[Goanet-News] NEWS: Indonesian girls allege harassment at Goa spa (ToI)

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News
Indonesian girls allege harassment at Goa spa Preetu Venugopalan Nair, TNN, Dec 4, 2010, 05.21am IST PANAJI: Eight Indonesian girls working in a leading spa in Goa have escaped from the 'clutches' of its promoters and have fled to Mumbai, where they complained to the consulate that they were

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Over 400 structures identified as heritage monuments in Goa (PTI/HT)

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News
Over 400 structures identified as heritage monuments in Goa Press Trust Of India Panaji, December 05, 2010 First Published: 14:14 IST(5/12/2010) Last Updated: 14:22 IST(5/12/2010) A Goa government committee has recommended that as many as 434 structures, including over 100 churches, be added to

[Goanet-News] NEWS: German traveller takes route taken by hippies in 60s

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News
German traveller takes route taken by hippies in 60s The road route taken by the hippies from Germany to reach Anjuna in Goa way back in the 60s was revisited by a German traveller last week to mark the four-decade of the community's arrival in this beach haven. Niels Melves, 50, along with his

[Goanet-News] CONTROVERSY: When Rajdeep Sardesai got it left, right centre

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News
When Rajdeep Sardesai got it left, right centre 3 December 2010 PRITAM SENGUPTA writes from New Delhi: There were two key takeaways--as TV anchors remind us every night, two key takeaways--from the post-Niira Radia chintan baithak organised by the Editors Guild of India, the Press Club of

[Goanet] Daily Grook #860

2010-12-05 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #860 = VENAL GENERAL = by Francis Rodrigues every army has cowards seen bullying by emblem, from the top downwards it's a general problem! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com

[Goanet] COLUMN: Who the Bleep cares about the Goan and the Brit?

2010-12-05 Thread Carvalho
Source: GoanVoice UK http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Text: I’m on my way to another Konkani to English interpreting assignment. There is about 1 inch of snow outside my house. It’s seven in the morning; the sky is dark and overcast. A few clouds are gliding by in a great hurry, as if they were

[Goanet] 500 years on Timoja merits a statue

2010-12-05 Thread Bernado Colaco
500 years ago my cousin Timoja took the most difficult decision to invite Afonsode Albuquerque to fight the Muslims in Goa. It was probably the most daring decision every taken which has shaped the face of the earth. Since then Goa was founded by the Portuguese. Unfortunately very little

Re: [Goanet] Cancer 'is purely man-made'

2010-12-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sat, 12/4/10, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote: And here we thought cancer was caused by gene mutation of tumor suppressor gene, etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor_suppressor_gene I have no idea how someone with some knowledge about cancer can jump to this

[Goanet] LET's BE FRIENDS - THIS CHRISTMAS [G.O .A. X’MAS TREE]

2010-12-05 Thread Goa-World.com
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)®  www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/   www.goa-world.com   http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit%5Ccredit.htm    Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Enjoy Life - This is not a rehearsal! Konkani uloi, boroi, vach ani samball - sodankal. Hich Goenchi osmitai ani

[Goanet] Song for the day

2010-12-05 Thread Gabe Menezes
One of my mum's songs...to remember...when I grow to old to dream - Ruby Murray. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yMIncknjks -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
I had initiated this thread by presenting facts that contradict several myths perpetuated on Goanet. Here is that post of mine: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-December/202417.html If you read that post, you will find that nowhere have I even mentioned Admin Noronha's

[Goanet] No demand so far for SPECIAL STATUS for GOA? Where are the 3 Memorandums?

2010-12-05 Thread Goa-World.com
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)®  www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/   www.goa-world.com   http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit%5Ccredit.htm    Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Enjoy Life - This is not a rehearsal! Konkani uloi, boroi, vach ani samball - sodankal. Hich Goenchi osmitai ani

[Goanet] NEWS: Jail guards turn robbers, arrested (IANS)

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News
Jail guards turn robbers, arrested 2010-12-05 12:40:00 Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Four jail guards attached to the high security Aguada central prison in Goa were arrested near here early Sunday while trying to rob a truck driver on a national highway, police said. The guards - Ankush Naik, Vishal

