[Goanet] Many happy returns of the day to a fabulous Saligaokar
Happy 60th Ricky Aka Americo Noronha. What a milestone !! Wishing you all the best in life and happiness Always!!. Your awesome work helping All Creatures Great and Small in Goa is noted by us all in Oz and I still have memories of your helping me in my Animal Clinic in Mapusa early 80's. Things were so different then but we did great work. Good luck, God Bless. Dr Joy De Souza, Brisbane, Australia.
Re: [Goanet] Many happy returns Roland Francis....
Thanks to all, including Hollander Patrice Riemens and Texan Mervyn Lobo for the “ground” wishes. Patrice says I should not be too high above the ground. Ha! Roland. Toronto. > On Dec 11, 2021, at 9:34 PM, Mervyn Lobo wrote: > > Roland,Here's wishing you a very merry Xmas. > Above ground, below ground and anywhere in between. > Mervyn >
Re: [Goanet] Many happy returns Roland Francis....
Thank you Frederick. No problem, you can wish me anytime. Using a Robert Gerus quote, “Any day above the ground is a good day.” Roland. Toronto. > On Dec 11, 2021, at 4:29 PM, Frederick Noronha > wrote: > > Not your birthday? > Oops, no problem. > Money back... :-) > ᐧ > > >>
Re: [Goanet] Many happy returns Roland Francis....
Not your birthday? Oops, no problem. Money back... :-) ᐧ On Sun, 12 Dec 2021 at 02:34, Roland Francis wrote: > > > Roland. > Toronto. > > > > On Dec 11, 2021, at 3:35 PM, Frederick Noronha < > fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > How does it feel to be 27? > > ᐧ >
Re: [Goanet] Many happy returns Roland Francis....
Roland. Toronto. > On Dec 11, 2021, at 3:35 PM, Frederick Noronha > wrote: > > How does it feel to be 27? > ᐧ
[Goanet] Many happy returns Roland Francis....
How does it feel to be 27? ᐧ
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns of the Day
--- Annual Goanetters Meet --- The annual Goanetters Meet is scheduled for the first week in January 2012. Details to follow. If you plan to attend, send an email to eve...@goanet.org with contact details so we could reach you once the details are finalized. --- Dear Fred, Wishing you the the best on your birthday, and many fruitful years to come. Eugene --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- To two stalwarts of Goan cyberspace - Bosco D'Mello JoeGoaUK Many Happy Returns! FR
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--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Orosacho porob,Senor Joe-Utorda and Senor Bosco! If you guys are free, we can meet for a celebratory 'cutu' at Utorda-Modaar *hic*. On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Francis Rodrigues fcarodrig...@hotmail.com wrote: --- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- To two stalwarts of Goan cyberspace - Bosco D'Mello JoeGoaUK Many Happy Returns! FR
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--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- On 11 October 2011 11:44, Pandu Lampiao pan...@gmail.com wrote: --- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Orosacho porob,Senor Joe-Utorda and Senor Bosco! If you guys are free, we can meet for a celebratory 'cutu' at Utorda-Modaar *hic*. RESPONSE: Many happy returns - Kenilworth would be better, don't want to be branded a cheapskate - mind you skate aint cheap any more! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Happy birday Boys, Bosco and Joe Goa UK and many, many more to come. Wishing you the very best, Selma Carvalho
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Hi Bosco and Joe, I wish you both MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY. Regards. Joel.
