Re: [Goanet] Should the Church or Priest dabble in politics? response to Nisser Dias

2011-12-08 Thread Mervyn Lobo
basilio Monteiro wrote: Should the Church and the Priests Dabble in Politics? In public life PRUDENCE is an important virtue, which is unfortunately in short supply. It is a legitimate question that people must raise when priests get prominently involved in the political life of the community/socie

[Goanet] Two Studies Provide Hope for Breast Cancer Patients - - TIME Healthland

2011-12-08 Thread Con Menezes
http://healthland.time.com/2011/12/08/two-drugs-offer-new-hope-for-breast-cancer-patients/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition a

[Goanet] Tokyo Story

2011-12-08 Thread Venantius J Pinto
From, Tokyo Story 東京物語, Tōkyō Monogatari, directed by Yasujirō Ozu, 1953. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Story The low camera angles are something to behold. I wish someday a Goan story is told with similar dynamics. +++ Children do not live up to their parents expectations. Lets just be happ

Re: [Goanet] Goodbye death, Hello Immortality

2011-12-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 7 December 2011 00:56, Mervyn Lobo wrote: > Bosco D wrote; > That's a sobering comment!! What about the reference to predictions here > on New Year's 2011: > > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2011-January/203859.html > > - > > - B :-) > As of t

[Goanet] Fashionistas replace turtles at Morjim

2011-12-08 Thread Goanet News Service
Fashionistas replace turtles at Morjim Paul Fernandes, TNN | Dec 9, 2011 PANAJI: Fashionistas and mother turtles may be heading to Morjim beach on Saturday. While models will walk the ramp under the spotlight, the glare may just keep the flippered visitors away. Turtle lovers are aghast at re

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (09Dec11)

2011-12-08 Thread alexyz fernandes
"Why are Mega Builders & Mine Owners like Plastic Bags? ALL Pollute the Environment...?" To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org --- Protec

Re: [Goanet] Name-calling 'worst form of bullying'

2011-12-08 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Gabe Menezes sent: Name-calling 'worst form of bullying' -- Gabe, here in lies the hassle of English the way the English speak it. I would think that name calling is the best form of bullying. A worse form of bullying would be when one country

Re: [Goanet] Should the Church or Priest dabble in politics? response to Nisser Dias

2011-12-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
2011/12/8 Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا < fredericknoro...@gmail.com> > > My views are as under: > > * Popes, sadhus, Rasputins, St Joan of Arcs and men and women of the garb > in diverse religious faiths have long "dabbled" in politics. In colonial > times, the archbisho

Re: [Goanet] Should the Church or Priest dabble in politics? response to Nisser Dias

2011-12-08 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
The word "dabble" is a loaded word. It presumes ab initio that the priest is doing something wrong by being where he is not meant to be. How would we respond to a question such as: should the common man dabble in the elections? (We would think this is a bizarre question, and rightly so.) My views

Re: [Goanet] Lisbon’s rule over Goa unacceptable

2011-12-08 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Eric, this is not 2011! FN On 8 December 2011 19:19, eric pinto wrote: > I believe the official were either misquoted or misinterpreted. They are > in a struggle to survive, and are more likely to ask India for assistance, > rather than damage the amity of several decades. Little justifies th

[Goanet] Oktoberfest in Panjim, Goa, and Petition to the Government of India

2011-12-08 Thread IGSG Goa
*Deutscher Text weiter unten* Dear readers, *Petition to the Government of India* At a press conference in Panjim today the Indo German Friendship Society Goa presented a Petition of Germans and citzens of the European Union to the Governement of India asking for the facilitation of Visa emiss

Re: [Goanet] Should the Church or Priest dabble in politics? response to Nisser Dias

2011-12-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 8 December 2011 17:19, basilio Monteiro wrote: > Should the Church and the Priests Dabble in Politics? > YES. Why? Let us examine briefly what is the role of the Church and > the priests in society. > COMMENT: That was a nice powerful piece; Had the Church not intervened in many South America

