[Goanet] Daily Grook #696
DAILY GROOK #696 = GENDER BENDER = by Francis Rodrigues gynaecs who love parents to wonder, just simply have hidden a'gender! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great Konkani pop hits GOA: PEDRO FERNANDES: Tel.2226642 FURTADOS: Tel.2223278 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119017685910 _ 30 days of prizes: Hotmail makes your day easier! Enter Now. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9729710
[Goanet] JOHN D' SILVA FELICITATED FOR ENTERING LIMCA BOOK OF RECORD
JOHN D' SILVA FELICITATED FOR ENTERING LIMCA BOOK OF RECORD Mr. A.N. Nagvenkar, chairman of Ann Institute of Hotel Management and catering technology, felicitated John d' silva, the well known writer, director, actor, and of the topmost comedian of konkani stage for entering Limca Book of Records 2010. The felicitation function was held on 2nd May at Ravindra Bhavan-Pai Tiatrist Hall during the staging of John's Tiatr "KUTTUMB" John was presented with a Trophy as a token of appreciation and Momentos were presented to his entire troupe. While speaking during the function Nagvenkar mentioned that It is a proud moment for konkani tiatr lovers as tiatr has entered Limca Book of Records and created a new record in the Tiatr world. For some it may sound simple but it took him 12 years to create this unique record. One can get many award but it is difficult to create a record. A pic John & A N Nagvemkar http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr4/4603482018/ JoeGoaUk adds I think I know more of Mr. A N Nagvemcar only through tiatr. He is an ardent supporter of Tiatr. Many tiatrists/directors receiving his help be it by sponsorships or otherwise. Many times seen him on stage felicitating tiatrists I also saw him at M Boyer & H Britton’s funeral (Also released Condolence ads). KEEP up the good work Mr. Nagvemkar All the best. Limca certificate http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr4/4545459544/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] All cruise boats on Mandovi dump sewage into river
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/All-cruise-boats-on-Mandovi-dump-sewage-into-river/articleshow/5923752.cms Goa slowly but surely will be killed because of complacent rule enforcers. Utt re Goenkar! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] GOANS AND ANGLO INDIANS: AN ESSAY,,Nagendra Rao
FN, you're mistaken if you think anything on Goanet will spark debate unless it has the words "Bleddy" and threatens the loss of certain anatomical parts. :-) Best, selma
[Goanet] SMILE................. IT'S WEEKEND (13/05/2010)
NO PROBLEM…. A South Indian middle aged all men group went for a tour to the state of Karnataka. In Bangalore they had a good time by site seeing all over, finally they went to Mysore, with great excitement they entered into the Wodeyar Mysore Palace, every section it was mentioned KEEP OUT YOUR FOOTWEAR, NO PHOTOGRAPHY PLEASE, DO NOT TOUCH etc., despite of all this, the whole group clicked so many photos. Finally one (Rajankutty) of them went and set on a big maharaja chair and the others were clicking his photo, suddenly one of the usher (Shivan) from the Palace noticed it and approached to Rajankutty. Shivan: Excuse me sir, you are not allowed to sit on that chair. Rajankutty: Why…? why I cant sit? Shivan: Because it's Tipu Sultan's chair. Rajankutty: No problem. As soon as he comes, I will get up. Cajetan de Sanvordem Kuwait
[Goanet] Dr. Jose Pereira's email id hacked!
Goanet readers I received the message below from Dr. Jose Pereira. I am sure his email id has been hacked, his password changed and the message is from the miscreants. I was also the victim of such a scam. Since I don't have his phone number, I can't warn him. Anyone knowing Dr. Pereira's phone number should warn him! Luis Vas -- Forwarded message -- From: Jose Pereira Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 12:02:26 + Subject: urgent please To: Jose Pereira I'm in London, and in need of your urgent assistance. Please send me $2,000.00 to enable me to complete my activities here. I will reimburse you as soon as I return. Send it through Western Union Money Transfer with this information. Receiver: Jose Pereira. Location: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, United Kingdom. Kind regards, Jose _ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4
[Goanet] THE FRUIT OF THE LAND
In response to: Message: 10 Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 23:23:51 -0400 From: Wendell Rodricks Subject: [Goanet] StyleSpeak: THE FRUIT OF THE LAND Reading Wendell's post, old memories gushed down into a flood, thanks Wendell, it certainly made me smile amidst the torrid and the tumults currents we all are swilling in at the moment. Wendell made me go back to the days when I came to Goa form Bombay for the first time, at the young age of seven, where I found myself out of sorts with the surroundings, being used to the well lit Bombay, I had to fumble around in the light of the kerosene lamp, nights were creepy, and the screeching insects made it even worse, I was one scared child, I still remember, I use to make "susu" standing at the edge of the veranda, rather than walk down the steps into the creepy darkness. I was cursing my mom for dragging me down to this Godforsaken place, surrounded by dense forest on one side and huge gigantic bread fruit tree on the other and coconut trees all around, I use to be scared of my own shadow, but I was amazed and enchantered by the sunlight creeping through the dense foliage, the twittering of the birds, the fowls and the pigs around, the swaying of the coconut trees in the strong breeze coming from the sea made me go dizzy. As time passed by I got used to the surroundings and the darkness around, but life was nowhere near the life in Bombay, slowly but surely I resigned to the fact that this would be my life and I better get use to it, but before I knew it, I was packed to the boarding school in the city which looked far far off, I was dejected to leave home but relived to be in the brightly lit boarding school, made new friends and was happy after a long time but after a while I started missing the trees, the twittering of birds and even the screeching of the insects and most of all my aunts fowls and I longed to go back home, the first long break I had from the boarding was during the Ganesh holidays, as soon as I reached home I was running around like a possessed child, and from then on I never looked back. My love for my village grew in leaps and bounds and it was then