[Goanet-News] CONTROVERSY: The MOCA replies...

2012-02-07 Thread Goanet Reader
CONTROVERSY: THE MOCA REPLIES Fr. Avinash Rebelo, President Museum of Christian Art Santa Monica Convent -- Old Goa museumofchristian...@gmail.com The Museum of Christian Art (MOCA) has been very much in the news over the last week and unfortunately there has been an extent of

[Goanet-News] MEET THE AUTHOR: Braz Menezes, author of Just Matata, speaks at the Goa Book Club, Feb 10, 2012 (Fri) 5 pm

2012-02-07 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
Just to say that we will be having a Goa Book Club meet on coming Friday (Feb 10, 2012, at 5 pm, usual venue -- Broadway Book Centre, Panjim) and the author of the recently-published novel *Just Matata*, Braz Menezes, will be there to answer your questions and discuss his work... FN

[Goanet] Goanet Reader-Honeymoon in the Wilds(Elsie Maciel)

2012-02-07 Thread Mervyn Elsie Maciel
Dear Tony(D'Sa) , Thank you for your kind words on my article. Quite honestly, I have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback I've received from so many Goans on the net, and have replied to them all individually. Mervyn and I hope that my article may have revived happy memories of your own

[Goanet] Black is back

2012-02-07 Thread Cecil Pinto
http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=1139 --- Black is back Jumping skin-deep into politics By Cecil Pinto In a stunning declaration at a crowded press conference today columnist Cecil Pinto declared his candidacy for the North Goa Parliament seat. A huge banner in

[Goanet] NEWS: Goa Assembly Election 2012: Five Catholic faces in BJP's first list for Goa (Economic Times)

2012-02-07 Thread Santos Carmo
This is another poll gimmnick of Manohar Parikkarr of BJP! Fielding 5 catholic week candidates for the March 3rd Election by Goa unit of BJP under directions from Parikkar and not the decision by central leadership of BJP. Parrikar feels that by fielding 5 catholics he will be

[Goanet] GCCI Cup Talent Search TT at Panjim(10-12 Feb)

2012-02-07 Thread Sandeep Heble
Panjim Table Tennis Club in association with Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sports Authority of Goa JCI St. Inez will be organizing its Annual GCCI Cup, a Talent Search Non Ranking Table Tennis Tournament from 10 to 12 February 2012 (3.30pm onwards), at Indoor Stadium, Campal-Panaji. The

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2012-02-07 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
See http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2012-February/author.html On 7 February 2012 14:27, Desmond Monteiro ddmo...@gmail.com wrote: Many of my messages sent to Goanet have not appeared. I am re-posting, kindly see that same are posted on Goanet. DM

[Goanet] CII Press Release : CII emphasizes on greater initiatives for RD in the Union Budget

2012-02-07 Thread John Fernandes
Dear Members of the Media, Would be most obliged if you could kindly carry the appended press release in your esteemed newspaper. Regards, John = CII emphasizes on greater initiatives for RD in the Union Budget Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) wants

[Goanet] Days' summary (02/07/2012)

2012-02-07 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - 1)  I went to Mopa early this morning.  What strikes you is the near total absence of plastic trash that is widespread almost everywhere in Goa today.  Mopa's pristine landscape is like a walk back in time when much of Goa was blessed until India happened to us.   All this will

[Goanet] Goa's second Liberation must begin!

2012-02-07 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Sandeep makes a fair point. But whom does he recommend as the alternate? A few days back he posted a news item about the BJP organising a sports event. Is this a pointer to his new loyalties and affiliation? And isn't the word 'liberation' anachronistic considering the present state of Goa within

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 6th Sunday of the Year

2012-02-07 Thread Jude Botelho
5-Feb-2012   Dear Friend,   In life, most of the time we keep our distance from people who are sick, deformed, or handicapped. We may not admit it but we are afraid of them. They need our touch; they need to be assured that we accept them as they are. Yet, paradoxically, we love to be touched,

[Goanet] Science and Technology Goa - Germany 12 Feb. 2012

2012-02-07 Thread IGSG Goa
*Deutscher Text weiter unten* Dear reader, moving on with our activities we have the pleasure to announce the * * *1st Meeting Science and Technology Goa - Germany* *12 **February 2012 (Sunday), 4:30 pm* Organized by IGSG - Indo German Friendship Society, Goa with the collaboration of

