[Goanet-News] Books from Goa ... some options available
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- If anyone would like to purchase (at cost + postage + packaging) a set of the following 'in print' books from Goa, do let me know. Recently I sent a package of these books to Bosco (in Canada) and it cost Rs 3650, all inclusive, air-mail ... registered and delivery in approx 15-20 days. Snapshots of Indo-Portuguese History - I Pangim (Vasco Pinho) Snapshots of Indo-Portuguese History - II Rise and Demise of Estado da India (Vasco Pinho) Lived Heritage, Shared Space - The Courtyard House of Goa (Angelo Costa Silveira) Of Umbrellas, Goddesses and Dreams (Robert S Newman) Sucessful Goan Home Wines (Edwin Saldanha) The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama (Sanjay Subrahmanyam) The Many Faces of Sundorem - Women in Goa (Dr Fatima Gracias) Masci - the Man Behind the Legend (Odette Mascarenhas) Parmal - Volume 6 (2007) Goa of Sun 'N Sand (Valerie Rodrigues) Times Food Guide 2008 To know more about these books, google for them. You should find details online. Actual costs may vary (a little, though not significantly, from the figure above), depending on postal rates, books and discounts available from booksellers. As far as I'm concerned, this is not a commercial service. Trying to see how we could leverage possibilities within the postal system, cyber-created communication possibilities, and the booming Goa book publishing scene (by linking it up with a potential diaspora market) to possibly create a win-win situation. --FN PS: It is only possible to send across 'in print' and 'easy to locate' books, for obvious reasons involving time and costs. -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-news-goanet.org/attachments/20080714/4b91b90e/attachment.htm
[Goanet-News] Goa news for July 15, 2008
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa SEZ papers indicate rule violations - NDTV.com [Jul 13, 2008] The Goa government recently scrapped seven SEZs that were coming up in the state, reportedly because of violations in the way they were allotted in the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080056846ch=7/13/2008%202:08:00%20PMcid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNEkBUjlN4RAPpyOV-V4uvSpcEm6qw *** Seminar on career in sports organised in Goa - Merinews [14 hours ago] A seminar on 'Right Move II - Career in Sports' was organised in Goa recently. It focused on the employment opportunities available in sports in Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=137575cid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNF5e4SJIl-BeIlxPGVz5Vscpuf_CA *** Goa to popularise museum trips in schools - IndiaEduNews.net [9 hours ago] Panaji: With a view that Goa students find interest in Museums and the articles exhibited inside these, the District of Museums has formulated a scheme of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_to_popularise_museum_trips_in_schools_5147cid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNEqaYq0_2vetsS6juYzA9LYvy1B2g *** Falling fish-catch in Goa: A cause of concern - Merinews [8 hours ago] A staple diet in Goa for years, but with fish catch increasingly becoming scarce and prices shooting up, theresidents from tourist-resort state are looking ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://world.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=137591cid=1227769035ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNFEsdq3o0WJL1rQQcCg3SbZP0Hn0w *** Goa Govt. to present report for greenfield airport - Hindu [Jul 13, 2008] Panaji (PTI): The Goa government will formally present a report on Monday to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking his nod for a greenfieldinternational ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200807140326.htmcid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNGOJbPxX9S3XyYs3_bTZD5NCOZGwQ *** Tragic turn to holidays: seven from city die in Nainital, Goa - Expressindia.com [Jul 13, 2008] While five members of a group drowned in Kosi river, two businessmen lost their lives in Goa. The first incident occurred on Saturdayin Ramnagar, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Tragic-turn-to-holidays-seven-from-city-die-in-Nainital-Goa/335292/cid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNG9IuciRz5uvn2bwUjCFX9Hdm9UyQ *** Let off in Goa, Batloo held by JK cops - Times of India [23 hours ago] JAMMU: Days after being set free by a Goa court in a case of recovery of arms and ammunition, a Kashmiri youth suspected to be a member of militant outfit ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Let_off_in_Goa_Batloo_held_by_JK_cops/articleshow/3229911.cmscid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNGNcd0jHeWXJTI38zBO--3kIP3sIQ *** Master plan for Old Goa in offing - Times of India [23 hours ago] PANAJI: The proposal for a master plan for the Old Goa world heritage area might just become a reality. In fact, the tourism department has literally pulled ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Master_plan_for_Old_Goa_in_offing/articleshow/3229924.cmscid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNEfaqwIdj2c3zadPhISaa_DwDFrRQ *** Wet Goa is desi honeymooners\' choice no 1 - Times of India [23 hours ago] It's our first time in Goa, say the blushing couple. We got married in February and our friends suggested that Goa in the rains would be a great place ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Wet_Goa_is_desi_honeymooners_choice_no_1/articleshow/3229927.cmscid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNHATt7V3zZqTbzzpqmhsBZ0v4qv6g *** Goa\'s Hippie-Era Holdover Is a Shopping Dream - Washington Post [17 hours ago] By Emily Wax GOA, India -- The tie-dyed billboard states in swirled paint: Welcome to the Mother of All Indian Night Markets. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/13/AR2008071302161.htmlcid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNHJ308tvwa1Ky8vySQq4t8MHj41wA Compiled by Goanet News Service
[Goanet] The Fall on India's Berlin Wall
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- * This article is from the blog res gestae(www.rajivndesai.blogspot.com http://www.rajivndesai.blogspot.com/ ) * You can reach the person mamaging the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, July 14, 2008 The http://rajivndesai.blogspot.com/2008/07/fall-of-indias-berlin-wall.html Fall of India's Berlin Wall Comrades Sent Packing Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last. (Martin Luther King). Prakash Karat cuts a sorry figure today. His ideological posturing has cost the Left dearly. In 2004, his predecessor, Harkishan Singh Surjeet offered the UPA support and enabled the Congress-led coalition to form the government. In 2005, Karat replaced Surjeet and almost immediately the relationship between the Congress and the Left turned sour. The dogmatic new general secretary unveiled a new era of hectoring the Congress and pushing an unreconstructed ideology that survives only in Jawaharlal Nehru University. Elsewhere in the world, the communists have been pushed to the fringes after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Between April 2005, when Karat replaced Surjeet, and Tuesday July 8, 2008, when he foolishly withdrew support to the UPA, the Indian Left enjoyed more influence over the Indian government than Israel has over various US governments. And they blew it. Karat's obduracy has painted the Left out of the reckoning. Beijing's mandarins cannot be very pleased. This is abundantly clear from foreign secretary Menon's statement that China will support the Indian application to the Nuclear Suppliers Group. His dour, immature brinkmanship cost the Left its invaluable influence over government policy. The current crisis is of Karat's making; it has rocked the India story that the world believes is crucial both in geopolitics as well as in international economics. What the commissars don't understand is that the entire world in banking on India's emergence from a regional to a global power. US President George W Bush was among the first to grasp the importance of the transformation. As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says, the