[Goanet-News] Goa news for January 25, 2011

2011-01-24 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Sesa Goa Profit Rises 29% on Higher Iron Ore Prices - Bloomberg ore exporter, posted a 29 percent gain in third-quarter profit, ...

[Goanet] I fear for my Goa!

2011-01-24 Thread Goanet News Service
I fear for my Goa! T V Mohandas Pai, TNN, Jan 24, 2011, 07.50am IST Goa is the homeland for all Konkanis. Our ancient temples are here, we are rooted to this soil and it is the only state that has Konkani as the state language. Goa has come a long way since liberation. I have been coming

[Goanet] Song for the day.

2011-01-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
Dean Martin-C'est Si Bon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QavevCsV9N8 -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Procrastination – Monday-muse 17Jan2011

2011-01-24 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (17 January 2011) PROCRASTINATION Procrastination is an attitude to put off intentionally and habitually the doing of something that needs to be done. The term ‘procrastination comes from the Latin word ‘procrastinatus’, which itself evolved from the prefix ‘pro’ meaning

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goa news for January 23, 2011

2011-01-24 Thread Agnelo Soares
Dear Sir/Madam, Good Day, Have not been receiving your very useful cyber matrimonials of late, could you be so kind as to send me the latest. Thank you and regards. agnelo -Original Message- From: goanet-news-boun...@lists.goanet.org [mailto:goanet-news-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On

Re: [Goanet] MORNING/EVENING

2011-01-24 Thread Ashley D'Silva
Both Ashley -Original Message- From: goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of blandino viegas Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 9:05 AM To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] MORNING/EVENING Hi! JoeGoaUk, Can you tell me, Morning is first or

Re: [Goanet] On Hindu priests

2011-01-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
Now that Dr. Parrikar has announced that he has photographed the Hindu priests with his special camera in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, what he says must be true. Even though this announcement can now be automatically accessed on Google, Google should take special note of this fact. A picture is

Re: [Goanet] Religionists

2011-01-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sun, 1/23/11, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: The question I have is: Are the successful religious figures so because they preach what people want to hear or are they so because of the rewards people heap on them? Mervyn, In my opinion, the answer depends on whether one

[Goanet] NIZ GOENKAR - Was Dayanand Bandodkar a traitor?

2011-01-24 Thread Camillo Fernandes
http://nizgoenkar.blogspot.com/2011/01/why-dayanand-bandodkar-is-traitor-of.html#more

Re: [Goanet] Glorifying colonialism: Ignorance of history or slavish

2011-01-24 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:30:28 -0800, Dr. Uday Barad wrote : Perhaps members on this list would be interested to read an article by Uday Bhembre, which is available at:

[Goanet] Fwd: PIL filed in HC to close illegal shipyards (Goa)

2011-01-24 Thread Arwin Mesquita
-- Forwarded message -- From: Ivo DSouza ivoravidso...@yahoo.com Date: 24 January 2011 10:23 Subject: PIL filed in HC to close illegal shipyards To: Arwin Mesquita arwinmesqu...@gmail.com,

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Ghantis and Maharashtrian Pankles

2011-01-24 Thread seby cardozo
Reis Falcao posted: With the price of onions and other vegetables sky-rocketing in India, many vegetarians have turned non-vegetarians. Comment: Marie Antonete also had too reis and too falconish uderstanding. Seby

[Goanet] On Hindu priests et al......

2011-01-24 Thread Vivian A. DSouza
Rajan, are you in Amchem Goem, Amgelem Goem or Ghantichem Goem ?

Re: [Goanet] I fear for my Goa!

2011-01-24 Thread floriano
It is a foregone conclusion that Goa cannot be the steel-rolling mill hub but the national/international EDUCATIONAL HUB. The Goa Su-Raj Party's Road Map has been talking about this hub since 2005 Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org - Original Message - From:

Re: [Goanet] On Hindu priests

2011-01-24 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Dr. Santosh Helekar wrote: Now that Dr. Parrikar has announced that he has photographed the Hindu priests with his special camera in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, what he Yet again Dr. Helekar demonstrates he has no idea. The man is clearly losing his touch. There is nothing special

Re: [Goanet] On Hindu priests

2011-01-24 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Hello Guys, Is there a 'difference' between a 'Hindu Priest' and a 'Swami'? If so what is it? Are these categories, self made, self appoimted, independent men? Do they obey or follow any Rules as per the Hindu Tradition, or Hindu Values or Religion? Or is it that anyone smart enough can just

[Goanet] Racial discrimination?

