[Goanet-News] another low for aroon purie (VM, in Tambdimati.com)

2010-10-31 Thread Goanet Reader
another low for aroon purie By VM on October 30th, 2010 Just weeks ago, India Today editor Aroon Purie was forced to admit [1] that most of an Editor’s Note was plagiarized[2]. It was another shabby footnote in the steep decline of one of India’s premier media franchises. But will he apologize

[Goanet] Song for the day.

2010-10-31 Thread Gabe Menezes
Santa Lucia - Elvis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsCBZxpoqIcfeature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Who owns this Chapel behind Hotel Mondovi?

2010-10-31 Thread JoeGoaUk
  Who owns this Chapel behind  Hotel Mondovi?   When asked if this Chapel opens once a month or a year I am told  (by a  nearby security guy) that Church  procession, probably on Good Friday or Passion Sunday make a brief halt here and that’s when the chapel remains open. All other times it is a

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Some seasonal flowers - October

2010-10-31 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Some seasonal flowers - October   Gulchaddi Very nice fragrance http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukflowers/5125760250/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukflowers/5125761752/ see it on trees – see links below the pic   ordinary but nostalgic

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Hem FACEBOOK Tem Kitem?

2010-10-31 Thread lino dourado
  Hem FACEBOOK Tem Kitem?   Halinchea khallar, somaz-jali mavlle tholl (social network service) FACEBOOKsoglleanchem avddichem zalam. Dor eklo monis, apli kazgi mahiti fottusoit FACEBOOK-ar dita. SEARCH, hea zagear, tujea vollkichea mon’xachem nanv 'type' kelear ani to/tem

[Goanet] Who the bleep cares about Luis de Assis Correia?

2010-10-31 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Who the bleep cares about Luis de Assis Correia? By: Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter 31 Oct. 2010 at www.goanvoice.org.uk where you will find a photograph of Assis Correia Full text: Last year, seized by a not-so-youthful naiveté, I wanted to record the lives of

[Goanet] Goanet intro

2010-10-31 Thread Bernado Colaco
Mr. Sa, The femmes fatales are dangerous. I am afraid you might get a divorce from your Misses! Ate qualquer dia! BC Well Sr. Colaco, I hope that this post clears the air (at least partly) about who you are. and I am sure with the kind of offer you have made to FN, you might even find even

Re: [Goanet] MICKY - JOSE BRAWL

2010-10-31 Thread floriano
Goa Su-Raj is in the 'recruiting' mode. Any references shall be appreciated ( of powerful goondas of course) Bring back the Portuguese??? Heck no ! But we would want to see the 'Portuguese Rule' back in Goa minus the Portuguese themselves, YES !, anytime. But we don't want the Portuguese in

[Goanet] MICKY - JOSE BRAWL

2010-10-31 Thread U. G. Barad
On Sun, 31 Oct 2010, FN wrote quoting one line from my posting: By no means the only option nor even the most successful one! You could rake up meaningless communal issues. You could join the corruption bandwaggon. Or the lobby of the brotherhood of khaki shorts swearing to fight dynastic

[Goanet] Song of the day *yawn*

2010-10-31 Thread Pandu Lampiao
E.sorry to say you folks choice of songs of the day (non-Concani) makes me want to*never mind*. No wonder, any Goichi social gatherings would be unbearable..without booze no?...and then they want to dance to the same same song. Did I stamp on your toes For a people to

[Goanet] First dusting of snow

2010-10-31 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/10/31/first-snow-in-the-highlands-of-iceland Regards, r _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about

Re: [Goanet] (no subject)

2010-10-31 Thread floriano
Dear Carmen, I must revisit our dear little meet at TATO's in Panjim to remind you of what I had said as regards SAVING GOA. The flood-gates of GOAN goodness, kindness, golden hearts with donating streaks can open only if all the four corners of the square one wants to contain that load

[Goanet] Fwd: Priti Kumari, 34, is the first woman train driver on India's vast western railway network

2010-10-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Perhaps not an exaggeration when emphasis are noted as seen below. + Priti Kumari, 34, is the first woman train driver on India's vast western railway network. (emphasis on WRN) Tracking the journey of Mumbai's first woman train driver by Prachi Pinglay (emphasis on Mumbai's first, which

[Goanet] The accidental activist: The mighty Goan warrior

2010-10-31 Thread U. G. Barad
Venita Coelho wrote: I want to introduce you to the mighty Goan warrior. The world knows the susegaad Goan, Hindi films have made the perpetually drunk Goan famous, and the hospitable Goan is touted by the tourist industry. But the Goan warrior? Claude Alvares paid tribute to him at the recently

[Goanet] MICKY - JOSE BRAWL

2010-10-31 Thread U. G. Barad
On 31st October 2010, Gabe Menezes writes (in response to my response - appended below): Bring back the Portuguese; all is forgiven! My Response: Gabe, before bringing back Portuguese, please clarify as to who will forgive or rather who is in-charge of forgiving? Is it you? Next, if

Re: [Goanet] Goa: The Cruellest Inquisition

2010-10-31 Thread J. Colaco jc
Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote: a: My attitude to your responses to my posts or our book is that to a 'wet diaper' (should sound familiar) - On my butt and full of sh-t. b: Your TGF chat-site ... == jc's response: a: I agree with Gilbert Lawrence. b: I thank him profusely

[Goanet] NYTWA

2010-10-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Sharing: Another logo that I am proud to be associated with. New York Taxi Workers Alliance. Bhairavi Desai (Executive Director, Staff). Now if only they'd only allow it to breathe better! http://www.nytwa.org/ ++ vjp _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/

[Goanet] Of Winning Otters nimbling Fish and Mapusa Municipal Elections.

2010-10-31 Thread floriano
This particular Sunday special of mine has been prompted by Aurelio Viegas' ' NEVER BE LATE' From: aurelio viegas aureliovie...@yahoo.co.in To: goa internet goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 3:27 PM Subject: [Goanet] Never Be Late There are two particular instances that

[Goanet] PWESCR

2010-10-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Sharing: Years ago,I designed pwescr's logo. Progman on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [Priiti Darooka, Managing Trustee, Executive Director] http://pwescr.org/aboutus.html ++ vjp _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a

Re: [Goanet] The accidental activist: The mighty Goan warrior

2010-10-31 Thread Frederick Noronha
Good going! If we can persistently discredit a few more campaigners, then the world would be an open and unhindered field for those who are more more adept to playing the tune of one of the two contestants of naked political power in Goa! FN On 31 October 2010 08:57, U. G. Barad

Re: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Some seasonal flowers - October

2010-10-31 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 31 October 2010 04:33, JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Talking Photos: Some seasonal flowers - October 0959/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukflowers/5128870959/ Name the flowers, if you know. Thanks RESPONSE: Doxinn is Hibiscus; Mango tree flowering? The fragrant smelling

[Goanet] Poll panel orders seizure of Bicholim c ivic body’s car

2010-10-31 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye PANAJI OCT 30: The state election commission has ordered attachment of the Ford Figo car belonging to the Bicholim municipal council on Saturday after its chief officer “refused” to release it for use of election duty and in lieu of it sent another vehicle used for garbage

Re: [Goanet] MICKY - JOSE BRAWL

2010-10-31 Thread Frederick Noronha
Dear U. G. Barad, Good luck in your attempts to show anything that disagrees with your slant as being pro Kongress. There are some who believe that Congress and BJP are but two sides of the same coin (with a little difference in emphasis of course, as in their much-touted secularism and

Re: [Goanet] Goan boy

2010-10-31 Thread floriano
Dear Marion, I am acutely sorry if the words 'pleasure and promotion' hurt the feeling of our Goans. When I said that, I meant those Goans who have sold off every inch of their property they inherited from their peers in Goa and vamoosed from the land of birth, not to have any connection with

Re: [Goanet] Dr Koenraad Elst on Ayodhya

2010-10-31 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 31 October 2010 03:16, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com Mr. Marshal, neither of the above TWO points are mentioned in the web-links provided by you. This clearly implies that above two comments are coming from your thought process and not from the web-link(s) provided by you. Now

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Who owns this Chapel behind Hotel Mandovi?

