[Goanet-News] Goan music... via Portugal

2011-11-27 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Dia 24 Nov 2011 - R.T.P. - Portugal no Coração. - Gonzaga Coutinho YaYa Mayayahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy7VW_9MPPsfeature=share Rajan ani Prema   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMC8bWoYXWMfeature=share -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN 

[Goanet-News] LINK: An early Goan lithographer in Bombay... Jose M Gonsalves

2011-11-27 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Lithograph of the Marine Battalion at the Esplanade by Jose M. Gonsalves (fl. 1826-c.1842). Plate 4 from his 'Lithographic Views of Bombay' published in Bombay in 1826. Gonsalves, thought to be of Goan origin, was one of the first artists to practice lithography in Bombay and specialised in

[Goanet] 27th November is Buy Nothing Day

2011-11-27 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. ---

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Eugene Correia
The debate over English, both spoken and written forms, in India have been going on for long. I read one piece that mentioned the Bhagatisation of English newspapers and elsewhere I read, dumbing down of publishing, of the Chetan Bhagatisation of reading..Chetan Bhagat recently appeared on

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Boroilear Chuk Uloilear Patok

2011-11-27 Thread lino dourado
Boroilear Chuk Uloilear Patok Loz-bhida naslele (immodestly) kopde nesun dev-mondirant bhitor sorunk thoddea igorzamni monam kelolean, Mungllurant  kaim lok challvolun poddleat. Ho thonto kaim vorsam cholta punn halinchea disamni kaim padribabanim bemoriadik nesnnacher tiddok anekdam

[Goanet] LK Advani's Rath Yatra v/s Goa Congress Mukti Suvarna Mahotsav Lok Samrudhi Yatra

2011-11-27 Thread Mario
LK Advani's Rath Yatra v/s Goa Congress Mukti Suvarna Mahotsav Lok Samrudhi Yatra Last few days we heard about the Yatra's being taken place by our National parties. First came, Advani with his 'Rath Yatra', former Deputy Prime Minister of India and the man who is still aspiring to be the

[Goanet] Song for the day

2011-11-27 Thread Gabe Menezes
Tony Orlando Dawnhttp://www.youtube.com/artist/Dawn?feature=watch_video_title sing Knock Three Times http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7Jvsbcxuncfeature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. ---

[Goanet] Moving With Mike DVD........Exercise for co-ordination

2011-11-27 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.movingwithmikedvd.com:80/1/diagonal.html --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at:

[Goanet] Saligao Gram sabha accepts amended RP 2021 with corrections

2011-11-27 Thread Ashley Delaney
*Saligao Gram sabha accepts amended RP 2021 with corrections.* The gram sabha started at 10:30 with Sarpanch Lucas Remedios welcoming the gathering of over 600 villagers which had filled the hall. He then invited architech Mr Dean D'cruz who was a member of the state level committee for

[Goanet] The Powar Of Thappad

2011-11-27 Thread Freddy Fernandes
The Powar Of Thappad Thappad is India's indigenous weapon in more ways than one and more so from the hands of a woman and if they are blessed and possess the swing of compatriot Christina Kim than the thappad could land up with a hole in one for many a male egos. In Bollywood movies too we

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Carvalho
Frederick Noronha wrote: Cecil, The debate below is about obscenely best-selling authors twisting the English language out of their laziness, or without any method to their madness. The debate on English in today's Goa is quite another thing. If I'm being accurate here, it saw Selma faulting

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread J. Colaco jc
Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: 1: As Fred points out, Selma set the ball rolling with her ABSURD remark that the level of English in Goa today has fallen drastically 2: I would be glad if some of the academics here on goanet would come forward and let us know WHAT IS the state of

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Selma, you're shifting the goalposts to justify your earlier post. These are two very different issues here: Jerry Pinto is faulting India's bestselling author for writing in sloppy English. You are targetting the underdog (a subaltern Goan, and most likely a first-generation learner of English,

