Very appropriate response indeed.
to this:-
I say, ship everything to Harvard or
Berkeley and it will be preserved. Keep things in
India only if you want to turn them to dust.
I say, add the load of Goa's Comunidade records meticulously compiled and
stored during the erstwhile Portuguese
One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut he asked about
his bill and the barber replies, 'I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing
community service this week.' The florist was pleased and left the shop.
When the barber goes to open his shop the next morning there is
GOA’S SLUMS
By Valmiki Faleiro
Goa’s slums are now political, not economic outgrowths. Vasco pioneered slum
culture.
It was terminus of the Western India-Portuguese Railway, built 1887, for the
upgraded
Mormugao port. Hordes of UP ‘bhaiyyas’ were imported as dock labour. Goa
achieved
its
bark. Now at least Bapu's things will lie in the ashram.
Not that Mr. Mallya cares for all the idiotic criticism leveled against him.
He does what he thinks best as an individual and as long it benefits the
natioon he has to be applauded for the good deeds. BTW is selling liquor
illegal in
From: cedrico dacosta:
As appeared in the Goa Observer...feb 28, 2009 edition:
Did Narendra Modi Play Communial Card At Margao?
Did the BJP play a communial card last sunday 15/2/2009
at Aquem, Margao where the much hyped public rally of BJP's
fanatic Narendra Modi?
While at the same
Roland Francis (March 6 ) wrote: *The Portuguese took away from Hindus what
was dear to them,
the worship of their gods. Temples were destroyed and churches built in
their place on those very
spots..We must in full conscience and in full reparation remove our
churches wherever they were
2009/3/8 Venantius Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com:
Arun Ferreira: Another Naxal? And if he is a Naxal, is there a reason? Are
such appelatives the new consensus building exercises among the middle
classes. Also I am sure that politicians get security briefings, and are ...
Hi Venantius and
True Samir. His ashes would potentially spin a storm.
On the other hand the Great Soul may just accept if it were the Birlas who
did the buying.
(excerpt from Gandhi: Patron Saint of the Industrialist)
http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/sagar/spring.1994/leah.renold.art.html
The close relationship
Mervyn1650Lobo:
The good doctor has made it abundantly clear to all that his only belief is
science.
If you are not able to see this, so be it.However, when you imagine him as
hiding behind religion or religious strategy, this is pure hallucination
from your side.
Response:
There is many a slip
http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/daily-show-jon-stewart/#clip145169
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 10:42:07 -0800
From: mervynal...@yahoo.ca
To: georgejpi...@yahoo.com; goanet@lists.goanet.org
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Rupee to touch 60 Against the USD
George,
This show is only available in the
2009/3/8 Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca:
for the 'best post' on Goanet, in any given month. Every time FN brings up
this topic, I am tempted to donate a prize for
the most interesting post here. The only reason I have not done so is because
if I donate such a prize, I would automatically
Wait, watch... and forget? FN
2009/3/8 goasuraj goasuraj...@sancharnet.in:
In my personal interaction with MP (Mapusa Nagrikancho Ekvott re Mapusa ODP
affair), he has personally told me that this BILL will be opposed in the
Assembly when tabled. We shall have to wait and watch.
--
FN *
Antonio said
How will the hindus look at this process, with some amusement I suppose.
Granted that land is
now available for Hindus, will the Hindu purhoit or pujari ( who is a pure
brahmin as compare to
secular brahmins ) accept the offer to consecrate a new temple to any god
or goddess of
Hello FN,
You must check this link too, its even more interesting.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/super-cars-imports-india/36127-exotics-imports-spotted-goa-28.html
Edward Rodrigues
--- On Sat, 7/3/09, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक न
fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote:
From:
Edward Verdes:
Santosh Bab...please read Nelsons post againThe Cardinal was refering to
the attacks on Christians in Dec 2007where else the Swami was murderered in
Aug 23 2008. Heres below what the post said...see how well you have taken
only oneline and changed the factsgreat work
--- On Sun, 8/3/09, Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 6:45 AM, joego...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
What's your internet BB speed?
Mine is
316bps download
454kbps upload
Server: Mumbai
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 07:31:32 -0500
From: Roland Francis
Goanet] What's your internet speed?
Thanks to many who came back on this (including privately)
Of the many I received, this one’s speed was the highest so far
14785 kbps download
490 kbps upload
Server: Melbourne
(he sent me the actual result page as it displayed).
That means he is on at
--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:
Eddie you should not be surprised. Santosh has in the past
justified the violence against christians in Orissa and termed it as
retaliation for the murder of Swami Laxmananda. And that too even before any
investigation could
The inhabitants of this nation,BHARAT,were not known as Hindus.They were
following certain traditions of living.Kashmir to Kanya-kumari and
Assam to Sowrashtra,the inhabitants followed almost same traditions and the
common language of these traditions was Sanskrit.The warriors who came from
--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote:
For the record, here is what I said about the violence in Orissa:
http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=Newslist=goanetinfo=2008-November/authorpost_id=169918
This is the link that I wanted to provide on my understanding of
Fomento has used all legal means.
