[Goanet] Some music... from Goa

2008-10-24 Thread Abdul Narayan De Melo
Ty Fred and Goanet,   Rui's done an amazing job with his guitar.  Quite romantic too.  Wish him luck.   Joao.   --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रे <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रे <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet-News] Some music... from Goa To

[Goanet] Article on REAL low cost aviation?

2008-10-24 Thread Philip Thomas
Pls check out the following link in which there are a couple of references to Goa: Towards REAL Low Cost Aviation 24 Oct, 2008 By Philip S. Thomas http://www.suchetadalal.com/articles/display/46/3083.article Your comments and suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

[Goanet] CID has listed names of Babush and Joquim in Goondas list!

2008-10-24 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
Local daily Sunaparant, dated 24/10/08, has published on front page a copy of document which was prepared by Office of Supt. of Police, CID, Panaji - Goa, dated 4/8/2000 bearing No: CID/CB/G-85/2000/3562/2000 with a subject title - Surveillance of Goondas, History Sheeters and bad Characters. The

[Goanet] NOVO PORZOLL GHARABEACHO - ek ponn'nas vorsam fattim boroileli khota

2008-10-24 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
 www.goa-world.com  Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter (since 1994)     "NOXIBANT NIRMILELEM"  kotha jhelo hem Romi Konknni pustok halinch uzvaddak ailam.   Yeta tea Budvar-a thavn, char bhagamni, hea pustokantli xevottchi kotha, NOVO PORZOLL GHARABEACHO,

[Goanet] Goenkars, one Country can print money and get away with it!

2008-10-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article5002928.ece -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London.

[Goanet] Goa Freedom Fighters

2008-10-24 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
The following news clip appeared on GOACOM.COM dated 23rd October, reproduced from the Gomantak Times: Do away with Portuguese institutes: Freedom fighters: The Goa Freedom Fighters Association today demanded a probe and even stopping activities of Portuguese institutions i

[Goanet] India has come to Melbourne ...

2008-10-24 Thread U P Kamath
Dear Mario, 1945 comes before 1960's of Martin Luther II, when American blacks - ops! sorry, African Americans fought for their civil liberties and got them after prolonged and protracted struggle. What was the condition of the American born persons of Japanese origin during the WW II in the grea

[Goanet] Some music...

2008-10-24 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Please visit some interesting guitar stuff here... (Konkani, mandos, fado and more). All from Goa, in fact from someone who was trained to be an engineer in the IIT: http://www.ilike.com/artist/Music+from+Goa -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-240949

Re: [Goanet] A Citizen of the US of America.

2008-10-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
2008/10/24 eric pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A child born any place in the world, or in space I would imagine, to a couple > where only one need be a citizen of the US. I am in possession of a very > impressive looking document that is titled "Certificate of Birth of a United > States Citizen B

[Goanet] Goa news for October 25, 2008

2008-10-24 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa promises 400 new Dublin gaming jobs - RTE.ie [Oct 23, 2008] 400 new jobs are expected to be created by computer gaming company Goa in Dublin's Digital Hub. The company is the online ga

Re: [Goanet] First person account of the nun who was raped in Orissa

2008-10-24 Thread Carvalho
What is so shocking is the role the police have played in this affair. This is a country, where people have to be very afraid. Imagine, being dragged away from the very presence of the police. How can we believe now that this violence was spontaneous? These are orchestrated events, carefully pl

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Happy Birthday to Matanhy Saldanha

2008-10-24 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Happy Birthday to Matanhy Saldanha I went to Cansaulim to attend Matanhy’s birthday. It stated around 6pm. Of the 39 MLAs/ special invitees, only one turned up. Seen some Nuns and priests too. I also saw one of the victims of '13th October 2008' incidence Besides, so many other

Re: [Goanet] Lawsuit questions whether Barack Obama

2008-10-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
2008/10/24 George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I take it the right-wing does not read or know how to do a simple internet > search, see http://fightthesmears.com/articles/5/birthcertificate > > George RESPONSE: Come off it my man, anyone can Doctor a birth certificate. Even so my challenge of a

[Goanet] Please identify this person

2008-10-24 Thread JoeGoaUk
Please identify this person Please identify http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/2970153346/ Also seen in the crowed http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/2969308161/sizes/l/ (recently in the news) Pic taken this evening [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups

Re: [Goanet] India has come to Melbourne ...

2008-10-24 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
Another well-written post by Mario. He writes so well when he writes after some contemplation! As for his right-wing views on US politics, I guess it's because of what we call in India "internal compulsions." Mario is no cretin and he has never said implicitly or explicitly that McCain will win th

[Goanet] Fwd: Goa-America Heart Foundation

2008-10-24 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Dear Goans, This week, I had the opportunity to meet some dedicated Goans in the USA; pursuing an impressive not-for-profit project i.e. Goa-America Heart Foundation. We should all support such noble foundations; surely it involves a lot of hard work & selfless dedication, by the respective peop

Re: [Goanet] India has come to Melbourne ...

