[Goanet-News] Goa news for October 4, 2011

2011-10-03 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** India-UK to hold joint naval exercise off Goa - Times of India o-upgrade-sea-king-and-kamov-also-seeking-successor_1593974Navy to upgrade Sea-king and Kamov, also seeking successor

[Goanet] She cremated her hubby on her land

2011-10-03 Thread Camillo Fernandes
I enjoyed reading Maria's below post is very sensible and thought provoking. Goans should realize that we ourselves are contributing to the destruction of Goa in our own different ways by inviting corrupt politicians, giving them importance, supporting them and voting for them for selfish

Re: [Goanet] PIGS Food Facts.

2011-10-03 Thread lyrawmn
The Goanet author erred. Frank McCourt, American, was awarded the Pulitzer prize  for Biography or Autobiography in 1997 for Angela's Ashes. No  Noble whatever. No  Nobel. Unclear if curry diners  were ever standard  fare in Depression-era  Ireland. I. Nunes *** eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com 

[Goanet] Song for the day.

2011-10-03 Thread Gabe Menezes
Hank Williams Jr Connie Francis - Wolverton Mountain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud9Wlw0v3OAfeature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] The Jazz Network Worldwide Steps Up Its Positioning In The Marketplace...

2011-10-03 Thread THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE
A message to all members of THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE To all my loyal members, I am writing to all of you with reverence in my heart. For the past four years I have been toiling in creating ways for all of you to have the opportunity to network with each other worldwide. Depending upon your

[Goanet] 20 years to where?-CSE's Fortnightly Bulletin (Oct 3, 2011)

2011-10-03 Thread CSE
=== CSE's Fortnightly News Bulletin (October 3, 2011) === In 2012, the Rio Earth Summit will mark 20 years of its inception. This fortnight, we begin with Sunita Narain's reflections on what these 20 years

[Goanet] The Eucharist Explained: A course on the Eucharist

2011-10-03 Thread Richard D'Souza
The Eucharist Explained As part of the Deepen Your Faith programme, the Pedro Arrupe Institute, Raia will be organizing a seminar on the Eucharist: The Great Prayer of the Church from Friday, 7th of October, 6 pm to Sunday 9th of October, 5pm at our Institute at Raia. This course will be

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] (unknown)

2011-10-03 Thread Jude Botelho
2-Oct-2011   Dear Friend,   Whenever we don’t do the things we are supposed to do we always have our excuses. These excuses justify our action, and help us to hold on to whatever we are busy with. They help us to resist change. In life God is constantly calling us to live full lives, to live

[Goanet] Tiatr - 'Abras'

2011-10-03 Thread Tiatr Academy Goa
*37th Tiatr Festival * *TIATR PREVIEW* * * *‘Abras’ * The tiatr* ‘Abras’* will be staged under the banner of St. Francis Xavier Cultural Troupe in the 37th Tiatr Festival organized by Kala Academy Goa, supported by Tiatr Academy Goa on 4th October 2011 (today) at 7:00 pm sharp at the DMK

[Goanet] Domnic Domnic's Goa Fernandes...

2011-10-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Dear all: Many of the old time Goanetters would surely know Domnic Fernandes of Anjuna, earlier in Saudi Arabia, and the author of the book *Domnic's Goa*. Incidentally, the idea for the book came after a series of articles he wrote on Goanet. Domnic has been back in Goa, in Anjuna, running a

[Goanet] VRR ... a short note

2011-10-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
I wishes Victor Rangel-Ribeiro a very happy 86th birthday on the GoaWriters network, but forgot to do so here on Goanet! Better (almost) late than never. Thank goodness for the time difference between India and the US! VRR is an inspiration to quite a few of us -- surely to me. When I see him

[Goanet] Happy Birthday Domnic Fernandes

2011-10-03 Thread roland . francis
Health and happiness to Domnic in Anjuna. His many articles in Goanet on Goa's cultural history gave many readers hours of nostalgia and pleasure. So did his book Domnic's Goa which I read at one sitting, start to finish. Memories such as those are rare in one so relatively young and are an

[Goanet] Dead Men Talking

2011-10-03 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Extract: 'On September 23, 2011, at about three in the morning, within hours of his arrival at the New Delhi airport, the US radio journalist David Barsamian was deported. This dangerous man, who produces independent, free-to-air programmes for public radio, has been visiting India for 40 years,

[Goanet] A hairy pest by any name...