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- On 11 October 2011 02:36, Francis Rodrigues fcarodrig...@hotmail.com wrote: To two stalwarts of Goan cyberspace - Bosco D'Mello JoeGoaUK Many Happy Returns! FR Happy birthday to both, and a happy coincidence of dates. This is specially to appreciate the tonnes of volunteer hours put in by both in keeping Goa-related cyberspace going and growing across many years! Ad multos annos. FN
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
Many Happy Returns Rico/FN! Have a great year, more power to thy elbow:-) FR http://www.konkanisongbook.com/ _ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691815
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream wedding' possible It's that time of the year again!:-) 10 October - Bosco De Mello - lucid, articulate contributions and well-balanced moderation in Goan cyberspace, Joe GoaUK - a prolific contributor to Goan cyber- space, whose daily chronicling is simply phenomenal, To both these worthies - Many Happy Returns, today! Have a great year! FR. _ New: Messenger sign-in on the MSN homepage http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677403
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream wedding' possible Next time!:-) Your contribution to Goa, Joe, is far, far greater than what ordinary mortals perceive - on a daily, virtually hourly basis, you are chronicling in the finest detail, every breath of our beloved Goa. Very few understand - even less appreciate the massive effort - all given free of charge, for love. Every day I look at all the marvellous pictures in the finest detail, the beautiful videos captured the previous night with painstaking effort, the evocative articles penned with such sincerity..., and I say to myself - here, unsung and unknown, is one of the greatest of all Goans, who would lay down his life for his motherland, without wishing his name or family even to be known. That rarest of species - the unsung patriot. (only FN comes close!:-) It would have been a great, great honour for me to shake your hand on that Sunday, Joe!:-) May you have a wonderful year ahead, and may mother Goa bless you abundantly in return. Kind regards, FR http://www.konkanisongbook.com/ --- Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:00:59 + From: joego...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: [GOAN-NRI] Many Happy Returns! To: fcarodrig...@hotmail.com CC: bo...@goanet.org Thank you Francis Actually, I was in the line.. I thought I would at least shake hand with the great man for his greatest konkani music book (in the name of taking your autograph) in black box Goa. Sadly, you choose the waiting media people disapointing us few. So close yet too far --- On Sat, 10/10/09, Francis Rodrigues wrote: From: Francis Rodrigues Subject: [GOAN-NRI] Many Happy Returns! To: goan-...@yahoogroups.co.in Date: Saturday, 10 October, 2009, 12:14 PM It's that time of the year again!:-) 10 October - Bosco De Mello - lucid, articulate contributions and well-balanced moderation in Goan cyberspace, Joe GoaUK - a prolific contributor to Goan cyber- space, whose daily chronicling is simply phenomenal, To both these worthies - Many Happy Returns, today! Have a great year! FR. _ Click less, chat more: Messenger on MSN.ca http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677404
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* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream wedding' possible Exactly what I feel, Francis...neither pay nor commission could7would ever fetch the services Joe, so generously, renders us... I suppose it is a nigh universal feeling though I have noticed a brace of detractorsthey should stand rebukedand, hang their heads in shame...and cry...like Tom D... keep it up...dear Joe boywe are with you...all the way... Alfred Chacha... Next time!:-) Your contribution to Goa, Joe, is far, far greater than what ordinary mortals perceive - on a daily, virtually hourly basis, you are chronicling in the finest detail, every breath of our beloved Goa. Very few understand - even less appreciate the massive effort - all given free of charge, for love. Every day I look at all the marvellous pictures in the finest detail, the beautiful videos captured the previous night with painstaking effort, the evocative articles penned with such sincerity..., and I say to myself - here, unsung and unknown, is one of the greatest of all Goans, who would lay down his life for his motherland, without wishing his name or family even to be known. That rarest of species - the unsung patriot. (only FN comes close!:-) It would have been a great, great honour for me to shake your hand on that Sunday, Joe!:-) May you have a wonderful year ahead, and may mother Goa bless you abundantly in return. Kind regards, FR http://www.konkanisongbook.com/ --- Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:00:59 + From: joego...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: [GOAN-NRI] Many Happy Returns! To: fcarodrig...@hotmail.com CC: bo...@goanet.org Thank you Francis Actually, I was in the line.. I thought I would at least shake hand with the great man for his greatest konkani music book (in the name of taking your autograph) in black box Goa. Sadly, you choose the waiting media people disapointing us few. So close yet too far --- On Sat, 10/10/09, Francis Rodrigues wrote: From: Francis Rodrigues Subject: [GOAN-NRI] Many Happy Returns! To: goan-...@yahoogroups.co.in Date: Saturday, 10 October, 2009, 12:14 PM It's that time of the year again!:-) 10 October - Bosco De Mello - lucid, articulate contributions and well-balanced moderation in Goan cyberspace, Joe GoaUK - a prolific contributor to Goan cyber- space, whose daily chronicling is simply phenomenal, To both these worthies - Many Happy Returns, today! Have a great year! FR. _ Click less, chat more: Messenger on MSN.ca http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677404 _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_2:092009
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream wedding' possible Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:17:28 -0400 From: Francis Rodrigues fcarodrig...@hotmail.com 10 October - Bosco De Mello - lucid, articulate contributions and well-balanced moderation in Goan cyberspace, Joe GoaUK - a prolific contributor to Goan cyber-space, whose daily chronicling is simply phenomenal, To both these worthies - Many Happy Returns, today! Mario adds: I don't recognize any of these folks from Francis' descriptions, but Happy Birthday, anyway:-))
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns! - 90% tax rate UPDATE
