[Goanet-News] Wanted: tiatr scripts...

2012-03-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
A friend whom I recently re-met recently from .Ca was enquiring about the availability of tiatr scripts in Goa. Are any available? I do know that the Tiatr Academy here, for instance, recently released the script of my good neighbour Albert D'Souza's *Mummy, Mhaka Tujea Vegin Dhor* in the form of

[Goanet] Link: Goa's Manohar Parrikar (in English)

2012-03-22 Thread Albert Peres
Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar born on December 13, 1955, Mapusa, Goa is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005 and has been elected for the second time in 2012. In the following clips he unveils his vision of

[Goanet] Fontainhas Tree Walk

2012-03-22 Thread Goanet Events
Join noted botanist Miguel Braganza on Sunday 25 March (4pm onwards from St. Sebastian's Chapel, Fontainhas) for a fun and informative Tree walk through the heritage precinct of Fontainhas, Panjim. Learn more about the plants, trees and flowers that we see everyday (and some that you might not

[Goanet] Japanese Food in Goa

2012-03-22 Thread vmingoa
Dear friends, I am a fan of Pan Asian Bowl in Miramar. Close to home, it also delivers very promptly, and my whole household appreciates its food very much. However, the Japanese food on offer at the current festival is not very good at all. The chef is not from Japan, and his food might vaguely

[Goanet] Matanhy or Mathany

2012-03-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
[Goanet] Matanhy or Mathany It’s JOSE MATANHY DE SALDANHA http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6858710912/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7004828761/sizes/l/in/photostream/ quote I have seen his name spelled both ways in the media and elsewhere. I

[Goanet] SAD DEMISE

2012-03-22 Thread CAJETAN DE
One of the pillars of Konkani Tiatr REMMIE COLLACO, expired today (22/03/2012) in Curchorem-Goa. May his soul rest in Peace. Heartfelt condolences to his wife Juliet and children. In grief Cajetan de Sanvordem Kuwait. ---

[Goanet] Loot

2012-03-22 Thread Gabe Menezes
Today watching the BBC TV programme Empire I learnt that the word came from India! Probably to do with the looting that Clive did in Bengal. http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/loot loot *Pronunciation:*/luːt/ noun*[mass noun]* - private property taken from an enemy in war:*the

[Goanet] Parrikars tears and Misquitas' Hypocracy

2012-03-22 Thread cyril D'Souza
All Goans today are sad and woke up to the heartrending and shocking news of our dear Mathanys' death. Along with Parrikar who was shown on local television networks genuinely shedding tears for his dear colleague Mathany, I am sure many others in both the BJP as well as Congress and other

[Goanet] A tribute: Matanhy Speaking..

2012-03-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
If any politician whom I would respectably address as ‘Sir’  would be the one and only Sir Matanhy Saldanha, a true Goan by heart. His other name, I would say, Goa. ‘Leave your religion and caste at home: Unite in one voice and once spirit for saving Goa’ This is what he always said in his

[Goanet] Jaag Goenkara

2012-03-22 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Matanhy addressing an anti-SEZ rally in Valpoi in Dec 2007 - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-valpoi.jpg r --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support

[Goanet] Goa ranks third in per capita deposits -yet talk of doles in elections manifestos

2012-03-22 Thread soter
PANAJI, MARCH 21: Goa ranks third nationally as far as per capita deposits are concerned, outsmarted only by the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh, according to a recent Economic Survey. The record mentions that the per capita deposits of Delhi stand at Rs 3.16 lakh, seconded by

[Goanet] Parrikar's quote

2012-03-22 Thread Eugene Correia
Given below are Parrikar's quote, said differently by two news sources. Did Parrikar say ... Can't I give him five minutes or did he say . And now when he could not wait for five mintues ? Eugene -- OHeraldo He (Parrikar) then set out with his colleagues to the Goa Medical College in

[Goanet] Lighting the Way for a Century

2012-03-22 Thread Goanet News Service
Lighting the Way for a Century By Bharati Pawaskar A landmark in the heart of downtown Madgaum – Gomant Vidya Niketan ( GVN) stands tall with its unshaken values and principles laid strongly in the foundation. For the past 100 years it has worked as a catalyst that helped to bind the classes

Re: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll

2012-03-22 Thread Charudatt Prabhudesai
sure man John! Charudatta Prabhudesai Auroville . South India. From: John Gomes Dan Driscoll held a Literary Hour at XCHR, in tribute to departed? wife Germana in the presence of her Christian Ashram mentors and senior residents of Anjali Ashram where Dan's Guru, late Fr Amalorpavadass

