[Goanet] An Introduction to MBSR Meditation - Part 1 of 3 - YouTube

2013-09-03 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uitCyExmLuQ

[Goanet] Bombay HC: Neither passport Nor birth certificate is Proof of Citizenship

2013-09-03 Thread Jose Colaco
Wonder HOW the legal eagles in Goa will be able to rely on this case in matters presently pending in the courts. http://tinyurl.com/maka-naka-34 I'd suggest (like Paulo Colaco Dias has) that ALL Goan MLAs born before Dec 19, 1961, who have NOT expressly renounced their Portuguese citizenship,

Re: [Goanet] Guardian article on Goa

2013-09-03 Thread Eugene Correia
The sun and sand tourism will remain in Goa as long as the government, present and future, don't make efforts to improve the infrastructure and other facilities. I remember Dr. Willy D'Souza, I think he was the tourism minister then, telling me during a chat on the sidelines of a opening ceremony

[Goanet] England - Autumn Goenkar Tiatr Fator ani Mati

2013-09-03 Thread Melvyn Fernandes
Dear goanet readers England-Autumn Goenkar Tiatr “Fator ani Mati” Bring in the sunshine and a warm welcome to our Goa comedy supremos’ John D’Silva and Humbert arriving in London, England this week along with Anil V Pednekar, Olga, Antus, Hazel, Willy, Mark, Joicelan, Bab Andrew, Simon

[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day....

2013-09-03 Thread Gabe Menezes
This one is for you B...I have this on Vinyl! Caterina Valente - La canzone di Orfeo (1960) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKvBakefbU8 -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Rupee...

2013-09-03 Thread Gabe Menezes
...just when it looked like it was stabilising it has gone South again to USD 67.25 and STF104.66. Still better than all time lows. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Calangute beach at sunset 1.9.13

2013-09-03 Thread JoeGoaUk
Calangute beach 1.9.13 Video: Calangute beach at sunset http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k7bOuV-JMg Pics At 7 pm sunset http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/9661195200/in/photostream/ New Development   http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/9661153316/in/photostream

[Goanet] NIPM National Business Quiz - Goa Round

2013-09-03 Thread Rajiv D'Silva
Date: 7th September 2013 Venue: Dempo House, Panjim Time: 10 am QM: Rajiv D'Silva Flavour: Business with an HR focus Participation: Open only to students of Post-graduate management courses, in teams of two. More details on eligibility and the rules here

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Surla Waterfall

2013-09-03 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Surla Waterfall' Falls of the Beloved. Deep in the Western Sahyadri range at an elevation of 800 m in northeast Goa is perched its highest village, Surla. Access to this remote outpost involves a steep climb up the winding mountain pass of

[Goanet] Ralin De Souza elected Goa Basketball Association President

2013-09-03 Thread Sandeep Heble
Ralin De Souza elected Goa Basketball Association President Ralin De Souza, Director of Don Bosco Oratory,was unanimously elected as the new President of the Goa Basketball Association (GBA), thus putting to an end the crisis that has plagued the sport since last more than 15 years. The

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

2013-09-03 Thread Mervyn Lobo
J. Colaco jc wrote: What surprised me was that Mervyn made that particular comment.I thought Mervyn (as a Canadian citizen) would have known that in many countries, a person remains a citizen until he renounces it. Doc, I agree with the contention that if you apply for the citizenship of a

[Goanet] Goa Basketball Association chief gets cracking

2013-09-03 Thread Sandeep Heble
Goa Basketball Association chief gets cracking Marcus Mergulhao, TNN | Sep 3, 2013, 04.27 AM IST Goan basketball is unwell right now and, while a cure may be on the horizon in the form of the newly revamped Goa Basketball Association (GBA), its president Fr Ralin de Souza, wants to kick-start the

Re: [Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-03 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Replying to the following, Marshall Mendonza wrote: Mervyn Lobo: There is no casteism in the Bible. Caste, in Indian Christianity, is a purely Hindu hangover. Anyone who practices it, cannot be a follower of Christ. Marshall Mendonza's Response: I knew an intelligent person like you would

Re: [Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-03 Thread Sebastian Borges
On 2 Sep 2013  J. Colaco  jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: Having lived and studied in Poona, I can say that I KNOW about Poona. I can safely state that I did NOT know about caste among the Poona Goan  Catholics. I agree absolutely with Marshall. I am sure that Marshall will agree with me that

Re: [Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-03 Thread Santosh Helekar
Once again, I apologize for not being able to do anything about gratuitous rhetoric in posts like the one appended below. But I am happy to provide further evidence for the following points of interest to me, that contradict all of the speculations and insinuations made by the poster below

[Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-03 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Dear Mr Borges 1. As I understand it ( I am willing to be corrected if I am wrong), the Bible contains the tenets of Christianity, the teachings of Jesus Christ. These teachings were not region, colour, race or gender specific but is applicable to all across the board. Those who call themselves

[Goanet] GOA's MOVEMENT FOR SPECIAL STATUS: THE RESPONSE OF THE UNION GOVT.

