[Goanet] Greetings

2009-12-20 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Hi We wish each and every one of you the Peace and Joy of Christmas and a happy New Year. Regards, Marshall

[Goanet] Enough of the migrants!

2009-12-20 Thread soter
Friends, My friend Frederick was excited at the caution sounded by two panelists, Kalpana Sharma and Shekhar Singh when speaker after speaker from the villages raised the migrant issue at the People's Audit on SEZ held on sunday at Panjim. The panelists immediately linked this sentiment with

Re: [Goanet] Eco-friendly Soaps In Goa?

2009-12-20 Thread muriel mario
Dear Netters, On Friday 18 Dec 2009, Yogita Mehra wrote on the bsg-goa listserv: great initiative!! I would absolutely love to learn from you how you're planning to go about re-using grey water - it's something I've been wanting to do, but I don't seem to know how to go about it. Do keep us

[Goanet] Contacto Goa this Tuesday, 22th December 2009

2009-12-20 Thread nalini souza
Contacto Goa this Tuesday, 22th December 2009 The 42th episode will be broadcast on: RTP international - INDIA, PORTUGAL and other places: Tuesday, 22th December 2009 INDIA - 2:05pm PORTUGAL - 08:45am Wednesday, 23th December 2009 INDIA :07:45am PORTUGAL 02:15am Timetable for other

[Goanet] Goanetters on Twitter?

2009-12-20 Thread Frederick Noronha
Any Goanetters on Twitter? Please send me your page-links http://twitter.com/fn -- Frederick Noronha | Columnist, journalism, editing, alt.publishing, photography

Re: [Goanet] Enough of the migrants!

2009-12-20 Thread J. Colaco jc
soter so...@bsnl.in wrote: Friends We have no more place for them in Amchem Goa. Frederick was too quick in prompting me to mention this to my friend Rajan RESPONSE: Dear Soter, This is a little dated i.e. from February 2002 .hopefully - it will make sense. I

[Goanet] All Goa Carol Singing Contest at Betalbatim

2009-12-20 Thread Xavier Cota
Rosary School, Miramar Mother of God Choir, Majorda Tops at All-Goa Carol Contest, Betalbatim PHOTO: http://picasaweb.google.ca/GoanetBlog/Xmas02#5417415927502605042 Joyful exuberance and musical prowess of a high order propelled Rosary School from Miramar, Panjim to the top spot in the

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about what we built?

2009-12-20 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Who the bleep cares about what we built? By Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter, 21 Dec. 2009 at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Full text: By the dawn of the 20th century, the Goan of the deep village especially in the Salcete region was thoroughly Christianized. He

[Goanet] The Naked Years

2009-12-20 Thread Venantius J Pinto
*TARUN J TEJPAL, **Editor The Naked Years WE ARE DESPERATE TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS, BUT DO WE KNOW WHAT TRUE GREATNESS MEANS FOR US? (exp 1) Too many broad-chested Indians will say we need to look at all the wonderful things we’ve achieved in these 20 years rather than what we have not. But that’s

[Goanet] Delagoa Bay... any connection with Goa?

2009-12-20 Thread Frederick Noronha
The bay was discovered by the Portuguese navigator António de Campo, one of Vasco da Gama captains, in 1502. In 1544 the merchant trader Lourenço Marques explored the upper reaches of the estuaries leading into the bay. Subsequently King John III ordered the Bay to be named Baia de Lourenço

[Goanet] December 03, 1901

2009-12-20 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2009/12/20/december-03-1901 r ps: Near the cross now one finds paan and gutka spit. Of course, with a steady stream of ghati pissers and defecators. Great job, Goans!

[Goanet] Goa news for December 21, 2009

2009-12-20 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa minister warns of 'spectacular' terror attack - AFP popular with foreign tourists, particularly from Britain, Israel and the United States -- could be the target ...

[Goanet] Senior Citizens of Porvorim and Velim singing Mando

2009-12-20 Thread JoeGoaUk
Senior Citizens of Porvorim and Velim singing Mando http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82LWGV53Rps 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, Fire

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: The coconut tree, more than just another friend to Goa (Nandkumar Kamat)

2009-12-20 Thread john-carmo
A very interesting article by Dr. Nandkumar Kamat. I also have a high regard for the coconut tree which is referred as “Sriphal” as every single part of the tree can be utilized. I once asked a very learned man, Mr. Shriram Bapat, who was one of the first IAS officers of India? “Why do the

Re: [Goanet] Goanetters on Twitter?

2009-12-20 Thread Content! Goenche.com
Hello Frederick, This is Goenche.com http://twitter.com/goenche Sunday, December 20, 2009, 9:40:56 PM, you wrote: Any Goanetters on Twitter? Please send me your page-links http://twitter.com/fn -- Best regards, Content!mailto:cont...@goenche.com

[Goanet] Corrupt Goan Ministers

2009-12-20 Thread manuel tavares
At last we have found one Goan who has the courage to stand up to the corrupt Chief Minister and his corrupt cabinet. We have to give our un vavouring support to this individual and have him continue the challenge he has instigated including tabling a motion in the house challenging these

[Goanet] PBC Elections

2009-12-20 Thread Sandeep Heble
The Elections to the Executive Committee of Panjim Badminton Club will be held during the Annual General Body Meeting of the Club; on Sunday the 27th of December 2009, 7 pm onwards, at Indoor Stadium, Campal-Panaji. Elections shall be held for the Post of President, Vice-President(2 Nos),

[Goanet] December 03, 1901 – related

2009-12-20 Thread JoeGoaUk
[Goanet] December 03, 1901 –related The Cross is also seen in these pics wholly or partly The Cross http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3100968952/ Activities.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3294913251/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2756871624/

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about what we built?

2009-12-20 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
FYI, some Melbourne dioceses are run by Vietnamese priests.  This year, the Italian community in our local parish were miffed because for the first time in our parish, the crib was built by the Vietnamese community - and it is something to be admired. Gabriel. - Original Message

Re: [Goanet] Unable to demolish Russian resort, minister says sorry

2009-12-20 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Something fishy here ...  Collector unable to carry out orders? Maybe the Russians still have veto powers! Yeah, go back 48 years ... - Original Message From: Goanet News Service n...@goanet.org To: Goanet goa...@goanet.org Sent: Sun, 20 December, 2009 9:13:06 AM Subject:

[Goanet] PEZ – MondayMuse(21Dec’09)

2009-12-20 Thread Pravin Sabnis
PEZ – MondayMuse(21Dec’09) MONDAY MUSE (21 December 2009) PEZ! On 6 December 2006, a meeting was convened in Goa to discuss the then impending danger of the proposed SEZs (Special Economic Zones). During the deliberations, somebody suggested that the alternatives to SEZs were PEZ (People’s

Re: [Goanet] Corrupt Goan Ministers

2009-12-20 Thread floriano
For this to happen, there cannot be isolated attacks on corruption but a full-scale WAR against CORRUPTION. And if it must be a WAR, then the strategy must be unfolded clearly and distinctly on fool-proof basis If Goa has to see this happening, there should be the much talked, debated,

[Goanet] Re. Enough of the migrants!

2009-12-20 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Well Said Soter; perhaps Fredrick should take this principle of destroying local identities to other states and othe countries of the world; and not only focus on Goa. Message: 4 Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:43:18 +0530 From: soter so...@bsnl.in To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Enough of the