[Goanet] NEWS: German traveller takes route taken by hippies in 60s

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News
German traveller takes route taken by hippies in 60s The road route taken by the hippies from Germany to reach Anjuna in Goa way back in the 60s was revisited by a German traveller last week to mark the four-decade of the community's arrival in this beach haven. Niels Melves, 50, along with his

[Goanet] NEWS: Indonesian girls allege harassment at Goa spa (ToI)

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News
Indonesian girls allege harassment at Goa spa Preetu Venugopalan Nair, TNN, Dec 4, 2010, 05.21am IST PANAJI: Eight Indonesian girls working in a leading spa in Goa have escaped from the 'clutches' of its promoters and have fled to Mumbai, where they complained to the consulate that they were

[Goanet] Kirkjufell

2010-12-05 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/12/04/kirkjufell/ Regards, r

[Goanet] Doha Qatar: Konkani Community Celebrates Feast of St Francis Xavier With Gusto

2010-12-05 Thread Mauricio Pereira
Doha: Konkani Community Celebrates Feast of St Francis Xavier With Gusto http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=91065sms_ss=emailat_xt=4cfb6cbbd45c4d2d,0 --- Make sharing easier with the AddThis Toolbar: http://www.addthis.com/go/toolbar-em

[Goanet] Bhakti Becomes First Goan to Defeat International Grandmaster!

2010-12-05 Thread Bhakti Kulkarni
Dear Sir/Madam, Kindly publish following news item in your esteemed publication and oblige. Regards and Thanks.BHAKTI *Bhakti Becomes First Goan to Defeat International Grandmaster!* * * International* Woman Master and Brand Ambassador for Goa Carbon Ltd. Bhakti Kulkarni became first Goan

Re: [Goanet] Goa Inquisition

2010-12-05 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
 Frederick Noronha wrote: Trivialising a debate : Goa Inquisition Gilbert definitely isn't saying there was no Inquisition. He's questioning the manner in which the Inquisition has been written about over the years, then and now, and by whom. - GL responds: Thanks

[Goanet] Song for the day

2010-12-05 Thread Gabe Menezes
It's Sunday so here, a double treatJoni James singing Yours. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM7HbY9bLVcfeature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] CS ORDERS PROBE INTO COMPLAINT AGAINST AG SUBODH KANTAK

2010-12-05 Thread Aires Rodrigues
Goa Chief Secretary Mr. Sanjay Srivastava has directed Law Secretary Mr. Pramod Kamat and Special Secretary Home Mr. Rajeev Verma to submit a report on the complaint against the professional misconduct by Goa’s controversial Advocate General Mr. Subodh Kantak. A complaint was sent to the Chief

[Goanet] NEWS: Over 400 structures identified as heritage monuments in Goa (PTI/HT)

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News
Over 400 structures identified as heritage monuments in Goa Press Trust Of India Panaji, December 05, 2010 First Published: 14:14 IST(5/12/2010) Last Updated: 14:22 IST(5/12/2010) A Goa government committee has recommended that as many as 434 structures, including over 100 churches, be added to

[Goanet] Goan Association of Australia celebrate SFX Feast

2010-12-05 Thread Oscar Lobo
The Goan Association of Australia Inc. (GAA), celebrated their annual St. Francis Xavier Feast Mass on 05 December 2010. The mass was celebrated by the most Reverend Bishop, Peter Elliott. The choir was presented by Joe Bernadette Fernandes. The homily will be reproduced in the next

[Goanet] Assistance required in locating a friend

2010-12-05 Thread Antonio Távora
Dear brothers I am Antonio Távora,a Goan-Portuguese or Portuguese-Goan,living now in Recife-Brasil. Lived in Pangim during 17 years,until July 1962,but returned five times,com muitas SAUDADES. I have a goan frend living in Totoronto-Canadá,Antonio Fonseca,working for an International News

Re: [Goanet] NEWS: Indonesian girls allege harassment at Goa spa (ToI)

2010-12-05 Thread peter.riefentha...@gmx.at
Ms. Preetu Nair thank you for all your investigations take care driving your motor-scooter within Panjim ;-) Am 05.12.2010 12:31, schrieb Goanet News: Indonesian girls allege harassment at Goa spa Preetu Venugopalan Nair, TNN, Dec 4, 2010, 05.21am IST PANAJI: Eight Indonesian girls working in

