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*** Advantage Bengal - The Statesman
[2 hours ago] 19: Ranadeb Bose's third five-wicket haul of the
season restricted Goa on 95 for 5 after thetwo-time champions
posted 337 in their first
Margao Xmas shooping - A video
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=p_kJUJvvw_Y
A pic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33501...@n08/3119526007/sizes/l/
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
Giovanni Maruzzelli on Youtube.com... during a Goa visit, at the
BITS-Pilani campus
Giovanni Maruzzelli ... on cheaper, more-affordable mobile communications (1/2)
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=r87zimhNQk4feature=channel_page
Giovanni Maruzzelli, on mobiles phones, affordability and Free
The 100th death anniversary, of Regina Fernandes (native of Raia )wife of Pai
Tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes, Modsai, Behind Holy Spirit Church, Margao
Goa is on 30th December, 2008 according to family members, who informed this
writer.
The family will offer a Mass in her memory at the
DAILY GROOK #308
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SHOE 'FLU
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by Francis Rodrigues
(from an idea by I.G.)
georgie in iraq
shoe-d away all,
georgie did duck
to save his sole!
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puns word-play of all kinds,
if you read between the lines!
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Mario,
Thanks for those links. I will read them carefully, and see if they answer my
questions about facts in this case. But regarding your anecdote, we all have
them. I have a couple myself. One Pakistani person refused to work with me
professionally because I was Indian. This person believes
Goemkars !
It is with great pleasure That i share a post - message received
from Oscar Noruega of - Do Núcleo de Animação Cultural de Goa Damão
e Diu (NACGDD) - MACAU - and the coordinator of the
WORLD DAMAN GOA DAY in Macau.
Visit Oscar Noruega's Blog and listen
This message is in reply to Message: 1, dated: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 on subject:
Arun Shourie on Islamic terrorism and failed Pakistani state
The writer writes: Arun Shourie is a joke. Arundhati Roy is a bigger joke..
I was appalled to hear Arun Shourie talk so glibly and irresponsibly to a
This message is in reply to message date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 from Santosh
Helekar on the subject: Arun Shourie on Islamic terrorism and failed
Pakistani state
Santosh writes: Do you have any objective pieces of evidence for the
allegation that Pakistani children are taught jihad against India,
For favour of early publication, please. Kindly acknowledge receipt.
=Averthanus=
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BACK TO ECONOMIC BASICS.
Averthanus L. D'Souza.
The term meltdown is currently used only to describe an
extremely serious destruction of a system. It was first used in the
context of
--- On Wed, 12/17/08, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote:
Therefore, we have to look at the actual infractions that
have been found by independent investigation(s) conducted by
responsible bodies into these things.
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:06:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Carvalho
Right on Freddy.
I and my entire family are very fond of tender coconuts and coconut
water. Every weekend I go to the local Chinese mega fish and grocery
store and buy half a dozen tender coconuts at a dollar and a half
apiece. I then take them home, and with a chopper neatly de-husk them.
Then
Who could make the connection between the flesh of the coconut and
benefits to HIV? But here it is from a cursory search of the web.
Benefits Of Coconut
Coconut is a fruit that is consumed in a number of forms - raw
(flesh), milk, water and oil. The origin of the fruit is not clear,
though the
Well done, Mervyn.I thoroughly enjoyed your Tanzania reminisces, so vividly
narrated.
It took me back to my own days in East Africa(Kenya).
I hope your latest contribution will encourage other Goans who experienced
such adventurous lives in Africa, to come up with their own stories.
The story
GBA empowers villagers on Goa Liberation Day
The GBA, led from the front by Co-Convener Sabina Martins and Secretary Reboni
Saha, made a presentation at Cansaulim Village Panchayat and Gram Sabha on how
to read a plan and what to look for in the draft Village Plan given to each
Panchayat on
Dears,
Please inform your friends about the Konkani cultural programme tomorrow and on
Sunday organised by the Dalgado Konkani Akademi at the Pai Tiatrist Joao
Agostinho Fernandes hall, Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.
The programmes are
Saturday evening, 20 December, 2008
1. 4.30 P.M. Official
At the 988th meeting of the Security Council held on 18th December 1961,
France, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the Untied States submitted a draft
resolution (S/5033) that the Soviet Union vetoed.
The Soviet veto was based on lies, misinformation and the aggressors innuendo.
Information such
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:40:29 +0530
From: Frederick \FN\ Noronha f...@goa-india.org
Ashow Row Kavi (whom I usually don't agree with) on the SAJA mailing
list... interesting point:
SOMEONE had to tell Bush he is not liked; that the rest of the world
is totally horrified of the unwaranted
TSKK’s New website and New Publications
Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr’s (TSKK) website www.tskk.org has been redesigned
by Team Inertia Technologies, Panaji. It was launched on 18 December 2008 by
Mr Wilson Wilmix Mazarello, the Convenor of Romi Lipi Action Front. It
contains the
Hi..
Here's a review of the Eating Joint Bread and More in Margao
The other day I had to meet a school friend of mine and since Margao has a
lot of packed restaurants in the evening, we were inclined to choose a
restaurant away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
We decided to go to
With Christmas approaching soon, Orissa is once again on tenterhooks. The
RSS has declared a bandh on 25th Dec 2008. to intimidate and provoke the
christian community. Lets hope good sense prevails and the Orissa government
acts against this threat with a firm hand.
AN UNKNOWN FREEDOM FIGHTER
We do remember our freedom fighters. Each one of them has done a lot
for the liberation of Goa. I have come to know about one of them who has
remained unknown, though he has been living as a man for others.