2011-01-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
£1million accountant who blames racism for limiting his pay Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1349883/Dunstan-Pedropillai--1m-accountant-blames-racism-limiting-pay.html#ixzz1BwebGAU2 -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] RELIGIONIST Santosh Heleker

2011-01-24 Thread Charudatt Prabhudesai
Give me liberty or give me death Patrick Henry in America RE: I hope to God you are kidding. ___ I am a Hindu in name and by the accident of birth only. But let me answer the first question, since it is very unlikely that any real Hindu on

[Goanet] Political Drug Support - Goa

2011-01-24 Thread Arwin Mesquita
http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Cong-backs-beleaguered-Ravi-say-he-is-doing-good-work/45068.html The Corrupt Goa Government appears to be downplaying the severity of Goa’s Drugs issue and worse; (1) It appears to be trying to cover up the various Drug related allegations coming up

Re: [Goanet] New TV Show: Kon Banega Lakpoti?

2011-01-24 Thread Silvan De Sa
JoeGoaUK wrote: Watch out! Even if you don?t play the game (or you don't have cable TV) with your purchased coupon, you can still win a prize. The winner will be traced even then - That?s the biggest surprise. (and that?s why I change the Reg. No. on the coupon with an imaginary one keeping

[Goanet] Fwd: urgent please

2011-01-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
-- Forwarded message -- From: SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com Date: 24 January 2011 11:55 Subject: urgent please To: shri8...@yahoo.com Hello, Hope you get this on time,sorry I didn't inform you about my trip in Spain for a program, I'm presently in Madrid and am having some

[Goanet] a/c hacked? Distress call from Spain

2011-01-24 Thread JoeGoaUk
  Looks like his a/c is hacked second time (?)   From: This sender is DomainKeys verifiedSHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.comView contact detailsTo: shri8131@yahoo.comHello,   Monday, 24 January, 2011 5:26 PM urgent please   Hope you get this on time,sorry I didn't inform you about my trip in Spain

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Ghantis and Maharashtrian Pankles

2011-01-24 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Fernando de Noronha mentions os de alem gates, meaning those from beyond the Ghats, in his book Memorias do meu passado. Don't know if this terminolgy appeared on the Goa scene before or after the events of Dec 1961... - Original Message From: Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão

Re: [Goanet] Custodial death: Panjim police in more trouble now?

2011-01-24 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Dear Joe, This police attitude towards ordinary people has been going for quite a long, long, time. Caught a pick-pocket? Nothing like hitting him with a chappal across the face till his nose and mouth bleed in front of a crowd of people as a lesson to the others, before taking him to the

[Goanet] Village Groups Should Remain United

2011-01-24 Thread Freddy Agnelo Fernandes
Village Groups Should Remain United It is heartening to see a sense of unity amongst the different groups fighting the extremely unhealthy and unproductive governance of the present regime, the different village groups coming together to protest against the failure of the Kamat government to

[Goanet] CWG: After Aus, UK irked by late payment

2011-01-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
TNN, Jan 22, 2011, 03.50am IST NEW DELHI: UK high commissioner Richard Stagghttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=UK%20high%20commissioner%20Richard%20Stagghas strongly protested the government's plans to withhold a Rs 96 crore payment to British broadcasting company SIS Live for

[Goanet] Wildtrek adventures

2011-01-24 Thread Savio Fernandes
Catch them before they are off. Right now migratory birds from Siberia, central Asia the Himalayas are on their annual winter visit to Goa. Seek and find them by boat at Dr. Salim Ali bird sanctuary at Karmali lake before they take off again to their distant lands. Sight raptors, waders and

[Goanet] Defensive Hindu religionists

2011-01-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
I have learned the following things from the responses of the two or three Hindu religionists on Goanet: 1. They are unnecessarily defensive about the progress made by their religion in the world of business and free markets. 2. They believe that engaging in business and capitalism, and

[Goanet] Goa related stories

2011-01-24 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
Changing face of Goan beaches http://www.merinews.com/article/changing-face-of-goan-beaches/15840771.shtml Morjim village in Goa at risk due to tourist onslaught http://www.merinews.com/article/morjim-village-in-goa-at-risk-due-to-tourist-onslaught/15840772.shtml

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Ghantis and Maharashtrian Pankles

2011-01-24 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:01:31 -0800, seby cardozo said: Comment: Marie Antonete also had too reis and too falconish uderstanding. Seby On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:39:58 -0800, rajendra kakodkar said: … Einstine: Tussi Great Ho! Rajendra COMMENT: Both these names “Marie Antonete” and

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Ghantis and Maharashtrian Pankles

2011-01-24 Thread Albert Desouza
Those of portuguese origin are called Pakles and not pankles.albert Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:57:56 -0800 From: gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Ghantis and Maharashtrian Pankles Fernando de Noronha mentions os de alem gates, meaning

Re: [Goanet] On Hindu priests

2011-01-24 Thread Albert Desouza
Dear goanettersHindus, Christians, Muslims, sikhs etc are aHe wll God's creations and i cannot understand why we people we human beings should be divided among ourselves based on our religion. Actually jesus Christ did not start any religion. He was born Jew and he carried on his jewish ways

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Ghantis and Maharashtrian Pankles

