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*** 1112 In its 25th year, guv gifts GU a committee for
introspection - Times of India
-moratorium-on-mining-to-be-extended-further/Article1-636625.aspxGoa's
moratorium on mining to be
A couple of short technical error-interruptions.
Beautiful song of worship sung by a Kenyan lady.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KWArHnvHOo
Roland
Toronto.
85 Govt jobs up for grabs by Dec. 19
Sorry, these jobs are reserved for the children of Freedom Fighters only.
85 Govt. Jobs to Children of Goa Freedom Fighters
98 applications received.
Applicants includes Doctors, Dentists, Architects etc
Dear Vito Oliveira,
I thank you for filing this report. But Germany is a large country;
where in Germany was the Christmas get-together held?
Best regards,
Victor
In a message dated 12/9/2010 1:18:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
fredericknoron...@gmail.com writes:
Vito
Hi Goanet,
The year seems to have flown this year and isn't it time for the next
Goanetters Annual Meet?
This time let it be a more organized one even if it means shelling out for
it. Last year, Vivian was the only one sporting a cap which was specially
made by him in the U. S. of A.
... in the field of bribery. This chart says it all -
http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/12/bribery
r
Dear All,
I received the appended response today from one of our fellow Goans
living in Goa as additional material to what I wrote this morning at
8.58 am our time.
“Dear oscar
You forgot one more term. Annexation”
Nehru had to use force immediately because some Goans and the Portuguese
Why No Action Against Erring Miners ?
The nexus between the miners, police and our politicians is again
exposed as an innocent man lost his life under the wheels of a mining
truck. It’s shocking to know that the police instead of apprehending
the culprit were trying to get rid of the evidence
DAILY GROOK #865
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FEARS DEARS
===
by Francis Rodrigues
mansions bring fears
of many kinds of tax,
myriad flats give us
an apartment complex!
*GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com
Arwin Mesquita wrote :arwinmesqu...@gmail.com
To: Goanet goa...@goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Boycott Goa Liberation Celebrations
I request Goans to do a little research and find out the facts of what
actually happened in 1961. Was Goa liberated or invaded or a conquest? Why
were promises
Xavier Cugat - Perfidia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtEXWP5JHEM
--
DEV BOREM KORUM
Gabe Menezes.
*Come and join the cheer and Prost!*
*German Oktoberfest and Bazar Goa is coming up*
*12 December (Sunday) 8 pm *
*at Clube Vasco da Gama, opp. Municipal Garden, Panjim*
Dear reader,
we are close to the *Grand Finale* of our 3rd German Cultural Week Goa with
German Oktoberfest and Bazar.
We
It is indeed reprehensible that such a repulsive article should find its way
into the Huffington post but it is not surprising that the self-hating far left
should advocate such things without knowing the impact such opinions create for
Christian communities not based in the USA.
But the
Fred, this type of a bag is mostly available in Goa,
and hence Mumbaikars call it Goa Bag. There are two types of goa bags, one
open n the other with the zip. Both come in handy as they are strong and can
hold lot of stuff like fresh fish, meats, vegges n can be washed after use.
Besides this
The Sports Authority of Goa(SAG) State Badminton Championship
organized by Goa Badminton Association will be held from 16 to 19
December 2010, at the Indoor Stadium, Campal-Panaji.
The championship will be held in the following categories: Boys and
Girls Singles in Under (10, 13, 16) , Boys
Happy, Holy and a Peaceful Christmas to all Goanetters.
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=sDeXUvWbLp8
There used to be a dress code for occasions but it is dying out very
fast.. These days, highly educated males wear casual dress even at big
functions, including nuptial ceremonies, feast mass, Christmas, New
Year, Easter, etc. and the least educated are seen with suits on! Does
that make them
A Deep Moral Crisis: India's Judiciary
The moral crisis in India's Judiciary deepens. Have a look at this article
from The Times of India Newspaper.
~Joseph
In our judiciary, anybody can be bought, says Gujarat Chief Justice
I want to break free
Not me nor Queen but Headlines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_7lHIhWKIQ
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,
Eric,
Don't tell us that you are already wearing the cabai, When that happens, all
the women will wear just two piece bikinis, everywhere.
That will surely put out of business the 'people ogling groups' organisres.
Taste of things to come!
Nascy Caldeira
--- On Thu, 9/12/10, eric pinto
Freddy dear,
How does one kick the hand that is feeding them?
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
- Original Message -
From: Freddy Agnelo Fernandes freddy.agnelo.fernan...@gmail.com
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 12:02 PM
Subject:
--
Samir Umarye
SARVAN: Situated three kilometres from Bicholim town, Sarvan is known all
over Goa for the pleasing fragrance ofthe surangache valesar, a garland made
from the wild flowers of Ochrocarpus longifolius. These flowers, however,
could become history, say environmentalists, as
You, dear kiddos, must be talking about our venerable ubiquitous, most
practical POTI...
that so well served our generations past to do all their sopping without
causing the pestilential
plastic menace that has quite displaced it does!
