Re: [Goanet] GOANETTER INTRODUCTIONS/to FN & Ton

2007-03-17 Thread Roland Francis
Frederick, You are not supposed to rain on a lady's parade or else she will deny you re-entry into the fan club. Roland. On 3/16/07, Frederick FN Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Elston Soares, for one? FN On 16/03/07, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear FN, > Have you known me to be r

[Goanet] Plagiarism in internet forums

2007-03-17 Thread JoeGoaUk
Thanks Santosh, I have just found out this (my photos) on Goa Blog. Although they are there since early Dec. I have just seen it today. A simple email notifying me would have been nice. Likewise, so many of my photos are seen elswhere including my Goa Carnival, tourist spot etc. Be it a website

[Goanet] Easter Party at Bombay Bistro

2007-03-17 Thread Ralph Figueiredo (G.O.A - L.A)
Looking for an Easter dance party with delicious Goan food? Sounds too good to be true?? :) Goan restaurant, awesome Goan food and a Goan singer (Melque) to top it all... When: Easter Sunday, April 8th - 5pm onwards Where: Bombay Bistro - 8851 Central Avenue, Montclair CA 91763 Goan Buffet: F

Re: [Goanet] The Potty Woman and the Patient Villagers

2007-03-17 Thread Carvalho
--- Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You there Dostoevsky and you Byron > and you Che Guerava. All > those who agree with me only please. A 'tis was but a pity That although he was witty Lord Byron wasted so much of his time On Lady Caroline

[Goanet] Glimmerings of hope: P.S.

2007-03-17 Thread Philip Thomas
A second take on this post. Last week the local papers front page headlines had screamed out "Navy land in two days". This was about the imminent transfer of 9 acres of air-side land at Dabolim to AAI for aircraft parking, apron space etc. The order reportedly had come from no less than the Prime

[Goanet] Carmo PLEASE cut the Crap............Aubrey

2007-03-17 Thread Aubrey Pereira
Dear Carmo, Have you forgotten that your Dad was a shippyWhat is so bad about being a Shippy or Gulfie???At least they are employed and not on the Dole and waiting for food stamps to put food on the table in the U.S. Regards Aubrey Pereira --- CARMO DCRUZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are

[Goanet] Urban wilderness - "The problem with India"

2007-03-17 Thread Philip Thomas
[Mario Goveia] Usually the term 'civic infrastructure' is used to denote physical infrastructure. This was what the original post focused on. It is different from 'civic sense' which is what the present post seems to be emphasising. Everybody knows Indians in general lack civic sense. My hope is t

[Goanet] Appeal: KONKNNI OPARANCHO JHELO

2007-03-17 Thread goa world
KONKNNI OPARANCHO JHELO is a Konkani book in Romi-script written by Brazinho Soares Kalapurkar (Santa Cruz) which will be published shortly. Please support our mother-tongue, specifically in Romi-script Konkani by inserting an ad in the publication so as to cover the printing cost, as below:

[Goanet] Today... in Goa's history

2007-03-17 Thread Frederick \"FN\" Noronha
Thanks to Eddie Fernandes! FN -- Forwarded message -- From: Eddie Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 17-Mar-2007 05:48 Subject: On this day To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EFEMÉRIDES LUSA - 19 de Março 17 March 2007 Agência Lusa - Serviço Internacional Lisboa, 17 Mar (LUSA) - Principais

[Goanet] AICHEA DISAK CHINTOP - Marsachi 17vi, 2007

2007-03-17 Thread domnic fernandes
Boro vortovnk borem, punn gorv tem sogllem bhosm korta. (To be good is fine, but to be proud of it ruins it all.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Get Married in 2007. Join Shaadi.com http://www.shaadi.com/ptnr.p

Re: [Goanet] Who is the Supporter of Goan Gaon Goon Chors and Who is Not ?

2007-03-17 Thread Frederick \"FN\" Noronha
What is the other side of the "Goan gaon goon chors" coin? Could we call it the "Communal, casti-ist, crooked, corrupt, obsfucators"? And does Carmo support it? FN On 16/03/07, CARMO DCRUZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There have been complaints of Goannet moderator Bosco D'Mello on the forum recen

[Goanet] Laurente de Utorda & Mario de Majorda

2007-03-17 Thread 40 Dis 40 Rati
Laurente de Utorda & Mario de Majorda Outstanding director of Konkani stage in Kuwait Mr. Laurente Pereira and Konkani touching play writer Mr. Mario Fernandes, better known as ‘Mario de Majorda’ will participate in singing and acting deferentially in forthcoming Simon Gosalves’ family Le

Re: [Goanet] Whats so great about Fundacao Parties?

2007-03-17 Thread Sunith Velho
Spot on. Fundacao Oriente parties are generally incredibly boring and generally filled with drunk old men reminiscing about Portuguese times with the infuriatingly smug director keeping them company. Why anyone would want to voluntarily subject themselves to such torture repeatedly beats me.

