[Goanet] How Goan Peter Nazareth tried to literalise Amin and Elvis Presley (Austin Bukenya, The Nation)

2021-08-28 Thread Goanet Reader
How Goan Peter Nazareth tried to literalise Amin and Elvis Presley Saturday, August 28, 2021 PHOTO: American Rock and Roll singer and actor, Elvis Presley. Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group By Austin Bukenya What you need to know: * Nazareth showed that the lyrics of pop songs and other

[Goanet] Corruption in Goa

2021-08-28 Thread George Pinto
There is no celling to the level of corruption in Goa. The govt at all levels - village, panchayat, sarpanch, state govt., state govt. departments, etc. actively work against the interests of Goans, in collusion with the building and mining mafia, many of them non-Goans. See  https://www.facebo

[Goanet] The downside of using a second language

2021-08-28 Thread eric pinto
And accompanied pitfalls and hurdles. We see it in errors of composition and syntax that jars. Our friends who publish can employ the the services of their children to edit. Flowery Konknni and quaint Portuguese are both  in the transliterated English used by them.  My father was raised on the tw

[Goanet] RIP Fr Benny, the priest-journalist

2021-08-28 Thread Frederick Noronha
Monsignor Benedict Aguiar — popularly known as Fr Benny — and who was best known in Mumbai’s church circles for being the former Editor of The Examiner Catholic Newsweekly for over three decades (1961-1994), passed away on August 26. He was 95. One of its ablest editors who helmed The Examiner for

[Goanet] Going Goan on the Goa-Net (Alberto G Gomes) ... looking back on its 27th birthday

2021-08-28 Thread Goanet Reader
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Goanet (founded by Herman Carneiro, now Dr., in 1994, via the NEU, Boston) celebrates its 27th birthday. On the occasion, sharing an article written two decades ago, by Dr Alberto G Gomes. Its name was then spelt as Goa-Net. -.-.-.-.-

[Goanet] IDENTIFYING A TRUE GOAN

2021-08-28 Thread Aires Rodrigues
It may be too late in the day but the debate must rage on. Roots can be established by birth, by ancestry or by domicile. Migration into Goa is not sufficient to acquire roots if the person does not have affinity to the Goan culture, language and tradition. On the other hand a person can be born

Re: [Goanet] The President of Russia

2021-08-28 Thread Frederick Noronha
Well, for one, Russian women probably think in Russian? Secondly, the name has a good Wikipedia page [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin_(surname)] Pleae contribute to making the Wikipedia even more informative. Thirdly, the feminine of Putin is Putina (yes, in some languages surnames come in mas

Re: [Goanet] The Optics

2021-08-28 Thread E DeSousa
Comment: In the words of Jen Psaki: "It is easy to throw stones." Message: 6 Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:55:06 + (UTC) From: Nascy Caldeira To: "goa...@goanet.org" ,

Re: [Goanet] The President of Russia

2021-08-28 Thread Edwin
Isn’t this downright obscene? How are such posts even permitted? I certainly don’t want to know what Joao wants to say! Regards Edwin Fernandes Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2021, at 10:54 PM, Nascy Caldeira wrote: > > Love it! > >On Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 12:32:07 am AEST, Joao

[Goanet] ECHOES OF OPPN UNITY TO BE FELT IN GOA

2021-08-28 Thread ELVIDIO MIRANDA
ECHOES OF OPPN UNITYTO BE FELT IN GOA Elvidio Miranda The call of a national stir by at least 19 opposition parties from 20th September, consisting of Congress, TMC, DMK, NCP, Shiv Sena, JMM, CPI, CPM, RJD, JD (S), RLD, NC and PDP amongst others is bound to have reverberations in the Assembly po

Re: [Goanet] The President of Russia

2021-08-28 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Love it!  On Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 12:32:07 am AEST, Joao Barros-Pereira wrote: Russian women think of their President when making love Put in! Put in! what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Schedule for Sunday 29th August 2021

2021-08-28 Thread CCR TV
CCR TV GOA Channel of God's love✝ You can also watch CCR TV live on your smartphone via the CCR TV App Available on Google PlayStore for Android Platform. Click the link below. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccr.tv4 Email ID: ccrgoame...@gmail.com Schedule for Sunday 29th August

Re: [Goanet] Goa's Coming Election

2021-08-28 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Cool.  On Thursday, 26 August 2021, 02:24:40 pm AEST, Roland Francis wrote: Good one João Barros! Roland > On Aug 25, 2021, at 11:22 PM, Joao Barros-Pereira > wrote: > > Goans are > empty vessels > > canoes > sailing on > dangerous > waters > > with room > only for > wrongdoers

Re: [Goanet] The Optics

2021-08-28 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Cool.  On Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 08:35:24 am AEST, Roland Francis wrote: No matter what the future strategy, or the compulsions - both foreign policy and military, or the justifications or the spin, this is what everybody views in Afghanistan. 1. The world’s most modern and powe

Re: [Goanet] Ku Klux Klan - The secret history of the KKK (in two parts) | DW Documentary

2021-08-28 Thread Mervyn Lobo
On Friday, August 27, 2021, 03:21:54 p.m. CDT, Cecil Pinto wrote: Dear Mervyn, How many times do I have to remind you that GoaNet is Rico's personal turf and fan club. You and me exist here at his discretion and he decides who can post what. Now recently he has discovered Whatsapp Groups and

[Goanet] Non Verbal Communication

2021-08-28 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
i was driving my car someone looked like he wanted to overtake me i waved to go ahead he honked once i asked my friend why? he wanted to say thank you he said i told him he was wrong the driver said thanks had he honked twice that would have been thank you and three times? no idea! sa

Re: [Goanet] Afghanistan - Land of endless war | DW Documentary (Frederick Noronha)

2021-08-28 Thread patrice riemens
Aloha, https://youtu.be/L7e6tejlTNw A real Must See! One can pick up this one as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHPrU7R8L2Y Afghanistan before the Russian invasion (1979) Good explainer, also lots of music! Ciaoui, p+2D!