Re: [Goanet] FERDINO REBELLO VERSUS OUTLOOK: A FIERCE LEGAL BATTLE IN THE RECKONING

On 27 July 2014 22:10, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão < drferdina...@hotmail.com> wrote Thank you Aires for your piece of advice and sharing some relevant legal interpretation. We have plenty of Goans including some politicians who fly off the handle to threaten others with libel; COMMENT: I agr

Re: [Goanet] ARE WE CHRISTIANS OR HINDUS IN INDIA SECULAR COUNTRY?

1: Stephen Dias wrote: Statement made by Dy Chief Minister Francisco d"Sousa and Minister of PWD Sudin Dhavalikar on Hindutava in the floor of assembly was irrelevant and offensive for the minorities group in India especially in Goa. 2: Joe Lobo wrote: When a politician speaks , . you have

Re: [Goanet] 3:53:27 ... thundering at this time of the year? Strange indeed...

On 20 July 2014 18:23, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا wrote: > Yet I swear I heard it... FN Dear FN please do not swear read this http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/43194.html best jc ps; NOT much different here http://www.wunderground.com/weather-fore

Re: [Goanet] Recipes for Fish and Prawn Curries

On 19 July 2014 10:37, E DeSousa wrote: Roland:Try the products offered at the ishopindian site - links are provided below. Recipes are printed on the packages. They ship quickly in the US- should not be a problem in Canada. Let us know how it works for you. Dear Roland There are two brands r

Re: [Goanet] What does your school PTA say about admitting kids with HIV?

On 17 July 2014 19:58, Mervyn Lobo wrote (ML); my response (jc): ML (1): I believe that the primary responsibility of a child's health lies with his/her parents or guardians. When the parents/guardians are ignorant, that responsibility extends to the village - and then to society at large. jc (1

Re: [Goanet] What does your school PTA say about admitting kids with HIV?

On Jul 14, 2014, at 7:54 PM, Mervyn Lobo wrote: It is pure ignorance that fuels the fear of some parents towards kids who are HIV+.. The following is from the National Aids Trust (UK) Perhaps it will alleviate the fears of those who are not up to date on HIV. Mervyn Dear Mervyn I agree with w

Re: [Goanet] Mrs Irani as the HRD Minister

On 28 May 2014 23:46, Nelson Lopes wrote: "The now decimated Congress has to find better issues to be in the lime light and to demonstrate their existence with a hope of bouncing back to power" My dear Nelson. Trust your family and you are well. I agree with you post on several points. Person

Re: [Goanet] SHRIPAD NAIK DOES NOT DESERVE ANOTHER VOTE

[1] Aires Rodrigues wrote: So to keep the nation secular and the democratic values intact, in North Goa ... vote for the Congress candidate Ravi Naik and in the South Reginaldo Lourenco is the way to go [2] Gerald Fernandes wrote: JAI HO!! COMMENT: Personally speaking, and that too from afar: N

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Re: Incubator For Political Crooks?

Dear Roland, What my dear Santoshbab has proved, beyond a scintilla of doubt, is that Goa under the Portuguese was just as corrupt as Goa under the present dispensation. Would you not agree? Would you not also agree that one had to bribe one's way for every little thing unlike now. As far a

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Re: Incubator For Political Crooks?

Santosh Helekar:I like to consult contemporary or historical writings for facts about our history. I will retrieve from what I have read in the past the names and/or designations of public officials who were reported to be corrupt and crooked in the Portuguese administration when I have some free t

Re: [Goanet] cell tower radiation hazards - technical references - correction

Santosh Helekar chimbelcho at yahoo.com on Sun Mar 16 09:05:35 PDT 2014 wrote: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2014-March/238678.html On 16 March 2014 14:36, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão < drferdina...@hotmail.com> wrote: I feel he SHOULD NOT send such posts that layman wil

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Flight MH370, China and India

Tim D'Mello asked: "Is there something deeper and more sinister to this story of this missing plane?" Vivian A. DSouza wrote: "The Chinese are a wily bunch. Russia's annexation of the Crimea .what is there to keep the Chinese from annexing Arunachal Pradesh which they call Southern Tibet and

Re: [Goanet] Misinformation of the radiation from mobile towers

Involved in this topic: 1: the "stalled/stopped' construction of the mobile tower in Saligao. 2: the 'expert' Prof. Girish Kumar and his PPT presentation. 3: the concerns of Salgaocars (the residents of Saligao). 4: third parties with or without vested interests. I submit that the MAIN deciders

Re: [Goanet] rewriting History?

