[Goanet-News] Video :: Mario Cabral e Sa

2008-10-02 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Mario Cabral e Sa: On journalism, Goa and more (1/2) and (2/2) A prominent journalist who has written a lot about Goa since the 1960s (and before) talks about journalism, Goa and more... http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=jGZ8Ige2k4E http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=5knMr3FWrTU Feedback: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Where are Goans headed?

2008-10-02 Thread Cecil Pinto
Where are Goans headed? Directionless at the mukhar crossroads By Cecil Pinto Sossegado is a word that non-Goans will never truly comprehend or appreciate. Simlarly there is a Konkani word 'mukhar', used largely in South Goa, the nuances of which North Goans have difficulty in fully fathoming.

[Goanet] E-Fusion

2008-10-02 Thread Jazz Goa
Goa based record label 'Rock and Raaga' has released the Brown Indian Band's debut album titled 'E-Fusion'. Contact Rajesh in Goa on cellphone: 9850207220 or send an email enquiry to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Indian Navy Not to Shift their Base from Goa

2008-10-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=51831n_tit=Indian+Navy+Not+to+Shift+their+Base+from+Goa Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji Panaji, Oct 2: The Indian Navy will not shift their Goa base elsewhere as the huge naval expansion plan at INS Hansa base is in the pipeline, top naval

Re: [Goanet] East Africa's Black Europeans

2008-10-02 Thread Carvalho
--- On Wed, 10/1/08, Tony Barros [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or may be, Robert Gregory was inspired by the late author from the the French Carribbean island of Martinique- Franz Fanon whose book - Black Faces White Masks gave greater insights into how coloreds aped European culture.

[Goanet] Navy vs AAI (at Dabolim)

2008-10-02 Thread Philip Thomas
Indian Navy Not to Shift their Base from Goa http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=51831n_tit=Indian+Navy+Not+to+Shift+their+Base+from+Goa The Indian Navy will not shift their Goa base elsewhere as the **huge naval expansion plan at INS Hansa base is in the pipeline**top naval

[Goanet] I have a soft corner for Christians, says Advani

2008-10-02 Thread ralph rau
Advani's soft spot for Christians is in the same place as that of his Hindutva buddy Arun Shourie. Under the sole of his foot. These scoundrels owe their education to Christian Institutions. They are ever ready to bit the hand that fed them since it furthers their political careers.

[Goanet] East African Goans called Black Europeans

2008-10-02 Thread Mervyn Elsie Maciel
I was very interested to read Vivian D'Souza's post that he was born in a European Hospital in Dar-es-salaam. For me, this is quite a new experience, but then, things might have been different in the old Tanganyika? I say this because, in Kenya, no way could a Goan or non-White be admitted to a

[Goanet] Nostalgia #19

2008-10-02 Thread Francis Rodrigues
Nostalgia Pic #19: _ 1975: Thirty-three years ago this fading Morris Minor in North Goa had already been put out to pasture. Following on from the Mercs, Chevys, Pontiacs and Volkswagens of the Portuguese days, these ubiquitous little Morris Minors began dotting the Goan landscape

[Goanet] Fala Portugues?

2008-10-02 Thread Bernado Colaco
Sera que nosso bamana bhau agora esta a procura da cidadania portuguesa? Hum aja se Portugues bolonghe! BC Eu falo portugu?s (I speak Portuguese) http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2204827066 Para quem quer falar ou praticar seu portugu?s, se pode encontrar aqui. For those that want

[Goanet] Elders' Day - Some of the best wishes I received so far.

2008-10-02 Thread JoeGoaUk
Elders' Day - Some of the best wishes I received so far. Received about half a dozen greetings so far. It should have been more but I guess most of you don't believe what I say (in my profile etc). Never mind. Devan tumkam sodanch toxinch dourum (I mean, sodanch bhurgim ou nenttim dourum).

