[Goanet-News] Goa news for December 21, 2009

2009-12-21 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa minister warns of 'spectacular' terror attack - AFP popular with foreign tourists, particularly from Britain, Israel and the United States -- could be the target ...

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Baby boom, baby bust (Reena Martins, in The Telegraph)

2009-12-21 Thread Goanet News
Baby boom, baby bust India’s Rs 25,000 crore surrogacy industry is caught in a legal quagmire. And foreign couples run into trouble when they try to take their babies out of the country. Reena Martins looks at the travails of the wombs-for-rent business BIRTH PANGS: (Above) Manji Yamada and a

[Goanet] Daily Grook #591

2009-12-21 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #591 === BRUSQUE MOLLUSC === by Francis Rodrigues a snail es cargo on his back snug, touch it, and you he'll surely slug! *GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com ===

[Goanet] Fight to Preserve Goa's Image

2009-12-21 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Subject: Fight to Preserve Goa's Image I fully support the recent statement by our honourable CM asking Goans to protect the image of Goa. But If he is really serious about this statement then I suggest that he starts with his own Congress Government by addressing the following issues (1) Stop

[Goanet] AISI: Tiatr 'Jem Favona Tem Mevona'

2009-12-21 Thread JoeGoaUk
AISI: Jem Favona Tem Mevona    You get what you ask or pray for. All you have to have is the faith and a little bit of patience. Bearing in mind, ‘Faith can move mountains’ and also ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ On the other hand, how much can you put up with (I mean ill-treatment, disloyalty

Re: [Goanet] Enough of the migrants!

2009-12-21 Thread floriano
Sorry on that dear Soter. On the contrary 'Ami Goenkar' depend on the certificates from Delhi-Nagpur-Mumbai High Commands. We are at a stage where stopping migrants is not in our hands, at least it is very very difficult. JC Almeida should have known better when he was the First

[Goanet] Dirt is good for kids « House Calls

2009-12-21 Thread Con Menezes
Dirt is good for kids Who knew this? More Con http://healthrevelations.com/2009/12/15/cleanliness/

[Goanet] To search for an honest person

2009-12-21 Thread Albert Desouza
Albert writes: - Socrates once was seen with a lighted lamp in the market place during the day and every one laughed at him for this act.Some one asked him as what he was doing with a lighted lamp during the day to which he replied that he was looking for an honest person. I think if he was

[Goanet] Big Pharma’s bedroom eyes « House C alls

2009-12-21 Thread Con Menezes
Desirable side-effects for this anti-depressant! WOW!!!. Read here Con http://healthrevelations.com/2009/12/17/bedroom-eyes/

[Goanet] Re. Goa RIP

2009-12-21 Thread Mario Goveia
Mario wrote: Let us know how many dishonest ligislators you have replaced and how many laws against Ghantis you have changed in Goa. Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:47:26 +0530 From: Arwin Mesquita arwinmesqu...@gmail.com Info is only shared with those who have actively working on the Ground and

[Goanet] Goan Identity Movement on Facebook (Invitation)

2009-12-21 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Dear Goans, If you are concerned about the gradual deterioration of our Beautiful state of Goa its prized Goan Identity; and wish to participate in a positive constructive manner to discuss/address the respective issues, then I invite you to join the facebook group:

[Goanet] Vacancies in Kuwait

2009-12-21 Thread Goa World
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/http://www.goa-world.com Jobs in Kharafi National - Kuwait Cost Engineer Design Engineer Mechanical - Pressure Vessels Dealership Manager (Instant Access) Equipment Administrator - (Instant Access)

Re: [Goanet] To search for an honest person

2009-12-21 Thread floriano
Albert must know that every person considers himself/herself honest just like even a criminal who is being hanged for his crime considers himself not guilty. Because everyone has a reason for being what one is. However, as far as catholics (who are not christians) are concerned, and who

Re: [Goanet] Fight to Preserve Goa's Image

2009-12-21 Thread floriano
There was this man who loved his little girl so much that he told her to ask anything for her coming birthday present and he would give it to her. The little girl thought for a while and said Daddy, I want your head - Cut it and give it to me because I don't want to share it with anyone else

[Goanet] Salazar's henchman -ghe ani lai tondak

2009-12-21 Thread Bernado Colaco
*We deceive ourselves if we feel everything in Goa is fine, while our identity, culture and survival are at stake, says DR JOE D?SOUZA* Since 1961, every 19th December, Goans celebrate their ?Liberation Day? from their colonial masters. The Indian Army took over the administration of Goa from

Re: [Goanet] Enough of the migrants!

