[Goanet] Song for the day....Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say [Official Video]

[Gabe Menezes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnIlo91CrBw

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DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Countdown to Davos.

[Con Menezes]

   
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/at-davos-trump-will-get-the-final-word-on-navigating-a-fractured-world

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[Goanet] What a waterboarding reconstruction looks like - BBC News

[Roland Francis]

https://youtu.be/CCze9AMPRLc

Roland Francis
Toronto.

[Goanet] Waterboarding Now In India

[Roland Francis]

Although now confined to border areas against suspected rebels and terrorists, 
it’s only a matter of time before it is more widely practised against other 
elements in the rest of the country, since it is considered ‘clean torture’, 
leaving no marks or scars behind.

Here is an Al Jazeera English article revealing more shocking information and 
data on custodial torture and deaths.

Public pressure to ratify the 1997 International Convention against Torture 
which India has signed will help those in custody. It’s not fitting that the 
world’s largest democracy, is one of only nine countries not to yet implement 
its provisions.

“Assam forces accused of waterboarding detainees”

http://aje.io/5nrhd

Roland Francis
Toronto

[Goanet] TRAVELOGUE: Rick Steves trip To Istanbul (Turkey)

[Con Menezes]

   
https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/istanbul

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[Goanet] Prohibition of cattle slaughter in India and the impact on India's position as the top dairy producer in the world.

[E DeSousa]

Some Outtakes from the write up by Anindya Upadhyay, Pratik Parija, Kanika Sood 
and P R Sanjai  in Bloomberg.com

Top 5 Dairy producers in the world ( metric tons)

1. India   167.0 M 
2. European Union    156.8 M 
3. USA 99.5  M 
4. China   38.7  M 
5. Russia                      30.8  M     

Talking about the "prohibitions on the slaughter of cattle" in many Indian 
States:
"It’s not just slaughterhouses and leather tanneries that are affected. 
Deprived of the option of turning their spent milkers into hamburgers, the 
farmers who make up India’s 5.3 trillion rupee dairy industry have little 
incentive to expand their herds, which threatens government plans to expand the 
milk supply."
" The crackdown is driving more dairy farmers to swap their cows for water 
buffaloes. The beasts already produce more than half of India’s milk and are 
preferred by some farmers, in part because they tolerate heat better. Still, 
their output of 5.2 kilograms of milk a day is about a quarter less than what 
the country’s Holstein-cross cows average, and it’s significantly less than the 
28 kilograms yielded by American cows."The crackdown is driving more dairy 
farmers to swap their cows for water buffaloes. The beasts already produce more 
than half of India’s milk and are preferred by some farmers, in part because 
they tolerate heat better. Still, their output of 5.2 kilograms of milk a day 
is about a quarter less than what the country’s Holstein-cross cows average, 
and it’s significantly less than the 28 kilograms yielded by American cows."
Read more about it here:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-23/india-s-sacred-cow-now-threatens-an-83-billion-dairy-industry

Re: [Goanet] Padmaavat - Stage managed violence?

[Venantius J Pinto]

Gudgyat mendu!

—Venantius J Pinto

On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 11:33 PM, Sandeep Heble 
wrote:

> Modi portrays one India to the World and another one to the Indians. What
> an irony. Either the PM has lost control over his own Sevaks or there is
> tacit support from him and his political party for these groups. Not even
> one statement by him on the "Padmaavat" violence. The State administration
> meanwhile is keeping its eyes closed and does not want to take forceful
> action. Vandalising, Arson, stoning of buses, all this violence is
> happening over just one Film, "Padmaavat".  This is turning out to be an
> ego battle for these fringe elements. "How dare the Supreme Court pass an
> Order like this?". For Public consumption we are being given the impression
> that the Sevaks fighting in the streets are mightier than the collective
> force of the Police, Modi and Amit Shah. Whom are they kidding? Just heard
> Francis was released after spending 6 months in jail. What a fool he has
> been, with his "trapped souls" story. Could  have easily said he was
> offended by Padmaavat, and he would have been released in a jiffy.  Are
> these few handful groups more important to the political establishment than
> the rest of us, the people? Have we voted for the Government to give us
> this?
>
> warm regards
> Sandeep Heble
> 9326129171
>

[Goanet] Easy listening selection....Fascination....Nat King Cole.