my adventures started. I and my friends ventured into the thick foliage of trees and to my amazement and utter disbelief my friends started their attack on some small trees around, I had now idea what they were, but reluctantly accepted and the taste the fruit, it was so good, I myself started gathering a few, but out of nowhere a man came and started yelling and shouting in our direction, all my friends ran, I had no idea what the problem was but none the less I too ran like hell with a few fruits I could manage to hold on to, and when we were safe we made ourselves comfortable and started feasting on the fruits, all my life till then, I had never eaten anything tastier than this friut, it was my encounter with the custard apple, finally I asked my friends as to why we were running, and the answer made me nearly wet my pants, we had actually robbed my own uncle's custard apples, everyone in the family was scared of him. That same evening I was not al all surprised to see my uncle and my granny at our place, as soon as I saw them, I thought I would be better off else where, but later I found out that they had come home with some custard apples for me, saying that some of the village kids had robbed most of the fruits and before all of them disappeared they thought of giving me some, I was buried in guilt, but relieved that I was not recognised. After that I never ever ventured into my uncle's custard apple groove, which had lots of such trees. During the Diwali holidays again we tried the forest area but not my uncle's side and it was the first time I had come across "chinvram", at first I was scared that they might belong to someone else, but was assured that they were wild and at first I took just a couple straight from the tree, and boy, did they taste good ? This was all together a new experience for me, and there was plenty of it all around, but unfortunately I made a mistake of putting a few in my shirt pocket, but emptied the pocket before getting home, when I reached home, I was dripping in sweat and was soaked to the skin, as we had walked up and down the hillock, mom at once noticed the black stains of the "chinvram" and was at once taken to task and was made to promise that I wouldn't venture into the forest again. My movements were under observation. So I had to be careful, but that did not hold me back. During the December holidays, one afternoon I noticed a few elder boys gathered around the corner of my aunts property further down the back of my house, every one was sleeping at home, I was curious, so I made my way to the place and to my surprise they were hiding behind a big tree, I could see one them already on the tree, the tree was full of pinkish red spiky flowers which indeed looked like sea urchins, they did look very pretty and along with these flowers
[Goanet] One tree, many trades: the versatility of the coconut in Goa (Victor Hugo Gomes, ToI)
One tree, many trades: the versatility of the coconut in Goa Victor Hugo Gomes Curator, Goa Chitra Museum victor.h.go...@hotmail.com This article covers some 11 traditional trades and all centering around the coconut tree. Most are dead and the rest could end soon, cautions the author. In Goa, the cultivation of coconut trees (madd) was deemed the most important after rice. It was known as kalp-vruksha, a tree that yields everything that one needs from it and the fruit 'nall' was considered the symbol of happiness. It feeds not only the hands that sowed its seed, but their children and grand children. The lifespan of a coconut tree is around 120 years. Given its usefulness and the abundance of coconut palms in Goa, it is not surprising that the trades revolving around this tree flourished. A coconut plantation is called a bhatt or coconut grove and the coconut grove near the house of the landowner is called ghorbhatt. The coconut plucking itself originates around seven trades. The assessor (julgador/oler), the watchman (terlu/tolukkar) the plucker (paddekar/padeli/padai), the quality assessor (tizpi), the de-husker (solpi), the harvesters (cameri) and the coconut merchant (nallkar). All these skills have become rare, because our State, which cites swaying coconut trees as one of its selling points, does very little to ensure its survival. Batkars (landlords) no longer seem to care if their yield increases or decreases, being more interested in selling properties on which their coconut trees stand and thus sacrificing a source of revenue that helped sustain many generations of their family, and their beautiful sprawling mansions, for the gain of just one generation. The coconut harvest was a ritual. It began early morning with the loud yodeling of an assessor (julgador/oler) to intimate the tenants (mundcars) or the watchman (terlu/tolukkar) to come and be present for the picking. Once all were gathered, the plucker (paddekar/padeli/padai) would climb the tree by wrapping the khaddum around the trunk and placing his bare feet on it. The khaddum would be raised and lodged in notches cut into the trunk with a koito, giving the paddekar a base to launch himself further up the trunk. While climbing the koito was held by the akkaddi/ankddo, secured tightly at the waist with a string made from the bark of the kombbio tree. Once at the top, the paddekar grasps the fronds for support and cuts loose the ripe nuts from each side, called dhall and mhall. He also inspects the crown for insect damage so that necessary measures were taken. Plucking of coconuts was done four times a year, and the record of each plucking was kept by making incisions katre on the trunk with a koito. The job of the julgador/oler was to state the number of coconuts or bunches missing and assess the number of coconuts that each bunch should have yielded. The account of the missing coconuts was kept on a chuti strip of leaf and immediately settled with the watchman (terlu/tolukkar). His share of the harvest for guarding the coconut trees was balanced against any missing coconuts (dent/selin). The assessor checked the number of bunches on the tree that could be gathered at the next plucking and marked the number on the trunk with the chap/xhap. This helped to check the theft of coconuts. The harvesters, who were usually women (cameri), collected the coconuts in solod/sonnog (cane baskets) and carried them to the warehouse (loja) patio and thereafter sold to the coconut merchant (nallkar) who would who would hire the services of a assessor (tizpi) who would separate the coconuts as per the size and quality. Coconuts once separated and before selling or exporting, were