Govt. has used its powers.
Ask the question to Goa Foundation and Fomento and make your mind.
You can not ask Supreme Court.
News makers on local media and Editors may be making bised statement.
Arvind Bhatikar on Prudent Media on Sunday March 8, 2009.
FN wrote:
Even if it's a dollar, it would be worth it. Maybe the
best-post-of-the-week. And we could leave it to two-or-three persons
not connected with Goanet Admin etc to decide.
It might be nice to see people competing on grounds of quality, rather
than viciousness -- as has been the
Marshall Mendonza wrote the following : 'Santosh has in the past
JUSTIFIED the violence against christians in Orissa and termed it as
retaliation for the murder of Swami Laxmananda.'
Dear Marshall and GoaNet moderators,
May I ask for evidence that Santoshbab has EVER JUSTIFIED violence
against
Have Pollution control board issued notices to Trawler owners? Arvind Bhatikar
on Prudent Media on March 8, 2009.
Shrikant Vinayak Barve
Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to
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Today is International Women's Day.
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp
May women around the world be honored, thanked, and acknowledged for all they
have done. May true equality be achieved and every opportunity provided them to
live a full and prosperous life free from
For those wanting more details:
The cassette is titled 'Music From Goa:Made in Bombay'. It contains songs by
Alfred Rose (Monglurkar), Robin Vaz/Cecil Machado and Chorus (Sitaram
Gaddiwalla), Henry D'Souza/Helen D'Cruz (Cathrina), Lorna Md Rafi (Bom
Jesuchea Conventam), Md Rafi and Chorus
--- On Sat, 3/7/09, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@... wrote:
So the good dotor is displaying yet another of his skin deep secularism
characteristics. Yep, liberal abroad, conservative at home.
Bingo! That was so easy.
Not only does Marshall Mendonza have no problem with Frederick Noronha
Photo Gallery (ten pictures)
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Olga Maciel
Bosco wrote:
If India and Pakistan did not possess nuclear weapons, we would be at war,
with major consequences, at least twice in the past decade, if nuclear weapons
was not part of the equation. That is a benefit!!
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:53:16 +0530
From: Frederick Noronha
Download 383Kb/s
Upload 286 Kb/s
Plan: BSNL 750 unlimited
Tested on www.speedtest.net 11.53 p.m. Date 8/3/09
Location: Moira Goa
Ping: Mumbai Server
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тσηу
Tony de Sa
Ph: +91 832 2470 148
M: +91 9975162897
E: tonydesa at gmail dot com
I AM NOT
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:12:30 -0500
From: Michael Ali mikeal...@aol.com
The speed test gave me the following results
5188 kb/s download
2085 kb/s upload
Server: New York, NY
Mario asks:
Wow! This is the fastest Upload speed I have heard of.
Could you tell us who provides this service in
Santosh Helekar wrote:
Not only does Marshall Mendonza have no problem with Frederick Noronha
propagating the outrageous Hindutva line that cow's urine is harmless enough to
be marketed as a soft drink, but he now actively channels the warped thought
process of this Hindutva sympathizer.
The
Was the language, of the Indus Valley Civilization, Sanskrit?
The Indus Valley Civilization occupied land, now in Pakistan extending east to
Gujarat..
It is my understanding that their language and its script is still to be
deciphered.
Any clarification is welcome.
Regards, GL
See:
Mervyn Lobo wrote:
If you want to get this thing started, we could take a shot for the month of
January,
2009. Invite members to go thru the archives and post their recommendations. Once
the system is up and running, the time period could be changed from monthly to, say,
every two weeks.
I
While Antonio Menezes' post reflects sound logic in his comments
opposing my opinion, the following post from Cecil sent to me and
Goenchim Xapotam but not to Goanet, is not built as soundly.
Cecil says:
Quote
Will someone in the know tell me about the history of Toronto. If it
was at one time
--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote:
That's true. I do believe that religious fundamentalism and
bigotry (of all shades, and multiple religions) sometimes
influences us in more ways than we are even aware of. This
is the reason why I raised the point of
Marshall Mendonza wrote:
There is many a slip between the cup and the lip. What one's belief's are
and what position one takes on a certain issue may not necessarily be one
and the same thing. As I said once before, I am extremely doubtful whether
you have been following the entire exchanges
By no means of stretching, twisting or even...suborning imagination
can Santosh be, ever, charged with being unbalanced in his reasoning
or as being anti-Christian.
We can only devoutly pray that persons of his moral rational ilk prolifirate
fast wide all over India so we may aspire for
Frederick Noronha wrote:
Are you willing to volunteer to do this? Just as JoeGoaUK has done an
interesting job of the top-posters listings?
