[Goanet-News] Rarely has the Goan Diaspora challenged the biased views of the mainstream media. (Dr Eddie D'Sa)

2013-09-02 Thread Goanet Reader
By Dr. Eddie D'Sa gdig...@btinternet.com Benedito Ferrao and Jason Fernandes[1] deserve all praise for a fitting and timely response to the allegations made by Andrew Green, chair of Migration Watch. They have stated their case persuasively and in clear and crisp academic prose -- rare among

[Goanet-News] GoanLink: Ivo Coelho, SDB

2013-09-02 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
Ran across Ivo Coelho, SDB's blog online. What I didn't realise is that he's based in Jerusalem where he is the rector of the Salesian Community. Some contacts for him: Ivo Coelho, SDB. Rector, Salesian Community, Editor, DJPE, Ratisbonne Monastery, 26 Rehov Shmuel Hanagid, P.O. Box 7336 91072

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: Europeans of An Other Colour -- Why the Goans are Portuguese (Ferrao Fernandes, Kafila.org)

2013-09-02 Thread Jose Colaco
On Sep 1, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: Paulo Colaco Dias, I can always depend on you to provide comic relief on Goanet. The only reason why Goans born before Dec 1961 are Portuguese is because the Portuguese insist they are. COMMENT: My dear Mervyn, Is it

[Goanet] Rarely has the Goan Diaspora challenged the biased

2013-09-02 Thread Bernado Colaco
The pro bharati media in Goa will not publish  anti colonial talk. But thanks to the net, the imperialist media has been challenged for the past 14 years, unless Sã has not read or is new to the internet.   BC         By Dr. Eddie D'Sa gdig...@btinternet.com Benedito Ferrao and Jason

[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day....

2013-09-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
The Driftershttp://www.youtube.com/artist/the-drifters?feature=watch_video_title - Saturday Night At The Movies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkjFhoW2ns -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: When a friendly editor cured stammering... (Willy Goes, interviewed by Remediana Dias)

2013-09-02 Thread Wendell Rodricks
Very nice article. Willy Goes is an inspiration. He should write his autobiography More power to Goans like him W Sent from my iPad Wendell Rodricks, Campal, Panjim. GOA 403001. INDIA Off tel: +91-832-2420604, Shop tel: +91-832-2238177 Off email: rns.wend...@gmail.com On 02-Sep-2013, at 3:02

[Goanet] THE ACADEMIC, ECONOMIC, AND EMOTIONAL POLITICS OF KONKANI: A RESPONSE TO ARTI DAS

2013-09-02 Thread dale luis menezes
To The Editor, Navhind Times, We write this letter to indicate that we found the article “Konkani Bhasha: Its Academic, Economic and Emotional Viability”, that appeared in your newspaper on 17 Aug 2013, lacking in terms of conveying the real story regarding the health of the Konkani language.

Re: [Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-02 Thread Santosh Helekar
Sebastian Borges wrote: My thanks to Santosh for the very informative links; they widened the horizons of an ill-read person like me. Dear Prof. Borges, I too appreciate your input and perspective on this issue, which I think are more valuable than mine. I am not sure if you are interested 

[Goanet] ADVOCATE GENERAL OF GOA ATMARAM NADKARNI SHOULD QUIT

2013-09-02 Thread U. G. Barad
I'm yet to see any practicing advocate/lawyer quitting practicing law for having given wrong legal advice to his client! Has advocate Aires not faced with such instances! Has he not got tongue lashings anytime from law courts in India for giving wrong advice or guidance and or for wrongly

Re: [Goanet] Special Status

2013-09-02 Thread floriano lobo
http://www.epapernavhind.in/navhindtimes/epaperhome.aspx?issue=02092013 - Original Message - From: Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 8:21 PM Subject: [Goanet] Special Status Now that the Union government isn't keen on

[Goanet] Moily's Bizarre Theory

2013-09-02 Thread U. G. Barad
Oil Minister M. V. Moily has proposed many changes for the consideration of the Cabinet Committee! Top change (unstudied!) on his agenda is, 'CLOSING PETROL PUMPS FROM 8 PM TO 8 AM.' According to M. V. Moily this particular change is being proposed to save on petrol import and consumption!

Re: [Goanet] Augusto Pinto: Mull ani Bull

2013-09-02 Thread J. Colaco jc
Before this particular subject got unfortunately subverted on to a tangent by Prof. Sebastian Borges, I had asked Augusto Pinto a few questions. These questions were directly related to some very (IMO) uncorroborated charges made by Augusto against some prominent Goa based Goan journalists. The

[Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-02 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
Can someone please elaborate what is Mull ani Bull all about, how is this subjectline relevant to the issue being debated, and who brought about this subjectline to the debate?

