[Goanet-News] Nov 2008: month's calendar based on FindAllGoa http://www.findall-goa.com

2008-11-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Nov 6: * Karoke at Martin's Corner * Nelson Leo perform together at Souza Lobo * Uma Shankar at Vainguinim Valley * Brazilian chef serves you at Fusion * Sheer Retro at Fisherman's Wharf Nov 7: * Movie release: Quantum of Solace * Trio to entertain you at Infantaria * Risano duo band at

[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Trial by Facebook (FN)

2008-11-06 Thread Goanet Reader
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE / Trial by Facebook By Frederick Noronha All of a sudden, Goans older than 21 are discovering that there are newer aspects to cyberspace. And, there a moral panic over this. In a Margao higher secondary, a fight takes place between two girl students. Someone else captures what

[Goanet-News] Goa news for November 7, 2008

2008-11-06 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa rape: Education ministers son sent to police custody - Times of India [Nov 5, 2008] NEW DELHI: Goa education minister Atanasio Monserratte's son Rohit, 21, has been remanded tothree

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-06 Thread Gabe Menezes
2008/11/5 Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:52:09 + From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] One Goanetter met you and he was not at all complimentry!! Mario responds: This is false. I have only met two Goanetters personally and they are both close friends. One

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Wed, 11/5/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The greatness of a person lies not in proving others wrong but in accepting and acknowledging one's own wrongs- Annonymous A man who is happy to have human failings has no illusions of possessing greatness - Lame Dukor

Re: [Goanet] The Promise of Obama

2008-11-06 Thread mario rodrigues
Dear Santosh, Thanks for putting your thougts. All those who can access this msg,for sure, will acknowledge and agree. I acknowledge and agree. At every moment of our life, the MANTRA should be INSPIRE,UNITE RESPECT human beings. Such messages which will bring the GOOD out of people should

[Goanet] Ref: Dempo vs Churchill Football Match at Nehru Stadium

2008-11-06 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 11 Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:08:35 +0400 From: Rocky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Dempo vs Churchill Football Match at Nehru Stadium Hi Roque, How dare you call our PWD Minister rowdy ? On what grounds do you say that ? Fatorda ground nu mure ?

[Goanet] Front Page ‘Casino Royale’ Pi c – Herald today 6/11/08

2008-11-06 Thread JoeGoaUk
Front Page ‘Casino Royale’ Pic – Herald today 6/11/08 I am 99.99% sure that it was taken from JoeGoaUk’s flickr a/c (see link below) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/2971672001/ Strangely no credit given Horizontally, the size is exactly the same (with matching aspects) Just the

[Goanet] Piano Recital

2008-11-06 Thread Ana Maria de souza-Goswami
Alliance Francaise, Panjim and Pro-Musica cordially invite you to a Piano Recital by Marouan Benabdallah on Sunday, 9th November, 2008 at 3.30pm at Hall No.l, Marquinez Palace,Old GMC Complex, Panjim Native of Rabat, Morocco, Marouan came to Budapest at the age of 13. He entered the Bela

Re: [Goanet] Economic recession --- a blessing in disguise for Goa ?

2008-11-06 Thread Gabe Menezes
2008/11/6 Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Samir Kelekar wrote: Another good side --- and can someone confirm this -- is that I have heard that the Chinese have stopped buying low-grade ore, thanks to the worldwide economic recession. -snip- RESPONSE: Here hot off the press:-

[Goanet] GT: We will not reply in same coin: Coelho

2008-11-06 Thread Goanet News Service
Venita Coelho, a glamorous script writer was removed from the gram sabha of the Moira panchayat ostensibly for publishing an article in the media accusing the panchayat of hiring rowdies and goondas for the gram sabha held earlier in July 2008. Vithaldas Hegde and Nilesh Khandeparkar spoke to