Re: [Goanet] East Africa's Black Europeans

2008-10-02 Thread Eugene Correia
I have come across some books on Asians in Africa, such as The Ismail community in Tanzania, etc. Like Neera Kapur-Drompson's book, From Jhelum to Tana, Karen Isksen Leonard, a scholar I am familiar with, has written Locating Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad. She has talked to NRI Hyderabads,

[Goanet] Orissa may be a fit case for Article 356

2008-10-02 Thread marshallmendonza
One of the most balanced editorials which appeared in the Economic Times dt. 2.10.2008 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Editorial/Orissa_may_be_a_fit_case_for_Article_356/articleshow/3551243.cms Regards, Marshall -- Will the all new Indica Vista zip ahead of the Suzuki Swift? Read the

[Goanet] I have a soft corner for Christians, says Advani

2008-10-02 Thread edward desilva
Ralph Rau said: Advani's soft spot for Christians is in the same place as that of his Hindutva buddy Arun Shourie. These scoundrels owe their education to Christian Institutions. They are ever ready to bit the hand that fed them. --- Hi Peppy, Zulficar Ali Bhutto the Ex- Pakistan's Prime

[Goanet] Ref: Heart to Heart: When you `will' so will it be `done'

2008-10-02 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 7 Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:05:43 -0400 From: Ethel Dacosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Heart to Heart: When you `will' so will it be `done' Dear Ethel, Your plea to Babush was very well written and done so in poetic finesse, I am usually the aggressive

[Goanet] Remembering the Mahatma -- in a few words

2008-10-02 Thread Eugene Correia
As usual, Gandhi Jayanti is a day for revering the Mahatma. But in today's India the Mahatma gets crucifixed every day in the name of religion and non-secular ideals. It took Gandhi to cross the kala pani and put an end to the Hindus' misconception that those Hindus who went abroad got

[Goanet] Ref: 4 picnickers die at 3 different beaches

2008-10-02 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 5 Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:15:55 +0530 From: Goanet News [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] 4 picnickers die at 3 different beaches To All Goanetters, I am a resident of Nuem, Cabo de Rama, and I would like to advise all the goanet readers that there have

[Goanet] Mario's ideology

2008-10-02 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
Mario Goveia wrote: Perhaps I need to remind you that it was my ideology, not yours, that recently liberated 50 million Muslims from brutal oppression by Muslim tyrants in Afghanistan and Iraq and previously led the liberation of Muslims in Kosovo from Christian Serbs... Who're you kidding,

[Goanet] GOACAN demands safe public transport protection to consumers in wake of bus fare hike

2008-10-02 Thread Goa Desc
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED -

Re: [Goanet] BOOK REVIEW: The Tailor's Daughter by Ben Antao - Reviewed by Cornel DaCosta

2008-10-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
2008/10/2 Goanet AE [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Power and intrigue in personal relations in Goa A review of Ben Antao's The Tailor's Daughter by Cornel DaCosta Eliza is quickly besotted with Jorge and sees him as a potential husband to be taken by her and her family to Nairobi, Kenya, to a new

[Goanet] ArcelorMittal hiring - Engineers, Managers.

2008-10-02 Thread eric pinto
The ad in the Economist features a site in Liberia. The copy says  we need bold-thinking engineers and managers to drive our steel and mining projects all over the world. If you think you could, visit  yesicould.com/econ .

[Goanet] Ref: Article by Wilmix Education or Personal Vendetta'

2008-10-02 Thread Freddy Fernandes
Further to my post of 28 Sep 2008 In response to: Message: 3 Date: 25 Sep 2008 08:17:48 - From: Wilson Mazarello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Article by Wilmix Education or Personal Vendetta' I am told by a lot of people that I was too harsh on Wilmix, although I was

[Goanet] The Vices of Mahatma Gandhi

2008-10-02 Thread augusto pinto
The Vices of Mahatma Gandhi By Augusto Pinto Should we be given a holiday on 2nd October to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti ? And on top of that make bar owners to suffer by declaring it a dry day? Of course not! It's about time this nonsense stopped. We are the victims of a massive fraud! From our

[Goanet] MP Vaz faces code-of-conduct probe

2008-10-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/ MP Vaz faces code-of-conduct probe By Joe Churcher, PA Thursday, 2 October 2008 A Westminster sleaze watchdog has launched an inquiry into claims that Labour MP Keith Vaz tried to interfere in a court case, it was announced today. The

Re: [Goanet] East Africa's Black Europeans

2008-10-02 Thread Venantius Pinto
Dear Tony, I have a faint feeling that you could apply the experiential and aesthetic tropes in your text to conceive a phenomenal poem. venantius From: Tony Barros [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] East Africa's Black Europeans East Africa's Black Europeans Hi Selma et al !