Come on ClintonWendel...CecilDomnic: let's by all
I don't know if you read Roland's first submission, wherein he had stated about
two books that had come into his possession. One was about Agente Monteiro; the
other by Roldao.
As Roland wrote about one side of the story, it would be fair to ask him to
write the other side of the divide.
I
I am not shifting anything Gilbert.
If at all, I was comparing the typical Portuguese oppression pre-1961 with
the Indian oppression pre-1961 in Bombay, Calcutta, etc, and post-1961 all
over India. Lots of similarities there, except that perhaps you refuse to
accept because you or your
Wildtrek Adventures will be organizing a trek to the base of the
Vazra Sakla at Virdi village in Maharashtra. This twin fall is admired
by everyone who climbs the Chorla Ghat. On Sunday 12th December 2010,
we shall through the forests of the western ghats walking through the
village, fields,
The Xavier Centre of Historical Research, (www.xchr.in) Alto Porvorim,
will organize a Portuguese Basic Course from January 3 to March 20,
2011, from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. For further
details contact office: tel. 2417772.
Thank you very much.
Maxilia Goves
XCHR
Were anti-Christians behind pilgrimage site attack? 2,000-year-old Holy Thorn
Tree of Glastonbury is cut down
Vandals have destroyed one of the most celebrated Christian pilgrimage sites in
Britain and chopped down a tree said to have sprouted from the staff of Joseph
of Arimathea. The
--
Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM, DEC 9
Bicholim Police arrested two persons on charges of possessing drugs worth Rs
50,000 in separate incidents in Bicholim taluka.
According to Bicholim PI Harish Madkaikar, in the first case reported at
Sanquelim bus stand on Tuesday evening, police arrested one Nazir
On Fri Dec 10
06:51:46 PST 2010 Domnic
Fernandes domvalden
at hotmail.com wrote: There used to be a dress code for occasions but
it is dying out very fast.. These
days, highly educated males wear casual dress even at big functions, including
nuptial ceremonies,
feast mass, Christmas,
Nasci - shirts went awol when cooking over a life flame on a ninety degree
day: most of our women simply tossed them, when I was a little fellow. The
saree top did just fine for token modesty , and as a constant brow sweat mop.
eric
women will wear
Hi Tony,
We've been discussing this off-list, and the tentative plan is to have
it on Dec 27. By January, most visiting Goanetters have already left.
The only problem with accepting suggestions from everyone (a more
democratic form of functioning) is that you get suggestions from
everyone, with
--- On Fri, 12/10/10, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
But the validity of the article can be easily tested thus: Try getting an
article published in a respectable outlet which says Hinduism or Islam is an
intolerant religion in the US or any Western democracy. There will
be an
To Goanet -
On the sorry spectacle of Goan desh premi dummies protesting the long gone
Portuguese -
Let us recognize it for what it is - the origin of their angst is entirely
communal.
Their complaint is aimed at the 'Katlick' community who they believe adores
or long for the Portuguese
44th Mando Festival - Curtorechim Salkam bagged top awards
Organised by GOA CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CENTRE (GCSC)
in association with Dept. of Art Culture and Kala Academy, Goa.
Held at Kala Academy on 9-10th Dec.2010, 5-9pm
Curtorim (Curtorechim Salkam) once again on the top
winning 4 top
-Original Message-
From: Arwin Mesquita
I request Goans to do a little research and find out the facts of
what actually happened in 1961. Was Goa liberated or invaded or a
conquest?
RESPONSE: And what is this soul-searching discovery going to lead to??
Is going to pay the bills
Paulo,
We are making a 3 day trip to the UK. Arriving on the 18th and leaving on the
21st. What is your phone #?
Marlon Menezes
Austin, Tx.
Cell 512 968 4744
Santosh Helekar writes:
This is not true at all. There is a lot of criticism of Hinduism and Islam
published by respectable outlets in western democracies.
-
Response:
I read the two articles that were appended as proof that there is a lot of
criticism
A-re Zalem re zalem re zalem re, Tumchem Goem piddar zalem...
Ani koxem re koxem re koxem re? ‘Builder’-ani kobar kelam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyXUqxiwvfU
joego...@yahoo.co.uk
for Goa NRI related info...
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/
For Goan Video Clips
Make that 'live' flames, folk, and the smoke did wonders for the sausage that
dried overhead: not much chance we will see a return of those simple
pleasures.
One pays premium prices for 'fruitwood' charcoal, in the West, our mango tree
kindles were made for a much better 'match.'
