Hi Hartman
Six of my posts to Goanet and one to a private group including Frederick and
Bosco, since Jan/Feb 2008, received nil responses with regard to my concern
about the failure of moderation and excessive rejection of posts without
explanation. Nor did the six make it on Goanet for serious
Talking Photo: pl identify: Any one, two or all three (The answer: Cliff
Richard ..)
Yes, you right Mr. Derrick Mendes
It's Cliff Richard with Ophelia Mohana in Beirut.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2898316016/
Late Mohan is a sister of Ophelia and Late Bab Peter's 'Meunni' or
I am researching an article on the nationalist movement in Kenya, spearheaded
by some fiery Goans.
If anyone has information on J M Nazareth or Dr A C L de Sousa, or any other
prominent leader of the time, please do write to me.
Many thanks,
selma
Msny of us have had our posts rejected but that does not mean that the
moderators are doing a bad job. Maybe they have erred now and then but I do not
see an uniform pattern in their job. Perhaps, the non-uniformity is one of the
problem. So, for the problem to be addressed in the best possible
DAILY GROOK #233
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METAL PEDESTAL
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by Francis Rodrigues
the men of goa
vain if u please,
named their ore
man'goanese!
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puns word-play of all kinds,
if you read between the lines!
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Bajrang Dal: The militant face of the saffron family?by Rajeev Deshpande (Times
of India dt 30.9.2008)
Aug 25: Two die in Kanpur when a bomb explodes. It transpires these were
Bajrang Dal activists who were making explosives.
Aug-Sept 2008: Spate of attacks on Christians in Orissa and
For favour of publication, please. =Averthanus=
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REGIONAL PLAN AND THE LAWS.
Averthanus L. D'Souza.
For the first time in the history of Goa, we now have the final
draft of a Regional Plan which has been prepared professionally and
diligently by a Team of
HI This song is taken from the book called GOENCHEM GIT
Pustok - 1
Manddo Dulpod
utr: LOURDINO BARRETO
SOBIT UDENTECH POLONGAR
1. Sobitudentech polongar
Kedo dhobazo ani banddar
Mannkam motiancho vhodd surngar
Amchem mogachem Goa-xar.
ch). Ul'has oddum-ia vhoir vhoir
There is no doubt that Julio Ribeiro's remark bullet for a bullet when he
took over as, I think, DG of Punjab Police, caused lot of political upheavel.
It was a out of character remark possibly made in the heat of Punjab cauldron
of terrorism.
It is not a policeman's job to kill those who kill
Source: The Mail (UK). 30 Sep. 2008. By Matthew Drake.
Goa Minister's son linked to Keeling and Bennett murders
Excerpts:
Roy Naik, the son of Goa's Home Minister Ravi Naik, was involved in the
murders of Scarlett Keeling and Stephen Bennett in Goa it has been claimed .
A detective named Naik
Eugene is carping about a range of issues in his recent post. This is
what happens with a handful of posters, who believe that we can
accomodate all their conflicting visions on how Goanet can and should
best be run.
Eugene raises some good issues, mixes these with nonsense, and that
makes it
In 1958, Dr Jules De Melo gave a speech in Kenya, about the significance of
28th May to Portugal and its regime.
Any information on either Dr Jules De Melo, or the significance of 28 May to
the Portuguese would be appreciated.
many thanks,
selma
It is believed that Custom house was done up by Fundacao Oriente because bharat
to all the pent (Russel Peter) to their capital.
BC
It'll probably surprise a few to learn that Panjim really was
just a port for Taleigao, which was the big wheel - ask Babush!
When the official beautification of
MIAM KONKANI SONG
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_re_as/as_india_temple_stampede
This is tragic. The terror in India from the government's failure to protect
them has reached a point where the jihadis don't even have to plant a bomb any
more to kill hundreds of innocent Indians; all they have to do
Selma...
Ask Clarence, not Elmsworth, Gama Pinto.
Father, Pio, was fellow freedom fighter, architect for modern
Kenya, along with Jomo Kenyaa.
Clarence used to be based London, Singapur...an editor with
Third World magazine publications.
Ask them to globally position him for you...