2013-09-03 Thread Gerald Fernandes
Plainly speaking ,as a citizen of a Nation named as the Republic of India that is Bharat in its Constitution ,I find myself in agreement with the views expressed in Parliament by the Hon'ble Minister of State for Home that the provisions of the Constitution of India , and more specifically

[Goanet] Bicholim to decentralize issuing of certificates

2013-09-03 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye * September 3, 2013* BICHOLIM: The arduous task of visiting the mamlatdar’s office to seek documents could well be a thing of the past, with the Bicholim taluka set to introduce a new system to ensure that many certificates are made available in the panchayat offices. Claiming

[Goanet] Whole fruits protect against diabetes, but juice is risk factor, say researchers | Science | The Guardian

2013-09-03 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/29/whole-fruit-juice-diabetes-risk

[Goanet] Migraines can alter brain structure permanently

2013-09-03 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265345.php

[Goanet] Fr Planton Faria is no more

2013-09-03 Thread Nelson Lopes
Fr Planton Faria is no more Just received the sad news that fr Planton Faria is no more A curtain is down, the last scene is over, He will write no more,An illustrious career is closed. The last chapter is signed but not delivered. The life`s book is unfinished and incomplete to be printed.

[Goanet] Dancing in the street (Kids special)

2013-09-03 Thread JoeGoaUk
Dancing in the street (Kids special) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5NFEcIl4A0 joego...@yahoo.co.uk

[Goanet] Nirbaya`s tormentor

2013-09-03 Thread Nelson Lopes
Nirbaya`s tormentor The youngest of the rapist was the most cruel .He may be just short of a few months before completing the threshold age of 18 years applying the law to the word and spirit, the judicial process has sentenced him to 3 years of reformation, When he is finally set free, how many

[Goanet] OBITUARIES: Fr Planton Faria... and the Santa Cruz tragedy

2013-09-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Really sorry to hear about the death of Fr Planton Faria from Eugene and Nelson. I met him only a few times, but did respect his work, his writing and his efforts. He was one of the priests who wrote a lot, and of direct interest to me (as a collector of Goa books) was his work on his village of

[Goanet] 4 Ways to Eliminate Acid From the Body - Video - iHealthTube.com

2013-09-03 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.ihealthtube.com/aspx/viewvideo.aspx?v=d9436b25186668dc#

[Goanet] Fr. Planton Faria, RIP

2013-09-03 Thread Eugene Correia
Sad to learn about the death of Fr. Planton Faria. My heartfelt sympathies to his family. During my visit to Goa two years ago I spoke to him and he informed me he wasn't keeping well. I wanted to visit him but I had just a day or two to return back. I didn't expect him to remember me after so

[Goanet] AN APPEAL FOR DONATION TO BUILD AN OLD AGE HOME

2013-09-03 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chuny – HOME FOR THE AGED Nagao Verna Salcete Goa 403722 Society Reg. No 418/1973 * * * * *AN APPEAL FOR DONATION TO BUILD AN OLD AGE HOME* “Today I take your hand, tomorrow you may need mine, and we share in the great love, the love of the

[Goanet] Indian Markets at the close...

2013-09-03 Thread Gabe Menezes
Sensex Down 651.47 Rupee USD 68.17 Euro 89.78 STG 106.09 World wide Markets stable Japan had a spurt. Expect Stock market to recoup or stabilise..currency take your pick! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Foreign tourists, death... Goa

2013-09-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
* Number of foreign tourists who died in Goa in three years between 2010 and 2012: 146 * Number of them who died of 'natural' causes: 75. -- [Source: Information tabled in state assembly by chief minister Manohar Parrikar. Quoted in Anoop Babani's column *Business India Index*, August 5-18, 2013.