[Goanet] Taking to tinto Sixth Night and other Goan products

2011-12-08 Thread Melvyn Fernandes
Dear Frederick Thank you for your message 6 in Goanet Digest Vol 6, Issue 1121. A few sunsets and sunrises have gone since then and I do apologise that it has not been possible to acknowledge your post before now. In England we have a rugby song that goes something like this "why were you bor

[Goanet] The Wrap Daily Deal: Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings & Tony Bennet The Complete Improv Recordings

2011-12-08 Thread THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE
A message to all members of THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE (http://thewrap.concordmusicgroup.com/deals/tony-bennett/) (http://thewrap.concordmusicgroup.com/deals/tony-bennett/) Visit THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE at: http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network ---

[Goanet] Name-calling 'worst form of bullying'

2011-12-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
Name-calling 'worst form of bullying' *Name-calling is more devastating for children's self-confidence than physical bullying, a study suggests.* Dr Stephen Joseph, a psychologist at Warwick University, found verbal abuse had a large and ongoing impact on children's self-esteem. The study, which

[Goanet] Verse for today....

2011-12-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
Matthew 7:3 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A3&version=NIV -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Re

[Goanet] Lisbon’s rule over Goa unacceptable

2011-12-08 Thread eric pinto
   I believe the official  were either misquoted or misinterpreted.  They are in a struggle to survive, and are more likely to ask India for assistance, rather than damage the amity of several decades.  Little justifies the provocation, and the story is not credible.   eric.

[Goanet] Should the Church or Priest dabble in politics? response to Nisser Dias

2011-12-08 Thread basilio Monteiro
Should the Church and the Priests Dabble in Politics? YES. Why? Let us examine briefly what is the role of the Church and the priests in society. What is Church? Or better: Who is the Church? What is religion? By and large people have some funny and fuzzy notions of what the Church is, and its rol

[Goanet] Panjim Feast Procession

2011-12-08 Thread JoeGoaUk
Panjim Feast Procession http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chpXuJBeCGg 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 In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] The Wisdom of Wolves Movie | Simple Truths

2011-12-08 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.wisdomofwolves.com/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php

[Goanet] Ballroom waltzing to Konkani music - BBC ONE

2011-12-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
Gabe Menezes, > This link is one of the funnier ones you have sent us. > As you know, the music being played is not a waltz. > > Those who can waltz, will find it rather difficult to waltz to music that > has another beat. > > As Joeukgoa pointed out, someone has taken a video clip, dubbed it with

[Goanet] Panjim feast today - Some pics

2011-12-08 Thread JoeGoaUk
  Feast of Mary's Immaculate Conception 8.12.11   church http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk45/6475789605/in/photostream   Angels / Procession http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk45/6475791149/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk45/6475791583/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.c

[Goanet] Song for the Day.

2011-12-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
Received this today from a Far East Pal. Nancy Ponto (Aura Band) feat Norman King : Nearness of You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOVUfpJKaOg&feature=email -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --- P

[Goanet] GOA TODAY

2011-12-08 Thread Nelson Lopes
GOA TODAYGermans and others want to avoid harsh European winters by visiting Goa. Two months break for the re entry is a hurdle for longer stay to the would be pensioners All the authorities are contacted to review this legal impediment.Baba Ramdev meeting at Multipurpose school ground w

[Goanet] SMILE......................... IT'S WEEKEND (08/12/2011)

2011-12-08 Thread CAJETAN DE
EACH OTHER.   A Lady walked into a drug store and told the Pharmacist she needed some cyanide. Pharmacist: Cyanide? May I ask you, why do you need cyanide?" Lady: (Explained) I want it to poison my husband. The Pharmacist's eyes got big and he said:   Pharmacist: Lord have mercy, I c

[Goanet] Photos of 1961

2011-12-08 Thread Bernado Colaco
Goans are still becoming Portuguese citizens, when did Portuguese rule end? Likewise the commonwealth is still dicatated by the queen. A stupid question asked, is rule not intangible? BC Would anyone have photos of the end of Portuguese rule in Goa in 1961? Or if you know where these could be ac