Re: [Goanet] Goan Plumber

2009-08-11 Thread Ashley D'silva
Hello Agnelo, Pls let me have your address details and contact number with a description of the problems faced. Possibly something could be organized for you. Reliability is very rare these days. It's like the rains - zero liability. However, I believe that there is a solution to all

[Goanet] Talking Photo: This Panjim's 'Blue Building' was built around 1600..

2009-08-11 Thread JoeGoaUk
Blue Building   It was built around 1600   For 37 years it was ‘yellow’  and now Blue since 2000   Know more about it here http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk21/3798852362/sizes/o/     The blue Building http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3727694934/sizes/l/   (in front) old anchor etc

[Goanet] Re. Uncontrolled Migrant Influx

2009-08-11 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Marlon. Ref ur post below; Please Give me an example of such FREE Societies which openly embraces un-controlled migrant influx!! Goa in ruins not only because of political reasons you have mentioned but also because of many Goans who have left Goa for permanent migration; and besides giving all

[Goanet] 6. Influx of uncontrolled Migrants into Goa (Mario Goveia)

2009-08-11 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Mario, -So much of Mathematics Analysis and so little common sense -Does the USA openly flow your Mathematics and embrace uncontrolled migrant influx.. Perhaps you should lobby for the same!! -BTW for a guy who does not believe in Goan Identitiy you made a statement Make a list of all the

[Goanet] 17 posts of panchayat secys vacant!

2009-08-11 Thread Goanet News Service
17 posts of panchayat secys vacant! PANJIM, AUG 10 Village panchayat secretaries have important role to play in the functioning of the panchayat but many village panchayats do not have full-fledged secretaries. At some village panchayats, secretary is saddled with additional charge and

[Goanet] Influx of uncontrolled Migrants into Goa

2009-08-11 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 3 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:14:40 -0700 (PDT) From: marlon menezes goa...@yahoo.com http://f5mail.rediff.com/prism/writemail?mode=mail_to_individualemail=goacom@ yahoo.comels=031cd92304b7aa5174f8780bec6cca14 Subject: Re: [Goanet] Influx of uncontrolled Migrants into Goa

Re: [Goanet] Anti-P'yat amendment meet today

2009-08-11 Thread George Pinto
Solidarity with those who are fighting this amendment. Everyone should oppose this continuing government land grab. George --- On Mon, 8/10/09, Goanet News Service n...@goanet.org wrote: Anti-P'yat amendment meet today PANJIM, AUG 10 As the opposition to the latest amendment to the Goa

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: The price of language chauvinism:English education in Goa (Nisser Dias)

2009-08-11 Thread AF
VIVA Goa! I speak NO Portuguese, I speak no HINDI, nor Marathi..French through SSC was for the birds; I undertand a little of Konkannim..., but I have gone places speaking English.!! - Original Message - From: Goanet Reader The price of language chauvinism: English education in Goa

[Goanet] Lion Roars

2009-08-11 Thread Lionel Messias
*A Madame Tussauds for Goa?* Perhaps the oldest colonial edifice in Goa, the old Secretariat building, or Adil Shah Palace or Palacio da Idalcao is currently being renovated at a cost of Rs 3,86,37,880 and the expenditure required to complete the renovation is currently pegged at Rs

[Goanet] Congratulations to Francis Rodrigues!

2009-08-11 Thread Edward Verdes
Dear Francis, Congratulations on the release of your book, Greatest Konkani Song Hits' This book is a big gift to our Maim Bhass Konkani and I hope that every Konkani music loving parents in pordeshporia will present this book as a gift to their children and grand children, to keep our maim

Re: [Goanet] Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009

2009-08-11 Thread Bosco D'Mello
-Original Message- From: SHRIKANT BARVE Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009 did not pass unanimously opposition (BJP) did made walk out show. Manohar Parrikar Opposition leader made some statement regarding powers of Deputy Director of Panchayat, Sarpanch, Mamletdar etc. there

