[Goanet] Goa news for November 13, 2012

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*** Goa get three points from drawn match against Jammu and
Kashmir - Times of India
rm spinner Shadab Jakati grabbing four wickets, before settling
for a draw and three points on the basis of first-innings lead
on the final day of their Ranji Trophy match against Jammu ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHPpcrPT8SaeY5BuOugrNWvUKhsnw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket/ranji-trophy/Goa-get-three-points-from-drawn-match-against-Jammu-and-Kashmir/articleshow/17195382.cms

*** 'Spiritual film journeys' will be festival highlight as IFFI
kicks off in Goa - Daily Mail
tandard.com/generalnews/news/special-corner-for-local-artists-at-iffi/78582/">Special
corner for local artists at IFFI
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHFTON7eBoCRc6T6RnlAgUmzhjSmQ&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2232001/Spiritual-film-journeys-festival-highlight-IFFI-kicks-Goa.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

*** Goa industrial development corporation panel to probe plot
ownership by its staff - Times of India
onstituted sub-committee headed by chief minister Manohar
Parrikar, who is also the chairman of the ...
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*** Bob Geldof, Goa and the Maldives: take offense where you can
find it - Reuters India (blog)
uters India (blog)Irish rockstar Bob Geldof's remark that he got
his "best drugs" from Goa has come under attack from a right
wing Hindu organisation which has accused him of hurting
national sentiments. While tourism industry players in Goa have
said that Geldof'‚¬„¢s ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHBXjOfGUjU7mOsZKmnqzum8k0LYA&url=http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2012/11/12/bob-geldof-goa-and-the-maldives-take-offense-where-you-can-find-it/

*** Security upped for festivities - Times of India
mes of IndiaMARGAO: The South Goa police have made elaborate
arrangements to ensure Narkasur competitions and Diwali
celebrations are held in a peaceful manner this year. Police
sources said security apparatus in the district has been
tightened and 75 CISF ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHxPDaZ56ATrwwGBDyRkdiZqGKUQw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Security-upped-for-festivities/articleshow/17201102.cms

*** Clubbers' Decktionary: Goa Trance - The List
tarter. Young Londoner Graham Wood formed The Infinity Project
with old Australian hippie Raja Ram (originally of 60s band
Quintessence), in 1989. Juno Reactor's debut album, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGjfMKkuhxFHM2Geg1S8y4r5DNQZg&url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/46704-clubbers-decktionary-goa-trance/

*** Outside trawlers eating into local catch, boat owners tell
min - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Illegal fishing activities in Goan waters by
boats from other states for many years have severely affected
the catch hauled in by local fishermen and a continuing trend
may signal a crisis, local boat owners have alleged.
Representatives of ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGdK3Euog79he76k1OisqX22GDQ-Q&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Outside-trawlers-eating-into-local-catch-boat-owners-tell-min/articleshow/17201085.cms

*** Goa's fishy problem: falling haul blamed on preying
jellyfish - TwoCircles.net
oCircles.netBy Mayabhushan Nagvenkar, IANS,. Panaji : If fish is
on your food menu during a Goa visit this year, you are in for
competition. Swarms of toxic jellyfish have suddenly surfaced in
Goa's inland waters, preying on small fish and fish larvae,
especially ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGDZREqbbINnypPmQY02zY6Lum7Pw&url=http://twocircles.net/2012nov12/goas_fishy_problem_falling_haul_blamed_preying_jellyfish.html

*** Mashelkar: Goa 2035 vision goals achievable by 2025 - Times
of India
mes of IndiaMARGAO: Scientist and chairman of the Goa golden
jubilee development council (GGJDC) Raghunath Mashelkar on
Sunday said the state should work towards becoming a model state
for the rest of India to follow, even as he stressed that Goa
has the ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEuyaxAgEaId3aE8z8_v4x_ThEs3g&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Mashelkar-Goa-2035-vision-goals-achievable-by-2025/articleshow/17186174.cms