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical references, some photographs and documents) http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-March/175609.html Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:18:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo mervynalobo at yahoo.ca Correct me if I am wrong but it looks like there is only one country in the world today that has a 90% tax on the bonuses paid to workers. That country, hold your breath, is the good ol' United Socialist States of America. Abso-funny-lutely amazing! Mario observes: Imagine how misled this forum would be like with posts like the one above without any voice of reason, truth and peace to provide corrections, context and perspective? The good news is that such misguided posts provide a teaching opportunity as to how the American system of checks and balances works, especially the co-equal power sharing that the US Constitution provides between the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary. Very few people outside the USA understand this process. The politically motivated proposal to levy a 90% income tax on the small number of bonuses above a certain amount paid only by the small number of companies that received more than a certain base amount of bailout funds is currently wending its way through the American Legislative process. The House of Representatives has hastily passed one version of the bill, apparently to placate public outrage. Now the Senate has to pass its version if it can get at least 60 Senators to agree. If they cannot get at least 60 Senators to vote in the affirmative, the bill dies and does not become law. If the Senate does pass a version of the bill, then representatives of the House and Senate meet to arrive at a compromise with the House version. Then the compromise version goes to President Obama and his teleprompter for his signature. UPDATE: Abso-funny-lutely not-so-amazing! http://www.carealestatejournal.com/newswire/index.cfm?sid=tkn=eid=900603evid=1
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns! - 90% tax rate
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:18:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo mervynalobo at yahoo.ca Correct me if I am wrong but it looks like there is only one country in the world today that has a 90% tax on the bonuses paid to workers. That country, hold your breath, is the good ol' United Socialist States of America. Abso-funny-lutely amazing! Mario observes: Imagine how misled this forum would be like with posts like the one above without any voice of reason, truth and peace to provide corrections, context and perspective? The good news is that such misguided posts provide a teaching opportunity as to how the American system of checks and balances works, especially the co-equal power sharing that the US Constitution provides between the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary. Very few people outside the USA understand this process. The politically motivated proposal to levy a 90% income tax on the small number of bonuses above a certain amount paid only by the small number of companies that received more than a certain base amount of bailout funds is currently wending its way through the American Legislative process. Compare this with the assertion that the tax would apply to the bonuses paid to workers in the ...good ol' United Socialist States of America. without any qualification, context or perspective. The House of Representatives has hastily passed one version of the bill, apparently to placate public outrage. Now the Senate has to pass its version if it can get at least 60 Senators to agree. If they cannot get at least 60 Senators to vote in the affirmative, the bill dies and does not become law. If the Senate does pass a version of the bill, then representatives of the House and Senate meet to arrive at a compromise with the House version. Then the compromise version goes to President Obama and his teleprompter for his signature. The President and his teleprompter can veto the bill in which case it goes back to the Senate, which can override the veto with at least 60 votes, in which case the bill becomes law. However, in this case I do not expect a veto because it is the kind of confiscatory power grab - changing the rules in the middle of the game - that this President and his teleprompter and most of his party support. The matter may or may not end with the President and his teleprompter's signature because someone may challenge the new law in the courts as un-Constitutional. This may happen in this case because the kind of legislation being proposed violates certain Constitutional restrictions against targeting a narrow section of citizens, that, too, retroactively. The courts, which share equal power with the Legislature and the Office of the President, can reject the bill if they judge it to violate the Constitution. If the lower courts reject the bill, it can be appealed to higher courts, all the way to the Supreme Court. If the Supremes reject the bill, the bill dies and it's back to square one. This is the political sausage factory in which laws are made that Winston Churchill likened the democratic process to. The Chinese do not have to go through this rigamarole. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090320/ap_on_bi_ge/aig_bonuses Excerpts: How to impose those taxes without running afoul of the Constitution or the law is a dispute that has Republicans urging a go-slow approach. Republicans say there are enough problems or unknowns about the bonus-limiting bills to merit a closer look. Imposing too high a tax rate, doing it retroactively and targeting a narrow group of people could violate several of the Constitution's prohibitions against government takings without due process,... Then there's the question of the sanctity of contracts. If the government goes around canceling contracts like those calling for AIG bonuses, people might stop entering into contracts that call for using government bailout money designed to get credit flowing again to help spend the nation out of recession. Some firms could be scared away from the bailout program, said Scott Talbott, senior vice president of government affairs for the Financial Services Roundtable. Ultimately it will undermine the recovery efforts, Talbott said. It will have a chilling effect on ability to attract and retain employees, Talbott said. [end of excerpts]
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns! - 90% tax rate
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:18:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca Correct me if I am wrong but it looks like there is only one country in the world today that has a 90% tax on the bonuses paid to workers. That country, hold your breath, is the good ol' United Socialist States of America. Abso-funny-lutely amazing! Mario observes: What is even more abso-funny-lutely amazing is that Mervyn doesn't seem to have a clue that the 90% tax rate was just passed by the US House of Representatives yesterday, has not been passed by the US Senate as yet, has not been signed into law by President Obama's teleprompter, and so his comment that there is only one country in the world today that has a 90% tax on the bonuses paid to workers is pure poppycock today. Secondly, this tax rate is being pushed by the same Democrat political party that Mervyn hopes will make the US more like Canada and old Europe, in an attempt to recover the bonuses that members of this same party previously approved and are now furiously running away from because of outrage by the American public.