Re: [Goanet] Club de Goa World Goa Day function

2009-08-11 Thread A Colaco
Thanks Joy Wishing you , the management team and members of Club de Goa the very best on World Goa Day 2009 Cheers Tony Colaco -Original Message- From: Joy de Souza [mailto:j...@louisphotos.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 11 August 2009 12:30 PM To: goanet@lists.goanet.org; NSW GOA Tony

[Goanet] MG'S failed pograom

2009-08-11 Thread Bernado Colaco
V is a great guy too. But he is pro MG as can been seen from his various writings. The student movement was a harbinger to the end of the MG. I should have probably used the word death knell. The land to the tiller act has seen massive discontent among Goans. Today the land taken from the

Re: [Goanet] Agassaim-Goa Velha bypass: When will it be ready Mr. Cherchil?

2009-08-11 Thread valley faleiro
I do not understand why joe is perturb about what Mr. Churchill commits in the Assembly... well, we have all elected him to act this role in the Parliament ! Give him time to learn his job , which he may not Val Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:23:27 + From:

[Goanet] Fw: Club de Goa World Goa Day function

2009-08-11 Thread rene barreto
Goemkars ! 0 - Forwarded Message From: Joy de Souza j...@louisphotos.com.au To: undisclosed-recipi...@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:00:13 AM Club de Goa World Goa Day function

Re: [Goanet] Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009

2009-08-11 Thread J. Colaco jc
[1] The passing of the Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009 ..To me the Opposition's silence on the issue is the most telling indictment of this Act...Augusto Pinto [2] Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009 did not pass unanimously opposition (BJP) did made walk out

[Goanet] CONCORDAT AND LEGAL CONUNDRUMS

2009-08-11 Thread Averthan
CONCORDAT AND LEGAL CONUNDRUMS. Averthanus L. D'Souza. The ongoing controversy about whether the government should intervene (interfere?) in the management and administration of properties belonging to the Catholic Church is being fuelled by very untenable arguments by prominent politicians

[Goanet] Fw: New initiative of Govt of India ............ read, save pass on

2009-08-11 Thread floriano
- Original Message - From: Baylon Correia Dear friends, Now we can say Mera Bhaarat Mahaan proudly. Government of India has an online Grievance forum at http://www.pgportal.gov.in Can you imagine this is happening in INDIA ? The govt. wants people to use this tool to

[Goanet] A WARM WELCOME TO PAUL FERNANDES - FROM YOUR FRIENDS CIRCLE IN QATAR

2009-08-11 Thread Mario
A WARM WELCOME TO PAUL FROM YOUR FRIENDS CIRCLE IN QATAR Mr. Paul Fernandes popularly known as Polly is back to Qatar after being invited as the Guest of Honour by the Konkani Speaking Community for the drama Sogllim Khuxal' in London. As a guest of honour Paul had been accorded a warm

Re: [Goanet] The Goan crab mentality in action

2009-08-11 Thread Gabe Menezes
2009/8/9 Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net Mario wrote: What we see above is a graphic example of the infamous Goan crab mentality in action: two Goanetters falling over each other to be critical without having any idea what they are talking about [see link below]. Date: Fri, 7

[Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated

2009-08-11 Thread Blasio Fernandes
Nice try, Mervyn, but, we see once again your habit of deliberately distorting what someone else has written by truncating their words to make them unrecognizable. Look who's talking !!! Blasio

[Goanet] Pateleo or pateo

2009-08-11 Thread Albert Desouza
Albert writes:- My request to Joe bab is not to show photos of pateyo or any eatables on the goanet. I read the goanet in the night and when I see the photos of such delicious items I feel when the day will start and my wife will make patteo . Your photographs appeared as if the patteos were

Re: [Goanet] Simple and Grievous injuries.

