Gabe, stop being a cry baby. England did not deserve
to reach the quarter finals. Wayne Rooney got what he
deserved.
As for Portugal, I don't think they stand a chance if
France continues to play they they have. They brushed
off Portgual's A team (aka Brazil) with ease and they
should have no trou
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>From CT which is on the east coast of the US, I would
say, the fastest route would be a flight to the UK,
followed by a charter flight from the UK direct to
Goa. The problems with this option are that the
charter flights are seasonal and they do not follow
the relatively generous baggage allowance
Sounds more like English sour grapes, or perhaps more
accurately Gabe's sour grapes!
Portugal played a great game and they valiantly fought
on right to the end, but France was better, or at
least created better scoring opportunties for the
first two thirds of the game.
Paulo, your wish for avoidi
I would have to agree with Joe here! Apparently
questioning communalism, the use of violence and the
support of secularism can be construed as being
disrespectful of religion - but only when it applies
to christianity.
Looks like we do indeed have self appointed
spokespersons for all Christians o
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> On 10/08/06, Frederick
I would be honored if the ever so pompous and
patronizing Gilbert would tell us what he means when
he says that homosexuals, divorcees attempt to promote
their lifestyles as "progressive". Is that code for
this group of people simply asserting their rights in
society? What gives Gilbert the right t
Iraqi people.
Mario I pubically ask you: If you can do so little and
talk so much for the enslaved Iraqis, why can't you do
the same for our enslaved Goans? The Goan Independence
Clown party would appreciate your services as much as
the Iraqi Independence Clown party did.
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For once, Gilbert is making some sense. It is obvious
that scientists as individuals will make errors based
on their incorrect interpretation of the facts or
simply because of the lack of a complete set of data.
However, the broad based progress of science
progresses on a united front. If there is
> [Marlon] Come on Joe. You have sided with the goons
> who threated violence to
> ensure that the owners of the INOX pulled the movie
> out and then attributed
> this as being a democratic!
>
> [Joe] Illogical statements do not merit a response.
> There is absolutely no
> proof that I sided w
I would wager that intolerance and bigotry are an even
poorer substitute for the scientific process and the
quest for truth. I find it surprising that an
individual who chooses to make himself the mouthpiece
of the church now claims to be pro science and pro
research! Since when did the scientific
Vivek,
Gilbert is asking you to reinvent the wheel. His
methodology follows the well tread (no pun intented)
technique used by those who cannot accept well
established facts. The only problem is that Gilbert
does not accept that wheels are round and is proposing
square wheels instead! Perhaps Gil
In Gilbert's defence, one needs to clarify which one
of his many grandmothers you folks are talking about.
In Gilbert's case it works like this: If the
historical observations in any way negatively
implicate the church (as was the case with the
destruction of the Hindu temples during the
Inquisti
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Rajan,
Agreed that SEZ is the monster, but why shoot an innocent bystander in the
process? Its like prescribing a dose of ebola virus for a cancer sufferer.
Shoot DK and his government instead.
Marlon
"Rajan P. Parrikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
To Goanet -
GMAS is justified in kicking
Philip,
Your tunnel vision focus on airports as being the
elixer of a city's or state's ills really baffles me!
Furthermore, I do not accept your statement of Dabolim
AND Mopa. Your support for Mopa is for it to be a
"regional airport", is intended to be a compromise
between the two conflicting par
Dear Fr. Ivo,
What the hell (no pun intended :) is
transubstantiation?
Transubstantiation is a very scientific sounding word
- perhaps a play on the scientific concept of the
transmutation of elements. Why are you attempting to
package your belief in magic/miracles/hexes/spells
with scientific t
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ICAO itself
> admitted that two airports were NOT a purely
> economic decision. The main political problem is not
> of any land scam but Naval control of Dabolim and
> associated constraints to civilian traffic there.
> Plus the commercial interest of
Dont panic guys! We have a secret weapon. We should
send Fr. Ivo there and have him declare it as a holy
miracle site. Goans may be oblivious to the
environmental degradation around them, but hey, they
will definately show up for a miracle clown act. We
can have Roland Francis go there and document
I doubt Laluram exists. This post was obviously meant
to inflame the debate on the net. If Laluram is in
fact a real person, he is obviously retarded and
deserves to be in a mental institution.
