[Goanet] Daily Grook #262

DAILY GROOK #262 BRIBE TRIBE by Francis Rodrigues greasy palms, sticky fingers, whom you know, is the answer, graft's a malady that lingers, or should it be...influensa! __ puns & word-play of all kinds, if you read between the lines!

[Goanet] Nostalgic Blog

Check out the Blog pages of this most interesting site: http://stresavasco.com/blog/ One of the most powerful women in India, and a current U.S. Director of Public Health feature there, amongst many. Would any readers know of any St. Therese's alumni? Their numbers are spread throughout the We

[Goanet] Vishy you are Great.

Sir Vishwanath Anand you are wonderful. We all chess lovers will like to do like you. Smile like you, play like you, do whatever you have done. Indian Children at World youth chess tourney at Vietnam are also playing good. http://chess-results.com/tnr15981.aspx?art=25&fedb=IND&lan=1&flag=30&m=

[Goanet] Goenkars: on correctness

> > Dear Gabe, You are absolutely correct. No malice taken. Thank you. > What I shoud have said earlier is here in brackets. A man may certainly > call a woman "Mon Cherie" (in French usage). The point you adroitly pointed > out was however characterized though not explicitly as I do here in th

Re: [Goanet] Goa Ministers Visit UAE

Viviana, Sending it again as requested. Kindly post. Hi, Moster-rats son, the accused happens to be in Dubai. Probably that's why Titiu and Pai are coming over to see him. Shhh!! It's a secret. B

Re: [Goanet] White paper

Barad, Here is an extract from Wikipedia, about Swami Viveknanda. Thankfully, there are countries in the world, that don't start white-papers on those who wish to preach their religion to others. "He is considered an key figure in the dissemination of Hinduism and Yoga in Europe and America[3

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (30Oct08)

"Wanted more Support for 48-yr Cheryl D'Souza, Quepem who was Jailed with her 84-yr old mother Dora 'N' 9-yr kid Aki... ...and Venita Coelho, Moira was detained by the Builder / Police / Politician nexus...For Voicing their rights!" Do your Bit: Write to Churches, Temples, Mosques, Editors, e

[Goanet] Terrorists weakening government and advance their anti-national agenda!!

In the name of religion & just because freedom of religion is granted by our Indian Constitution, various religious outfits are playing a dangerous game and yet trying to fish in troubled waters!! While Goa Government, under leadership of Digu, is ALWAYS seen preoccupied fighting to retain the chai

[Goanet] Re Gents saloons in Goa have evolved.

I enjoyed Tony de Sa's post on the Goan barber.  Just wanted to add a fact.   In the USA where I live for part of the year, I pay US dollars 15(plus tip) for a rudimentary hair cut for the scant hair I have on my bald head.  In rupees that amounts to about Rs. 750/- at current exchange rates.  H

Re: [Goanet] Lies and more lies...

Mario wrote: > > > Lies and more lies, indeed. The left wing anti-American propaganda > never stops. > > > John McCain has voted with President Bush 90% of the time during the > last eight years. > Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:31:59 + From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > RESPONSE: Won't b

Re: [Goanet] Are you responsible for what happened to me? (Venita Coelho, Moira)

This is a very chocking news and shame for all Indians, specially our Goa is very peace den and we try to live happily. We do not interfare. But personal attack in such fashion is a crime and Govt should be nutral to resolve it. What I feel a single voice will not be any resulting attitude bu

[Goanet] Welcome to Goa: A Gambling Paradise (A Riverside Walk )

Welcome to Goa: A Gambling Paradise (A Riverside walk) pl watch it in 'High Video Quality mode' Video http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4zND_2pb20 Satarting from New Pato Bridge, Mandovi Bridge, Mondovi River, Casino Jetty, Floating restaurant, hotel Sand and Sea, Fist Chief Minister's, , statue,

Re: [Goanet] JoeGoaUK.....look alike

If you really want to see Joe, check out the YouTube video below, taken at Augusto's wedding earlier this year in Goa! Freeze-frame - Mrs. Joe at 0.21 sec, the fabled Joe at 0.25. You'll have to hurry though - will prob. be taken down instantly! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji72rdOOlIs "They

[Goanet] Konkani adages: Test a friend by asking a favour, test a relative (on how he treats you) by visiting

Dear Amita, Please post the Marathi "version" when you come across it. For that matter please consider posting such material more often. Take care. venantius j pinto > From: "Amita Kanekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > There are also some nasty casteist ones. I remember hearing one a long time > ago

Re: [Goanet] White paper

Dr Barad, You're shifting the issue from *communalism* to *religion*! FN 2008/10/29 Dr. U. G. Barad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Time is ripe for Government of India and government of every state to come > out with white paper on the role of missionaries in India, Muslims, and > Hindu religious outfits.