whole world is rooting for India to emerge from its poverty and its Third World victim mindset. Should India succeed, it will set an example for poor countries. It did that in the 1940s when the Indian National Congress won independence from Britain and presided over a relatively smooth transfer of power. India's economic transformation will send a more powerful signal to the world than China's phenomenal growth. The only other large nation that succeeded in wiping out mass poverty is the United States more than two centuries ago. Sure, China has lifted more people out of poverty than India; at the same time, it has clamped down on political opposition. An iron fist in a velvet glove, a Chinese-American scholar once called it. What China lacks is soft power. That's what the Olympics exercise is all about. The fact is that without the fuzzier aspects of power, it will always be an outsider wanting in to the world milieu. On the other hand, between cricket, Bollywood, the increasingly competitive and aggressive business community and the English-speaking, highly accomplished emigrant community in the West, India has more global influence than China. The charge that India's communists are a Chinese fifth column is not lightly made. Many in the highest levels of government believe it to be true. Any rational explanation of Karat's latest move must factor it in. If, we give Karat and his commissars the benefit of the doubt, the only conclusion left to draw is that they are irresponsible and dogmatic. Any which way, they do not deserve to have a veto on government policy. Either as Quislings or as juvenile ideologues, they should be banished to the fringes from whence they sprang. So Karat has now wrought his masterpiece of absurd theatre. It reminds me of a scene from the acclaimed film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. With the forces of the law closing in on them, the duo found themselves at the edge of a cliff with a river flowing furiously below. They had no option but to jump. Sundance was hesitant because he couldn't swim. Butch told him not to worry because the fall will kill you anyway. That's the fate of the Left today. They have pulled the plug and find they are the ones who will be flushed down the drain. The Congress is a mighty political player with over a century's experience. It ran circles around the juvenile commissars and emerged triumphant. from the times of india july 14 2008 Posted by Rajiv N Desai at
Re: [Goanet] What could be your original Hindu surname before conversion to Christianity?
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- Ayee Joe, I am not those parts..Utorda etc.being in the coconut business took me to these places: one had to know the baatkars least you got caught in the dark if you know what I mean! As for Georgina, her family home (I think) is one of those grand Cansaulim storied houses by the rail tracks in line with Barboza, Mathany's home and after..her home now (after marriage) is near the Sanse-Bostiao chapel on the way to the Majorda Beach Resort. Yes, yes, I think Akashwani played Georgina's songs...phew, what a songstress. Truly. A very distinct voice. And elegant too..in a sari, simple sari. She carried herself well, she'd put the late Donna Sacrementa of Cansaulim with all her heavy coats of pao and assorted make-up and gawdy perfume to shame. Well, I could write a small book on Georgina, I just may. She is interesting, well-spoken, well-thought Goan I ever met. She is fiercely independent, spoke her mind and a voice so sweet and firm. She came across to me as a kind, warm person who had a mind of her own and let fly; to me, she is Goa's Frida Kalo, a true artist. Her thick eye-boughs give her a Frida Kalo-ish look. As well, she always looked young, and ageless. Almost . I briefly met her and did not know of her past (singing) till it slipped out during a conversation with a dinner guest. The person quietly retreated. I never heard her sing, except on the radio. She is a very private person these days; and I think some of her children live in the Toronto area. I guess she was from Cansaulim near Market. i also think her songs were played on Akasvanni Ponnje Would appreciate if anyone writes a line or two on Georgina Thanks again for the beautiful memories. any other Utorddekar;s out there? besides Pandu, Lino, Richard ?
[Goanet] Youth freed after two years in Goa, re-arrested again
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- Dears, One wonders if any newspaper in Goa worth its salt will file an investigative report on why the Vasco Police wnated Battloo after a shave, whether he was photgraphed by them and the photos emailed to their counterparts in Delhi. Why the released prisoner was forced to go by flight to Delhi, with no chance of alighting anywhere in between? Why was Battloo targeted AFTER the Court set him free? Is this not a contempt of Court? Will the court initiate suo moto contempt proceedings against the Goa Police? Mog asundi. Miguel Cops seem to be the biggest goons around. This needs to be protested big time. regards, Samir
[Goanet] Fw: Changing the Political System by Anand Madgavkar - COMMENTS by GOASURAJ
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Changing the Political System
By: Anand Madgavkar
NT: Friday, July 11, 2008 - Reader's Angle
DISHONESTY, cheating, robbing , curruption, bribes, extortion and all such
evils have become a way of life with the very people entrusted to safeguard
the people from these evils. Are we doomed or is there any way to change the
situation?
Impossible, says my pessimistic friend, but the word 'impossible' spelt
differently spells - I am possible'. So let us try for our own sakes to do
what many perceive as impossible.
The way has been shown by the villagers of Chandor, the results were seen in
Kundaim and in many other areas too. Gramsabhas are seeking changes. It is
necessary for all of us - at least those that want a change - to
participate.
We should form ward committees in each ward, ask folks from your area to
join in, meet regularly ans work out the common needs that must be addressed
be they water supply, electricity, roads, garbage, medical assistance,
education, law and order etc and make a wants list, circulate the same in
your ward, ask for suggestions and work out a document to give to the
aspiring candidates - the Panchas, the councilors etc who will come to you
begging for a chance to represent you and for your vote of confidence. Ask
each candidate to sign his acepttance of your demands.
Do not get involved in the election process as ward committees but whoever
is elected must be reminded soon after elections of the commitments that
were made. The people must be after the elected candidate to look after
their needs. Attend Gramsabhas in large numbers - be sure your demands are
taken up, move resolutions, check whether works are looked into and
completed, spend some time to check the progress and the standards of the
work done. Also the people must get together and pull up the representatives
if necessary.
Report wrongdoings, demand action, stop corruption, illegal activities in
you area. Demand for police action and make your representative
responsible - wake him up if necessary, push him, support him till the right
things are done. If co-operation is not forthcoming, 'gherao' him as did the
people of Kundaim in their demand for justice.
In this way no matter who is elected, we the people will get justice because
we the people deserve justice and we the people undertake to fight for
justice. It is the only way back and if we have to do it - so be it. I say,
If it is to be, it is up to me' and every one of us too.
COMMENTS:
By the time I finished this unique star letter, My face was flushed red and
I was seething with acute anger. I have known Anand Madgavkar some, as a
co-activist. He is the President of PMCA ( People's Movement for Civic
Action) based in Panjim. But my anger was not directed towards the person.
It was directed towards his entire thought process. Because, according to
me, this thought process, has in the past, and will jeopardize Goa's future
more than what is sought to be achieved.
Let me explain why.