[Goanet] Song for the day

2010-12-05 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Gabe, hope you like this one. One of my favourites and an evergreen one. Beautiful words and lilting melodies. Whispering Hope. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJYSzzp_nZI Regards, Marshall

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-05 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 5 December 2010 07:11, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: You may not be aware but Santoshbab is one learned gentleman - holding his own at a major and very competitive US teaching Institution. I am not sure what your (FN's) experience has been (or is) with the level of competition

[Goanet] RTI REVEALS THAT GOA AG MAINTAINS NO RECORDS OF FILES SENT TO HIM

2010-12-05 Thread Aires Rodrigues
The Office of the Advocate General of Goa maintains no records of files sent to him for legal opinion. This has been revealed in information furnished by the Law Department under the Right to Information Act. Information was sought on the total number of files that were received by the Advocate

[Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-05 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
If some did not understand why I posted this site under this thread, here’s why. Some excerpts from the site: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/dec/03/bad-science-manipulate-mind-causality 1- …(this is one reason why, in evidence-based medicine, expert opinion is ranked as

[Goanet] Cell-Phone Saftey

2010-12-05 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Please target your comments to the author of the study http://health.yahoo.net/rodale/WH/is-your-health-on-the-line Regards, GL

[Goanet] Liberation of Goa from the Goans (Goa's Liberation Day)

2010-12-05 Thread Arwin Mesquita
December 19th is celebrated as Goa’s Liberation Day. I no longer want to celebrate the latter; because with every passing day, it looks more like the Liberation of Goa from the Goans; rather than from the Portuguese. With all due respect to all freedom fighters, I would really want to know,

Re: [Goanet] 'Filthy, expensive Goa no longer attracts German tourists'

2010-12-05 Thread vivek araujo
Nice article and very interesting facts too, but can someone suggest a solution Please ? --- On Sun, 5/12/10, Goanet News Service n...@goanet.org wrote: From: Goanet News Service n...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] 'Filthy, expensive Goa no longer attracts German tourists' To:

[Goanet] Jail guards turn robbers, arrested (IANS)

2010-12-05 Thread soter
This IANS news on jail guards also operating as robbers must not surprise anyone. Criminals are well entrenched in the police and almost all levels of the government and local governments. They take cover of their positions in government and also remain abreast of internal information to pass

[Goanet] Target Your Comments To The Author Of The Article

2010-12-05 Thread Roland Francis
With that, our Goanetter oncologist seems to have temporarily but effectively stymied his detractors. Gilbert seems to have hit upon a successful strategy: Provide a link that supports your belief. Give the reader a take it or leave it choice, leaving no room for debate or argument.

Re: [Goanet] 'Filthy, expensive Goa no longer attracts German tourists'

2010-12-05 Thread bernard dcosta
thank god , no one asked them to come to Goa.The German tourist who come to Goa are the ones who cannot afford t go to Nice ,Cannes or High end tourist spots. On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 7:56 AM, vivek araujo vivek_araujo2...@yahoo.comwrote: Nice article and very interesting facts too, but can

Re: [Goanet] Liberation of Goa from the Goans (Goa's Liberation Day)

2010-12-05 Thread J. Colaco jc
Arwin Mesquita wrote: I really can’t digest the fact that, Goans so easily AGREED to accession, without any safeguards!! Dear Arwin, Grateful for evidence to support the above cause of your indigestion. It suggests that someone asked Goans and that Goans agreed. May have happened when I was

Re: [Goanet] Jail guards turn robbers, arrested (IANS)

2010-12-05 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 5 December 2010 23:05, soter so...@bsnl.in wrote: Who knows, one day one may hear about informants of Jehadi groups in government and police. One day? Haven't we already heard of men in service being charged with acts of communal terrorism? Criminals from other states are pampered as poor

[Goanet] Scripture of Deceit

2010-12-05 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - M.J. Akbar's takedown of Kangress lobbyist Burqa Dutt and other Indian gigolos - http://mjakbarblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/scripture-of-deceit.html Regards, r

[Goanet] Goan surnames of Portuguese origin

2010-12-05 Thread Frederick Noronha
Goan surnames of Portuguese origin http://goan.name/showmedia.php?mediaID=13 Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490

