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2008 Toronto International Goan Convention
Theme: Goan Identity And Networking Today.
http://2008goanconvention.com/index.php
Mario Miranda Festival, July 24-26, 2008 Old GMC Building
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2008 Toronto International Goan Convention
Theme: Goan Identity And Networking Today.
http://2008goanconvention.com/index.php
Mario Miranda Festival, July 24-26, 2008 Old GMC Building
Ms. Saha -
Rajan's Rape of Goa was witnessed by huge numbers at
the just-concluded Toronto International Goan Convention.
Forgive my amnesia, but I didn't notice anything from you.
So who is the real armchair critic?
Only a true patriot, born of genuine stock, will know the
hurt that runs
Original Message
Subject: Research articles to TSKK Research Bulletin Sod 13
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:19:03 +0530 (IST)
From: pratap naik [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Friends,
TSKK Research Bulletin Sod No. 13 will be published in the month of
October 2008 . If you have any
Original Message
Subject: DI press hand out-8
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:35:39 +0530
From: DIRECTOR INFORMATION PUBLICITY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*SPECIAL REVISION OF PHOTO ELECTORAL ROLLS*
Panaji, July 30, 2008
The Election office of the State Government has apprised that as per
2008/7/30 Francis Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Just a note of clarification -
Hon. Faleiro IS a diplomat, here in Toronto on official Government
business, and holding a perfectly valid Indian diplomatic passport.
After concluding his official business here and inaugurating the 2008
Toronto
Transforming / Re-Forming Tourism. Perspectives on Justice and
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published, Transforming / Re-Forming Tourism.
Actually, I was rather puzzled on reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislaus_Kostka and wondered what
exactly the 17-year-old did to deserve sainthood. Is the Wikipedia
page inadequate in reflecting his life? Or, did he get sainthood
because of his family connections and links to influential
J. Colaco wrote
As Mr. Faleiro is not a diplomat, I wonder how he could be in
possession of a diplomatic passport or even have received a diplomatic
slight. If he was and he had any official business in Brazil, he or
the Govt of India would have to advise the MFA Brasil of his visit.
If he
To Goanet -
I have received a couple of private emails saying
what a great guy Dean D'Cruz is. Dean may well
be a prince among men, he may well prefer Cheerios
for breakfast, and he may well know Bach's Fugues
inside out. But all that is completely irrelevant.
In situations involving
August 20 is 21 days away - what will you be doing Let
World Goa Day be a beacon of light and inspiration for
future generations of our people promoting our culture and
heritage. Lets make our motto PROUD TO BE GOAN. -Viva Goa I
thank our dedicated administrators at Goanet for enabling us
the
If U R 18+ as on 1.1.08 dont hav Election/Photo Card
Pl. go 2yr Polling booth now till 9thAug. (Poling booth Name) 2fil up FORM6.
Pl. Pass thisOn 2 others
==
You may send the above SMS to your friends and family in Goa.
I have seen that many youth still do not have such cards.
Some
Debate on the future of Goa University
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2719525540/
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Dears,
It is difficult not to say that I was expecting this. Had Reboni adopted the
surname of her Goan husband, Francis would not have even said what he wrote.
Gender equality does have its hassles! ;-)
Being the current Secretary of GBA, that spearheaded the revocation of the
Regional Plan
FN is right in referring to a reference of mine to the links of the early
founders of the Society of Jesus to the declining feudal aristocracy. The
very foundation could be viewed as their effort at finding a socio-economic
solution (gainful self-employment?) to their plight. This analysis could
--- On Wed, 7/30/08, Francis Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So who is the real armchair critic?
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http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/management/reboni-sahaa-designer-par-excellence/12/25/303281
selma
I am utterly flabbergasted by the comments of the erudite even mentioned in the
Portuguese press dr. Jason Keith Fernandes. Goans are told even today that Goa
is honky dory after the 'liberation'. So what is dr. Jason Keith Fernandes up
to? Sure Fred Noronha must be upset too!
Regards
BC -
Dear JC,
Thank you for your interest in the legal aspects of this matter.
Within a short while of Hon. Faleiro's returning from Pearson airport
in the early hours of Mon. 28 July morning, we had submitted a Note
for Clarification to the Consulate-General of Brazil in Toronto.
You are
About three weeks ago I had proposed a thought-experiment, a brain storming
exercise regarding the Mopa airport project. The first step was to review an
actual report about one of India's newly operational airports (Bangalore or
Hyderabad) to see how it would fit with ideas about Mopa as presently
The Toronto Convention's over!