Professor Carlos da Cruz was a man of character,
Mario:I was the only one in this forum who opposed the call in another post
for Narendra Modi to assume national leadership in India based on his new
perception as an administrative genius.
Response: Since you have made a point that only you responded to the article
on Narendra Modi, here is my
I am seeking thoughts as to why certain prostitutes were earlier referred to
as modorn (godmother*). Was it across Goa or only in certain enclaves? Was
it an euphemism? Was the word modorn used tongue in cheek, or in an
endearing manner of address? I have briefly heard of services rendered by
them
Can mine owners be the new heroes?
He who drinks, throws up solution - Confucius
By Cecil Pinto
Last week, at a press conference to express solidarity with the
villagers of Colamb in their battle against the marauding mining
companies, fashion designer, writer and activist Wendell Rodricks
--- On Fri, 12/19/08, Roland Francis roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote:
Researches have suggested that coconut helps in reducing the viral load of
HIV.
No such researches have been published supporting the above assertion in the
medical literature. There is only a brief message in 1999 that a
--- On Fri, 12/19/08, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com
Subject: [Goanet]
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org
Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 11:38 AM
This article appeared in the London Chaplaincy magazine,
I've just had a request from an English historian friend of mine in Nairobi,
asking if someone in the Goan communityin Nairobi could join the Friends of
Nairobi South Cemetery Group. Here is the background to his request:
When the cemetery opened in January 1900, only a matter of six months after
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:47:17 +0530
From: Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3859250.cms
Excerpt:
Nevertheless, if the Indian state should conduct a soul-searching, so too
should many Indians. The routine discrimination endured by Indian
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:22:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com
My own understanding, so far, based on my limited reading about terrorism
psychology, and partly echoed by Selma, is that almost all of the terrorist
recruits are common criminals, of whom there are plenty in
To the Hospitality and Entertainment Industry in Goa,
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-19-voa25.cfm
Why don't these hoteliers put on a bash for locals? Maybe lunch for kids
from orphanages? High Tea for local teachers? A poolside party for Senior
Citizens? Why waste space? A little
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*** Advantage Bengal - The Statesman
[2 hours ago] 19: Ranadeb Bose's third five-wicket haul of the
season restricted Goa on 95 for 5 after thetwo-time champions
posted 337 in their first
Vivian A. DSouza wrote:
Poignant memories of life in Tanzania related by Mervyn, brough tears (of
joy) to my eyes.
I hope Merwyn will write a book, as I am sure he has a lot more memories to
share with us all.
Bwana D'souza,
Tony de Sa is providing us with a golden opportunity to record
The reason why caste and religious views are promoted, during election time,
is because that is what the electorate - people of Goa - want and appear to be
most interested. In a world of today, the issues for pre-election discussion
should be economic growth, job creation, infrastructure
We spent two years together at St.Xavier's College, the early 60's. A Dadar
native, he had studied at the Scottish Orphanage, a non-aided school that
catered to the wealthy.
A Saraswat who spoke our language, he was very bright, and always very civil.
His first letter to Time magazine
How sad, that an English historian wants to honour our Goan dead in Nairobi,
while two prominent Goan institutions there refuse to cooperate! Perhaps they
would, if the Goan graves were segregated by caste? Just a thought...
Victor
--- On Fri, 12/19/08, Mervyn Elsie Maciel
Citizens' Initiatives for Communal Harmony (CICH) convened a meeting
in Panjim city, today to collectively take a stand on the police
assault on the Girls' school in Vasco city, and locate it within the
larger context of police excesses in the State. The meeting concluded
with a demand for the
This message is in reply to message: 4, dated: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 from: Selma
Carvalho on subject: The Right to Convert
My response:
Selma, Right to convert is NOT a basic right in a civil society at least in
India. This reply is based on following facts:
Article 25(1) of Constitution of India
Hi guys i hope you will enjoy this. with mog from jane
http://uk.youtube.com/watchv=Gfm7tM6tRE4feature=related
Sir comedy part 1http://uk.youtube.com/watchv=Vm3Eztter7Ufeature=related
Sir COmedy Part 2
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NeKTqXek3iMfeature=related
Sir Comedy part 3
*** With the CM at Azad Maidan for Liberation Day festivities ***
Diggu Kaka...Daddy said Our Family will celebrate Liberation Day...Only wen
Goa is Liberated from Delhi
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Mogall ixttamno,
AMONTRONN
Poilem Konknni (Romi Lipi) Sahitya ani Sonvskruti Sommelon
20 ani 21 December 2008
Pai Tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes Nagar
Ravindra Bhavan
Moddganv Goy.
Hea don disanchea sommelonak tumkam Amontronn potr patthoilam. Tori chukon
pavonastana urlam zalear hem
Talking photos: Identify these two bridges
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3121180980/sizes/l/
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A hint.
Because one is very sick, I mean very weak, the other one is now opened
exclusively for heavy vehicle traffic
'But for the oppressed freedom'? Strange statement from Fr. Ivo, and truly
paradoxical in the age where the religion that he preaches is under the threat
of fundamentalists and terrorists in a 'liberated' Goa.
BC
He died suddenly at the tender age of 51 years, after a brief illness,
on August
Few days back one of the Goanet member had I asked me about actual source of
information on foreign funding / foreign donations received by various NGOs
in India including churches.
The required information is available on the website of the Union Home
Ministry under Foreign Contribution
The following article by Ashok R. Kavi describes in detail the language
agitation in Goa in 1987 and other important related issues. On 20 December
1986 Floriano Vaz was shot dead during the language agitation in Goa. He became
the first martyr of Konknni. On 21st December 2006 six more were
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