[Goanet] Welcome to Goa: Mandovi Backwater Thrills - (Pat I)

2007-11-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
Welcome to Goa: Mandovi Backwater Thrills - (Pat I) http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1852711622size=l Click abv for larger view This 2+2 hrs boat trip will take you through the Mandovi backwaters via Ribandar-Old Goa- Amona http://youtube.com/watch?v=THBPauANa30 Besides the endless

[Goanet] Konknni Talkies: The Tom Bhembre Show

2007-11-04 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, I was thrilled to read the front page article in the NAVHIND TIMES Panaroma dated 04 November, 2007, entitled HUNDRA RAGAN GHARAK UZO in which the noted Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo has implicitly called Adv. Uday Bhembre a rat. Damun dhor Damodar, ami tumchea vangdda asanv! The opening

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (Cannibalism)

2007-11-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
As I have said before, cannibalism is rare in large mammals, including humans. Its rarity is a consequence of an innate dietary restraint in these animals. We know that most normal humans are disgusted by the prospect of eating their kind. They feel a similar disgust towards eating human excrement

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (Santosh)

2007-11-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Gilbert, In your last post you claimed it was casteism. Now you are calling it criticism? Is something wrong with your keyboard? Cheers, Santosh --- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Santosh, No insult was intended and thank you for not taking my observation as an insult. I

[Goanet] The last tango in Goa?

2007-11-04 Thread Sanny de Quepem
The last tango in Goa?Hindustan Times: Mumbai, November 03, 2007 Notes on the 38th IFFI, opening on November 23 Cast: Rajnikant or Dharmendra to be chief guest (suspense), guest appearances by Manmohan Shetty, Amit Khanna, Yash Chopra, Sudhir Mishra, Kumar Mangat, Ketan and Deepa Mehta, Jabbar

[Goanet] Luizinho guns for Churchill’s head

2007-11-04 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Luizinho guns for Churchill’s head MARGAO, NOV 3 (HR) - With the Congress romping home with an unexpected lead of 40,902 votes, there’s clamour in the party leadership to take to task the Save Goa Front as well as leaders from within the party accused for indulging in anti-party activities.

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (moral superiority)

2007-11-04 Thread Carvalho
--- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The scientific point I thought a scientist would make is: Do Indian Christians donate organs much more often that others Indians? The disparity in donation rates among various cultural groups (across the globe), would reinforce the point that

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (anthropology)

2007-11-04 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
--- Carvalho wrote: A more fitting response would have been Frazer's viewpoint that anthropologically speaking, evidence points to the fact that all societies evolve to arrive at the same moral values. Some just take a lot longer. The Fijians would ultimately stop using human

Re: [Goanet] Kudos to Floriano - a response to Vidyadhar

2007-11-04 Thread J. Colaço jc
On 03/11/2007, Vidyadhar Gadgil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [I have never cast doubt on Rajan Parrikar's abilities and skills nor his commitment to improve Goa, in fact, I have appreciated both in the past. What I have questioned are his politics, and the chauvinistic and communal ideas he spouts,

[Goanet] Kudos to Floriano - minor correction

2007-11-04 Thread Venantius Pinto
Bhandare, I believe it would be decent of you to address Pravin directly, as opposed to an email addressed to Floriano. It would be setting a good example to this forum.* We must try to control our human frailties towarads the inadvertent, but when we do slip (whatever the extent) -- to summon up

[Goanet] GOA DAY 2007

2007-11-04 Thread Wilson Coelho
Goa Day -2007 Entertainment Programme The countdown for Goa Day 2007, organized by the Goan Welfare Society, in association with 14 other Goan Clubs/Organisations, to be held on 9th November, 2007, at the Indian Community (Senior) School Auditorium/Premises, Salmiya, Kuwait, from 10.00 am

[Goanet] NRI GOAN SEMINAR

2007-11-04 Thread Wilson Coelho
Seminar on NRI Goan issues. A delegation from the State of Goa headed by Hon'ble Shri Eduardo Faleiro, Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Government of Goa is visiting Kuwait from November 6-9, 2007. The delegation includes Vice Admiral (Retd) John C. D'Silva, Chairman, Overseas Employment