Re: [Goanet] Goan divisions... Was: Re: Laloo must be hanged

Thankyou! FN 2008/10/30 J. Colaco < jc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 5: I am done with this topic. You may have the last word on it. > -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490

Re: [Goanet] Konkani adages: Test a friend by asking a favour, test a relative (on how he treats you) by visiting

That's true! Gauncho ganv, mhar khaum Let the village commonlands of the village befall to the 'Mhars'. (Nobody cares for what is owned in common.) Ganv hansta mhunn mhar-vaddo (or gaudo) hansta The village laughs, so the ward of 'mhars' (or the 'gawda') also laughs Bamnant vaddlolo, bamna poros

[Goanet] Ref: Fly them to the Moon

I was going through The TOI and came across this hilarious, laugh riot article - Fly them to the Moon 26 Oct 2008, by Bachi Karkaria (attached below), Please read. Please click on the link below to go to the page.. Check This Out!!!

[Goanet] World does not revolve around Goa!

I commend Mario for defending the USA and George Bush - single handedly.  However, my wish is to make him famous - like another Dinesh D'Souza. Perhaps Mario with his extensive knowledge and time on his hands, could write a book responding to / rebutting a book written by an American. Title:  B

Re: [Goanet] World does not revolve around Goa!

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:22:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > A few days ago, I posted a simple explanation showing why/how there are two classes of US citizens. The post was simple to read and hard to prove wrong by argument or evidence. > Mario Goviea did not try to prove

Re: [Goanet] Goenkars: on correctness.

2008/10/29 Venantius Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I say the following in all humility, and it is not directed at anyone. > > A man may certainly call a woman "Mon Cherie." It is a term of endearment; > an old fashioned way of saying things among other expresions. RESPONSE: I appreciate that, certa

Re: [Goanet] Goan divisions... Was: Re: Laloo must be hanged

Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:JC, That was only one side of a battle that is about caste, religion and distrust. We still keep fighting it, and have done it before Bandodkar. To highlight only those parts of the 'battle' which we don't like is unfair. We need to acknowledge that it has been wi

[Goanet] Join Online Goan Community

    Discover Delight . com    [Exclusive Portal for Goans. Connect and Share the World (*) - News - Articles - Voice - Polls - Connect - Social] Visit us at : http://www.discoverdelight.com

Re: [Goanet] Joe goaUK.....look alike

hi, to all those who have read all the mails but not seen JOE. there is a strong resemblence to one person in the news these days. non other than Mr. Stanford, the multi billionaire from texas. who is giving away 20 million dollar for ONE T-20 cricket match between, west indies & engl

[Goanet] WHO'S THE REAL HINDU? - Karan Thapar

WHO'S THE REAL HINDU? Karan Thapar Hindustan Times Does the VHP have the right to speak for you or I? Do they reflect our views? Do we endorse their behaviour? They call themselves the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, but who says they represent all of us? This Sunday morning, I want to draw a

[Goanet] Attention Goan parents: Halloween Candy Recalled

Apart from tainted candy, many sick prancsers cleverly insert razors or some oher dangeruse in sweet packets that can be opened asd ealed again. The unsuspecting kids may eat such things and suffer the consequences. It is the duty of each parent to scrutinize the candy collected by te kids and le

[Goanet] Cheers Dears: Rol de Fol

Cheers Dears By Augusto Pinto Rol de Fol Dears, When I saw Rol de Fol, I knew the creep would touch me for money. Rol whose full name was Rolandinho Francisco Filomeno de Faleiro, had returned to Goa, or more correctly had been chased out, from Toronto, Canada. Rol was a wimp. Not that I h

[Goanet] Goa news for October 30, 2008

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa rape case: Anti-Rodrigues ad published in local daily - Hindu [Oct 28, 2008] Rodrigues, who is a lawyer of the German mother, who has accused son and nephew of two Goa ministers of rap

[Goanet] White paper

Time is ripe for Government of India and government of every state to come out with white paper on the role of missionaries in India, Muslims, and Hindu religious outfits. The white paper must include the number of religious missionaries functioning in India, the number of churches, mosques and

[Goanet] Ref: Goa Ministers Visit UAE

In response to: Message: 5 Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:09:34 +0400 From: Rocky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Goa Ministers Visit UAE Konage Paige kitem voita ? Tax payers money isn't it ? My guess would be an appointment with the one and only DI, btw, is he here or Saudi or Pakista

Re: [Goanet] Laloo must be hanged...

