Re: [Goanet] New Alfred Rose /Melody king? Now, meet Agnelo Fernandes

2010-01-19 Thread Herman D'Souza
100 % alfred rose voice. hats off to agnelo fernandes. keep it up herman --- On Tue, 19/1/10, JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: [Goanet] New Alfred Rose /Melody king? Now, meet Agnelo Fernandes To: goa...@goanet.org Date: Tuesday, 19 January,

[Goanet] TGF: LOSS OF INNOCENCE - by Wendell Rodricks

2010-01-19 Thread Freddy Fernandes
Loss Of Innocence Wendell's description of virgin Goa does take me back to the good old days, though we did not have road and electricity life was good, pure air, clean water, fresh and home grown vegetables and fruits and ofcourse fresh fish that was available 365 day of the year, there were

[Goanet] 10 Diet Commandments for Pain Patients - fibromyalgia - Health.com

2010-01-19 Thread Con Menezes
Ten Diet 'Commandments' for Pain sufferers. Go through each one listed (twelve slides) C http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20309924,00.html

[Goanet] Bees sting ex-sarpanch, 4 others in Mayem

2010-01-19 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM JAN 18: Five persons including the ex-sarpanch of Mayem were seriously injured when they were attacked by honeybees on Monday morning at Jambhulbhat Mayem. According to the information available, a group of persons which included former sarpanch Tulshidas Chodankar,

[Goanet] Goa Trip Memoir: A tribute to the people of a beloved land

2010-01-19 Thread Menin Rodrigues
A tribute to the people of a beloved land Go, Goa, Goan! By Menin Rodrigues (www.goansofpakistan.org) I truly had this feeling of 'home away from home' (which of the two was real?) during my recent 10 memorable days in Goa - the heavenly abode, an inexplicable remnant of our forefathers'

[Goanet] Sanquelim man held for molestation

2010-01-19 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM JAN 18: Bicholim police on Monday arrested one Lavu alias Laksha Pethkar(33) from Desainagar Sanquelim in connection with molestation and assault on a 19 year old girl. According to Bicholim police, accused used to tease and defame a 19 year old girl and her friend

[Goanet] 11 Ways to Think Outside the Box - Stepcase Lifehack

2010-01-19 Thread Con Menezes
Enhance your problem solving skills. Read this article. C http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/11-ways-to-think-outside-the-box.html

[Goanet] Oh, Oh! World misled over Himalayan glacier meltdown

2010-01-19 Thread Mario Goveia
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6991177.ece Excerpts: Two years ago the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a benchmark report that was claimed to incorporate the latest and most detailed research into the impact of global warming. A central claim

[Goanet] Indian Christians Urge the Govt. to Send Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

2010-01-19 Thread pclm francis
*Indian Christians Urge the Govt.* *to Send Humanitarian Aid to Haiti* *New Delhi**: 18 January 2010*: Remembering the victims of Haiti earthquake, two Christian organizations today urged Prime Minister of India Dr. Man Mohan Singh to send humanitarian assistance to Haiti.” How can India, an

[Goanet] 'Goan Carnival' in Mumbai

2010-01-19 Thread Fausto Da Costa
Goan Carnival in Mumbai Goan Review Art Foundation (GRAF) the cultural body of the popular Konkani-English bi-monthly The Goan Review, presents The Goan Carnival GÕYCHO KARNAVAL at St. Mary's Jr. College Hall, Kalina, Santa Cruz (East) on 6th. February 2010 (Saturday) commencing at 7.00 p.m.

[Goanet] Cold in Goa

2010-01-19 Thread Frederick Noronha
It was feeling chilly last night (after a rather warm December!) in Goa... and the Department of Information put out the minimum temperatures at 18 deg C. FN -- Forwarded message -- From: DIRECTOR INFORMATION PUBLICITY dip...@gmail.com Date: 2010/1/19 Subject: WEATHER BULLETIN

[Goanet] Ralph Martins: WA Australian Of The Year 2010

2010-01-19 Thread Eddie Fernandes
16 Jan: Mail Today. Prof. Ralph Martins, has been named Western Australia's Australian of the Year 2010. Martins, director of the Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease Research and Care at Edith Cowan University, was born to Goan parents in Bahrain, and moved to Perth at 16. His team is

[Goanet] Fwd: An accident in Chennai_but all are well

2010-01-19 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Goans all, This is a post from Cecilia's niece Nadisha Coelho, daughter of Valentine and Anna Coelho from Succour, who was in an accident but things turned out ok. My only reason for posting this is to point out how at some point or the other we put others and ourselves in danger. It appears to

[Goanet] Goa Trip Memoir: A tribute to the people of a beloved land

2010-01-19 Thread Tony de Sa
Hi Menin, It was great meeting you at the Goanetters meet at Foodland at Miramar. Your article is superbly written and very enjoyable I am glad that you enjoyed visiting with family, renewing and strengthening old ties and above all enjoyed Goa with its beautiful scenic spots, the pork (living in

[Goanet] Why blame politicians in Goa?