[Goanet] GT: Venita is misguiding people: Bagkar

2008-11-06 Thread Goanet News Service
Venita Coelho, a glamorous script writer was removed from the gram sabha of the Moira panchayat ostensibly for publishing an article in the media accusing the panchayat of hiring rowdies and goondas for the gram sabha held earlier in July 2008. Vithaldas Hegde and Nilesh Khandeparkar spoke to

[Goanet] Cheers Dears: A Song in Praise of the Sarpanch of Moira

2008-11-06 Thread Venantius Pinto
Dear Augosto, In appreciation, admiration and mischief. venantius Extol ye all, Augusto -- he of critical voice through splendid lament Hast penned a poem that should ne'er be forgotten In molten verse and Goan verve -- Jai Manguesh To elucidate revelations of

[Goanet] Nov 2008: month's calendar based on FindAllGoa http://www.findall-goa.com

2008-11-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Nov 6: * Karoke at Martin's Corner * Nelson Leo perform together at Souza Lobo * Uma Shankar at Vainguinim Valley * Brazilian chef serves you at Fusion * Sheer Retro at Fisherman's Wharf Nov 7: * Movie release: Quantum of Solace * Trio to entertain you at Infantaria * Risano duo band at

[Goanet] Whazzupgoa... inviting Goanetters

2008-11-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Whazzup Goa... 200+ members already. Please join and contribute with your updates of what's happening there. http://groups.google.com/group/whazzupgoa/ -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn

Re: [Goanet] Thanks, but no thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, The calling cards of the USA forces in Vietnam were Napalm and Agent Orange to say nothing of the 'conventional' armament. Last week, I was discussing with some Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians the effects of what the Americans did in the 1960s, when Barak Obama was still in his

Re: [Goanet] Thanks, but no thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Carvalho
--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A piece of advice to Mario: Stop bleating about Bush and his achievements and start thinking about India and Goa now! Cheers, RKN Dear RKN, I must admit, I couldn't help but wipe a tear off my

Re: [Goanet] How are you?

2008-11-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Copying VRR's response... 2008/11/6 Victor Rangel-Ribeiro [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dear Fred, In the 1930s we regularly said Deo boro diss dium, to friend as well as to stranger, not just when meeting but also when passing casually in the village lane. It was obviously impractical to do this

Re: [Goanet] How are you?

2008-11-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
My (possibly incorrect) view is: * There is probably no one-to-one equivalence in languages. So there's no exact equivalent for 'hello' in Konkani. * One would not ask 'how are you'. Instead, you use a round-about way to get to that point in Konkani. Nisteak kitem? (What's the fish on the menu

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Mario Goveia wrote: In a recent post that had nothing to do with animals on display, Mervyn lowered himself, ...er, was inspired, to write to me, And please don't try and blame it on the smell from the zoo again. If anything, the smell is coming from your pants being on fire.? I guess, from

[Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 20:31:55 +0530 (IST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I do not doubt nor disagree with you that Santosh is a fine person, a gentleman, a scholar and whatever other glowing adjectives you may wish to describe him. As a fellow goan, I too am proud of him and his achievements. Mario

[Goanet] The Promise of Obama

2008-11-06 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, I was listening to Barack Obama's victory speech and John McCain's speech conceding the victory ...even while the results were not yet official. Two great statesmen there ...the likes of whom are difficult to find anywhere on Earth and next to impossible in Goa, this land of mines! Two

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 21:47:11 + From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Both are close friends? Hmm! I have an email stored on my Google account, of what was said about Mario. ( On Google mail, one does not need to delete any emails for life ostensibly) but I shall let this one pass!...but for

Re: [Goanet] Implications of an Obama victory

2008-11-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Mario responds: Gabe is the only one who continues to make this claim of a 23% interbank interest rate, for which he has never been able to show any evidence. Typically the rates banks charge each other - the interbank rate - is lower than the rate the banks charge their prime borrowers -

[Goanet] Dr. Jose Colaco's surprise expression .