To Goanet -
Selma Carvalho writes:
It is indeed reprehensible that such a repulsive article should find its way
into the Huffington post but it is not surprising that the self-hating far
left
should advocate such things without knowing the impact such opinions create
for
Christian
There are Goans too lazy to do anything constructive or think of good
business ventures which could take a little more effort, so they do the
easiest thing that is available to them i.e. get into Real Estate. My
question to each of them is: after you have sold our priceless land to
outsiders,
EAS premises reverberate with chorus of angelic voices
By Gasper Almeida, Kuwait
Photos: http://bit.ly/gdOs4b
Kuwait December 9, 2010: A chorus of angelic voices, their voice
absolutely innocent, the recitation simply magnificent! Such was the
performance displayed by the students of
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*** 1112 In its 25th year, guv gifts GU a committee for
introspection - Times of India
-moratorium-on-mining-to-be-extended-further/Article1-636625.aspxGoa's
moratorium on mining to be
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr3/4172971462/
Meet Dr. Bicaji Ganecar
A physician, poet, satirist etc
Young and jolly looking fellow
I am one of his great fans
Sadly, he is not available on facebook
(He did talk about a lot of internet age though)
This clip was captured today
I thought members on this list would be interested in this item.
Outside an infotech park, dreams
Author: Ajay Khape
Publication: Indian Express
Date: December 5, 2010
URL:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/outside-an-infotech-park-dreams/720609/0
Bosco D' Mello (BD) debated thus with Arwin Mesquita (AM); I have a
few comments (JC):
AM 1: what actually happened in 1961. Was Goa liberated or
invaded or a conquest?
BD 1: what is this soul-searching discovery going to lead to?? Is
going to pay the bills of Goans?? Get food on the
Santosh Helekar:
This is not true at all. There is a lot of criticism of Hinduism and Islam
published by respectable outlets in western democracies. Islamophobia is
quite rampant in the U.S. in particular. Here is an article criticizing
Hindus in the New York Times:
Eric Pinto will especially remember this
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/world/asia/11iht-currents11.html?_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/world/asia/11iht-currents11.html?_r=1ref
=global-home ref=global-home
Roland.
It has now been revealed that Goa’s Raj Bhavan has been declining to furnish
any information under the Right to Information Act.
I had by an application dated 29th November sought from Raj Bhavan under the
Right to Information Act details of action taken on the complaints made by
me to the
The Sacred Heart of Jesus High School, Anjuna, celebrates its First
Centenary at its Annual Day today, December 11, 2010.
Mr. Luizinho Faleiro, Congress Working Committee Permanent Invitee and
General Secretary, North Eastern States, has kindly consented to be the
Chief Guest, and, Padmashree
Dear FN, Please excuse my bluntness. But I do feel that you barked up the
wrong tree and proceeded to commit the same crime which you falsely accuse me
of.
I wish to assert that every sentence of mine is a verifiable fact. Which part
of my post can even remotely be construed as bringing
They say that Portugal did not comply with 1514. In December 1961 the neo
colonial ruler also never complied with the resolution. For 50 years Goans have
been fooled with the term liberation.
BC
1514 (XV). Declaration on the granting ot
independence to colonial countries and
peoplesThe
I read the article, and the author calls for equal respect for all
religions. I am very surprised at the reaction (angry?) of Selam Carvalho.
However, having read her posts in the past, I would appreciate if she could
tell us what exactly does she object in the article.
Best regards,
U G Barad
--- On Fri, 12/10/10, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
You are as protective about Hinduism as I am about Christianity. I have no
problem with that, it is what any member belonging to a certain community
would do. I have a problem only when you try to convince us of
your
--- On Fri, 12/10/10, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:
Response:
I went through the above article. I did not find any criticism of Hinduism as
claimed by Santosh. In fact the article is merely a reporting of the violence
against christians in Kandhamal,Orissa in 2008 by
Dear Paulo,
I do not know how much you really know about India pre-1961, or about
conditions in Goa during that period. I was born in Goa in 1925, and grew up in
Goa, leaving for Goa in mid-1939. Goa was not the paradise some people claim it
was. I was a student at Mater Dei at the time and
Dear Bosco,
You say:
I have also come to abhor being constantly reminded of 1961. Everything
that happened then is for academic purposes and will make no difference
to the present. I believe many Goans understand that as they continue to
work hard wherever they are and make a success of their
Furious and funny in Goa
Reflected in Water: Writings on Goa
Editor: Jerry Pinto
Publisher: Penguin India
Pages: 295
Format: Paperback
Price: Rs 395
An anthology can be like a clumsy herd of beasts. It can totter in circles,
loping and swaying, covering much ground but getting nowhere. Reflected
*Ami Fottoule?*
Pem-pem pemprem pem vazoil'li ami Turturi
Kum-kum kunkrum kum vazoil'lem ami Rebeku
Dama-dumu dumu dam dam dum vazoil'lo Dol Tomoru
Mann'dde dulpod ghaunu
Jai Hind Bharat mata jai! oxe nare gazounu
Uddon-uddon nachonu
Dezembrache ekonisver
Manoil'lo ami suatontr dis
Purtugez
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