processed by another expert known as solpi who removed the fibrous husk (sodnna) of the coconut with a de-husker known as rampo/sullo/sulli/kumbllo. The processing of the husk and coconuts kept aside for oil, allow for two more trades; the razukar who made ropes of varied thicknesses and sizes out of the hairy coir cover (katho) and the ganekar who would extract oil from the coconut kernel (khobrem) using a bull-drawn wooden grinder called 'ghanno'. The toddy (sur) extracted from the coconut tree which is distilled into liquor, made into vinegar or used for making jaggery, a sweetener required the proficiency of two other skills. The tapping of toddy and distilling was done by the toddy tapper known as reinder who also made vinegar and the jaggery was made and sold by the goddkar or goddkarn. Furthermore, the trunk of a matured coconut tree was cut and divided into two or more parts (korve) depending on the use by the vansekar who would make beams (pattieo), half-beams (foddam/pattsallim) and rafters (vanshe) using a simple tool ca
[Goanet] May Queen Ball 2010
The May Queen Ball 2010 was held on May 6 at the Diplomatic Club and was organised by the Goan Welfare Association (GWA), Qatar. The event held special importance this year since it was their 10th anniversary celebrations. GWA is planning to be an active player in the Global Goan Convention 2010 to be held under the banner of Goan Cultural Centre in Kuwait. Agnel Fernandes, the sitting MLA of Goa, was the Chief Guest, Luizihno Faleiro, Ex-Chief Minister of Goa, television actor Nausheen Ali Sardar and Bollywood actor Chunky Pandey were also present at the event. The event opened with a bang through an innovative mix of the Star Wars theme and the IPL clarion call mixed delightfully by DJ Glorio Fernandes. The crowd was kept entertained with performance by Goa’s leading band the Forefront. The highlight of the evening was the crowning of the May Queen 2010. Gabriel Crasto of Bahrain, Sarita Barretto of Bombay and Manuel Fernandes from Washington judged the beauties. Istana Burgos claimed the May Queen crown along with a gold necklace, Doha-Amsterdam-Doha airline ticket, one night weekend Stay at the Four Seasons Hotel, 7 nights stay at the Royal Goan Beach Club - Goa for a family of four, dinner voucher for two at the Ritz Carlton and a westar wrist watch. Gasdy Fernandes, an interior designer, was adjudged the first runner-up and won a gold pendant, Doha-Goa-Doha airline ticket, 7 nights stay for a family of four at the Royal Goan Beach Club – Goa, lunch voucher for two at Al Sharq Village & Spa and a westar wrist watch. The second runner-up was Nandini Bharadwaj. She won Doha-Goa-Doha airline ticket, 7 nights stay for a family of four at the Royal Goan Beach Club, Goa, dinner voucher for two at Al Sharq Village & Spa and a westar wrist watch.
[Goanet] adidas Launches their Lightest Ever Football Boot
adidas Launches their Lightest Ever Football Boot *F50 adiZero – the Lightest, Fastest adidas Boot in History*** *Dubai**, 13 May 2010 —* adidas proudly presents the lightest football boot it ever produced, the *F50 adiZero*. The revolutionary new boot weighs an astonishing 165 grams* and features industry-leading technologies, making it the lightest and fastest adidas football boot ever made. Lionel Messi will be the first player to wear the distinctive chameleon purple, white and electricity colourway during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Player of the Year says “I am amazed at how light the new F50 is; I can barely feel them on my feet. Speed on the pitch is a really important part of my game and wearing the world’s lightest boot will hopefully make me faster and enhance my performance during the most important games of the year!” The need for speed in modern football has never been greater, where millimetres or a fraction of a second can make the difference between winning and losing. adidas has responded to this athlete request by reinventing the rules of speed and turning the iconic F50 boot into the lightest adidas boot ever made. Aubrey Dolan, Senior Product Manager for adidas Football comments “Players like Lionel Messi consistently told us they wanted boots that would enable them to be faster. Players wanted to be first to the ball, so we decided that the best way forward was to make a lightweight product which could be used at the highest level.” The F50 adiZero will be worn by players during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The chameleon purple, white and electricity boot will be worn exclusively by Lionel Messi with Steven Pienaar (South Africa), Jozy Altidore (U.S.A), Shunsake Nakamura (Japan), Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast), Arjen Robben (Holland) and Lukas Podolski (Germany) wearing the sun, black and collegiate gold colourway and David Villa (Spain), Samir Nasri (France), Jermain Defoe (England) and Johan Vonlanthen (Switzerland) wearing the black and sun version. The boot will hit retail on May 24th 2010 in all adidas Sport Performance stores, as well as at leading and selected sports retailers around the world. *- Ends -* * * *HOW IT WORKS / THE SCIENCE* The F50 adiZero has been revolutionised, incorporating the industry’s lightest fabrics and leading technologies to reach the ultimate weight of 165 grams*. To achieve the target weight, the boot has been developed on a lightweight last which offers a wider footbed and heel to distribute forces optimally throughout the boot – which is critical in a lightweight product. *165 grams at UK size 8.5 * * The sleek new *SprintSkin *upper* *has been created using an innovative single layer microfibre Polyurethane (PU) synthetic to reduce the overall weight and to ensure the shoe fits like a second skin increasing the comfort of the boot. The F50 adiZero uses asymmetric parallel lacing which creates a large, clean kicking surface for optimal ball contact while a perforated *Ultra Light *insole has been developed to reduce weight and increase speed.** The innovative new last is complemented by a new exclusive *Sprint Frame*outsole which is crafted using three-dimensional bridges to create stability and support in the midfoot. Taking inspiration from a running sprint spike, the outsole features a new revolutionary triangular stud configuration which provides maximum acceleration and optimum support for the critical lateral and medial movements. Football is not only about straight-line speed. To add stability and to support the player, the upper features an internal network of *Thermo Polyurethane* (TPU) bands, as well as a single TPU bottom frame on the boot which offers stability and support in the lateral and medial movements and protects the upper against abrasion providing a sleek, stylish, iconic look. * * *Notes to editors…* Follow adidas’ 50 Days of Fast on www.facebook.com/adidasfootball featuring Messi, Kaka, De Rossi, Simao, Ballack and Gourcuff giving insights on how they think football has developed over the years to become a faster game. Facebook fans also have the chance to take part in a “fast” knowledge competition to win a pair of new F50’s exclusively signed by Messi. For further news and information please contact: Ellen Peacock Brand Marketing Manager – Sports Style & Performance Tel: +971-4-227 3033 Fax: +971-4-222 6675 Email: ellen.peac...@adidas.com OR Bassam Saifi Impact Porter Novelli Tel: +971-4-3304030 Fax: +971-4-3304031 Email: b.sa...@ipn.ae