*** Treasury empty, CM's 3% GDP growth nonsense: Goa Mining
People's Front - Times of India
ependent people. Its leader, Communist Party of India (CPI)
...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE3R8zy2BpCWl8KJdQwMj7nQKGHKg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Treasury-empty-CMs-3-GDP-growth-nonsense-Goa-Mining-Peoples-Front/articleshow/17201099.cms


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[Goanet] Narkasur 2012 - Panjim area

[JoeGoaUk]

Here are some of the finest from Panjim area. mostly from St. inez
 
At Taj Vivanta, St. Inez
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8179388915/sizes/l/in/photostream/
 
You may visit her for more
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2012/11/narkasur-2012-panjim-goa.html

Opp St. Inez Church / colony
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8179421752/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8179426158/sizes/l/in/photostream/

I like this one.. Batman
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8179395859/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Opp Gomantak Times
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8179422776/sizes/l/in/photostream/

the one near GT, was still not ready at 8.30pm
So also the one on altinho Road / slope


This is at New Herald Office
Campal Trade Centre / TAG
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8179423706/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Near Tonca Sewerage plant
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8179428906/sizes/l/in/photostream/

tonca, Dempo Bhat
Lovely Boys
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8179398421/sizes/l/in/photostream/


Happy Diwali
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8179392767/sizes/l/in/photostream/


Blog
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2012/11/narkasur-2012-panjim-goa.html

joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

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Re: [Goanet] Send Goan MLAs to Uruguay to study

[Alfred de Tavares]

Why send THEM...why not the CM lead them?

Does'nt he need to learn the same? Ask our Aires...

AT

> From: l...@dmello.in
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:17:40 +0530
> Subject: [Goanet] Send Goan MLAs to Uruguay to study
> 
> Our CM should send our Goan MLAs to study Uruguay instead of sending them to 
> countries like Singapore and UK.
> 
> I hope Mr Parriker would try and emulate Jos Mujica and set an example for 
> others to copy.
> 
> Long live the power of teaching by example.
> 
> Leo D'Mello
> 
> *
> 
> Subject: [Goanet] The World's Poorest President - money is not everything.
> 
> Here's a guy who believes that money does not buy happiness!?
imself each month.
  

[Goanet] BOOK: "100 years of Konkani Tiatro" - by Wilmix Wilson Mazarello

[Goa-World.com]

GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)® 
 www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/   
http://www.goa-world.com/  http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit%5Ccredit.htm Tumcam
 Maie-mogacho ieukar. 
>
>Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday someone, somewhere learns a 
>little.
> 
>BOOK: "100 years of Konkani 
Tiatro" 
>
>
>
>“100 
Years of Konkani Tiatro” – the one and only Encyclopaedia, containing 420 pages 
of information on Konkani Tiatr and Tiatrists, is compiled and written by 
Wilmix 
Wilson Mazarello.  It gives brief biographical details of various Tiatrists 
from 
Goa, Mumbai and elsewhere; and covers the period, 1892- 1992.
>
>The author was awarded Junior Fellowship for his research in 1993 and he 
successfully completed the book in 1995. 
>
>It was published by the Directorate of Art & Culture, 
Government of Goa, in 2000 and is considered as a Collector's 
item.
>
>The Book "100 years of Konkani Tiatro" is 
available with the DIRECTORATE OF ART & CULTURE, Patto, Panjim, Goa - 403 
001 and in 
>South Goa, it 
is available at: RHYTHM HOUSE MUSIC SHOPPEE, Opp. Meenaxi Hotel, Below City 
Hospital, Margao, Goa - 403601.
>Mob: +91 
9822386579. 
>
>For more info, please also email: Wilson Mazarello 
(wilsonmazarell...@gmail.com)
>wilsonmazarello64 at 
gmail dot com 
>
>WILMIX WILSON MAZARELLO 
>(The Author):
>Wilmix Wilson Mazarello was born on the 19th July 1946 at 
Velim, Salcete, Goa. He studied upto 'Pimelro-Gravo' in Portuguese at Velim, 
Goa, and then left for Mumbai to continue his studies there, in English.   He 
graduated from Bombay University with Bachelors Degree in Science and started 
working in Mumbai.
>He also studied Business 
Management & International Marketing and worked his way up to the level of 
an Export Manager in a Pharmaceutical Company.  His position as an Export 
Manager exposed him to many foreign countries in Europe, Africa and 
Asica.
>In the field of Konkani Wilmix has 
been a Konkani Tiatrist for the last 26 years and is still very much active on 
the stage. He was the President of the Konkani Mandal at St. Xavier's College 
for 2 years during whcih time he established a library there of Konkani 
Books.
>Wilmix wrote many articles to the 
Konkani Weeklies in Mumbai and rose to be one of the leading Konkani 
Playwrights 
of Mumbai. He has composed hundreds of Konkani songs and has won several awards 
for his compositions. Wilmix is a "Registered Artist" for singing and acting 
with "All India Radio" (Panaji).
>Wilmix rose 
to be a leading actor/singer of the Konkani Stage and is still sought after by 
leading Playwrights & Directors. Wilmix was the founder member and the first 
elected president of the Konkani Tiatristanchi Sounstha in Goa for 3 years. He 
is at persent an Executive Committee Member of the Government of Goa's "Goa 
Konkani Academy".
>Two of Wilmix's Konkani 
Tiatros, viz. "Sukti Bhorti" & "Durig" have been published in book form in 
Devnagri Konkani. Wilmix has done extensive research in the field of Konkani 
Tiatro and this, present volume, "100 years of Konkani Tiatro" is also an 
outcome of such research.
>
>Directorate of Art & Culture,
>Government of Goa.
>___ www.goa-world.com 
>
>Blogged 
by gaspar almeida  on  his  own  initiative
>as substantial interest was expressed on 
Facebook
>and other 
forums, in coordination with 
the Author.
>
>A 
link article, as archived by www.goa-world.com 
>in 2001, written by the 
author and as published in 
>GOA TODAY, August 2001.
>http://www.goa-world.com/goa/tiatr/shambles.htm
>_
>
>
> 
>
>
>In a ShamblesThe tiatrbadly needs patronage from the State 
government to be able to look up
>
>
>By Wilson Mazarello (Wilmix) 
>(Goa Today - August 
2001)
>
>Every 
State in this God-blessed country of ours has its own cultural identity. In 
fact, some of these art and culture forms are so unique to our States that one 
can immediately, at first sight or sound, identify each one of 
them.
>
>One such 
unique art and culture form of Goa is the "Konkani Tiatro", the most popular 
form of drama in Goa. There is no drama-form that resembles the Kon-kani Tiatro 
in any other State of India.
>
>The 
Konkani Tiatro took birth in India (Mumbai) more than 100 years ago on the 17th 
of April, 1892, through a young Goan lad named 
Lucasinho Ribeiro. At the start it was based on the Italian opera of those 
times. In fact, the very first Konkani Tiatro was a literal translation of an 
Italian Opera entitled Italian Boy.
>
>Beginning from the small seed 
sowed by Ribeiro, the Konkani Tiatro, facing all odds, flourished over the 
years 
into a fully mature tree branching all over Mumbai, Goa, Karachi, Pune, 
Gujarat, 
Rajasthan, Cochin, Mangalore and many more places along the Konkan coast. It 
blossomed into a full formed "theatre" with its roots firmly entrenched 

[Goanet] Goodbye to Goa Fish and Prawn Curries?

[Roland Francis]

The news of a jellyfish invasion in the polluted rivers especially in the
Mandovi near Panjim is bad news for Goa fish and shrimp eaters.
 
This is an invasive species like the Asian Carp, a fish  that was found in
Canadian and American lakes that causes imbalance in the food chain and was
probably accidentally introduced into North America by Chinese cargo ships
and vessels.
 
Invasive species live off larvae as in the case of the new kind of jellyfish
found in Goa or they eat literally tons of smaller fish that are food to the
bigger species, that as a result soon disappear, as caused by the Asian Carp
in Canada. As if overfishing in the world due to large factory-trawlers and
rising populations was not enough, we have now to endure this nature
invasion.  
 