Likewise, not only does the name Patric Minz sound
phony, I also highly doubt that any major organizatio
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Also, to get another perspective, you may want to
> read what some REAL experts are saying rather than
> the absurd comparisons between the USA and the USSR
> and Weimar Republic:
> >
>
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080919/business/wall_street_mo
I was personally hoping that the socialist bail out package would fail. In its
first time around, most Republicans correctly defied the increasingly
irrelevant President and voted against it. Not surprisingly, a larger fraction
of the left leaning Democrats voted to support Comrade Bush.
Unfort
--- On Sun, 10/5/08, Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 2) If there is place I would invest in, it is in
> clean/renewable energy. The bailout
> > package has additional legislation that includes
> promotion of clean energy in the
> > US. World wide wind energy demand is currently growi
I am very sad to hear about this attack on Aires. I guess such violence in Goa
is ok so long as it is initiated by Catholics. If I recall correctly, similar
violence was threatened on legitimate business entities during the Da Vinci
Code saga in Goa. To make matters worse, some of the same crowd
Rajan,
You need to take care of yourself! However, your comments raise the important
issue on who is the real threat to Goa - the so called ghatties or some of our
very own, beloved goan leaders. Yes, some of the poorer, uneducated migrants
may a blight to the physical aspects of our society, bu
Mario,
I think it is time we set aside our petty differences and speak with a common
voice. If conservatives like us cant agree in public, the socialists will
surely exploit this to their advantage. With this in mind, let me reiterate
what we agree upon with the Bush Administration:
1) Except
Actually, a form of pan is quite popular in Taiwan and parts of China. It is
made with the same betle nut seed. It is in fact a cultural icon there and is
sold by hot looking women in specially designed stalls. I even have a coworker
of mine in Taiwan who has his own beetle nut farm. It is also
Thomas,
Thanks for your post. A couple of questions:
1) Are you saying that Goa should pursue a dual airport strategy, ie. Dabolim
and Mopa?
2) Would not the economics favor one single large airport rather than two
smaller airports?
3) Theortically, if the Navy were to vacate Dabolim, is
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Can anyone tell me if there are remote regions in Goa
that are not fed by the grid? If so, are there
organizations, schools, homes etc that are in need of
electricity?
Thanks,
Marlon
Both Chris and Ralph totally miss the point or don't
have a point.
First of all, wrt America's oil reserves, it was not
the "whacko environmentalists" who put in the current
restrictions on oil drilling. California's off shore
bans were placed by the then governor Ronald Reagan -
a republican. Flo
--- Chris Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> An otherwise well-reasoned response but for the
> unnecessary gratuitous
> personal invective.
-->
Chris, remember, it is you who first used the word
"whako".
> The U.S. (and other nations) needs relief in oil
> prices NOW - not in the
> distant future
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So all should push for a regional airport at Mopa.
> This will not duplicate
> Dabolim's traffic (and vacuum it away) but rather
> supplement/expand it in
> Goa's interest. The initial investment will not be
> outlandish but there
> would be a need to
Unfortunately, the preponderance of science, regulation and money is betting
against Mario's outmoded beliefs. I think president Bush forgot to send Mario a
personal memo that he too now accepts global warming as fact. Unfortunately, he
has shown no leadership qualities in coming up with strat
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:45:38 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Marlon Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> Unfortunately, the preponderance of science,
> regulation and money is betting against Mario's
> outmoded beliefs. I
It is truly embarrassing to have been a supporter of McCain, while
simultaneously having people like Mario and Chris on board. As the saying goes,
"With friends like these ."
Based on their posts, one would think that every republican in America is a
narrow minded, muslim hating, . The trut
te:
> From: Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रे <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Thanks, but no thanks
> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 1:21 PM
> 2008/11/6 marlon menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> &
Just wanted to congratulate Rodney on his fine piece. Rodney happens to be my
cousin. Obviously I did not get my writing genes from his side of the family :)
Marlon
--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Silvia Bragança <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Silvia Bragança <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Goanet
RNK,
A small clarification: I was actually a supporter of republican candidate Ron
Paul. He is one of the few republicans that supports the core values of the
original party. Almost all of the others are relatively phonies, with Bush
being a total fraud to the republican cause.