[Goanet] Terrorism of the extreme right

2008-10-02 Thread marshallmendonza
Here is an article in Outlook which looks at terrorism of the extreme right and also questions whether Islamic terrorists are responsible for all the terrorist attacks in India. An interesting point of view. http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20081006fname=Cover+Storysid=4 Regards,

[Goanet] Re : Nostalgia #19 [Francis Rodrigues]

2008-10-02 Thread augusto pinto
Oh dear! Let me accept FR's bait for a change, particularly since he names me. He writes, Those who settled in Goa (their parents insisting on eating and being interred in Goenchi matti) assimilated reasonably well,driving around powerlessly (like ex-Power minister Aleixo Sequeira!) in these

[Goanet] 4th October Feast of St Francis de Assisi, at Anjediva

2008-10-02 Thread godfrey gonsalves
02/10/2008 Naval Officer In Charge, INS Kadamba Arga Karnataka Sir, You are aware that under the conditions stipulated by the Government of Goa in 1987 when the use of Anjediva Island was permitted for Sea Bird Project, the customary feasts ought to be permitted on the Island. Even prior to

Re: [Goanet] 147 dead in temple stampede in Jodhpur

2008-10-02 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
This would be like saying that the 1930s and early 1940s mindset of Germany was a Catholic one. Yes, atrocities were also committed in the name of religion against other religions (Jews, for instance). To mix up an extremist political ideology (Hindutva) with a religion (Hinduism) only helps the

Re: [Goanet] Orissa may be a fit case for Article 356

2008-10-02 Thread Santosh Helekar
This is indeed a balanced view, which lays bare the whole truth, and suggests requisite actions. Please see the following quote: Reports that Bajrang Dal and VHP goons have been intimidating Christians of Kandhamal to convert back to Hinduism by threatening them with economic cleansing and worse

Re: [Goanet] Open letter to Goanet and other Goan related websites

2008-10-02 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Hi Gilbert, I am not a pundit of English! But btw, does your ideology not include the possibility of referring to Google? If you threaten us with your prowess over language, and the various possibilities this throws up, the rest of us Goanetters might just retreat to being cancer specialists :-)

[Goanet] Nehru's attire

2008-10-02 Thread Cecil Pinto
Eugene Correia wrote: Wasn't Nehru obliquely called an Englishman before he came joined the Indian freedom struggle and donned the cap (now called the Nehru cap) and the vest (now called the Nehru vest). --- Dear Eugene, As an amateur but keen student of fashion your statement above

Re: [Goanet] Indian Navy Not to Shift their Base from Goa

2008-10-02 Thread floriano
It is a foregone conclusion ( as far as we are concerned) that the Indian Navy will have to shift its base from Goa to the Sea Bird facility at Karwar. No way the Navy will be allowed to have mega plans for its expansion at Goa. Dabolim Airport was a Civilian Airport when the Indian Army

[Goanet] They tried to convert me

2008-10-02 Thread Sandeep Heble
Dear all, While a lot that has been said here and in other forums on the contentious issue of Orissa riots and Conversions, below is a nice objective article that I came across. The article, though a bit long, is positively brilliant and is a must read for all. Please spare some of your time to

[Goanet] Anjediva

2008-10-02 Thread eric pinto
Castro starved 365 crewmen to death on Anjediva, besides Gov. Shipman and his family of five. Britain owes them a memorial monument on the island.   Godfrey is not being realistic if he expects sympathy from navy officials who are offered a peek at the misguided contents of the colaco.net site.

[Goanet] Ruptured Cyber friendships must be healed

2008-10-02 Thread Carvalho
First of all let me say that the internet is an evil form of communication. It denies us every form of sensory reception and yet affords us the opportunity for intellectual stimulation. Given this limitation, our friendships are formed based on shared opinions, but ruptured at the drop of a

Re: [Goanet] SONG WITH MOG - Thank you Jane

2008-10-02 Thread Edward Verdes
Mogall Agnelo, Last month or so I posted the following site on GoanetCheck this out http://www.songs-from-goa.at/goa/ Most of the Mandosdekhnis available on this site with the SOLFAM. I understand this site is owned by Dr. Lourenco Noronha, who has done great job as far as Traditional

