[Goanet] Daily Grook #852
DAILY GROOK #852 = HEAR HERE = by Francis Rodrigues today's audiologist comes at a hi price, though she at least gives sound advice! *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
[Goanet] What is 'Paid News'? Could this be a typical example?
What is 'Paid News'? Could this be a typical example? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/5197769142/ Just curious any one?? 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] Reykjavík Moon Rising
To Goanet - http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/11/22/reykjavik-moon-rising/ Regards, r
[Goanet] Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1943
Bands 0f Yesteryer.Jimmy Dorsey His Orchestra http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7303192771833659527#docid=3030481494662975423
Re: [Goanet] Comment on misrepresentation of science
The philosophical views and the personal feelings of Admin Noronha expressed below have no connection with the topic of this thread. These musings also do not contribute anything significant or substantive to what is taught and practiced as science in the world today. They are in stark contradiction to the astounding success of the scientific method and the objective fact of the technological revolution that has taken place all around us in our lifetime. It is well known that Feyerabend was an anarchist and cultural relativist who did not believe in the scientific method and scientific progress in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Like all philosophers, his beliefs were his own armchair speculations that did not bear the burden of proof. For example, the implication that one cannot distinguish between genuine science and pseudoscience in any objective way can be easily demonstrated to be false. Otherwise, the global energy crisis would have been solved a long time back by the pseudoscientific enterprise of building a perpetual motion machine. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 11/21/10, Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't Science (as understood today) a fairly new (relatively speaking) term, which dates back a few centuries at best, and one whose meaning has changed quite significantly along the way? Doesn't the view below make sense too: Philosopher of science Paul K Feyerabend ... holds that there are no useful and exception-free methodological rules governing the progress of science or the growth of knowledge, and that the idea that science can or should operate according to universal and fixed rules is unrealistic, pernicious and detrimental to science itself. Feyerabend advocates treating science as an ideology alongside others such as religion, magic and mythology, and considers the dominance of science in society authoritarian and unjustified. He also contended ... that the demarcation problem of distinguishing science from pseudoscience on objective grounds is not possible and thus fatal to the notion of science running according to fixed, universal rules. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science I find the science-can-do-no-wrong suggestion to be religious, if not fanatical, in its approach. FN
[Goanet] Bigger scam than 2G
UG Barad wrote: So far year 2010 has unearthed scams after scams: CWG; Adarsh; 2G; Land; and many more Response: 2G is a relatively small scam. Mining lease allocation/renewal without competitive bidding is much bigger: a loss of Rs 6 lac crore or more to the nation. Take our own Goa: Miners profit Rs 2 crore annually and the leases are given almost free. If these licences were auctioned, the government could reap in at least Rs 1 lac crores in Goa alone. In this scam not only Congress but BJP is eqully involved. And our own Goa is the epicentre of the scam. If 2G licences are auctioned why not mining leases? Congress and BJP are both silent. Some day the Indian public will seek answers not only from PM and Sonia but also from Advani, Jetley and Sushma. 2G, CWG, Adarsh and Yeddy Land scams are of mere academic interest to Goans. On the other hand, the Mining Lease scam threatens siphoning away of Goa's Providend Fund (natural resources bestowed by Mother Earth for the benefit of generations to come). Manmohan is not acting because for the Central govt, mining profits (all india) of Rs 5 crore is mere 5% of Central budget of Rs 10 lac crores. But for Goa, Mining profits (all Goa) of Rs 2 crore are 300% of State budget of Rs 6000 crore. Three-fourths of the Mines in rest of India are leased to Govt/Public sector (where profits come back to the people) whereas in Goa all mines are leased to private parties. Goa has 0.1% of the nation's area but mines 25% of the nation's iron ore and exports 50% of the nation's iron ore. Also for the PM, who needs to think of 110 crore Indians, 15 lac Goans may not be a priority. It is therefore the prime responsibility of our CM to to appraise the importance of mining reserves for Goa's posteirity and stop the scam from continuing in Goa. He also cannot say that he was not aware of above peculier situation of Goa because he has also been the mines minister continuosly for 12 years (from the day BJP fished out a big Sardine from Mandovi) For the nation Mining Lease scam may be a bigger-than-2G scam but for Goa it is State-Providend-Fund enbezzlement scam. Rajendra .
[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] First Sunday of Advent
21-Nov-2010 Dear Friend, A teacher introduced a sentence to his students and asked them what they thought of it. The sentence was “Wait for the light.” Some thought it was beautiful, others thought it was a good spiritual maxim to live by. Finally, he told them where he read it: on the corner of an intersection that flashed the warning: “Wait for the light.” As we go about our lives and make decisions, big and small, do we wait for the light? Seek the light? Who or what is guiding our lives? Let’s spend some time this weekend waiting for the Light! Fr. Jude Sunday Reflections: First Sunday of Advent Prepared and waiting for God! 28-Nov-2010 Readings: Isaiah 63: 16-17; 64: 1, 3-8; 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9; Mark 13: 33-37; The first reading from the book of Isaiah is concerned with preparing for the coming of the Messiah. Isaiah kept the hopes of the people alive in very dark times. In his vision he sees the mountain of the Lord as the abode of the living God. He invites all people to strive to climb the mountain of the Lord. It will not be easy to climb the mountain but it will be a rewarding experience to draw near to God, to listen to his word and to experience His peace. On this mountain of the Lord there will no more be hostility among people. Barriers of hatred will be broken down and instead there will be bridges of peace. Do we yearn for peace and are we prepared to climb the mountain of the Lord? The Vision There is a story about a hunter who set out to capture a particular bird. Large and dazzlingly white, it was the most beautiful bird on earth. He followed it relentlessly but caught only an occasional and fleeting glimpse of it in the distance. One day he found one of its feathers. He died without ever catching the bird itself. The hunter’s search for the great white bird is a symbol of the human search for peace. Isaiah’s dream of universal peace may be unrealistic, but it is not more day-dreaming. This is the mountain towards which we spend out lives travelling in hope. However, we must not sit back and expect it to fall from the sky. We have to work towards it, and believe that we are making progress, however slowly. Even though it is a vision which, in all probability, will never be realized fully on earth, nevertheless the dreaming of it shapes our lives. The important thing is not to give up the quest or the search. The important thing is the goal. Often that goal is enough. Anonymous Towards the Mountain Alan Paton was a South African writer. Among the books he wrote was the haunting story, City Beloved Country, which so