Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

On 11 April 2011 07:08, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: I also will suggest that the Konkani spoken by Digambar Kamat (as an example) is pleasant to the ears. Pleasant to the ears = a familiar dialect? FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490

[Goanet] Grand Procession of Saints -Today

Grand Procession of Saints St. Francis Xavier, St. Roque, St. Filipe, St. Andrew, St. Minguel, St. Antonio, St. Bernado, St. Peter, St. John, St. Maria Magdalena, St. Inez, St. Clara, Bl. Jose Vaz etc etc will march through the streets of Goa-Velha today. Yes, today Monday 11/4/11 (and

[Goanet] Daily Grook #928

DAILY GROOK #928 CRAZE PRAISE by Francis Rodrigues inmates of a mental asylum don't quietly sit on fences, but settle with enthusiasm their autistic differences! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com

[Goanet] Konkani MOI

Dear Tony Sir, When I was teaching in a Goa college, I had had formed an impression that, by and large, a student who had done all his studies in the English medium was very weak in the English language as far as understanding and expression are concerned; and I don't mean ordinary conversation

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

Jose Colaco wrote: No slip-up on this side on that matter; besides, real authors don;t beat their chests proclaiming I did this and I did that.. Response: Neither do real doctors try to bury their mistakes. Best, selma

Re: [Goanet] Konkani MOI

Dear Albert, From your post, I get the impression that in your opinion the aims of primary education are: (1) to prepare the child for outsourced jobs which require smart persons fluent in English and nothing else, (2) to prepare the child for settling abroad because Goa cannot provide him/her

[Goanet] NEWS: 'Don't impose your dialect on me or mine on you' 'Don't impose your dialect on me or mine on you'

primary education should be delivered in one's mother tongue', when the mothers are asking in all desperation the right to choose between Konkani in the Roman and Devanagari scripts, so that a single dialect is not imposed. Such love for UNESCO! What part about not imposing of a single dialect

[Goanet] KonkaNNi MOI

In response to: Message: 11 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:32:49 +0100 From: Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com Subject: [Goanet] Re KonkaNNi MOI Dear Tony, Please don't make it worse for yourself than it already is. If you think your are right why did you not answer the specific questions I

[Goanet] Lies in Medical Publications

Please see following link. Do not overlook the scientific references (I have not checked them) Do not overlook the responses to this post for added perspectives. Please direct any comments to the author of the article. Remember Dale Carnegie quote; which is also attributed to Benjamin

[Goanet] SUMMER COURSES, 2011

XAVIER'S NEWS FEATURES E-SERVICE (XNFES) SUMMER COURSES, 2011 St. Xavier's college, Mapusa will conduct summer courses in Basic Digital Photography, Computer Networking, Film Making, Creative Design using Photoshop as well as basic courses in spoken Konkani, French and Portuguese. The

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote: Dr William R da Silva, one time head of Goa University's department of sociology and a priest himself, called the official Konkani of Goa as Bamon-bhas and the Church-dialect the Padri-bhas. Meaning, the language of the Bamons and the priests,

[Goanet] I is heavy..... is heavy...demand for XXX is passed...house adjourned!

My response: Seb, you are nothing less than what you have written i.e. it is useless to correct someone on goanet, as they will always try to justify their point, in the process remain ignorant. Ego problem u see.. Secondly, I don’t understand why you had to change subject line by adding the words

Re: [Goanet] Grand Procession of Saints -Today

Charol # 30 Jose Vas was carved by Rosario F Rodrigues, and deicated to the villagers of Goa-Velha (Velha Goa). He is the author of, Holy Face and the Procession of Saints (earlier, World's Grand Procession of Saints in India), The Happenings of Batim (at Gaunxim), and A Living Architectural

[Goanet] Offtopic Re: I is heavy..... is heavy...demand for XXX is passed...house adjourned!

Talking about The Ayes Have It, this seems like an interesting book... FN http://epress.anu.edu.au/qldparliament_citation.html ‘The Ayes Have It’ is a fascinating account of the Queensland Parliament during three decades of high-drama politics. It examines in detail the Queensland Parliament

[Goanet] Third Death Anniversary

*Third Death Anniversary* ** http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31441072id=1205013563 Darkness isn't the absence of light... it's the absence of you! Augusto Lauriano Vas alias Menino Vas -- There will be Requiem mass for the soul of Augusto Lauriano Vas alias

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

[1] jc wrote:  I also will suggest that  the Konkani spoken by Digambar Kamat (as an example) is pleasant to the ears. [2] Frederick Noronha asked: Pleasant to the ears = a familiar dialect? RESPONSE: NO. What is known as 'ghati Marathi' is heard all over Poona. It does not make it pleasant.