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns! (update)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:32:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com 1. Edward Liddy was appointed by Poulson under President Bust last fall 2. 2. The first tranche of the bailout money was handed over to AIG on November 17, 2008 and the second tranche on Nov 26, 2008?under President Bush and when Republicans controlled the Senate.? Mario responds: This is known as a half-truth. This is like those who blame President Bush for the 2001 recession and 9/11 which only makes sense to those critics and is nonsense to everyone else. To begin with, while Henry Paulson was the Treasury Secretary when Liddy was appointed Chairman of AIG, the AIG bailout was being handled by Tim Geithner who was Chairman of the NY Fed at the time, and is now Obama's Treasury Secretary. Thus Geithner's relationship with AIG and the bailout started under the Bush presidency and continued unbroken into the Obama-teleprompter presidency, so he was deeply involved throughout. This included the bailout money provided to AIG, which was provided after President Obama and his teleprompter were elected and Bush made sure he was briefed in all the major deliberations going on. Gilbert wrote: 3. When I suggested capping bonus, on goanet, our beloved birthday-boy himself berated me. He claimed compensation was a private enterprise way to compensate smart people. That these are contractual obligatins between parties. He suggested that this suprulo goenkar (moi) would not understand these high finance workings. Mario responds: The so-called suprulo goenkar (moi) still doesn't seem to understand finance, leave alone high finance, or the purpose of bonuses which, to be fair to Gilbert's lask of knowledge, are not something one would expect a physician to understan. When bonuses are paid as a percentage of the value created by a person's performance in adding measurable value, capping them makes no sense unless one wants to cap the person's performance. Most of the AIG bonuses were not performance bonuses, but retention bonuses, which make no sense to me. Contracts are the very foundation of a civilized society. Legal contracts cannot be broken, even by the government, though they can be re-negotiated with the express acceptance by both parties. This is what the seemingly overwhelmed Tim Geithner, who could not even do his own taxes correctly, should have done before the bailout money was paid out, and which is why Congress is asking for the bonuses to be voluntarily returned or trying to tax these bonuses because they cannot legally break the contracts. Secondly, I have explained my position on the bonuses in my following post: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-March/175441.html Gilbert wrote: As far as blaming Dodd, please see: http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/03/17/dodd/index.html? Mario responds: Leave it to Gilbert to find and defend the biggest culprit in the AIG bonus fiasco. When will Gilbert learn that his primary sources of information, The Huffington Post and Salon, are far left wing blogs with very little credibility which specialize in the same familiar half-truths we see from Gilbert. Unfortunately, the sordid facts cut through Gilbert's and Senator Dodd's feeble excuses and protestations. Here is a far more credible source from Senator Dodd's home state that also exposes Gilbert's poppycock atttempt to defend the Senator: http://www.courant.com/business/hc-aig-dodd-bonus-0319.artmar19,0,2281311.story Excerpt: U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, already reeling in public opinion polls, suffered another political blow Wednesday with the admission that he had been involved in key legislative changes that helped pave the way for AIG to pay controversial bonuses to its employees. In a retreat from earlier statements, Dodd said Wednesday that U.S. Treasury Department officials had approached him last month, urging him to modify an amendment to the federal stimulus bill that capped bonuses for executives at companies receiving aid. [end of excerpt] After all the tap dancing is over, Senator Dodd accepted the changes to his original wording, apparently at the request of Tim Geithner, and SIGNED THE BILL with the provision shown above. Now he's claiming that someone changed his wording but he doesn't know whom. Oh, really? Well, Senator Dodd, perhaps the next time you will read a bill before signing it, especially parts YOU inserted to make sure no mythical goblin or gremlin has changed it. Gilbert wrote: Please keep this in mind, Young Francis, or risk embarrassing yourself in front of people who know.? In front of your friends, its up to you:-)) Birthday Boy. Mario responds: I think it is futile to ask Gilbert to stop embarrassing himself on matters of finance and economics:-))
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:29:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com Regarding Mario's second point on Chris Dodd. Those in the know, have always known that? Mario is / was the Republican (GOP) representative on Goanet. We, on Goanet are very privileged to have that presence - even if it is a self-appointed title. But those who want proof of?his bonafide, (i.e. doing the GOP bidding) here it is. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/19/dodd-democrats-targeted-f_n_176848.html Mario observes: We see from the comments above that Gilbert is a glutton for punishment - a veritable intellectual masochist who insists on getting his information from far left wing web sites that are known for distorting the truth and misrepresenting facts. He starts with a false assumption and makes it sound authentic by writing, Those in the know, have always known that Mario is / was the Republican (GOP) representative on Goanet. Then he compounds this slander with another one, The big question: Is Mario on the CPAC or Rush Limbaugh payroll?:=)) Memo to Goanetters: The smiley face at the end is meant to cover up this barrage of brazen calumnies. Gilbert needs to tell us whether he is on the payroll of the far left wing blogs he has been promoting, The Huffington Post or Salon. Gilbert writes: I am not defending Dodd. Mario responds: Of course you are, Gilbert. Why else would post a series of posts from far left wing blogs that have been trying to deflect attention from what Dodd and Geithner have now proven to have done. This time we see you citing yet another discredited source which hardly anyone listens to anymore, CNBC. Pssst, Gilbert, here's a tip, check our CNBC's viewership and compare it to its competitors. Fortunately for the truth, Gilbert has no idea what he is talking about as the following reports show: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_090320.htm Excerpt: Media reports are casting the AIG bonus controversy as an exercise in political scapegoating, with rising conflicts between Democrats in the House, Senate, and Administration over responsibility for permitting the $165 million AIG bonus payments. In particular, reports noted criticism directed at Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Sen. Christopher Dodd, who the AP reports, were engaged in finger-pointing about who was responsible for Congress' failure to prevent the bonuses in the first place. [end of excerpt] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j2D2gxTNCtz_IpnKzTEDIE92sPJwD971EKBO0 Excerpt: The case of the missing AIG bonus limits has become a tale of political intrigue and Democratic infighting that could threaten the re-election chances of a top senator and the credibility — if not the career — of one of President Obama's top advisers. As the House passed new legislation Thursday to crack down on the outrage-inspiring bonuses, Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, the Banking Committee chairman, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner engaged in finger-pointing about who was responsible for Congress' failure to prevent them in the first place [end of excerpt] Gilbert wrote: The Goan residents of goanet have to put up with the right wing diatribe;... Mario responds: I think I have clearly shown in this and previous posts the brazen far left wing poppycock that Gilbert and his far left wing blogs have been feeding us when compared with the facts as they become known from credible sources. It is precisely because of such a relentless barrage of far left wing propaganda citing only far left wing blogs that Gilbert has been engaging in that Goanet needs my voice of reason, truth and peace.
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns! (update)
I was going to add post-haste my greetings to the birthday boy. But his post below suggest it is not his birthday. With adoring young beautiful Goan females going ga-ga, there must be a message. Why are all his 'admirers (guys and dolls) from all over the world making him older than he is? Who exactly is loosing their marbles? Here are some targeted responses to the post below. 1. Edward Liddy was appointed by Poulson under President Bust last fall. http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/03/17/2009-03-17_a_lightningquick_fall_from_grace_for_aig.html 2. The first tranche of the bailout money was handed over to AIG on November 17, 2008 and the second tranche on Nov 26, 2008 under President Bush and when Republicans controlled the Senate. http://www.ustreas.gov/initiatives/eesa/docs/TrancheReport3a.pdf Presdent Obama and new Congress came into session in Jan 2009. 3. When I suggested capping bonus, on goanet, our beloved birthday-boy himself berated me. He claimed compensation was a private enterprise way to compensate smart people. That these are contractual obligatins between parties. He suggested that this suprulo goenkar (moi) would not understand these high finance workings. As far as blaming Dodd, please see: http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/03/17/dodd/index.html So I cannot help but re-ask the question the birthday boy poses:=)) Please keep this in mind, Young Francis, or risk embarrassing yourself in front of people who know. In front of your friends, its up to you:-)) Birthday Boy. Regards, GL Mario Goveia Birthday? What birthday? The last time I checked it was still March 17. Why does the Grook-meister do this to me? Obviously cannot get anyone's goat on his own:-)) here are some key facts that the Obama sycophants and Obama's teleprompter are covering up: 1. The current CEO of AIG, Edward Liddy, who actually approved the payment of the bonuses is an Obama appointee, though he was not the one who approved the original contracts. However, he could have blocked the payment of the bonuses, but did not. 2. AIG had disclosed their bonus plan to the appropriate Congressional committees - run by Democrats - before the first tranche of their bailout money was advanced to them. The politicians who were involved knew about the bonuses, the same ones they are now pretending to be outraged about 3. Democrat Senator Chris Dodd inserted specific language in the unstimulating stimulus bill in a section restricting executive compensation to exempt contractual bonuses that were agreed to before February 11, 2009, which include the AIG contracts. Please keep this in mind, Young Francis, or risk embarrassing yourself in front of people who know. In front of your friends, its up to you:-)) --- Francis Rodrigues Love him or hate him, you gotta admit he gets your goat, so don't forget Uncle Mario Goveia today - 18 March - it's his birthday! If you love him, send him a bite of the AIG bonus millions, if you can't stand the dude, at least change the birthday boy's diapers! Happy birthday, Uncle Mario! - selma Oh dear, like so many Goan men, he liked his girls a little young huh? :-) I can't help but admire him though, because for a Goan in the 1800s to do what he did was quite amazing.
