17-Sep-2006
Dear Friend,
No one likes to be last and no one wants to be seen as weak and helpless, and
rightly so. The ideal person held up as a model is one who can manage on
his/her own; one who is a self-made person. In the race to be number one we
sometimes forget that
By - Special Correspondent of the
Online edition of India's National Newspaper
The HINDU TIMES
Saturday, Sep 16, 2006
It will have extended apron and additional international terminal
Meeting calls for fresh techno-feasibility report
Question raised on land in Navy's possession
PANAJI:
On 15/09/06, George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
See http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/papacy_and_the_vatican
George
Apt Reply I believe.:-
Islam, like Christianity, is not above criticism
(Filed: 18/09/2006)
The Pope quotes a barbed medieval criticism of Islamic violence in the
course
Roland,
Thank you for broaching this delicate topic which is currently being
challenged in India. Canada has followed the lead of a few Scandanavian
countries ( http://marriage.about.com/cs/samesexmarriage/a/samesex.htm
much to the chagrin of Benedict16 http://tinyurl.com/nt9vb ) legalizing
Official press release to Afra's query:
The Goa Governor does not discriminate against any dogs, Goan or otherwise.
He has in fact taken a page from the dogs' book of not defecating in
their own backyard and applied it to not eating dogs in his own State
and from his own State.
Citizens may
Dear Dr Giese,
I fear more and more that my generation of expat Goans
grows less and less concerned about Goa and certainly
our progeny grows-up blissfully ignorant about Goa. I
have so many friends and family in the US, UK and
Canada and I feel totally disillusioned when I hear
them talk. I
Dear Alick,
I'm spending some time today, responding to those who
have written their comments on Inconvenient
Truths...
My son-in-law, a nice young American guy who had seen
a lot of India, finally made it to Goa in 2004. He
was totally won over. His comment was that if he had
to be born
Dear Roland,
An interesting question indeed. Sometime ago, I was
mulling over whether Goans are predominantly
conservative or liberal as per the loosely used
meaning of the terms.
Goa itself in bifurcating into two different
world-views. There is North Goa and then there is
South Goa, there are
So you guys are having low-down digs at a Governor supposedly because
he eats dog meat, eh? I hold no brief for the incumbent in the post
(and generally have not much sympathies for this colonial institution
anyway). Jamir can be criticised on a number of grounds, including his
high security
Goanet News Headlines * Sept 18, 2006
* 7 women, remove roof tiles, escape from Protective Home in Merces. (H)
* BJP's Ramrao Desai's possible entry into Cong opposed in Curchorem. (H)
* Elect CE Nirmal Braganza denies fraud over missing Poinguinim
So let's not get sanctimonous about such things, learn to accept
diversity, and appreciate that cultural differences are... well, just
that. Cultural differences. FN
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Voila... vive la diferance!
AT
18.09.06
Siolim Beautician Murder Case:
Her boyfriend Richard Green admits killing her, read more with photo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/246369252/
For bigger reading etc..Don't forget to click on the other link at the bottom
below the Pic.
Ravi Naik Birthday today.
Total full
Dear Clinton,
Don't worry, most residents of Panjim are well aware of the benefits of the
chak-a-chak campaign. The best part of it was the super participation of
school students in the campaign made possible entirely by the hard work of
youngsters such as yourself. We all know the reason why
-- Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Dr Giese,
Being of an artistic bent of mind, I mourn the loss
of our architectural and art heritage, due to lack
of funds and ignorance. I wish there was a way to
form an organisation that would channel NRI/expat
money into the conservation and
Dear Alick,
I do agree with everyone regarding loss of heritage homes to builders. Many
heritage house owners are reluctant to let our rooms for bed/breakfast. My
maternal aunt Maria de Lourdes Figueiredo de Albquerque has converted half
of her ancestral home in Loutulim into a heritage boutique
Marie D'Souza's request for information on nearby veterinary and
grooming services reminds me of the hairy dog joke:
A woman's dog had a very severe problem with excessive hair. In her
efforts to help her pooch the woman tried grooming the hair...really
irritating the dog. So she tried pulling
Senior Journalist and Chief Reporter of the Navhind Times, Umesh Mahambrey,
passed away after a brief illness. His mortal remains will be brought to Goa
tomorrow and consigned to flames at 4 P.M. at the St. Inez crematorium,
Panaji.