First off, Anand is a proponent of the doctrine of 'non-involvement', 'a
static by-stander' while the election process is on, and later to be the
active agitator against no work done by the eleted representative, wanting
people to follow suit. He, as a 'apolitical' indoctrinated head of the NGO
(PMCA) may have a lot of time on his hands to do just that but people who
need to earn their daily bread, don't. This is apparent from his advice do
not get involved in the process. Let the candidates, who will come begging
for votes sign the charter of demands, we remind whoever gets elected about
it , we gherao etc...etc.if things do not happen as according to our
demands. I say that the guy who will vomit on the 'charter of demands',
thoroughly and completely, after getting elected, will be the first one to
sign the document. Because his interest is to get past the post, get
elected. And then, he will give stories and there will be a lot of
platitudes, but no work. This has been happening in Goa since 1961. And we
have seen this from the persons who were expected to do all the right things
as elected representatives such as Tomazinho Cardozo and Matanhy Saldanha
etc in whom people had put a lot of faith to elect them. But then, we must
understand one thing clearly. Even if these considered good persons wanted
[Goanet] Books from Goa ... some options available
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- If anyone would like to purchase (at cost + postage + packaging) a set of the following 'in print' books from Goa, do let me know. Recently I sent a package of these books to Bosco (in Canada) and it cost Rs 3650, all inclusive, air-mail ... registered and delivery in approx 15-20 days. Snapshots of Indo-Portuguese History - I Pangim (Vasco Pinho) Snapshots of Indo-Portuguese History - II Rise and Demise of Estado da India (Vasco Pinho) Lived Heritage, Shared Space - The Courtyard House of Goa (Angelo Costa Silveira) Of Umbrellas, Goddesses and Dreams (Robert S Newman) Sucessful Goan Home Wines (Edwin Saldanha) The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama (Sanjay Subrahmanyam) The Many Faces of Sundorem - Women in Goa (Dr Fatima Gracias) Masci - the Man Behind the Legend (Odette Mascarenhas) Parmal - Volume 6 (2007) Goa of Sun 'N Sand (Valerie Rodrigues) Times Food Guide 2008 To know more about these books, google for them. You should find details online. Actual costs may vary (a little, though not significantly, from the figure above), depending on postal rates, books and discounts available from booksellers. As far as I'm concerned, this is not a commercial service. Am trying to see how we could leverage possibilities within the postal system, cyber-created communication possibilities, and the booming Goa book publishing scene (by linking it up with a potential diaspora market) to possibly create a win-win situation. --FN PS: It is only possible to send across 'in print' and 'easy to locate' books, for obvious reasons. -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
Re: [Goanet] A caminhao ... from Colvale (circa 1972)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- She's my mum. She died at the age of 76 in April 2008 which is another reason why I feel the chauvinism of the Goan male is an issue long pending to be tackled! FN 2008/7/13 Pandu Lampiao [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Arrre maaache rao re Wendell. I have been patiently eyeing the Aunty in the picture; I believe I am first in line! -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
[Goanet] Fun for everyone, despite the rain
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- Fun for everyone, despite the rain THE weather may have ruined the weekend for thousands of people at the Royal International Air Tattoo, but the show went on elsewhere on Saturday. Hundreds of people piled onto the field next to the County Ground athletics track for the town's first ever Goan Festival. And the Goan Swindon Association, who managed to put the event together in just under two months, said things went so well it could become an annual event. Activities included face painting, a talent show and all-day concert by local bands originating from Goa, such as Rainbow's End, Jump Start, Shine, High Rise and Gabriel. The event's crescendo was a violin ensemble and traditional Goan folk singers who performed midway through the affair. Joeciana Fernandes, 19, an IT student at New College, who lives in the town centre said she was excited to see her father perform in the show. My father will be singing a Konkani song which traditional Goan music. Drove Primary School pupils Swizel and Sam Rodrigues said they were just excited to be in the festival atmosphere. Sam, six, said: My daddy is playing drums today so I am very excited. Elsewhere, pupils from Lethbridge Primary School, in Old Town donned their trainers and braved the wet weather for their school fun run. The 230 youngsters set out on the 1.5-mile course at 11am on Saturday with parents, teachers and siblings in tow. The event was organised to raise money for the school, which, coupled with the takings from last months 10k fundraiser, should amount to around £3,000. One of the band of parents organising the event, Kay Wilkie, said the event always drew the crowds. The youngsters really get into it, she said. Our 10k run was very successful so we're hoping that the two together will really boost funding at the school. The reason we raise money this way is to make sure the children have these resources, and books are a great choice. Lydiard Park also hosted an afternoon of fun with Rock Planet seeing nine bands and a dance troupe taking to the stage, despite the rain. People also enjoyed a water fight, a baked bean bath and volleyball. The day was organised by Christian group ncounter. Thousands of youngsters flocked to The Circle in Pinehurst for an afternoon of workshops, games and challenges. The event was designed to raise awareness of the services and clubs that are based in Pinehurst. Children and their parents designed their own T-shirts, made pizzas and played inflatable table football. Organiser and dad-of-two Simon Halls, 36, said: The day went without a hitch despite the rain. 10:17pm Sunday 13th July 2008 http://www.adver.co.uk/display.var.2393002.0.fun_for_everyone_despite_the_rain.php -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Sydneysiders, pilgrims primed for WYD - from ninemsn
This article appears in news.ninemsn.com.au and I thought you should see it. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=596676 If you cannot click on the link above, copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=596676 For all the latest news around the globe, check out ninemsn. http://ninemsn.com.au FOR THE INFORMATION OF GOANET. THANK YOU. rubygoes
[Goanet] Subject: Re: Ref: Digambar to present Mopa report to PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Ref: Digambar to present Mopa report to PM In response to Message 11 Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 875 dated 13th July 2008 Dear Mr. Floriano, Reference to your response to my article, with all due respect, I totally disagree with the first part of your response, first and foremost there is a major difference between wolves and hyenas, wolves will kill their prey and eat, or eat what is already dead, where as the hyenas kill, by eating their prey alive, I think you have made a mistake by calling the virgin legislator hyenas and the present ones as wolves it should have been visa versa. The present legislators certainly fit the bill of hyenas Getting to the point it looks like you have already given up hope for a better future for Goa and Goans. If you are waiting for these power and money hungry vultures to die of over eating, you are mistaken they WILL devour the whole of Goa and may, only die of starvation, when nothing is left for them, to feast on. How long have the Rane's, the Faleiro's, the Sardinho's, the Naik's, the Parekar's, the Alemao's, the Narvekar's, etc have been feeding on Goans ? Do you seriously think they'll just turn over and die ? That will be a very long wait indeed. With regard to the virgin legislators, we can only be optimistic, nothing is full proof, please don't go with the saying known devil is better than an unknown one that would be a pity. Give new guys and gals a chance and see what they are made up of. With the public on their backs they wouldn't dare, do anything silly. I totally agree with the latter part of your response, we will need guys and gals who are disciplined, clean, hardworking and who will selflessly work for the welfare of the people and of Goa. I don't believe for a moment that, finding 40 such people in Goa will be impossible. It may be difficult to locate, but with time on our hands, for the next election, the search should start now. This is the best time, as the general public has finally awakened from their slumber and are aware that their very identity and existence is at stake. The uproar has certainly shaken the pants of the Panchayat bodies and it wont be long before the vultures are brought down to earth. At this time it is good to see that veterans like yourself, have stepped in, to lead the way, and it would be even better to show the younger generation that we have faith and trust in them. In future, I don't think it will be easy for any politician to take the Goan Aam Aadmi for a ride. With the on going movement, that you have started, I see a bright future for The Goa Suraj Party and for Goa. All the best in your search for the right candidates and in Pale by election. God Bless You and God Bless Goa Freddy Agnelo Fernandes The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __
Re: [Goanet] Some more old photos... from another Goa
Dear Rico , I cannot view these pics as flicker.com is banned and blocked in Dubai. I request you to please save it in another file and send it to me as i am eager to see goa as it was in yester years ... Thanks so much for your help in advance and looking forward to receive /seeing these pics Regards, Aloma --- Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ ---
[Goanet] contact.