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
From: Mario Goveia Without excusing what AIG has chosen to do with their bonuses, which should only be paid to those who create corporate value as a percentage of that value Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:08:56 -0400 From: Bosco D'Mello bos...@canada.com I take it you support the execs be paid bonuses. Mario responds: Bosco, what part of my opinion regarding bonuses, ...which should only be paid to those who create corporate value as a percentage of that value. did you fail to understand? Perhaps you are unaware that most of the bonuses that AIG had agreed to pay did not go to those who create corporate value - we know this because AIG was close to collapse in large part because of the actions of those people. Most of the bonuses were Retention bonuses paid to people whom the company had decided needed to be retained, regardless of their performance, and hence were not based on any creating corporate value. One of my points was that AIG had disclosed their bonus plans a year ago and some of those now feigning outrage knew about these plans all along, or should have known if they were paying attention. Current Treasury Secretary Geithner, who was Chairman of the NY Federal Reserve Bank previously, was directly involved in the original AIG bailout plan which started last year under the previous administration, and should have known about these disclosures, but says he only found out a week ago. Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman of the Senate Financial Services Committee, added wording in the stimulus plan that specifically exempted bonus contracts that were signed before February 11, 2009, and is now also pretending he had no idea. While $165 million is a large number, it pales in comparison with the BILLIONS and TRILLIONS that are likely to be spent, and attention is being diverted from those much larger programs, some of which are also far more risky and based purely on political ideology.
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
--- On Tue, 3/17/09, Mario Goveia You mean there is someone in Goanet-land that hates me?? Must be a mind- numbed liberal, socialist or communist, or perhaps a casteist, which would also mean that my never humble comments are right on target:-)) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:13:24 -0700 (PDT) From: marlon menezes goa...@yahoo.com Well, hell may freeze over and we may all indeed die from global cooling, but let me take this opportunity on behalf of myself and the 25 odd liberated Iraqies, to wish General Oberfuhrer Goveia a happy birthday! Mario responds: Thank you for your felicitation, Young Marlon. Oh, darn, I forgot to add prevaricator to the list in my comment above:-)) Thanks for reminding me you're out there, Marlon:-))
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns! - 90% tax rate
Bosco D'Mello wrote: RESPONSE: I take it you support the execs be paid bonuses. I concur. After all AIG, American International Greedy [1], company made 170 billion US dollars [2] last year from new sources, no?? Yes, Billions!! Many Happy Returns! And wish you many more!! B, Correct me if I am wrong but it looks like there is only one country in the world today that has a 90% tax on the bonuses paid to workers. That country, hold your breath, is the good ol' United Socialist States of America. Abso-funny-lutely amazing! Mervyn1650Lobo __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
I think Secretary Geithner was part of the New York City cabal of Wall Street, Insurance, Banks, etc that bankrupted this country. IMO Secretary Geithner should go! Regarding Mario's second point on Chris Dodd. Those in the know, have always known that Mario is / was the Republican (GOP) representative on Goanet. We, on Goanet are very privileged to have that presence - even if it is a self-appointed title. But those who want proof of his bonafide, (i.e. doing the GOP bidding) here it is. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/19/dodd-democrats-targeted-f_n_176848.html The big question: Is Mario on the CPAC or Rush Limbaugh payroll?:=)) I am not defending Dodd. There is just a web of influencing peddling by corporations, their consultants, lobbyists and politicians of both political parties with massive campaign contributions. Mario would serve himself by watching Hypocrisy Watch on CNBC showing Republican senators a few months ago, insisting on govt staying out of the running of the bailed out institutions. And Mario repeated the same drum-beat on Goanet. It is so sad that some demagogues have progressive amnesia. For those who want to see more on politicians waffling see: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/19/lawrence-odonnell-reduces_n_176886.html The Goan residents of goanet have to put up with the right wing diatribe; without enjoying the hypocrisy. This is displayed by replaying news or TV clips of what the same people, including Bush administration officials, said a few months ago or what the real facts are. Bush's cabal are actively re-writing history of the last eight years -- Surprise! Surprise! Regards, GL --- From: Mario Goveia Current Treasury Secretary Geithner, who was Chairman of the NY Federal Reserve Bank previously, was directly involved in the original AIG bailout plan which started last year under the previous administration, and should have known about these disclosures, but says he only found out a week ago. Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman of the Senate Financial Services Committee, added wording in the stimulus plan that specifically exempted bonus contracts that were signed before February 11, 2009, and is now also pretending he had no idea.