poignantly described the situation in South Africa under apartheid. Paton had a dream. He dreamt of a new day for his beloved South Africa, a day in which there would be justice and equality for all. For this reason he entered politics, and fought to end the iniquitous system of apartheid. For decades he followed his dream, and worked generously and courageously to make it a reality. It was a dream that many said would never be realized. Yet it was. Unfortunately Paton didn’t live to see it. He died before the dawn. The prophet Isaiah had an even bolder dream, a dream of universal peace. He dreamt of a time in which people from all nations would stream to the Lord’s mountain (Mount Zion on which the temple was built). People would no longer hurt or harm one another. There would be no more war or preparing for war. People would be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, and would walk in his ways. Flor McCarthy, in ‘New Sunday Holy Day Liturgies’ Though Advent is a time for preparing for the coming of the Lord and we recall his first coming into our world at Christmas, we are reminded at Advent of his second coming and his constant comings into our lives. Jesus in the Gospel preaches that God comes unannounced, anywhere, anytime. In today’s passage Jesus is replying to the apostles’ insecurity. The apostles were insecure and often asked Jesus about his coming at the end of the world. Without their understanding what he was talking about, he referred to his Second Coming. Throughout Advent the key word is ‘coming’, the very word ‘Advent’ means coming. Jesus’ comings are in history, mystery and majesty. Jesus’ message is that rather than knowing the exact details of time, it is more important to be always vigilant and prepared. His coming will be sudden and unexpected so we should not be caught napping. If we love His coming we will be ever vigilant and prepared. Living the Word Stay alert. Stay alive! The succinct warning to road users becomes more urgent daily as winter deepens and the festive season is rushed upon us. But the safety slogan can have a much wider significance for all Christians. Our calling is to be alert to the speed with which many much-sought-after goodies pass away like the morning fog. It may be popularity, possessions, power or pleasure. Even God’s
[Goanet] Another embarrassment to Mr. Clean
No sooner government appointed P. J. Thomas as the chief vigilance commissioner, Supreme Court created another embarrassment to Kangress government and to Dr. Clean questioning the appointment of Thomas (Or is it that Supreme Court questioned the government at the instance of BJP!!) Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Another-embarrassment-for-govt-as-S C-questions-appointment-CVC/articleshow/6968618.cms NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has questioned the appointment P J Thomas as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner. Questioning the appointment the apex court said how Thomas would work as CVC since a chargesheet naming him is pending in a criminal case. Without looking into the file, we are concerned that if a person is an accused in a criminal case how he will function as CVC, a bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia observed after Attorney General G E Vahanvati placed the file in a sealed cover. The bench said it will go through the file and posted the matter after two weeks. We will sit together and go through the file, the bench also comprising Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar said. With a pending charge sheet against P J Thomas, he will find it very difficult to function as CVC, the court said. It also said how an accused in Palmolein import scam can be made to handle such a sensitive post. The name of Thomas figures in the charge sheet filed in a palmoleine export case. Government had placed in a sealed cover file relating to the appointment of P J Thomas as Chief Vigilance Commissioner in the Supreme Court.
[Goanet] Expressways Not For Goa
Expressways Not For Goa As usual, while browsing through the news papers of today, I came across a numbers of headlines pertaining to the same subject, namely the National Highway. One was, Highway meet at Margao today, Churchill cries foul, another, Mapusa MLA slams government over highway widening further NGO's back demand for realignment of highways yet another NH expansion rocks Corlim meet. Isn't it funny and ironic that Ali Baba and his forty thieves still claim that they are doing the will of the people and Ali Baba himself claims, his is the Aam Aadmi government ? Who are these people who are objecting ? How on earth does the Aam Aadmi government fail to recognize the factual Aam Aadmi, crying at the top of his voice asking for retribution? The politicians themselves suffer from blinding disorders, and they inflict breathing problems on us Goans. We have failed to immune ourselves against these distorted infections by our willful acceptance of the charades for a long time and our enthusiasm to bring about a change in governance is like the enthusiasm of a cadaver. There is no doubt that the improvement in the road network is a necessity especially the main arteries but do we Goans really need a 6-lane expressway ? Why not expand the existing roads where ever possible and build a one way bypass where there is a congestion of dwellings, widening of the present roads and the one way bypasses would more than handle the increasing Goan traffic but for this to work we need governance that is committed to work for the betterment of the people without destroying them, their dwellings and their livelihood. We should all work together to improve infrastructure facilities with as little destruction as possible where it's unavoidable, of land, houses and environment. A 6-lane or a 8-lane expressway is not feasible for Goa, being a small state land availability is sparse and all the land scams like SEZ, CRZ, Industrial Zones, sale of communidade land, squatting migrants and mega projects have put additional pressure on this valuable and most sought comodity. We Goans do not need to use the expressway to shuttle up and down at breakneck speed, it will be mainly used by the money bags from Maharashtra and Karnataka to zoom through Goa, so why should we sacrifice our land and our homes for their joyrides ? Just expand the present highways to 4 lanes with a divider in between where ever possible and a one way bypasses where required and it should suffice the needs of Goans. Most of the present roads are in dilapidated conditions, if our PWD cannot maintain our present roads, how will it be able to take care of expressways ? I had the misfortune of driving to the Margao railway station on more than one occasion while in Goa and the state of the roads was appalling, potholes like craters along with back and neck breakers, no, I am not talking about the speed breakers. Even the road leading to the station is in atrocious condition. This route is used by thousands of people including tourists in a day and does not look good for Goa, it only reflects the apathy of the PWD towards maintenance of roads, if roads leading to our main landmarks are in such extremely decrepit condition what about the interior roads ? The road from the railway bridge to Navelim Church is another backbone rattler. The underpass at Comba is another classic example, slight rain and it's becomes a pool and when there is no water one has to drive over a pile of rubble that looks like the remains of a demolished structure in a war zone, we have already lost one valuable young life in that area not too long ago and are waiting for more to happen. People traveling on Betul Agonda road could get their jaws dislocated with the constant rattling. We cannot maintain what little we have, aur hum log chele expressway banane ! Is anyone there, who can knock some sense into the PWD Minister's thick skull ? 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
[Goanet] Song for the day.