Re: [Goanet] Liberation of Goa from the Goans (Goa's Liberation Day)

2010-12-05 Thread floriano
Dear Arwin, There is a saying in Konkani Azo khond'ta ani Ponto khata In the case of so called Liberation of Goa.. our so called freedom fighters were 'Aze' who never gave thought to their 'Ponte' They dug as they felt best. But today you and I, who are the 'Ponte', are reaping the

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-05 Thread J. Colaco jc
[1] re this from JC : See FN, if you were aware, you would NOT have scripted the Times of India report based on the fudged Chagas da Silva alcoholism study. [2] Frederick Noronha wrote the following: Please could you point what you are referring to here, and what exactly is your problem with it?

[Goanet] CONTROVERSY: When Rajdeep Sardesai got it left, right centre

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News
When Rajdeep Sardesai got it left, right centre 3 December 2010 PRITAM SENGUPTA writes from New Delhi: There were two key takeaways--as TV anchors remind us every night, two key takeaways--from the post-Niira Radia chintan baithak organised by the Editors Guild of India, the Press Club of

[Goanet] Love of Goa or Love of Money?

2010-12-05 Thread pinheiro
These days Goan media is buzzing with Save Goa - Save Konkani buzz words. It seems to me as if Goa and Konkani is on the verge of extinction. Did Goa and Konkani survived 451 years of colonial rule much longer then other states of Indian Union? Why is this sudden onslaught by politicians,

[Goanet] Ferdinand...

2010-12-05 Thread Frederick Noronha
Helps us to understand the intrigue and happenstance from our history of another era. Amazing story, and a hint of Portuguese-Spanish rivalry (and cross-overs). But is the link mentioned with Goa real? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_magellan Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 ::

[Goanet] P.T. Usha, athlete extraordinaire

2010-12-05 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/12/05/p-t-usha-athlete-extraordinaire/ Regards, r

Re: [Goanet] Liberation of Goa from the Goans (Goa's Liberation Day)

2010-12-05 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
Dear Arwin, Your questions are very good. One thing I can guarantee is that Goans did not agree to anything. There were no questions asked to Goans. There was no option in 1961. NO OPTION. And that is why it was not a liberation. It would have been if they had given us the options. But they

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
Here is what I want to tell people who might be misled into believing the opposite of what the world-renowned British medical skeptic Ben Goldacre is saying in the article linked in the post appended below. Ben Goldacre is a medical scientist who has made his life's work to debunk quackery

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
In his last post in this thread Admin Noronha told us that he has had his last word. But quite predictably, even that was not a truthful assertion from him. I guess he had not had his last innuendo or word salad. In what he has written below it appears that he has been offended by the fact

Re: [Goanet] Scripture of Deceit

2010-12-05 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Dr. Atanu Dey expands on - and excoriates - MJ Akbar. http://www.deeshaa.org/2010/12/05/mr-ram-jethmalani-asks-questions-that-mr-m-j-akbar-has-not/ r - Original Message From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Sun, December 5, 2010

Re: [Goanet] Song for the day

2010-12-05 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 5 December 2010 15:46, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote: Gabe, hope you like this one. One of my favourites and an evergreen one. Beautiful words and lilting melodies. Whispering Hope. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJYSzzp_nZI Regards, Marshall Dear Marshall, We may or

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Doxi-toll, DishTV, Miramar, Khobrem etc

2010-12-05 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Doxi-toll, DishTV, Miramar, Khobrem etc   Doxi Toll When I was studying under kerosene lamp (Chimnne divo etc) Occasionally, this green colour guest used to visit me We called it ‘doxicho Toll’ (brings Luck?) and we never harmed him. We just drive him away but my cat use to follow

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (6Dec10)

2010-12-05 Thread alexyz fernandes
Soter: Writing a book 'Goa Land of Swaying Palms' Alexyz: For Tourists? Soter: For Goans...Its about swaying palms in Govt Depts...mainly under the table! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