The alternative is farmed fish and shrimp, but besides poor taste, that kind
comes with its own problems like added antibiotics to prevent fish disease
and therefore causing havoc with human body systems.
 
Roland.
Toronto.
 
 

Re: [Goanet] Kedna - Gonzaga Coutinho

[Edward Verdes]

I think this is a new dulpod as I too have not heard it before,
As you can also see in the lyrics, words like sms and email.
This song I first heard in Band of the sand Lynx CD - Spirit of Goa, which
was
Released in 2008. I think Gonzaga has taken it from there...

Kedna 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGU5Avgjjj4

Kednam gho kednam, tum go yetelem,
Uskean tujea kalliz mojem sukhon go gelem }x2

Moga tum ye ye ani gopan maka ghe...x4

Kitlo teomp gelo pun hanv azun rautam tuka,
Devuch zannam tum kiteak maka gho sotaita,
Dis ani rath focot tuzoch ugddass maka yeta,
Ek tori phone kor nam zalear sms dadd go maka,
Ek tori phone kor nam zalear sms dadd go maka.

Kednam gho kednam, tum go yetelem,
Uskean tujea kalliz mojem sukhon go gelem }x2

Moga tum ye ye ani gopan maka ghe...x4

Tum khoim assa, kitem korta kainch maka khobor nam
Utor maka diun gelem mozo usko tuka  nam
Tuzo vhodd sintiment zala gho maka
Ek tori chitt boroi nam zalear email dhadd gho maka

Kednam gho kednam, tum go yetelem,
Uskean tujea kalliz mojem sukhon go gelem }x2

Moga tum ye ye ani gopan maka ghe...x4

Edward Verdes

-Original Message-
From: goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org
[mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Roland Francis
Sent: 12 November 2012 05:13
To: 'Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!'
Subject: [Goanet] Kedna - Gonzaga Coutinho

Here's a catchy number, very lively and one I have not heard before.

&feature=related
 
Would readers please inform of its origins and whether it is a well known
song.
 
Roland.
Toronto.
 

[Goanet] Kingfisher voice of Goa 2012 - the winners etc

[JoeGoaUk]

Kingfisher voice of Goa 2012 
Evola Marcelo - Kingfisher Voice of Goa 2012 (konkani)
 
Video / konkani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAGm3e9k4yI

Kingfisher Voice of Goa 2012 Final round took place at  SGPDA grounds, 
Margao on 10th and 11th Nov. 2012 for konkani and English category  repectively.

Thee were in all 10 finalists in Konkani Category Viz 
Akash Naik, Ethel Fernandes, Swarupa Naik, Valentine Cardozo, 
Vishal  Jadhav, Sufran Majeed, Mangirish Dharwadkar, 
Evola Marcelo, Sushil Kumar and  Ancy Gonsalves.
Evola Marcelo is the winner this year. 
Sadly, I missed the day.

 
where as, there were 11 finalists for English  category
Jennifer Fernandes, Cyrus Berne, Tabhita Nunes, Audrey Vaz, 
Omkar  Halarnkar, Linus Fernandes, Jacqueline Payne, Tobit Dias, 
Devashish Muzumdar, Renee D’Souza, Ancy Gonsalves and Anuraj Mohan.

Cyrus  Berne wins the title
Cyrus sang his own composition. 
He is from Margao and a student of  Rosary College, Navelim

Judges were:
Sigmund de Souza, Noel (Nini)  D’Souza and Maxie Miranda 

Other attractions for the days  were the live performance of
Lucky Ali, Stereo Nation, Low Rhyders,  Band Crimon Tide, Pure Magic,  
Goa’s lead guitarist Edwin Fernandes etc
Sadly, I missed day 1.