2011-10-03 Thread Cecil Pinto
Yesterday while hanging out with friends a most curious thing happened. A furry caterpillar (like http://www.glaucus.org.uk/FurryCaterpillar023.jpg) suddenly was blown onto the wall by the wind. Immediately everyone shouted in revulsion and tried to get rid of this scratchy pest. I called it a

[Goanet] Catao a Football Legend

2011-10-03 Thread Peter Fernandes
Yes, I remember Catao. I saw him playing for Vasco. The best footballers - Catao - Bernard - Andrew and Domnick. All combined well with the ball and They did a great job for Goa's Vasco Club. We miss them all. Regards Peter Fernandes

[Goanet] Re ; A Bundle of Confusion: Hazare

2011-10-03 Thread Gerald Fernandes
The Panchayat of Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India has ,as reported in the English electronic media, passed a Resolution to address Anna Hazare as MAHATMA HAZARE. Resolution passed by local self government bodies under the great Panchayat Raj system of Mahatma Gandhi

[Goanet] What have I done to you?

2011-10-03 Thread pinheiro
Dear Joe You ask “What have I done to you?” Frankly speaking I do not know how to quantify “What have you done”. But I feel: You have scarified for me your time, money, health, time, energy, feelings, emotion and the list goes on. You have endured for me the rain, sun, heat, hunger,

[Goanet] Fwd: Goa’s identity is being challenged: Justice Rebello

2011-10-03 Thread Arwin Mesquita
http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=1505boxid=41844156uid=dat=10%2f3%2f2011 *Goa’s identity is being challenged: Justice Rebello* *TEAM HERALD teamherald@ herald- goa. com* MARGAO: Asserting that the very identity of Goa is being challenged and the ecology and environment being

[Goanet] Dona Inacin lost in Goa

2011-10-03 Thread JoeGoaUk
Dona Inacin lost in Goa Come back after 40 years and lost her house too Where is GMC? Where is Football ground? Where is Monti Dongor? A multilingual: Portuguese, Konkani, English, Hindi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jPb2FVK8BQ or HD http://youtu.be/4jPb2FVK8BQ?hd=1 joego...@yahoo.co.uk  

[Goanet] Disgusting Salcette Ministers

2011-10-03 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Today, Salcette is the powerhouse of the Congress Party and basically rules the Government. But I think Shaxtikars (Including me) should be disgusted with their ministers rather than be proud of them, as they are primarily responsible for various atrocities on Goa and Goans i.e. Mega Projects

Re: [Goanet] VRR ... a short note

2011-10-03 Thread Roland Francis
Happy birthday Victor. May your quality of life continue to well beyond hundred, especially if you are a pensioner. Get those pension funds to pay out the maximum, I always say. Hey Frederick, didn't know you have a selection of expats that you would like (or not like) to interact with. Now pray

Re: [Goanet] Happy Birthday Domnic Fernandes

2011-10-03 Thread joelds
Hi Domnic Bab, I wish you MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY. Tujea zolmancho dis bhorpur sukh-sontos ghevn porot-porot ienv. By the way... Fest chuklem... anink zaitench chuklem, punn kitem koruia? Regards. Joel.

[Goanet] Goa past and present seminar... at Lisbon: Catholic University

2011-10-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Program of the Seminar: Goa, the past and the present, to take place in Lisbon, at the Catholic University, from 26-28 October 2011.  To enrol, fill in the form. Congresso internacional «GOA: PASSADO E PRESENTE» Programa 26 de Outubro, 4ª feira, Sala de Expansão Missionária 9:00 horas

[Goanet] Book on Assagao. Was: Happy Birthday Domnic Fernandes

2011-10-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 3 October 2011 18:46, roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Now that he is writing on Mapuca, I hope he includes my village of neighboring Assagao and it's people, since it is the filling between the sandwich slices of Mapuca and his own Anjuna and about which I know so little. Roland, Rodney de

[Goanet] India and the Gandhis: O sister, where were thou? | The Economist

2011-10-03 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2011/08/india-and-gandhis

[Goanet] Truth vs Hype: Goa - Land Mines

2011-10-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Truth vs Hype: Goa - Land Mines http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/truth-vs-hype/goa-mining-truth-vs-hype/212477

[Goanet] Goa news for October 4, 2011

2011-10-03 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** India-UK to hold joint naval exercise off Goa - Times of India o-upgrade-sea-king-and-kamov-also-seeking-successor_1593974Navy to upgrade Sea-king and Kamov, also seeking successor

[Goanet] Ad Multos Annos, VRR

2011-10-03 Thread J. Colaco jc
My dear VRR, I write this little note on behalf of Ema, me and the family to wish you Ad Multos Annos. We are indeed fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend some delightful times in NY Phily with Lea and you. She was such a beautiful lady and you are such a gentleman. Best always

[Goanet] 'Communal forces bigger threat than corruption' - So what must be taken up first dear Annaji?

2011-10-03 Thread U. G. Barad
Soter is correct in asking his question. After all, one takes up the more important issue first. As is known, there are various communal forces, based on caste and creed. It would be useful to know from Team Anna their scheme for tackling each of them. In the article that Soter had posted

[Goanet] Load shedding in Goa...