Shantatayeche Fatodd on 2nd October
Citizens' Initiatives for Communal Harmony has organized Shantatayeche
Fatodd – Dawn of Peace, a poets' meet on peace and communal harmony on
the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. This initiative acquires particular
importance in the context of the ongoing communal
Dear Eugene,
You have surely not followed the infamous VCD thread in 2004-05, or you would
not have raised this issue of catholic-sounding name. My objection to the
casteist comrade using a Catholic name is because Manohar Parrikar used it to
claim that the VCD's Scrutinizing Committee for
I have been quite an inactive member of the GX forum for some time
now. It is only recently that I ventured out to read some of the posts
on the Goanet Moderation issue out there. While I can understand
Fred being upset over all this, considering that he has been in the
line of fire for some time
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_May_1926_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
and, if you can understand Portuguese, see
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolu%C3%A7%C3%A3o_de_28_de_Maio_de_1926
Essentially, the revolution of 28th May was a military action that put an end
to the unstable Portuguese First
Joe...here are the lyrics...both in Konkani and English...
Thanks to Venantius Pinto for the English Translations...
Edward Verdes
http://edskantaram.blogspot.com/
Claudia Mogachea, urbeborit jiv assa mozo,
Claudia my love, my life is agog with excitement
Claudia niz mojea, dolleamcher xapla
Until and unless the water pipes are pressurised 24x7, the water supplies will
get contaminated.
This stupid rationing of piped water started by the Bandodkar govt so that
all villages could get their share of the water, without building on the
existing water treatment facilities originally
Clarence Da Gama Pinto, C.DaGamaPintatmbs.edu is Program Director at
Melbourne Business School. He was born in Nairobi, the son of Helen nee
Moniz (Aldona) and the late Rosario (Carren, Succorro). He is a nephew of
the late Pio Gama Pinto. Clarence graduated at the London School of
Economics and
Dears,
Frederick has a few valid points here:
1.Who is Eugene to tell the owner of Goanet to step down? That is an Admin Team
issue and Eugene is not even a Volunteer! Why should anyone even think of
such a thing.
2. Eugene's attacks on Kevin and Lisette were uncalled for. All he needs to
Dear Miguel,
Two quick points:
1: Eugene Correia is to be excused for wanting us believe that he is a
journalist. For (as Lisette Saldanha has appropriately proved) a
journalist Eugene is NOT. No wonder he did not ascertain all the facts
of the case wrt Parrikar, Catlic' Flaviano and the
Dear Gabriel
See...what I have always been saying. (;-)
It is ALL the fault of those Portuguese.
IF they had NOT put in the water treatment and supply system in the
first place, would the water supply (piped) have been contaminated
now?
Think about it (:-)
much love from here
jc
2008/9/30
You mean South or The South magazine? Clarence, I think, has a
cousin in Francis Chop Ribeiro, a journo for a long time with the
Herald. His mum had shown me some family pics once. FN
2008/9/30 Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Clarence used to be based London, Singapur...an editor with
Mario Goveia wrote?
They are totally frustrated that he has beaten them in almost every
major political battle while maintaining his cool under fire, even to
this day when he is only a few weeks from the end of his remarkable
presidency. He has led the successful defeat of Al Qaeda in
Mario Goveia? wrote:
The question I have is, Did they?catch more lobsters than Mervyn, an
erstwhile Kenyan?:-))
-snip-
I guess B. Hussein Obama must not be as smart as Mervyn now says he is,
or he has received an advisory email from Mervyn, his Kenyan brother:-))
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:05:59 +0530
From: Frederick [FN] Noronha *
Eugene is carping about a range of issues in his recent post. This is
what happens with a handful of posters, who believe that we can
accomodate all their conflicting visions on how Goanet can and should
In a book by Robert Gregory, documenting the role played in Asians in African
politics, he writes,
Many Goans claimed to be fully of Portuguese rather than Indian descent. Many
Goans were quick to learn English, adopt European dress even for women, and
live and eat in European style. The Goan
Nothing very much quaint about it, dear Ponti.