[Goanet] GOA SUDHAROP: Teachers training workshop, Cuncolim, 25th Sept. 2008

2008-10-02 Thread George Pinto
FROM GOA SUDHAROP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC. USA. (www. goasudharop. org), a Goan Diaspora Volunteer, Non-profit, NGO working for betterment of Goa and Goans worldwide. ___ October 2, 2008 Teachers Training Workshop held at Cuncolim. Goa Sudharop

[Goanet] Noman Tuka Goa

2008-10-02 Thread Agnelo Fernandes
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:04:12 + (GMT) From: JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] SONG WITH MOG - Thank you Jane here is the song.. http://ishare.rediff.com/filemusic-Noman-tuka-Goa-id-56543.php [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Dear Joe,The million thanks that I said in advance go to

[Goanet] Selma

2008-10-02 Thread kkbtnt1
I strongly object to hear we were Europeanized. We kept our Portuguese then Indian (after independence) passports in East Africa. Some of us worked for English Banks with Banking degrees from London Institute of Bankers but were still treated as different from Overseas recruits from UK even

Re: [Goanet] What To Do In Falling Markets - II

2008-10-02 Thread Mario Goveia
Mario Goveia wrote: Is there something wrong with being a Kenyan?? During one of your shifting explanations on how you picked the low price of gold didn't you tell us about your lobster catching exploits in Kenya? Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:10:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL

Re: [Goanet] Ruptured Cyber friendships must be healed

2008-10-02 Thread Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Thank you for this excellent post, Selma. I have made many friends through Goanet, and had many arguments with posters who hold diametrically opposed views, but such differences of opinion should not destroy friendships or the regard members have for one another. Regards, Victor

[Goanet] Video :: Mario Cabral e Sa

2008-10-02 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Mario Cabral e Sa: On journalism, Goa and more (1/2) and (2/2) A prominent journalist who has written a lot about Goa since the 1960s (and before) talks about journalism, Goa and more... http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=jGZ8Ige2k4E http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=5knMr3FWrTU Feedback: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Goa news for October 3, 2008

2008-10-02 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Indian Navy Not to Shift their Base from Goa - Daijiworld.com [19 hours ago] Panaji, Oct 2: The Indian Navy will not shift their Goa base elsewhere as the huge naval expansion plan at INS

[Goanet] Sandeep's Unconverted Friend.

2008-10-02 Thread eric pinto
The writer convinced/converted a judge, and collects alimony from his former wife :  in dollars. Honest Injun.    eric

Re: [Goanet] Ruptured Cyber friendships must be healed

2008-10-02 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Agreed. Cyber-fights, specially those where no malice is involved, should never be taken seriously! Sometimes, these stem just from a difference of politics or perception. It hardly means we wouldn't be on agreeable terms if one met face-to-face. FN -- FN * Independent Journalist

[Goanet] CE/BCE or AD/BC dating notation

2008-10-02 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
I was taken by surprise when one friend challenged me saying “CE/BCE is no more defined as was before”. He continued saying “CE now stands for Common Era. It is a relatively new term that is experiencing increased usage and is expected to eventually replace AD. The latter is an abbreviation for

[Goanet] Of Goan negativity, Crab mentality and the fight for equality

2008-10-02 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Below is an article by Jason Keith Fernandes, a law graduate from the National Law School based in Dona Paula -Goa and currently a researcher on people's movements. the views expressed are so close to my own views, that I could well appropriate them. Mog asundi. Miguel

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (03Oct08)

2008-10-02 Thread alexyz fernandes
Dear Govt of Goa you celebrate my Birthday...and yet you allow Casinos...for which you will have to pay dearly... - MKG To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] East Africa's Black Europeans

2008-10-02 Thread Antonio Menezes
The then British East Africa comprised of (1) Kenya Colony Protectorate ( i.e. Coast Province of Kenya which I believe was obtained by the British from the Sultanate of Zanzibar) (2) Uganda (3) Tanganyika ( a former German colony that came into British posession at the end of the First World

[Goanet] Daily Grook #236

2008-10-02 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #236 ___ NAME GAME ___ by Francis Rodrigues the priest queried what's her maiden name, oh to get married... that's my maiden aim! _ puns word-play of all kinds, if you read between the lines! _