[Goanet] SAD DEMISE - Remmie Colaco

2012-03-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Deaths are one after another.. Adieus Remmie Pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2869331625/ with wife http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2870686804/in/photostream/ with wife, daughter, CD Silva and Barreto Bros. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2870686226/in/photostream/

[Goanet] Matanhy - the irony

2012-03-22 Thread Eugene Correia
Yesterday OHeraldo carried an advertisement from the Shack Owners Welfare Society congratulating Matanhy Saldanha on getting a ministerial post. It said, Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours and may God bless you with good health to serve the people of Goa. Did God really bless him

Re: [Goanet] Parrikars tears and Misquitas' Hypocracy

2012-03-22 Thread J. Colaco jc
cyril D'Souza cyril43deso...@gmail.com wrote: Please mister Misquita stop fooling the public. He made a statement during the condolence meet Congress ... corruption COMMENT: I am surprised that (former Congress, MGP, Congress etc) Willie M is still able to fool the public. jc ps: Is

[Goanet] Pronunciations of Goan names by Goan newscasters

2012-03-22 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - I saw a clip from Goa365 on the web following Matanhy's passing.  The pronunciation of Goan names of both places and people was appalling. PANAAJI for Ponje/Panjim?  Which idiot Goan talks like that?  KANS-OW-LIM?  Where the hell is that? PAARIKER?  I want Manohar to deport this

[Goanet] Song for the day.

2012-03-22 Thread Gabe Menezes
Johnny Tillotsonhttp://www.youtube.com/artist/Johnny_Tillotson?feature=watch_video_title - Poetry In Motion (Original Stereo Remastered) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDCQEbJPPgIfeature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Matanhy's work must be recognised

2012-03-22 Thread Eugene Correia
What a reality it is to read that a man who gave his sweat, blood and life for Goans lived in an apartment while the man who made crores of money by depriving the state's exchequer lives in a huge mansion in Taleigao. yeah, one lives in a palace and the other lived in an attic. What contrasting

[Goanet] Modernism in Music: Naresh Fernandes's epic Taj Mahal Foxtrot

2012-03-22 Thread vmingoa
Dear Friends, Attached below is an unusually fine and perceptive review of Naresh Fernandes's groundbreaking cultural history 'Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age' by Vijay Prashad. Naresh is making a presentation of his work at Sunaparanta, in Panjim, tomorrow evening at 7pm,

[Goanet] OBITUARY

2012-03-22 Thread CAJETAN DE
OBITUARY   Guardian Angel Club - Kuwait, announces with deep sorrow passing away, one of the pillars of Konkani Tiatr REMMIE COLACO, who expired this (22/03/2012) morning in Curchorem-Goa.    Our prayers and condolences to his sorrowing wife Juliet,  daughters and family members.   May the

Re: [Goanet] Link: Goa's Manohar Parrikar (in English)

2012-03-22 Thread floriano
Dear Albert, This is priceless Thank you for your immense initiative. Gos needs to be projected not through mumblings. But through qualified assertiveness. Our to be then, and our CM now is on the block for a forward state like GOA [India Portuguesa] Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896

[Goanet] SMILE.......................... IT'S WEEKEND (22/03/2012)

2012-03-22 Thread CAJETAN DE
NOT EVEN   A man (Inas) walked into the bar and saw an old friend of his (Bostiao), drinking by himself. Approaching to Bostiao, Inas commented:-   Inas: Bostiao, you look awful. What's wrong? Bostiao: What to tell you my friend, (crying) my mother died in December and left me Rs:25

Re: [Goanet] Pronunciations of Goan names by Goan newscasters

2012-03-22 Thread roland . francis
Rajan, without detracting from the point you are making, I find the pronunciations on Prudent Media tv pretty substandard as well. I shall point this out in detail by analyzing one day's newscast, but this one a few days ago, took the cake. Mcnicholl (no exaggeration here) for mechanical.

[Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!!

2012-03-22 Thread Mayabhushan
Navhind takes newspaper matrimony to a newer level... Please check the attachment and the Bishop's quote on Matanhy's demise. In verbatim... I along with my wife and other family members condole the death of Matanhy Saldanha Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao... Archbishop, Patriarch Sadly, the

[Goanet] Subject: Matanhy or Mathany

2012-03-22 Thread Edwin/Diana Pinto
Don't know if it matters now, but he spelt his name Matanhy. We know from our long days of drafting press releases during the Meta Strips agitation - Diana From: Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy or Mathany Content-Type: text/plain;

[Goanet] O Sahiba, Once More

2012-03-22 Thread Marshall Mendonza
*Once popular, folk music of Goa gets a fresh introduction at NCPA’s ongoing Living Traditions series* In the ’70s, Miguel and Lisette Cotta were music teachers, and for many years before that, they entertained Goan audiences by singing popular folk songs. After their children, Franz Schubert

[Goanet] Wanted: tiatr scripts...