Safari Sound Band - mpenzi - all the way from Africa - Mombsa side! With an Indian Video for good kicks...made in Scotland... the movie - any guess the name of the movie? Let's see how good you are! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY_1-efuiUc -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Churchill's interview on Goamag
From: Freddy Fernandes ffernandes@emaar.ae Churchill?s Interview On Goamag I use to like watching Rajat Sharma in ?Aap Ki Adalat? taking pot-shots at a number of politicians and bureaucrats and making a mickey of them, it was good entertainment, it would be a relief for every politician when the show ended, as he would corner and target all the politicians but one day I saw the demise of Rajat Sharma when the lion of Maharashtra Babashaib Thackrey was called on his show, I had finished all my chores well in advance and wouldn?t have missed it for the world, I had high regards for Rajat Sharma and the expectations were even more but as the show progressed it was evident that Rajat Sharma had left his balls behind when he took on the mighty Lion and he looked like a mere mouse cornered by the big cat, looking for a way out, that was the last episode of ?Aap ki adalat? I ever watched. I wouldn?t put Goamag?s interview of King Momo of Goa, Churchill Alemao in the same category as that of ?Aap ki adalat? but the timidity and the appeasing of Goamag, of the man himself was very much evident and I have to agree with Agnelo Pinheiro on his assumption of the interview, it was not to bring facts in front of the public but a mere publicity stunt to promote the monster of corruption and it is indeed clear that the whole setup was for the benefit of, one of the most corrupt politician in Goa?s history, who is know to buy anyone and everyone who can be used by him, I am very much disappointed with the attitude of some of our Dubai Goans who instead of helping our harassed brethren in Goa are supporting their oppression. Here I would like to ask one question, the story of Churchill and most of the other politicians is similar, from rags to riches. Churchill was from a very poor family, worked on the ship as a cook, left sea life settled in Goa, owned a fleet of fishing boats, and today he is a billionaire, amazing, Isn?t it ? Would he be kind enough to tell us all how his life changed from rags to riches, we ourselves have left Goa and are still struggling to make ends meet, we also would like to know the secret behind, his and the other similar politicians success, so that we can leave this damn place and go back home and become rich like him and his colleagues. There is another question that was left out conveniently by Goamag, what about Mopa ? Of late has anyone heard Churchill talk about Mopa, initially he was barking like a crazy dog, now the chapter is closed, he must have already got his share of the spoils. Mopa is not a small stake game, it sure goes well over my or your imagination. They know each others weaknesses well and take care of them. Over all, I am disappointed with Goamag as it is become a tool of the corrupt masters of Goa. I am sure the fiasco at the ?San Joao? in Dubai was initiated by this same group, by inviting Churchill while telling us otherwise. There goes one more, falls prey to the trickery and treachery of our corrupt politicians. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes Comments : Camilo Fernandes Freddy's above hard hitting post is excellent, to the point and exposes Churchill in what he really is though he may claim otherwise. It is a shame that Goamag instead of exposing corruption seems to be siding with the corrupt. He has forgotten that though he claims he is a true Goan, he is a Goan only in name and in reality he is a traitor. To amass his wealth he is prepared to go to any extent by using muscle power and money.He has his die hard followers/ass lickers in Goa and maybe in UAE/abroad who are prepared to do anything for him. The reason is they owe their rise to him. He amply rewards them and hence are ready to stand by him. In the name of bettering Goa, Churchill is taking up the cause of mining knowing fully well that his son is involved in this and hence there can and should not be any restriction on mining. Churchill believes that all Goans are ignorant and fools and that they can be taken for granted. Not satisfied with getting his brother too in politics now he is hell bent on getting his daughter and soon his son too in politics. Goans should not be fooled by him and never trust him.. Goans can teach him a lesson by making sure when elections are held, that he or his daughter/other family member are never elected.
[Goanet] IFFI 2010 Goa, Taday's Pics
41st International Film Festival of India (IIFI) starts in about an hour's time from now. Opening ceremony at 5.30pm Following are todays pic (Work still in progress) Film Jurassic Park http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukiffi/5197622733/sizes/l/ Film King Kong http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukiffi/5198220890/sizes/l/ Film Titanic http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukiffi/5198222396/sizes/l/ Fish aquarium (Real one) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukiffi/5198221472/sizes/l/ RK Studio http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukiffi/5198221784/sizes/l/ Inox Courtyard under blue sky http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukiffi/5198222794/sizes/l/ Stage Setup at Kingfisher Village Band setting up - EKA http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukiffi/5198223150/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukiffi/5198223498/sizes/l/ Opening Ceremony here today Kala Academy http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukiffi/5197613119/sizes/l/ You may also visit this blog for present and past IFFI activities http://iffigoablog.blogspot.com/ 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] Fw: DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT - MR PAUL LOBO
Announcement : - Forwarded Message From: Goan Welfare Society Nairobi gwsnew...@gmail.com Sent: Mon, November 22, 2010 7:57:07 AM Subject: DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT - MR PAUL LOBO Dear Members Friends, It is with immense sorrow and deep sadness that we announce the demise of Paul Lobo early this morning the 22nd of November 2010 in Nairobi. Husband of Sarah Lobo, loving father of the late Rodney Lobo, Gavin Lobo and Myrtle Desa, father-in-law of Sandra, Tanya Christo who is the current chairman of the GWS. Doting grandfather of Bianca, Gregory, Victoria, Isabelle, Adam and Nicole. Paul Lobo was a founding member of the GWS and a past chairman, he will be dearly missed by all. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Condolence messages can be sent to cjsecurit...@nbi.ispkenya.com May he rest in peace. for and on behalf of the family GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY ALLIANCE OF GOANA ASSOCIATIONS = 000 People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to. - George Allen rene barreto WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS ==
[Goanet] Winemaking, anyone?
Any winemakers out there? Would you care to share some recipes with us? If so, would you know the reason why wheat is added to making wine... mostly in Goa? FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet] Fwd: Creative samruddhi scheme launched at Bicholim
-- Forwarded message -- From: samir umarye samir.uma...@gmail.com Date: Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 12:15 PM Subject: Creative samruddhi scheme launched at Bicholim To: mel...@misquita.net, Herald Bureau bur...@herald-goa.com, herald desk m...@herald-goa.com -- Samir Umarye BY HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM NOV 12: The Creative Multipurpose co-operative credit society ltd Sanquelim has introduce an unique 'Creative Samruddhi Scheme' by which the customers would be able to get 40% discount on any purchase household items. Addressing a press conference Ramapati Pitre the chairman of the co-operative society told that the scheme is newly launched and is very attractive for those who are planning to buy items more than Rs 10,000 and less than Rs 1 lakh. We would give them 40% discount on any item including TV, Fridge, gold coin or even motorcycle Pitre told they can purchas the item from any shop just that they have to get the quotation and deposit only 60% amount stated in the quotation. As per the scheme is somewhat like the Multi level marketing. To avail the benefit a person should become a member of the society by paying Rs 500 as membership fees. Later he has to submit the quotation along with the 60% amount of the thing to be purchased. The amount remains with the bank till the time he get two members for the bank who are willing to buy worth the same amount. It is not exactly the MLM scheme as is seen but we break the chain only when one gets two members and we also immediately give him 40% discount which he would never get Pitre explaines if the customer wants we also give him cashback after the end of the chain which is the entire amount of the item. So in this way he invests only 60% and gets 100% within no time. The co-operative bank is located at Gokul building, near Radhakrishna temple - Sanquelim. -- Samir Umarye
[Goanet] Talking Photo: Goa, now to have 5 lane highway
This will road pattern will make Mr Visvas Rane from millionaire to billionaire. More ambulance, hospital and migrant doctors will need to cater Goans using this highway to hell. Agnelo Pinheiro Extra: The 5 lane pattern will be similar to this one (Net pic) http://www.ccroadwise.org/file/images/bees_ferry_rd_5_lane_section_small.jpg ==
[Goanet] Calvim locals demand footbridge
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM NOV 18: The people from Calvim and Ponolern Island in Aldona have strongly demanded construction of a footbridge between Calvim bund and Chowgule jetty side in Mayem and have asked the MLA to look into the matter. It may be stated that the villagers of Calvim and Ponolern island travel to Aldona and Mapusa on a regular basis. So also students travel to Aldona schools everyday. To reach Aldona the villagers have to cross the river which is a tributary of Mandovi using a ferry. The residents have strongly demanded that if a footbridge is build between Calvim bund and Chowgule jetty side all would benefit and it would be of great use to residents to cross over to Sinquerim and Corjuvem and thereon to Aldona. The ferry breaks down frequently which creates severe inconvenience to the people specially the students and this bridge would solve our proble. a resident from Clavim told. The resident from these two villages have been demanding this bridge since last several years. This issue also figured in Gram sabha meetings of panchyats of both Aldona and Mayem. The matter was discussed in the Mayem Gram Sabha last year on January 2, 2009 after the demand was made by one Vinayak Lamgaonkar while Kashinath Mayekar had seconded the resolution. After the decision of the panchayat it was sent to Sanquelim PWD for further procedure. Theodore D'souza a resident and owner of the land in Calvim Aldona through a letter to the executive engineer of PWD- Mapusa had also expressed his No objection to the government erecting a bridge. Inspite of the residents sending letters to the local MLA, Dayanand Narvekar and the PWD nothing fruitful came up. Now the villagers have strongly demanded the MLA to consider their long pending demand and followup the issue with the PWD.
