[Goanet-News] Laxmanrao Sardesai's Portuguese poetry

2012-02-09 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Laxmanrao Sardesai's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxmanrao_Sardessai Portuguese poetry External links Examples of his poetry in Portuguese may be found here: - A Ave de Rapina (1966)http://archiveofgoanwritinginportuguese.blogspot.com/2012/01/laxmanrao-sardessai-ave-de-rapina-1966.html -

[Goanet] SMILE........................... IT'S WEEKEND (09/02/2012)

2012-02-09 Thread CAJETAN DE
ABOUT MY   A heavy chain smoker (Sakru) was caught and put behind the bars for the seventh time for smoking in the public places, where the smoking is forbidden. He was questioned by the Judge in the court:-   Judge: Sakru, you go on committing the same crime for so many times, this is

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Moca

2012-02-09 Thread blandino viegas
Oops! Another 'trade mark' of all these NON worldwide Goans to say worldwide Goans tell sermons. Well, Wendell ours are sermons with monetary contribution to Goa's and India's economy. We are rated somewhere, Where are the Non worlwide Goans rated, possibly in the ministers pockets (Rs. 500/- a

[Goanet] Income Tax Dept Credibility - India

2012-02-09 Thread Arwin Mesquita
There are several Government Agencies whose primary national duty is to take care of the Country's interests but then why are the extremely corrupt Politicians not targetted? For Instance, it is well known that Goa is India's most corrupt state and many Ministers/MLA's, are involved in serious

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

2012-02-09 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Aaah! Do you mean to say that the loot of Goa didn't start after 1961, as some on this list try to keep suggesting? FN On 9 February 2012 08:28, Gabriel de Figueiredo gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.auwrote: I understand there was an attempt to remove the jewels off the casket of St Francis Xavier in

Re: [Goanet] Sex scandals and Porn

2012-02-09 Thread J. Colaco jc
 Sandeep Heble sandeephe...@gmail.com wrote: [1] 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. [2] And lest we forget, Goa has had its fair share of scandals as well - the

[Goanet] Days' summary (02/09/2012)

2012-02-09 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - 1)  I don't buy any of the Goan newspapers since I am convinced  they are all compromised and corrupt, purveyors of paid items  masquerading as news.  Imagine my surprise then when I  descried Herald at a Panjim café this morning with its front  page featuring a beaming Raul Fermandes 

[Goanet] KARNATAKA: Drugs, booze, 'public sex'

2012-02-09 Thread Bernado Colaco
Whaat is going on in Kannadinga?   BC   Caught on camera, Rave party at Karnataka - Cultural fest or rave? K'taka govt shamed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjSOMgZkpVw In a major embarrassment for the Karnataka government, the government's three day music festival turned into a rave party. This

[Goanet] Mamata Banerjee dreams big for election-bound Goa | The CSF

2012-02-09 Thread Con Menezes
http://persecutedchurch.info/2012/02/08/mamata-banerjee-dreams-big-for-election-bound-goa/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition

[Goanet] Saudi officials pressure Christian prisoners to convert to Islam | The CSF

2012-02-09 Thread Con Menezes
http://persecutedchurch.info/2012/02/08/saudi-officials-pressure-christian-prisoners-to-convert-to-islam/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign

[Goanet] GOAN SWINDON MUST WATCH ASTONISHING - YouTube

2012-02-09 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=QGRE9XG_gqEfeature=youtube_gdata_player --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at:

[Goanet] Fw: In honour of India's Independence Day

2012-02-09 Thread Con Menezes
Subject: In honour of India's Independence Day http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2012/01/27/video-finnair-bollywood.html

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

2012-02-09 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
The Goa Book Club will meet on Friday (Feb 10, 2012, at 5 pm, usual venue -- Broadway Book Centre, Panjim). Author of the recently-published novel *Just Matata*, Braz Menezes, will be there to answer  questions and discuss his work. Braz Menezes, based in Canada, has set his first novel (part of

Re: [Goanet] Go for it Valanka!

2012-02-09 Thread Eugene Correia
I know Cecil wrote it in his satirical way, but I still feel the need to ask if he made an honest error in noting that Valanka was running for the MP seat. It is said that Winston Churchill mobilized the English language and sent it to battle. Our own Churchill murders the language and sends it to

[Goanet] GOA-OLDPHOTO: Colvale carreira, first Kadamba, Luso consulate, bund at Pernem, unusual Carnival placards...