Some  pics
Cyrus Berne – the Kingfisher of Goa 2012  (English)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178070968/in/photostream
Cyrus with big-fat cheque
Minister Avertano Furtado, MLA Caitu  D'Silva, MLA Benjamin D'Silva,
Stereo Nation and others


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178042919/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178073630/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178049873/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178050383/in/photostream/

the member of Jury
Sigmund D’Souza etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178074030/in/photostream/


Band Pure  Magic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178044729/in/photostream/

Edwin Fernandes – Lead  Guitarist
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178075590/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178046753/in/photostream/


Stereo NationLive in Margao
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178047717/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178048529/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178077928/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178078218/in/photostream/


with 3 finalists, Guests, Stereo Nation,  Edwin, Jury member, 
Sachin  Chatte the host, etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178049331/sizes/l/in/photostream/

I missed the Konkani round finals on  10th Nov.2012
Here are some file pics of the Winner Evola  Marcelo uploaded just now
(Last year’s final rounds)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178130234/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178099933/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8178099697/in/photostream/

Also, watch video but with last year’s  footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAGm3e9k4yI

Winner gets  Rs.75,000

more pics and videos / updates pl visit here
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2012/11/kingfisher-voice-of-goa-2012.html

joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

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[Goanet] GOA Summer Games 2013 - Follow up letter

[renebarreto]

Global Goemcars !!

A post from Audrey I share. 

rene 

From: Audrey Almeida 
To: renebarreto  
Sent: Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 16:14
Subject: FW: GOA Summer Games 2013 - Follow up letter

To: Mr. Rene Barreto,

Following our initial introductory letter, attached is a follow up letter 
to determine which sporting activities your associations are most 
interested in participating in.

Based on the feedback we get back, we will book the facilities as required. 
We will try and accommodate all our visitors.

Our intention is to book the facilities in early Jan 2013.

We look forward to hearing from you very soon.

Thank-you

Abel Nunes, Chair
VP Sports
Audrey Almeida, Marketing Director
The Goan Overseas Association Toronto

GOA Toronto : 
http://www.goatoronto.com/announcements/goa-summer-games-2013.html
Letter: GOA Toronto : 
http://worldgoan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/goa-overseas-association-toronto.html











WORLD GOA - KONKANI DAY -20TH of AUGUST, EVERY YEAR.
GOAN CULTURAL HERITAGE DAY 
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[Goanet] Some Funeral Carriage carts from Moira Cemetery Museum

[Dom Martin]

Hi Joel:

My respectful apologies to JoeGoaUK for the glitch.  I was of the naïve 
assumption that Joel and JoeGoaUk were of the same embodiment. Having 
brilliantly erred, I may now be entitled to an Alzheimer's discount when it 
comes to renting one of those nostalgic funeral limousines.

Dom

<<
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Some Funeral Carriage carts from Moira Cemetery
Museum
Message-ID:

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Hi Dom,

Due to oversight... perhaps... you have mentioned "Joel" in connection with
JoeGoaUK's beautiful pictures of Moira and its cemetery.

Regards.
Joel.>>>



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Re: [Goanet] Off topic: Why I voted for Romney - For Mr Lobo

[Mervyn Lobo]

Jim Fernandes wrote:
I have NEVER promoted gold, nor have I ever invested in Gold and have no plans 
to do so in the future. Without going into much detail, I can assure you that I 
am currently not allowed to trade in my account - outside of a detailed 
scrutiny and approvals. For now, its the grand old boring mutual funds.

I never thought of gold as an interesting investment - But if you are looking 
to make some quick cash (faster than gold), here's an interesting investment 
recommendation. 

You see, it was brought to my attention earlier this morning, that your friend 
Rmoney is planning to unload $25,000 worth of fireworks for pennies on the 
dollar! The stash was supposedly meant for use on election night, during his 
supposed victory celebrations against Obama. As you are aware, that didn't 
exactly pan out. So the miserable man is trying to find buyers on Ebay.

You could buy the crap and quickly flip it around for a ROI, that could beat 
gold by a mile  :) .
Now that, my friend, is an awesome investment idea!



Jim Fernandes,
$25K?   Please!    Honey Boo Boo shows have better fireworks. Secondly, by now, 
Rmoney has sent the fireworks cache to the Cayman Isle's for safekeeping. 