[Con Menezes]

  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQknNaxLAaA

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[Goanet] Padmaavat - Stage managed violence?

[Sandeep Heble]

Modi portrays one India to the World and another one to the Indians. What
an irony. Either the PM has lost control over his own Sevaks or there is
tacit support from him and his political party for these groups. Not even
one statement by him on the "Padmaavat" violence. The State administration
meanwhile is keeping its eyes closed and does not want to take forceful
action. Vandalising, Arson, stoning of buses, all this violence is
happening over just one Film, "Padmaavat".  This is turning out to be an
ego battle for these fringe elements. "How dare the Supreme Court pass an
Order like this?". For Public consumption we are being given the impression
that the Sevaks fighting in the streets are mightier than the collective
force of the Police, Modi and Amit Shah. Whom are they kidding? Just heard
Francis was released after spending 6 months in jail. What a fool he has
been, with his "trapped souls" story. Could  have easily said he was
offended by Padmaavat, and he would have been released in a jiffy.  Are
these few handful groups more important to the political establishment than
the rest of us, the people? Have we voted for the Government to give us
this?

warm regards
Sandeep Heble
9326129171

[Goanet] Taxi strike and misplaced support

[Nelson Lopes]

Taxi strike and supporting opposition Legislators

It is surprising that some legislators are sympathizing with the taxi
owners and sitting on Dharna, It is totally misplace priority to take undue
mileage  and show concerns against National policy, trying to hit the local
Govt. The Visitors are sore at the fleecing  in fares by such drivers
.Tourists have protested against this highway/ daylight robbery/loot. How
long the extension can be granted without preparing to meet the directions
of the High Court. ?The police is soft on pirate and private operating cabs
and eating into legitimate business of licensed taxi operators. And the
reasons are not far fetched

How can the legislators feel the pinch .They are eligible to car loans
periodically at dirt cheap rate of interests, They are provided with free
drivers, petrol quota every month, irrespective of its utilization, They do
not feel the pinch of being taken for a ride, as they never travel by
private taxi

Be firm and take action as law demands

Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

[Goanet] 'Padmaavat' stir: Gurgaon school bus with children stoned amid protests

[Gabe Menezes]

Indians, given tacit approval by the BJP, RSS Hindutva brigade care more
about history than young Indian school childrenhow disgusting!

*http://tinyurl.com/y76gvvj9 *
-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Obituary for Landeg White in The Guardian

[V M]

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/22/landeg-white-obituary?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks

My friend and former colleague Landeg White, who has died at his home
in Portugal aged 77, was an academic and poet, one of the most
versatile and prolific of the Africanists who began work in the
post-independence era.

He was born in Taff’s Well, near Cardiff, the son of Reginald White,
known as REO White, who became principal of the Scottish Baptist
College, and Gwyneth (nee Landeg). After schooling at Rutherglen
Academy in Lanarkshire and Birkenhead Institute on the Wirral, Landeg
graduated in English from Liverpool University then began work
teaching English literature at the University of the West Indies,
Trinidad, in 1964. A product of his time there was his critical
introduction to the work of VS Naipaul (1975).

The three years he spent at the University of Malawi from 1969 were
decisive, personally, intellectually and politically. There he met his
Anglo-Mozambican second wife, Alice Costley-White, and acquired an
interest in Luso-African language, literature and culture. Falling
foul of the dictatorial Banda regime, he was deported in 1972, but not
before inspiring a generation of Malawian poets, including Jack
Mapanje, Frank Chipasula, Lupenga Mphande and Felix Mnthali.

Landeg moved on to the University of Zambia (1974-79), where he formed
an intellectual alliance with the American historian Leroy Vail. Their
two jointly written books, Capitalism and Colonialism in Mozambique
(1980) and Power and the Praise Poem (1991), pioneered the use of work
songs and praise poetry in the writing of African history and were
hugely influential. He used the same methods for his book, Magomero
(1987), the vivid portrait of a Malawian village – the basis of a BBC
Timewatch programme.