Re: [Goanet] Goan "shippies" and "gulfies"

2007-03-17 Thread Frederick \"FN\" Noronha
In a caste-defined and hegemonised society this is entirely understandable. Sanskritisation is a term coined by the eminent Indian sociologist, M.N.Srinivas, to denote the process by which castes placed lower in the caste hierarchy seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of th

Re: [Goanet] Way To Go Manohar Parrikar ! Clean Up Goa of CorruptCongress Politicians !!

2007-03-17 Thread Frederick \"FN\" Noronha
Of course, Cornel, you should know by now... he's an IITian. FN On 16/03/07, Cornel DaCosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Carmo Pardon my ignorance yet again but is Mr Manohar Parrikar actually standing for the exalted post you have 'designated' for him? And, what exactly does he stand for to b

[Goanet] Ghanvti Junior High - Reality Playschool

2007-03-17 Thread Cecil Pinto
Ghanvti Junior High - Reality Playschool Towards 'normal' childhood experiences and normal children By Cecil Pinto Before I embark on a description of my latest business enterprise let me give you some background information. In the course of researching some other topic I happened to stumble upo

[Goanet] Ask Questions to Parrikar via Public Forum or Private Email for Good Governance

2007-03-17 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
Dr. Francisco Colaco, It appears that you have legitimate concerns and a genuine desire for Good Governace in Goa. If you have any legitimate questions for Mr.Manohar Parrikar (the leading Chief Minister Candidate in the forthcoming elections). Please feel free to voice them on this public fo

[Goanet] Goan Review's 'Man of the year'

2007-03-17 Thread Fausto V. D'Costa
G R Crasto is Goan Review's 'Man of the year' Renowned Konkani activist and social worker Gabriel R. Crasto of Navelim, Goa has been selected The Goan Review's 'Personality of the Year (2006) for his dedicated service to the cause of Goans and Konkani language. Crasto a staunch Konkani suppo

[Goanet] KABRASTHAN ISSUE RESOLVED?

2007-03-17 Thread godfrey gonsalves
A band of energetic youth comprising of Mr Stephen ex Military official Karate Instructor , Mr Mulla Irfan alias “ Babloo “ Chairman and Mr Zalil General Secretary besides others under the banner “BLOOD OF GOANS FRONT” have taken up the demand for a Kabrasthan for the Moslem community of Sal

Re: [Goanet] The Potty Woman and the Patient Villagers

2007-03-17 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah but you see Lady Lamb > Mad, bad, dangerous to know am I > That much I can't deny > But I'm also a lover of > acrid feni in a fine glass > and women with a nice > er, er, I quite forgot Folks, The above reminds me of the answer I give to the anti-drinking

[Goanet] No Hue and Cry by Gulfies Over Carmo's Progressive Posts on Gulfies & Shippies !

2007-03-17 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
There are several Gulfies subscribed here and who participate (on this forum). Didn't see anybody throw a fit. (over Carmo's Gulfies and Shippies posts).. - Bosco, 3/16, Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 249 Well the Gulfies in the Gulf and the Shippies on the Ships understand that

[Goanet] How We Were Immunized

2007-03-17 Thread Roland Francis
Cecil's humor on Ghanvti Junior High brought a couple of trains of thought. I have been reading several articles recently on how various illnesses and syndromes like nut allergies and a lot more like it are due to Canadians having a delicate immune system and how that is due to the fact that thei

[Goanet] Planning Committee for Goa

2007-03-17 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
I was very disappointed to read Mrs. Aurora Couto resigning from the planning committee for Goa, which is being set up by the government. For evil to succeed, all it takes is for good people to stay silent and distant. This was a golden opportunity for a writer and a vocal critic of events in

Re: [Goanet] Goan \"shippies\" and \"gulfies\"

2007-03-17 Thread Jerry Fernandes
Hi,I do support Selma in her mails. Caste system has been in India for centuries and how it came about, who started this practice is not known to me, but the reason it was started must have been to assign jobs to different people. And the place India must have been a better place than. Brahmins,

[Goanet] Goa Sudharop & Alexyz's website launch

2007-03-17 Thread George Pinto
Mr. Ibonio D'Souza, Goa Sudharop representative in Goa, launched the Alexyz toons website today at Alexyz's exhibition in Goa. The website is owned and sponsored by Goa Sudharop. Goa Sudharop is is pleased to have initiated and supported this effort to publicize and showcase one of Goa's most fa

[Goanet] Goa news for March 18, 2007

2007-03-17 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Markets Start With A Bang, End In A Whimper - Indian Commentary (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Thursday, Indian shares opened strongly after stocks elsewhere in Asia showed marked resurgence, foll

[Goanet] Higher Education/US degrees could be great Levellers in Stratified Goan Society

2007-03-17 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
Dear Selma and Sunith, Congratulatons ! I think we have done the Goan Community A World of Good by Creating a Paradigm shift in their thinking - that there are more attractive career options if Goan Youngsters remain in College and get their degrees, rather than run off to the Gulf or the Shi

Re: [Goanet] Way To Go Manohar Parrikar ! Clean Up Goa ofCorruptCongress Politicians !!