[Goanet] GoanLink: Ivo Coelho, SDB

2013-09-02 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
Ran across Ivo Coelho, SDB's blog online. What I didn't realise is that he's based in Jerusalem where he is the rector of the Salesian Community. Some contacts for him: Ivo Coelho, SDB. Rector, Salesian Community, Editor, DJPE, Ratisbonne Monastery, 26 Rehov Shmuel Hanagid, P.O. Box 7336 91072

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: Europeans of An Other Colour -- Why the Goans are Portuguese (Ferrao Fernandes, Kafila.org)

2013-09-02 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Again, the Anglophile Goan versus the Lusophile Goan tug-of-war. Both are not wrong... yet neither is fully right, IMNSHO! FN

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: When a friendly editor cured stammering... (Willy Goes, interviewed by Remediana Dias)

2013-09-02 Thread Eugene Correia
Wily's account of his young life and later his dive into literary pursuits makes a good story. I just finished reading his Cabo's Sofa and ther short stories from Goa. Hope to do a review later. eugene

[Goanet] GOACAN to observe National Nutrition Week from 1st September

2013-09-02 Thread Goa Desc
--- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. --- GOACAN to observe

[Goanet] A 'new' method of learning for kiddies?

2013-09-02 Thread Jose Colaco
Dear all, You may have heard of the Khan Academy. I believe that the kiddies might benefit from the short video lectures on the site - Totally Free Now has the backing of Bill Gates and Google I'd suggest watching this short video which appeared on 60 minutes last night best jc

[Goanet] Portuguese Arrival in Goa

2013-09-02 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Following my side-interest of history as a buff, I had the good fortune to read back-to-back two books. First by  Nigel Cliff on HOLY WAR: How Vasco Da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations.   This was followed by The Fortunes of War: Four Great Battles

[Goanet] Latest on goanspirit.com

2013-09-02 Thread Lionel Messias
NEW If you receive this more than once, please bear with me. I am understaffed and underpaid, that’s why. *Mining Malaise -2* September 2-8, 2013 Pushpa Iyengar Mining leverage On Thursday, the mother of all rallies was held in the capital where politicians, trade unions and workers came

[Goanet] Indian Male Tourists and their Goa bitches - PHOTO SATIRE

2013-09-02 Thread Mayabhushan
An article in the Guardian last week, about Goa looking to 'ban' low budget British tourists has caused outrage within India. The All India Male Tourist Association (AIMTA) has called the move a violation of their freedom of touch, feel and sight, especially when it comes to the white female

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: Europeans of An Other Colour -- Why the Goans are Portuguese (Ferrao Fernandes, Kafila.org)

2013-09-02 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
Yes, Jose, you are right. Of course I was responding to the original article from the British Daily Mail of 13 May 2013 and the excellent response from Ferrao and Fernandes posted in this forum. As a lawyer, I presented the legal position of Portugal, its Portuguese Nationality Law and its

[Goanet] Fwd: Press Note For favour of Publication

2013-09-02 Thread Tiatr Academy Goa
*Press Note* *For favour of Publication* * * *‘ Mhozo Des Mahan 2013’- Jesus and Mary Sarvajanik High School, Carambolim Lifts the title * ‘ Mhozo Des Mahan-2013’ an Inter School Choreographic dance Competition on Konkani Songs on Patriotism, National Integration and Communal Harmony was

[Goanet] This was my original article but TOI has edited as per their choice which appeared on 1.9.2013 (Sunday) and Goanet has taken over the same article in their Issue 606. Now I am forwarding my o

2013-09-02 Thread Stephen Dias
MARINAS IN GOA COURTESY OF GOA GOVERNMENT BY: Stephen Dias, D.Paula The news item in Times of India dated 26th August, 2013 , that the M.P.T has doctored an Environmental Impact Assessment report suggesting that the Chicalim Bay is good for Marinas clearly indicates a match

[Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-02 Thread Sebastian Borges
Dear Marshall, I do not know about Poona, but I cannot agree with you that there is no casteism among Goan Christians in Bombay. I have lived in Bombay among Goans hailing from all parts of Goa at the Goan Society Bldg., Chira Bazar. Your challenge that I should show you one sentence in the Bible

[Goanet] Dona Paula (Donpalkarancho Ekvott)