[Goanet] 25th November is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
--- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. --- 25th November is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Source: Social Issues Calendar 2010 GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto: goad...@gmail.comgoad...@gmail.com ===
Re: [Goanet] Winemaking, anyone?
Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com asked: Any winemakers out there? Would you care to share some recipes with us? If so, would you know the reason why wheat is added to making wine... mostly in Goa? FN ANSWER: So that the plagiarizing and fact-check-free chaps at the Goa Heraldo would not notice ... or else they will write MASSIVE headlines (again) that Goans = bebde! Et tu, FN? jc
Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1263
Hi Aires, It is not possible for one to expose one's wife misdeeds in Public. The reasons being obvious. Similarly, Dr. M. Singh has certain restrictions/responsibilites in respect to coalition partners. Please try and understand him and use your wisdom, U will be respected for it. Incidentally, Dr. Singh with his academics has held the topmost position with the RBI besides Politics. unlike your simple (SSC pass) Ministers from from Goa. Hence, pl. don't generalise. He is a simple man with rich and great Values like normal Goans. A Wise man is capable of seperating the Good Wheat and the Chaff, my friend. Mr. Aires, your roars which are dreaded in Goa are just like purrs of a pussy cat around the Country. Sir, I will support U in all your ventures for the Good and your fight against the evil and mighty. However, as one of the commandement sayeth, do not bear false witness or cry. R u the same Aires from the 1975 Bosco's SSC batch with your big glasses. Thanks Buddy, It's great to learn about your success in Goa. I am proud of you and of having shared the same bench at School. Regards Sir and all the best, Lp From: goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org Subject: Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1263 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:45:21 -0800 Send Goanet mailing list submissions to goanet@lists.goanet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org You can reach the person managing the list at goanet-ow...@lists.goanet.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Goanet digest... Today's Topics: 1. Portugal Travel advice (pinheiro) 2. Arossim... (Frederick Noronha) 3. Goa Day 2010 - Doha, Qatar (Goanet A-C-E!) 4. Talking Photo: Goa, now to have 5 lane highway (JoeGoaUk) 5. FRIDAY BALCAO to focus on the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the context of Goa. (Goa Desc) 6. Re: Portugal Travel advice (milind amonkar) 7. Dailymotion - Duke Ellington His Orchestra - Take the A Train - a Music video (Con Menezes) 8. Re: Politics, lies or Ignorance? (Gabe Menezes) 9. LIKE THE PM IS OUR CM (Aires Rodrigues) 10. Re: Shrine priest suspended for not fulfilling requirements (AF) 11. Talking Photos/TMVN: Stinking Garbage on NH17 near GMC, Bambolim (JoeGoaUk) 12. Goa news for November 22, 2010 (Goanet News Service) -- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:51:31 +0400 From: pinheiro gift.pinhe...@gmail.com To: GOA Net goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Portugal Travel advice Message-ID: 0bf414e9050a4a149c6bf221e467d...@pinheiropc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hello GoaNeters, I will be transiting through Portugal from 20th to 26th Dec, though main purpose is to visit Fatima but will go around places like Tomar, Batalha, Alcobaca, Obidos, Porto, Sintra Lisboa I will be most grateful if someone can provide some tips/advice on the following. What is the best way to move around car bus or train? Is self driving a good idea considering it is wet time of the year? Any site/place that has some relevance to Goa or Goan history that is worth visiting. Thank you in advance. Agnelo Pinheiro -- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:49:45 +0530 From: Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Arossim... Message-ID: aanlktimelic=he7wsprd8jvbr=nncllwebja3+viu...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Had a chance to visit Arossim on the weekend, and here are some pics from the area. Many thanks to Goanetter Themistocles Themis D'Silva for showing me around http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157625433499086/ Some photos are en route to the village -- the last one before Mormugao taluka gives into Salcete. A few sunset shots are actually from Siridao or Santa Cruz (Kalapur). FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 -- Message: 3 Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:23:52 -0500 From: Goanet A-C-E! goa...@goanet.org To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Goa Day 2010 - Doha, Qatar Message-ID: 4ce98de8.3050...@goanet.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Goa Day 2010, Doha Qatar Organized by: Doha Goans Sports Club (DGSC) Date: November 19, 2010 Time: 5:30pm onwards Cost: Free (All Goans welcome) Location: Conference Hall, Municipality Bldg, Near Islamic Museum Round About at Corniche, Doha, Qatar PHOTOS: http://bit.ly/GoaDayDoha2010 PROGRAM 1
Re: [Goanet] Winemaking, anyone?