Re: [Goanet] NEWS: German traveller takes route taken by hippies in 60s

2010-12-05 Thread philip pereira
Best thing that can happen for Goa - get rid of all tourists. The morality of the local populace has been corrupted enough. Phil. P. --- On Sun, 12/5/10, Goanet News wrote: NEWS: German traveller takes route taken by hippies in 60s German traveller takes route taken by hippies in 60s

[Goanet] The Beat Root Blues Band mesmerises a packed audience at Goa Chitra

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet A-C-E!
The Beat Root Blues Band mesmerises a packed audience at Goa Chitra By Victor Hugo Gomes Photos: http://bit.ly/GoaChitra4Dec2010 Last Saturday, as part of the ongoing 'Great music revival' series, Goa Chitra presented the Beat Root Blues band to take the stage along with UK’s topmost

Re: [Goanet] Song for the day

2010-12-05 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Gabe Menezes wrote: Thank you for your song, Jim Reeves was a favourite in East Africa and especially in Nairobi. One Pius Menezes made a fortune as he was the sole agent for the recording label RCA which besides Jim Reeves, was also the label of Elvis Presley. Gabe, Radio Tanzania, Dar

Re: [Goanet] Liberation of Goa from the Goans (Goa's Liberation Day)

2010-12-05 Thread soter
Adv. Antonio Lobo's well researched recent opinion in a newspaper has been widely accepted by goans. This is the way one has to go about demolishing the opponents. It is disgusting to see people shooting in the air on 'special status' and 'liberation or annexation' issues. All talk is emotional

[Goanet] Goa news for December 6, 2010

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** 'Moner Manush' captures the life of Bengal poet - IBNLive.com oncluded International Film Festival in Goa. ...

[Goanet] Yolanda Sousa in The Artists at Home and Abroad exhibition, New York City

2010-12-05 Thread Venantius J Pinto
The International Artists at Home and Abroad Exhibition Series – December Global Arts Projects Presents, The International Artists at Home and Abroad Exhibition Series At The Broadway Gallery NYC, December 1-30, 2010 Reception: Thursday, December 9th, 2010 6:00-8:00pm The show is at Broadway

[Goanet] Home meds for indigestion

2010-12-05 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Home meds for indigestion.  May be useful for this time of the year. Please target your comments to the author of the study. http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/seven-herbs-for-indigestion-2412331/ Regards, GL

Re: [Goanet] Liberation of Goa from the Goans (Goa's Liberation Day)

2010-12-05 Thread J. Colaco jc
E DeSousa ejd...@att.net wrote:  you mean they forgot to ask all the important people? --- Na re baba ..They asked Nobody! Unless you know of somebody they asked. If you know, please advise jc

Re: [Goanet] 'Filthy, expensive Goa no longer attracts German tourists'

2010-12-05 Thread Jim Fernandes
I would let Goa rot even more. Let the stink build up. That way, not just Germans, but even the Russians and Desi tourists would stop coming to Goa. In a way, I would like to see the tourism industry killed! I am of the opinion, that tourism is NOT helping Goans. Its helping non-Goans make

Re: [Goanet] Cell-Phone Saftey

2010-12-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
Please read the following post written on Goanet a few weeks ago refuting such unwarranted and unsupported scares from lay news websites: http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg69815.html Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 12/5/10, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [Goanet] NEWS: Jail guards turn robbers, arrested (IANS)

2010-12-05 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Goanet News wrote: Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Four jail guards attached to the high security Aguada central prison in Goa were arrested near here early Sunday while trying to rob a truck driver on a national highway, police said. The guards - Ankush Naik, Vishal Naik, Keshav Gawas and Dinesh Warang -

Re: [Goanet] Love of Goa or Love of Money?

2010-12-05 Thread soter
Pinheiro rightly points out the double standards of Goans. We have said it before that Goa's case is one where Goans want to eat the cake as well as preserve it at the same time. Goans curse the migrants but do not have a bit iof remorse when patronising a migrant trader rather than a goan.

[Goanet] Inclusion of Socorro in ODP, VP2 irks locals

2010-12-05 Thread Goanet News Service
Inclusion of Socorro in ODP, VP2 irks locals TNN, Dec 6, 2010, 12.23am IST PANAJI: The inclusion of Socorro village partly in outline development plan (ODP) areas for planning purpose and grant of VP 2 status for other areas came in for sharp criticism by villagers at the gram sabha on