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Selma, I don't want to personalise this debate, because it is not about Selma or Venita, Goans or expats. It's about perceptions and arguments based on accuracy. Just some responses: (1) I disagree with Venita's view that Goans need to know better Hindi. Why? Those who need it will learn it,

Re: [Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Boroilear Chuk Uloilear Patok

2011-11-27 Thread jacinto Noronha
Ami kitem nesoun eunk zai tem padrinim amkam sangchem?? Tannim tanchea familik poilem sangonk zai.Kuwait_an Gasper chinta fuim korunk pun Phillipinnank bita khuim Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:35:51 -0800 From: libado23...@yahoo.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Santosh Helekar
Frederick Noronha wrote: The debate on English in today's Goa is quite another thing. If I'm being accurate here, it saw Selma faulting Goans back in Goa (probably first generation learners) for speaking poor quality English, with others joining in (was it Santosh Helekar?) to suggest that if

Re: [Goanet] add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Eugene Correia
In reply to J Colaco, let me clarify that I used the word ABSURD because it was not based on any statistics that the level of English has gone down in Goa. As for the second point, yes it is MISTOOK, as it should have been WHETHER. It is good that we catch such erros, so that we can all be on

[Goanet] to add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Eugene Correia
I thought disenfranchisement meant denying a person his or her right or privelege. On a larger point, Fred hasn't disenfranchised any viewpoints but has challenged them. He may or may not agree but he, as one of the admnistrators of goanet, has not denied Selma to express her view on the subject.

[Goanet] To add to the debate on English- References to Siddharta Mukherjee's Book Emperor Of All Maladies

2011-11-27 Thread E DeSousa
Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com writes: There are new writers coming out of India. The impressive one, I am told my a friend who is himself a writer and critic, is .Siddhartha Mukherjee. I haven't read his Emperor of All Maladies.   Comment:   I suppose you could say that he is a writer

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English- References to Siddharta Mukherjee's Book Emperor Of All Maladies

2011-11-27 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Eugene babaam I ...HOPEFULLY...the first... Ever full of Hope... Chacha... Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:51:31 -0800 From: ejd...@att.net To: goanet@lists.goanet.org CC: eugene.corr...@gmail.com Subject: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English- References to Siddharta Mukherjee's

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 27 November 2011 22:53, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote: Jia munxeank tanchi avoibas soddun English ulovnk zai tanni sarki English xikpachi ani ulovpachi dhasdus korunk zai. Komitkomi tanni aaplea bhurgeank bori English xikovnk zai. Dotorbab, Maka tuji preskripshun somzona! Ami

[Goanet] To end British Rule !

2011-11-27 Thread eric pinto
--- in territory 'borrowed' from northern Burma, Chinese eastern Tibet (yes, it exists, and Everest stole a third), Nepal's Darjeeling district - acquired to facilitate the 1905 invasion of Tibet, a third of northern Afghanistan - now the two occupied halves of Kashmir, a third of southern

Re: [Goanet] add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread J. Colaco jc
Eugene Correia wrote: 1: let me clarify that I used the word ABSURD because it was not based on any statistics that the level of English has gone down in Goa. 2: I have repeatedly said, writing in a hurry has its own risks. Comment: re #1: Is one to assume that Eugene has statistics to prove

[Goanet] Brazilian film director Oscar Maron Filho dies in Goa (IFFI 2011)

2011-11-27 Thread JoeGoaUk
  After returning from Old Goa, we made it to Kingfisher Village just aftr 8pm only to find there is a complete darkness, no light no music. Soon, we found out  that the  whole village was mourning the death of the film director who died of Heart Attack today at Inox.   Brazilian film director