2008-11-06 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
This message is in response to Message: 9, Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 From: J. Colaco jc on the subject as is mentioned above. My response to Dr. Jose Colaco: Dr. Jose Colaco, are you catholic by birth or otherwise? Your answer will answer whether Dr. Samir G. Kelekar is Hindu or

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Vasco da Gama

2008-11-06 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Vasco da Gama We had gone to Vasco today.. First, Happy Diwali to you all (in front of MMC building) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3008456512/sizes/l/ Vasco Market (Poder-paum also seen) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3008457118/sizes/l/ Close-up

Re: [Goanet] Thanks, but no thanks

2008-11-06 Thread marlon menezes
RNK, A small clarification: I was actually a supporter of republican candidate Ron Paul. He is one of the few republicans that supports the core values of the original party. Almost all of the others are relatively phonies, with Bush being a total fraud to the republican cause. Some of Ron

Re: [Goanet] Thanks, but no thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Can you be a 'cafetariat Republican'? :-) FN 2008/11/6 marlon menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: A small clarification: I was actually a supporter of republican candidate Ron Paul.

Re: [Goanet] How are you?

2008-11-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Thanks Joe, very insightful! But is there an equivalent, say, for Hello? 2008/11/6 JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [Goanet] How are you? Koso asa? Kes aha? Boro aha?

Re: [Goanet] Thanks, but no thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Hi Marlon, 2008/11/6 marlon menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fred, I think you are quite missing the entire context of the message, which was a critique of McCain, not the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war is recognized as one of America's greatest foreign policy disasters. Obviously, I was responding

[Goanet] Daily Grook #268

2008-11-06 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #268 ___ RISE PRIZE ___ by Francis Rodrigues mini skirts swell the show of wares, they do help a gal to get up stares! __ puns word-play of all kinds, if you read between the lines! _

[Goanet] Set-back for congress at Pale polls

2008-11-06 Thread Goanet News
Courtesy Bicholim-Net on Googlegroups. Set-back for congress at Pale polls BICHOLIM NOV 2: The Congress has got a major set-back at the Pale by- polls with the schedule tribes from the constituency warning the congress party to decide on the stand they would take to nominate their

Re: [Goanet] How are you?

2008-11-06 Thread J. Colaco jc
2008/11/6 Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks Joe, very insightful! But is there an equivalent, say, for Hello? jc adds to what JoeGoaUK wrote: There probably is/was ...Hello !!! and for Hello? but not so sure about Hello Hello (calling out afar): Kui

Re: [Goanet] comments

2008-11-06 Thread Cip Fernandes
Rajiv Dessai, there's much more goa has to offer Can you please list a few what Goa has to offer? Cip --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Rajiv Desai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Rajiv Desai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] comments To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!

[Goanet] EXCHEQUER PAYS, AS VVIP COUPLES PLAY IN SIN-CITY

2008-11-06 Thread Pen Pricks
Hi No, this isn't a list of swinging couples... No... not honey-mooners too,. Which Goan would like to honeymoon in Doha for godsakes? A reader mailed this in sometime back. This is a list of husband/wives who are going to travel to Doha at the exchequer's cost. The purpose of this 'educational'

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Nov 2008: month's calendar based on FindAllGoa http://www.findall-goa.com

2008-11-06 Thread sigmund de souza
Hi Rico, You forgot Sigmund every Friday at Chalston Beach Resort in your month's calendar. SdS

[Goanet] An open letter

2008-11-06 Thread ignatius fernandes
Will Mario Goveia and Gabe Menezes please stop their feuding on Goanet Thank you Ignatius Fernandes _ Win £1000 John Lewis shopping sprees with BigSnapSearch.com http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/117442309/direct/01/

[Goanet] U.S.: Obama to Seek Global Re-engagement, But How Much? (Inter-Press Service)

2008-11-06 Thread Goanet News
U.S.: Obama to Seek Global Re-engagement, But How Much? Analysis by Jim Lobe* Where President-elect Barack Obama stands within the foreign policy spectrum remains uncertain. Credit:Obama campaign WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (IPS) - While a President Barack Hussein Obama will present a strikingly