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
Well, hell may freeze over and we may all indeed die from global cooling, but let me take this opportunity on behalf of myself and the 25 odd liberated Iraqies, to wish General Oberfuhrer Goveia a happy birthday! Marlon --- On Tue, 3/17/09, Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net wrote: You mean thare is someone in Goanet-land that hates me? Must be a mind-numbed liberal, socialist or communist, or perhaps a casteist, which would also mean that my never humble comments are right on target:-)) Birthday? What birthday? The last time I checked it was still March 17.
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
I was going to add post-haste my greetings to the birthday boy. But his post below suggest it is not his birthday. With adoring young beautiful Goan females going ga-ga, there must be a message. Why are all his 'admirers (guys and dolls) from all over the world making him older than he is? Who exactly is loosing their marbles? Here are some targeted responses to the post below. 1. Edward Liddy was appointed by Poulson under President Bust last fall. http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/03/17/2009-03-17_a_lightningquick_fall_from_grace_for_aig.html 2. The first tranche of the bailout money was handed over to AIG on November 17, 2008 and the second tranche on Nov 26, 2008 under President Bush and when Republicans controlled the Senate. http://www.ustreas.gov/initiatives/eesa/docs/TrancheReport3a.pdf Presdent Obama and new Congress came into session in Jan 2009.. 3. When I suggested capping bonus, on goanet, our beloved birthday-boy himself berated me. He claimed compensation was a private enterprise way to compensate smart people. That these are contractual obligatins between parties. He suggested that this suprulo goenkar (moi) would not understand these high finance workings. So I cannot help but re-ask the question the birthday boy poses:=)) Please keep this in mind, Young Francis, or risk embarrassing yourself in front of people who know. In front of your friends, its up to you:-)) Birthday Boy. Regards, GL Mario Goveia Birthday? What birthday? The last time I checked it was still March 17. Why does the Grook-meister do this to me? Obviously cannot get anyone's goat on his own:-)) here are some key facts that the Obama sycophants and Obama's teleprompter are covering up: 1. The current CEO of AIG, Edward Liddy, who actually approved the payment of the bonuses is an Obama appointee, though he was not the one who approved the original contracts. However, he could have blocked the payment of the bonuses, but did not. 2. AIG had disclosed their bonus plan to the appropriate Congressional committees - run by Democrats - before the first tranche of their bailout money was advanced to them. The politicians who were involved knew about the bonuses, the same ones they are now pretending to be outraged about 3. Democrat Senator Chris Dodd inserted specific language in the unstimulating stimulus bill in a section restricting executive compensation to exempt contractual bonuses that were agreed to before February 11, 2009, which include the AIG contracts. Please keep this in mind, Young Francis, or risk embarrassing yourself in front of people who know. In front of your friends, its up to you:-)) --- Francis Rodrigues Love him or hate him, you gotta admit he gets your goat, so don't forget Uncle Mario Goveia today - 18 March - it's his birthday! If you love him, send him a bite of the AIG bonus millions, if you can't stand the dude, at least change the birthday boy's diapers! Happy birthday, Uncle Mario! - selma Oh dear, like so many Goan men, he liked his girls a little young huh? :-) I can't help but admire him though, because for a Goan in the 1800s to do what he did was quite amazing.