Those of us who have known him since childhood, or as a frequent
Dear Sunith,
Usually I do not comment on situations prevailing in Goa, since
although I wish well for my ancestral land, I do believe that it is
those who are living there who must either accept or change what
prevails.
We overseas Goans must help when it is asked for, or help when we see
the
--- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Compliments for your sharp observations, which you
have outlined below.
You should tutor some our goanet research
scientists to interpret correctly what to most is
plainly observed.
Mario observes:
Gilbert,
I did not have to interpret
--- Marie D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can anyone suggest a good vet for our dog? We live
at Aldona and any good vet in and around Mapusa,
Porvorim or Panjim would do. The dog also needs to
be groomed. Any good groomers around ?
Nasci suggests:
You should certainly try Goa's Kevin
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
( On 15/09/06, George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:)
George
Apt Reply I believe.:-
Islam, like Christianity, is not above criticism
(Filed: 18/09/2006)
We are living in a world that has lost not only its
sense of
proportion but also
Dear Selma,
I agree it was a bit extreme on my part to lump your idea of labour control
along with organ harvesting.
Please note that I completely agree(ungrudgingly) that the West today is as
you state more organised, more civically responsible, more administratively
efficient and more
--- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Mario,
I must disagree with you on this one. There is a
great deal of information available that seems to
support Selma's views. The paper you cite ignores
the history of the Roman Catholic church in regards
to celibacy (or lack thereof),
--- Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Marie D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can anyone suggest a good vet for our dog? We live
at Aldona and any good vet in and around Mapusa,
Porvorim or Panjim would do. The dog also needs to
be groomed. Any good groomers around ?
Nasci
On 18/09/06, Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Marie D'Souza's request for information on nearby veterinary and
grooming services reminds me of the hairy dog joke:
On a more serious note
* Dr Marilyn Estibeiro runs a popular clinic at Alto-Porvorim.
* SPCA is at Alto Torda, near
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Toxem nhuim re tem FN bab,
It is not the question of WHAT you eat, one can even eat cats, snakes, Lizards,
cockroaches
etc etc who cares ?
But it does matter WHERE you eat and hence I have clearly advised our Gov. next
time, to eat
dog meat elsewhere.
Fyi, Goa Sadan is of the Goans and for the
It turns out that the American Cancer Society had
conducted a survey on one of the cancer myths that was
posted in this forum. They found that 41% of the
people in America believe in this myth. Here is the
relevant info about it from the American Cancer
Society:
Hi Selma,
Wendell has been a beacon of hope for so many in a land steeped in
hypocrisy and prejudice. He made international news a few years ago and
continues to 'walk the walk' for gay rights and the environment in Goa.
Jitle vodik sonsnnik, title vodik somzut ami zatanv.
(The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.)
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
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Dear Roland,
Thanks for your reply. First of all this is free forum. Anyone can comment
on any topic. If some thought goes behind the suggestions, all the better.
Let me address your concerns point wise
Roland writes:
Having said that, Filomena Giese's original post was merely about
Sunith,
I will not reply in depth to your response, not because I don't want
to, but because essentially you have made your point and I have made
mine.
I will just clarify two arguments of yours.
Roland writes:
For example you quickly sidestep the issue of enforcement of existing
legislation with
Dear Selma,
Right now, we have perhaps a ratio of 5-10% Goans,
expat or other, who care about saving something of Goa
and our heritage, beauty, environment etc. and 90% or
so who could care less.
We can work to reverse this ratio and we will
eventually succeed. It takes work and effort to
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