[Goanet-News] A star post... a lecturer writes about a Goan poet (Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho)

Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho Feedback to se...@goanet.org Debate these issues (and more) by posting your comments to goa...@goanet.org The star post this week is from Augusto Pinto, who writes an ode to Joseph Furtado, one of Goa’s illustrious poets:

[Goanet-News] Goa news for March 31, 2009

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Shiv Sena declares Goa candidates, Cong-NCP tussle still on - Times of India CP alliance is groping in darkness as to who would be their candidates in Goa. Shiv Sena declared the ...

[Goanet] World Autism Awareness day programmes- Goa, India

Joshua Parulekar is seven years old child with autism. He is presently a student of the resource room (classroom with inclusive education) at Lourdes Convent School, Saligao, Goa. Joshua has been swimming from the age of two and trains regularly at the Peddem swimming pool. On April 2 nd-

Re: [Goanet] An Ode to Joseph Furtado (by Augusto Pinto)

2009/3/31 Hartman de Souza hartman.deso...@gmail.com Derek Antao was a legendary English teacher at SIES College, Mumbai, and a well known playwright of the late 60s and early 70s whose plays were published in a little theatre journal coming out of Delhi, called Enact. I would appreciate

[Goanet] Kandhamal riot accused Pradhan gets BJP ticket

http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/2009/03/kandhamal-riots-accused-manoj-pradhan.html This shows BJP's dubious strategy. Advani's mind works in such a way that he feels that divisive-ness is the major strength of BJP. Surely, one needs to bring black money out from the Swiss Banks, but at the

[Goanet] BJP Reward for Murder, Arson, Pillage, Rape, Burning Children's Faces and Destroying Lives.

Reward for Murder, Arson, Pillage, Rape, Burning Children's Faces, Destroying Lives = YES! A STATE ASSEMBLY SEAT NOMINATION!! In jail, Kandhmal riots key accused gets BJP ticket (Raj paraphrased)

[Goanet] How to Think What Nobody Else Thinks - Stepcase Lifehack

Goanetters...I would like to think that our netters are more than capable of thinking differentlyobserve their topics,,and counter-topics ? Con

Re: [Goanet] Healing Mass - Do Not Miss

--- On Mon, 3/30/09, sharonsequei...@aol.com sharonsequei...@aol.com wrote: Fr. Jose is a spirit-filled messenger of God, gifted with healing, prophesy wisdom. Fr. Jose leads the global ministry of healing, evangelization and Divine Mercy devotion.

[Goanet] Daily Grook #361

DAILY GROOK #361 HOARSE VERSE by Francis Rodrigues u sound horse o jockey holt? its cos i just caught a colt! _ puns word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _

[Goanet] no beards ...?

* Mon Mar 30 10:24:57 PDT 2009* New Delhi: Rejecting the plea of a Muslim student that he should be permitted to sport beard in his convent school, the Supreme Court observed secularism cannot be overstretched and that Talibanisation of the country cannot be permitted. We don't want to have

[Goanet] Who will pay the printer Was: Re: An Ode to Joseph Furtado (by Augusto Pinto)

2009/3/30 Venantius Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com: What do you think about making this happen. A response on your part will not be construed as a invitation to solicit money, other than to see whether it resonates with your sense of being Goan. Quite cheap really. However, contribution will

[Goanet] Konkanni Kovita

Somdir Zaite zan'nar sangtat, pritviche ti-nantle don vante somdiranche Hea sabar somdiram moden sogott ganv ufetat amche Khuichan'nui tu vosom somdiraxinch tuvem pauvchem Sonvsarache charui konxani somdirachem udok dekchem Somdirachem udok ason-ui itkem kaar tatunt jiv-pran asat

[Goanet] Christians attack church property in Mangalore

Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:44:33 +0530 From: Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com I think it was a sad and despicable act on the part of the foursome with the criminal intention to deflect the blame on hindutva forces. I do not know if they even understood the implications of their action.

[Goanet] One morning in Shastikar-land

If you can follow the conversation chances are you are a Goan. Better still you're a Shastikar. Tony-boy: Arre kit re. Not to be seen like? Become big or wot? Shannu-boy: No man re. Bizzy. Tony-boy: How's wife and kids? Shannu-boy. OK man, chalta-hai. Wife gone to mother's house. No life

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Panjim/Vasco: What do these 2 cities have in Common?