[Goanet] St. Francis Xavier - Old Goa

2011-11-27 Thread JoeGoaUk
  Covenant between human beings and creations: Divine love’s manifestation http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk45/6411457411/sizes/l/in/photostream/ St. Francis Xavier 27th Nov. 2011 4pm   With priests http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk45/6411454215/sizes/l/in/photostream/   more pics to

[Goanet] Debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Melvyn Fernandes
Saiba, as a former computer science student during the era of punch card and paper tape, I appreciated google being the best search engine and would like to draw your attention to their recent press release on 21 November 2011. Quote: Google. Learning from the world's typing mistakes since

[Goanet] NEWS -- Brazil: New land of opportunity for Europeans (AFP)

2011-11-27 Thread Goanet News
Brazil: New land of opportunity for Europeans AFP Nov 25, 2011, 08.00pm IST RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaving behind anemic job markets at home, Europeans increasingly are packing up and moving to booming Brazil, Latin America's economic powerhouse billed as the new land of opportunity. Take Afeida

[Goanet] Diamond jubilee celebration,of CRCC

2011-11-27 Thread Nelson Lopes
Diamond Jubilee celebration of CRCC The Founders Day will be celebrated on 15.Dec 2011 The club completes 60 years of of existence from 1951-2011 The members and their families will be sent an special invitation The day begins with a thanks giving mass at 9 a.m at O.L.Hope Church Chinchinim.

[Goanet] Pangolin rescued at Sattari

2011-11-27 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: The Animal Rescue Squad (ARS) todat rescued an Indian Pangolin at Gholawado Sattari. According to the information provided by the ARS chief the Pangolin was about 1 meter long and was found in the kulagar belonging to one Anil Bablo Gaonkar from Gholawadao Sattari. On

[Goanet] GBA has lost its moral right

2011-11-27 Thread SOTER
A LETTER TO EDITOR PUBLISHED IN GOMANTAK TIMES DTD. 26/11/11 GBA has lost its moral right to caution the people of Goa about certain groups creating confusion over the RP-2021. It is amusing to learn that GBA is now advocating a relook at the Goa TCP Act and its compliance with the 73rd / 74th

[Goanet] Sanquelim locals rejects RP 2021

2011-11-27 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: The residents of Sanquelim have strongly rejected the RP 2021 in a special meeting held on Thursday. It may be stated that the Sanquelim Municipal Council (SMC) had convened a special meeting on Thursday in the SMC hall to discuss the RP 2021 of Sanquelim. The plan was

[Goanet] Bicholim residents rejects RP2021

2011-11-27 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: The people from Bicholim today submitted memorandum to the BMC chairperson opposing the Regional Plan 2021. It may be recalled that villagers from Atil peth, Sonar peth, Sundar Peth and Bhali Peth had expressed their displeasure with the RP. The new RP has not only

[Goanet] Jello - Gelatin Vindaloo !

2011-11-27 Thread eric pinto
CBS did a little story: turns out it is derived from hyde, not hooves. I left me with an idea, use it in place of skin, when fixing pork. I relish the flavour and consistency skin imparts, but it does leave some people feeling squeamish, and there are concerns over fat, which can actually be

[Goanet] Imports to and Exports from Goa (by Rose Fernandes)

2011-11-27 Thread Melvyn Fernandes
Dear fellow goanet readers In the summer, seeing photographs of our NRI officials arriving for the Global Goan Convention and Goan Festival in London, United Kingdom with huge trunks on trolleys took me back to the days when I was a child and travelled with my family from Mombasa, Kenya to

[Goanet] LINK: An early Goan lithographer in Bombay... Jose M Gonsalves

2011-11-27 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Lithograph of the Marine Battalion at the Esplanade by Jose M. Gonsalves (fl. 1826-c.1842). Plate 4 from his 'Lithographic Views of Bombay' published in Bombay in 1826. Gonsalves, thought to be of Goan origin, was one of the first artists to practice lithography in Bombay and specialised in