2008-10-24 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
Jez, Mario, how many bicycles have you won so far in the past few months on Goanet? Give a chance to others as well, please... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Goveia Sent: 24 October 2008 18:05 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subjec

Re: [Goanet] Lawsuit questions whether Barack Obama

2008-10-24 Thread George Pinto
--- On Fri, 10/24/08, Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You would have also found that Obama's attorneys have > asked that the suit be dismissed without providing any proof > of where he was born to refute the charge. I take it the right-wing does not read or know how to do a simple inte

[Goanet] First person account of the nun who was raped in Orissa

2008-10-24 Thread marshallmendonza
I would be interested in the response of our friend who specialises in 'objectivity, skepticism and levelheadedness during times of communal turmoil'on this news item. Also wonder whether he will brush this too aside as 'partisan propaganda' and 'rumour mongering' by 'militant' 'political acti

[Goanet] Oscar Rebello: The loss of innocence

2008-10-24 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, This is the Oscar Rebelo I like to remember. Sad that this is not the Oscar one encounters often these days. The innocence and the love for Goa peeps out like the sun during the monsoons. Hitting Prajal physically is unpardonable. Prajal is not even provocative to merit such retribution fr

Re: [Goanet] Rina Mukherji sheds a blinding new light on Orissa violence

2008-10-24 Thread Mario Goveia
Gilbert Lawrence wrote: > > > It is one thing to have a "questioning mind", which is good.? It is > another to have a 'jaundiced eye' with an attitude; and present oneself > as an all-knowing person.? This applies to all of us. > > Mario observes: > Hey, Gilbert please turn your chronically "jaun

Re: [Goanet] Lawsuit questions whether Barack Obama

2008-10-24 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:24:27 +0530 From: "Radhakrishnan Nair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > The reason for the "cover-up" by the mainstream media is that > professional journalists can instinctively discern frivolous suits > filed by crackpots for publicity or with malicious intent. > > Mario respon

Re: [Goanet] Closing Threads

2008-10-24 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:48:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Since I may not get another chance to say this, let me take this opportunity to be the first on Goanet to congratulate President?McCain on his astounding victory. > Mario responds: > The US elections are on Novemb

[Goanet] India has come to Melbourne ...

2008-10-24 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:27:11 +0530 From: "U P Kamath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > USA is the only country in the world, to this date, to have used nukes on humans (?) I am not very sure they considered Japs as humans at that time. US did not use the nuke on the Germans as Germans, being white are hum

Re: [Goanet] Lawsuit questions whether Barack Obama was born in the USA

2008-10-24 Thread eric pinto
Mario, I just sent these good folks some money. Mario, Which type of citizen are you?  The law is clear:Mario and I cannot run for president. Our children, no matter where their place of birth, can. A law that deprives one of the right because the circumstance of birth on a cr

Re: [Goanet] The strange desire to take credit for surname

2008-10-24 Thread Venantius Pinto
Dear Selma, How did you arrive at the thought that "we Goan Catholics obsessed with family names and bent on assuming privilege and merit on account of them?" Is it something that you have been hearing lately? I am sure you are not remotely referring to the Conspiracy of the Pinto's, or the page by

[Goanet] A Citizen of the US of America.

2008-10-24 Thread eric pinto
A child born any place in the world, or in space I would imagine, to a couple where only one need be a citizen of the US.  I am in possession of a very impressive looking document that is titled "Certificate of Birth of a United States Citizen Born Abroad".  It was issued by the US Consulate Gen

Re: [Goanet] Lawsuit questions whether Barack Obama was born in the USA

2008-10-24 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mario Goveia wrote: > Rather than present the court with evidence that he was born in a qualifying > US location > as he has previously implied, Mr. Obama's campaign  attorneys have > surprisingly filed > legal motions to delay a hearing on the case.  The website of the person > bringing the

[Goanet] USD Goes above INR50!

2008-10-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
1.00 USD = 50.0751 INR United States Dollars India Rupees 1 USD = 50.0751 INR 1 INR = 0.0199700 USD Yeah, you heard it first from me. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London.