Wheat is added to quicken the process of fermentation, if I am not mistaken. It quickens the rot.much like our beloved state! Incidentally, add a little feni when adding the caramel for the colour. Or rum (since finding good pure feni is almost impossible these days).-rum's sweetness adds to the wine, I think. ederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com wrote: Any winemakers out there? Would you care to share some recipes with us? If so, would you know the reason why wheat is added to making wine... mostly in Goa? FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Fish curry Rice at Rachol
Talking Photos: Fish curry Rice at Rachol We heard about this Restaurant some months ago When we visited Rachol recently, we enquired at Santimol And drived back to rachol. It’s a home with open space at backyard. Mother working very hard in the kitchen plus prepare the bills. Young teenage son (Traven) seems bit moody . When asked about an item, he may say no but mother says yes. The place very famous for Crabs, Potting, Fish etc. We also ate 2 Lepo in curry 25 each and 2 Chicken 60 each. 2 salad plates and 5 loaves of bread. Besdes, One FB beer, 1 FB R/S, 6 sodas, 2 water bots. 2 fish fry and 1 Prawns fry 5 fish curry rice plates We were 5. Bill was 900 At Esparanca Vaz Restaurant Rachol. After Raitura fort gate, (but before Rachol Seminary) Take first road right You may still have to ask as it is not on the main road Will have to take another road inside, towards right You will see the green board Fish Curry Rice plate (Boiled rice or Ukllem xit) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5190351636/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5190350696/ Fish Fry Kallo http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5189752153/ Prawns Fry Sungttam http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5189751701/ The board http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5190352098/ Extra: This was at Sanvordem city http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5178158422/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5177554919/ Bon appétit 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
Re: [Goanet] GLOBAL GOANS CONVENTION -2010
Well said Tome you are indeed a Niz Goenkar. It is very easy to talk from the other side of the fence without knowing the ground reality. Nothing has come out of these conventions in the interest of NRI's and nothing will happen since no one is interested in us. Mog assund, Mario Rebello Kuwait
[Goanet] Season of corruption scandals and scams in India
Season of corruption scandals B S Arun Graft is a bipartisan issue as both Congress party and opposition BJP face charges The Congress party has never been as nervous after the Bofors scandal hit the nation in the late 1980s. The Rs 64-crore payoff that brought the dirt at the then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s doorsteps, handed over an electoral defeat to the Congress in the 1989 elections. Over 20 years later, the Congress finds itself in a near-similar shaky situation. There may be no threat of Congress losing its government but in the season of scams, the image of the party and that of the United Progressive Alliance government that it heads, has taken a severe beating. The Commonwealth Games scam - not to speak of the tardy preparation bringing to question the very efficiency of the UPA government and the Congress-ruled Delhi state government - followed by the scam of the Adarsh Housing Society, supposedly meant for families of the Kargil war victims, and the telecom scam have unnerved the government, to put it mildly. True, the party and the government have taken some action. Two heads have already rolled – A Raja and Ashok Chavan were made to step down as telecom minister and Maharashtra chief minister respectively, for presiding over the scandals. But then such is the fate of the party that even after these two actions, the crescendo by the Opposition against the government, holding it responsible, has never stopped. Worse, the government seems clueless over what it should do and how to get out of the mess. SC blow Even while the Congress was undecided how to face the growing call by the Opposition for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the scams, came some observations by the country’s top court. The Supreme Court delivered perhaps the worst blow by passing adverse remarks against prime minister Manmohan Singh for his silence in not responding to a letter by former MP Subramanian Swamy seeking prosecution of the tainted Raja. The apex court passing comments on the working of the PM has never happened in recent memory. This has come as a shocker for an already bruised Congress, not knowing where to hide. The blow was particularly nasty because it has hit the very person that Congress presents to the nation as its cleanest. Here’s what the 2009 Congress manifesto said about Singh: “In Manmohan Singh, we have a prime minister with unique qualifications, unparalleled experience, impeccable reputation and unquestionable integrity. His wisdom, knowledge and expertise is needed now more than ever, as the country faces challenges”. Not that after Bofors there were no scams – the initial years of the minority Congress government of P V Narasimha Rao saw quite a few of them – stocks scam, sugar scam, hawala scam and telecom scam, which were followed by the Tehelka and coffin scams during the BJP regime. But both the governments weathered the storm although they did not come out unscathed. The telecom scam – allocation of 2G spectrum which supposedly cost the government a whopping Rs 1.76 lakh crore – is not just about the delay in Raja’s resignation but about the collective failure of the government to take action, to prevent the scandal. The buck is stopping at the prime minister because the PMO, like the finance and law ministries and the cabinet secretariat, was aware of what was going on. Yet, they did little to stop Raja. The act of omission is proving to be too costly for the UPA government. As the 2G scam threatens to become as potent a weapon to the Opposition as Bofors was, the inaction by the government has surprised many. Under Transaction of Business Rules set by the Cabinet Secretariat, any project worth over Rs 500 crore should go to the cabinet, more so if it involves more than one ministry. The very fact that the PMO and other ministries kept sending letters to Raja points out that despite being in the know of things, these various bodies did not stop the telecom minister. When Congress came back to power in 2009, Singh did not want Raja in the cabinet. However, the compulsion of coalition politics forced him not only to induct him but give him telecom ministry. The inflated importance that Congress gave to DMK has hurt the UPA badly. Contrast ‘avatar’ The UPA II is suddenly proving to be a complete contrast to UPA I avatar. Despite all the trouble created by the Left parties, the UPA I provided a relatively scam-free government and its pro-people programmes saw it coming back to power. The UPA II is not dependent on the support of the Left or the demanding regional satraps like Mulayam Singh Yadav or Lalu Prasad. Still, this dispensation is finding the going tough. The initial euphoria of the UPA II after it returned to power in 2009, and the coalition’s promise of delivering a “people’s government” by fast tracking development and expanding the social security net, is slowing evaporating as
Re: [Goanet] CM's reputation in respecting local sentiments
Rajendra, Thanks for the response! Like U, it also concerns me, all that is happenning in Goa, India and the world. I was only trying to get your perspective in particular, and all or some of the other 'communities' opinions on these outstanding problems. I know, U are a learned man! But abviously U are being modest. Thanks, will keep in touch! Nascy Caldeira --- On Sun, 21/11/10, rajendra kakodkar rskakod...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Hi Nascy, Nascy asked: What is yout personal and your community stand on this? Reply: What do you specifically refer to by the last word of your question - this? Which of my community you are referring to? I have many communities - My wado community, town community, state community, country community, planet community etc. Then my school friends community, my college community, my professional community, my close family, my extended family, etc.. etc. Then various groups I am associated with. I may miss out many… yes there are many more whom I even don’t know: goanet community, facebook etc.. etc.. list is endless Nascy asked: Would you or can you STOP the Nation's Defence requirement? Reply: Would I - Cant decide without facts. Can I - a small fly like me on goanet obviosly cant. Nascy said: Local Sentiments' can be of opposing views and demands! as always. Reply: Agree fully. Nascy asked: Which sentimen't would you choose? Reply: Frankly do not know at this juncture. Nascy said: Let us see your hidden wisdom, if any!Reply: You wont be able to see any because there are none. By the way, are you writing on behalf of some community or group (as you have use the word us in the last sentence)? Rajendra
[Goanet] On Prices
Goanetters would do well to heed the words of John Ruskin (1819-1900). It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot - it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better. Roland Toronto, 416-453-3371
[Goanet] Winemaking, anyone?