On 10 March 2014 13:31, Nelson Lopes wrote: 1: Godse did not represent the PEOPLE AT LARGE in his MAD ACT of violence against the apostle of peace. 2: The BJP has threatened Congress to sue for DEFAMATION of utterances of Rahul Gandhi My dear Nelsonbab, I have three questions for you: re #

Re: [Goanet] Diaspora . J. Colaco

Dear Alfred, All I can say is that: Bit by Bit, corruption and greed our destroying our homeland. I believe that the 'forces' which have their eyes on Money and Land are quite powerful, and the "system" quite complicated. Even so, I wish you well in your effort to find a solution. BTW: How did

Re: [Goanet] Diaspora

On 7 March 2014 10:22, Bernice Pereira wrote: "Who can be deemed a tenant? Maybe some 30 years ago a man sowed a tract of land just once for one season. His son, however, stealthily goes to a corrupt talati, bribes him and puts his name as tenant in form 1 and 14. This has happened in my case. T

Re: [Goanet] CONTROVERSY: Not Justice But Inquisition: The New Rape Law And The Tarun Tejpal Case (Prem Shankar Jha)

On 4 March 2014 05:40, John Eric Gomes wrote: "The new rape law will be misused viz the definition of rape and I wonder when it will be applied to a woman who does to a man what Tepjal is alleged to have done or woman to another woman?" Dear John, With reference to the reported Cases in India

Re: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus

On 4 March 2014 10:30, Naguesh Bhatcar wrote: "Mr. Nagvenkar,.How can a Government initiate a judicial probe, in an event involving two private individuals/entities -- in this case, a private newspaper and a citizen of Goa?...Will you not be playing into the hands of the Government and the ve

Re: [Goanet] CONTROVERSY: Not Justice But Inquisition: The New Rape Law And The Tarun Tejpal Case (Prem Shankar Jha)

On 28 February 2014 02:28, John Eric Gomes wrote: I entirely agree. Tejpal may be accused of inappropriate behavior but he certainly cannot have committed rape in the short time available in the lift/ circumstances as detailed in the very detailed investigation reported ie the exact times when ra

Re: [Goanet] Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's bitter taunt at journalists and after

On 28 February 2014 04:06, Mayabhushan wrote: Effectively, the chief minister has branded us as a class which is less than educated, without intellect, poorly paid and hence unable to do our jobs right. Parrikar's comments made on Sunday: "What is a reporter's salary...How much does a news reade

Re: [Goanet] Question on Bollywood films

On 27 February 2014 06:56, Oscar Carmino Lobo wrote: " How are Goan man and women portrayed in Bollywood films? Is there a reason why we are portrayed that way? Mogal Oscar, When I was a teen and a few years thereafter, I graduated with a MHFW (Masters in Hindi Film Watching) So, one could sa

Re: [Goanet] Portugal and Pedophiles

y major vices? > > Roland. > > > Sent from Samsung Mobile > > ---- Original message > From: "J. Colaco < jc>" > Date: 23-02-2014 8:14 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: "roland.francis" ,"Goa's premiere mailing > lis

Re: [Goanet] Portugal and Pedophiles

On 22 February 2014 14:14, roland.francis wrote: 'Imagine our colonial power once the most militant evangelist of Catholicism, now a tolerator of the most grievous crimes of sexual abuse against orphan children. An investigation of an international ring of pedophiles by the Canadian RCMP led to t

Re: [Goanet] Will Mesquita quit BJP if 'casino license transfer' amendment happens??