Talking Photos: Panjim and Vasco: What do these 2 cities have in Common? I wish we could apply CRZ Rule here too? Vasco http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3375646277/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3295737940/sizes/l/ Panjim

[Goanet] Charity Ekal Vidyalaya and Santosh style

Santosh writes: Which type of religious education if one can call it one that Ekal Vidyalaya provides is anyone's guess. I believe that this type of generalization from anecdotes here, and in the rest of Samir's post, is wrong, whether it is Hindu education, Christian education or any

[Goanet] Talking Photos:To Matanhy, are we regularising these costal structures too?

Talking Photos:To Matanhy, are we regularising these costal structures too? Reference Matanhy's (GRE CPO) deadline April 10. to regularise all costal houses/structures/sheds built before 2008 It says.. 'Regularization of Fishermen’s and other costal people residential houses and worksheds

[Goanet] Here comes Fomento on Mission Sonsoddo!

GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) Here comes Fomento on Mission Sonsoddo! While the inferno of controversies continues to rage over Sonsoddo, Fomento Group now awakening to its Corporate Social Responsibility has offered to manage the garbage site, reports JULIO D’SILVA. Although

[Goanet] Santmodi - Calvary hill of Goa

Santmodi is a hamlet of Chinchinim village with about 24 houses but it is the hillock behindit ( about 100 to 150 metres high ) that comes to life every year on the fifth sunday of Lent. It would appear as if a Crucifixion scene is being enacted here. Round about 3 pm in the afternoon one sees

[Goanet] Pin codes of post offices in Goa

Dear FN, The asli aam admi of Moira prefers 403514 as the Moira PIN code as this was the code assigned to Moira when we had a SPO. Now we only have a branch office in Moira under Mapusa PO hence the Mapusa PIN 403507. 403514 still delivers mail to Moira! -- тσηу Tony de Sa Ph: +91 832 2470 148

Re: [Goanet] Charity Ekal Vidyalaya and Santosh style

--- On Tue, 3/31/09, samir_kele...@yahoo.com samir_kele...@yahoo.com wrote: What generalization and ascerting of facts are you talking about now ? 1. That what was found in one school is true of thousands of schools in Jharkhand. 2. That there were thousands of schools in Jharkhand in

[Goanet] Is THIS what India has become????

Is THIS what India has become [author unknown] An American visited India and went back to the USA where he met his Indian friend who asked him how he found his country... The American said it was a great country with amazing ancient history, and rich with natural resources. The Indian

[Goanet] Healing Mass - Do Not Miss

I too agree completely with you Selma on this one. It is actually a Mockery of the feelings of people, and as always in desperation people run anywhere and everywhere and this is the bait that the people need. In Africa where I live, people are dying of hunger but these pastors, believe me here

[Goanet] MORE NEWS IN PICTURES

In pictures: South Downs National Park http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7973624.stm In Pictures: Empire Awards 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7971163.stm My portfolio: Ice festival http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7961820.stm Olga Maciel

[Goanet] One morning in Shastikar-land

Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com Kitu Selma bai, aam Shashtikar tesh uloitu? What man you talking? You saying we talking wrong Engleesu? Chee! -- тσηу Tony de Sa Ph: +91 832 2470 148 M: +91 9975162897 E: tonydesa at gmail dot com I AM NOT

Re: [Goanet] Healing Mass - Do Not Miss

Dear bro,   I am wilfred here from goa. I work in gulf. I am not keeping in good health.. I feel always sad and depressed. I am not happy in my life . Sometimes my body shakes like. Please pray for me.   Thanks Wilfred. --- On Tue, 31/3/09, sharonsequei...@aol.com sharonsequei...@aol.com

[Goanet] Goa - A Bankrupt Paradise

Will the results of the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections be any different in Goa? At present it looks as if the same rascals will be back in the saddle. As long as it remains a fight between Congress/NCP and BJP with UGDP playing monkey in the middle, goa's future will continue to be grim. It is not

Re: [Goanet] One morning in Shastikar-land

Nah re Tony-boy, we Goans speaking Konkani in English. I love it! :-)) Have you ever come across phrases like, pulled down, become big, sitting on head, eating money, anywhere else :-) Mind you the original phrases in Konkani are a treat in themselves. poshe hatta, tokleche bossola, etc

[Goanet] One morning in Shastikar-land

What man (Selma), It's not just xasttikar who talk like that. I like your writings Thank you ham!

[Goanet] JoeGoaUk, how many?