[Goanet] BRAGANÇA Lusofonia 2010
Para os devidos efeitos se enviam as conclusões do XIII Colóquio da Lusofonia e o convite para o XIV, solicitando a sua divulgação aceitam-se até 15 Julho propostas para apresentação de trabalhos para o* 14º Colóquio da lusofonia25 set - 2 outº 2010* * ANFITEATRO DR PAULO QUINTELA RUA ABÍLIO BEÇA Bragança, Portugal (mapa aqui) * /temas 2010 / *1. HOMENAGEM CONTRA O ESQUECIMENTO: * * autores lusófonos esquecidos (convidado este ano VASCO PEREIRA DA COSTA) * *2. LUSOFONIAS:* 2.1. A herança islâmica portuguesa 2.2. Marranos ou conversos, judeus e cripto-judeus em Portugal 2.3. Influências culturais africanas em Portugal de 1380 a 2010 2.4. Questões e raízes da Lusofonia. 2.5. 2º Protocolo Modificativo do Acordo Ortográfico de 1990 2.6. Língua Portuguesa como língua segunda e como língua estrangeira 2.7. Língua e Literatura Portuguesa no Mundo. 2.8. Lusofonias e Insularidades *2.9*. Literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa *3. TRADUÇÃO:* *3.1. Tradução de autores portugueses no estrangeiro. Tradutores e autores* *3.2. Tradução Monocultural e intercultural* *3.3 Tecnologias e Tradutologia * *http://www.lusofonias.net/lusofonia%202010/index.htm * -- O Presidente da Comissão Executiva, Colóquios da Lusofonia, Dr. J. CHRYS CHRYSTELLO, A NOSSA DIVISA É NÃO PROMETEMOS, FAZEMOS Telefone:(351) 296446940,Telemóvel:(351)919287816/ 916755675 E-fax (E-mail fax):+ (00) 16305631902 Correio eletrónico:coloquioslusofo...@gmail.com ,lusofo...@sapo.pt ; lusofoniazo...@gmail.com , * Todos os colóquios:http://www.lusofonias.net (próximo) XIV Colóquio:http://www.lusofonias.net/lusofonia%202010/index.htm Tudo sobre o Acordo Ortográfico http://www.lusofonias.net/acordo%20ortografico/index.htm Cadernos Açorianos/Estudos Açorianos http://www.lusofonias.net/estudos%20e%20cadernos%20a%C3%A7orianos/index.htm * PATRONOS Malaca Casteleiro Academia Ciências de Lisboa e Evanildo Cavalcante Bechara Academia Brasileira de Letras * Protocolos e Parcerias: ACADEMIA GALEGA DA LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA, GALIZA CAMARA MUNICIPAL DA LAGOA (AÇORES) Direção Regional das Comunidades da Presidência do Governo Regional dos Açores UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO, BRAGA, PORTUGAL ESE, INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL, PORTUGAL ESE, INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA, PORTUGAL ESTH, INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DA GUARDA, PORTUGAL LICEU LITERÁRIO PORTUGUÊS DO RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL UNIVERSIDADE MACKENZIE DE SÃO PAULO, BRASIL
[Goanet] One tree, many trades: the versatility of the coconut in Goa (Victor HugoGomes, ToI)
Mr. Victor Hugo Gomes has very beautifully and vividly narrated the different processes of the coconut tree, I would like to add some of my knowledge to it as well. The coconut tree no doubt in the back bone of the existence of costal Goa, more so then than now. It's been used in a good number of ways like Victor mentioned but that are some aspects that I would like to let people know from my experience. A coconut takes around one year to ripen from the time it's shoot appears in between the palm leaves, it first appears as the "poim" which appears like a miniature canoe , this "poim" is tapped by the toddy tapper, which than through a process lactates toddy, when not tapped, this "poim" is forced open by the "xevok" that has tentacles called "xel" attached to it's stalk and these tentacles have coconuts attached to it, it so mostly happens that more the coconuts attached to the tentacles of the "xevok" the smaller seems to be the size of the coconuts, the average is, big coconut will be less that seven or eight and the small ones could be even more than a hundred, there was one such "xevok" taken from a land lord from our village for an agricultural exhibition and was told that the total numbers of coconuts was 180 to be precise, one tentacle had a minimum of nine coconuts, of the size of a "musrad" mango, the "paddekar" could not bring it down with him so he had asked for a rope to lower it down, it sounds absurd but true. The "kanddum" used by the "paddekar" around his ankles to climb was mostly made from the bark (vaiyo) of the "combbio" tree the importance of this particular fiber was that it did not slip off the trunk of the coconut trees, now a days I have seen "paddekar" use "kanddum" made of coir (sumba palim), the durability may be better but safety could be a problem. Earlier we use to do the "paddo" after every three months, so that would be, four times a year, and those "paddekars" were good and experienced and rarely made mistakes, but today the few younger ones, leave the ripe one and cut the raw ones down, so we are forced to pluck coconuts every two months, during the three months "paddeponn" the "paddekar" would easily cut "xevkams" from three side and every thing would be fine for the next three months, but now every two months they cut two "xevkams", and a few weeks later, we notice that some of the coconuts are already dried up and ready for plucking. This the situation with the "paddekars" at the moment, but can we complain ? If you do than next time they don't come for the plucking. I'll like to share one secret, the best tender coconut to enjoy is the one on the "Xevok" over the dry coconuts, no jokes, it's true, you'll can try it. Coming to the de-husking of the coconut, it's a professional's job, for an amateur it could be very serious injury or even death, as the tool of the "solpi" is called a "kumbdo" a short spear with a very sharp tip and sides, a good portion of this "kumbdo" is buried in the ground rock steady slightly tilted towards the "solpi", the "solpi" then places the coconut one side slightly buried in the tip of the "kumbdo", and places his left leg pegged back straight while the right leg is bent at right angle and placed under the coconut and pushed with minimum force down the knee and the side of the husk comes out, the position of the bent leg is of very vital importance, he continues the same process on all side till the cover is cleared out, coconuts usually has three sides or sometimes round, if the three sides are very obvious the husk will most certainly be thicker, the round ones will have a thinner husk. A good "solpi" can clear anything around 1800 -2000 coconuts a day, the bigger ones are easier and small ones are a bit difficult and they are paid per hundred. When the "kumbdo" is lying idle the "solpi" will always make sure that he puts a portion of the detached husk, smooth portion on the out side on top of the "kumbdo" to avoid accidents. The "tizpi" usually come after the de-husking and segregates as per size of the size of the coconut and then packes in sacks, there normally packed in sacks of 90 per sack (novodd bortecho), 100 per sack (xembor bortecho), 120 per sack (ekxem vis bortecho) and the last 180 per sack (ekxem oixim bortecho), the less the amount of coconuts in the sack the higher the price of coconuts. Mog asum 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 e
[Goanet] feast of st. dymphna on 15 th may
Dear Frederick, Sending You information on St. Dymphna as well as the Saint's existence at 'Casa de Almeidas' Assolna. Kindly do the needful. Zoya St. Dymphna was born in the 7th century in Ireland. Her father King Daman was a pagan whereas her mother, a descendant of a noble family, was a devout Christian, who was remarkable both for her piety and her great beauty. Dymphna resembled her mother and a lot of affection and attention was lavished upon her right from birth. She was a very intelligent girl blessed with wisdom and grace. Dymphna lost her mother when she was fourteen years old . Many were the secret tears she shed over this bereavement, but at the same time she found great comfort in the Divine Faith, though she was still of a tender age. Dymphna's father, too, greatly mourned for his deceased wife and for a long time continued prostrate with grief. So he was persuaded by his counselors to seek solace in a second marriage. He commissioned certain ones of his court to seek out for him a lady who would be like his first spouse in beauty and character. After visiting many countries in vain, the messengers returned saying that they could find none so charming and amiable as his own lovely daughter, Dymphna. The king conceived the evil design of marrying Dymphna.She was greatly horrified at the suggestion, and asked for a period of forty days to consider the proposal. She immediately met Father Gerebran, who advised her to flee from her native country without further delay. She set out for the continent, accompanied by Father Gerebran, the court jester and his wife and settled at Gheel. King Damon immediately set out with his followers in search of them. He tried to persuade her to return with him, but Father Gerebran sternly rebuked him for his wicked intentions, whereupon he gave orders that Father Gerebran should be put to death. Without delay, his wicked retainers laid violent hands upon the priest and struck him on the neck with a sword. Further attempts on the part of Dymphna's father to induce her to return with him proved futile. With undaunted courage she spurned his enticing promises and scorned his cruel threats. Infuriated by her resistance, her father drew a dagger from his belt and he himself struck off the head of his child. The corpses were put in sarcophagi and entombed in a cave where they were found later. The body of St. Dymphna was buried in the church of Gheel.. . St. Dymphna is depicted with a sword in her hand and a fettered devil at her feet and her feast is celebrated on 15th May. She is the patron saint for family happiness, loss of parents , nervous disorders/ neurological disorders . The glorious crown of martyrdom was accorded to her in the fifteenth year of her age, on the fifteenth day of May, between 620 and 640. The day of her death has been assigned as her feastday. In the ancestral chapel of the ‘ Casa de Almeidas’ at Bainfol , Assolna in Goa existed amongst other images of saints , the image of ‘St. Dymphna’ . This year Lida João and family will be dedicating the 15 th of May to the devotion of this saint at their ancestral house at ‘ Casa de Almeidas’ Bainfol, Assolna. The image of the saint will be kept open to friends , relatives and persons who wish to have a glimpse of the Saint and offer their prayers on the 15 th of May 2010 from 8am to 11 a.m. , and the prayer service will be at 9.a.m. For details contact on phone no 277
[Goanet] Tiatr: Adim ani Atam
Tiatr: Adim ani Atam by Eugene Correia The tiatr movement in Toronto started in 1976 with the staging of Alzirachem Sopon by the late Richard Fernandes. The response to the presentation was encouraging and gave impetus to the formation of the Goan Theatrical Group (GTG) in 1978. Even before the formation of GTG, a group of actors went to Montreal to perform. Many families passiontely worked hard to promote the tiatr movement in the early stages. Some notable contributors have been Richard Fernandes along with his wife Rosy, late Frank D’Souza and his daughter Margaret D’Souza, and Lena Remedios played major roles in sustaining the GTG for many years. Maggie Francis and her son Errol Francis and his family, Neves and Zulema D'Souza and family, Martin and the late Natalie Rodrigues and family. Internal bickerings and personality clashes among the key members forced Richard Fernandes to break away and form a rival organisation, the Goan Konkani Troupe (GKT) in 1989. Richard was joined by Raul Colaco and Auggie Pereira and later Raymond Menezes. That same year, GKT staged its first tiatr, Familichem Nissonton. The actors were mostly Goans from Africa. With the exception of a few, most of them fumbled with Konkani. Despite this shortcoming on the part of the actors, they managed to entertain tiatrgoers. As then and till now, the younger generation do not find this type of entertainment suitable for enjoyment, primarily because they neither speak nor understand the language. The character roles played by Richard, Lena, late Braz D’Cruz, Frank D'Souza, Maggie Francis, and Martin Rodrigues and the directional ability of Margaret kept the GTG going till the GKT came into being. As the KTG grew in strength, it drove