Frederick [FN] Noronha : This is a recurrent claim by those who would like to justify regional chauvinism. In Goa too, this belief was rampant. Including, ironically, during the anti-deputationist stir in the 1960s, when the Maharashtrians were seen as The Other. == jc's comment: FN may be accu

[Goanet] India: the fight is on for pluralism

India: the fight is on for pluralism The government must act now to prosecute those who have sullied India's proud tradition of tolerance The air is still thick with tragedy in Orissa state. Someone just told me the story of a Christian widow he chanced upon in the state capital, Bhubaneswar, wh

Re: [Goanet] Konkani adages: Test a friend by asking a favour, test a relative (on how he treats you) by visiting

There are also some nasty casteist ones. I remember hearing one a long time ago from a relative, intending to mean you can't expect perfection; there will always be something bad around. But it likened the bad with 'Maharvaddo' i.e.the settlement of the Mahars! Gaanv thayn maharvaddo or some suc

Re: [Goanet] World does not revolve around Goa!

Bosco - Goanet Volunteer wrote: > RESPONSE: Experts (not me) will tell you, that the impersonal nature of > communicating > by email sometimes lead us to understand something not what the author > intended to say. > If you are claiming to be a recipient of a personal attack in the above > exam

[Goanet] Outrage ofWoman's Modesty in Moira

What happened at the Moira Gram Sabha is shameful more so because the Sarpanch is a learned advocate who cannot be said to be ignorant of the law. The over obliging police inspector over stepped his mandate. The Sarpanch can order withdrawal of a person under rule 16 for disregarding authority o

[Goanet] Goenkars: on correctness.

I say the following in all humility, and it is not directed at anyone. A man may certainly call a woman "Mon Cherie." It is a term of endearment; an old fashioned way of saying things among other expresions. And very few people know this. It is not a mistake to say so, although people may think it

[Goanet] Vishwanathan Anand - the Great World Champion and Goa

Congratulations Vishwanathan Anand It is so beautiful for us Indians to be celebrating the accent of a player who was always regarded as a great player into the ranks of the All Time Greats!! Goa has to be exceptionally happy because Anand' earned his first two major titles in Goa - the Nati

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Music from Goa

I did and it is AWESOME! On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 7:43 AM, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check this out please: > http://apps.facebook.com/ilike/artist/Music+from+Goa > > Featured Songs > Displaying all 8 featured songs > Play all > See All > > Rui Lobo: t

[Goanet] Goan divisions... Was: Re: Laloo must be hanged...

2008/10/29 J. Colaco < jc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > If he is indeed referring (above) to Goa in the 1960s, he may wish to > determine some justification for the 'imposition' of deputationists > and other 'imports' in positions which already had fully qualified, > ready, capable, able and willing s

[Goanet] Governments APATHY ?

*The below is a attachement from NDTV news... The Government has taken the killing of an indiviual hailing from UP to a high level investigation just within a few days..My hats off to them.. The people involved in takeing away a life which you get only once needs to be brought to book. The perpet

[Goanet] protest against casino

Aam Aurat Admi Against Gambling ( G ) put up a Casino Narkasur in front of Casino Royale, opposite Tourist hostel , on Sunday night to protest against the two new licenses given to casinos by the government . The narkasur was also put up at the venue of the narkasur competition at the Pan

[Goanet] Laloo must be hanged...

This is in response to Message: 5, Dated: Wed, 29 Oct 2008, From: Frederick [FN] Noronha under subject titles as above. FN's last line reads as follows: Anyway, I'm curious where you got this piece of information from, Dr Barad. Dear FN, If one keeps eyes and ears open one can get to know loads

[Goanet] Konkani adages: Test a friend by asking a favour, test a relative (on how he treats you) by visiting

Test a friend by asking a favour, test a relative (on how he treats you) by visiting Ixtt polleoncho magunn, soiro polleoncho vossun With a single feather (he thinks) he has become a peacock Eka pakan mor zala A python will remain a python, the earthworm an earthworm Ar to ar, gaindov to gaindov

[Goanet] Gent's Saloons in Goa have evolved.