And so too, I thought were the Daily Haikus!!!
Apparently not..given the flood of requests.
OK, before they resume, the niggling clarification from day one.
As I've referred to them elsewhere, these are my cuddly, little grooks!
I called them haikus
HI
Two moons on 27 August
27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for.
Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August.
It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will Cultivate on
Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles off
Aldeia de Goa High Court order, dated 10th July 2008.
Courtesy Reboni Saha [EMAIL PROTECTED] and Aaron Pinto
http://www.divshare.com/download/5068113-a08
A presentation of 16 16A amendments; how it is designed to bring
back the whole Goa Regional Plan 2011 and more. It is in pdf format.
Also
What would explain the Polish saint, in this case? Intrigued. FN
2008/7/31 Teotonio R. de Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
But one major factor in obtaining the beatification / canonization of its
members by the Society of Jesus depended on its socio-political clout. It is
not a surprise that while
Oh dears,
I just got a call from Fr. Bismarque Dias of Merces to inform me that a few
activist leaders of Siridao Village which has been protesting against the
Mega Project coming up there for some time now have been chargesheeted by
the Agacaim Police on the complaint by the Siridao Sarpanch
It was the first time that I attended such a meeting in Goa. What I liked the
most, was that there were so many young faces in the audience. Goa cannot fail
if our children show so much interest in the democratic process.
The speakers pro and against, spoke with a lot of passion. It is important
Dears,
Here are the details of the three registers kept at the entrance to the
Institute Menezes Braganza (mail) Hall, the venue of the CITIZENS' [Of Goa]
INITIATIVE organized DEBATE -- 'SHOULD GOA VARSITY GO CENTRAL' held on 30
July, 2008 from 4.30 p.m. to 7.15 p.m.
The Main Register:
Suzette
--- On Thu, 7/31/08, Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Had Reboni adopted the surname of her Goan husband, Francis would not have
even said what he wrote. Gender equality does have its hassles! ;-)
It is true that Francis would not have said what he did if her name was Reboni
Dear Goanetters,
I attach below my speech which I made at an inconclusive debate which was
held by Citizens' Initiative at the Institute Menezes Braganza Hall today
30th July, 2008 at Panaji.
Conclusions that came out of debate were: There is heavy politics
interfering in our education system;
Dear Mr. Sandeep Heble,
Now let's find out who is this OSAMA who is making shield of Mr. Shrikant
Barve and attacking AICF GSCA in the interest of good chess in Goa, don't
u think.
On one side u somewhat agree the things Mr. Shrikant Barve is doing is right
and on other way u say him Mujahideen
Police Chief guest for POLICE Tiatr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2549877922/sizes/l/
Today, 31st July, Tiatr Police Completed 100 shows.
And the Chief guest for today’s Celebrations was SP Tony Fernandes.
The 100th show was staged at KA today at 7.30pm.
Again, it was a houseful show
Rajan writes:
To Goanet -
I have received a couple of private emails saying
what a great guy Dean D'Cruz is. Dean may well
be a prince among men, he may well prefer Cheerios
for breakfast, and he may well know Bach's Fugues
inside out. But all that is completely irrelevant.
In situations
Francis Rodrigues wrote:
Hon. Faleiro was on official Government business, and had all his papers in
order. Perhaps the airline's lapse was officiousness or lack of communication.
Folks,
This one reminds me of an incident a dozen or so years ago. Sixteen of us were
travelling in two
Mario Goveia wrote:
BTW, unless I'm missing something, aren't there many
real poor people in Goa, who never had a home to sell
in the first place that are much more in need of help
and education?
Mario,
You and me have been yapping for too long on the net.
If you are a man of action and
The monsoons took a break, and I was travelling on assignment. So here
are some images transferred from my mind to bytes:
Sangolda/Siolim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/
On the road, coastal Pernem
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2720135822/
For all those interested in trivial pursuits, Goa has now got a quiz club of
its own, called the Sunday Evening Quiz Club (or SEQC for short). Initiated by
Rajiv D'Silva and Harshvardhan Bhatkuly (who have been giving school and
college students in the state something to think about for a while
According to me it is also a case that fits into the old aristocratic mould
in the phase of transition. It also belongs to the phase of the founders
with Fr. Peter Canisius playing an active part in the formation of Stanislas
John Kostka, father of Stanislas was a senator of the Kingdom of
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:29:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The only other country that prints all the money it
requires is Zimbabwe.