2009-08-11 Thread Ashley D'silva
Hello doc, Interesting , I can use this information for my legal work. Thanks, God Bless, Ashley D'Silva Mumbai -Original Message- From: goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 9:28

[Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated

2009-08-11 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 04:47:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com Gabe, I am surprised you raise your blood pressure in response to the usual tsunami of disinformation. The rare exceptions use any pretext to poison the well by presenting flat out lies like government

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: The price of language chauvinism:English education in Goa (Nisser Dias)

2009-08-11 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक न ोरोन्या
Viva la difference! 2009/8/11 AF co...@comettele.com VIVA Goa! I speak NO Portuguese, I speak no HINDI, nor Marathi..French through SSC was for the birds; I undertand a little of Konkannim..., but I have gone places speaking English.!! I understand very little Portuguese. I can manage

Re: [Goanet] Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009

2009-08-11 Thread floriano
You couldn't have said it better, JC floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009

[Goanet] While sky is falling new animal species proliferate

2009-08-11 Thread Mario Goveia
353 new animal species have been found over the last DECADE, just in the eastern Himalayas, during massive deforestation in the area and the massive worldwide hysteria warning us that the sky is falling fast and the world is going to burn up by rising 2 to 5 F.  But are the radical

[Goanet] God and You

2009-08-11 Thread Albert Desouza
Albert writes:- If you cannot change yourself and want to remain the old self like in the old testament many Israel were in the state, or if we remain the same old self before we were baptised then what is the use of our religion ? what is the use of the scriptures to us ? If you believe that

Re: [Goanet] Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009

2009-08-11 Thread floriano
As has often been demonstrated all our MLAs are in cahoots, irrespective of their party affiliations. I certainly second Bosco on this above.and also on not registering the negative vote. floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org - Original Message - From: Bosco D'Mello

Re: [Goanet] The Goan crab mentality in action

2009-08-11 Thread Mario Goveia
From: Mario Goveia What we see above is a graphic example of the infamous Goan crab mentality in action: two Goanetters falling over each other to be critical without having any idea what they are talking about Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 22:35:16 -0400 From: Bosco D'Mello bos...@canada.com And

[Goanet] Anyone done Lasik eye surgery in Goa?

2009-08-11 Thread marlon menezes
I'm curious to know if anyone has done this kind of eye surgery in Goa. A quick google check does indicate that this is available in Goa, but my main intent is to get feedback from people who may know someone, or who may have themselves used it. Thanks, Marlon

[Goanet] Pateleo or pateo

2009-08-11 Thread Blasio Fernandes
Albert, I will be in Goa on the 15th of August and we would me making patolleo's. Oh.. yeah .. for the FEAST OF OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION. You are invited !!! Blasio Message: 6 Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:20:16 + From: Albert Desouza alizadeso...@hotmail.com Subject: [Goanet] Pateleo or pateo

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: The price of language chauvinism:English education in Goa (Nisser Dias)

2009-08-11 Thread Venantius Pinto
Fred, You make good points, frank examples, and are talking of India, Comet is talking perhaps outside of India, unless the English has also helped him in the interiors of India or even say at Masjid, Mumbai. Buts as you put it you have been to Finland and Germany, but at least in Finland you must

[Goanet] Don't trust secrets with the wife, don't lie to the king, honour decisions of the group

2009-08-11 Thread Frederick FN Noronha
KONKANI ADAGES (for more see link at end) Baile-k gutth sangonaka, rai-ak fott marinaka, choganchem utor moddinaka Don't trust secrets with the wife, don't lie to the king, honour decisions of the group (of friends) Ballonterache chottke (or sutke), mornnanche attevitte Pangs of childbirth and

[Goanet] Influx of uncontrolled Migrants into Goa

2009-08-11 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 6 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:48:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net http://f5mail.rediff.com/prism/writemail?mode=mail_to_individualemail=mgoveia @sbcglobal.netels=031cd92304b7aa5174f8780bec6cca14 Subject: [Goanet] Influx of uncontrolled Migrants into

Re: [Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated

2009-08-11 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Mervyn, Have you noticed that half the Americans, who complain about socialism in America, themselves receive major benefits from the US government? If some of the protesting Americans were honest enough to say that they have a problem with President Obama's black heritage, that may be more

[Goanet] Will the Goan American reactionaries please stand up?