Re: [Goanet] Shipping between Mombasa and Bombay

2007-11-04 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi John It is possible to find out the names of all the ships plying the Indian Ocean from African ports to the sub continent. I did this once and was amazed at how much detail there was if the Lines were googled. One small point, I would be pleased to hear if Eric's ship docked at Genoa, to

[Goanet] GOA NEWS: GENERAL

2007-11-04 Thread Sanny de Quepem
GOA NEWS: GENERAL Comba locals blacken Christian sect members BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, NOV 3 - Two members of a Christian sect, believed to be from the Jehovah’s Witness, were smeared with black oil paint at Comba here on Saturday morning after locals suspected them of indulging in

Re: [Goanet] Malaria risk in Jamaica and Goa

2007-11-04 Thread JOHN MONTEIRO
Malaria is the major silent killer in Africa is spreading in all climates, even in the UK we get mosquitos, albeit not carrying the parasite that transmits the malaria to humans. It is known that only the female mosquitos carry this parasite because only the pregnant (carrying eggs)

[Goanet] Congress retains South Goa LS seat

2007-11-04 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Congress retains South Goa LS seat BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, NOV 3 – Putting all speculations of a close finish to rest, Congress candidate Francisco Sardinha won the bye-poll for the Mormugao Lok Sabha seat with a landslide margin of 40,902 votes over his BJP rival Dr Wilfred Mesquita.

[Goanet] Maps...

2007-11-04 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
Goa suffers from an acute lack of decent, sharable maps. Wonder if anyone reading this has the skills to create maps that can be shared via cyberspace too. FN -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph 0091-832-2409490 12000+ downloadable, sharable hi-res photos

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath

2007-11-04 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Gilbert Just a short reply to avoid both of us going endlessly round in circles. 1 To suggest that you are a progressive is a good way at humour! Someone who supports the current minority Republicans (as per your own admission) is not only a die-hard conservative but rather an

[Goanet] Manohar Parrikar - Response to Cedrico

2007-11-04 Thread Vinay Natekar
Firstly, i debated long if i should stoop to your level in replying to non-entities like you. To me you dont count, i challenge you to have an indept knowledge of Goa's estwhile politics and political acumen to analyse the ground realities of politics, in Goa and the world over. I also

[Goanet] All Roads Will Lead to the Hawally Auditorium

2007-11-04 Thread Rebello, Lindarifa
Hello: Where is Hawally Auditorium Lindarifa Rebello, Financial Assistant Sponsored Project, Department of Medicine University of California, San Diego USA Phone: 858-822-0264 Fax: 858-822-9134

[Goanet] Nairobi Goan School 80th Anniversary

2007-11-04 Thread Tim de Mello
A unique opportunity to attend the 80th anniversary of our alma mater. Experience the splendour of African wildlife before it disappears forever . . . 8 Nights in beautiful Kenya incl. a 3 day safari to Masai MaraIncludes*: Return airfare (Toronto-Nairobi) Hotel for entire stay (BB) All

[Goanet] Kamat rules out Goa cabinet reshuffle

2007-11-04 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Kamat rules out Goa cabinet reshuffle Panaji (PTI): Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Friday ruled out a reshuffle in the state cabinet rejecting speculation about the same. There are rumours being spread by certain media reports about Cabinet reshuffle... There is nothing on card at this

[Goanet] Goa news for November 5, 2007

2007-11-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** By-poll: Cong wins Goa LS seat - The Statesman [Nov 3, 2007] 3: Congress today won the Mormugao Lok Sabha by-election in Goa with a considerable margin of 4 votes defeating the BJP.

[Goanet] Saudi King to visit Pope on November 6

2007-11-04 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Saudi King to visit Pope on November 6 Posted by: Rupert J. Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] rupertjvaz Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:25 pm (PST) Saudi king to visit Pope on November 6 Vatican, Oct. 31, 2007 (CWNews.com) - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia will meet with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on

[Goanet] US visa rule for religious workers opposed

2007-11-04 Thread Sanny de Quepem
US visa rule for religious workers opposed 2 Nov 2007, 2255 hrs IST,IANS WASHINGTON: A Democratic Congressman has warned against a proposed rule change that would make it more difficult for Hindu, Buddhist and other non-Christian religious workers to get a US visa. Better known for his

Re: [Goanet] Have you been dumped?