What triggered this post was a trip to the barber's today and I got thinking about how Goan barber shops have evolved post liberation. Immediately post liberation, gents saloons were rather rudimentary. It was quite a common practice then to have the village 'malo' call in at your place and give y

[Goanet] UK's Top 10 curry houses

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/real_food/article5022860.ece?token=null&offset=48&page=5 >From Glasgow's Cinnamon Club to Southall's Brilliant, the ten best Indian restaurants from the 2008 British Curry Awards Carrot fudge at Tamarind restaurant in London Image :1

[Goanet] Goenkars: on correctness.

Mon Cherie is French for:- It means something like "my sweetheart" or "my love", said to a guy. To a girl, it would be "ma cherie" (pronounced in a VERY similar way). It is patronising and downright rude to use it in a public, conservative internet forum. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. Lond

[Goanet] How can Indresh Kumar write this to Pope???

I was on Internet and I happened to red one article which was questioning Pope Benedict XVI. One can click the link provided here below: http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content &pa=showpag

[Goanet] Goa Today under leadership of Digu!!

Most Goans say - Rane, towards his ageing, became spineless CM of Goa only to give boost to his son. But today it's proved beyond doubt, that Digu himself is proving that he is much worst than Rane!! Goans say that if this views are not correct, let Digu come out with a WHITE PAPER on the role of

[Goanet] Laloo must be hanged...

Sorry Uday Barad, either you were fooled or you are fooling Goanet. See this in DNA Mumbai - RAILWAYS NAIL MNS LIE Shwetaa Karnik Friday, October 24, 2008 03:17 IST The sons-of-the-soil theory in railway recruitments may not hold. Faced with a violent agitation spearheaded by the Maharashtra Na

[Goanet] Alleged Rape of german girl in Goa

Dear Goankars, As per e-mails below, I would like to know why the NGO which is taking action against Scarlet's mother for neglecting her child in Goa, leading to her death, has not taken similar action against the mother of the recently, allegedly raped daughter of the German national, still re

[Goanet] sad news

  Chennai/Mumbai October 28, 2008: Fr. Bernard Digal, one of the victims of Orissa carnage who was beaten up mercilessly by the Hindu fundamentalists on August 25, lost his battle for life and succumbed to the injuries today October 28, 2008. Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar Raphael Ch

[Goanet] It's tomorrow - Goa de Porto Nite with Goa's famous music group "Archies"

 ''Goa de Porto Nite with ARCHIES"         ''ARCHIES''   Date: 30 October 2008 (Thursday). Time: 9.30pm. Venue: Al Mubarakiya Ballroom at The Ramada Hotel, Riggai Kuwait.   Goa de Porto Club – Kuwait after a resounding success last ye

[Goanet] Entertainment Society of Goa to set up TV channel

Entertainment Society of Goa to set up TV channel Kishore Sharma - Televisionpoint.com | Panaji Creation of a television channel to relay festival news and proceedings, the institution of Vasudha awards for films on environmental issues, setting up of a unique film archive with a technology called

Re: [Goanet] Attention Goan parents: Halloween Candy Recalled

2008/10/28 George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Sherwood brand Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate coins are being recalled due to > the fact that they contain Melamine, the ingredient in milk products that has > caused many infant deaths in china. These candies are sold at Costco, as well > as many bul

[Goanet] BJP, Shiv Sena seek dissolution of Goa government

BJP, Shiv Sena seek dissolution of Goa government Panaji, Oct 29 (PTI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena here have requested the state Governor to dissolve the government in view of deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Shiv Sena met governor S Sidhu with its memor

[Goanet] Press Statement for kind favour of publication

To, The Editor, Goanet List. Issued by: The Goa Su-Raj Party H.O. 383A, Pirazona, Moira-Bardez-Goa-403 507 Sd/- (Floriano Lobo) General Secretary/Spokesperson. 9890470896 Press Statement The Goa Su-Raj Party strongly denounces the forcible eviction of the bonafide member of the Moira Gram Sa

[Goanet] Fwd: Letters to the Editor (Rise in Number of Malaria Cases)

Dear All, Please see my letter published in the Navhind Times . http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2008102924 *Rise in Number of Malaria Cases* RAJYA Sabha MP, Jaya Bachan recently rang alarm bells, over the high number of malaria cases in Goa; particularly reported by European tourist