[Goanet] Fw: Gonzaga Coutinho - Rajan Ani Prema - YouTube

2011-11-27 Thread Con Menezes
I was unable to download Fred's email re Gongaza Coutinho, hence I am forwarding it from another source for those encountered the same problem Con - Original Message - From: Con Menezes Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 9:30 AM Subject: Gonzaga Coutinho - Rajan Ani Prema - YouTube

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread J. Colaco jc
[1] Santosh Helekar wrote: Jia munxeank tanchi avoibas soddun English ulovnk zai tanni sarki English xikpachi ani ulovpachi dhasdus korunk zai. Komitkomi tanni aaplea bhurgeank bori English xikovnk zai. [2] Frederick Noronha wrote: Dotorbab, Maka tuji preskripshun somzona! Ami sogle Ingliss

[Goanet] Goa news for November 28, 2011

2011-11-27 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa XI look to surprise Zambia in friendly - Times of India i-goes-as-underdogs-against-zambia_732892.htmlGoa XI goes as underdogs against Zambia

[Goanet] The happy couple that committed suicide in Merces

2011-11-27 Thread Cecil Pinto
Mumbai Mirror. We’ve lived a full life, now we choose to end it A month after their death the mystery behind the suicide pact of Goa’s ‘happy’ couple persists. We get to the heart of it Deeptiman Tiwary and Kunal Pradhan Posted On Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 02:18:40 AM Even in Goa, where

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Lest some of our readers feel they're becoming victims, once again, to Goan exclusionism and snobbery in its varied forms, permit me to do a creative and freewheeling translation of the text below: 2011/11/28 Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoro...@gmail.com:

[Goanet] Fado now Human Heritage

2011-11-27 Thread Bernado Colaco
In Bali yesterday, Fado was voted as Human Heritage. Our Goan contribution coming from Sonia Sirsat, as clowns celebrate black day and a maha clown calls the invasion independence of Goa.   BC ---

[Goanet] Old Goa 27.11.11 - Pics and video

2011-11-27 Thread JoeGoaUk
  Old Goa 27.11.11 Beggars were everywhere. infants (migrant) as young as 6 months old left in the middle of the road unattended for begging purspose. The main road Ghandi Circle to Bom Jesus is closed for traffic but opend for beggars? I wish the church or the police had sorted out this mess.

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (28Nov11)

2011-11-27 Thread alexyz fernandes
Cheers to the Galaxy of Hollywood...Bollywood...Tollywood... Follywood...Sandalwood...Teak wood...at IFFI-woods at Campal Goa ...and all the Woodpeckers who make it possible To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

Re: [Goanet] Imports to and Exports from Goa (by Rose Fernandes)

2011-11-27 Thread Pandu Lampiao
Most interesting Rose. You forgot to mention Kenya butter.it came in a rich yellow and green tins (like kraft cheese) and am sure you had a couple of them in your caxao. The butter tasted creamy, rich yellow colour ( I guess with age?) and salty, creamy and heavenly perhaps cause there was no

[Goanet] Imports to Goa !

2011-11-27 Thread eric pinto
    For some of us, the Jobs' ubiquitous 'i' is 'a'pocritical: it's 300 bucks, goes the yell out our kitchen, tell the kid in Bandra it is not rupees !  This in response to the note from the second cousin's boy whose mind is set on a gadget.  It is small, uncle, went the message, fits in your

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Hey doc, your class bias is showing! I wouldn't judge anyone on their ability (or lack of it) to speak English. Or any other language for that matter. Guess there are other, deeper qualities which we need to look for in decent human beings! FN On 28 November 2011 03:45, J. Colaco jc

[Goanet] To add to the debate on English

2011-11-27 Thread Cecil Pinto
Selma responded to Frederick: Even if your interpretation of Jerry's point was accurate, which it is not, the larger point is that you insist on disenfranchising viewpoints purely because they belong to non-resident (some like me only temporarily non-resident) Goans. And you use this rebuttal