[Goanet-News] Goa news for October 27, 2007

2007-10-27 Thread Goanet News Service
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[Goanet] PRESS NOTE

2007-10-27 Thread Savio DSouza
Date: 22nd October 2007 To, GOANET Please favour me with publication of this Press Note at least two days before South Goa Parliamentary election date (31st October 2007). Thanks, Savio ___ PRESS NOTE

[Goanet] Bishop in sao francisco

2007-10-27 Thread Ana Maria Fernandes
Everyone has a right to write on the goanet and everyone has right to express themselves. Agnelo Gomes is not any authority to condemn any one. He is presumed to be a lay person just like Albert and me. Just because we have a computer and just we are abroad that does not mean the people living

[Goanet] Malvani cuisine...

2007-10-27 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
Nice page, on Malvani cuisine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvani_cuisine Some recipes http://www.konkanyatra.com/konkanicusine.html -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph 0091-832-2409490 11866 downloadable, sharable hi-res photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/

Re: [Goanet] Question Everything !

2007-10-27 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 25/10/2007, Francis Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vidyadhar Gadgil writes: -- Question everything! -- Karl Marx . OK Vidy, here goes! Q.: Was Marx's grave a communist plot ??? FR RESPONSE: Welcome back Francis; the answer to your question: Karl

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 968_Arvalem Water-Falls

2007-10-27 Thread Venantius Pinto
Dear Joe, Is it indeed dhobdobo, and upon seeing your correction -- changed my note to you. It is one of the more common uses of Konkani onomatopoeia (in animated language). However, nachot nachot cannot be an onomatopoeic word, since its sound does not create meaning. Even though it is repeated

[Goanet] The British a mentally derranged society!

2007-10-27 Thread edward desilva
Hi Bernado, And, what about a young white man killed in McDonald's by father and son? (The young man's girlfriend complained to her boyfriend that the son was staring at her). What about literacy in schools? the way it is going 81% of British white kids will leave school at 16 or 18

[Goanet] Emailing: article3098887

2007-10-27 Thread Ruby Goes
The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Hi FN Goanet. Shortcut to: http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article3098887.ece Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments.

[Goanet] Defeat Sardinha to expose Cong policies: Matanhy

2007-10-27 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Defeat Sardinha to expose Cong policies: Matanhy HERALD CORRESPONDENT CORTALIM, OCT 24 – Condeming the Congress for its anti-Goan policy, the former Cortalim MLA Matanhy Saldanha speaking at a large gathering in Sancoale exhorted the people to elect Dr Wilfred Mesquita to stamp out the

Re: [Goanet] NRI Goan Lady shows the way and help others in need

2007-10-27 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Cyntush! This wonderful Paragon are, indeed, thou. I thank Tony for bringing you out from under the bushel. I am goind to pester dear old Edoardo for such well merited, due recognition, and far beyond that, as Tony suggests, for availing your resources in aid of our fellow Goans in the region.

Re: [Goanet] Bishop/Diocese.

2007-10-27 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Thu Oct 25 01:46:18 PDT 2007, CORNEL DACOSTA wrote: Irrespective of whether he may receive answers or not, Albert de Souza has an inalienable human right to seek information about the finances relating to the office of the Bishop of Goa. RESPONSE: Then by the same logic Kishore

Re: [Goanet] Annual Goanetters Meet - 2007

2007-10-27 Thread Tom de sousa
Thank you for the invitation. As I will not be in Goa at that time I will be there is soul and all the best to the management of Goanet to Fred and associates. It keeps all of us who are abroad closer to home. Regards, Tom de sousa From: Goanet Admin Annual Goanetters Meet - 2007 Date:

Re: [Goanet] Et Tu Churchill ?

2007-10-27 Thread borg costa
Dear Wilson, You did the right thing talking to Churchill about the language issue. When you announce in Dubai about the Romi lipi my friend said to me, to tell you, to ask Churchill about the language amendment, cause last year you sang the songs on Mopa airport Romi lipi praising Churchill.

[Goanet] NEWS:Dean D'Cruz to inspect Vaiguinim beach site...