Can anybody please put me in touch with Derrick Rodriques (wife is Dr Susan Rodrigues). I need an email address. I am trying to locate Derrick's parents, John and Safira Rodrigues. I do not know whether they are living in UK, Goa or in Kenya. I knew them in Kenya.Jenny O'Toole.
Re: [Goanet] Community colleges, are they possible in Goa?
Hi Frederick My awareness of the development of community colleges in the 'further' and 'higher' education sectors in the UK would provide strong support for them in the Goa scene you provided. Most importantly, they can provide a second chance to those who did not make it in education previously or are not aware that they can benefit from access to education in its broadest sense. They also demystify the gradual movement into 'higher' education to the broad spectrum of the local community and draw in people who can benefit greatly as mature students-- particularly in re-routing careers. Of this, I have had a great deal of experience in Education and Community Studies at this end and therefore would like to wish your hopes and endeavours well. To my mind, the mind-sets of the teachers in community colleges in fully understanding the ethos of such institutions become critical if such colleges are to succeed and thrive. Regards Cornel --- Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ à¥à¤°à¥à¤¡à¤°à¤¿ ठनà¥à¤° à¥à¤¨à¥à¤¯à¤¾ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two institutions in Mapusa -- Xavier's and Britto's -- have been talking about the possibilities of having their 'community colleges' attached to their...
[Goanet] Two New VCDs (total 194+2=196)
Two New VCDs todaa I bought two new VCDs and I know there ae at least two more out there (including Philip de Orlim)but were not available in Panjim. VCD No. 195 BAPACHI KHOXI by Francis de Tuem His First VCD With Co. Domnic, Co, Bachaan, Catherine, Willy, Olga, Francis, Francis de Tuem etc Rs.150 July/2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2667611167/ VCD No. 196 SMALL FAMILY HAPPY FAMILY by Comedian Agustinho His 7th VCD With Com.Selvy, Com. Agostinho, Com. Janet, plus about 11 kids Rs.150 July/2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2668430214/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
[Goanet] Pilgrims to the gulf
Paradox comments by Leah David. Goa 'liberated' from the shackles After finding nothing in 'liberated' Goa, Goans left for the Gulf. The new beginning was in the another country innit? BC In 1961, Goa had just been liberated from the shackles of colonial Portugal. Despite the general confusion that ensued in the years following liberation, my father recalls, there was also a feeling charged with expectancy, a renewed confidence and a sense of a new beginning among the young men and women of the time. The discovery of oil had made the Persian Gulf route a profitable one and to this end, the British India line had commissioned four modern D vessels, the Dumra, the Dwarka, the Dara and the Daressa. These ships of 5000 gross tons and deck passenger capacities of over 1000, plied the Basra Axis from Bombay to Karachi, Muscat, Dubai, Bahrain, Doha and Kuwait. __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
Re: [Goanet] Sydneysiders, pilgrims primed for WYD - from ninemsn
They are taking selma's advice :-) New Zealand: 32 Indian Catholic Pilgrims go missing 14 Jul: New Zealand Herald. A hunt is on for 32 Indian pilgrims who have gone missing in Auckland en route to Catholic World Youth Day in Australia. A total of 220 Indian worshippers were given one-month visitor visas earlier this month.The 32 went missing at various times over the past four or five days. 270 words. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1objectid=10521501 -Original Message- From: Ruby Goes Sent: 14 July 2008 02:46 Subject: Sydneysiders, pilgrims primed for WYD - from ninemsn
[Goanet] Tracing my Goan ancestry
Dear Goanet, I am a non resident Goan. How can I trace my Goan ancestry, is there anyone who can help. Regards Thomas Coutinho DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this mail is for the intended addressee only and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in reliance of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions expressed, implied or presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of First Gulf Bank. First Gulf Bank shall in no circumstances be liable for any loss or damage caused due to error, delay, omission or inaccuracy during transmission. If you have received this mail by mistake, please delete the message and all the copies from your system and notify the sender immediately. All emails and file attachments sent to and received through the First Gulf Bank domain is scanned for viruses by First Gulf Bank's email Virus scanning system. However it is recommended that attachments, if any, be scanned for viruses before launching. First Gulf Bank is not liable for any damages caused due to virus (es), trojans or any other form of malicious software transmitted over email.
[Goanet] India's reckless monetary policies
http://www.indianinflation-uncontrollable.com/ Excerpts: Since 1947 India 's price level has gone up 52 times and destroyed over 98% of the value of the rupee left by the British rulers. This has happened due to reckless printing of money. Prices of individual goods can keep rising or falling due to several factors affecting their demand and supply. But price level as a whole is determined primarily by the quantum of goods and services available in the country and the total amount of money chasing them. Increase in the prices of some goods is bound to lead to fall in the prices of some other goods, unless the quantity of money is increased. Price level as a whole goes up only when more money is injected into the system or its velocity of circulation goes up due to changes in habits and practices.