Some of Ron Pau
The state of the union:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNmcf4Y3lGM&;
--- On Fri, 11/7/08, Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] It's the economy, stupid !!!
> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
> Date: Friday, Novem
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Fred,
I'm not too sure how you can say that pubic transportation in Goa is bad. I can
pretty much travel to any location in Goa without having to rely on personal
transportation. If you want bad public transportation, come to America! On the
other hand, public transportation may not necessarily
Toronto (where I once lived) does have pretty good public transportation. As a
foreign student (i.e., no parent's car to borrow), it was pretty much a
necessity. Still, using it was a bitch - specially in the freezing winters.
Waiting for a bus in -20C weather for 20 minutes is not something I r
-Original Message-
From: marlon menezes
> Toronto (where I once lived) does have pretty good public transportation.
> As a foreign student (i.e., no parent's car to borrow), it was pretty much
> a necessity. Still, using it was a bitch - specially in the freezing winters.
&
Sorry, but the whole concept of medical insurance in the US needs to be
revisited. If I have a flat tire, or have to do an oil change, does my auto
insurance cover it? No. Likewise, why does one need to get insurance into the
mix for routine care? By its very definition, insurance, should be for
drastically. I suggest
you stick to your tirades against islamic fundamentalism and muslims in general
(preferably off goanet) and leave economics and science to others a little more
qualified than you.
Marlon
- Original Message
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:38:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: marlon
Mario is turning out to be quite the ladies man. No wonder Gabe is a little
upset.
Watch out Isabella! Just because Mario says he is tall, dark and handsome does
not mean it is so. This is the internet!
Marlon
- Original Message
From: Isabella Rebello-Hamm
To: goanet@lists.goanet.or
One of them is Carlos Fernandes. He is of Goan origin from Mumbai and is
currently based in Singapore. He was in the Bay Area for a short one year stint
about 5 years ago.
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/sep2009/gb20090911_669889.htm
It looks like Mario gets his inspiration from Iran's Ahmednijad's school of
thought. The latter claims that there was no holocaust. Given that only 0.2% of
the world's population was eradicated in the gas chambers, I guess it is easy
for both Mario and Ahmednijad to assume that such small fracti
As Goanet's patron saint, Fred is holier than thou.
In Fred's world, if you live abroad, believe in free market capitalism, don't
have a long beard, don't wear thick rimmed nerdy glasses and don't walk around
in sandals (the cane is optional though) and keep muttering something about
linux, open
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What Fred is actually saying is that as far as the environment in concerned, it
is better that humanity remains of limited economic means - after all, the
poorer you are, the less likely you are to over consume and thus emit less
carbon. Unfortunately given Fred's leftist leanings, he also seem
Soter,
You are unfortunately wrong, but in a good way! The real issue here is the
negative impact tourism is having on Goa's unique culture. As you have so
eloquently said so many times on this forum, Goa's culture needs to be
protected at all costs from the evils of tourism, mining, the ghatt
For once I fully agree with Soter. The attack by the church mob on the person's
property, and more specifically, one that was holding his mother, child and
wife needs to be condemned. Hopefully, the publicity will result in greater
commercial success of his music video.
Is there anyone who can
Soter,
Yes, basically, I have disagreed with pretty much all of your posts - until
now. Your comments on the mob attacks on Calvert partly make up for it :-)
Does anyone have the contact information of Bishop Nieare (spelling??). We need
to our voice heard at the highest levels of the church.
M
:-)
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2009/12/30 marlon menezes :
> For once I fully agree with Soter. The attack by the church
> mob on the person's property, and more specifically, one
> that was holding his mother, child and wife needs to
> be condemned. Hop
There is a Goan connection to the current American president. Fitz D'souza
(http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-April/176250.html) ,
in a story told to me at this year's New Year's eve party at his house in
Bambolim, told me that he was one of three on the committee who deci
Fred,
What in Eddie's message makes you think that he is being defensive about
attacks on NRGs? You're making an issue of a non-issue. All he said was that he
was tired of the bickering.