2007-10-27 Thread Goanet News
D'Cruz to inspect Vaiguinim beach site... By A Staff Reporter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gomantak Times, Oct 26, 2007 PANJIM: Architect Dean D'Cruz and advocate Ryan Menezes have been appointed by the Goa High Court of Bombay at Goa to inspect a controversial site on the Vaiguinim beach. While the

[Goanet] Blog on Goan Arcitecture by Jose Lourenco

2007-10-27 Thread Cecil Pinto
http://www.goanarchitecture.blogspot.com/ Extract: Goa is a little state on the west coast of India. It is popular as a tourist destination for its sandy beaches and whitewashed churches and colourful temples. In this blog we will journey through the nooks and corners of this 3702 sqkm state

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 972_Reprieve_For_Vishwajeet

2007-10-27 Thread Venantius Pinto
I hope that Goans are beginning to get comfortable to stand in solidarity with the side they believe in. I mean to attend court, visit it, stand in the gallery, and for all this to be put out to the masses, analyzed. and ridiculed when imperative. So whether it is a Vishwas (In Truth) or a Petrus

[Goanet] Reply for Selma

2007-10-27 Thread Bhandare
Dear Selma: I do not understand how I have stopped you and your friends from having fun on this forum. I think this list has the digest mode as well as individual message mode so you can always delete my posts and concentrate on the ones that you enjoy... btw what do you think I should do? stop

Re: [Goanet] Hindu Jagruti Samiti and Marxist Rubbish

2007-10-27 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to congratulate the HGS blokes for their efforts and wish them all the best in this worthy cause. Why, I may even cut a cheque and donate to them, and ask friends to do likewise. 1. What is their worthy cause? 2. What constructive

[Goanet] Beautifully written Agnelo -- Goa Bishop in San Francisco

2007-10-27 Thread cedrico dacosta
Dear Agnelo, Much has been going on these days and long discussions about the church, caste system etc in Goa. Well initially we are given to understand the divide began at the church committees itself, mostly called the confrarias. many bramin priests, or some who thought they were bramins

Re: [Goanet] Setting Issues straight.../to Bhandare

2007-10-27 Thread Roland Francis
But what if the young man is really a middle aged woman (shades of Halur Rasho) and a bi-polar individual to boot. Could that account for the diatribes? Roland. On 10/25/07, Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The RC church has collected billions of

[Goanet] Goaonweb...

2007-10-27 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
Check: http://www.goaonweb.com/ -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph 0091-832-2409490 11866 downloadable, sharable hi-res photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/

[Goanet] Manohar parrikar - right choice for CM

2007-10-27 Thread Bhandare
Dear Anamika: Your sentiments are riht on target.Parrikar is the most dynamic and honest politician we have right now Politics is neve as easy as choosing between good and bad, rather it is the tough choice between the lesser of two evils... Critics of parrikar will find 100 ways of pointing out

[Goanet] Property business in Goa

2007-10-27 Thread JoeGoaUk
Property business in Goa see the file pic (Patto Plaza buildings) bigger here http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=361792130size=l Yes, it has become a business for most. It seems some of them just trying their luck. And to do so, it only cost them Rs.100 per ad. Advertised on the basis:

[Goanet] British sogle crackpot

2007-10-27 Thread Bernado Colaco
Cornel to tell you the truth is that the Brits and in particular the English still think it is rule britannia the rest is a pile of crap. Blair could not handle the crackpots so he sent them to Iraq. Now Brown, what will he do send them to Iran? Meanwhile our Goan brother lost his life to

[Goanet] My interest in human anatomy

2007-10-27 Thread Cecil Pinto
My interest in human anatomy Your heart may be in the right spot but is your Grafenberg? By Cecil Pinto Some seven years back my wife had to have a gall bladder operation. The doctor explained to us what the problem was and what the surgery involved. Being the ever curious cat I went to the

Re: [Goanet] Paan, Piss, Panji

2007-10-27 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
A reader from Mumbai emails, Isn't it the responsibility of the Goa govt to provide tourists with sanitation facilities? The short answer is: no. Are they supposed to carry portable lavatories, Mr Parrikar? Btw, have you seen Mr Vidyadhar Gadgil's side-splitting post on this thread? I laughed so