Re: [Goanet] Indian Constitution on Goa's Identity
--- On Sat, 7/12/08, Arwin Mesquita wrote: The key obstacle to Goa getting Special Status (as obtained by few other states) are Corrupt Politicians, Greedy Investors etc in Goa/Delhi/India/World with big monetary/land stakes in Goa's decimation; they oppose on the Constitution pretext. Mario asks: Is it too much to ask that Goans and Indians in general all adopt an Indian identity? Or are some Indians interested in returning to the fractured mess the Brits found when they came as traders from a piddly little island and were able to divide and conquer such a huge territory? I find it more than strange that almost all those demanding this special identity, for Goa and for Goans in the diaspora, don't even live in Goa, and may never even return alive, regardless of their current intentions. The last comment is not egregious because I just lost an old friend in the Gulf to cancer and his body is being returned to Mumbai for internment. I grew up in Madhya Pradesh as an Indian whose ancestry was from Goa. If I had died then I would be interred in Jabalpur, not in Goa. I am now an American whose ancestry was from India, specifically Goa. When I die I will be buried where I live, not in India or Goa. These are just the realistic facts of life. I obviously do not carry around a boatload of sentimental baggage centered around the identity of my ancestors, while I am always glad to acknowledge them and their contributions to who I am.
Re: [Goanet] Youth freed after 2 years in Goa, re-arrested in Delhi
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:35:30 -0400 From: Venantius Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] For anyone who has had even tangentially encountered our undercover cops these encounters are beyond the beyond scary. Its also says something if its really true that no lawyer in Goa was willing to represent him. At times like this one remembers the New York lawyer, the late William Kunstler who never shirked from representing those who had no one as does Ron Kuby, continues does his protege . Mario responds: What it says, Venantius, is that, while India adopted several principles and sections of the unique US Constitution, it has a long way to go to achieve the type of REAL legal rights that are available to everyone in the US - including non-citizens and captured terrorists who would rip off the heads of their captors if they had a chance. In the US, Tariq Ahmad Batloo could not be re-arrested for the same crime and the same set of facts that he was acquitted of, under the principle of double jeopardy. There would have to be new evidence that was not established before. The Indian constitution does include this protection, so we must believe for the time being that there was fresh evidence against Mr. Batloo. However, this would be bending over backwards to give the Indian judicial system the benefit of the doubt because the previous evidence was not enough to get him convicted in Goa. If it is true that no Goan lawyer would defend Mr. Batloo's rights to a fair trial in Goa, that would speak volumes for the fundamental backwardness and unfairness of the Indian judicial system and the retrograde mentality of Goan lawyers. While you have singled out two lawyers in New York there are thousands of lawyers across the US who every day defend a defendants's right to a fair trial - which is fundamentally different from deviously trying to get a malefactor off scot-free. This is because the US Constitution guarantees legal representation for all defendants regardless of their ability to pay, at taxpayer expense if necessary, and sometimes pro-bono which is when a lawyer does not charge a fee for his or her services, which the American Bar Association requires them to do up to a certain percentage of their professional time. While India copied the US Bill of Rights I am well aware that they frequently do not follow either the letter or spirit of these rights. As you say, the situation in India is beyond scary if you happen to be a target for communal or political reasons.
[Goanet] Talking Photo: Please Identify this..
Talking Photo: Please Identify this.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2667864627/sizes/l/ Clue It's not in the south It's not in Pernem, Bicholim, Satari either. Most of us (almost all) had been here (i mean nearby, yet not seen it) We pass this place while we visit one of the top tourist spots Further clue: It it a chapel? or a Cross ? or a Church ? or a cemetery ? or a bungalow ? or none of this? [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Zot, Zotkaxi, Nagor, Xet, Kamerio/Bhailo, Romponn, tamb etc
Talking Photos: Zot, Zotkaxi, Nagor, Xet, Kamerio/Bhailo, Romponn, tamb etc http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2667911793/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2667867475/sizes/o/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
[Goanet] Headline - Help to save the world, Pope tells Australia
Dear BOSCO THE MODERATOR, You have been sent this article link by rubygoes courtesy of smh.com.au Personal Message: Hi Goanetters. Sharing local news. Thanks, rubygoes Help to save the world, Pope tells Australia Paola Totaro who was on the papal flight July 14, 2008 To view the entire article, click on: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/07/13/1215887451535.html Sign up for news updates from The Sydney Morning Herald newsroom emailed each morning and afternoon: http://smh.com.au/newsletters/subscription.html Visit http://smh.com.au for updated local and world news, sports results, entertainment news and reviews and the latest technology information.
Re: [Goanet] Tracing my Goan ancestry
8/7/14 Thomas Coutinho [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dear Goanet, I am a non resident Goan. How can I trace my Goan ancestry, is there anyone who can help. Regards Thomas Coutinho Thomas, something I had written in the past... FN R O O T S : U N U S U A L S T O R I E S F R O M G O A After coping with generations of wander-lust, that often snapped ties with their roots, Goans from far and near return with renewed interest to trace back their origins By Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom Fernandes is blond with typically Germanic light eyes. If his accent and looks suggest he belongs to central Europe, his surname sounds possibly Goan. It is. Infact, he's just one of the many Goans scattered in distant lands due to one of history's most under-studied diaspora that saw tens of thousands from this small region get scattered far and wide across the globe. Today, many like Tom, in his early twenties, are returning back to their home state... all in a quest to better understand their identity, find their roots, and possibly re-trace their ancestry. Speedy communications over the Internet and closer international links is making all this possible in today's global village. In the bargain, many are digging up unusual stories about past generations. Strange though it may seem, Goa could be one of the best places in this part of the globe to belong to if you're curious about your roots. Fairly well-kept colonial records, the still-existing village 'gaunkari' system and the rural networks of 'vangods' (extended clans) might make it easy for you too to search for your roots. How do you go about this? Let's ask those who did it recently... Benild (Ben) J. Pires of Victoria, British Columbia in Canada says: I have been intrigued about discovering my roots since the mid-1970s. My dad, Dr. Edward A. Pires, now 90, had then retired and began work on the family tree. He has always had an interest in keeping in contact, through his annual Christmas newsletter, with all our relatives he knew. Pires explains that since his father did not know how to type, he himself took on the task of putting together the tree from the information he provided. This was in the era before computers and tree-maker programs. (Today, computer software allows anyone to create a family tree with much ease.) But his tree did not go high enough. I wanted to find out when the 'Pires' name began -- I presume there was a Hindu name before a Hindu family was converted to Catholicism by the Portuguese in Goa and received the Portuguese name of 'Pires', as Ben J Pires puts it. From distant Canada, he wrote to relatives in Goa to