[Goanet-News] NEWS: Novel, two books on Goan literature to be launched on Jan 30

2010-01-25 Thread Goanet News
Novel, two books on Goan literature to be launched on Jan 30 Panji, Jan 25 : About a century after Goans started producing their literature in English, how vibrant and relevant is this field today? This issue will come up for debate at the Clube Vasco da Gama this weekend, at a function to

[Goanet] legal or illegal

2010-01-25 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 7 Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:47:42 +0300 From: armstrong augusto vaz armstrong...@gmail.com http://f5mail.rediff.com/prism/writemail?mode=mail_to_individualemail=armstro ng...@gmail.comels=d3c4449d32d513aea35864f3bb562a5c To: goa...@goanet.org

Re: [Goanet] Who the bleep cares...

2010-01-25 Thread Jason Keith Fernandes
Dear Bernado, I invariably have a lot of sympathy for your views, though I may not share them wholly, which is to say, that yes, we should recognise that for a definite segment of Goans, the so-called Liberation, was not in fact a Liberation, and heralded the end of the good times. You make a

Re: [Goanet] FAQ w.r.t. PPS

2010-01-25 Thread floriano
The widely circulated FAQ w.r.t. PPS has not been altogether lost on people and we have been receiving comments such as these from people who believe that this is the shot into the snow-capped mountains that could start the avalanche of Goa's political reforms. And Mr. M.A. Basha, Retd.

[Goanet] Blessed Jose Vaz and Padr Agnelo

2010-01-25 Thread Xanno Moidecar
Alfred de Tavares is a gentleman and as always gracious. I had met him in Goem some twenty two odd years ago, though he will not recognise me in this avatar or I think remember the meeting; even if he knew my identity. Hence my alacrity in accepting my error and obviously, the fact that I was

[Goanet] Marzipans for candy lovers

2010-01-25 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
Marzipans for candy lovers MEHER MARFATIA , As long as there are East Indian aunties, foodies will never be short of Marzipans for candy lovers genuine marzipan... Sweet dreams are made of this alone, never mind what the Eurythmics crooned about. Marzipan - that delectable culinary concoction

Re: [Goanet] Apple and mango confusion and denial of religious motive

2010-01-25 Thread Averthanus
1. The plural we, our and us refers to the vast majority of common folk who belong to the human race, who are not primates. The use of the plural is perfectly normal and does not imply any sinister constituency which the hyperactive id of the good doctor drives him to deduce. 2.Dr.

Re: [Goanet] Gazing at the skies

2010-01-25 Thread Santosh Helekar
Venantius, I am a founding member of the Association of Friends of Asrronomy, Goa. Today, there are many budding amateur astronomers who are its members. The AFA has organized talks by several eminent astronomers and astrophysicists over the years. Indeed, one of the first talks we organized

[Goanet] Abortion is first degree murder?

2010-01-25 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:13:06 + (GMT) From: Xanno Moidecar xanno_moide...@yahoo.co.uk I look at my lovely family and I know that if any one of them needed it, I would have absolutely no hesitation in taking recourse to any means whatsoever, to secure their wellbeing. Mario observes:

[Goanet] Advocacy is not over-in pursuit of good public policies for Goa, Goans and the great Indian republic

2010-01-25 Thread Dr.Nandkumar Kamat
Advocacy is not over-in pursuit of good public policies for Goa, Goans and the great Indian republic Reminiscences of republic day-2000 to 2010 Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat- (ex-chairman) task force committee to draft Goa state cultural policy-2002-07 (The State cultural policy, 2007 mentioned

[Goanet] HONEST POLITICIAN

2010-01-25 Thread MD
honest politician Indians' worst fear: the honest politician For Indian voters, news of a corruption scandal is a sign of a political system in ruddy good health. It's honesty we distrust Aravind Adiga: Indians are most suspicious of honest politicians (Link Below) Aravind Adiga has been

Re: [Goanet] : Opportunity for Resident Goans to help Save Goa [was, Opportunity for non-Resident Goans, etc.] (Mario Goveia)

2010-01-25 Thread Tony de Sa
Mario observes Arwin, Kitem mhontai, re? This is a case that has to be tackled by people on the ground carrying hockey sticks, not by long distance.? But, not to worry. I have alerted our local activist colleagues, Tony and Samir, and I'm sure they will do whatever is necessary to push the

[Goanet] Goa Minister Charged with Police Station Attack

2010-01-25 Thread Arwin Mesquita
http://www.navhindtimes.in/news/goa-news/7828-babush-others-charged-with-causing-grievous-hurt-to-cops Babush, others charged with causing grievous hurt to copshttp://www.navhindtimes.in/news/goa-news/7828-babush-others-charged-with-causing-grievous-hurt-to-cops Written by NT Network

[Goanet] Grape Escapade 2010: Festival of Music, Dance with A26 ( Day 3 Video Pics)

2010-01-25 Thread JoeGoaUk
Grape Escapade 2010: Festival of Music, Dance with A26 ( Day 3 Video Pics)   With Band A26 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RriYzJMXELs   Pics: The Band http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4303902857/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4303903655/sizes/l/   Crowd dancing to the

[Goanet] NRGs who walk the talk

2010-01-25 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:17:11 -0800 (PST) From: Samir Kelekar samir_kele...@yahoo.com It was good to find that there are some NRGs who actually walk the talk. Of course, we know many who just spout hot air. Atrisys Technologies is a Verna based embedded software company. A 10 employee

Re: [Goanet] Talking Photos: New St. Jacinto Bridge (with video clip)

2010-01-25 Thread Naguesh Bhatcar
As always, thanks to Joe for the nice pictures. The usual publicity stone http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukbridges/4300380910/sizes/l/ As regards the picture above about the publicity stone, one can only imagine the number of these stones with Digambar Kamat's name, all across Goa!