JoeGoaUk, how many? Many of you may be wondering as to how sometimes it is possible for one man to be on the net almost all day? How come, while taking photo/video, one is not spotted by any one particularly by Goa based netters like FN, CP,. MB, RP, FL etc etc? Well, let me confess

[Goanet] Goa's First Konglish Weekly soon

Goa's First Konglish Weekly soon 'WAKE UP' the First and the FREE Konglish Weekly with FREE door to door delivery starting soon It’s primarily going to be the rural edition and may not be available in Cities for Free. What's new? Besides easy to understand English with mix Konkani, it

Re: [Goanet] JoeGoaUk, how many?

Hi Joe, Despite the pretence that I don't know who you are, Cecil Pinto (and some other guys) is always coming up to me, saying I bet you know who JoeGoaUK is. Don't let the cat out of the bag. FN PS: I was trying to tell both Bosco and George Pinto about your identity at the

[Goanet] SEZs: The new battleground (lessons from Raigadh... for Goa?)

SEZs: The new battleground An audio story from Pen in Raigadh district of Maharashtra where farmers are opposing the development of a Special Economic Zone http://infochangeindia.org/Audio-Files.html -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490

[Goanet] Who will pay the printer Was: Re: An Ode to Joseph Furtado (by Augusto Pinto)

I am sure no Goan wants charity, certainly not those who pride themselves of standing on their own feet; as I am aware entrepreneurs who would for good reasons not see a consonance with philanthropy and its acts. Having said that, I doubt whether one has seen, even shades of either philanthropy or

[Goanet] Very interesting how-to on composting of garbage

Evangelist for open-source composting In this episode of the InfoChange Audio Files, Chhavi Sachdev of Sonologue interviews Poonam Bir Kasturi, who is an evangelist for open-source composting. Poonam, who founded the Srishti School of Art, Design Technology, runs a company called Daily Dump that

[Goanet] Goa news for April 1, 2009

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Cong, NCP strike up alliance in Goa - Press Trust of India Katihar -- for NCP from where its general ...

[Goanet] God and science

This one is especially for Fr. Ivo:-)) God is sitting in Heaven, minding his own business, when a well known Goan-American scientist says to Him, Lord, we don't need you anymore. Science has finally figured out a way to create life out of nothing. In other words, we can now do what you did

Re: [Goanet] Nuns treated like servants by priests

From: Sandeep Heble sandeephe...@gmail.com Fr Ivo wrote: Can you mention just one? Are there many priests who are, according to you, treating the nuns like servants using the Bible? You are already attributing an error to the Bible, namely that the Bible demeans women. Do you want me to

Re: [Goanet] Christians attack church property in Mangalore

Mario, I m a regular reader of Daijworld and I did read this article March 18th, the guys who did this act must be punished after proper investigation. Besdies it is a shame to their family who are from the same parishThe investigation is not very clear as there is no mention who was behind

[Goanet] Exit from Goanet

Dear Goanetters, Let me take this opportunity to thank each one of you for making my days here, as i make an Exit from Goanet!! Some things i find here are : 1. This is no longer Goanet, most of the post are on US of A. Can be renamed as GOusAnet 2. All expats, while staying away from

[Goanet] RESULTS: Quality posts on Goanet for the month of January, 2009

Folks, My apologies for the delay in presenting the results but I have been extremely busy with the traffic on my website, Retire at 1650 Gold.com (more about that later).     I have tabulated the results below by subject matter rather than by the heading of the post. In the second column is

Re: [Goanet] Konkanni Kovita

Dear Freddy, That was a nice poem in Konkanni - I think we should have some of us who are blessed with a poetic talent ( I dont know if I am ) to contribute sometimes at least we can revive our dear Konkanni in our own small little way by penning a few lines and this will also help to

[Goanet] Kuwait: CRYcket Festival - Gladiators Invincibles clinch Trophies

GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) CRYcket Festival - Gladiators Invincibles clinch Trophies The Friends of CRY Club (FOCC) hosted the CRYcket 2008 on 27th March 09, for children in the Under 12 Under 14 categories at the Ahmadi grounds, with the kind support of Kuwait Oil Company and

[Goanet] Xavier's News and Features, E-Service (XNFES): SUMMER COURSES, 2009

XAVIER? NEWS FEATURES E-SERVICE (XNFES) SUMMER COURSES, 2009 St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce, Mapusa, Goa, is organizing a series of short term courses during Summer 2009, at the College Campus. Those interested kindly contact the College Office between 9:00 a.m. to 4:00