2007-11-04 Thread Kevin Saldanha
Dear Joe, I usually don't have time to follow all your interesting and informative links but tonight, after an inspiring GNAT meeting, I decided to look them up. Your first photo brought back childhood memories of trips to the Saligao fountain with 'Paathew' (Fr. Ernest Saldanha, Don Bosco's

[Goanet] 'Thank God it's Tuesday - III'

2007-11-04 Thread Faith Works !
Faith Works is a non profit organization based in Goa that reaches out to over 500,000 listeners of all faiths in Goa, through FM Rainbow's Good Morning Lord Argam Tuka Somia. 29th Oct'07 was the 172nd episode of Good Morning Lord and in the same week later is the 94th episode of Argam Tuka

[Goanet] Bhakti interviewed by Chessfm.com

2007-11-04 Thread Goanet Sports
National Junior Girls champion, Bhakti Kulkarni of Goa is this week's guest on Chess.FM India's weekly show. The India this Week report by Arvind Aaron, we have the Indian team in action at the Asian Indoor games at Macau, the National Under-11 championship at Kozhikode, the upcoming National

[Goanet] Kerkar Art Complex: Bharatnatyam dance performance by Divya Rakyan Lunia

2007-11-04 Thread Goanet AE
Kerkar Art Complex organizes concerts of Indian Classical Dance and Music every Tuesday from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. during the tourist season. This is the only place in Goa where concerts of Indian Classical Dance and Music are organized on a regular basis. For the last fifteen years, Kerkar Art

[Goanet] Margao's Hospicio Hospital -- Nice Article Valmiki

2007-11-04 Thread cedrico dacosta
Margao's Hospicio Hospital -- Nice Article Valmiki Congratulations Dear Valmiki-bab, (my dear Ghao-bhao at Margao and a former Mayor of Margao whom, i always have a lot of respect for his strong sense of imagination and maturity ever since his days at the MMC)... for capturing the history in a

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (organ donation)

2007-11-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Gilbert, Did you forget that it is you who made the following assertion, and you who provided Dinesh D'Souza's explanation for it (with which you agreed)? ASSERTION In the western world there is no shortage of voluntary /free kidney donors from total strangers. While in India there is no

[Goanet] J Colacos suggestions

2007-11-04 Thread Bhandare
For once I have to agree with Jose wrt to the paraphrasing of the tele talk regarding advice to Parrikar by a goan academic. We goans need to solve our problems and not let outsiders fish in troubled waters.. I am glad that dr colaco has accepted that parrikar is the best person to lead goa as of

Re: [Goanet] Why did Willy Lose ?

2007-11-04 Thread J. Colaço jc
Carmo DCruz wrote to ? Manohar Parrikar thus: Hi Manohar, I am wondering why Wilfred Mesquitta lost the Election. ... considering that my mom's Seeda Sada Holier Than Thou cousin Dr Jose Colaco in the Bahamas considers him a good friend. jc's response: Please allow me to say upfront that Dr.

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (5NOV07)

2007-11-04 Thread alexyz fernandes
South Goa Lok Sabha Poll results: Mesquita BULL-DOZED by Sardinha!!! Emergency in BJP! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

Re: [Goanet] Better days ahead for bus travelling students in Goa...........Who is to blame ????????