2007-03-17 Thread Cornel DaCosta
Hi FN I note what you said! Unfortunately, saying someone is an IITian says not much more than that a person has advanced technical skills in a defined area. In general, it is a person's thought process, awareness of a range of issues and level of sophisitication in the presentation of ideas/di

[Goanet] What An Amateur !

2007-03-17 Thread Roland Francis
What a small time amateur ! That's what many in Goa's PWD and Town Planning Department must be saying of this Bombay cop. See: http://www.mid-day.com/news/city/2007/march/153668.htm Regards, Roland.

Re: [Goanet] The Potty Woman and the Patient Villagers/to Mervyn

2007-03-17 Thread Carvalho
--- Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ah but you see Lady Lamb > > Mad, bad, dangerous to know am I > > That much I can't deny > > But I'm also a lover of > > acrid feni in a fine glass > > and women with a nice > > er, er, I quite forgot > > The

Re: [Goanet] Whats so great about Fundacao Parties?

2007-03-17 Thread Cornel DaCosta
Hi Sunith Thank your for two of your observations that, firstly, good wives are not generic to any particular caste or class. Secondly, that "these [are] completely self constructed barriers by those who wish to keep the caste divide alive (on both sides)." The second point above interests m

[Goanet] Goa's Best CM: from Sunday HERALD

2007-03-17 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
GOA’S BEST CM By Valmiki Faleiro Goa’s first CM, DB Bandodkar (DBB), loved game in his youth. As CM, he loved games, sporty and political. The passion for sports, at his age, regularly saw him play table tennis at Gaspar Dias. During such a game, early night of August 12, 1973, DBB collapsed.

[Goanet] Goan medical professionals going to follow suit?

2007-03-17 Thread Bosco D'Mello
NRI doctors relocate to India Sujata Dutta Sachdeva [ 18 Mar, 2007 hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] His first tryst with India happened five years ago. That's when he came to meet friends and deliver guest lectures in Chennai and Vellore. Little did Dr Hassan Tehrani know that in a few years he

[Goanet] FILIPE NERI RODRIGUES - THE STAR OF GOA ’S CABINET

2007-03-17 Thread airesrod
Though Goa will soon lay to rest this two year old lacklustre 13-member cabinet headed by Pratapsingh Rane, it is time to assess the performance and overall behaviour of each Minister. Filipe Neri Rodrigues, the Water Resources & Legal Metrology Minister would need mention as he stands out as the

Re: [Goanet] Why Support Manohar Parrikar for Chief Minister of Goa !

2007-03-17 Thread Cornel DaCosta
Hi Carmo Many thanks for your clarification. Manohar most certainly sounds like a miracle man that Goa needs. I'll take your word for this. Thanks again. Cornel - Original Message - From: "CARMO DCRUZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Saturday,

[Goanet] QUALIFIED ENGLISH TEACHERS NEEDED

2007-03-17 Thread Inter Learning Center
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[Goanet] Whats so great about Fundacao Parties/reply to Cornel

2007-03-17 Thread Sunith Velho
Cornel, The upper castes all over India want to keep the divide alive for obvious reasons. India's illogical form of affirmative action(read reservations) has ensured that the erstwhile lower castes have a reason to perpetuate this ugly practice. After all if you convert to religions that

Re: [Goanet] Plagiarism in internet forums

2007-03-17 Thread Santosh Helekar
Hi Joe, I am sorry to hear that you are being fleeced by internet plagiarists. I suggest that you do the following to deal with this problem: 1. Send them a private email informing them that they have pilfered the fruits of your labor, and that such an act is illegal. 2. If they deny that they h

[Goanet] "The city strategist"

2007-03-17 Thread Philip Thomas
The city strategist Arati Menon Carroll / Mumbai March 18, 2007 http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=277989&leftnm=5 &subLeft=0&chkFlg= Maybe we here should put aside those rose tinted glasses about Goa and create some healthy dissatisfaction about its future.

[Goanet] '.. spirit of generosity towards the physical landscape'

2007-03-17 Thread Philip Thomas
'Your cities can't be world class' SUDIPTA DATTA MUMBAI, MARCH 17 : http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=158197 Goa is starting from a fairly clean slate. Can we do it right? What will it take? Not just the money but more importantly the collective wisdom and will ... over

[Goanet] Charming Riana Azavedo

2007-03-17 Thread lino dourado
CHARMING RIANA AZAVEDO The first opportunity to showcase her talent was back in 2004 during the One Act Konkani Play Competitions in Kuwait. Riana featured in Anthony Carr’s Konkani play ‘Lok Dukhi Ami Sukhi’ and was noticed for her charming smile and graceful performance. Later she d