Re: [Goanet] Hindu groups behind Malegaon, Modasa blasts: Cops

2008-10-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 10/24/08, Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are right indeed to give a health warning; Catholic Goans need to be > >afraid, very afraid indeed, I can see the VCD attack on the CM as a start > >to be destabilisation process. > How does this unprovoked comment promote t

Re: [Goanet] Former VHP woman owned motorcycle used in Malegaon blast: Cops

2008-10-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Thu, 10/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > P.S. Statutory Warning: all apologists for the sangh parivar may treat >this > report as 'partisan propaganda' and/ or ' rumour mongering' > I would like to kindly request Marshall Mendonza not to keep repeating this derisiv

[Goanet] Fw: Citizens Statement on Raj Thackeray-MNS Violence

2008-10-24 Thread Personnel People
Hello Sabhaites and Friends, Re: Dharna at Metro Theatre on Saturday, October 25 between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. against the breakdown of rule of law. Please read the citizen's statement given below. Mr. Anand Castellino, Vice-President, Mr. John Miranda, Executive Member of BCS and myself a

Re: [Goanet] Hindu groups behind Malegaon, Modasa blasts: Cops

2008-10-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Thu, 10/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > All apologists for the sangh parivar may treat this report as 'partisan > >propaganda' and / or 'rumour mongering' > A man who demonizes those who disagree with him on the need for objectivity, skepticism and levelheadedness

Re: [Goanet] In celebration of the Bush legacy

2008-10-24 Thread Mario Goveia
Mario wrote: > > > Future US President Bobby Jindal was also scheduled to speak at the > convention and cancelled for the same reason. > > Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:56:19 +0100 From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Not that long ago this is what the man wrote:- > ''In this case all bets are of

Re: [Goanet] Lawsuit questions whether Barack Obama was born in the USA

2008-10-24 Thread Mario Goveia
Mario wrote: > > > One piece of news on the US elections that has been covered up by the > mainstream media is a lawsuit filed against Mr. Obama in federal court > in Philadelphia based on an absence of evidence that he was born in the > USA or a qualifying US entity outside the continental USA.

[Goanet] The Bush Legacy

2008-10-24 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:13:54 + From: Francis Rodrigues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > D.R.I.P. _ when the mad legacy of dubya is failed by history's best, lo, the name of mario goveia sycophantly leads the rest! > Mario responds: > We call this a hit and run post. I have provided a deta

Re: [Goanet] Lawsuit questions whether Barack Obama

2008-10-24 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
<> The reason for the "cover-up" by the mainstream media is that professional journalists can instinctively discern frivolous suits filed by crackpots for publicity or with malicious intent. <> Don't you worry, Obama's election won't be nullified and you won't hear anything more on this case aft

Re: [Goanet] India has come to Melbourne ...

2008-10-24 Thread Mario Goveia
Gabriel wrote: > > > No wonder nobody believes Indians anymore. There appear to be more > rotten apples than good ones at present. > > Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:37:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To the extent that there are Goanetters who hold this low opinion of their

[Goanet] Contacto Goa on Tuesdays!

2008-10-24 Thread nalini souza
Contacto Goa on Tuesdays! The 14th episode will be broadcast on: RTP international - INDIA, PORTUGAL and other places: Tuesday,28th October 2008 INDIA - 1:00pm PORTUGAL - 08:30am e 8:30pm NEW YORK - 04:00am e 4:00pm SYDNEY - 5:30pm LONDON - 09:00am e 9:00pm MOSCOW - 12:00pm Wednesday, 29th Oc

[Goanet] Goa State Chess Association dont want Chess to florish in Goa.

2008-10-24 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
On today’s Oct. 23rd, 2008 Herald on Goa Diary (Sports) I am surprised to read two news items regarding Chess. http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=11552&cid=4 One is of coaching camp at Mashem, Canacona from Oct 21 to 25 where in 52 students has participated. It’s a very encouraging sign

Re: [Goanet] Activism or cat's paw ?

2008-10-24 Thread J. Colaco < jc>
[1] Miguel wrote: Please pause a moment and think what you would have done if YOU were falsely implicated in a rape case, arrested, battered, made to sit on ice, administered electric shock to extract a confession and then let off as "Not Guilty" after six months of the ordeal. [2]Samir Kelekar as

[Goanet] Maina protests, Maina Beatings, Maina Arrests, In Prison and then Freedom: A long voyage in short time

2008-10-24 Thread sebastian Rodrigues
On October 11, 2008 I, Sebastian Rodrigues was on very special assignment – offering solidarity to the one of the unique protests in the history of Goa where in 85 year old Dora de Souza was to chain herself in front of the mining company in defence of Goa’s mountains and water. Protest began

Re: [Goanet] Rape in Goa and the impotent postings

2008-10-24 Thread Samir Kelekar
Hi Miguel While you raise questions and in some cases you seem to need a reality check, use sexual connotations, I see you acting like an agent of the establishment because there are no solutions that you even suggest. I do think the Aires approach is super. Monseratte has failed to give satisfact

[Goanet] A Funny thing happened on the way to the Police Station

2008-10-24 Thread Carvalho
I used to watch a programme on NDTV called crimewatch or something. It was a weekly programme, which compiled the crime stories of the week and put them together as an hour's programme. Now, by the end of the week, NDTV had not added anything to the original footage and hence, the viewer did not

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Prawn curry rice, Bangddo, Modso etc

2008-10-24 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Prawn curry rice, Bangddo, Modso etc Today we had lunch at VASCO INN It’s at Kalap Mansion, Vaco da Gama (towards the market area, Road straight going behind MMC/Rajani) Phone 2514725 Ok, what we ate and what it cost us? Prawn Curry Rice – Rs.70 1 Masala Bangddo – Rs.50 1 modso f

[Goanet] BSNL Phone records.