2012-03-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
A friend whom I recently re-met recently from .Ca was enquiring about the availability of tiatr scripts in Goa. Are any available? I do know that the Tiatr Academy here, for instance, recently released the script of my good neighbour Albert D'Souza's *Mummy, Mhaka Tujea Vegin Dhor* in the form of

[Goanet] For teachers... How To Be A Successful College Teacher

2012-03-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
Details of a book recently released in Goa. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6859819338/in/photostream The author can be contacted at edwarddel...@gmail.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoSCFwAbxXYfeature=relmfu FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 p;

Re: [Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!!

2012-03-22 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Our Holy Mother Church...er...dear Mayabhushan... How goes at good old IANS... Chacha. Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:26:01 +0530 From: mayabhus...@gmail.com To: goajou...@googlegroups.com; goa...@goanet.org; fredericknoro...@gmail.com; fredericknoron...@gmail.com Subject: [Goanet] The

[Goanet] Matanhy

2012-03-22 Thread George Pinto
Interesting the hypocrisy of those who were not just criticizing Matanhy for his recent political moves but personally vilified him, yet they now are singing his praises. Of course, INTEGRITY is not in full supply in the Goan world (actually in short supply). But that aside, some mourn the

[Goanet] O B I T U A R Y: George Mathew Rodrigues

2012-03-22 Thread Goa World
O B I T U A R Y George Mathew Rodrigues Born: 16.9.1956 Died: 22.3.2012 (Kuwait) Beloved Son of Late Paul J. Rodrigues Agnes Paul Rodrigues, Loving Husband of Monica Rodrigues (Alghanim), Father of Michelle Rodrigues Graham Rodrigues, Son in law of Felix Fernandes,

[Goanet] Arrey you are doing cheating men

2012-03-22 Thread Ignatius Fernandes
What about the common saying at Dabolim airport Arre taxi kor are you making a taxi or hiring one. Or Mon hata are you eating his mind or brain or annoying the person. With regards Ignatius Fernandes. ---

[Goanet] Remmie Colaco RIP

2012-03-22 Thread Eugene Correia
Oh God, give us a break. We haven't overcome yet the loss of Matanhy and now new sorrows have been added in the passing away of another notable Goan, Remmie Colaco. Two Goans belonging to two different fields -- one in social activism and politics and the other cultural. Each shared a different

Re: [Goanet] Matanhy

2012-03-22 Thread Santosh Helekar
George, There is no dearth of young activists. There is only a serious deficiency of honesty, consistency and selfless devotion to justice, as opposed to an inwardly focused desire to engage in petty politics, and to serve essentially parochial and sectarian interests. Cheers, Santosh

Re: [Goanet] Matanhy - the irony

2012-03-22 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - As Teotonio de Souza said, I believe that god saved him from Goan democracy! Dear Dr. de Souza, Why this backhanded swipe?  What you really meant is, you didn't like Matanhy's joining the 'saffron' Bee Jay Pee, didn't you?  But you don't want to say it directly so you outsource the

[Goanet] Some English spoken in Goa.....

2012-03-22 Thread Gabe Menezes
how on Earth did it evolve into Konkani sayings? It seems we have a big problem here as well - 'I wan go job but I no well': Pidgin English among 165 languages translated (at taxpayers expense) to help jobless claim dole Read more:

Re: [Goanet] Pronunciations of Goan names by Goan newscasters

2012-03-22 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 22 March 2012 13:13, roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Rajan, without detracting from the point you are making, I find the pronunciations on Prudent Media tv pretty substandard as well. I shall point this out in detail by analyzing one day's newscast, but this one a few days ago, took the

Re: [Goanet] Regurgitating References

2012-03-22 Thread George Pinto
Good to see Gilbert back, look forward to his contributions. --- On Sun, 2/26/12, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote: Work has kept me rather busy and counts for my absence from Goanet. Yet being Sunday, I had some free-time and interest to review some writings about Goa.

Re: [Goanet] Matanhy

2012-03-22 Thread George Pinto
Santosh has made an excellent point. --- On Thu, 3/22/12, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote: George, There is no dearth of young activists. There is only a serious deficiency of honesty, consistency and selfless devotion to justice, as opposed to an inwardly focused desire to

Re: [Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!!

2012-03-22 Thread J. Colaco jc
Mayabhushan quoted (verbatim) the following from the NT Letters to the Editor.. I along with my wife and other family members condole the death of Matanhy Saldanha Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao... Archbishop, Patriarch, and then quipped the following: Sadly, the newspaper does not name his wife

Re: [Goanet] Feni?