[Goanet] Los Angeles Goans - Mother's Day cruise, May 11-14

2012-02-07 Thread George Pinto
Hello All, Come celebrate Mothers day from May 11 – May 14 on Carnival Cruises which departs from Long Beach, California and is organized by Selma Rodrigues. The cruise is open to the public and we hope to have our own Goan group on board. All welcome (Goans, non-Goans). This should be fun –

[Goanet] Outrageous Congress Family Politics

2012-02-07 Thread Arwin Mesquita
By giving 2 and more seats to one family, The Congress Party has proved that they actually have no principles and now the destruction/corruption which is already serious in Goa, will be enormously magnified; should Goans vote these Families into Power. I am horrified about thinking what will

[Goanet] Meet Greer and Victor

2012-02-07 Thread JoeGoaUk
Meet Greer and Victor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEoVYH5Kh7U 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

Re: [Goanet] Outrageous Congress Family Politics

2012-02-07 Thread J. Colaco jc
Arwin Mesquita arwinmesqu...@gmail.com wrote: [1] By giving 2 and more seats to one family, The Congress Party has proved that they actually have no principles [2] Hindus Catholics Muslims let us shed our differences/divisions brought about the Anti Goan Politicians/Families [3] One thing is

[Goanet] CONTROVERSY: The MOCA replies...

2012-02-07 Thread Goanet Reader
CONTROVERSY: THE MOCA REPLIES Fr. Avinash Rebelo, President Museum of Christian Art Santa Monica Convent -- Old Goa museumofchristian...@gmail.com The Museum of Christian Art (MOCA) has been very much in the news over the last week and unfortunately there has been an extent of

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Chicks

2012-02-07 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Chicks' Taken this morning at Dhangarwadi, a very old settlement of dhangars (shepherds), in the remote village of Mopa, north Goa. You may view the latest post at http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2012/02/07/chicks/ Best regards, Rajan P.

[Goanet] ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: Shifting sands (Pamela D'Mello)

2012-02-07 Thread Goanet News
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS Shifting sands PAMELA D'MELLO in Panaji It is the Congress versus the BJP in Goa, with the once-strong regional parties playing either “spoilers” or “kingmakers”. BY February 16, the last date for withdrawal of nominations, contenders for the Assembly elections scheduled for

Re: [Goanet] Days' summary (02/07/2012)

2012-02-07 Thread J. Colaco jc
On 7 February 2012 06:42, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com wrote: To Goanet - [a] I went to Mopa early this morning. .  Mopa's pristine landscape is like a walk back in time when much of Goa was blessed until India happened to us. (b) the Navy should be asked to move out of Dabolim

[Goanet] Goa news for February 8, 2012

2012-02-07 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Five families have bigger slice of Congress-NCP ticket in Goa - The Hindu ationalist Congress Party alliance in Goa for the March 3 Assembly elections. The allottees are Speaker

Re: [Goanet] CONTROVERSY: The MOCA replies...

2012-02-07 Thread Mervyn Lobo
CONTROVERSY: THE MOCA REPLIES Fr. Avinash Rebelo, President Museum of Christian Art Santa Monica Convent -- Old Goa museumofchristian...@gmail.com           Based on this inventory, Ms.  Maria Helena Mendes           Pinto (Curator of Arte Antiga, Lisbon) and Ms.           M.da Conceicao

[Goanet] The Catholic as a political football

2012-02-07 Thread SOTER
The Catholic as a political football Frederick Noronha Elections are near, and it's all so apparent how the Catholic vote is being used as a political football. Or, is it apparent? Citizens and voters are once again allowing their feelings, fears and frustrations to get manipulated. In the past,

[Goanet] QUERY: Any Goanettters in Denmark and Norway??

2012-02-07 Thread Bosco D
Looking for information and guidance in Denmark and Norway. Any Goanetters who can assist kindly email offline. Thank you - Bosco --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's

[Goanet] Gutter Goa

2012-02-07 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Expectedly the savages from Delhi want to turn Goa into Gutter Kailash - http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-special-land-wars-threaten-goas-beauty/20120207.htm Note the comment that screwing Goa is an unstoppable tidal wave. Aren#39;t you glad now? r

[Goanet] MEET THE AUTHOR: Braz Menezes, author of Just Matata, speaks at the Goa Book Club, Feb 10, 2012 (Fri) 5 pm

2012-02-07 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
Just to say that we will be having a Goa Book Club meet on coming Friday (Feb 10, 2012, at 5 pm, usual venue -- Broadway Book Centre, Panjim) and the author of the recently-published novel *Just Matata*, Braz Menezes, will be there to answer your questions and discuss his work... FN

Re: [Goanet] Goa's second Liberation must begin!