Last year, FN defended drinking of cow urine because it was a religious belief. A few days ago, FN defended the slitting of animal throats and draining of blood to create halal meat because it was a religious belief. As long as drinking wine (presumably with wheat in it) is part of the Catholic religious belief, FN will never write anything against it :-) selma -- JC wrote: So that the plagiarizing and fact-check-free chaps at the Goa Heraldo would not notice ... or else they will write MASSIVE headlines (again) that Goans = bebde! Et tu, FN? jc
[Goanet] Defiant Yeddyurappa refuses to step down
Defiant Yeddyurappa refuses to step downMohua Chatterjee, TNN, Nov 23, 2010, 12.36am IST NEW DELHI: BJP http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=BJPleadership was faced with a first-rate political crisis with a defiant Karnataka chief ministerhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Karnataka%20chief%20minister B S Yeddyurappahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=B%20S%20Yeddyurapparefusing to step down and exposing the limits of the authority of the BJP `high command'. Yeddyurappa, who arrived in the Capital on Monday, batted aside the suggestion that he needed to quit because of the charges against him as his continuation would scupper the party's attempt to corner Congress over the issue of corruptiion. Read more: Defiant Yeddyurappa refuses to step down - The Times of Indiahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Defiant-Yeddyurappa-refuses-to-step-down/articleshow/6972592.cms#ixzz163Lp8MMZ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Defiant-Yeddyurappa-refuses-to-step-down/articleshow/6972592.cms#ixzz163Lp8MMZ COMMENT: What a load of piss artists the BJP - give them the opportunity on a plate and they are gasping for breath! What says you Barad? What says you Parrikar? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] TC serves Hot Sour to Mr. Clean
Mamata Banerjee not only took U-turn but also took summersault cornering Kangress. Her party's MP Sudip Bandyopadyay clarified his part's stand at the all-party lunch meet hosted by Union Finance Minister on this Monday 27th November 2010 afternoon saying - Let's face the JPC, why say no to it? We are the second largest ally of UPA II and our voice should be heard. It's the government's responsibility to conduct the business of the House. Read more at: http://www.rediff.com/news/report/twog-case-mamata-does-a-u-turn-joins-deman d-for-jpc/20101122.htm
[Goanet] Artie Shaw A Class In Swing
Bands of Yesteryear..Artie Shaw and his Orchestra http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7303192771833659527#docid=1437683444759838433
Re: [Goanet] GLOBAL GOANS CONVENTION -2010
Areh baba, baldeantlea kurleank bhair caddun xacuti korat! Stop running each other down. Let us support each other and do what has to be done. Sitting on the fences keeps us where we are, achieving nothing. Maybe the time has come for the efforts of those who are trying so hard to do something, to succeed. Remember, there is no success without trying. These blokes are trying, so let us not put them down. Give them a hand if you can. Criticism gets us nowhere. The convention has raised a level of awareness. Let us be caring and concerned. Let our love for Goa and our Goan brethren rise above all else. It is the loss of love among us for each other that has led to the sorry state Goa has got into. Lets begin striving for unity among our associations and clubs. Tiny steps with humble beginnings will work wonders. If all Goans around the world can get together and stand united, we will be a very strong voice to contend with. Are we listening, and seeing the writing on the wall? Or, are we just going to go back and continue what we have been doing? Salus Correia Melbourne -Original Message- From: Mario Rebello Well said Tome you are indeed a Niz Goenkar. It is very easy to talk from the other side of the fence without knowing the ground reality. Nothing has come out of these conventions in the interest of NRI's and nothing will happen since no one is interested in us. Mog assund, Mario Rebello Kuwait
[Goanet] Goa news for November 23, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Film fest opens in Goa, Mamata steals the show - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: There truly was a scene stealer this year at the inaugural of the 41st International Film Festival. And it didn't happen to be a film star, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEGVw-1QYpvvtdO1ONlrSD6bewbjgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Film-fest-opens-in-Goa-Mamata-steals-the-show/articleshow/6971064.cms *** Goa court acquits two in Russian sexual assault - Washington Bangla Radio ape-accused-get-lsquo-benefit-of-doubt-rsquo-HERALD-REPORTER-PANJIM-NOV-22-In-a-major-embarrassment-to-the-State-the-two-accused-involved-in-the-sexual-assault-on-a-Russian-minor-girl-were-acquitted-by-the-Children-rsquo-s-Court-on-Monday-on-lsquo-benefit-of-doubt/43170.htmlRussian rape accused get 'benefit of doubt' http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHSSrZ4ISniUAszu9Vd6avORFcShwurl=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/111514710-goa-court-acquits-two-russian-sexual-assault *** Mahindra Stallio Race Program - Oneindia .com/companies/companies_m/Mahindra/20101122_stallio.htmlMahindra Stallio pan India ride to spread the safety message http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGNVRwZJiC5VtHNIRL9-nhW8jEmfgurl=http://living.oneindia.in/automobiles/two-wheelers/2010/mahindra-stallio-race-program-221110.html *** Udupi: Smuggled Liquor from Goa in Mathsyaganda Express caught - Bellevision llevisionUdupi, 22 November 2010: Smuggled Liquor worth Rs. 35000 from Goa, which was being taken to Thrishur, in Mathsyaganda Express is caught by Udupi Railway and ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEv53TbTa6V5s_VhG8TuJpVsmjw-gurl=http://www.bellevision.com/index.php?action=news_diggesttype=787 *** Doha: Goans celebrate Goa Day - Mangalorean.com ngalorean.comDoha November 22, 2010: Doha Goans Sports Club (DGSC) organized Goa Day on Friday November 19 by presenting a number of cultural programmes at Doha ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEkXGMiWG0DEvX5opy9tH406aqDaAurl=http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcastbroadcastid=208909 *** Nita's Theja to be screened at Goa festival - Ceylon Daily News roduction Theja has been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEJFz7q2VZeHHnO-Ik2hyUhGeqKGAurl=http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/11/23/news51.asp *** Bangalore man held at Dabolim with live bullet - Times of India mes of IndiaDesai said that Suresh told the police that he had come to Goa four days ago with three friends on holiday. The friends have stayed back. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHnlr2qrdqaPETERSPKHo_stZyX6gurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Bangalore-man-held-at-Dabolim-with-live-bullet/articleshow/6972627.cms *** Police suspect rivalry in Porvorim murder - Times of India mes of IndiaA year ago Mandal was working in Goa. During panchanama, police found that there was a black mark on the front side of his neck. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFtUv1G7HdgtLPHb4nHhocDSpQ3VAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Police-suspect-rivalry-in-Porvorim-murder/articleshow/6972628.cms *** Empowering women will dissolve social taboos: Sidhu - Times of India mes of India... seventh Annual South Asia Media Summit on 'Women in media in South Asia: Partners in Developemnt' at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula on Monday.a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFdbqyTLFLQWvgvx4j3WF80iCrpywurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Empowering-women-will-dissolve-social-taboos-Sidhu/articleshow/6972617.cms *** NFAI opens exhibition at International film fest in Goa - Times of India mes of India... Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which forms a part of the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji, Goa, was inaugurated on Monday. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEfVAN1evdT-6t9ufShImqAkBrWrwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/NFAI-opens-exhibition-at-International-film-fest-in-Goa/articleshow/6972230.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] YouTube - Always (Irving Berlin) (Victor Silvester His Orchestra)
Great Bands Music of Yesteryear : Victor Sylvester His Orchestra. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1N1eTQNCk0feature=related
Re: [Goanet] Why I am not an atheist
Bernado Colaco wrote: The illiteracy among Goans in regards to the events of 61 is huge. I remember a few years I challenged a priest a bharati who came with stories as hamara desh etc, - and who was among a congregation of party goers. I told him about the results of neo colonial rule. The priest never liked it but many in the group were surprised (true Goan ignorance) by the information. Likewise habari yakos have little or no knowlegde of Goa during the events of 61. Therefore the quagmire stories have to be recounted continously. Answers about fixing Goa was responded on a another list this in reference to the Global Goa convention recently held in Quwait. Now if people who are interested only in foreign exchange rates clearly will not be added to such a list. Get a life and know more about Goa and the events that has led to the failure in governance since 1961. BC, Thank you for endorsing my points in your exceptionally inimitable style. Your recap: 1) 1961 2) Priests, religions and beliefs. 3) The focus on yesterday. 4) Your awareness that this is not the forum for 'fixing' Goa. As for foreign exchange rates, your communist government has done an exceptionally good job in dictating exchange rates of the Chinese currencies. Government policy in every other country is geared to quantitative easing. Those who have understood the concept and consequences of printing money, are rich today. Those who have not, retain their faith/belief on the following words, In God we trust. Some of those faithful will soon be turning into atheists. Mervyn1650Lobo PS.I have two red cents to bet that any reply of yours will be another endorsement...