find out if there was someone interested in doing some genealogy research. I was willing to have it done for a fee, but there were no takers, he rues. In 1992, Pires himself took my parents to Goa -- they figured it was probably their last opportunity to visit their village, Nagoa, in Bardez. He took the opportunity to spend three days at the archives in Panjim. Recall now, he says: I was truly amazed about the amount of progress I made in such a brief time. And I was surprised that the archives staff allowed me to handle documents as far back as the late 1700s... pages which were practically crumbling in my hands. I did need the help of a relative who could read Portuguese to help me translate documents -- baptism certificates -- that were useful to me. Perhaps I had some measure of success because my dad's father and grandfather were from Panjim. Of course, Pires had certain facts to fall back on -- his grandfather's details dating back to the 1880s, his grandmum's name, the fact that they moved to Nagoa and built a home, which was recently donated to nuns working there. Two of his sisters are nuns in the order. He also knew his great-grandfather's name and whom he had married. He made some quick discoveries at the Archives, after estimating that each generation is about 20 to 30 years apart. Finally, he got down to Antonio Pires -- his great, great, great, great grandfather, born in 1770. But after that it was tough. Says Pires: I reached a blank after Antonio Pires, because he must have moved from somewhere else, because the archives did not have any birth records from the Panjim area before that. Today, he is infact searching for clues on how to go further. Others are working on this too. Mumbai-based Valentine D'Souza, originally from Donvaddo in Saligao, has been the Consulting Editor of the 'Express Computer' magazine in the past. He also published 'Living Computer' and was at the helm of the 'Times Computing' of the Times of India group. Says he: I've barely started getting into this research and so far have only been able to cover about three and a half generations (mostly current). I just did some initial groundwork in Goa and hope to come back again soon and delve a little deeper by going to the archives department in Panjim, based on advice received. He
Re: [Goanet] Some more old photos... from another Goa
Hi Aloma, flicker.com is banned and blocked in Dubai since last year i've missed many such pictures. I've requested Mr. Joe to sent the pictures in other format. I think it is easy for him to load the pictures in flicker. Regds, Borgee --- On Mon, 7/14/08, Aloma Dsouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Aloma Dsouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Some more old photos... from another Goa To: Goanet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 3:14 PM Dear Rico , I cannot view these pics as flicker.com is banned and blocked in Dubai. I request you to please save it in another file and send it to me as i am eager to see goa as it was in yester years ... Thanks so much for your help in advance and looking forward to receive /seeing these pics Regards, Aloma --- Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ ---
[Goanet] Colours of the rainbow : getting in petals from another world
Dear Chris, Nice to hear from a Britto Boy from so far away. Goa does not even bother about environmental impact of mining or hill cutting or filling of wetlands or drawal of water by bore wells. The floods in Panaji are mostly man-made. So is the shortage of water in Saligao in summer. There are Quarantine laws in force for legal imports/introductions. No one bothers about illegal imports. I do not know if the Ipe seeds came certified by NBPGR or some other body. I doubt that is the case, or the owners would have known the Botanical name of the plant from the compulsory DECLARATION OF SOURCE CERTIFICATE. The connection to Tabebuia sp was made by Rico and me. Mog asundi. Miguel Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:56:30 -0400 From: Christopher Desouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Colours of the rainbow : getting in petals from another world (Lisa Monteiro, in Gomantak Times) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have the environmental impact studies been done on this? Introducing a non native species has a lot of repurcussions in the future. Sure that there is no native species that can quite beautify Goa the same? goanchris EX Saligao, GoaCalifornia -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
[Goanet] Anjuna sunset....
Liked the way this photo turned out (Anjuna sunset): http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2668048315/ -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
[Goanet] A cartoonist's book...
Cartoonist Alexyz's packed-hall (black box, Kala Academy) book release, earlier on Monday, July 14, 2008: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2668816958/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2668786942/ -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
[Goanet] Congrats: Jerry Pinto
Congrats to Mumbai-based writer Jerry Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] on having won the national award for the best book on cinema for 2006, for Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb. Jerry's roots lie in Moira. See: Helen : The Life and Times of an H-Bomb/Jerry Pinto Helen : The Life and Times of an H-Bomb/Jerry Pinto. New Delhi, Penguin, 2006, vi, 256 p., photographs, $15 (pbk). ISBN 0-14303-124-4. ... http://www.vedamsbooks.com/no44758.htm -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
[Goanet] New Zealand Indian Catholic pilgrims on the run
15 Jul: The Press (New Zealand). The Indian agent who promised pilgrims they could stay in New Zealand for as long as they wanted sought up to $34,000 for his services, it was revealed today. The Labour Department yesterday said it was searching for 32 pilgrims who disappeared from their Auckland billets while visiting the country prior to Catholic World Youth Day in Sydney. 543 words. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/4618971a6009.html A Goan in New Zealand has written to say that there is some doubt if any of the missing persons are really Catholics... Forwarded by Eddie Fernandes
[Goanet] Goa news for July 15, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa SEZ papers indicate rule violations - NDTV.com [Jul 13, 2008] The Goa government recently scrapped seven SEZs that were coming up in the state, reportedly because of violations in the way they were allotted in the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080056846ch=7/13/2008%202:08:00%20PMcid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNEkBUjlN4RAPpyOV-V4uvSpcEm6qw *** Seminar on career in sports organised in Goa - Merinews [14 hours ago] A seminar on 'Right Move II - Career in Sports' was organised in Goa recently. It focused on the employment opportunities available in sports in Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=137575cid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNF5e4SJIl-BeIlxPGVz5Vscpuf_CA *** Goa to popularise museum trips in schools - IndiaEduNews.net [9 hours ago] Panaji: With a view that Goa students find interest in Museums and the articles exhibited inside these, the District of Museums has formulated a scheme of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_to_popularise_museum_trips_in_schools_5147cid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNEqaYq0_2vetsS6juYzA9LYvy1B2g *** Falling fish-catch in Goa: A cause of concern - Merinews [8 hours ago] A staple diet in Goa for years, but with fish catch increasingly becoming scarce and prices shooting up, theresidents from tourist-resort state are looking ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://world.