2011-01-24 Thread rajendra kakodkar
This is only to bring home the Theory of Relativity and not to be derogatory towards anybody not even non-ghantis:   From goanet posts in this thread, it seems that the word Ghanti is perceived by some as derogatory.   It could also be other way round. A Ghantavoirlo stays higher than a Da

Re: [Goanet] Goan separatist identity

2011-01-24 Thread Eugene Correia
Reading Nishat Desai's piece on T.B. Cunha, I must correct myself that the Paris meeting of few Goans was held after Goa's liberation, though for these Goans it was annexation. As Nishat says they launched Goa Freedom Movement to convince the Indian government to give Goa the status of a separate

[Goanet] Racial discrimination ???- 1 million accountant who blames racism for limiting his pay

2011-01-24 Thread Camillo Fernandes
Comments : Camilo Fernandes In response to Dunstan Pedropillai's claim seeking £2.5 million compensation in loss of earnings from his employer, PwC, (Gabe's post below ) here are some comments by Daily Mail's readers which are interesting and sensible : He didnt complain about being made

[Goanet] Goa Sudharop awardee

2011-01-24 Thread George Pinto
More information on Goa Sudharop awardee Swati Kerkar, recipient under GOA SUDHAROP's 2010 theme YEAR OF THE GOAN VOLUNTEER SPIRIT Swati Kerkar is a proactive and far-sighted campaigner for environmental concerns. She is actively involved with village groups of Goa and is an important

[Goanet] Article on TOI

2011-01-24 Thread Freddy Agnelo Fernandes
Please read the link below, facts about Goa. While our political elite are singing paeans of the home minister's art of running the home ministry, the world outside their domain have other opinions

[Goanet] Emboldened migrants assault locals

2011-01-24 Thread Bernado Colaco
I was delighted to read the acts of Hyder Ali. I hope some more Goans get beaten by the ghantis so they learn what 'liberation' gave them. When the Goa governments celebrates 50 years of the evil day, atleast 50 Goans should be spanked on that day, including Nagueh Karmali. BC

Re: [Goanet] Racial discrimination ???- 1 million accountant who blames racism for limiting his pay

2011-01-24 Thread George Pinto
None of the 4 comments posted (I have excerpted portions below) are sensible and do not deal with the central claim: was he compensated less than his colleagues because of his race? Yes or no? It is a fact-based claim and none of the invective, innuendo and hint-of-racism in some of the

Re: [Goanet] Defensive Golden Bar religionists

2011-01-24 Thread Mervyn Lobo
SantoshHelekar wrote: I have learned the following things from the responses of the two or three Hindu religionists on Goanet: 1. They are unnecessarily defensive about the progress made by their religion in the world of business and free markets. 2. They believe that engaging in business and

[Goanet] Welcome to Margao - Children Park

2011-01-24 Thread JoeGoaUk
Welcome to Margao - Children Park   Parque Infantil Agakhan Margao Municipal Garden Late evening water fountains also included   Video Clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyrOCXj2da4     some pics   2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk32/5185906150/sizes/l/

[Goanet] Goa news for January 25, 2011

2011-01-24 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Sesa Goa Profit Rises 29% on Higher Iron Ore Prices - Bloomberg ore exporter, posted a 29 percent gain in third-quarter profit, ...

[Goanet] Obituary - Vincent Victor Pinto (Vicky) (Kuwait / Malad, Mumbai)

2011-01-24 Thread Goanet Obit
O B I T U A R Y Vincent Victor Pinto (Vicky) (Kuwait / Malad, Mumbai) Died: 23 January 2011 Photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hnfNOMuYDlnQ1OtzCqFvwg?feat=directlink Vincent Victor Pinto (Vicky), passed away in Kuwait due to illness on Sunday, 23rd January, 2011. He hailed from

Re: [Goanet] Defensive Hindu... Helekar

2011-01-24 Thread Charudatt Prabhudesai
I have learned the following things from the responses of the two or three Hindu religionists on Goanet: 1. They are unnecessarily defensive about the progress made by their religion in the world of business and free markets. 2. They believe that engaging in business and capitalism, and

[Goanet] Dyrfjöll

2011-01-24 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2011/01/24/dyrfjoll/ Regards, r

[Goanet] He Baby, you even say it but my Goans cannot see it!

2011-01-24 Thread soter
Even the Internationally acclaimed Brazilian singer Carlyta Mouhini says it, Dear, what has happened to Goa? Why so much traffic. It took more than two hours to get here. I can't see the warmth, the peaceful ambience anymore. Baby, why all this? This was a State where our homes were left

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Ghantis and Maharashtrian Pankles

2011-01-24 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Dr. Ferdinando dos ReisFalcão wrote: With the price of onions and other vegetables sky-rocketing in India, many vegetarians have turned non-vegetarians. The onion shortage in India brings tears to my eyes. Secondly, as a medical doctor I would advise the writer to be aware that