matched with their earlier passport, hence they were caught and deported back to India . In the US one can get a driving license only in Texas state with a C 1D Visa (ship visa). After getting through the immigration clearance and after calming butterflies in their stomach, it is time for some serious business for the nest few days for the Goans, who have long term plans of working in the US. The next step is applying for a work permit and contacting the Goan network of friends who are spread far and wide since the past five years, in almost all parts of US, informs Sao Jose De Areal-born, former P O employee Sally Travasso. For the Goans the first job in the US is working at a Gas station (petrol pump) or in a motel, for emergency purposes until a 'gaubhau' (village brother) can find a job within a month, says Travasso. Job at the gas station is a cashier job, because in USA unlike in India a customer has to pump his own gas (petrol), once he finishes paying to cashier inside the store. A store is like a mini store and some of them even have a mini restaurant or a deli as they call it here, he adds. And the gas stations in USA, almost 70 per cent are owned by Indians or Bangladeshi, he further informs. The boys working in the gas stations have an eye on quick money and they have set their sights on returning home, only after working for a couple of years. And for this purpose, the Gas station workers are prepared and stay in cramped accommodations with about 6 to 8 boys staying in tiny single bedroom apartments. The owners employ illegal workers as one does not have to give over time wages along with the benefits, where (in US) legally one is entitled for over time after completing 40 hours per week, while in the gas stations some boys work for about 70 to 80 hours per week. informs one Goan from Cuncolim who does not wish to be quoted. And mind you, not all guys staying put
[Goanet] Goa Feni - a response to Cecil
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org My dear Cecil, Do allow me to say my personal and public Thanks to individuals like you. It is folks like you who make 'doing business with you' an absolute pleasure. Having dealt with you on several occasions over a number of years - I can only say good things about you and your business ethic. Well Done... Do keep up the good work and all the best good wishes jc PS: I must also add: Having had the pleasure of meeting Roland in Toronto - May I add that he is an excellent person. May the Goan tribe consisting of individuals like you multiply and prosper. === Cecil Pinto wrote: Just to whet your appetite. In the last week I have: 1) Completed designing a logo for a software firm based in Berlin. 2) Have column writing offers from two of the biggest English dailies in India. 3) Have been reminded of my obligation to write the definitive piece on Caju Feni for a national level magazine. 4) Overseen the renovation work on a old Portuguese style house purchased by a New York based brokerage client of mine 5) Been involved in designing book 4 book covers here in Goa for 3 separate authors. These are off the top of my mind. Besides of course handling flower orders, local advertisements (sometimes for overseas clients), taking the kids for the Transformers movie, writing for local publications, paying condolence visits, washing drying of clothes (which can be a pain in the rains) etc. etc.
[Goanet] BOOK REVIEW: The Tailor's Daughter by Ben Antao - reviewed by Lino Leitao
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org BOOK REVIEW: The Tailor's Daughter by Ben Antao - reviewed by Lino Leitao Ben Antao's third novel, The Tailor's Daughter, is set in Margão, Goa, at the height of Salazar's dictatorship during the 1950s. In this novel, Antao, through his characters, engages in exploring the mindsets of Goans who lived in the confines of a stratified society of that time. Besides Antao, there are also some other Goan writers who have looked into this oppressive relationship that existed in Goa between landlords and serfs. Landlords, known as bhatkars, came mostly from upper caste and class; and serfs came from lower caste with no standing in the society; they were non-persons called mundkars. A Goan writer, Orlando da Costa, in his novel O Signo da Ira, set in Goa of 1940-41, gives us an authentic picture of the exploitative relationship between bhatkar and mundkar in that colonial period. Another well known Goan writer, Prof. Lucio Rodrigues, exposes the sordid bond that existed between bhatkar-mundkar in his short story, It Happens. But Antao, in Tailor's Daughter, probes into the Goan psyche sickened by caste and class of those colonial times. Although the narrative in the novel spins around two leading characters, Eliza Rodricks and Jorge Pacheco, there are other minor characters in the novel that provide us with a view of a society that was kept in check through the supremacy of caste and class. In that society the lower castes who excelled in various trades and crafts supplied the essential services to run the feudal economy of Goa; and yet, because of the caste biases instilled in the Goan psyche their skills were looked down upon. Eliza's parents who both earned their living working as tailors in Goa found it harder to make ends meet. In the end they migrate to Kenya, settling in Nairobi. By working hard and economizing, they ventured in opening their own tailoring outfit for men and women. Their enterprise succeeds. Now they have an urge to elevate their social status without purging their inherent servility. Eliza brought up in Nairobi became aware of caste discrimination that was practiced among Goans. The Goan makarani-clerks who came from higher caste-had their own clubs, Gymkhana and Goan Institute, where tailors weren't welcomed. Goan tailors had their own club: Goan Tailors Society. Eliza who attended Dr. Ribeiro Goan School noticed the subtle differences the way she was treated by other Goan students; because of this stigma of caste, she perhaps changed her last name from Rodrigues to Rodricks and became obsessed to marry into higher caste. She is a screwed-up personality with an acquired inferiority complex in her psyche. When Eliza came to Senhora Lopes in Margão to hone her tailoring craft, we see her ditching her first boyfriend Diogo Baltazar from Nairobi, even though he came from the Brahmin family. She falls for a randy male from Goa, Jorge Pacheco, a gigolo, a kind of a Brahmin who is a caste supremacist; and besides, he is the only son of Nazarinho Pacheco, a bhatkar. Though she is warned by her friend Silvia and Senhora Lopes about Jorge, she dismisses their counsel as she wants to hook him as her husband to elevate her status. And being who he is, Jorge only wants to use her to gratify his lust. Their torrid sex that the author depicts so vividly is a contest of two people giving bodily pleasures to each other without tenderness and caress. No deep commitment here; and both of them have their own hidden agenda. Eliza, the tailor's daughter, is a girl who hasn't emerged from subjection. If you sample her thoughts, you will understand why. Here are some of her thoughts: (a) Perhaps, this is God's way of telling me that I'll marry into a Brahmin family.(p.11) (b) I truly believe that God saved you for me, Jorge. (p 117) (c) In a letter to her parents, she writes, I have wonderful news. I am in love! His name is Jorge and he's the only son of a bhatkar. (p.172) Since Eliza was not personally emancipated, she had no self-respect. When Jorge Pacheco physically abused her and humiliated her, she lacked the courage to speak up her mind. The Tailor's Daughter gives the readers the view of the Goan psyche shaped by the 3Cs-caste, class and colonial mindset. (ENDS) The Tailor's Daughter - details at: http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=780 Lino Leitão, was born in Goa, a former Portuguese Colony in India. He studied in Portuguese and English schools and attended
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (5SEP07)
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org TEACHERS DAY DEBATE ; IS EDUCATION RELEVANT ? A student speaks in the presence of the Chief Guest, the Chief Minister, who is also the Education Minister : Goa's education system stinks.it has produced politicians who are communal, corrupt and jump like frogs To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com