Ok, folks.
Here we go.
The following is a link to the Goanet archives of January, 2009.
2009/3/9 Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca
One last thing, Santosh has a record on Goanet, one that stretches over a
decade, of being
consistent in his religious views and actions. You seem unable to accept
this.
Mervyn and others:
Let me say this, I am usually quite impressed by the
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Goa court rejects CBI plea in Scarlett murder case - Hindu
TIATR: Suria, Chondrim ani Noketram - Pics Trailer
a trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7S-cjaPmqk
Pics
Chondrim, noketram etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3338963415/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3338962223/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3339791136/
Goa polls head for five-star controversy
Sreelatha Menon / New Delhi March 7, 2009, 0:10 IST
If there is one state where environmental issues spill over into
active politics and can rewrite the destiny of political parties, it
is Goa. And history threatens to repeat itself in the 2009 Lok Sabha
Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
On the other hand, Santosh indeed has a long-standing fair-minded reputation
on Goanet. But in these times when all of us are prone to getting polarised
(and religious infighting is being increasingly pushed centre-stage on the
South Asian agenda), I have also
I think both Marshall and Santosh are genuinely good people. I would hate to
have to choose between either of them, in terms of opinion or character. I
think a lot of things said or points of view put forth get misinterpreted in
cyberspace. We all blow hot and cold, we all change over the
More sects in politics
7 Mar 2009, 0446 hrs IST, TNN
NEW DELHI: The church and state have assiduously been kept apart in
India, but a similar firewall between religion and politics has been
repeatedly breached to the point where using the religion card is now
accepted as part of the desi system
Hi Mervyn, You might have heard about the latest happenings in Orissa.
The BJD, the BJP's ally that governed that State (and peacefully
presided over the anti-Christian violence there) has ditched the BJP.
Now, it will probably get probably get super-secularist credentials
from the Left ... while,
To build on this dialog, I suggest we form subgroups of three devoted to judge
the values of various (aspects of) topics posed on Goanet. For example here is
a sampling of topics.
1. Current goa-centric issues.
2. Historical Goa-centric issues.
3. Goan Diaspora issues.
4. Indian national
--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Alfred de Tavares alfredtava...@hotmail.com wrote:
We can only devoutly pray that persons of his moral rational ilk
prolifirate fast wide all over India so we may aspire for a better
quality of life...all
Dear Alfredchacha,
I appreciate this tribute, but it is no
8th March 20009
Press Note
Casino Hatao,Goa Bachao chanted by over 500 women rent the air as the
Rally organised by Bailancho Saad to mark the International Women's Day
marched along the Mandovi river front where the offshore casinos are
anchored,Women from all talukas came in to voice
From: Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net
I think such endless discussions in the past have clearly established that
a) the hypothesis that a supernatural being exists cannot be proven
conclusively by the rigorous standards of science, whereas, b) science is
unable to prove conclusively that a
UPAS
Pottak unnem kelam
Mas-nistem
Soro-sigar soddlam
Punn,
Dusreancheo khobro korunk
Jib boddboddta
Ti mat
Bond zali na.
Niyallunk:
Thoddo lok somzota Korezmanchea disamni khavop-piyeop ani her vaitt sonvoim-o
soddun dilem zalear upas dorlo. Hem sarkem na. Upas korunk,
From: Francis Fernandes [franci...@yahoo.com]
c.c.: kgts...@hotmail.com
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 8:27 AM
Condolences
We, the Kuwait-Goa Tiatristanchi Sonvstha (KGTS), deeply mourn the sad demise
of the beloved mother of our member Francis (Shahu) Almeida, the musician.
May
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:07:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca
I don't think you guys are arguing well here. Just like in the Sonal case,
people are just throwing accusations, hoping they will stick. Even without the
proof, there are people here who will believe anything
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa-House-to-have-wireless-e-conferencing-/articleshow/4236839.cms
How much money was spent on this ? How much cuts ?
Is this secure ?
Or perhaps the opposition minister can send a message spoofing as a CM
and the receipient may do the needful as if it
DAILY GROOK #343
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CHOICE VOICE
__
by Francis Rodrigues
unisex couple had,
in perfect union,
a really nice lad
in, uh...unison!
_
puns word-play of all kinds,
hey...read between the lines!
_
The kind of money that Goa govt. is spending on things such as e-governance,
at least 100 jobs can be created out of them, if not more. The only
condition Goa govt. has to put is that this software has to be developed
by companies based in Goa and which employ Goans. In other words, Goans have to
In support of:
Message: 7
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 01:51:14 -0500
From: Hartman de Souza hartman.deso...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Boycott Hotel Cidade de Goa
Dear Hartman,
I fully support and endorse your statement.
I am sure Mohit needs a lesson in morals and ethics, most
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