GTG into oblivion. The GKT brought its curtains down in late 1990s Now only a semi-formal SAM Productions, headed by Marshall Fernandes, is in existence. The arrival of Raymond Menezes, popularly known as Jr. Menezes, gave a shot in the arm for the tiatr with his performance in Familichem Nissonton in 1989. His limited experience of having acted in village tiatrs stood him in good stead. Besides, his short stature, his sastti dialect and his timid imitation of the late M. Boyer earned him recognition among the audience. He enhanced his standing by writing and directing his first play Adeus (Goodbye) in 1990 under the auspices of GKT. Raymond became the darling of the tiatr lovers -- and has stayed ever so. Adeus was repeated again in 1998 and 2008, the last one rewritten and staged with special effects in a performing arts hall. A crop of young, enthusiatic actors came up in the early 90s. Sisters Faria and Grace Fernades, Winnie Crasto, Sandra Menezes, Serah Barbosa, Joe Moraes, Olavio da Costa, Joe Vaz, and Marshall Fernandes come to mind. Most of them continue to give their best. Going by her recent performance in Chuk Konnachi?, Grace has matured into a fine character actor and Serah as a comedianne. Those who were seen as child artists in the 90s have grown up and hold their own among the seasoned actors. One such actor is Rhiza Gracias. Rhiza comes from a family of tiatrists. Her parents, Agnelo and Yolanda, have been the mainstay of the tiatr scene for the last five years or so. Most of the current actors have a good command over the language, unlike the uneasiness shown by those in the formative years of the tiatr movement. Speaking the language fluently is definitely a big factor in raising the level of the tiatr. If the standard is to be improved further it would be necessary to stage plays written by Canadian Goans. Adeus was a good effort. The trend to either borrow or, may I dare say, steal tiatrs written by noted playwrights, such as Boyer, Prince Jacob, Roseferns, to name but a few, and stage them in modified forms should be broken. Directors or producers here often retain the original story lines but mesh it up with sub-plots that destroys the originality of the tiatr. Such acts are unethical and unjustifiable. Directors should also be large-hearted to share their profits with their fellow artistes who give lot of their time and often spend money from their pockets. A trust could be formed and interest money earned could be used to train young Goans in performing arts. With Viva Goa off the calendar, tiatr is now back at centrestage of Goan cultural life. Since the beginning of the tiatr movement at least 20 tiatrs have been staged in Toronto. Local groups have travelled to Montreal, London, England, and New York. The most recent tiatr, Chuk Konnachi?, by Marshall Fernandes, was well performed with a fine cast of talented actors and singers, some of them having matured exceedingly well. It raised the bar and it would need great efforts on all those involved in the triatr movement to keep it up. --- This piece was written for the GOA 40th anniversary souvenir but did not get published because it missed the deadline for various reason
[Goanet] Fwd: press note for immediate release
-- Forwarded message -- From: Orlimgaum Rakonnmanch Date: May 13, 2010 7:38 PM Subject: press note for immediate release To: ganvg...@gmail.com JUSTICE DELAYED IS DENIED !!! Today the BDO –Margao Mr Chari and Mr Desai visited the site in Orlim Palcutta where the Mega project has been approved by the concerned authorities are giving the villagers and farmers sleepless nights since approved as there is no way one is to know how the intrest of the farmers will be protected or that the village has indeed the infrastructure to sustain this project . In the course of the inspection it was learnt that there were 2 plans of the project that the builder was using to get the required approvals one plan that was passed by the Panchayat and sent with a covering letter to the TCP,PWD and Health another that was given by the builder to the health department directly since his health approval was held in abeyance .This plan was stamped by the Panchayat secretary with no covering letter and no approval of the panchayat body as such it amounts to a revised plan with a lot of changes .This was earlier brought to the attention of the Panchayat the Sarpanch and the Secretary with no action taken in fact the letter addressed to the Panchayat by the health of the 31/3/2010 did not find itself addressed even at the monthly body meeting on the 5/5/2010 leaving a lot to be questioned on the actual interest of the panchayat in bringing justice .As inspite of repeated complaints to the Panchayat of land filling ,trespassing ,constructing illegal well ,digging in low lying area and pumping ground water stopping access to the paddy field thus denying the farmers opportunity to grow their paddy crop for 2 season the panchayat of Orlim has taken no heed till date . Infact this site inspection was directed by the Dy Director to the BDO because the Orlim Panchayat was taking no action to the complaints while the villagers had all documents to back their case the builder as usual in perpetual denial and just insisted he had documents which he did not produce . The BDO then instructed the Panchayat to hold a joint site inspection with the TCP as they were not the technical body to comment on the 2 different plans however they made it clear to the Sarpanch and Secretary that no plan can be approved by the panchayat or its secretary till the TCP has approved the same and thereafter the Panchayat body and hence any revised plan has to undergo the same formalities as a fresh plan. It will be interesting to note that the TCP has issued a letter to the Colva police on the 10th of May 2010 , who are still to act in the matter in clearing the place and restoring the paddy field in the meanwhile the builder continues to work on the site as ordered by the TCP to discontinue after day light hours well into the night . If a project of 66 flats and a swimming pool with a commercial complex clandestinely can find such support from the law enforcement department that they fail to act 3 days after the TCP has issued a letter one can well imagine the fate of the common man and we have an Amm admi Government!! -- check ou www.ganvghor.blogspot.com GANV GHOR RAKHONN MANCH is an increasing collective of all village groups who are fighting to protect lives, livelihoods and environment in their villages
[Goanet] Indians (Goans) approve of an arranged marriage?