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

[1] jc wrote: No slip-up on this side on that matter; besides, real authors don't beat their chests proclaiming I did this and I did that.. [2] Elizabeth / Selma Carvalho quipped in response: Neither do real doctors try to bury their mistakes. COMMENT: Totally irrelevant and asinine cliché-based

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Passion Sunday

10-Apr-2011 Dear Friend, “It’s not fair! Life’s not fair!” is an echo we frequently hear in life. We want to be treated fairly and justly and we protest most strongly when we are innocent. Perhaps we have to learn to cope with the fact that life is not fair! There will be times when we

[Goanet] WAY OF THE CROSS HELD ATOP ANJUNA HILL

WAY OF THE CROSS HELD ATOP ANJUNA HILL HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, April 11, 2011 Hundreds of villagers from Anjuna and surrounding villages assembled for Way of the Cross at Anjuna hill on Friday. St. Michael’s Church, Anjuna, Parish Priest Fr. Thomas Gonsalves led

[Goanet] INAUGURATION OF SCHOOL BUILDING ON TUESDAY AT GOGOL UNDER MPLAD SCHEME

*SHANTARAM NAIK M.P.* *(Member of Rajya Sabha)* *GOA ADDRESS:* *2137, Near Swami Math, Gogol,* *Margao, GOA 403 602* *Tel: 0832-2759555* *Fax: 0832-2724136* *9422439990* *DELHI ADDRESS: * *602, **BRAHMAPUTRA**, * *12-13, Dr. BISHAMDAS Marg, * *Near Gol Dak Khana, * *New Delhi**.*

[Goanet] PORTUGUESE IDENTIFICATION CARD

*PORTUGUESE IDENTIFICATION CARD* I.D. cards are the major identification document of Portuguese citizens, with the bearer’s photo, signature and fingerprints. Portuguese citizens applying for identification cards *must appear in person at the* *Consulate*where they are (or intend to be)

[Goanet] SONIA GANDHI's CHURCH BOLLYWOOD VENOM CHRISTIAN LIBERATION MOVEMENT

To Goanet, Sonia Gandhi is not just a politician she is also the president of the cash rich congress party and also the chairperson of the UPA which is now stuck up in various scams. Being a public figure it is the right of Indian citizens especially Catholics to know which religion Sonia Gandhi

Re: [Goanet] Konkani MOI

Dear Prof. Borges, Don't waste your time and talents worrying about the likes of me. FYI we are incorrigible. Better you devote your time and energies to your students. Retired persons - Specially Headmasters (ignorant though they might be) have time to waste galore and in addition have time to

[Goanet] Laughter really could be the best medicine

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Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

What an airing of bias in the guise of understanding language and linguistics! FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 11 April 2011 15:54, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: [1] jc wrote:  I also will suggest that  the Konkani spoken by Digambar Kamat (as an

Re: [Goanet] Lies in Medical Publications

--- On Sun, 4/10/11, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote: Quote: Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain, and most fools do. This appears to imply that the person who criticizes, condemns and complains about mainstream medical publications on Goanet is a fool. A person who

[Goanet] Goa Photos

More Goa photos: http://photooneil.com/goa Goanet A-C-E! Arts ~ Culture ~ Entertainment

[Goanet] Finally, an adult speaks up

To Goanet - I have long known that if that ugly fraud Agnivesh is for something I ought to be against it. And so it was for the recent natak staged by Anna Hazare and his adolescent followers around the country. Finally, an adult (why are there so few of them in India?) has chosen to speak out

[Goanet] Procession of Saints 2011 - Pics and Video

Santamchem Pursanv Or Procession of Saints At Goa-Velha, 11th April 2011 A video Saints at the starting point (with narration) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUh7rpHXWOU or HD http://youtu.be/pUh7rpHXWOU?hd=1     The pics   Mass

[Goanet] Goa news for April 12, 2011

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Dum Maaro Dum row: Objectionable dialogue removed - Hindustan Times aro-dum-uses-latest-dolby-sound-news-entertainment-lelnuxdejej.htmlDum Maro Dum uses latest Dolby sound

[Goanet] Concani

I am not to sure why no entity starts a Concani only school like the English private schools? BC Dear Freddy, People like Tony refuse to get into their heads the basic understanding of what  MOI is all about. They immediately jump to the conclusion that MOI is learning or teaching a

[Goanet] APOEM: Intensity of Benevolence - By Rajiv Furtado

 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/34053   Intensity of Benevolence   When their world comes crashing down We stand silent, Hush!!.. Don’t make a sound Listen closely, you can hear them cry Tears of hope abandoning them... Why?   ​Time is scarce, their cries are loud Its time to

[Goanet] Rahul Gandi - a Amul Baby!!

After Rahul Gandhi said in a public meeting in Kerala, 'if you elect present chief minister of Kerala, by the time the next election comes, you will get 93 years old CM'. In retaliation CM aired his views in a public meeting 'Rahul Gandhi is a Amul Baby of Kangress Party in India'. Criticizing

[Goanet] “Goan Fiesta 2011“ - a Grand Konkani Show

Attic Outdoors LLC are organizing a Grand Konkani Musical Comedy entitled Goan Fiesta 2011 on 29th April 2011. This entire group of 17 stars are performing at Al-Nasr Leisure land in Dubai on the 28th April 2011 and flying to Oman the next day for the show. This is the first time a galaxy of

[Goanet] CONCERT OF SACRED MUSIC. . . .

. . .presented by Santa Cecilia Choir of the Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol on Monday, 11th April 20ll at the Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa; featuring a Vivaldi Gloria and beautiful Konkani and locally composed works by a hugh pholyphonic choral ensemble and orchestra of strings and winds, was

[Goanet] Deadline Date: April 15 for head count: Spring party, Sunday, April 24 (San Fran Bay Area)

A gentle reminder to send in your email confirmations and checks for the April 24th Spring Party at Golden Peacock by April 15 (Friday). Our fun SPRING party is on Sunday, April 24, and is for the entire family. All invited, no membership required. See flyer details at