On 18 February 2014 10:00, floriano lobo asked: "Will Mesquita quit BJP if 'casino license transfer' amendment happens?? http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/news/3363.asp"; RESPONSE: NO! Unless the BJP loses - which, at this moment appears very unlikely. And let us not just pick on my friend Willie. H

Re: [Goanet] Persecution in India

Ana Maria wrote: "we are persecuted by our own religious people. Every Sunday I have to sit on a wooden bench listening to insipid sermon which my leader does not prepare. I have to recite my prayers like a parrot which many times I forget to recite due to weak memory. Some people say this is the b

Re: [Goanet] my only hope

On Feb 17, 2014, at 10:09 AM, Ana Maria Fernandes wrote: "(Aires Rodrigues) has been grinding the sins of everyone except himself. Could he publicly tell people on the net and elsewhere what is his assets for the last five years ?" Dear Ana Maria, I suggest that if you and Aires wish to disclos

Re: [Goanet] Goan Shippies Deaths

Roland may be right and I am sure he will direct us to the source of the information jc Sumith Gawas - 22, from Collem, Goa, India was aboard P & O Arcadia here he worked as a junior waiter on Friday, July 16, 2010 when he

Re: [Goanet] wrt Patricia Alvares' Healing with Crystals article in the Herald

On 1 February 2014 01:43, Santosh Helekar wrote: What Herald has advertised in the interview in question is quackery because of the following reasons: 1. The claims made in the interview perfectly satisfy the dictionary definitions of quackery, which is: "A FRAUDULENT claim to medical knowledg

Re: [Goanet] Goanet commitment to Goans?

On 5 February 2014 03:54, Margaret Mascarenhas < margaret.mascaren...@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Dr Ferdinando, But please do not copy me on Goanet threads, because I have no wish to be involved in them. This note is for you and the moderators, not for public consumption. With best wishes, Margaret

[Goanet] wrt Patricia Alvares' Healing with Crystals article in the Herald

On Jan 26, 2014, Roland Francis wrote: "The common man knows that what Santosh says is right. Desperate and gullible people will believe in crystal therapy or things like that either from ignorance or desperation, as he said." COMMENT: 1: Nothing I read in the Herald-interview (Patricia Alvare

Re: [Goanet] V.K. Krishna Menon

On 29 January 2014 21:02, Cyrus A. Jose Sanches wrote: Dear JC, You can not quote public information. You can however quote M.O.Mathai. Cyrus This email is private and confidential --- Dear Cyrus, Thank you for your post I believe that I know what you mean but it is possible I do not. Just fo

[Goanet] V.K. Krishna Menon

CYRUS wrote: "There is a small paragraph of interest to the people of Goa." Nothing that was not publicly NOT known. "When the Chinese overran Tibet, India was in no position to do anything except to submit to the inevitable. Tibetan autonomy vanished into thin air. The police action in Goa in

Re: [Goanet] Refer GT news dated 27.1.2014 says that Wendel is legitimizing gays for his Padma Award

Dear all, I do not agree (politically) with Dr. Wilfred Mesquita - never did. IMHO, like his father, Wilfred has made and makes his political choices for personal reasons. There is long history of the two Mesquitas supporting the MG party ( the convenient transient move to the Congress and BJP hav

Re: [Goanet] FW: Defrocked Priests

On 24 January 2014 11:36, Tim de Mello wrote: You ask: "Are You suggesting that the Vatican in 2014 should have jailed these folks?" What would you suggest for these pedophiles who have destroyed countless lives? Should they be allowed to offend again? -- My dear Tim, Here you go again .

Re: [Goanet] PLEASE DRESS TO THE OCCASION MR CM

> > On 1/22/14, Aires Rodrigues wrote: > 'If even the Member of Parliament Shripad Naik was suited and booted for that inaugural function of the Lusofonia Games, why could not Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar dress to the occasion? If he cannot afford one he can hire the suit or I could give away

Re: [Goanet] The Pushkar-Tharoor Tragedy

Well said FN and VJP jc On 22 January 2014 12:17, Venantius J Pinto wrote: > Wise, FN. I feel better when I hear some good logic (unlike mine, > occasional bokken whacks). Keep it going. Remember the 100th Monkey > Effect. Thanks. > vjp >

Re: [Goanet] Nehru and Menon

1: Eugene Correia wrote: It was alleged that Menon wanted to marry Vijaylakshmi Pandit, sister of Nehru, but Nehru put his foot down saying he doesn't want his sister to marry a Malaysee brahmin. 2: Frederick FN Noronha wrote: That way, I could get away saying anything was told to me by an unna