Vincent Cable of the LibDems, who have got into bed with the Conservatives remarked that his Indian relatives (Goan) approve of an arranged marriage; this is although his own marriage to Goan Olympia was not an arranged affair. This was mentioned w.r.t. the Coalition. Are Goans all for approved marriages? A Newspaper report about Vince Cale:- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6320182.ece -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] THE SCRIPT LIBERATION FRONT OF KONKANI - A CLARION CALL
, writer, reporter J.F.D'Souza, writer, newspaper columnist Dolphy F.Lobo, Editor, Playwright, Publisher, novelist Victor Mathias (Vitori Karkal) Konkani activist Ancy Salvadore D'Souza (Ancy Paladka) Mumbai, Konkani Poet and activist Fr.Pratap Naik, Director of the Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr, Goa Tomazinho Cardoso, President of the Tiatr Academy, Goa Wilmix Mazarello, Convener, Romi Lippi Action Front, Goa Premanand Lotlikar, President, Dalgado Konkani Academy, Goa Jose Salvadore Fernandes, Secretary, Dalgado Konkani Academy -- next part -- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: AClarionCall-News.txt URL: <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20100513/d3624927/attachment.txt>
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (14May10)
No Scams as in Cricket! No Hype as in Football! Hail Vishwanathan Anand!!! The World Chess Champ Again. The Quiet King of Indian Sport! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] Goa news for May 14, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Sixth Goa policeman arrested for drugs mafia links - Hindustan Times -spWRfouILo7ufA">Drug mafia-police nexus: 'Probing Goa politician' http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/goa/Sixth-cop-arrested-for-drugs-mafia-links/Article1-542930.aspx&usg=AFQjCNHehfVsVkXcubh5Mxt7gNh0ys3-Fw *** Wanted Ukrainian fugitive held - Times of India mes of India... wanted by the US justice department in several cases of credit card fraud, was arrested by the CBI after he landed in Delhi from Goa early this week. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Wanted-Ukrainian-fugitive-held/articleshow/5922589.cms&usg=AFQjCNHO-ffQFLOFHvB83HuI3r_r9Uf0EA *** Goa wildlife census shows tiger presence - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Evidence of at least three tigers' presence has been found in Goa's wildlife sanctuaries during the ongoing wildlife census in the state by forest ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/Environment/Flora-Fauna/Goa-wildlife-census-shows-tiger-presence/articleshow/5926833.cms&usg=AFQjCNGr224llw5ZmmWShbWawJIr-OTwPw *** Goa Constable in Drugs Case to be Arrested Soon: DIG - Outlook etracts-bail-plea-might-turn-himself-in/articleshow/5928512.cms&usg=AFQjCNEznRlImya2ZXHGteXp1nZulHoRPA">Parab retracts bail plea, might turn himself in http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?681993&usg=AFQjCNHXtXpxh82uFHqjyR3UXO3Zl349qA *** Kareena Kapoor in bridal finery, dissing her directors - Sawf News wf NewsKareena Kapoor dressed up as a bride recently in Goa to promote a diamond jewelry brand, and while at it, she trashed her past directors! ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.sawfnews.com/Bollywood/63843.aspx&usg=AFQjCNHFj50UgpdBbPBi3QStLU2qmjvYXQ *** Goa police face shortage of inspectors to take reigns of Anti Narcotic Cell - Daily News & Analysis ">Goa police dogged by shortage of senior staff http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_goa-police-face-shortage-of-inspectors-to-take-reigns-of-anti-narcotic-cell_1382797&usg=AFQjCNEn_jqEDqhMx8BT73ldEORTQ-foyA *** SBTF to shape up at Goa Shipyard - Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News ahmand Defence and Aerospace NewsCmde AS Baghel, Chief Staff Officer (Air), Goa Naval Area, did the honours in presence of Vineet Bakhshi, Chairman and Managing Director of GSL. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.brahmand.com/news/SBTF-to-shape-up-at-Goa-Shipyard/3891/1/10.html&usg=AFQjCNGuudg1wPSmEIlJ-9GYZOOd_FheFA *** SIT to probe desecration of religious places in Goa - Times of India 8ZU2OxFbt2Q">SIT to probe church idol desecration cases of Goa http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/SIT-to-probe-desecration-of-religious-places-in-Goa/articleshow/5926527.cms&usg=AFQjCNHsRsW29QOjBGcdWFASsX-ybMLIEg *** Scandal in Goa as Israeli drug dealer boasts of police corruption on YouTube - Times Online mes OnlineWhen Yaniv Banaim, an Israeli drugs dealer working in the western Indian state of Goa, boasted to a pneumatic Swedish blonde of how he regularly received ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7123859.ece&usg=AFQjCNGIsSJ4TSFrqXKJ9hOgGLfXlDYICQ *** Goa court postpones verdict in Russian girl rape case - Indian Express dian ExpressGoa court on Wednesday postponed its verdict in the sensational Russian minor girl rape case after the accused claimed he was a minor. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/goa-court-postpones-verdict-in-russian-girl-rape-case/617903/&usg=AFQjCNFd65Mi8x-N-DLXtnpokbkzVGstqQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Goan cookbook project, Vancouver
http://www.goavancouver.com/webpages/cookbook.php -- - May 2010| Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa| +91-832-2409490 fn at goa-india.org 1| -- 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 9 10 11 12 13 14 15| PIX: http://photosfromgoa.notlong.com 16 17 18 19 20 21 22| BKS: http://tiny.cc/goa1556 23 24 25 26 27 28 29| BLOG:http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com 30 31 | -
[Goanet] Media stay away from 'Doghuy Badmash' Film
In todays Lokamt Marathi daily having highest circulation in Goa has reported that local Media is not ready to give publicity to new Kokani film 'Doghuy Bodmash'. It further said that Calvert Gonsalves producer of the film Doghuy Badmas approached prominent Paper in South Goa who refuse to publish full page ad of the Film. Shrikant Vinayak Barve
[Goanet] Were colonial Goans, sour grapes ?