2009-08-11 Thread Mario Goveia
Carmen wrote recently that she has met many Goan Americans who are also reactionaries like me on Obama's attempt to hijack America on behalf of Karl Marx, but I'm having a hard time finding more than a handful which is making it hard to start the American Goan Reactionaries Association, or

Re: [Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated

2009-08-11 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Gilbert Lawrence wrote: To add another humorous note, yesterday I was talking to a Republican  middle-age White man, who asked me about the prisoner-release from China.  I replied, I was not up-to-date on the news, knowing only about the American prisoners in Iran and North Korea.  He

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Curca bridge (New and Old)

2009-08-11 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Curca bridge (New and Old)   Taken from the new bridge http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukbridges/3760534741/sizes/l/   http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukbridges/3760534145/sizes/l/   old Curca bridge approach (towards bambolim/Merces)

[Goanet] Now, Hindu outfit wants Goa museum to remove Husain painting

2009-08-11 Thread Goanet News Service
Now, Hindu outfit wants Goa museum to remove Husain painting IANS 11 August 2009, 06:53pm IST PANAJI: Goa State Museum officials will meet later this week to decide whether artist M F Husain's painting titled Standing Buddha should continue to be displayed, after a right-wing Hindu group

[Goanet] Tiatr tiatr Khoddekant Tiatr..

2009-08-11 Thread JoeGoaUk
Tiatr tiatr Khoddkant Tiatr..   Zo zatolo hea mhuineache 16ver sokallchea 10.30 vorar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_jLwThMacA  Dur: about a minute   Chief Guest for the show not Digambar nor Parrikar but JoeGoaUk   It reminded me of my childhood.. I remember running after the Car (usually

[Goanet] Goa news for August 12, 2009

2009-08-11 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** India Detects 119 More Cases Of Swine Flu, Total Now 1078 - AHN resh-swine-flu-cases-today--total-stands-at-864usg=AFQjCNFr0xU4xHxcbm6C0OCigoghesSogA82 fresh swine flu cases today; total

[Goanet] VOA News - One Quarter of India Faces Drought Threat

2009-08-11 Thread Ruby Goes
Hi Goanetters, This is bad news. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-11-voa13.cfm rubygoes

Re: [Goanet] While sky is falling new animal species proliferate

2009-08-11 Thread lyrawmn
Dear all:   Finding new species should elicit rejoicing by all. However,  biologists to date simply do not know how many species exist on Planet Earth.   According to the World Wildlife Fund: http://www.panda.org/about_our_earth/biodiversity/biodiversity/   Scientists estimate between 0.1%

Re: [Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated

2009-08-11 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Gilbert Lawrence wrote: Certainly people have the right to question the motives of people and the government with whom they don't agree. But I am not sure they have the right to insult to our (American) collective wisdom - ani magir the Goan collective wisdom. GL, How about the

[Goanet] Solving Healthcare crisis in America

2009-08-11 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
This is the first of a four-part article that will be posted on Goanet for general information.  Constructive comments are most welcome; and will help me polish this article before I send it for publication.   Comprehensive Healthcare -  Empowering the front-line of Medicine. Gilbert A.

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (12Aug09)

2009-08-11 Thread alexyz fernandes
*** Keep Goa Clean *** Impossible! Our Politicians cum Estate Agents are busy Selling Goa! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

Re: [Goanet] Gurunath Kelekar: MARG - Years of Dedicated Service

2009-08-11 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Besides Gurunath Kelekar's MARG, I came across another similar organisation in Panjim (Altinho) sometime in 2004, run by ex-Police chief Prabakar Sinari, which if I understood himn correctly then, was given the responsibility of educating the Kadamba bus drivers in addition to other objectives.