Re: [Goanet] Defrocked Priests

On 22 January 2014 11:53, Tim de Mello wrote: "Defrocking priests involved in pedophilia is not sufficient. They comitted criminal offences and need to be tried and punished accordingly. Canon Law just shields these priests from public prosecution." COMMENT: NONSENSE ! Tim would do well to pro

Re: [Goanet] Remembering a luminary

On 19 January 2014 17:11, Dan Driscoll wrote: "My understanding has been that Krishna Menon was Nehru's Defence Minister, and that he more or less unilaterally took the initiative of launching a military campaign (by land and sea) to end the Colonial Regime in Goa; Nehru is claimed by some commen

Re: [Goanet] Observations on Student Life

Nice article, RF. Enjoyed reading it. While individual experiences might vary, the central theme in your post is solid. If we Goans and our youth are to succeed in this very competitive environment that we live in, we have to learn to move with the times. This means that we have to continuously u

Re: [Goanet] Remembering a luminary

On 18 January 2014 11:10, Joe Lobo wrote: Was not this the gent , who while Foreign Minister of India..?.ignored the Chinese Threat on the NEFA border, with his protestations of " Hindi- Chinee bhai, bhai " whilst they slaughtered hundreds of WW-1 Lee Enfield ancient

Re: [Goanet] The Canacona Tragedy and Joe Goa

DITTO DITTO DITTO a 100% jc On 12 January 2014 14:06, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا wrote: > I'd like to second this very strongly. Just earlier today, I happened to > wonder myself over how many of us could even imagine how much time, > trouble, sweat and expenses J

Re: [Goanet] Green grass on other side of the fence ?

Dear Ana, Thank you for your friend's story. I am happy to learn that, in the final analysis, ALL turned out for the best for him. My only addendum to the above is as follows: 1: if your friend was an engineering graduate from a top college in Bombay and he signed up "with an agent" to work as a

Re: [Goanet] Facts that unite Goan Indians

On 19 December 2013 14:20, Santosh Helekar wrote: "2. History tells us that conquerors do not ask the permission or opinion of the conquered before or after conquering their land. Just as the people of Goa were not consulted by Indian conquerors before promulgation of the Goa, Daman and Diu (Citi

[Goanet] The 'red herring' created by using the excuse of Portuguese nationality for Goans

Vivian D'Souza, Cyrus A. Jose Sanches, Eduardo Faleiro, Gabriel de Figeiredo and Antonio Menezes have treated us to some very logical, even if disparate points of view re: the issue of Goans and Portuguese nationality. (Adv. Cleofata Coutinho appears to have confused a significant segment of his pr

Re: [Goanet] Goanet: Dear Dr. Jindal..Did you OK the so called Potency Test?

Potency Test is a complicated Test. Stephen Dias Message: 11 Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:45:15 -0500 From: "J. Colaco < jc>" To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Subject: [Goanet] Dear Dr. Jindal Did you OK the so called Potency Test?

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Gabriel I suggest that this may not be the entire picture. Please try decipher WHY they need such information in the census reports jc On 16 December 2013 17:14, Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: > Hi George, > Hospitals and medical institutions request ethnic information because, I > believe, c

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

On 16 December 2013 15:00, George Pinto wrote: When the categories are OTHER or OPTIONAL, please confuse the bureaucrats by completing forms as follows even if it does not make sense: RACE: Human NATIONALITY: Human ETHNICITY: Human Besides the bureaucrats, it drives the nationalists (jingoists)

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

On 16 December 2013 04:34, Sandesh Anvekar wrote: "People on this forum are still living under the delusions of Aryan/Dravidian theories? Hard to get over the Colonial hangover I must say.." Dear Mr. Anvekar, I am not sure if it is a question of Delusion or Denial followed by Revision. Please

Re: [Goanet] Trial by media? No problem for Goa

On 16 December 2013 05:35, Eugene Correia wrote: 'Goa is not a LAND that once was' == Three possible points in response 1: According to Lambert Mascarenhas, The Land once was 'Sorrowing'. It must be be NON-Sorrowing now. 2: Or is it mainly SORRO-ing 3: All that, of course, assuming that there

[Goanet] Dear all re: the Mandering of Jerry, Potency and HeathRow

(This is an edited and updated version of the personal email I sent out last night to a select number of individuals, not all - Goa Cyberistos or Cyberistas) Dears, I grew up in a city while it was still known as Poona among friends (young ladies and young men) who are still my friends, most of

Re: [Goanet] Trial by media? No problem for Goa (VM, ToI)

On Dec 15, 2013, Goanet Reader posted the following from VM: " Just this week, an endlessly shameless gossip columnist titled a typical throw-away column, 'We know what you did in Goa', that claimed, "Throw in feni, the sun, the sea, and boom! Men's libidos explode." COMMENT: 1: Finally, a wor

Re: [Goanet] India's Gay Rights

On Dec 14, 2013, at 5:45 PM, "roland.francis" wrote: "It's a pity that the Supreme Court has passed a ruling that is extremely regressive putting the onus on Parliament to change the law." Dear Roland, I do not know what you mean by the [hrase "extremely regressive". The Supreme Court is abso

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

On 14 December 2013 05:16, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão wrote: "Falcão was not born in the Republic of India, so he cannot be a born Indian." COMMENT: Dr. Falcão raises an important point wrt nationality. Miss America 2013, Nina Davuluri, responded to racist swipes (possibly by those who bel

[Goanet] [GOAJOURNO] Margaret Mascrenhas on Jerry Pinto

On 3 December 2013 03:54, augusto pinto wrote: There's some pretty sensational stuff here. If it had been sent to me personally I'd have hesitated about reposting it but now that it is on GoaJourno I guess one might as well be the third or fourth or fifth to pass on the gossip on the grapevine. A

[Goanet] Dear Dr. Jindal ....Did you OK the so called Potency Test?

I was about to start this post with the story of the 6 year old Colorado lad who was suspended from school and accused of sexual harassment for kissing a girl on the cheek (A1), or about Farooq Abdullah stating that "men were afraid of women) - unfortunately using the wrong case (Ganguly) as a stoo

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passport - its implications

On 10 December 2013 09:32, Antonio Menezes wrote: 'Unemployed Portuguese passport holders in Goa could then claim unemployment doles and benefits of other Portuguese financial schemes in metropolitan Portugal. Since Portuguese accept the responsibility for these Goans , they may be forced to pay

[Goanet] schadenfreude

I was in e-conversation with a well known Goanetter about this rather unpleasant tendency among some of us to beat up on other people, especially those who might be down. The term 'schadenfreude' came up.I suppose that most among us would know what the term means. The term, indeed, is self-explanat

[Goanet] Dotorbab Dotorbab 6

In the preceding snippet, mention was made of the "Kishore" principle. Zé Antonio, the physician working overseas aka foren, was home for another vacation coinciding with the monsoons. As it was raining cats and dogs, it was an excellent opportunity for Zé to sit and chat with his Dad. Zé's Dad

Re: [Goanet] Dry day on the feast day

On 4 December 2013 11:58, Ana Maria Fernandes wrote: We celebrate the feast of any saint to learn about his or her life and to make our lives as theirs. Sitting in the bars and drinking is not a part of any feast. That is actually what is happening in Goa . We celebrate one thousand feasts, and wh

Re: [Goanet] Tejpal, a Pinto and a sexpest in Goa Writers Group

On 3 December 2013 05:56, Mayabhushan wrote: Pls find below, article on Firstpost which talks about sexual harassment in the Goa Writers Group http://www.firstpost.com/politics/why-jerry-pintos-facebook-post-about-the-tehelka-case-made-us-angry-1263833.html COMMENT: 1: Also, please read my re

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Fwd: [GOAJOURNO] Margaret Mascrenhas on Jerry Pinto

On 3 December 2013 03:54, augusto pinto wrote: There's some pretty sensational stuff here. If it had been sent to me personally I'd have hesitated about reposting it but now that it is on GoaJourno I guess one might as well be the third or fourth or fifth to pass on the gossip on the grapevine.

Re: [Goanet] GOANET: Dual Citizenship for Goans says : Stephen Dias, D.Paula

On 2 December 2013 05:49, Stephen Dias wrote: "On the issue that Portuguese privileges afforded to Goans on basis of their birth, before conquest of Goa on 19th December, 1961 should remain and automatically flow to them and their descendents." My dear Stephen, Permit me please to respond to

[Goanet] The Tejpal case and Goa

Dears, I was planning to write a few words wrt the rather interesting politicians-comments relating to the Caitu Purtuguez nationality case Instead, I thought I'd write a few+ lines about this matter which apparently is the 'headlining' at the moment. I wonder why 'we' are so surprised (if we are

Re: [Goanet] Goa and Goans

Well stated JEG best jc On 29 November 2013 17:05, John Eric Gomes wrote: > There are good and bad points, positive and negative opinions everywhere. > That is only natural and I would request goans to not get personal but > stick to issues which must be tackled. Jumping to conclusions and al

Re: [Goanet] Goa and goans

On 29 November 2013 10:31, Ana Maria Fernandes wrote: (1) Dear Sir, (2) Please do not tell me that Goans feel dignified working as bartender. They are forced to do this. They would not like to work in Goa. (3) Imagine a doctor going abroad and struggling, or top executive working for lakhs of rupe

[Goanet] Oliver with luggage at the airport!

A little patience and 'we' might be able to understand the Jamaican-English (patois) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avbfLQzyGx8

Re: [Goanet] Goa and goans

From: Ana Maria Fernandes (1) We who are still left in Goa whenever we visit foreign countries do not grumble that our relatives over there are bartenders, waiters, plumbers even if they possess a degree or post graduation etc etc. (2) But when you come here please do not boast about your land w

Re: [Goanet] Criticize IFFI and Think fest if you Must but please be sensible

On Nov 25, 2013, at 12:13 AM, Stephen Dias wrote: "I have decided to step in, of controversy going on between great giants of Goanet such as Jose Colaco,Stephen Dias,Augusto Pinto,Eugene Correia and Roland Francis. I may be an ordinary Aam Admi person of poor local family but I do not mind giving

Re: [Goanet] Customer Service Concept in India

On 22 November 2013 17:16, Tim de Mello wrote: I am not talking about privately hosted or partly hosted functions. The functions I refer to are where 400 - 600 people attend and one probably only knows a handful of people. Perhaps it is not in our DNA. Perhaps there are just a few badly behaved p

Re: [Goanet] Customer Service Concept in India

On 22 November 2013 11:16, Tim de Mello wrote: 1: I have attended many dances here in Canada - which invariably have a buffet dinner included. 2: you should watch our Canadian Goans. 3: They will pile up their plates like they have never eaten before - quite a disgusting sight - and if shrimps

Re: [Goanet] Experience at Jet Airways

Even though the original post was about Jet Airways customer service, it has provided good discussion about what we travelers should be prepared for when we travel. Here are some of my observations: 1: for those among us who book online (say on Virgin) (as 007 Jim did), there is no way (i know) t

Re: [Goanet] Experience at Jet Airways

On 18 November 2013 19:57, Jim Fernandes wrote: Most developed nations have customer service that goes well beyond their call of duty to provide their customers a better experience. But in India, there is no such thing as a customer service. In India, its all about How-Quickly-Can-I-Make-My-Money

Re: [Goanet] Offtopic: Fighting a loosing battle

Mogal Mervyn, Not at home base - hence cannot format this msg appropriately. Re your statement that your medical info remains in your doc's office and that the docs get paid through your taxes, I was almost reminded of o senhor Churchill from Fatorda. The next time you have a chance to visit you

Re: [Goanet] Offtopic: Fighting a loosing battle

On 12 November 2013 10:36, Marshall Mendonza wrote thus to Mervyn Lobo (quoting Daniel Olsen): "Money Can Buy . but not" COMMENT: Well written Daniel and Well posted MM. Personally, I have NO problem with individuals making money honestly. Those who study hard and work even harder, deserve

Re: [Goanet] Offtopic: Fighting a loosing battle

On 11 November 2013 20:10, Mervyn Lobo wrote: '"There also are good, higher risk trading opportunities in the short run if you believe like I do that this whole tempest will be over in two weeks." Two business days later was the absolute sweet spot to long on healthcare ETF's. Two weeks later, yo

Re: [Goanet] Offtopic: Fighting a loosing battle

On 4 October 2013 22:20, Mervyn Lobo wrote: Follow the money. Always follow the money. Money is the reason why laws are enacted. Money is the reason why people change their names. It is the reason why airports get built. Always follow the money. It will lead you to the truth There also a

Re: [Goanet] Internet + mobile phones

On 7 November 2013 17:28, Frederick FN Noronha wrote: "Two of the biggest inventions of our generation is the Internet and mobile phones. They changed the world for us. Ironically enough, they also turned out to be the perfect tools to keep surveillance over all of us!" COMMENT: It is true that s

Re: [Goanet] Violence Against Women

On Nov 6, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "roland.francis" wrote: "A cursory opening of the Mid-day Times shows a horrendous number if incidents of violence against women. Rapes, abduction, blackmail sexting, murders and acid throwing sometimes by close kin is too common. Granted that Bombay is a city of 20 m

[Goanet] Dotorbab Dotorbab 5

In the preceding snippet, mention was made of the 'mhedical rip-presentatives' (MRPs) who were seen as the nuevo de facto providers of continuing 'mhedical' education for many doutors in amchem Goyam and (possibly) elsewhere. A dinner party here, some fully funded conference-trips there and some ch

Re: [Goanet] Duent ani dotor

Mogal Ana Maria, There was an interesting vignette in your post. Part of what you state, surely, is true, and part conjecture, probably related to understandable non-information. Put yourself in the position of the doctor who was consulted. What would you do, esp with a patient you had never se

Re: [Goanet] WHY SHIELD ONLY DOCTORS?

On 12 October 2013 08:58, Aires Rodrigues wrote: (1) In yet another ill-thought move the Manohar Parrikar government has introduced in the Legislative Assembly the Goa Medicare Service Personnel and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Bill, 2013.

Re: [Goanet] Electoral reforms not your job, Govt. tells Supreme Court

On Oct 8, 2013, at 1:59 AM, "U. G. Barad" wrote: "This news also appeared on TOI - Goa edition, dated 8th October 2013, front page, under heading, 'Poll reforms in our domain, govt tells SC.'! Recent developments and Abhijeet's timing of visiting Lalu appeared amazing hence thought of sharing th

Re: [Goanet] 'Casteing' aspersions - a quick response to a knee-jerk Gust from the recent past

My dear Professor Pinto On this relatively light Saturday, a day on which I received a spirited verbal attack (on Marshall Mendonza and myself) from the shadows of Aldona, I thought that I'd also read your posts of the past two months. No question that your recent knee-jerk posts encouraged me to

Re: [Goanet] Mangaloreans, Goan change of names et al

On Oct 4, 2013, at 7:45 AM, Frederick FN Noronha wrote thus to Prof Pinto: "Arrey, uncle! Mangaloreans are Goans too. Maybe 400 years removed. As for East Indians, I agree. They're only our colonial cousins." A few random comments from me: a: I was happy when I read Prof Pinto's initial ap

Re: [Goanet] Offtopic: Fighting a loosing battle

- Original Message - From: "Jim Fernandes" To: Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 8:22 AM Subject: [Goanet] Offtopic: Fighting a loosing battle On 4 October 2013 13:59, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão wrote:: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/loosing http://www.thefreedictionary.com/losing

Re: [Goanet] PRT-CT - The latest in MRI Tech in Mumbai

A few points - perhaps of some relevance a: Have not been able to find a Dr. Trevor Colaco as a registered medical practitioner either on the Maharashtra Medical Council or the Indian Medical Council register. b: The website referred to in the Joseph Fernandes post i.e. www.nueclear.com makes NO

Re: [Goanet] O desassossego go?s (The Goan restlessness) ... a

Bernado Colaco wrote: I was responding to the two tone slant. GN would do well to publish an unadulterated synopsis of Sandra's A. Lobo's story. RESPONSE: BC, I agree with you absolutelyeven though I do not know HOW Goanet can, by itself, publish something that is not submitted to GN I ima