Mario observes:
This is as factually accurate and comical as your
shifting explanations on how you picked the low point
of gold prices, and
The reality on the ground is totally, absoulutely and certainly different.
Here we are not talking of susegad in the actual sense , we are not compalining
, we are addressing an issue to have it heard , the world is getting more
technologically well equipped to handle such applications be it
To Goanet -
The sacred cows of GBA do not like any kind of criticism.
There is no mechanism, internal or external, within GBA
for robust feedback that could lead to error detection and
subsequent correction. Those in the clique framing the
agenda and calling the shots fancy themselves as
Mario says:
Jane,
Thanks for observing that we should be happy that
Celina, Katrina, etc. are helping poor Goans by buying
and refurbishing their crumbling properties in Goa,
that they cannot afford to keep up and/or need the
money for something else. Also, that the objections
to such wonderful
Attention JC
All these years you have been taking Portugal side as if you their
Agent hired to represent their country. The term fraud is always
being used to hide the lazy, racist and cunning bureaucrats which
Portuguese are.
Perhaps you are not aware about the amount of pain an individual goes
I totally and absolutely agree to what Rajan has put down.
In other words what it means is:
If you are a part of the problem, you cannot be included in the team that
is seeking the solutions to that problem.
Period.
More Wrong have been done with 'Very Good Intensions'
Take the example of the
Talking Photos: Our short trip to Delhi
After boarding Goa Express Train from Vasco da Gama at 3.10pm, it arrived Agra
Cantt at 3am (after 36hrs) where we broke our journey to visit Agra Taj Mahal
and Agra Fort.
We then boarded Delhi bound train same day at 2pm (we used our same ticket
which
Cheers Dears: The M.A.D. Game
By Augusto Pinto
Dears
When I entered M.A.D. I noticed that serious confabulations were going
on at the bar. M.A.D. which stands for the Moira Association of
Desperadoes, is located bang opposite the church, and is the hangout
of the rich, well connected and
Reboni Saha's reaction to Rajan's criticism of GBA and labelling him as an arm
chair critic is ridiculous. If he was an arm chair critic he could have spent
his short stint in Goa just socialising with friends and relatives and given
some more quality time to his aging father. But Rajan chose
I had forgotten the name of Cornel's daughter when I wrote the piece. Her name
is Joana (I hope I got the name and spelling right).
eugene
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*** Goa police to restart beat system - Navhind Times
[14 hours ago] ... Correspondent PANAJI #148; In an attempt
to prevent terrorist and criminal elements from carrying out
their nefarious
Hi All Goanetters,
I have something very funny for the elite 40 (Kamat aur uske 39 CHOR), we
should give them the following questioner and see how well they answer :
Fill these 3 blanks with YES or NO:
1. I don't have a BRAIN.
2. I don't have SENSE.
3. I am STUPID.
*Subject: Solution for Goa*
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We let Politicians, Land Sharks/Builders to silence us, via various tactics.
Specific Politicians for instance, oblige many people with rewards
favours(mostly illegal); these people then sell their souls give a
blankcheque to
these politicians, to reap
To Goanet -
Samir Kelekar wrote:
Rajan, I agree with you about what you said
as a general principle, but there can be
exceptions to the rule.
This is neither here nor there. Every politician
also makes exceptions when he doles out favours to
his chosen few. If we are to expect a high standard
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Sent: 31 July 2008 13:07
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Subject: Re: [Goanet] NRI Commish Cooling His Heels in Toronto (final)
Jose wrote:
It is my understanding
Kudos and thanks to the organizers of the Goan convention in Toronto.
Unfortunately, family matters prevented me from attending the convention.
Nevertheless, I want to thank the organizers. Having been involved in
organizing events in the past, I know how much work must have gone into
Likely the three stalwarts on Goanet who live there, know what is best for Goa
as expressed in their opinions on this thread. Yet, I have to I disagree with
the logic regarding this topic Conflict of Interest.
Whom would Rajan like to see on Regional Plan committee? And what should
/ would
I agree with Santosh. These days (it was the same before, but it is more so
now), Goanet and also the media (controlled by whoever it is) are becoming
the fora for attaining legitimacy about who is fighting for Goa and about
what constitutes fighting for Goa. Few cares to actually look and see who
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