2012-02-09 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
A family in Goa, early 1970s, with the 'carreira' -- at Colvale. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6810907109/in/photostream The launch of the first Kadamba bus in Goa, circa 1980 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6810904643/in/photostream Opening of the Portuguese consulate in Goa,

[Goanet] Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity - MayoClinic.com

2012-02-09 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/HQ01676 --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at:

[Goanet] Winability, the name of the game

2012-02-09 Thread Eugene Correia
Winability, the name of the game Eugene Correia Those who see Goa differently than those who are in the political class, particularly those who are deeply engaged in the loot-and-plunder business as elected representatives, often find it disappointing that their crying hoarse at the pratice of

Re: [Goanet] Outrageous Congress Family Politics

2012-02-09 Thread J. Colaco jc
Carmen Miranda carmitamira...@gmail.com wrote: May I now attempt to interpret what Arwin Mesquita  and J Colaco wrote from a different point of view ? And I don't live in a desert, I live in freezing Londonand wish I was in the desert right now! COMMENT: Electorally or otherwise, the

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Those Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy

2012-02-09 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Those Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy' Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. - Old jungle saying. In the past 6 years, I have traveled the length and breadth of Goa, documenting the destruction of this erstwhile paradise's

[Goanet] If a parish priest can be raided, why not a minister who has received 25 crore kickbacks?

2012-02-09 Thread Sandeep Heble
If a parish priest can be raided, why not a minister who has received 25 crore kickbacks? SUJAY GUPTA Did we really live to see this day? A disciple of the Lord, the Parish Priest of St Francis Xavier Church, Velim gets raided by the election flying squad and a team from the Income Tax and

[Goanet] Fwd: Moca

2012-02-09 Thread Wendell Rodricks
From: Wendell Rodricks wendellrodri...@gmail.com Date: 9 February 2012 4:02:13 PM GMT+05:30 To: blandino viegas bmviega...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Moca Well I was also a contributor at some stage when I worked in Oman. But that pales into inconsequence. As for ministers pockets,

[Goanet] War by other means

2012-02-09 Thread Marshall Mendonza
In this election season where opposing parties make all sorts of promises and claims, here is an article from the Frontline magazine which covers the track record of the BJP in the states where it rules. It is worth reading before making a decision on whom to vote for. Extracts: A closer look at

[Goanet] Garbage c ollection at Saligao

2012-02-09 Thread Bernice Pereira
Certainly a commendable effort but garbage in Goa has to be tackled on a war footing.    Bernice Pereira --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign

Re: [Goanet] Winability, the name of the game

2012-02-09 Thread Patrice Riemens
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:02:40 +0400 From: Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Winability, the name of the game Winability, the name of the game Eugene Correia . Rats! I thought this was about wine! ;-) Cheers all the same, p+4D!

[Goanet] Goa news for February 10, 2012

2012-02-09 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** 'It's a desecration of democracy's house' - Times of India g9pW9Q

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

2012-02-09 Thread J. Colaco jc
On 8 February 2012 20:06, Francis Rodrigues fcarodrig...@hotmail.com wrote: Curious question - Was it a Hindu snake or a Christian snake? Would it by any chance also be named Jose? (a fairly common surname in Kerala) COMMENT: Mogal Francis, It is such a pleasure to read from you - once again.

[Goanet] Laxmanrao Sardesai's Portuguese poetry

2012-02-09 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Laxmanrao Sardesai's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxmanrao_Sardessai Portuguese poetry External links Examples of his poetry in Portuguese may be found here: - A Ave de Rapina (1966)http://archiveofgoanwritinginportuguese.blogspot.com/2012/01/laxmanrao-sardessai-ave-de-rapina-1966.html -

Re: [Goanet] Sex scandals and Porn

2012-02-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Salazar lives ... visado pela censura :-)    Sandeep Heble sandeephe...@gmail.com wrote: That's right UNTIL I read this article (of INTERFERENCE with the electrical supply and TV) in the Times of India

[Goanet] NEWS: BJP woes in Goa... Cong dissidence... rich representatives of the people... BJP disowns Dinar Tarcar

2012-02-09 Thread Goanet News
BJP woes in Goa worsen after Gadkari visit Indo-Asian News Service Panaji, February 07, 2012 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's recent two-day visit to Goa appears to have done more damage than good to the party's image here, ahead of the March 3 assembly election. When

[Goanet] IT raids on priest - work of an outisder?

2012-02-09 Thread SOTER
Is there a possibility that an outsider has been fuelling suspicion between the rank and file of the Catholic Church in Velim. It is natural that the finger of suspicion for the complaint would point towards the sitting MLA moreso after the connection drawn between the sermons against

[Goanet] Laws misused?

2012-02-09 Thread Joel Moraes
Laws misused? The recent raid by the IT department together with the Flying Squad at the Parish of Velim and Vasco clearly confirms how our own laws are been misused by the people in power. The only mistake committed by the priests of both the parishes is they preached the truth of not voting

Re: [Goanet] Winability, the name of the game

2012-02-09 Thread J. Colaco jc
 Patrice Riemens patr...@xs4all.nl wrote wrt Eugene's Winability.etc: Rats! I thought this was about wine! ;-) Cheers all the same RESPONSE: No! my dear Patrice, It was actually a Whine about the Rats. As Konfewshius once said: The Mats may come and Mats may go The Rats will always

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

2012-02-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
One swallow deos not a summer make. From: Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoro...@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2012 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet]