[Goanet-News] Responses: poll results in Goa ... Matanhy factor not sharp enough

2009-05-17 Thread Goanet News
Included below:   * Matanhy factor not sharp enough   * State's regional parties perform dismally   * 'Wider vote base for BJP' [claims party]   * 'My win is a befitting reply to rival forces' [says Sardinha]   * Salcete upsets BJP applecart   * Verdict at Centre affects local netas   * 'Money

[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: How Goans argue... a recent experience from cyberspace (Valmiki Faleiro)

2009-05-17 Thread Goanet Reader
HOW GOANS ARGUE: A RECENT EXPERIENCE FROM CYBERSPACE By Valmiki Faleiro valmi...@gmail.com The poll is over. Peoples verdict lies sealed in EVMs (electronic voting machines.) To be opened May 16*, after the entire country completes the voting exercise. The Sunday before polling in Goa, in a

[Goanet] 75th Birth Anniversary of Sriram P.Kamat, editor of Mandovi magazine.

2009-05-17 Thread damodar vinayak bale
Respected editor, Today shri Shriram Pandurang Kamat,a goan,from Asnora,completes his 75 years.His Vishwacharitrakosha is well accepted in Goa as well as Maharashtra.Wishing him A Happy and Healthy Anniversary. His work is unique and making all goans proud. A well-wisher,

[Goanet] Gujarat govt still searching for first case of forced conversion’

2009-05-17 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Interview of Fr Cedric Prakash by Derek Almeida in GT. Excerpts: 'A lot of money comes from the US to fund the Sangh parivar and Modi. Following the campaign by civil rights groups, Modi was denied a visa to the US. In order for Modi to position himself as the next Prime Minister of the country,

[Goanet] Daily Grook #408

2009-05-17 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #408 _ SMILE STYLE _ by Francis Rodrigues mostly muslim r happy races, always having ismaili faces! _ puns word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _

[Goanet] Indians living in Kuwait celebrated UPA victory

2009-05-17 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)      Indians living in Kuwait celebrated UPA victory     Many Indians here in Kuwait celebrated the victory of congress lead UPA in Indian parliament election. People gathered at Abbasiya, an Indian populated area in State of Kuwait to celebrate the

Re: [Goanet] Goans in Swindon [UK] sore over Sardinha's win - Comments

2009-05-17 Thread floriano
Herald -17 May, 2009 -Pg 8 report. By Eduardo Rodrigues. In politics, what one's heart feels, does not really mater. It is the substance of living that does. Thousands miles away from Goa, Goans in Swindon feel that they have been betrayed by the results of South Goa. It is a feeling that they

[Goanet] STT: BJP performance in South Goa

2009-05-17 Thread JoeGoaUk
In the South Goa Constituencies BJP may have lost in Soth Goa but won in.. Ponda by over 2000 votes Marcaim 6000 lead Mormugao over 1000 lead Vasco da Gama 20 lead Curchorem won by over 2000 lead Sanvordem won by 2300 lead Sanguem won by 2800 lead Canacona won by 900 lead Shiroda lost by

[Goanet] Talking Photo: Guess the missing/Blank Road Name

2009-05-17 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photo: Guess the missing/Blank Road Name http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3539127142/sizes/l/ Clues: It's in Panjim The road on which.. Big 92.5FM Goa Sarkari Bhandar Marietta Geeta Bakery Road Between Inox and Don Bosco Road Opp New Panji Market Complex The Road Name recently

Re: [Goanet] Goans in Swindon [UK] sore over Sardinha's win - Comments

2009-05-17 Thread J. Colaco jc
MY comments to this from Herald -17 May, 2009 By Eduardo Rodrigues: Preface: I am not sure IF the Eduardo Rodrigues comment is the 'consensus' position of All, a majority or even a significant number of Goans in Swindon ..as the subject title suggest. ER[1] Thousands miles away from Goa, Goans

[Goanet] HIV Club’ spreading AIDS in Goa

2009-05-17 Thread Zenade Peu
‘HIV Club’ spreading AIDS in Goa? SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ‘HIV Club’ spreading AIDS in Goa? SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PANJIM, MAY 16 An HIV-positive woman in Anand, Gujarat, who lost her husband to AIDS, has come out with a spine-chilling tale that her husband was deliberately passed on the

[Goanet] Steffi Graf at Wimbledon

2009-05-17 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Watch Steffi Graff live now at Wimbledon. She is playing mix double with Aggasi as partner.They are paying against Tim Henman Kim Clijster may be a friendly match. Star Sports. Shrikant Vinayak Barve Own a website.Get an unlimited package.Pay next to nothing.*Go to

Re: [Goanet] Goanet punters ( who aren't sure who they are)

2009-05-17 Thread Roland Francis
Hi Augusto, You are correct in your assumption that you, Cecil and I were the wager participants (and no one else). Cecil said the Congress would win both seats. You said the BJP would win both seats. I predicted BJP in the North and Congress in the South. Let me clarify that nobody owes me

[Goanet] Goanet punters ( who aren't sure who they are)

2009-05-17 Thread augusto pinto
Roland Francis wrote: OK Goanet punters (you know who you are), Since I seem to have won the Rs 500 per wager with regards to the correct guess of: South Goa - Congress North Goa - BJP I give you two choices of what to do with your losing bet: Send it to the Assgao Church in your name or Send

Re: [Goanet] OF CONDOMS AND CONUNDRUMS

2009-05-17 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:13:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com The claim made by the Pope that condom use even aggravates the problems, as far as AIDS is concerned, is demonstrably false. Mario observes: I believe the Pope's comments must be taken in context. As a

[Goanet] Science links Religion and Health

2009-05-17 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Mario, In the cause and effect scenario (aka chicken and egg story) you suggest only those with cognitive function, epitomized by you, go to church regularly.  Is there a suggestion that those who have already lost their cognitive function do not attend church?  Hmm..hmm. Is it like those

Re: [Goanet] Skytrain

2009-05-17 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Hi folks and Gabriel, Incase U do not know; the Sky Train was so effecient, that it took off at a tangent and was soon orbiting the Earth. By now it has split into many of peices of space junk, and is a source of constant danger for all space missions. Whilst on the ground in Margao the

[Goanet] Smoking Gun for Iraq war

2009-05-17 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 16:02:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com The Saddam and Al Qaeda alleged links and training. The source of the information which led to the disastrous Iraq war. Answer: False information obtained by Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

[Goanet] Goanet and Fidel Castro Award.

2009-05-17 Thread MD
Hope I am not intruding. Jesse Ventura (the former governor of Minnesota) On Larry King Live (CNN): You Give Me a Water Board, Dick Cheney and One Hour and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders!! He also commented that if relations are normalized with Cuba, he would be proud to be the

[Goanet] The art of the intelligent insult

2009-05-17 Thread Mario Goveia
1. Lady Astor to Winston Churchill, 'If you were my husband, Sir, I'd give you poison.' Churchill replied, 'If you were my wife, Madam, I'd drink it.' 2. A member of Parliament to Disraeli, 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' Disraeli replied, 'That

Re: [Goanet] Goans in Swindon [UK] sore over Sardinha's win - Comments

2009-05-17 Thread Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Dear JC, and dear Floriano, It seems relevant to ask, as you did, JC, just what nationality the Goans in Swindon claim to have. I suspect that they are now either full-fledged British citizens, or on their way to achieving that exalted status. If that is so, they should stop looking at

[Goanet] Responses: poll results in Goa ... Matanhy factor not sharp enough

2009-05-17 Thread Goanet News
Included below: * Matanhy factor not sharp enough * State's regional parties perform dismally * 'Wider vote base for BJP' [claims party] * 'My win is a befitting reply to rival forces' [says Sardinha] * Salcete upsets BJP applecart * Verdict at Centre affects local netas *

[Goanet] Goans in Swindon [UK] sore over Sardinha's win - Comments

2009-05-17 Thread J. Colaco jc
Dear VRR, I find it difficult to believe that any Goan would be able to reside or work in the UK unless, one was a qualified professional, or either holding an EU passport or EU rights to work in the EU (following marriage to an EU citizen). Having personally been to Swindon, and having met some

[Goanet] Emailing: GG Anniversary

2009-05-17 Thread Dr.Joyce D'Souza-(wanananchi.com)
Dear Members and Friends, As requested by the Goan Gymkhana: The Goan Gymkhana is celebrating their 73rd anniversary on 23rd May 2009 at the Goan Gymkhana, Nairobi. Tickets are on sale at 1250/- per person inclusive of Dinner Contact the manager. See attached flyer for details. Regards

Re: [Goanet] HIV Club’ spreading AIDS in Goa

2009-05-17 Thread Santosh Helekar
This sounds like an urban legend to me. It seems like a variation of the following myth on Snopes.com: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/aidsmary.asp It is disturbing to see it being reported in Times of India and Goan newspapers without independent verification of whether it is true.

[Goanet] The sound of young music in Goa

2009-05-17 Thread Goanet News
The sound of young music in Goa 16 May 2009, 0004 hrs IST, TNN Hundred musicians struck the right chord this Monday at the Ravindra Bhavan Hall in Margao. The orchestra performing Youth from all over Goa come together under the guidance of Rev Fr Peter Cardoso, ex director of Pilar Music

[Goanet] TEKISUI - Monday-muse (18 May’09)

2009-05-17 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (18 May 2009) TEKISUI   A Zen master asked his young disciple to bring him a pail of water for his bath. The student brought the water and, after filling the bath bucket, threw on to the ground the little water that was left over. The master scolded him, “Why didn’t you give the

Re: [Goanet] Goans in Swindon [UK] sore over Sardinha's win - Comments

2009-05-17 Thread Carvalho
--- On Sun, 5/17/09, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: I cannot suggest that 'they should stop looking at the results of Goa's elections'. They have every right to look and even to have comment. But that is it. I didn't read the original comments by

[Goanet] Goa news for May 18, 2009

2009-05-17 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Russian\'s death in Goa: Konkan Railway ridicule police theory - Sify ear-old Russian girl Elena Sukhonova, whose dismembered body was found near the railway tracks near Revora in North

[Goanet] Goan Short Term Gain

2009-05-17 Thread Arwin Mesquita
* *The *“Short Term Gain Long Term Loss*” attitude by most Goans is destroying Goa its identity; in addition to creating health hazards e.g. cancer, land/water contamination etc. Look across the world for the effects of this “Small minded” thinking e.g. Global Warming; Plant Animal species are