Re: [Goanet] Gazing at the skies

2010-01-25 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Thanks for all the info Santosh. That is a very expensive telescope by most standards. I presume any group anyplace in the world can only hope to access such amazing equipment--considering what people in general earn etc. or the ability to purchase something at even 1/8 the cost. Guess its a

[Goanet] Talking Photos: What's coming here?

2010-01-25 Thread JoeGoaUk
I wonder what’s coming up here? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4301713440/sizes/l/   http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4301711898/sizes/l/ Whatever it is,it’s going be a huge one.   Both pics taken from the moving car on our way to Majorda via Velsao/Cansaulim The spot is on the

[Goanet] Matrimonial for Catholic Goans

2010-01-25 Thread sheila menezes
Dear Goanetters, Please inform your readers about this wonderful site which has helped many Catholics in finding their life partners. www.rcmatrimonials.com The charges are very low ..Only Rs. 300/- for ladies and Rs. 350/- for gents and no fees are charged when partners have been matched.

Re: [Goanet] Gazing at the skies

2010-01-25 Thread Venantius J Pinto
For the record its was good to know that AFA is connected to top astronomers. I inadvertently thought it was a small impoverished group. One only learns more when one says something, and a response comes back. Thanks. venantius From: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Goanet]

[Goanet] SALE OF GOA

2010-01-25 Thread Arwin Mesquita
It is really unfortunate to know of Goans, actively engaging is the large scale of Goan Land to outsiders, to realise a life of luxury for themselves and their families. As a result of their selfish actions, Goa and majority of the population, have to bear the brunt of various related negative

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (26Jan10)

2010-01-25 Thread alexyz fernandes
Mickey why so many Tourists visit us..? ...Because our Rupee does not Travel too far To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] NEWS: Padma Shri for two Goans :: Maria Couto awarded for literature, Fr Romualdo for education (Herald)

2010-01-25 Thread Goanet News
Padma Shri for two Goans HERALD REPORTER Maria Couto awarded for literature, Fr Romualdo for education PANJIM, JAN 25 Noted literary personality Dr Maria Aurora Couto and renowned academician Fr Romualdo de Souza have been named by Government of India in a list of 81 selected for the Padma Shri

[Goanet] Goa news for January 26, 2010

2010-01-25 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Reduce Sesa Goa target of Rs 344 Angel Sec - Moneycontrol.com Mhzdd5MH15tNPvJwtYwSesa Goa to Mine 8 Million Tons of Ore in 4th-Quarter

[Goanet] Reflections on the Eve of Republic Day

2010-01-25 Thread Goa World
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) Reflections on the Eve of Republic Day While we have made great progress since we became a republic, a lot remains to be done, says JOE D’SOUZA Tomorrow we celebrate India’s 60th Republic day. Goa had to wait more eleven years more to be liberated

[Goanet] From one RG to another

2010-01-25 Thread Tony de Sa
@ Selma This John Lobo was from Sircaim. He was the father-in-Law of Jos Peter D'Souza the advocate from Goa who figured in the Scarlet Keeling case. @Mario People resort to sarcasm when they have no ammunition. Are you belittling John Lobo's contribution to the preservation of environment

[Goanet] Section 148, 153, 324, 325, 332, 333, 427, for Atanasio and Jennifer Monserrate and their cohorts

2010-01-25 Thread roger dsouza
The wheels of justice grind slowly but in Goa sometimes they seem to take forever given the far reaching clout of our ministers, MLAS, politicians and their cohorts - the most corrupt, hedonistic loving and vile bunch that are a disgrace to us Goans with all the wheeling and dealing and corruption

[Goanet] NEWS: Novel, two books on Goan literature to be launched on Jan 30

2010-01-25 Thread Goanet News
Novel, two books on Goan literature to be launched on Jan 30 Panji, Jan 25 : About a century after Goans started producing their literature in English, how vibrant and relevant is this field today? This issue will come up for debate at the Clube Vasco da Gama this weekend, at a function to

[Goanet] Swimming pool issue rocks Assagao gram sabha

2010-01-25 Thread Arwin Mesquita
http://www.navhindtimes.in/news/goa-news/-swimming-pool-issue-rocks-assagao-gram-sabha - Swimming pool issue rocks Assagao gram sabha http://www.navhindtimes.in/news/goa-news/-swimming-pool-issue-rocks-assagao-gram-sabha- Written by NT Network Monday, 25 January 2010 01:22 -

[Goanet] CHESS IN MESS ? Courtesy AICF

2010-01-25 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Around 25 years ago Kapil Dev raised some question? He was prominent players of Harayana and India. I seriously feel that there is serious problem with our Sports organization setup. Most of our Sports organization, at least in Goa are legally defunct. The same case, may be in India. For