[Goanet] Thanks, but no thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:52:36 -0800 (PST) From: marlon menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Based on their [Chris Vaz and Mario Goveia] posts, one would think that every republican in America is a narrow minded, muslim hating,. The US democrats too have their anti-free trade xenophobes. Mario

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Trial by Facebook (FN)

2008-11-06 Thread Goanet Reader
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE / Trial by Facebook By Frederick Noronha All of a sudden, Goans older than 21 are discovering that there are newer aspects to cyberspace. And, there a moral panic over this. In a Margao higher secondary, a fight takes place between two girl students. Someone else captures what

[Goanet] Goa news for November 7, 2008

2008-11-06 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa rape: Education ministers son sent to police custody - Times of India [Nov 5, 2008] NEW DELHI: Goa education minister Atanasio Monserratte's son Rohit, 21, has been remanded tothree

Re: [Goanet] Thanks, but no thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Mario Goveia
--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A piece of advice to Mario: Stop bleating about Bush and his achievements and start thinking about India and Goa now! Mario responds: RKN, Instead of whining about my correcting the various calumnies being spread on Goanet

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1431

2008-11-06 Thread Chris Vaz
Message 11 Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:3752-0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Subject: [Goanet] Well Done America!! To: Goa's premiere mailing lists estb 1994 goanet@lists.goanet.org Message ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3304 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Very well put, Selma -- a deserving paean to this

Re: [Goanet] Nov 2008: month's calendar based on FindAllGoa http://www.findall-goa.com

2008-11-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Sigmund, the list was based on FindAllGoa. Please get listed there, and it will reflect whenever we circulate such a message. Announcements of Goa-related events can also be done via Goanet ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and WhazzupGoa[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Good wishes, FN 2008/11/7 sigmund de souza [EMAIL

[Goanet] Contacto Goa - this Tuesday, 11th November 2008!

2008-11-06 Thread nalini souza
Contacto Goa this Tuesday, 11th November 2008 The 15th episode will be broadcast on: RTP international - INDIA, PORTUGAL and other places: Tuesday,11th November 2008 INDIA - 1:00pm PORTUGAL - 08:30am e 8:30pm NEW YORK - 04:00am e 4:00pm SYDNEY - 5:30pm LONDON - 09:00am e 9:00pm MOSCOW -

Re: [Goanet] Nov 2008: month's calendar based on FindAllGoa http://www.findall-goa.com

2008-11-06 Thread Tes Sil
this is an absolutely useful event calendar. keep up the good work. cheers

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Trial by Facebook (FN)

2008-11-06 Thread Gabe Menezes
2008/11/6 Goanet Reader [EMAIL PROTECTED]: DEVIL'S ADVOCATE / Trial by Facebook By Frederick Noronha All of a sudden, Goans older than 21 are discovering that there are newer aspects to cyberspace. And, there a moral panic over this. In a Margao higher secondary, a fight takes place between

Re: [Goanet] Benegal Neville Pereira with President Obama

2008-11-06 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Apologies for the incorrect link given earlier. For a short video clip (2m. 16s) showing President-elect Obama with Benegal Neville Pereira (ex-Kenya), see http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid901130179?bclid=900701363bc tid=507841265 For a photograph see

[Goanet] Milind Raikar to perform in Germany, Switzerland

2008-11-06 Thread Goanet AE
Accomplished Goan violinist, Milind Raikar of Mumbai is visiting Germany. He will perform two solos as part of an Indian Classical Music Concert on November 8 and 9th, 2008. Thereafter he will accompany Don Li in a concert in Lausanne, Switzerland on November 22, 2008. Milind studied with

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Piggery or Pig farm porposed at Baina Beach..

2008-11-06 Thread JoeGoaUk
== Piggery or Pig farm soon at Baina Beach Some concerned Vasco citizens, after taking serious note of the various news reports (including JoeGoaUk’ pics and video reports), have now come up with an idea/proposal which is already been