On a different note, Obama won the elections only because the voting process 
was complicated, so complicated that even George Bush (43) voted for the wrong 
person. If you have not seen the news reports, here is what the Kenyan 
newspapers are reporting:

http://www.kenyan-post.com/2012/11/george-bush-accidentally-voted-for-obama.html

As for gold, the reason why the US is facing a 'fiscal cliff' is because the 
price of gold is so high. People are selling US paper money for gold. Again. 
Now that you do not have a Rmoney to cut taxes and increase military spending, 
expect the height of the fiscal cliff to change. Again. 

Lastly, Rmoney is not a miserable man. At this very moment he is relaxing in 
one of his tax havens, probably with a tea party. Rmoney did what he does best. 
He took a look at the situation, divided it, and sold it off. Half the voters 
who did not connect with Rmoney are now disconnected from him. Those who did 
connect, do not require government services and have the most to lose with the 
new Obama taxes. These low tax bracket people will move their capital outside 
the US and will receive the usual tax incentive for doing so.  

Mervyn

[Goanet] Happy Diwali

[CLP Instituto Camões]

WE WISH ALL OUR FRIENDS AND THEIR FAMILIES VERY HAPPY DIWALI AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR!

-- 
Delfim Correia da Silva
Director
Centro de Língua Portuguesa/Instituto Camões
Agva House, 9/32 Dr.Dada Vaidya Road
Panaji 403 001
Goa - India
0091 832 6647737
0091 832 2422237

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (13Nov12)

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~   Goa Model State by 2025 - Dr R. Mashelkar   ~

"What Dr. means is a model cosmopolitan Goa state with Delhi CM...Bihari 
Deputy CM...Kannad Home Minister...etc...Goans will be"


"...Extinct?!"


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[Goanet] SOCCER: Leicester extend Brandon trial by another week

[Goanet Sports]

Leicester extend Brandon trial by another week
Marcus Mergulhao, TNN | Nov 12, 2012,


PANAJI: Brandon Fernandes is feeling at home in Leicester. Not just because 
of the Indian population of around three lakh in the city but also the style 
of play that English Championship side Leicester City adopts.


The India junior midfielder who is currently trialling with Leicester City 
is delighted with his own progress and the club's decision to extend his 
trial period by another week has provided another glimmer of hope that the 
Goa youngster can possibly break into the big league.


"It's been a good journey for me, so far," Brandon told TOI in a telephonic 
conversation from Leicester on Sunday.


"Reading (FC) and Leicester adopt two different styles but I feel more 
comfortable with the style here. They pass a lot and it suits me. At 
Reading, it was more of a direct football, something that I was not used 
to," said Brandon.


Even off the field, Brandon has been completely at ease. Whether it's having 
a hair cut, Indian style, with a Gujarati barber around, catching up on his 
favourite Bollywood movies at a multiplex near his training ground, or 
savouring Indian food, Brandon doesn't have too many reasons to miss home.


"I've made lots of friends here and the city has been kind to me as well. 
Such an environment helps with my football and it shows on the field," said 
Brandon.


On the field, Brandon has been training with Leicester City's developmental 
side, and is growing in confidence with each passing day. The Reading FC 
lessons have been learnt well and the 18-year-old cannot wait to graduate 
from a talented player to India's first in the big league.


"I just want to get on the rolls of an English side, whether it's in the 
Premier League or the Championship does not really matter. I know I have the 
potential to succeed (in England) and I just need a chance," he said.


Brandon's popularity is on the rise in England with requests for media 
interviews now an everyday thing. For someone as young as 18, it could be 
all distracting, but Brandon speaks with the amazing confidence of a 
professional.


"I am just keeping my cool. All that goes on outside the field is secondary. 
My primary concern is football and I am focusing on that," said Brandon.


In the meanwhile, the wait continues.  (ENDS)


Source:  http://bit.ly/SZlURK


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[Goanet] Cho-kingfisher voice of Goa!