2008-10-24 Thread Tony de Sa
If you are a BSNL user, this is important. Some weeks ago, I tried to send a fax message to the U.K. on my printer, scanner, fax machine. After trouble shooting, I found that my BSNL connection was only good for STD and not ISD. Fair enough. Point is that when I got my connection, sometime in 199

[Goanet] Paan arrives in Macau before Melbourne

2008-10-24 Thread Bernado Colaco
The features of Paan were exhibited by the bharatis on building walls in Macau before being noted in Melbourne. This exhibition took place 6 months ago. Today those painters have left with their contracts over and so has the paan exhibits. BC

Re: [Goanet] Hindu groups behind Malegaon, Modasa blasts: Cops

2008-10-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
2008/10/23 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Goans should be concerned amd disturbed at this newa item as the HJS is > headquartered in Goa and has been been pretty active taking out hate > exhibitions all over Goa. > > http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hindu-groups-behind-malegaon-modasa-blasts-cops/76597-3.htm

[Goanet] Nostalgia #34

2008-10-24 Thread Francis Rodrigues
Nostalgia Pic #34: _ 1960 - 1980: two decades apart: Two faces of General Vassalo Da Silva, last Governor General of Portuguese Goa. A bit of nostalgic history too. Manuel Antonio Vassalo e Silva was appointed the 128th (and subsequently last) Governor General of Goa in 1958. Hi

[Goanet] Daily Grook #257

2008-10-24 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #257 BIRD REFERRED by Francis Rodrigues if ur cockatoo fails to mimic, do take him to a pollyclinic! __ puns & word-play of all kinds, if you read between the lines! _ http://2008goanconvention.com/nostalgia

[Goanet] India has come to Melbourne ...

2008-10-24 Thread Venantius Pinto
Seriously, there is nothing wrong in what Gabriel de Figueredo said, unless this began as a joke from RKN and then took off. And I am not saying this since my mother is a Figueredo. A paan chewing idiot does not implicitly mean that any person who chews paan is an idiot. It was the spittle which tr

[Goanet] Activism or cat's paw ?

2008-10-24 Thread Samir Kelekar
>Please pause a moment and think what you would have done if YOU were >falsely implicated in a rape case, arrested, battered, made to sit on >ice, administered electric shock to extract a confession and then let >off as "Not Guilty" after six months of the ordeal. I wonder why the boys didnt file

[Goanet] The strange desire to take credit for surnames

2008-10-24 Thread Carvalho
I am currently researching a Pinto. As is my habit, I sit up late and google all the Pintos there are to emerge from google. Last night, I came across a webpage put together by some diligent Goan, who lists the accomplishments of the Pintos of Goa, as if they are somehow one clan. There is in G

Re: [Goanet] Rina Mukherji sheds a blinding new light on Orissa violence

2008-10-24 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Marhsall, To your comment, "I would have thought that educated and well balanced persons would have looked at the bigger picture";  are you not asking too much? Regards, GL -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] What astonishes and surprises me is the kind of nit-picking and hair splitting over mi

[Goanet] Lets Stop Destructive Mining in Goa

2008-10-24 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Dear Overseas Goans, Recently there was an attack by on peaceful Quepem villagers protesting peacefully against illegal mining; details on link below. Is it possible for anyone to maximise publicity on this & other mining issues via newspapers, TV, media etc; in your country of residence? If yo

[Goanet] Manufacturing consent by Ram Puniyani

2008-10-24 Thread marshallmendonza
I came across this interesting and thought provoking article in the ET. Like to share it with you. Regards, Marshall Manufacturing consent by Ram Puniyani ( Economic Times dt.22.10.2008) Noam Chomsky is one of the foremost rights activists. He theorised as to how the US administration creat

[Goanet] Former VHP woman owned motorcycle used in Malegaon blast: Cops

2008-10-24 Thread marshallmendonza
We keep hearing from hindutvawadis the phrase 'that all muslims are not terrorists but all terrorists are muslims'. Here is a report on the VHP indulging in terrorism at Malegaon. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Former_VHP_woman_owned_Malegaon_blast_motorcycle/articleshow/3634176.cms Regards