2013-09-02 Thread JoeGoaUk
Update Aug 2013 pics and video blog http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2011/08/dona-paula-hotspot-for-bollywood-film.html video 30.8.13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvz0ntfW5SU Jet Ski / Water Scooter. Rs. 300/ride/person http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/964995/in/photostream/  A view

[Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-02 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Response; 1.If the poster chooses to live in denial of the evidence furnished by me in the documents provided by Prof Borges just because they are unpalatable to him and do not support his views, there is nothing more we can do about it. He is free to live in his world of dreams and fantasy. Who

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: Europeans of An Other Colour -- Why the Goans are Portuguese (Ferrao Fernandes, Kafila.org)

2013-09-02 Thread J. Colaco jc
On 2 September 2013 07:46, Paulo Colaco Dias paul...@hotmail.com wrote: My response serves to emphasize the fact that Goans born before 1961 are still Portuguese citizens today because they never lost citizenship rights according to Portugal. COMMENT: And you are absolutely right, Paulo. What

[Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-02 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Mervyn Lobo: There is no casteism in the Bible. Caste, in Indian Christianity, is a purely Hindu hangover. Anyone who practices it, cannot be a follower of Christ. Response: I knew an intelligent person like you would have understood the message. Only two corrections need to be made in your

Re: [Goanet] Mull ani Bull

2013-09-02 Thread J. Colaco jc
On 2 September 2013 08:02, Sebastian Borges s_m_bor...@yahoo.com wrote: 'Dear Marshall, I do not know about Poona, but I cannot agree with you that there is no casteism among Goan Christians in Bombay' COMMENT: Having lived and studied in Poona, I can say that I KNOW about Poona. I can safely

[Goanet] NEIL RANGEL: ALTERNATIVE VIEW[Goanet-News] Rarely has the Goan Diaspora challenged the biased views of the mainstream media. (Dr Eddie D'Sa)

2013-09-02 Thread neil rangel
KINDLY PUBLISH MY ALTERNATIVE TAKE ON THIS SUBJECT THANK YOU NEIL DE JESUS RANGEL While I don’t have access to the original article that quoted Mr Andrew Green ; it seems that everyone has missed the point of this concerned British man. This issue may not be  so much of

[Goanet] An aspect in psychology

2013-09-02 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
This govt has systematically broken the spine of the country, here let me present an illustration.. An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Congress food

[Goanet] India's crisis within a crisis; FM fights on two fronts

2013-09-02 Thread U. G. Barad
Chidambaram's ultimate failure to win colleagues around - despite his famed eloquence - is emblematic of the predicament he faces. If any member in Goanet wants to read more on this click the link provided below: http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-crisis-withi

Re: [Goanet] NEIL RANGEL: ALTERNATIVE VIEW[Goanet-News] Rarely has the Goan Diaspora challenged the biased views of the mainstream media. (Dr Eddie D'Sa)

2013-09-02 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-Original Message- From: neil rangel While I don’t have access to the original article that quoted Mr Andrew Green ; it seems that everyone has missed the point of this concerned British man. Response: Goan Voice carried a report on 13 May 2013 with links to: 1. The Daily Star

[Goanet] Let us march together to destroy the Aadhaar card!

2013-09-02 Thread Sebastian Rodrigues
http://bharatmukti.blogspot.in/2013/09/let-us-march-together-to-destroy.html Hindustan Petroleum Company is confronted on the issue of making Aadhaar card compulsory for the disbursement of subsidies to its customers. In a sms communication initiated by Cliffton de Souza of Velim, Salcete, Goa

[Goanet] Link to the Video recording of the talk on 1st September by Teesta Setalvad uploaded on Youtube

2013-09-02 Thread Albertina Almeida
Hi All, Here is the link to the video recording of the talk by Teesta Setalvad on The Politics of Development on 1st September, uploaded on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1pL16UJcFo Regards, albertina -- (M) 09326137682 “We can't solve problems by using the same kind of

[Goanet] Goa news for September 3, 2013

2013-09-02 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Why Goa is looking to go upmarket and banish Brits and backpackers - The Guardian ime state, the hedonistic hippy haven whose promises of sun, sand, cheap beer and drugs transformed it

Re: [Goanet] NEIL RANGEL: ALTERNATIVE VIEW[Goanet-News] Rarely has the Goan Diaspora challenged the biased views of the mainstream media. (Dr Eddie D'Sa)

2013-09-02 Thread J. Colaco jc
Dear Neil, First of all, I'd like to thank you for your presentation. I also enjoyed reading from Jason and Eddie D'Sa Two preliminary comments: a: It is nicely written b: Always a pleasure to read from newer and younger minds. May more flow from your e-pen. Allow me, however, to suggest