FN on 12 May, asks Q no: 1 Where did you get your figures of literacy from ? A: Mostly from the few non bamon priests who served the Lord to the best of their under utilized capacities. I do not know whether you lived in Goa during the period 1945 - 61. Goan society was divided as follows: a tiny minority of families ;of mestisos, bamons and few batkars who lived in Panjim, Margao and Mapusa and who were conversant with the Portuguese language. Some of them also lived in villages like Saligao, Socorro, Aldona in the north and Raia,Loutulim and Verna in the south. The other vast majority of catholics were simply ''uma malta'' for the glorious high society of colonial Goa. And ''malta'' was mostly illiterate with a few educated in English language and who looked to Bombaim fro inspiration. Q no: 2 What was the level of literacy , say, for the estimated 100,000 Goan migrants in Bombay ? A. The level of literacy in English language among those who lived and worked in Bombay was a rather modest one; but nevertheless their illiterate members of the family lived gloriously in Holy Goa. Q.no: 3 But aren't you assuming the prime responsibility of the priests was to educate society ? I know the holies of the Goa Diocese were trained to look after the spiritual needs. But don't you think they should have, at least, paid some attention to the temporal side of their flock and provide them with the minimum basic tools like the 3Rs.? My father was sent to Bombay during the First World War to study at St. Sebastian School attached to the church at Cavel and lived in a kudd in Dabul area. He was denied education in 3Rs in parochial school. The Mestre ( who was no doubt, under the instruction of the malevolence incarnate ) had told him bluntly to concentrate on learning the violin. In any case he turned out to be a better christian in Bombay than he would have been in the Santissimo Patriarcado de Goa.
[Goanet] Fw: KGI CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS - JUNE 24 - 27, 2010
HOUSE FULL - ALL TICKETS SOLD OUT WE WISH TO INFORM ALL OUR MEMBERS THAT THE TICKETS FOR : BOAT CRUISE - JUNE 24, 2010 GALA DINNER DANCE - JUNE 26, 2010 HOLY MASS AND CLOSING CEREMONY - JUNE 27, 2010 HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE OR SOLD AT THE DOOR FOR THOSE MEMBERS WHO PURCHASED THE TICKETS EARLIER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT KAMPALA (GOAN) INSTITUTE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEe website http://www.kampalagoaninstitute.com/
[Goanet] This Sunday, May 16, 2pm: San Francisco Bay Area Goan community event
>From Konkani Rosary group . San Francisco Bay Area Goan community to hold “Come Pray the Rosary in Konkani” You are cordially invited to come pray the rosary in Konkani and sing the litany on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at 2pm, at the Church of St. John the Baptist, 11150 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California, 94530, USA. There is no cost to attend and all are invited for this "once-in-a-lifetime experience". Following the service, there will be potluck reception in the Hall next to the church. The food will include boiled gram to add to this traditional event. The Joyful Mystery recitation will be videotaped for later display on the http://konkanirosary.org/ website and will be broadcast live on the internet. The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute kindly donated the Church and Hall to make this event possible and working with the SF Bay Area Leadership Rosary Team and Michael Pinto (Canada), this important spiritual event will be a milestone for the Goan community. St. John's church is next to the Del Norte BART station on the Richmond line of the Bay Area Rapid Transportation (BART) system, making it easier to get to the service. See http://saintjohnthebaptistchurch.org/. Address: 11150 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California, 94530, USA. (Note: there is ample free parking in the rear of the church. Please do not park in the Bank of the West parking lot). Although there is no cost to attend, please RSVP to Loreen D'Silva at 1-510-537-3319 or email her at loreendsi...@yahoo.com if you wish to attend and let her know the number in your party. You do not need to know Konkani to attend. However, as a Konkani speaker if you wish to participate, please call Acaria Almeida at 1-925-924-0513 or email her at jarks...@yahoo.com. Please pass this message on to your family and friends. Thank you. Konkani Rosary Group
[Goanet] Sahyadri Khanda
Just now I saw one article by Mr. Valmiki Faleiro. He says: Quite a few readers sought more on GSB history. I’d recommend the ‘Skanda Purana’ (esp its Sahyadri Khanda, chapter, which deals with Goa/Konkan Saraswats)by Dr. Jose Gerson da Cunha. Dr. Cunha (1844-1900), native of Arpora-Bardez,studied and practiced medicine in Bombay, but his abiding interest in history took him scouring the west coast from Gujarat to Kerala. From old temple manuscripts and other records, he produced the monumental 1877 work. I am in fact interested in getting a copy of Dr. Cunha's copy. I know very copies, if at all, are available. But it seems that Mr. Faleiro has seen a copy somewhere. Can you please ask Mr. Faleiro to get in touch with me on my email address. ( deepak.g...@gmail.com) One of my friends is in fact trying to bring out, with some assistance from government, an authoritative version of Sahyadri Khanda. I am therefore interested in getting either a photcopy or a soft copy of the book. I am willing to pay the cost involved. Incidentally, to the best of my knowledge, Mr. Cunha brought out in 1894, "Sahyadri Khanda of Skanda Purana", and not the full length Skanda Purana itself. The Skanda Purana copies are easily available, but all published versions, especially those published in the North, do not contain the Sahyadri Khanda at all. In fact my North Indian friends are surprised when I mention Sahyadri Khanda. That is what makes Mr. Cunha's book valuable. Deepak Gore Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/