[Jazz Goa]

Much has been said about Goa's amazing music talent, nothing much has been done 
about it though. In fact a lot has been undone over the years for some strange 
reason. Every major event in Goa sidetracks local artistes for very often, 
mediocre to pathetic outstation acts that are paid astronomical amounts to dish 
out music that has absolutely no connection with Goa. 
The current Kingfisher Voice of Goa for example, pays Luck Ali an obscene 
amount to perform at the finals, while the 'un' lucky 'Voice of Goa' takes home 
a tiny fraction of that amount as the 'grand' prize.
An absolutely ridiculous equation that insults local talent while claiming to 
promote it. Its the same with the IFFI, Literary festival, Think festival and 
just about any major event in Goa. Local artistes who are invited to perform 
are offered a tiny fraction of what their outstation counterparts are paid. Bad 
enough our country suffers from a colonial hangover where most of us Indians 
tend to worship foreigners, Goa has it fine tuned to an art form with its 
outstation fixation. 
Granted, Goans are the most warm and hospitable people on the planet with arms 
always wide open to welcome visitors, but stretching our arms wide while 
stomping on local talent has to stop.

Re: [Goanet] Gonzaga Coutinho - Rajan and Prema

[Jose Colaco]

> FN: Is there something as a "gentler Goan era"? If so, when did that 
> commence,and when did it end?

jc Comment:  I believe that Gabriel has written most eloquently about the 
'gentler era'. Like others, I too do not know when it commenced. IF Frederick 
claims (feigns) that he does not know when it ended, I have a fair idea when it 
ended.


> FN: If we don't accept the diversity of dialect and script within Konkani, 
> then we're just the other side of the Devanagari coin,

jc Comment: I will assume that FN meant to write "Devanagri Only" in the 
sentence above. I add that FN is confusing genteelness and courtesy with 
dialect and script.

Example:  Urdu can be spoken politely or not so politely. A visit to Lucknow or 
Hyderabad will provide us with examples of both. I'd venture to say that the 
courtesy in spoken Urdu is disappearing from the Urdu now being spoken in 
Hyderabad (Deccan).


> Tony de Sa: Languages evolve. A language which is static is a dead language.

jc Comment : True. Konkani (like Urdu and Hindustani ) were evolving with 
Portuguese, Sanskrit ( and Sanskrit, Persian) and other words. That is until 
the Know-it-all, My way or highway, Zhalacch Pahije crowd took over. 

I hope we can agree that Evolution develops . and is not Imposed.

jc

[Goanet] Aldona Institute Anniversary Dine & Dance on Saturday 17th November

[Cecil Pinto]

Passes available at:
Trade Winds - Parish Centre
Dr. Carlos Medical Stores
Aldona Institute Bar


Only for Aldona Institute members and their guests.
Admission for guests only if accompanied by members.

Spread the word!

=

Re: [Goanet] Gonzaga Coutinho - Rajan and Prema

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

I would submit that the "elegant Goan era" is, at best, a myth of our
collective (or individual) imagination. It is as "real" as the Golden Age
that we love to hark back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age] or a
kind of cycle of yugas [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age#Hindu]
which lives on in our beliefs.

Such concepts are linked to class and bias, and obviously have a lot to do
with our own perception of *our* place in a society. As long as we think
things were fine (for us), then it was a great place. I'm sure those who
feel empowered by the post-1961 social change (and I don't mean just a
handful of politicians) would see things are diametrically different.

Was feudal (or semi-feudal) Goa a far more comforting place for many of us
then? Episodic evidence (experiences with the GMC, for instance) are hardly
what we can base our arguments on. For instance, I almost died of
diphtheria in the Goa Medical College (shortly after its Escola Medica)
days in the mid-1960s. My kid had his tongue neatly healed with minimum
fuss earlier this decade. So did my daughter when it came to dealing with a
foot accident. But are we comparing apples and oranges? Or just trying to
make our own (biased) political point? FN
--
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Audio recordings (mostly from Goa): http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings


On 12 November 2012 07:17, Roland Francis  wrote:

> I don't know when the gentler, elegant Goan era commenced, but I do know
> the
> end started in the mid eighties.
> As to what this era was, the explanation would take more than a post, but
> perhaps you could get the drift from an example in Pinheiro's recent post
> of
> his father being treated in the GMC of 1982 and his sister in the same
> hospital but in 2002.
>

Re: [Goanet] Gonzaga Coutinho - Rajan and Prema

[Tony de Sa]

FN:

>>>Is there something as a "gentler Goan era"? If so, when did that
commence,
and when did it end?