2012-02-07 Thread J. Colaco jc
On 7 February 2012 09:48, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote: [1] Sandeep makes a fair point. [2] But whom does he recommend as the alternate? [3] A few days back he posted a news item about the BJP organising a sports event. [4] Is this a pointer to his new loyalties and

[Goanet] Sex scandals and Porn

2012-02-07 Thread Sandeep Heble
Not that I condone such acts but watching porn seems a minor issue when you compare it to the number of sex scandals that the Congress politicians have been involved in. N D Tiwari, J.B. Patnaik, Jalgaon rape cases, Bobby Murder and so many others enough to make a full series of full length films.

[Goanet] Entry tax on visitors

2012-02-07 Thread Desmond Monteiro
Today's newspapers mention how Belgaum has imposed an entry tax on all visitors to Belgaum. We too should have the same in Goa. This will earn much needed revenue for the government to improve its infrastructure (like the present pot-holed roads, etc.) and also keep a check on all the hordes

[Goanet] Election fog

2012-02-07 Thread Eugene Correia
Election fog By Eugene Correia A fog is hanging over the elections. It is hard to see the light of day of what is really taking place and how it will eventually turn turn out. Even though candidates for some of the seats have not been released by the two national parties, the Congress and the

Re: [Goanet] The Catholic as a political football

2012-02-07 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Admin Noronha, Have you asked the editor of Herald in which your doodle appears about the sting operation by Mayabhushan Nagvenkar? According to Nagvenkar#39;s investigation, the pages in which you take a dump is taking its readers for a ride by planting fake items for a price.

Re: [Goanet] (No Subject) (Frederick Noronha)

2012-02-07 Thread Tony de Sa
FN See http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2012-February/author.html On 7 February 2012 14:27, Desmond Monteiro ddmo...@gmail.com wrote: Many of my messages sent to Goanet have not appeared. I am re-posting, kindly see that same are posted on Goanet. DM Comment: Administrador

Re: [Goanet] Entry tax on visitors

2012-02-07 Thread patricia pereira
Hello Desmond: I understand the need for more revenus, however, I don't think it's fair to impose it on visitors. I hope to be a visitor soon and will be paying for a visa and other items. All the money I spend in Goa will be revenue. I doubt though it would be used by the government for

[Goanet] IT raid on Velim Parish Priest

2012-02-07 Thread soter
Not surprised. This is just the beginning of the Great Catholic political folly. As the saying goes, United we stand, divided we fall. As the caravan of mission Salcette rolls through with cheering catholics, the 'Good Friday' is not far. It may give the Catholics a holiday forever. We who

Re: [Goanet] CONTROVERSY: The MOCA replies...

2012-02-07 Thread blandino viegas
Fr. Avinash Rebelo as President of MOCA washed his hands. If I have precious items in my house and my house is open without doors, I would keep myself alert, and also ask my neighbours to do so, so that no robbery takes place in my doorless house. It was ok during Portuguese time as we used to

[Goanet] Calling exStudents St. Pauls Belgaum now in Goa

2012-02-07 Thread barretorene
Calling exStudents St. Pauls Belgaum - now in Goa. I am appending a post from Anthony Dennis which is self explanatory. Please feel to pass this info. to any one you may know - who was schooling at St. Pauls Belgaum and is at present in Goa. Thanks - rene barreto Yahoo group:

[Goanet] YURI ALEMAO – I CHALLENGE YOU TO STOP WATER SUPPLY TO SOUTH GOA by Nisser Dias

2012-02-07 Thread Rupert Coutinho
As appeared in Niz Goenkar. *YURI ALEMAO – I CHALLENGE YOU TO STOP WATER SUPPLY TO SOUTH GOA* by Nisser Dias http://nizgoenkar.net/newsDetails.php?id=2931 Last week in an interview to a news daily Yuri Alemao boasted that if elected his priority would be to stop water supply to entire south