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=137591cid=1227769035ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNFEsdq3o0WJL1rQQcCg3SbZP0Hn0w *** Goa Govt. to present report for greenfield airport - Hindu [Jul 13, 2008] Panaji (PTI): The Goa government will formally present a report on Monday to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking his nod for a greenfieldinternational ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200807140326.htmcid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNGOJbPxX9S3XyYs3_bTZD5NCOZGwQ *** Tragic turn to holidays: seven from city die in Nainital, Goa - Expressindia.com [Jul 13, 2008] While five members of a group drowned in Kosi river, two businessmen lost their lives in Goa. The first incident occurred on Saturdayin Ramnagar, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Tragic-turn-to-holidays-seven-from-city-die-in-Nainital-Goa/335292/cid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNG9IuciRz5uvn2bwUjCFX9Hdm9UyQ *** Let off in Goa, Batloo held by JK cops - Times of India [23 hours ago] JAMMU: Days after being set free by a Goa court in a case of recovery of arms and ammunition, a Kashmiri youth suspected to be a member of militant outfit ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Let_off_in_Goa_Batloo_held_by_JK_cops/articleshow/3229911.cmscid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNGNcd0jHeWXJTI38zBO--3kIP3sIQ *** Master plan for Old Goa in offing - Times of India [23 hours ago] PANAJI: The proposal for a master plan for the Old Goa world heritage area might just become a reality. In fact, the tourism department has literally pulled ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Master_plan_for_Old_Goa_in_offing/articleshow/3229924.cmscid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNEfaqwIdj2c3zadPhISaa_DwDFrRQ *** Wet Goa is desi honeymooners\' choice no 1 - Times of India [23 hours ago] It's our first time in Goa, say the blushing couple. We got married in February and our friends suggested that Goa in the rains would be a great place ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Wet_Goa_is_desi_honeymooners_choice_no_1/articleshow/3229927.cmscid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNHATt7V3zZqTbzzpqmhsBZ0v4qv6g *** Goa\'s Hippie-Era Holdover Is a Shopping Dream - Washington Post [17 hours ago] By Emily Wax GOA, India -- The tie-dyed billboard states in swirled paint: Welcome to the Mother of All Indian Night Markets. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/13/AR2008071302161.htmlcid=0ei=fOF7SIC9BaPKgAO0ofXECAusg=AFQjCNHJ308tvwa1Ky8vySQq4t8MHj41wA Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
Re: [Goanet] Subject: Re: Ref: Digambar to present Mopa report to PM
Well said that, Freddy. And I stand corrected about the wolves' and hyenas' habit of feasting. However, my reference to virgin legislators was made in context with the overcrowded and briming pipeline of hopeful who are being trained in our panchayats and municipalities. I have earlier gone on record to say that these virgins, if and when they are elevated to power, will make the veterans look like saints. One example is on screen already. Agnelo Fernandes of Calangute the ex- sarpanch of Candolim. The next in line..the existing sarpanch of Calangute, who has already stiched the 'gaddi' is Joseph Sequeira. When this happens, Agnelo will be seen as chicken feed. And yet another Zilla member who cannot wait to emerse his feet intothe MLAs' shoes is Freddy Fernandes of Nachinola. Ofcourse, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Needless to say that I appreciate your positive response. It will go a long way in replenishing the sometimes fading confidence when the big question looms ahead like a dinosaur, larger than life .. the question such as Have I been wasting my time?? With people like you behind Goa, exuberant with positive attitude, things certainly look brighter. Today is my lucky day. Besides you, there was Leo Conrad D'Souza of Margao/ UAE/London lending me his patient ear and at the same time taking in the excellent view of Panjim, Mandovi and the green Betim hills from the roof-garden of our usual haunt.. the Manvin's Hotel. Many many thanks b/rgds floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: Freddy Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 3:02 PM Subject: [Goanet] Subject: Re: Ref: Digambar to present Mopa report to PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Ref: Digambar to present Mopa report to PM Dear Mr. Floriano, Reference to your response to my article, with all due respect, I totally disagree with the first part of your response, first and foremost there is a major difference between wolves and hyenas, wolves will kill their prey and eat, or eat what is already dead, where as the hyenas kill, by eating their prey alive, I think you have made a mistake by calling the virgin legislator hyenas and the present ones as wolves it should have been visa versa. The present legislators certainly fit the bill of hyenas.
[Goanet] Close Dabolim (Letter to the Editors)
Subject: Close Dabolim It appears that the Government is going ahead with the Mopa Airport. I request the 40 thieves in the Assembly to close Dabolim. Stop giving us nonsense of having 2 airports in a small state. For example, the Gulf Goans are being told, that it is not commercially viable to have convenient flights to one airport today and now our wise CM his corrupt colleagues are going for 2 airports. I request the people in the Goan areas around MOPA, to please see for themselves how the politicians, land sharks greedy investors will be the actual/main benefactors from MOPA airport. They have already invested in land will reap huge profits, if the airport comes up. Is Mr. Churchill Alemao doing anything to stop MOPA airport, besides the other things he had promised at the last election!! Also Mr. Francisco Sardinha seems to have forgotten which part of Goa, he has been elected from; truly the Congress government is taking South Goa for granted on this other issues. Arwin Mesquita,UAE. -- Please read my Blog: (1) http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ (2) http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/2008/06/ -- Please read my Blog: (1) http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ (2) http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/2008/06/
[Goanet] Protests over Jesus' blasphemous picture in Telugu daily
http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080713/812/tnl-protests-over-jesus-blasphemous-pict.html Protests over Jesus' blasphemous picture in Telugu daily Sun, Jul 13 11:07 PM Hyderabad, July 13 (IANS) Christian groups Sunday attacked the offices of Telugu daily 'Sakshi', owned by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy's family, to protest the publication of a blasphemous picture of Jesus Christ. The daily's Sunday edition carried a picture showing Jesus with a beer mug in one hand and a cigarette in the other. The chief minister's family, which practices Christianity, has tendered an apology. The chief minister's son and newspaper owner Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and the chief minister's wife tendered an apology to the Christian community for the faux pas. Protesting the publication of the picture, Christian groups attacked the newspaper offices in Prakasam, Srikakulam, Vijayawada, Nizamabad and other towns. Raising slogans against the newspaper, they barged into the offices and ransacked the furniture. In Hyderabad, the police arrested a group of Christians holding protest in front of 'Sakshi' head office. Following the incidents, security was beefed up at the newspaper offices across the state. Jaganmohan Reddy, who is also the managing director of the newspaper, apologised for the major faux pas and said the newspaper would carry the apology on the front page Monday. He said the newspaper had highest regard for Jesus Christ and recalled that the daily was launched on Easter. Chief minister's wife Vijayalakshmi, in a statement, apologised to the Christian community and said the newspaper would ensure that such mistakes were not repeated in future. The newspaper management said it was a mistake on part of the sub-editor concerned who had downloaded the picture from the Internet. An official journal of a Catholic diocese in Kerala had published the same picture, evoking strong protests from Christian community. 'Vachana Jyotis', the magazine published by diocese of Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthpuram, carried the picture on the cover page of its June issue. 'Sakshi' was launched in March this year by Jagati Publication of which Y.S. Jaganmohan is the chairman. The first Telugu daily with all pages in multi-colour is being printed from 23 centres, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai.