I'd say that Gonzaga's dialect is closer to our own, hence the PLU (people
like us) syndrome. If we don't accept the diversity of dialect and script
within Konkani, then we're just the other side of the Devanagari coin,
imnsho. FN<<<

Comment:

Languages evolve. A language which is static is a dead language.


-- 

** "Tony de Sa" < tonydesa at gmail dot com > **

Re: [Goanet] Some Funeral Carriage carts from Moira Cemetery Museum

[joelds]

Hi Dom,

Due to oversight... perhaps... you have mentioned "Joel" in connection with
JoeGoaUK's beautiful pictures of Moira and its cemetery.

Regards.
Joel.

On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Venantius J Pinto <
venantius.pi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Dom

[Goanet] Kedna - Gonzaga Coutinho

[Roland Francis]

Here's a catchy number, very lively and one I have not heard before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGU5Avgjjj4

&feature=related
 
Would readers please inform of its origins and whether it is a well known
song.
 
Roland.
Toronto.
 

[Goanet] And the Kingfisher Voice of Goa 2012 is..

[JoeGoaUk]

And the Kingfisher Voice of Goa 2012 is..

Cyrus Raymond Berne 19, from Margao,a student of Rosary College, Navelim
 
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSkitbhq-ps
 
Where as Konkani Voice of Goa for 2012 is last year’s finalist 
Evola Macielo
file Pic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk45/6338652854/
 
updates
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2012/11/kingfisher-voice-of-goa-2012.html



joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

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For Goan Video Clips 
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For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Aurora in the Icelandic Highlands

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Aurora in the Icelandic
Highlands'

The heavens light up.

Last night in the cold wilds of Iceland, near Lake Þórisvatn in the
Highlands.






You may view the latest post at
http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2012/11/11/aurora-in-the-icelandic-highlands/

Best regards,
Rajan P. Parrikar
parri...@yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] Has Goa already fallen off the fiscal cliff ???

[floriano]

When the preoccupation of the powers that be (read Manohar Parrikar) to 
stump his political opponents, the best thing that they can do is to give 
doles to people left right and centre. Fiscal prudence be dammmed. More 
important is to prove to people that I am superior, knowledgeable and one 
who cannot do wrong.  People must know that IIT is a qualification of GODs 
which never does wrong or goes wrong.


Only, we shall come to know when our backs are broken when we fall on hard 
jagged rocks down the cliff.


Cheers
floriano
goasuraj

PS: Goa shud have been on a belt-tightening exercise a long time ago to pay 
the almost 6000 crores debt.




- Original Message - 
From: "Vivian A. DSouza" 

To: 
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 7:28 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Has Goa already fallen off the fiscal cliff ???


While attention is drawn to the USA's impending fiscal cliff, I wonder 
whether Goa has already fallen off the fiscal cliff. Now we hear that Goa is 
losing many crores of rupees due to cessation of mining activities. This is 
probably the reason for the Government's lackluster control of mining 
activities in Goa. It oooks lijke the Govt. was hand in glove with the 
miners.The Government has also abolished House tax in Goa, leaving 
Panchayats in the lurch as the house tax was an assured source of income. 
The Government promised to make up the loss of revenue somehow to the 
Panchayats. Dont know if it has happened yet.


Meanwhile, the Government has been giving out goodies left and right. The 
"Ladli Laxmi" scheme which gives one lakh of rupees to new brides; monthly 
payment of a stipend to housewives (hopefully to those below the poverty 
line), etc. etc. All these are sops to the

electorate to assure future votes.

How does one reconcile reduced revenues with higher outlays ?? Soon we will 
be in the same straits as the Greeks and other European nations.


A couple of guys I know working on contractual terms with Government 
departments have not received their meager pay for weeks. These are guys 
working in low paying labour jobs. The Govt. seems to have run out of money 
topay them. These are poor people living hand to mouth who are being treated 
in such a callous manner by the Government..


Has Goa fallen off the fiscal cliff or what