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
From: Mario Goveia Without excusing what AIG has chosen to do with their bonuses, which should only be paid to those who create corporate value as a percentage of that value RESPONSE: I take it you support the execs be paid bonuses. I concur. After all AIG, American International Greedy [1], company made 170 billion US dollars [2] last year from new sources, no?? Yes, Billions!! Many Happy Returns! And wish you many more!! - B [1] http://www.thebluebrick.net/christopherreeve.html [2] http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/170-billion-and-no-exit-in-sight/
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
Love him or hate him, you gotta admit he gets your goat, so don't forget Uncle Mario Goveia today - 18 March - it's his birthday! If you love him, send him a bite of the AIG bonus millions, if you can't stand the dude, at least change the birthday boy's diapers! Happy birthday, Uncle Mario! FR _ Chat with the whole group, and bring everyone together. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650735
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:12:23 + From: Francis Rodrigues fcarodrig...@hotmail.com Love him or hate him, you gotta admit he gets your goat, so don't forget Uncle Mario Goveia today - 18 March - it's his birthday! If you love him, send him a bite of the AIG bonus millions, if you can't stand the dude, at least change the birthday boy's diapers! Happy birthday, Uncle Mario! Mario responds: You mean thare is someone in Goanet-land that hates me? Must be a mind-numbed liberal, socialist or communist, or perhaps a casteist, which would also mean that my never humble comments are right on target:-)) Birthday? What birthday? The last time I checked it was still March 17. Why does the Grook-meister do this to me? Obviously cannot get anyone's goat on his own:-)) However, thank you Young Francis, when my birthday actually comes along. At my advanced age its all an academic exercise in meaningless numerology anyway:-)) However, I see you still use bogus sources of information when you occasionally emerge into the sunlight from Grook-land, instead of being more discriminating in your use of facts when trying to demonize someone, in this case Insurance giant AIG, which needs help, not uninformed people piling on. Here are the facts young man, from another message to educate a different group of uninformed youngsters: [Quote]: Without excusing what AIG has chosen to do with their bonuses, which should only be paid to those who create corporate value as a percentage of that value, when you see President Obama's teleprompter, and other Obama loyalists and Democrat party hacks, fulminating on TV, acting outraged and demonizing AIG all over the media these days, here are some key facts that the Obama sycophants and Obama's teleprompter are covering up: 1. The current CEO of AIG, Edward Liddy, who actually approved the payment of the bonuses is an Obama appointee, though he was not the one who approved the original contracts. However, he could have blocked the payment of the bonuses, but did not. 2. AIG had disclosed their bonus plan to the appropriate Congressional committees - run by Democrats - before the first tranche of their bailout money was advanced to them. The politicians who were involved knew about the bonuses, the same ones they are now pretending to be outraged about 3. Democrat Senator Chris Dodd inserted specific language in the unstimulating stimulus bill in a section restricting executive compensation to exempt contractual bonuses that were agreed to before February 11, 2009, which include the AIG contracts. [Unquote] Please keep this in mind, Young Francis, or risk embarrassing yourself in front of people who know. In front of your friends, its up to you:-))
[Goanet] Many Happy Returns!
To two of Goanet's finest: Bosco De Mello Joe Gonsalves (JoeGoa) Many Happy Reurns of the Day! 10th October. Your contribution to Goan cyberspace is immeasurable. Thanks guys! FR. _
Re: [Goanet] Many Happy Returns to FN
.Many Happy Returns of the Day, to you ...FN. I have enjoyed the many photos of Goa's highways by-ways but remember Goa 2007 the year I joined Goanet, mostly for the gentlemanly way in which you have conducted yourself, and continue to do so. May you continue to show us the path to keeping Goa in our minds, with pleasure, with sadness, with some tinge of guilt for allowing some of it to lie in ruins, but the wonderful way in which you have captured it, we will never forget (I store mine in the FN Box in my computer). Boxing Day is Your Day, you have boxed many memories for me, I open up the box occasionally (re-open them again and again..), just to remind me of the treasures you have helped me store away, in the boxes of my computer, as well as my mind. Thank you again, may you have a wonderful day best wishes for 2008. John Monteiro -- Nigel Britto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Many Happy Returns of the day, FN! I guess over half of us would be ignorant about what's happening around, if not for you! God Bless! And thanks for introducing me to the writing field... --
[Goanet] MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY TO DAISY
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Today 26Th May: A Very Happy Birthday to DAISY RODRIGUES of GOANET. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for sharing all the lovely Goan Recipes with us over the years. Very Many Happy Returns of the Day, Daisy!! HUGS KISSES A WHOLE LOT OF BEST WISHES TO YOU. --- Read all Goanet messages at: http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=Newslist=goanet --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