Re: [Goanet] Migration Watch UK: I am Puzzled. Exactly who do I applaud? 3

Dears Having read the 4 articles related to this topic, I thought I'd post a few comments: [1] Re: The Green, Migration Watch Article (appendix 1): (Further to my previous comment that Britain STILL has the choice of leaving the EU) a: One of the thrusts of Mr. Green's article is that spouses o

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Maan: Translation of Ch.1 of Goencho Mull Avaz

Dear Prof Pinto, I wondered how I would classify your latest posts on this matter: a: Pathetic or b: Brilliant After reflection, I have come to conclude that they were Pathetically Brilliant Ducks. I congratulate you for a valiant attempt at deflection. Just in case you forgot, I thought I'd r

Re: [Goanet] Journalists have to turn the mirror toward themselves -- By Nisser Dias

Nisser Dias wrote: " "the medical report deflated the over-enthusiasm as it indicated that girls did not indulge in sexual activity for as many as seven days" COMMENT: While I agree with the general thrust of the Nisser Dias post, I wish someone would please explain to me how the Medical report

Re: [Goanet] NEIL RANGEL: ALTERNATIVE VIEW[Goanet-News] Rarely has the Goan Diaspora challenged the biased views of the mainstream media. (Dr Eddie D'Sa)

Dear Neil, First of all, I'd like to thank you for your presentation. I also enjoyed reading from Jason and Eddie D'Sa Two preliminary comments: a: It is nicely written b: Always a pleasure to read from newer and younger minds. May more flow from your e-pen. Allow me, however, to suggest where

Re: [Goanet] Mull ani Bull

On 2 September 2013 08:02, Sebastian Borges wrote: 'Dear Marshall, I do not know about Poona, but I cannot agree with you that there is no casteism among Goan Christians in Bombay' COMMENT: Having lived and studied in Poona, I can say that I KNOW about Poona. I can safely state that I did NOT

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: Europeans of An Other Colour -- Why the Goans are Portuguese (Ferrao & Fernandes, Kafila.org)

On 2 September 2013 07:46, Paulo Colaco Dias wrote: "My response serves to emphasize the fact that Goans born before 1961 are still Portuguese citizens today because they never lost citizenship rights according to Portugal." COMMENT: And you are absolutely right, Paulo. What surprised me was t

Re: [Goanet] Augusto Pinto: Mull ani Bull

Before this particular subject got unfortunately subverted on to a tangent by Prof. Sebastian Borges, I had asked Augusto Pinto a few questions. These questions were directly related to some very (IMO) uncorroborated charges made by Augusto against some prominent Goa based Goan journalists. The in

[Goanet] I am Puzzled. Exactly who do I applaud?

http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2013-August/233879.html UG Barad: Gabe, recollecting your response on the subject (Indian Rupee), let me ask you: Is it the right time to applaud your Kangress? http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2013-August/233877.html Nelson

Re: [Goanet] Augusto Pinto: Mull ani Bull

My response (jc) to Sebastian Borges (SB) SB 1: Re: Caste system - If you deplore the mention of any term, I would say that the best course for you would be to desist from participating in any discussion wherein the term is necessarily used. jc1: My suggestion: Rather than make a "simple matter c

[Goanet] Augusto Pinto: Mull ani Bull

My dear Augusto, There are some, me included, who will wonder IF this is the one topic which burns most like our former Rome of the East, or whether it is akin to the fiddle which Nero was playing while Rome was burning. wrt your post, I request that you, please provide some clarification of what

Re: [Goanet] Who is the finnancer ?

On 16 August 2013 11:01, Ana Maria Fernandes wrote: "Dear jose Colaco It is this attitude of yours and others that are making priest corrupt. It is not a question of leaving one church to start another but being in the dirty church and try to clean it. Jesus christ lived a life of truth and trus

Re: [Goanet] Maan: Translation of Ch.1 of Goencho Mull Avaz

This evening, I had planned to script a few lines on the so-called Dance Bars brouhaha. But then, my attention was drawn to this rather intriguing post from Prof Augusto Pinto. Augusto Pinto wrote: I feel sad for people like Frederick Noronha, George Menezes, Pamela D'Mello, VM, Santosh Helekar, J

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