2010-10-31 Thread augusto pinto
Dear joegoauk who is a fat smart dark-skinned boy wrote, Who owns this Chapel behind Hotel Mondovi? When asked if this Chapel opens once a month or a year I am told (by a nearby security guy) that Church procession, probably on Good Friday or Passion Sunday make a brief halt here and that’s

[Goanet] another low for aroon purie (VM, in Tambdimati.com)

2010-10-31 Thread Goanet Reader
another low for aroon purie By VM on October 30th, 2010 Just weeks ago, India Today editor Aroon Purie was forced to admit [1] that most of an Editor’s Note was plagiarized[2]. It was another shabby footnote in the steep decline of one of India’s premier media franchises. But will he apologize

Re: [Goanet] VIDEO: Most of us are Diaspora, one way or another...

2010-10-31 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Thanks to Ms. Selma for those kind words. Reading her book cover to cover as well, aloud to my wife Germana. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: I am so humbled by Dan Driscoll's kind words. I hope Dan Driscoll's stay in Goa is a long one and he has many

[Goanet] ALERT: Soon, special officers to ensure smoking-free public places in Goa.

2010-10-31 Thread Goa Desc
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. -

[Goanet] Saga of the Kunbi sari (Herald/Opinion)

2010-10-31 Thread Goanet A-C-E!
Goa, Wednesday 27 October, 2010 Saga of the Kunbi sari On Saturday at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi, Goan designer Wendell Rodricks got a standing ovation. This is not new for Wendell, one of the country's top fashion designers. But this time it was very special. The

[Goanet] *CARRY ON GOAN TRADITION *** Goan Christmas Sweet Making and Tasting **

2010-10-31 Thread renebarreto
*CARRY ON GOAN TRADITION * Global Goenkars !! We Talk - we Write - we Lecture - we PREACH ... about preserving our Goan Identity-Culture -Heritage -Cuisine - and all things Goan ..and most of the time , it ends up with no action-

Re: [Goanet] Get your wad in a wad

2010-10-31 Thread twiga
Venantius, I am glad you have bothered to point out t he cavalier and callous attitude that the fat-cat ministers and bureaucrats treat the working class in India. While most of the media in India trumpet on about the economic miracle in India few will bother to

Re: [Goanet] VIDEO: Most of us are Diaspora, one way or another...

2010-10-31 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 31 October 2010 11:28, DAN DRISCOLL driscoll@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to Ms. Selma for those kind words. Reading her book cover to cover as well, aloud to my wife Germana. RESPONSE: Sorry to correct you my man, she is Mrs. that is in case you did not know! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe

[Goanet] Jitendra Abhisheki, Rachol Photo-Essay, Goa Bookshelf, Ivana Furtado + Gaitonde Masterpiece - today at tambdimati.com

2010-10-31 Thread tambdi mati
Stunning original masterpiece by Vasudeo Gaitonde plus Vidyadhar Gadgil on why Goa is home plus Exclusive Photo-Essay on Rachol Seminary (400 years anniversary tomorrow) plus Exclusive excerpts from Isabel Santa Rita Vaz's award-winning play + Joao da Veiga Couninho's book plus Jitendra

[Goanet] NRB West Zone Badminton Championship at Panaji - Photographs

2010-10-31 Thread Sandeep Heble
Dear all, Photographs of the NRB Inter State West Zone Badminton Championship, organised by Goa Badminton Association, at Indoor Stadium, Campal Panaji from 25-26 October 2010 are available at: Inaugural Day http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=93341id=1187066172l=95be0e09ea Finals

[Goanet] Dr Koenraad Elst on Ayodhya

2010-10-31 Thread U. G. Barad
Gabe Menezes asks: Why does U.G. Barad or any other Indian need an endorsement from a bloody foreigner, only when it fits nicely into their own mindset? My response: Just because Dr Elst is a foreigner does it make his arguments wrong? And, I would not be incorrect if I say that the arguments

Re: [Goanet] Dr Koenraad Elst on Ayodhya (Gabe Menezes)

2010-10-31 Thread Charudatt Prabhudesai
In one word, Europhilia! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent.

[Goanet] another low for aroon purie (VM, in Tambdimati.com)

2010-10-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear People, Interesting to see some adult education has begun -- may the phrase, bitch-slap have a long run. Pray that we have more Aroon Purie's, since they are doing a good jib-job of jabbing Goans towards ire. Woooh! Its a beginning. Konknni -- kolgem-thapot (please improve on this)? Tu

[Goanet] For the Goan Football Lovers - Watch Brazil V/s Argentina Football Match (17th November 2010 Doha Qatar)

2010-10-31 Thread john desa
All Goan Football Lovers,   You are wellcome to Doha to watch the  Brazil vs Argentina football match on 17th November 2010.  Grand Suite Hotel has specially tailor made the below package for the Goan Football Lovers.   Enjoy Football.   John Desa Doha Qatar 00974 55605755

Re: [Goanet] VIDEO: Most of us are Diaspora, one way or another...

2010-10-31 Thread Frederick Noronha
To him who was quoting the dictionary just the other day [http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-October/200893.html]: Ms. a title of respect prefixed to a woman's name or position: unlike Miss  or Mrs.,  it does not depend upon or indicate her marital status

[Goanet] Church Land: Going, Going, Gone

2010-10-31 Thread Marshall Mendonza
U G Barad: Marshall Mendonza tried to clear the cloud gathered after reading Gabe Menezes's posting titled as in the subject line. (Marshall's posting reference: Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1181, Message 3, dated: Saturday, October 30, 2010 6:04 AM) After reading complete article (responses Para

[Goanet] Strip the skin_ Manjula Padmanabhan

2010-10-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Interesting essay. Excerpt 1 from Strip the skin, an essay by Manjula Padmanabhan. When Blondie throws a jar of mustard at Dagwood’s head, Indian readers are unlikely to think “Oo! Husband abuse!” But if a sari-clad, middle-class, middle-brow Indian Blondie were to follow suit, Indian readers

[Goanet] MICKY - JOSE BRAWL

2010-10-31 Thread U. G. Barad
Further to my earlier message on the comment by Fredrick Noronha, I have something more to add. Fredrick says: You could rake up meaningless communal issues. You could join the corruption bandwagon. Or the lobby of the brotherhood of khaki shorts swearing to fight dynastic politics while

Re: [Goanet] Church Land: Going, Going, Gone

2010-10-31 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 31 October 2010 16:33, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote: Response: 1. In the first place I have not tried to 'clear any clouds'.( I did not see any clouds anyway) I have merely posted the riposte to the article posted by Gabe which I came across in The Examiner magazine so

[Goanet] Goa news for November 1, 2010

2010-10-31 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Interests of states will be protected: Finance mins panel - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Allaying fears expressed by industry members from Goa, chairman of the empowered committee of

Re: [Goanet] Goa: The Cruellest Inquisition

2010-10-31 Thread Santosh Helekar
It is clear from the literature that we do not know much about the history of inquisition in Goa. Recently, one of our prominent Goan historians had chalked out a promising research project to translate some primary sources stored in the national library in Brazil. A few of us were enthusiastic

Re: [Goanet] The accidental activist: The mighty Goan warrior

2010-10-31 Thread soter
Dr. Anil, The catch is in the label 'Accidental Activist'. This is quite different from 'Activist By Choice' or 'Activist by Vocation'. In the modern activist world, the one who screams the loudest is the hero. It is about selling an issue. Agressive and sensational marketing is the path to