2009-12-21 Thread J. Colaco jc
1 (Soter): The likes of Frederick or an Oscar Rebello who are in league with the migrants are no more going to deter us from saying what we say. 2 (Floriano): You don't want migrants? Then cry the tears of blood. And if these are not forthcoming,  bang your head against the dead wall. 3:

[Goanet] Watch Out!!!! Mahanand Coming to Wembley Swindon

2009-12-21 Thread JoeGoaUk
Watch Out  Mahanand Coming to Wembley Swindon http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr4/4202887664/   Next month..   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

[Goanet] Cherrybomb (2009)

2009-12-21 Thread Frederick Noronha
A movie with a Goan name as co-director http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1248971/ Thanks to Goanvoice.org.uk for the link -- Frederick Noronha Landline :: +91-832-2409490 Mobile :: +91-9822122436

[Goanet] COMMENT: Men of God and the beautiful Game (Lector Mascarenhas, IndianFootball.com)

2009-12-21 Thread Goanet News
Guest Column Men of God and the beautiful Game Thursday, 17. December 2009 - Lector Mascarenhas (GW) Their main mission in this world is to spread the good news about Jesus Christ but along the long journey the Priests have served humanity immensely through the field of Education and the game

[Goanet] COMMENT: Goa itself has been raped, and not just once, not just by one man, and not just last month. (Hartman de Souza, HT)

2009-12-21 Thread Goanet News
Lost in transition Hartman de Souza December 17, 2009 The feeble prevarication of Goa’s MP, Shantaram Naik, following his ridiculous comment in Parliament, is symptomatic of a deeper malaise. To those who have known this once-beautiful state from the ’60s and have seen it being

[Goanet] Indian-origin official (Tony Fernandes) named Airline CEO of the Year

2009-12-21 Thread Goanet News
Indian-origin official named Airline CEO of the Year 29 Nov 2009, 1229 hrs IST, IANS KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia chief executive officer Tony Fernandes, whose father is from Goa, has been named the Airline CEO of the Year (2009) by Jane's Transport Finance magazine in London. Born in Kuala Lumpur to

[Goanet] I am looking for an honest man.

2009-12-21 Thread Cajetan Alvares
Albert writes: - Socrates once was seen with a lighted lamp in the market place during the day and every one laughed at him for this act.Some one asked him as what he was doing with a lighted lamp during the day to which he replied that he was looking for an honest person CORRECTION - DIOGENES

[Goanet] Bone density tests in Goa....

2009-12-21 Thread Frederick Noronha
There are an increasing number of 'bone density' camps being held in Goa in recent times. Check out this article on NPR which sounds like quite a scandal [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121609815] Merck, which incidentally also has a plant in Usgao in Ponda, figures

[Goanet] Conflicts of interest - the dirty politics behind climate change

2009-12-21 Thread Mario Goveia
How do you like this can of worms? Major conflicts of interest stain the science and the scientists and the politicians behind the efforts to control global warming. We have always known that Al Gore is as arrogant, dishonest and crooked as a winding mountain road, which is why he refuses

[Goanet] Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) - 3 years of deceit (Part 2/2)

2009-12-21 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - For Part 1, see - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187272.html Part 2 Recently the GBA made some noises about backing the Dabolim people against the DLF construction project. I saw the name of TCP's Ahmad Morad once again bandied around.

[Goanet] The price of neglecting technology --- my article in Herald today

2009-12-21 Thread Samir Kelekar
http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=31408cid=14 India needs to recognise the importance of technology and give it adequate backing and support, says SAMIR KELEKAR

[Goanet] Multi-crore excise scam exposed by Parrikar

2009-12-21 Thread Melvyn Ferrao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYDoekC2qX0; See for yourself the diligent expose of a multi-crore scam. The CM is caught fumbling for words, trying to avoid a CBI inquiry, while Parrikar rocks the assembly. It is surprising that most Goanetters do not utter a single word when the opposition

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (22Dec09)

2009-12-21 Thread alexyz fernandes
*** Mantri Ponjekar on Liberation Day *** Thanks to Freedom Fighters...I've a Swiss Account...3 mines...A Real Estate Co...I travel the World for Free... To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] STT: 40 chor, nagounnem, suj, Goem vinkum khaupi and blab bla bla

2009-12-21 Thread JoeGoaUk
STT: 40 chor, nagounnem, suj, Goem vinkum khaupi and blab bla  bla   We say it, tiatirsts say it, writers say it… When we say, do we really mean it? If so, nothing we can do about it? Do we have to put up with them until next election?   Are we not the one who elected or selected them? Ok, fair

[Goanet] What today's newspapers say - Comments

2009-12-21 Thread floriano
Today's load of newspapers have very interesting reads: 1. TOI - WANTED: People who will vote for honest politicians by Alexandre Moniz Barbosa [Pg. 2]. 2. TOI - Bigger parties open doors to political science students - This will improve governance V/s A degree doesn't matter in politics

Re: [Goanet] Enough of the migrants!

2009-12-21 Thread floriano
JC, You left one most important point out. It is not the dirtying, it is not the overwhelming and it is not the ration cards or the migrant allergy. IT IS THE ENTRY TO THE ELECTORAL ROLE OF GOA. Period. For the rest, I can only sit back and sigh a sigh of relief as I am hoarse saying so.

Re: [Goanet] Conflicts of interest - the dirty politics behind climate change

2009-12-21 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Thanks Mario.  That says it all.   These outfits include banks, oil and energy companies and investment funds heavily involved in ‘carbon trading’ and ‘sustainable technologies’, which together make up the fastest-growing commodity market in the world, estimated soon to be worth trillions

[Goanet] Empty shacks in Goa drive tourists away (Mid-Day)

2009-12-21 Thread Goanet News
Empty shacks in Goa drive tourists away By: AgenciesDate: 2009-12-05 Place: Panaji Dispute over allotment of beach shacks during peak season has resulted in a stand off that is harming both the state's tourism industry and small-time shackowners There is little