2010-01-19 Thread soter
Sometimes it just baffles me as to why people blame politicians for Goa's miserable state. It is just like the parents of a drug addict blaming the friends, police and government for not doing enough to curb the drug menace. We simply deny that we are also part of the problem. When it suits us

[Goanet] Who is the Church?

2010-01-19 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
*Who is the Church ?* *Mon Jan 18 19:43:26 PST 2010* They say money is the root of all unhappiness. Joao asks: Who are they? Poor people say that the lack if money is the root of all evil! Instead of saying amen , modern people would appearto make the following statement: Yes, money is the

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Sunset Special

2010-01-19 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Sunset Special http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4285482980/sizes/l/   http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4285484668/sizes/l/   http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4285483774/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info...

Re: [Goanet] The Reproductive Rights of Women

2010-01-19 Thread Mario Goveia
Venita Coelho wrote: If we now recognize that a woman is not the property of a man, then the choice of whether to carry a child in her body or not is also hers. If we recognise that the state has no business interfering in the private matter of personal reproduction, then the choice is a

[Goanet] Historic opinion poll (Views from Goa)

2010-01-19 Thread Tony de Sa
Arwin, poor you, the proponents of the NRG camp on this forum are going to label you a traitor to the NRG cause. ;-) Please wear body armour but not the type supplied to the Mumbai Police pre 26/11 Regards -- \\\ = \\-00 Tony de Sa C u tonyd...@gmail.com \ ~/

Re: [Goanet] From one RG to another

2010-01-19 Thread Tony de Sa
*A lie* well told and *repeated* constantly *becomes* a *truth* to credulous people. This is the tactic that Mario, a proponent of the only-NRGs can save Goa camp. In his last epistle, in response to my question to show us practically by action how we (RGs) can effect change in Goa, all he has in

[Goanet] Goa news for January 20, 2010

2010-01-19 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Mumbai's bar girls making Goa police 'dance' - Times of India ew-home-for-displaced-Mumbai-bar-girlsusg=AFQjCNGZDMeZ9at6IbVrK4pzuY6nFp4fMwGoa new home for displaced Mumbai bar girls

[Goanet] a 'ponnos' will never become an avocado pear

2010-01-19 Thread J. Colaco jc
Within the past 24 hours, we have been treated to two disparate and yet similar (in affect) posts on Goa Net. One was a rambling Avernathus D'Souza post entitled ABORTION AND PERSONHOOD. Anyone trying to read that post, and all 1426 words of it, surely needed Ibuprofen - at the end of the first

[Goanet] StyleSpeak: New Decade Resolutions

2010-01-19 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 3 Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:35:27 -0500 From: Wendell Rodricks wendellrodri...@gmail.com http://f5mail.rediff.com/prism/writemail?mode=mail_to_individualemail=wendell rodri...@gmail.comels=d3c4449d32d513aea35864f3bb562a5c To: goa...@goanet.org

[Goanet] 6 new ferryboats added but..

2010-01-19 Thread JoeGoaUk
6 new ferryboats  added – viz Madgao, Betim Dhurbat, Madkai, Bandora and Piedade But situation remains the same This is at Panjim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjE2bJ4QZQQ Bonus: Clams collection at the same jetty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-k33w-9gzw joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa

Re: [Goanet] Citizenship issue...

2010-01-19 Thread Mario Goveia
I. Nunes comments: Re: [Goanet] Citizenship issue... NRG's remittances account (conservatively) for upwards of 6% of Goa's GDP. Which is why RGs are encouraged to seek outside employment Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:06:54 +0530 From: Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com Enterprising chaps these NRGs. I

[Goanet] Who is the Church ?

2010-01-19 Thread Antonio Menezes
Joao asks: '''Who are they''' Aren't they who say that Goans have gone from bad to worse ? Will love, sincerity , honesty, kindness disappear ? I am with you, all the way.

Re: [Goanet] Why blame politicians in Goa?