>From 1984 to 1994 he was director of the Centre for Southern African
Studies at the University of York, where he organised an important
conference on the South African economy after apartheid and waged a
three-year campaign for Mapanje’s release from detention without trial
in Malawi – the theme of a Channel 4 programme. Moving to Portugal, he
taught at the Open University in Lisbon and cultivated a smallholding
near Sintra.

He combined literary and historical scholarship with creative writing.
The first of a dozen well-received collections of poems was For
Captain Stedman (1983), while the last was Traveller’s Palm (2017).
His historical novels included Livingstone’s Funeral (2010), and
Ultimatum (about the Anglo-Portuguese crisis of 1890), published last
October. His translation of Luís de Camões’s Lusíads in the Oxford
World Classics series won the TLS poetry translation prize in 1998 and
his later edition of Camões’s collected lyric poems was also well
received. His identification of Camões as the first global poet, and
as a poet “made in India”, had latterly made him a cult figure in Goa.

He is survived by Alice and their two children, Martin and John, by
Graham and Louise, his children from his first marriage, to Alison
Hinton, three grandchildren and his sister, Glenda.

[Goanet] Vincy Quadros-achi batmi

[Vincy Quadros]

*Dear Editor/News-in-charge,*

*Kindly publish the following news in your esteemed daily*


*Vincy Quadros*

*Winner of National Bal Sahitya Puraskar*

** *

*Release of 2 Books of Vincy Quadros. a national award winning writer*

*‘Rong Birongi Nokhetram’ and ‘Rong Birongi Fulam’*



*Margao*: 2 books of Vincy Quadros, winner of the National Bal Sahitya
Award and the participant of All Languages Poetry Conference enlisted by
the World Book of Records, London, will be released at the Black Box,
Ravindra Bhavan, Margao on Sunday, January 28, 2018.



Till date Vincy has written 25 books, 8 collection of short stories, 7
stories / novels for children and youth, 7 translations, one religious
compilation, 1 novel and 1 handbook for the readers of Roman Konkani.
Besides, he has edited more than 15 books / booklets. Recently his poem ‘Ek
Mennvat’ was selected by All India Radio for the National Symposium of
Poets 2018 and the ceremony was held at Indore. Vincy Quadros currently is
the secretary of Dalgado Konknni Akademi and is a regular contributor to
various Konkani newspapers and magazines. He is also the editor of the
Konkani section of the magazine ‘Divine Voice’ published in Kerala.



*‘Rong Birongi Nokhetram’* his to be released first book of 20 stories
motivates, guides and help the youth to face challenges in life. The
stories emphasize on the attitude of the youth and the their approach to
enhance their knowledge through their parents and teachers.



*‘Rong Birongi Fulam’* also contain 20 stories for the children. Giving the
human form to the non-living and living things, Vincy Quadros has described
how even the animals live in hatred, anger and jealousy and how others
exploit their weaknesses. The writer through his stories has highlighted on
values and the style of living in this world.



The President of Dalgado Konknni Akademi, Tomazinho Cardozo, will be the
chief guest for this book release ceremony. Ex-DKA President, Premanand A.
Lotlikar will be the guest of honour. Konknni writer, Selza Lopes will do
the appraisal of both the books. Snows Akademi, Raia are the publishers of
the 2 books.
***
Photo of Vincy Quadros attached.  Please insert photo.
Vincy Quadros  विन्सी  क्वाद्रूस
Address :
"Snows Krupa"
Arlem, Raia, Salcete Goa.
Mobile - 9822587498
Visit me at http://vincyquadros.blogspot.com/

Re: [Goanet] Goan Diaspora: Zest, thy name is Zulema!

