DAILY GROOK #404
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FIRST POST
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by Francis Rodrigues
paul the disciple
was a mail sorter,
the first example
of apostle worker!
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puns word-play of all kinds,
hey...read between the lines!
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Hello,
There are quiet a few reports of sighting of Leopard in Saligao/Callangute Hill.
Can anybody confrm this?
Regards,
Xavier
OF CONDOMS AND CONUNDRUMS.
Averthanus L. D'Souza.
A little over a month ago there was an international furore in the media about
the
observation which was made by Pope Benedict XVI about the problem of HIV/AIDS,
specially in Africa. He is reported to have told a correspondent while on his
Hey George,
Thats not fair at all. If we have a law and order situation in Goa then lets do
something about it and address the situation rather than ask tourists to go
elsewhere to safer destinations. We need the tourists for the sake of Goa and
Goans.
Godfrey Rasquinha
- Original
Gabriel writes:
How many cases of deaths have not been closed as ‘suicidal’ or ‘accidental’
in the annals of Goa’s police records?
Given what is happening today in Goa with Mahanand confessing to 9 murders,
indeed every case of accident and/or suicide in all Goan police stations
in the last 20
3: I cannot envisage (perhaps you can) a situation where a Goan is
picked from somewhere and asked to head a (say) Police force in (say)
the Punjab - unless the local chaps have been tried, the situation is
getting too hot to handle and there is a Goan elsewhere to do the job
(which no local
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)
Goa Blog
Frogs in Goa living on edge
Posted: 10 May 2009 09:54 AM PDT
The International Environment monitoring agency has listed various frog species
in Goa which are threatened.
The Jerdon’s Bullfrog, poached for its meat in Goa is
What follows is a serialised 3-part story of a recent debate at Goanet. It was
carried
in the ‘Herald’ (Goa) editions between May 8-10, 2009. Happy reading, but if
you’re
threatened with martyrdom from boredom, please don’t click ‘DELETE’ before
you’ve
read the last four Paras at the bottom
Baba Tony, Who do you think I meant when I wrote the piece (see infra)
that you responded to?
And did you note the word 'unless' which I am now capitalising in that
post - to signify an EXCEPTION in the context of what we were
discussing i.e. State Government appointments in Goa!
From your
Julio Ribeiro, who is as Goan as a Goan can be was hand picked to head the
Police Force in precisely the same state, Punjab when the Akali's made it
too hot for the locals to handle ;-)
So now you can envisage.
Come to Karnataka. In private industry, you will not know if the person
is a
Mario wrote:
Marlon is actually the leading candidate for the Goanet Hugo Chavez
award.
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 00:21:14 +0530
From: Frederick [FN] Noronha *
Btw, could someone consider *me* for this contest, if Mario would be decent
enough to institute such a priviledge?
Hi Godfrey
Sadly the law and order situation has deteriorated in Goa, along with the
political situation. On Sunday, there was reported gang violence leaving one
dead and two seriously injured at Siridao. This gang violence may not have
directly involved tourists but who is to say the lawless
Source:
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/13/rempert_catholic/index.html
Sex and the single Catholic priest
There seems to be no end to Catholic sex scandals. In mid-April we
learned that the former bishop of San Pedro Paraguay, who resigned
from the priesthood to
Dear Frederick,
Sending You information on St. Dymphna as well as the Saint's existence at
'Casa de Almeidas' Assolna.
Kindly do the needful.
Zoya
St. Dymphna was born in the 7th century in Ireland. Her father King Daman was
a pagan whereas her mother, a descendant of a noble family,
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 13:05:40 +0530
From: Valmiki Faleiro valmi...@gmail.com
What follows is a serialised 3-part story of a recent debate at Goanet. It was
carried in the ?Herald? (Goa) editions between May 8-10, 2009. Happy reading,
but if you?re threatened with martyrdom from boredom,
Well said that, Samir.
Let me endorse what you have said below with a live example.
Many years ago I was privy to the chat our handy-man was having with my mom
doing some chores in the compound.
The gist of the chat was that this guy (young boy) had paid Rs.5000/- to an
agent out of total Rs.
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)
Pope at the Western Wall
After visit to the Temple Mount, Benedict XVI places note in the Kotel.