2010-01-19 Thread Jim Fernandes
Finally, somebody hit bulls eye!!! These were the same questions I posed my own inquisitive mind many years ago. The answer always came back to just one word - Goans. It's we, Goans, who must blame ourselves, for our miseries. We are in such a deep hole, that it wouldn't matter anymore -

Re: [Goanet] Cold in Goa

2010-01-19 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
The lowest experienced in Goa IIRC was in Dec 1981 - 13C ... - Original Message From: Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Tue, 19 January, 2010 11:25:35 PM Subject: [Goanet] Cold in Goa It was

Re: [Goanet] Why blame politicians in Goa?

2010-01-19 Thread soter
I definitely endorse the view of JC that the media also has a significant role in abetting the crimes on Goa. The media dictates the agenda according to whose interests have to be served. But the media is owned by the very Goan industrialists who keep these political puppets floating. Goans

[Goanet] Goa issues take Rahul by storm

2010-01-19 Thread A C Fernandes
It is indeed refreshing and a matter of consolation and hope that our Goan youth like Aaron Pereira and many others are standing up to speak out on behalf of our beloved Goa. With our Goan youth and our students standing up and raising their voices - just as many other concerned Goans are doing,

[Goanet] Big builders mould pliant Panchayats

2010-01-19 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:19:11 +0800 From: A C Fernandes gscc...@gmail.com From corrupt, greedy and dodgy Panchayat members from Carmona to Chicalim to Cansaulim, to the Town and Country Planning Department which is on a merry course to approve these mega-projects and construction projects, to

Re: [Goanet] ABORTION AND PERSONHOOD

2010-01-19 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Averthanus wrote:  ABORTION AND PERSONHOOD Our fundamental disagreement with the stance (philosophy?) of our good doctor, is his insistence on disassociating personhood from human being. Our unambiguous position is that it is precisely personhood which distinguishes humans from all other

[Goanet] Dim view

2010-01-19 Thread Bernado Colaco
Below is a dim view by Wendy Rod while I was in conversation with her and than she decided to forward my emails to some unknown maratawadis. The views on the current situation in Goa is not only from NRG's but many  R Goans who are coming out of the wood work to show their discontent with the

[Goanet] StyleSpeak: New Decade Resolutions

2010-01-19 Thread manuel tavares
Wendell, The items you have highlighted are truly noteworthy and should be on all Goa Loving persons list of resolutions for the new decade. May I add one more. To ensure that all eligible Goans are registered to vote and also ensure that on election day, they turn up and vote out all corrupt

Re: [Goanet] Why blame politicians in Goa?

2010-01-19 Thread floriano
Well, Soter dear, The 'WHO' you want to identify has no face and therefore cannot be identified. Do you remember two of Goa's prominent professors who are on the payroll of a politician? I have always maintained that there are no BAD people who become bad Politicians or whatever. All people are

[Goanet] Moira the truth (The Moidecars version)

2010-01-19 Thread MD
Message: 6 Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:39:27 + (GMT) From: Xanno Moidecar xanno_moide...@yahoo.co.uk To: goanet goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Moira the truth (The Moidecars version) For years now the niz ganvcars of Moira have been compelled to creep where others strode. Thanks

Re: [Goanet] Why blame politicians in Goa?

2010-01-19 Thread J. Colaco jc
Dear Soter, While what you have written may be true, I believe that you have, possibly, missed a perhaps small but definitely not insignificant part of the problem i.e. the relative silence of the Goa-press which IMHO specialises in making a big jumbalaya after the water has flown way past the

[Goanet] Our future meeting with Goa CM regarding tax sops

2010-01-19 Thread Samir Kelekar
Jose Colaco a Portuguese citizen who does nothing for Goa except put it down and still lives in the 1960s is trying to scuttle an initiative that we are trying to bring in Goa. I am answering this just in case others have similar issues. If I wanted to suck up to the Goa CM, I could have taken a

[Goanet] My letter in Herald yesterday --- some feedback

2010-01-19 Thread Samir Kelekar
It is quite interesting to contrast Jose Colaco's views on my article in Herald with some other views. I got a call from a friend of mine --- this guy is a Mangalorean Konkani guy who works in the shipping industry in Goa. He said he called me after reading my article. He asked me when I was

[Goanet] Calvert challenges the ban on ‘Dogui B odmas’

2010-01-19 Thread JoeGoaUk
Calvert challenges the ban on ‘Dogui Bodmas’ Panch Calvert Gonsalves, the CD producer, in his application before Session Court, challenged the ban on his CD saying it is not  against any one and question of hurting sentiments does not arise at all   As per NT today 20/01/10   A preview here (2