[Goanet] Goa news for September 4, 2013

2013-09-03 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Iron ore still mined in Goa on Sundays, holidays: Probe - Newstrack India ron-ore-price-update-india-to-lift-goan-ban/Daily iron ore price update (India to lift Goan ban?)

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

2013-09-03 Thread Jose Colaco
Dear Mervyn, Read and Think about this statement of yours again ( I will respond later after I return from work): The problem here is that no one before 1961 could apply for Portuguese citizenship. Portuguese citizenship was forced down our throats ANSWER: 1: What are you saying Mervyn?

[Goanet] CAMERA SOUL ~ NOT FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE ~ HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND

2013-09-03 Thread THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE A GREAT PLACE TO HANG
  (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/camerasoul3) Working with Jaijai and The Jazz Network Worldwide has been a pleasure, as her marketing expertise and business savvy have enabled Camera Soul to reach significantly greater exposure than we have ever seen in the two-year history of the group. As a

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

2013-09-03 Thread Bernado Colaco
Did Castro not give you a cuban passport? Those who did not want Portuguese citizenship went to live in chira bazar and sonapur. BC Doc, I agree with the contention that if you apply for the citizenship of a country, you should also have to apply to renounce it, when you move on. The problem

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

2013-09-03 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Jose Colaco, You and me see eye to eye on most issues. On a few, we have differences. I have no pleasure in highlighting those differences.  A good presentation on any issue can make the reader here think, possibly change his/her mind, and reduce our differences. I am here to learn. I am also

[Goanet] PSU buyback: Govt bends buyback rules in order to benefit itself

2013-09-03 Thread U. G. Barad
UPA II is desperate to meet its divestment target and reduce the fiscal deficit, the finance ministry is discussing plans to introduce a ‘buyback of shares’ in Coal India, NMDC and NHPC.    Ideally, buyback under normal circumstances will be applicable to all class of shareholders except promoters

Re: [Goanet] Bombay HC: Neither passport Nor birth certificate is Proof of Citizenship

2013-09-03 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Jose Colaco wrote: Now that ML knows that Paulo Colaco Dias is a legal eagle who is (also) actively involved  in Portuguese (European) Nationality Law matters, I trust that he (ML) will retract the following  as an unfortunate 'shot from the hip' : Paulo Colaco Dias, I can always depend

Re: [Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-03 Thread Jose Colaco
On Sep 3, 2013, at 3:48 AM, Sebastian Borges asked several questions of jc Prof Borges questions (SB); jc's answers (jc) SB1. Have you ever lived in Velim, Goa? jc1: IF visiting during monsoon holidays and around Christmas = 'lived' ...the answer is YES == SB2. Have you attended the Velim

[Goanet] PM relief fund faces risk of losing PAN

2013-09-03 Thread U. G. Barad
The Prime Minister's Office held an urgent meeting with income tax department officials on Monday to discuss the fallout of the PM's National Relief Fund facing de-recognition of its Permanent Account Number (PAN). Having received objections from some quarters that the PM's relief fund is a

Re: [Goanet] Mull ani Bull (revised)

2013-09-03 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Sebastian Borges wrote: 4. Do you know that for the last few years the parish priests have been trying to demolish this caste barrier between the confrarias, but the Carambolim zonkars (your clan) are opposing the move? 5. Do you know that a couple of years ago, during St. Francis Xavier

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The story of a man, a family, a community... and migration

2013-09-03 Thread Goanet Reader
The story of a man, a family, a community... and migration Ivo Coelho, SDB ivo.coe...@gmail.com This article was written after the death of Inacio Paulo Coelho (1920-2012), the father of the author. For the full article, including many photos, see http://bit.ly/IPCoelho Dad died on Monday, 13

[Goanet] NO SAFETY OF GUNS DEPOSITED AT VARIOUS POLICE STATIONS IN GOA

2013-09-03 Thread Stephen Dias
To, The Editor Gomantak Times Panjim Kindly publish this letter in the Letter to the Editor column. Thanks Stephen Dias D.Paula Mob: 9422443110 FIRE ARMS NO CLAIMANTS IN POLICE STATIONS IN GOA. I am license holder of a gun 0.22 barrel and every time during the elections, I

[Goanet-News] OBITUARIES: Fr Planton Faria... and the Santa Cruz tragedy

2013-09-03 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Really sorry to hear about the death of Fr Planton Faria from Eugene and Nelson. I met him only a few times, but did respect his work, his writing and his efforts. He was one of the priests who wrote a lot, and of direct interest to me (as a collector of Goa books) was his work on his village of