2012-03-22 Thread George Pinto
Frederick, can you be a little specific on what you would like done? Is it a website for Feni? or ?? George --- On Thu, 3/22/12, Frederick FN Noronha wrote: Can we get something of this kind done for Feni?

[Goanet] Caught red handed?

2012-03-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Caught red handed? Upto 15 pics  and video clips used..   English- news http://youtu.be/NvI2fCk6n80?t=8m37s   Konkani http://youtu.be/PHVtOiA0cE8?t=10m33s   Source (?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAvLIc-7Prg   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7oLJoujQoE  

Re: [Goanet] SAD DEMISE

2012-03-22 Thread floriano
If you are talkign about the Konkani State Actor Remmie Collaco, Heart felt condolences go to GOA for having lost an ILLUSTRIUS son of Goa who entertained Goans in directing moral principles in his songs as well as his play acting for past eons. This TRIBUTE goes to the SON of GOA from Goa

Re: [Goanet] Remmie Colaco RIP

2012-03-22 Thread Edward Verdes
Eugene, Remmie also sang a few songs with Alfred Rose. Vantto Meuchonam and North-South from album 'Chief Minister', 'Bhattkar ani Mundkar'and ''Rakhche Devan'from the album 'Civil Marriage' Both Albums of Alfred Rose. Read he also sang some songs with AMB Rose. Remmie must have composed sung

[Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!!

2012-03-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
here it is scanned and uploaded http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7005279611/sizes/l/ quote [Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!! Mayabhushan mayabhushan at gmail.com Thu Mar 22 00:56:01 PDT 2012 Navhind takes newspaper matrimony to a newer

[Goanet] 'Coalgate': Govt releases bits of CAG letter to deny TOI report

2012-03-22 Thread Gabe Menezes
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday sought to play down this paper's report of March 22 which stated that the Comptroller and Auditor Generalhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Comptroller-and-Auditor-General had estimated in its 110-page draft report that the coal ministry's decision to

[Goanet] Goa news for March 23, 2012

2012-03-22 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goan papers would reach Bangalore for him - Times of India T82Jm0UvupeA

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (23Mar12)

2012-03-22 Thread alexyz fernandes
~ R.I.P ~ In Matanhy Saldanha's Memory We Promise to Fulfill His Hopes for His Beloved Goa... We'll Strive towards Delivering his Dreams... The Govt will Keep His Legacy Alive Extract of Ad in All Goa Papers on March 22, 2012 ~ CM Parrikar ~ All Ministers ~ All MLAs ~ Goans Trust the Good

[Goanet] Goan art renaissance

2012-03-22 Thread dommar...@juno.com
Technique is acquirable, not creativity. Getting a degree in art does not necessarily equate or compound into becoming an accomplished artist. And since creativity is as incalculable and capricious as infinity, what qualifies one, or anyone, to be a critic of creativity? Dom Martin

[Goanet] Coal-Gate

2012-03-22 Thread roland . francis
10.67 lakh crore rupees at 50 rupees to the American or Canadian dollar would be the equivalent of 213.4 billion USD or CAD. That's an astronomical sum of money which if distributed equally among India's 1.2 billion people, would put USD 1,778 or INR 88,917 in the hands of every Indian man,

[Goanet] For Christians, the sun is rising in the east

2012-03-22 Thread MD
Father Raymond J. de Souza: For Christians, the sun is rising in the east Father Raymond J. de Souza Mar 22, 2012 On Monday night, I was honoured to host the senior Catholic prelate from India, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, in Mississauga, Ont. On Tuesday morning, a new archbishop — Christian Lépine

Re: [Goanet] Feni?

2012-03-22 Thread Edgar Silveira
Just mind reading George: what Fred want to see feni being used with stats/as publicity example, a barge carrying ore would equate to 5K bottles of feni (tonnage) or one container of iron ore could buy you equivalent of 200K bottles of feni. Or Fred's little Hero Honda's gas tank can take 4

Re: [Goanet] Matanhy - The Activist

2012-03-22 Thread Edwin/Diana Pinto
Matanhy Saldanha - The last of the idealists - by Edwin Pinto To me, the passing away of Matanhy Saldanha certainly signifies the end of an era for Goa and Goans. For Matanhy, in a manner of speaking, was the last of the idealists - that rare breed of activists who walked a tortuous path

[Goanet] Is Kingfisher Airlines busting?

2012-03-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Is Kingfisher Airlines busting?   Almost everyday, the airline making ‘not so good’ news. Just two days ago, I read ‘all international flights are cancelled effective 25th March 2012.   Next day, I checked it’s booking site, trying to book a return ticket form 29th March, seats were available as