[Goanet] Original Hindu surname before conversion to Christianity
Dear Sir, The article by joegoauk on hindu surnames is very interesting I always wanted to find my hindu surname before my ancestors were converted to Christian. How should one go about it would my parish church have the records of our hindu surname or what? Could I request joegoauk put on the net the article by Prajal Sakerdande titled Pre and post conversion surnames for us the history buffs. Thanking you in advance Ignatius Fernandes 2 Exeter Close Crawley W. Sussex _ Play and win great prizes with Live Search and Kung Fu Panda http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719966/direct/01/
Re: [Goanet] Alemao's Hot Wheel Collection
Dear Clinton, Keep up the good work, There are lots of skeletons in the closet, just need to open it, all the best Ayres deSouza On 7/12/08, Clinton Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- Dear Goanetters, during a conversation this evening, I heard that the Alemao family has recently been on a purchasing spree of new wheels... I've heard that in the last year, various members of the Alemao clan have bought the following: 4 Toyota Innovas costing approx 10,00,000 each 1 Toyota Prado costing approx 40,00,000 2 Honda CRVs costing 20,00,000 each 1 Honda Civic costing 13,00,000 some Maruti swifts costing 4,00,000 each and the whopper being the: 1 Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG costing 1,25,00,000 approx!! All this in addition to the Quallises, and other vehicles that they already own... Please also note that all these new vehicles have dark tinted glasses, and single digit nos (similar to Babush's CRVs, Prados, BMWs etc)... and while we get challaned... they continue to go around with nobody to stop them.. Now if you are still wondering why Joaquim Alemao seems to be the only one around that is adamant on Hyderabad based Hyquip being paid (a seemingly petty) 74,00,000 for fictitious services rendered to manage the sonsoddo garbage site, it's probably because he's not yet completed his collection of hot wheels. And if the alemao clan is counting wheels, the rest of the politicos can't be that far behind. Will somebody in the media be willing to uncover more of this so that there's accountability and some pressure to curtail the large scale corruption?? Clinton.. +91 9890936828 -- Ayres deSouza
[Goanet] Denying a Script is a Human Right Viol ation
Denying a Script is a Human Right Violation By Wilmix Wilson Mazarello From ancient times, Languages all over the world, were first invented by civilizations, for humans, to express themselves and to communicate with fellow-humans, verbally. With passage of time, as the necessity to express and communicate in writing also arose, civilizations invented Scripts suitable and convenient to their language, to express and communicate, in writing. Various civilizations that followed, each invented their own language and a suitable script. Languages that came into being, thereafter, in the last 1000years or so, found it not necessary to invent a Script. Most of them adopted a Script, from among those, already in existence. The choice of Script, for these languages, depended, primarily, on convenience. Convenience for pronouncing, convenience for expressing, convenience for communicating and of-course, convenience for teaching and learning. In like manner, around 500 years ago, from now, Goans in Goa, adopted the 'Roman Script, for Konkani. This too, happened out of sheer convenience. It so happened, that the need to express and communicate in written Konkani, was first felt by the Christian Missionaries, in Goa, around 1556, for their evangelization work. Out of sheer coincidence, at that very time, the very first Printing-Press in Asia, happened to be in Goa, although it was on its way to Abyssinia. This very first Printing-Press in Asia, had only type-sets of the Roman Script, used for writing languages of the European continent. Konkani language, till then, not being in written-form, was thus put in print-form, for the first time, using the same Roman-Script alphabets, that were the available with the Printing-Press then. From then on, started the written-form of Konkani... Incidentally, the Roman Script, was also found to be, the most convenient Script' for pronouncing, expressing and communicating in Konkani. Pronunciation, Expression and Communication encompasses Dignity and Respect Hence, it may be said that Language Script encompasses Dignity Respect. Further, any attempt to disregard a Language or its Script, is an attempt to disregard the Dignity Respect of the people, who use that Language Script. An attack on a Language or it's Script, is an attack on the Dignity Respect of the people, who use that Language Script. Further more, denying a large section of the people, the language and Script, of their choice, is tantamount to denying them their Dignity Self-Respect. Need I say, that every person has a right to Dignity Self-Respect? Denying these to him or her, amounts to denying him or her, a Basic Human Right. Hence, a serious Human Right Violation. No elected Government on Earth, can deny it's people, this basic human-right. No Government of any Country or State, can usurp these powers from the people. Language and it's Script, are not something that a Government, can force it's views on the people of the State or a Country. Language Script are fundamental basics of a Society, that cannot be a prerogative of a few Legislators to decide. Even if, the few Legislators, happen to be Elected Representatives. Until and unless, the concerned Society, specifically expresses itself in a democratic referendum, authorizing their elected representatives, to decide for them in the matter, they have absolutely, no right to do so. The Goa Official Language Act of 1987, is one such example, of a State Government usurping the Power of the People and denying them, their Dignity Self-Respect. It is an outright Human Right Violation. No State in the Indian Union specifies a Script as the official script of a language, in it's Official Language Act discriminates against its own citizens using a different script, for the same language. But, this has become, a harsh reality, in the State of Goa. It is not only the Government in power, at that time, that is responsible for this Human Right Violation , but also all the Members of the Legislative Assembly who sat in the House at that time, and did not do enough to stop it. It is not only the Government in power in 1987, that is responsible for this Human Right Violation, but also all the subsequent governments all subsequent elected members of the Goa Legislative Assembly, till date, who did not do enough to undo it. Infact, they lent support, to perpetuate this Human Right Violation by their attitude of showing, no concern... The people of Goa, (the victims) are also partly responsible, for this situation to last for 21 long years, by suffering silently and not doing enough to revolt against it. It is never too late The time has come. The people are fast realizing what's happened and still happening. The day for a People's Revolt is fast approaching. No one knows, what form this revolution will take. But the revolt is imminent. History
[Goanet] Paes proposes sports city for Goa
Paes proposes sports city for Goa 15 Jul 2008, 0623 hrs IST, Preetu Nair,TNN PANAJI: Indian Davis Cup team captain Leander Paes is planning to set up a sports medicine facility and a sports city in the state soon. Paes has already met up with the health minister Vishwajeet Rane in this regard last week. Rane confirmed the meeting and said, A sports medicine facility and a sports city would be really beneficial to all sportspersons of the state of Goa. Rane said that he has already briefed the chief minister Digambar Kamat about the same. Leander is a Goan who has achieved a name for himself in the international sphere and I think the government needs to help him in this endeavour, said Rane. Leander Paes, India's tennis pride was born in Goa on June 17, 1973 and brought up in Kolkata. Leander's father Dr Vece Paes is a well-known consultant for sports medicine to the Indian Davis Cup team and has extensive medical clinical and working experience. He has also been medical director and founder of different medical companies. In recent times, injuries, both on and off the playfield, illness and accidents have been snuffing out many shining careers from the national sports horizon. The sports city, if built in the state, would be the first of its kind in the state that may host a world-class medical facility, including a specialist in sports medicine together with a rehabilitation centre. Rane said that the centre would help in training and treating exsiting sportspersons will also encourage upcoming sportspersons in the state. However, the talks are at the initial stage and Leander will be coming back to the state in August with a complete proposal, added Rane. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Paes_proposes_sports_city_for_Goa /articleshow/3234561.cms ~(^^)~ Avelino