[Goanet] Halloween, or celebrating the living dead

2010-10-31 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Folks, Here are some truly disgusting Halloween pictures of mine. These are for those who, like me, are looking for an excuse to or who celebrate almost anything. Mervyn31stLobo http://www.flickr.com/photos/45002...@n00/sets/72157625159650707/

Re: [Goanet] MICKY - JOSE BRAWL

2010-10-31 Thread J. Colaco jc
[1] Fredrick Noronha says: You could rake up meaningless communal issues. You could join the corruption bandwagon. Or the lobby of the brotherhood of khaki shorts swearing to fight dynastic politics while creating another set of dubious heroes. [2] U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com asks: And

Re: [Goanet] VIDEO: Most of us are Diaspora, one way or another...

2010-10-31 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 31 October 2010 18:03, Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.comwrote: To him who was quoting the dictionary just the other day [ http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-October/200893.html ]: Ms. a title of respect prefixed to a woman's name or position: unlike

Re: [Goanet] Get your wad in a wad

2010-10-31 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
I am not altogether whether this fits in this topic. How good is the Legatum Prosperity Index?  India falls in the 88th place in the 2010 rankings, with Zimbabwe at the bottom of the 110 countries listed in http://www.prosperity.com/rankings.aspx  So yes, while the cream are the ministers in

Re: [Goanet] Dr Koenraad Elst on Ayodhya (U. G. Barad)

2010-10-31 Thread Charudatt Prabhudesai
Just because Dr Elst is a foreigner does it make his arguments wrong? And, I would not be incorrect if I say that the arguments put forward by Dr Elst have been made by many Indians as well. Having said this, I want be surprised if Gabe rephrases his query saying why at all an

Re: [Goanet] God's word

2010-10-31 Thread Tony de Sa
Dear Albert, In one of your earlier posts, you mentioned that there is no account kept nor given of donations made to churches. Please pardon me for not putting the exact quote here simply because I have no time to go through Goanet archives. Let me clear the air regarding this. 1. Every

[Goanet] Mentor – monday muse (1nov’10 )

2010-10-31 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (1 November 2010) MENTOR In Greek mythology, Odysseus entrusted his fiend Mentor with the full care and education of his son, Telemachus. Because of Mentor's near-paternal relationship with Telemachus, the term Mentor has been adopted as a term meaning a parent-like teacher.

[Goanet] Daily Grook #837

2010-10-31 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #837 = DEAD HEAD = by Francis Rodrigues herod was against john baptist dead, salome took pains just to get ahead! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of

[Goanet] Debate Goan identity at Kuwait convention

2010-10-31 Thread Goanet News Service
Debate Goan identity at Kuwait convention TNN, Nov 1, 2010, 05.44am IST The Goan Cultural Centre Kuwait is working hard to host a successful Global Goan Convention 2010 next month. At past conventions very few Goans raised what I think is the most critical and serious issue facing the state

[Goanet] Goa’s Doomsday Scenario

2010-10-31 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa’s Doomsday Scenario Published on: October 31, 2010 - 03:16 By Mário Cabral E Sá I am most happy that Aleixo Sequeira, minister for power and CM Digambar Kamat have realised – at last should I add - that Goa is creating jobs for which it does not have adequate manpower and, as a result,

Re: [Goanet] Strip the skin_ Manjula Padmanabhan

2010-10-31 Thread joelds
Hi Venantius, Khuim-khuim tum pavta, re ixtta! Ho lekh mhaka ekdom chodd avoddlo. Toxem polloilear, choddxem tum boroita/pattoita tem avoddpacho proxnnuch iena, punn kedna-kedna bhaxecho matr thoddo bhov proxnn ugovta... Kitleo mhunnon bhaso tum vapurtta? Dev borem korunv! Joel.