2011-10-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
-- Forwarded message -- From: DIRECTOR INFORMATION PUBLICITY dip...@gmail.com Date: 3 October 2011 18:20 Subject: LOAD SHEDDING LOAD SHEDDING Panaji: October 3, 2011 The power generation at the central sector power generation units at Korba and Ramagundam and other places have

[Goanet] Song for the day

2011-10-03 Thread Gabe Menezes
Slim Whitman - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (1957) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhSwy5D0NRAfeature=related Elvis Presleyhttp://www.youtube.com/artist/Elvis_Presley?feature=watch_video_title - I'll take you home again Kathleen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEHnzFC7M9Afeature=related --

Re: [Goanet] A hairy pest by any name...

2011-10-03 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 3 October 2011 13:41, Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday while hanging out with friends a most curious thing happened. A furry caterpillar (like http://www.glaucus.org.uk/FurryCaterpillar023.jpg) suddenly was blown onto the wall by the wind. Immediately everyone shouted in

[Goanet] Keep it up

2011-10-03 Thread Herohito Coutinho
 Dear Joe, I wish you all the best in what you do? Forget the people who are unworthy? I want you to be the one you are,  I read you articles, see your pictures and feel at home. Keep it up to your work, which makes many GOANS happy few are there they are like that. Thank you for your work

[Goanet] The Last King of Portugal

2011-10-03 Thread Roland Francis
Look at his 17 names! Intrigued by remembrance of the portrait of “Dom Manuel Segundo – Rei de Portugal” in my ancestral house, as mentioned in a previous post, I did a quick search and this is what Wiki says: Manuel II (English Emmanuel II) Named Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amelio Luis Miguel

Re: [Goanet] Book on Assagao. Was: Happy Birthday Domnic Fernandes

2011-10-03 Thread Roland Francis
Thanks for that info FN. Does Rodney de Souza have an email address. Talking of village nicknames, my ancestral home was known as Dhobekar-agher. Apparently, my grandfather needed a way to keep away the foxes coming down this side of the Siolim hill from destroying the produce and poultry on the

[Goanet] Indian bishop calls for calm in the face of attack

2011-10-03 Thread SOTER
Indian Catholics have been urged not to retaliate to attacks by masked vandals who desecrated a church in the southern state of Kerala on September 4, reports the Catholic News Agency. We will act according to the law, Bishop Stanley Roman of Quilon, told Fides news agency. We have reported the

[Goanet] TIMESNOW.tv - Latest Breaking News, Online TV News, News Videos and Current Affairs at Times Now

2011-10-03 Thread Con Menezes
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/amazing-indians/the-unstoppable-indian/patricia-narayan/Recipe-for-success/amzvideo/10168366.cms

Re: [Goanet] VRR ... a short note

2011-10-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 3 October 2011 23:34, Roland Francis roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Frederick, didn't know you have a selection of expats that you would like (or not like) to interact with. Now pray tell in which group I fall. I feel blessed to be able to interact with such expats. Do you feel cursed

[Goanet] Irish American Author, With a Name !

2011-10-03 Thread eric pinto
Goanet author with an unclear name, will not speculate over pedigree, hope gainfully employed. McCourt was born in Brooklyn in 1930, the family returned to Ulster, then Limerick, in 1935, where they sank into even greater poverty.  His two younger brothers were born there.  Frank returned

[Goanet] Adhav’s GDP definition: Gareeb, dalit, peedit

2011-10-03 Thread soter
In his short speech, Baba Adhav, winner of the Lifetime Contribution Award, gave the assembled audience a line that is surely destined to become a much-used catchphrase. Unmindful of the assembled ministers and MPs, Baba said, “The government keeps announcing that the GDP is increasing.

Re: [Goanet] On Fred's column on Goa's debate....

2011-10-03 Thread J. Colaco jc
MD mmdme...@gmail.com asked: Dear JC, Can u differcnciate between 'social drinking and drinking to get drunk'? RESPONSE: What I am really good at - is differentiating between a good Batateanchi Bhaji and a not so good one. BTW: If I am able to get hold of some decent besan (gram flour), I could

[Goanet] A living Mapuca landmark, once.

2011-10-03 Thread eric pinto
Her name was Rosy Correia and she took up permanent residence within the market complex in the 70's.  An amiable manic, she had walked away from a family estate and access to a fortune in London that now tops a hundred million pounds - no typo on the number.     The genial wacko came

Re: [Goanet] VRR ... a short note

2011-10-03 Thread Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Dear Frederick, You flatter me to excess. I enjoy sharing my knowledge, such as it is. Were I not to do that, my days would be endlessly boring! And I thank God that some at least of the younger generation are willing to listen while I speak!  Warm personal regards, Victor