God of all the ages, the note began, on my visit to Jerusalem, the 'City of
Peace', spiritual home to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, I bring
Dear Samir,
You have made excellent points. I agree entirely with you. There is no
contention there
The point of contention will come IF
a: In Goa Govt posts, qualified Goans are sidelined - unfairly
b: In Goa Govt awarded contracts, qualified Goans are sidelined - unfairly
c: In the Goa
FN wrote:
[1] Incidentally, Robert Mugabe is today considered the pariah of the
'international community'. We've seen the impact on the Zimbabwean economy
etc
COMMENT: International Community can go fly a kite. It stood by quite
uninterested while Mugabe was butchering his opponents in
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)
'Taka': Age Old Ritual still Practised in Goa
by SHOMA PATNAIK
While travelling around rural Goa, which we routinely do for work, we came
across this ancient practice of Taka in Canacona that was utterly intriguing
for us city-bred scribes.
Marshall wrote:
May I add that should the NDA (BJP) come to power with Advani as the PM, it
would be for the first time in India that a person chargesheeted in a
criminal offence (destruction of the Babri Masjid) would be holding the
nations's highest political office.
Dear Marshall,
This was
Of Chinese Chau Chau, Soup, Xit Koddi etc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRdHEiBcddI
joego...@yahoo.co.uk
for Goa NRI related info...
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/
For Goan Video Clips
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa
In Goa, Dial 1 0 8
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Restaurants in Goa. ‘Open till late’
Well, we had some work at Majorda and it got over just before 10pm.
Like a hungry horse, we were then looking for a reataurant to have
our meals with or without drinks.
Looked every where, all either closed or half shutter down indicating
no fresh
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Russian\'s death in Goa: Konkan Railway ridicule police
theory - Sify
ear-old Russian girl Elena Sukhonova, whose dismembered body
was found near the railway tracks near Revora in North
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 23:31:23 -0400
From: Averthan avert...@gmail.com
[Goanet] OF CONDOMS AND CONUNDRUMS
Excerpt:
The modern world needs to be reminded, as Pope Benedict XVI has sought to do,
that tragedies like HIV/AIDS cannot be cured merely by investing more money or
providing more
Floriano writes:
He came home the
second time and never went back. He was back to plucking mangoes, coconuts
any odd jobs, painting, white-washing, what have you. Today, he is doing
better than a Dubaikar where he was working for a stevedoring company
loading/unloading ships, a back
Flight timings linking Goa with other domestic cities:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/3529203805/sizes/o/
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FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn
Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window. - Steve Wozniak
Here is a published scientific study where the (scientific) research links
religion and health benefits. In reviewing this paper please note the
cross-reference to many papers that have arrived at similar conclusions.
The paper appeared in: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological
DAILY GROOK #405
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CRAP RAP
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by Francis Rodrigues
bullshit political
often proved wrong,
is the fall we call
a slip of the dung!
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puns word-play of all kinds,
hey...read between the lines!
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Ms. ANITA FERNANDES COUTINHO
[From Sinquetim, Navelim, staff nurse of the Directorate of Health Services
receiving the National Florence Nightingale Award from President Pratibha
Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on Tuesday 13 May, 2009. Anita is
presently posted at the leprosy hospital
Basically, what Mario is saying below is that people who happen to be muslims
are different from the rest of humanity and that only the christians
(apparently only those in the US qualify) have the task and ability of doing
what is right. With faulty, if not bigoted logic like this, is it any
Howzzat
Howzzat! Howzzat! I'll stay at my Father's til the 20/20s are over
HOWZZAT!
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What we should have is a contraceptive that contains unneccesary spillage from
the mouth.
Best,
Selma
--- On Wed, 5/13/09, Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Excerpt:
The fact is that the correct and consistent use of condoms
is far better than not using condoms, and incorrect
Respected Editor,
Goa was known as GOMANTAK word coming from Gomant mountains.Goans
are and were a peace loving people where humanism is and was valued
rather than casts and religions.Every goan attends Mandirs,Churches
and Dargas irrespective of his faith.Then,where is the hitch? Why
should
Dear All,
It was with a saddened heart that I heard of Fr Catao's demise last weekend. Fr
Catao was my English teacher and principal of our school St Britto's. A
disciplinarian to boot he enforced the law with his paddle and 'lunch time
music'.
He did not tolerate fools and called a spade a
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