[Goanet] Needlework Nuns
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[Goanet] The real celebrations flourish far from the tourist hot spots
The real celebrations flourish far from the tourist hot spots Viva Re Viva! That’s the cry that Goan’s welcome carnival with. When I first moved to Goa that was the only festival I knew and so I went along to Panjim to see what it was all about. What had begun as a delightful local festival with opposing groups bombarding each other with talcum powder had been adopted by the Government with a view to promoting tourism. The only thing it seemed to promote was alcoholism. There was float after float sponsored by liquor companies. There was a desperate attempt to ape the Carnival in Rio with half the budgets and a quarter of the imagination. King Momo was obese, Queen Mimi desperately needed a make over and there was a commercial flavour to the whole thing that left a bad taste in the mouth. In the succeeding years it went from bad to worse, with two competing government agencies holding separate official carnivals, and nobody quite knowing what was going on. And then – quite by accident – I discovered Shigmo. This is the traditional Hindu spring festival and falls very close to the Carnival. But what a difference! It is entirely a home made affair, and village after village turns up to perform. What you get is a feast of the real thing – real people proudly displaying traditional dances. Hundreds of dancers stream by, carrying burning torches, bells, and elaborate flags. Myths and legends are on display on every side with giant figures and elaborate tableus. This year there was a twenty foot high Ravan, a Hanuman who actually flew and entire armies of the most wonderfully crafted demons, heroes and kings. For over four hours celebrants streamed past to the beat of thumping drums and clanging bells, displaying a pride in their roots and culture that I had never seen on display in Goa before. It was awesome in its scale and passion. Also by accident I discovered another festival unique to Goa that comes with the onset of the monsoons, and is aptly dedicated to St. John the Baptist. I attended my first ‘San Jao’ festival at Siolim. Gaily decorated boats sailed past on the river with banners that read ‘Boys football club’ and ‘The Menezes Family’. They contained everything from Zulu warriors, to a group of magic mushrooms in fluorescent hats, to a boat full of Elvis look alikes. They made things more entertaining by leaping into the river as they floated past the stage. The first time a whole lot of them plummeted into the water, my heart skipped a beat for the seventy year old man who was among them. But having leapt in, all you did was stand up – the water was exactly waist deep. The parish arrived after mass, and wave after wave of men yelled ‘San Jao! Viva San Jao’ and leapt into the river. The women moved among the guests with baskets full of chouris sausage, bread and fruit. To get into the spirit of things you had to be wearing a coppol. This is a crown made of flowers and leaves. The contents of entire gardens were visible on the heads of some of the populace. Then the big moment arrived. San Jao was on his way! Everyone rushed to the banks for a sight of the boat. San Jao was escorted by a Roman Gladiator, a cave man with a club and a Fairy Queen with cardboard wings. He himself was in a ferocious false beard and a fur rug tied around the middle with lots of string. The rug hadn’t made it all the way around him and his white shorts were prominently on display. Not that it mattered to the crowd as they roared ‘Viva San Jao!’ Finally it rained, local star Remo arrived to play, and the crowd joyously took to the floor. In Goa you can see Christmas coming from weeks away. Houses are industriously cleaned and given a coat of paint, Santa Claus arrives two weeks too early and gives the dogs such a fright that they refuse to come out from under the bed, and you are woken at night by the sound of carol singing. At midnight mass you can scarcely breathe for the smell of mothballs and scent. All the men’s suits have been taken out of storage, but the ladies are in gowns stitched especially for the occasion. At midnight every church across Goa rings it’s bells and the night is loud with acclamation. This is the big Christian celebration for which family scattered around the world finds its way back home. But far more endearing are the little chapel feasts held around the year. Every village in Goa has a cluster of small chapels, and the exploring tourist will suddenly find himself wandering into a celebration. A long neglected little chapel will be decked up in flowers and branches. A group of the local faithful will appear to pray and light candles. The feast will end with the distribution of boiled gram and jaggery. Luckily the government has not yet managed to make any of these festivals official, so they have not been ruined by being converted into tourist attractions. The true spirit of celebration lives on in Goa in the
[Goanet] Opting for Foreign Citizenship
Opting for Foreign Citizenship Published on: November 20, 2010 - 23:54 By Tomazinho Cardozo During the Portuguese era Goans have gone abroad to earn a living. This trend of going abroad for better prospects continues till date. Many Goans have ultimately opted for citizenship of the country in which they have been working. This craze for citizenship of European countries continues. And, unfortunately, this trend is on the rise. One has to explore possibilities to improve ones financial conditions. Having a good job is one way of achieving this. However, besides migrating, there are other ways of achieving financial satisfaction. Post liberation, successive government introduced various self-employment schemes and small scale industries to encourage Goan youth to seek their fortune in Goa itself. In spite of the numerous opportunities many opted and continue to opt to emigrate. Earlier, most Goans went to African countries like Mozambique which were Portuguese colonies, and to Kenya, Uganda, and Dar es Salaam where British had their supremacy. Today it is the Gulf countries, Europe, Australia, Canada and United States of America. With universal political awakening all African countries became free. At that time a majority of the Goans working there opted to go to England or Portugal. Most opted for citizenship of those countries. Such acts constitute a grave insult to one’s motherland. Initially, when the Gulf countries opened their doors, there were a few Goans. Today thousands of Goans earn their livelihood in these countries. If one analyses the type of Goans working in the Gulf States one finds that most of them are from the middle class. Very few are from the higher strata of society. Most return after retirement. But there are a few who would like to settle in European countries or Australia or in the USA after retirement. Their reason is that they would like to secure a better future for their children. Many Goans dream of leaving Goa and going to Portugal. In fact their destination is not Portugal, but being Goans it becomes very easy to for them to get a Portuguese passport. From Portugal they can then easily go to any of the European countries. This is the reason why the Portuguese Consulate in Goa is always crowded with people seeking Portuguese passports. It is only because of our selfishness that we opt for citizenship of another country. How unfortunate indeed! A question that bothers many is: Is it not possible to make a future in Goa? Take the example of the people from other states of India who came to Goa for jobs. Analyse the departments of the Goa government as well as private establishments in which people from other states occupy major positions. Who are the beneficiaries of the government schemes? One will find that many non-Goans control small businesses and carries self-employment schemes further. This has become possible because of the hard work and dedication they have put in. This has also happened because Goans have opted for shortcuts to improve their personal economic situations and by doing so they have lost grip of the Goan economy. Everyone needs money. Hence a good job is important. However, today, it is also important and meaningful to be self employed. There are various government schemes to set up small businesses. Self employment helps in two ways. It gives the needed financial support on one hand and creates job opportunities. Such an effort ultimately helps the state because such persons contribute towards reducing the number of unemployed. Goans who venture into business directly or indirectly help create jobs and need to be saluted because they help Goa and Goans in the true sense of the word. I have come across many Non Resident Goans (NRGs) who have become foreign citizens. They do not speak Konkani nor do they make any attempt to teach their children Konkani or the Goan culture. But they make numerous observations and give umpteen suggestions as to how Goa should be governed. They make conscious efforts to prove publicly that they love Goa. These Goans, if they really love Goa, and are really interested in the development of Goa, should stop professing their love in words and instead come to Goa and join hands with other like-minded people to fulfil the dream of developing Goa. http://www.navhindtimes.in/panorama/opting-foreign-citizenship
Re: [Goanet] Winemaking, anyone?
Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: Last year, FN defended drinking of cow urine because it was a religious belief. A few days ago, FN defended the slitting of animal throats and draining of blood to create halal meat because it was a religious belief. As long as drinking wine (presumably with wheat in it) is part of the Catholic religious belief, FN will never write anything against it :-) COMMENT: a: Last year was last year. b: Not being an expert on cow's urine, I have no comment on the merits or demerits of consuming it. I however support the right of those who wish to smoke and drink whatever ...as long as no one else is affected. c: The Halal process is the similar to Kosher. Many desis in London (esp) would buy their chicken and lamb from the desi stores in Southall. The meats were cleaned, trimmed of the fat and (most of all) significantly cheaper (often at 40% less) than the meats available at the English butcher-shops on the High Street or at the meat sections of Marks Spencers, Sainsbury or Asda. And yes, the meat in these desi stores was (and I am sure, still is) halal. So I don't know what this sudden awareness of animal rights is all about. What happened ...Never patronised a curry restaurant? What do we think the meat is at these places? d: If one really wishes to discuss animal rights, please tell me you are 100% vegetarian. Hopefully, somebody will take up Plant Rights. e: I do not support FN's sudden interest in producing alcohol in Goa - unless, like with the Irish Poteen or Potcheen, he intends to use all the Goa newspapers to aid in the fermentation process. I'd specifically recommend the use of the rag also known as the Heraldo jc
Re: [Goanet] GLOBAL GOANS CONVENTION -2010 - Knee jerk reaction.
Hello Mario, Thank you for a copy of your e-mail of 22 November 2010. Were you there for the GGC 2010, please? Did you know that there was a dance on the first day of the convention and organised by a group of Goans in the same hotel? Where were you for the convention or the dance or contradance. Kind Regards Oscar C. Lobo Melbourne From: Mario Rebello Well said Tome you are indeed a Niz Goenkar. It is very easy to talk from the other side of the fence without knowing the ground reality. Nothing has come out of these conventions in the interest of NRI's and nothing will happen since no one is interested in us. Mog assund, Mario Rebello Kuwait
[Goanet] PRESS RELEASE.
URGENT PRESS RELEASE Dear Madam / Sir, Could you please announce this event in your esteemed publication and also depute your Reporter to cover this event. Thank you for your support. Dolphy D'souza CIP 9820226227 CITIZENS' INITIATIVE FOR PEACE Invites You to a Public Meeting On Police Reforms: For A Citizen Friendly Police At St. Xavier's College Hall, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai 40001 On Thursday 25th November 2010 at 5:30 PM SPEAKERS Dr.Kiran Bedi Ex IPS Officer and Social Activist Ms Maja Daruwala Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Mihir Desai High Court Advocate Member, Governing Council of ICHRL Talks to be followed by an Interactive Session All are welcome Website: www.mumbaicitizens.com Contact: Salil 9324869143, Dolphy 9820226227, Soheb Lokhandwala 9833627173 Police Reforms: Why needed urgently? To make police function autonomous and eliminate undue political/bureaucratic interferences. Also to ensure that they are not able to misuse their powers and become citizen friendly. Background The Janata Party in 1977, to investigate the reasons of Police brutalities and to improve its working, appointed a National Police Commission to have a comprehensive review of the police system. The Commission examined all relevant issues in about three and a half years submitted 8 reports from February 1979 to May 1981. As the recommendations of National Police Commission were not implemented, 2 retired DGPs, Prakash Singh and N K Singh, filed a PIL in the Supreme Court in 1996. The Supreme Court delivered its judgement on 22nd September 2006 giving the following directions to the Central Government, State Governments and Union Territories for compliance. The Supreme Court Directives: 1.Constitute a State Security Commission so that state government does not exercise unwarranted influence or pressure on the police, lay down broad policy guidelines 2. Director General of Police is appointed through a merit based, transparent process and enjoys a minimum tenure of two years 3. Police officers on operational duties a minimum tenure of two years; 4. Set up a Police Establishment Board, which will decide all transfers, postings, promotions and other service related matters of police officers; 5. Set up independent Police Complaints Authorities at the state and district levels to look into public complaints against police officers in cases of serious misconduct, including custodial death, grievous hurt or rape in police custody; 6. Separate the investigation and law and order functions of the police to ensure speedier investigation, better expertise Recent Supreme Court Order The Supreme Court in its recent order has issued strictures against four state governments viz. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal and asked their Chief Secretaries to remain present at the next hearing on the coming December 6th to explain non-compliance of the directives. Conclusion Overall the implementation of Police reforms is dismal except for a few states. The Maharashtra Government has failed to implement inspite of several promises. Regards Dolphy D'souza CIP
[Goanet] Daily Grook #853
DAILY GROOK #853 = MADE MAID = by Francis Rodrigues noah's legendary ark was made of ol beams, but dear joan of arc was maid of orleans! *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
[Goanet] 26/11 BOMBAY TERROR ATTACKS WAR on CORRUPTION
Hi Gabriel, You have illustrated many of the failings of India which need IMMEDIATE remedy if India is to compete on the world stage as a significant player. We hear all over the world that India is fast becoming a country which is poised to be Number 3 in the world economic order if not Number 2. Consider how much more India could achieve if corruption was to be irradiated. China has made significant strides by enacting anti corruption laws which are producing significant results in uplifting the standard of the people. Their politicians realized that if they did not rid the country of corruption, then there would be a constant drag on the wellbeing and economic, cultural and social growth of the people. The Chinese politicians had the foresight and the courage to tackle this problem head on. and this has contributed tremendously to their success. it is a pity that our Indian politicians do not have the will nor the guts or Balls to do the right thing and show by example which will carry down through the ranks. Punitive Legislation therefore is the only means to remedy this situation. Here too, the very fabric is Indian Politics corrupt from the very inner fiber due to Greed and selfishness will not allow for the right thing to be done. The only way therefore is for the people to organize and depose these corrupt politicians and replace them with honest and selfless people. Had the Great Mahatma Gandhi been alive, he certainly would have been appalled at the current state of Greed and Corruption. Civil servants think that they are Civil Masters. Instead of being the Servants, they boss over the very people who they are paid to serve.These Civil servants have to be reminded that they are here to serve the people and not tyrannize over them and that it is these people who they serve that are paying their wages. Let us hope that Indians wake up and realize that the current system is not sustainable and not conducive to India's growth and prosperity and maybe, maybe the politicians too see the folly of their acts and turn toward being honest and transparent in the conduct of their respective offices and be true representatives of the people who elected them to office and frankly, do their jobs. Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares.
[Goanet] Song of the day
Here's an old one - Irish folk song - from my RAF days by Johnny mcEvoy. Mursheen Durkin; any Irish person worth their salt knows this one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iedQLFNdnc4feature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