The then prospective children's section of the Margao gardens was named
after Aga Khan was because it was erected by his Ismaili/Khoja community,
in Goa, predominantly Margao, as a tribute to HSH Prince Karim Aga Khan's,
cousin
od the incumbent
Dear Miguel,
If by ignorance Manohar Parrikar said Flaviano was a Catholic it is not
Flaviano's fault. My point is why should the name matter. Hence, why should you
harp or carp on it?
Eugene
You missed the point! The Portuguese have to be given credit for
existing water treatment facilities. Bandodkar, as we agree, could do
no right... FN
2008/9/30 J. Colaco jc [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Dear Gabriel
See...what I have always been saying. (;-)
It is ALL the fault of those Portuguese.
Hello!
Is not that what Miguel meant by catholic-sounding name?
i.e. that while his name was Catholic sounding, he was NOT a Catholic
or CatLic as Parrikar implied while answering the question put
to him (at least) on the NDTV show?
If you were a serious (let's say ...quarter serious
Selma,
Another term for a Black European is Afro-Saxon.
Sort of what one current presidential candidate in the US is.
I suggest you research the accomplishments of Goans in East Africa rather than
parroting the names they were given by the good white folks.
Mervyn3.0
I may have missed your point but will still state that - the
Portuguese cannot take credit for something which does not really
exist.
Your second point is slightly tricky - if we are still talking about
the Portuguese (full or half)
(:-)
jv
2008/9/30 Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
To all,
If my translations are not spot on and can be improved upon, please feel
free to say so. Quite often the translations are done within a very short
frame of time. There can be different translations of the same piece. as say
the Genji no Monogatari (Tale of Genji) shows, so a translation
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** SIMI targeted Mangalore, Goa - Mangalorean.com
[Sep 29, 2008] He also said the recovered motorcycle was
intended to be used to carry out the blasts in Karnataka and
Goa. The press release
Mario, it's not just jihadis who take the responsibility for stoking
up religious intolerance and hate in today's India (though your
ideology would probably want to blame them alone). FN
2008/9/30 Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_re_as
Those serious about their complaints would make a stronger case if
they enlightened us on the several topics related to these rejected posts. The
readers can decide if these subject matters are Goa-related or Goan-centric.
Right now, it appears that there is a lot of personal attacks even
Carvalho wrote:
Thank you for your curt response which was totally unnecessary.
selma,
I think you are following Eugune's type of journalism which, if I remember
properly, is to provoke.
It is real easy to pick up on name calling and try and disguise it as a
question. For example,
Chris Rock
Hi Alfredo,
I was holidaying in Goa somewhere in the sixties when the Margao
Municipality erected the bust of Tio Jorge Barreto at the Aga Khan Garden.
Tio Jorge was my maternal grandmother's brother. I remember very foundly as
a child spending holidays in Benaulim. We used to walk from my
MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF EID-UL-FITR
With joy we extend our greetings to the Muslim Community in Goa on this
happy occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, at the end of the month-long fast and prayer.
This is the happy time when the mind and the heart are exposed to God and
the human spirit is imbued with
Heart to Heart
By Ethel Da Costa
When you `will' so will it be `done'
Who exactly do you want to be?
What kind of person do you want to be?
What are your personal ideals?
Whom do you admire?
What are their special traits that you would make your own?
It's time to stop being vague. If you wish
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?
Sweetheart,
The only place where I am linked to Kenya is in your er, mind.
To paraphrase an infamous cliché, Hell hath no fury like a Goan whose
message was rejected for posting on Goanet.
There has been much bafflegab on this issue over the past few days by a
couple 'experts' in this field. Since Mervyn asked two 'simple' questions, I
will acquiesce to his
Nostalgia Pic #18:
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May 1972: Panjim Ferry Wharf, more than three and a half decades ago.
Yesterday's Customs House pics seem to have struck a chord, judging from
the response. Today's beautifully-composed capture of the embarkation scene,
brings to life, as Tony mentions, the
In the Chinese sapience, one risks having three fingers admonishing oneself as
one points a damning finger at the other. In the crab or carp omniscience,
options are limited and rather intimidating. One can’t go after a fellow crab
with one claw fully extended and the other twisted 180
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