[Eugene Correia]

The article on Zulema Colaco by Errol D'Cruz in the Times of India, dated Jan 
14, has caused  some heartburning aming  the Uganda sportspeople in Toronto. 
The claim by Zulema that she "instituted" the team Kololians is factually 
wrong, as it was started by Alex Nunes, according to a Uganda sportsperson. The 
fact remains that she was its star player, but there were other Goan girls, 
some who are here in Toronto, who helped the team attain the superiority it 
commanded. There were at least two Sikh girls, seen in the photo in Cyprian 
Fernandes' book, Stars Next Door, one of the photos accompanying an article on 
Uganda sports by Armand Rodrigues, a former Uganda sportsman
based in Toronto.
Another factually incorrect fact is that idi Amin expelled the Asians out of 
Uganda in 1972, while Zulema and her family came to Canada in 1971, as she 
herself says; so "fleeing" is out of the question.
Her statement that “Goans looked at me as an ‘Indian'" is found to be far from 
reality even though she didn't play for any Goan team. Equally shocking is her 
saying, "received little or no support from Goans".  The other Goan players in 
the team who are here could laugh at it.
Isn't it that that the school board had on it a Goan, whose name, if I am 
right, Garlos Godinho?
"Don’t be in a dilemma, vote for Zulema!" is the slogan she used to campaign 
for the post of president of Goan Overseas Association (GOA)' Toronto, which 
unfortunately didn't win her votes against the rival candidate, John Nazareth, 
also from Uganda, in 1984. She eventually won the presidency in 1986.

Eugene Correia

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[Goanet] AIFF REPORT: AIFF ARRANGES FOR EXTENSIVE EXPOSURE TOUR FOR INDIAN U-16 NATIONAL TEAM

[AIFF Media]

 Dear Colleagues,

Please find below a report on the extensive exposure trips arranged for the
Indian U-16 National Team.

**


*AIFF ARRANGES FOR EXTENSIVE EXPOSURE TOUR FOR INDIAN U-16 NATIONAL TEAM*

*AIFF Media Team*


*NEW DELHI: *Determined to provide the best of exposure to age-group Teams,
All India Football Federation has arranged for a 9-month long extensive
exposure plan for the Indian National U-16 National Team as they prepare
for the AFC U-16 Finals slated to be held later this year in September in
Malaysia.


Thanking the Sports Authority of India for their support, All India
Football Federation General Secretary Mr. Kushal Das said: “I am extremely
grateful to the SAI for supporting the exposure trips. We had chalked out a
fool-proof plan and presented it to them after which they discussed and
gave us a green signal.”


“The All India Football Federation understands the importance of building
the next generation of Indian Football and after a heart-warming display of
the U-17 National Team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, we are
hopeful the exposure tours will benefit the U-16 boys and make them more
competitive in their quest to qualify for the next edition of the FIFA U-17
World Cup,” he added.


This is the second successive time that the Indian U-16 Team has made it to
the finals of the AFC U-16 Championship and seventh time overall. The boys
achieved it in Nepal last year qualifying as one of the best second placed
teams where they held mighty defending champions Iraq to a goalless draw.


Besides Dubai where the team is presently playing a series of friendly
matches, the Team being coached by Bibiano Fernandes will be travelling to
Qatar, Japan, South Africa and Spain amongst others. The team is also
slated to play in some tournaments to help the boys test their skills ahead
of the acid test in September.




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Best Regards,

Media Department, AIFF.
Alternate: me...@the-aiff.com
Website: www.the-aiff.com

[Goanet] Rev Canon Jose R Vaz memorial award

[Nelson Lopes]

REV. CANON JOSE RBERTO VAZ MEMORIAL AWARD

Past Staff members, friends , admirers have instituted an award in his
honour, since Jan. 2018

The  student of Rosary High School, Navelim, Salcette  standing FIRST at
SSC at March 2018 exam GBSHSE will be presented cash award and citation
yearly from DEC.2018

Nelson Lopes

Past HM of RHS Navelim

[Goanet] Aadhaar puts a bull’s eye on every jawaan’s back, claims Samir Kelekar

[Linken Fernandes]

https://cjp.org.in/aadhaar-puts-bulls-eye-on-every-jawaans-back/