2007-11-04 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Fiona, Thank you for the interest. May your tribe increase. RTO refers to the Road Transport Officer in the Goa Motor Vehicles Department [GMVD] or the Department of Transport. For North Goa, the letter to the RTO may be simply adressed to: Asst. Director of Transport-North Goa, 1st

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath

2007-11-04 Thread Kevin Saldanha
Dear Santosh, A perfunctory google disputes your claim. I am no sociologist but am aware of many documented types of cannibalism which do not involve nutritional deficiency. The following quotes from this link seem adequate in explanation but the inquisitive are encouraged to read the entire

[Goanet] Best Goan Food available in Bangalore

2007-11-04 Thread W.F.
Hi Everybody...Greetings from Dubai If you want to enjoy good food including Goenchi Xit Koddi please visit ZAIKA EATING HOUSECOX TOWNBANGALORE - INDIA. All outside catering orders are undertaken by him. Be it a birthday party...to wedding parties... You may contact the owner

[Goanet] Star Players felicitated at GSCA Annual General Meeting

2007-11-04 Thread Goanet Sports
Goan star players were felicitated with cash prizes and certificates at the Annual General Meeting of the Goa State Chess Association which took place at the BPS Sports Club in Margao today. The players honoured by the Association included 1. Bhakti Kulkarni who won the National Junior

Re: [Goanet] soccer in kuwait

2007-11-04 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
Santosh, Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) is the umbrella organization that overseas all soccer activities among the Expatriate Indian community in Kuwait. As per Goanet Archives, B. M. Viegas is the current KIFF President and is copied on this message. - Bosco --

[Goanet] Seekh Le (monday-muse)

2007-11-04 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (5 Nov '07) SEEKH LE In the Hindi film, Munnabhai MBBS, the rich voice of Sunidhi Chavan belts out a melodious number called “Dekh Le… Aankhon mein aankhen daal seekh le”. (C’mon look into my eyes and learn…). It is a motivational song that is being sung by a dancing-bar-girl

[Goanet] Garbage Dumping in Goa

2007-11-04 Thread Wilson Mazarello
Garbage Dumping in Goa The Wilmix Formula By Wilmix Wilson Mazarello My Formula, is nothing new. It is probably, already known to all Goans, but we have a tendency to overlook it. Quite often, knowingly. My Formula, for effective Garbage Dumping in Goa, originates from the famous saying,

[Goanet] A billion reasons to invest in India

2007-11-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
A billion reasons to invest in India Mark Atherton says despite new limits on foreign investment, a young population is driving economic growth IN all the hype surrounding China's emergence as an economic superpower, India can sometimes appear relegated to the sidelines. Yet India, too, is a

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath

2007-11-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Dear Kevin, Only a perfunctory google search would dispute my claim. If you do a more thorough search you will realize that cannibalism is a controversial topic among anthropologists. Even the interpretation of the physical fossil evidence of White and others, and the more recent genetic evidence

[Goanet] 8th Know India Programme - Dec 26, 2007 to Jan 18, 2008

2007-11-04 Thread Goan Cultural Centre
From: counsellorindembkwt Date: Nov 3, 2007 4:25 PM Subject: 8th Know India Programme EMBASSY OF INDIA KUWAIT PRESS RELEASE The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), Government of India is organizing the 8 th Know India Programme (KIP) from December 26, 2007 to January 18, 2008. The

[Goanet] Vinay Natekar -- What happened to porrikar after the south goa parlimentary elections?

2007-11-04 Thread cedrico dacosta
Dear Vinay, Thank you for taking time in replying to my mail, but this will be the last mail i will waste my time on, and people of your calibre. a party has to show some consistency in winning elections, if they loose all the time it faces the threat of being extinct. this is basic political

[Goanet] Goa CM flays Buddha say

2007-11-04 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Goa CM flays Buddha say Panaji, Nov. 4: Goa today reacted strongly to West Bengal chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s statement questioning the tourist state’s status as the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). “Why should Mr Bhattacharya comment that

[Goanet] Author Readings

2007-11-04 Thread sujata noronha
Bookworm is delighted to welcome a galaxy of children's writers and illustrators from India and Sweden on Thursday 15th November from 4.00 pm onwards. Due to space constraint, we might hold the readings outdoors. Will keep you posted about the venue. Come and listen to readings from their own

[Goanet] Ever wanted to know what is 'TIATR' ? Discover it here..

2007-11-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
Ever wanted to know what is 'TIATR' ? Discover it here.. Discover TIATR here (with a brief history of Tiatr) http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1868617385size=l a pic http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1462626727size=l A video clip http://youtube.com/watch?v=DbyMr8zrrX8