Personally, I love the bickering on goanet. Where else would one get such free
entertainment? Keep in coming
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Excuses, excuses!
If you have "flown out of the coop", you have done it because you value your
economic interests more than preserving Goa's culture. And guess, what? There
is nothing wrong with that. Most of us who live outside Goa, do so for economic
reasons, because we have a stronger craving
I'm curious to know if anyone has done this kind of eye surgery in Goa. A quick
google check does indicate that this is available in Goa, but my main intent is
to get feedback from people who may know someone, or who may have themselves
used it.
Thanks,
Marlon
From: Mario Goveia
"In the meantime, life in the US is terrible and racist. Millions are not
covered by health insurance. Millions are dying in the streets writhing in pain
while others pass them by without compassion. The life expectancy is
plummeting."
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I am quite surprised that Mario wou
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Roland,
Sometimes, the truth hurts.
Marlon
- Original Message
From: Roland Francis
Marlon, getting personal is a sure sign of weakness.
Roland.
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> Mario,
>
> First of all, chill out. I am really concer
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I will admit that
the current high cost medical system in the US is not that great. I've
always had private health care. About 12 years ago, I had a sports
injury while I had temporarily relocated out of state for some
training. I was able to get emergency treatment for my injury, but when
it came
- Original Message
From: Mario Goveia
Marlon wrote:
The focus of any reform in the US should be to tackle the issue of high costs.
I don't see how the current government options alleviating this problem. The
focus should be streamlining medical records and processes, tort reform and
Vinay,
You are stating the obvious. Obviously this is a political show by the Congress
folks. However, unlike the infamous "yatra" by RSS thugs and Advani, this yatra
is not leading to the deaths of thousands of people or the destruction on
religious monuments. The Indian Minority electorate is
Jorge,
What about those of us who have both cristian and hindu names? If read in an
alternate direction, my name is Nolram. Unlike all those cowardly cristian
infant fluent speaking newborns who willfully chose hindu names, I was born
mute. Thankfully a diet rich in the holy Goan trinity (feni
Cecil,
You make it sound like as if Fred has done a bad thing in "raising" goanet. He
IS the person who has put in most of the grunt work in establishing Goanet as
Goa's premier discussion forum. I for one salute Fred's presistence in keeping
this forum going. You may call him Godfather, I call
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I predict that China's high growth days are over. Today, I'm even more bullish
on India than China, and IF India can increase the quality of education it
provides to its youth, it is India that will be able to achieve longer term
sustainable growth than China.
China's policies have been heavily
Just because some jerks in the Hindutva movement may have such tendencies, does
not mean that it represents the broad spectrum of Indian society. I think this
should be obvious. I will also give the Indian masses a lot more credit and
highly doubt that they will blindly follow the wild rhetoric
Mervyn,
I am in general agreement with most of your comments as well as the need to
diversify into gold, with the exception of your blind faith in the Chinese
economy and banking system.
For one, the Chinese stock market is down around 80% over the past two years
and they have not yet been hit
--- On Fri, 2/6/09, Roland Francis wrote:
Comment:
Who cares about the broad spectrum of Indian society. They are not the
ones who kill Christians and Muslims and thrash defenceless girls,
throwing them to the ground. The writer is asking us to see the
obvious. I would submit that what is obviou
e is my ability
;)
Marlon
--- On Fri, 2/6/09, Carvalho wrote:
From: Carvalho
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Fanatic Christian Principal insults National anthem to
approve Prayer on Jesus
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 3:24 PM
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Selma,
I actually agree with your sentiments and with much of what you say. The real
issue is what concrete actions can individuals like us, who are thousands of
miles from our motherland take? So far, I have seen no concrete actionable plan
from anyone on this forum on an appropriate response.
Dear Fr. Ivo,
I am equally critical (and supportive) of all religious faiths. I believe there
is a place for religion in society and if people wish to believe in something,
they should be free to do so. I also support the right of people to
proselytize, which includes christian prosetylization
Santosh,
I have known Selma (and her various avatars) for over 10 years :)
I can say with a high degree of confidence that she is not partisan in her
core. I believe her current response to be one driven more by emotion and fear
than by partisanship. Anyone who saw the video will (and should) be
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