Re: [Goanet] Medical report confirms sexual assault on boy

2007-10-27 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 25/10/2007, Sanny de Quepem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Medical report confirms sexual assault on boy . Asked whether it can be established that the victim boy was assaulted by the lady tuition teacher, the Colva police inspector said that only when the

[Goanet] Annual Goanetters Meet - 2007

2007-10-27 Thread Cecil Pinto
GoaNet Admin wrote: Annual Goanetters Meet - 2007 Date: December 27, 2007 Time: 4:30pm Venue: Foodland Restaurant Bar Miramar Residency Panaji - Goa Phone: +91 (832) 3292803, 2462326 For those not familiar with the location, the Foodland Restaurant is located within the premises of the Miramar

Re: [Goanet] Medical report confirms sexual assault. Really?

2007-10-27 Thread Carvalho
--- Sanny de Quepem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Asked whether it can be established that the victim boy was assaulted by the lady tuition teacher, the Colva police inspector said that only when the teacher is arrested and subjected for medical examination the police be able to establish

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 972_Ariosto

2007-10-27 Thread Venantius Pinto
Ariosto, I realized that the gale that was you reached Wadala in the 70s and not in the early 80s. Do excuse my still being in youthful stupor. venantius In the early 80s, Ariosto struck Our Lady of Dolours Wadala, Mumbai as a force 10 gale. He began the Rua Youth Centre. Although, I was bit

Re: [Goanet] Death by popot

2007-10-27 Thread Carvalho
--- Venantius Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What a popot (puns intended)! A book on Christianity! As for me a petit mort on Goanet -- death by parrot or prick. Now I will have to read what homegrown genius has to say about atheism through his lens of Christianity

Re: [Goanet] Sexual abuse

2007-10-27 Thread Kevin Saldanha
Dear John and others who have chimed in on this topic, Let us not assume that we know all the answers to deviant behaviours in humans and not cast stones until we do. Without getting into the brutality of Sharia law, let us hope that the judicial system in India, which is a legacy from the

Re: [Goanet] [goanet]Vol 2, Issue 958_Learn Konkani, the Romi Way.

2007-10-27 Thread Venantius Pinto
Dear Miguel, I am not sure what the delineation of interest is towards Romi in the Saraswat community. Are the educators, scientists, doctors, and those of the highly logical spectrum, comfortable with giving it consideration, or do they not care a whit? Are the ones who got their jobs on account

Re: [Goanet] [GS-Management] Goa Sudharop: Fires in Southern California - IV

2007-10-27 Thread ibonio dsouza
impacted by the fires. Fortunately, reports coming in suggest they have found temporary housing, including assistance from city, county, state, federal agencies, and local non-profits. Long-term the evacuees will face hardship, see http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071027/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires

Re: [Goanet] MANOHAR PARRIKAR

2007-10-27 Thread Floriano - Goa Suraj Party
Well, Well, Well, Anamika's post makes very interesting reading. First of, let me say that you are not a non-entity, atleast any more. Because you have melted (should I say?) some colder than ice, political ice in Goa. And cheers for doing the penance of standing in a queu to vote for Manohar

Re: [Goanet] Setting Issues straight...On Muslims, Hindus and christians

2007-10-27 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Wed Oct 24 13:50:46 PDT 2007 Bhandare wrote: Bhandare.I have to repeat again..your commentary on Goanet is all over the map. On any given day, you will be left, right, up, down, upside-down, inside-out..there is no consistency in what you write. Some examples: The RC church

[Goanet] The real face of the Sangh Parivar

2007-10-27 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
Don't know how many of you saw Headlines Today and Aaj Tak last night for the chilling expose on the reality of the Sangh Parivar in Gujarat. Check out Tehelka.com for details. The videos are all on youtube. To start with you can see http://communalism.blogspot.com/2007/10/gujarat-2002-truth.html,

[Goanet] Goa news for October 27, 2007

2007-10-27 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** #152;Man United programme will enhance football culture in Goa - Navhind Times [Oct 24, 2007] The AIFF is most appreciative of the support shown by the Goa government and by Bharti Airtel

[Goanet] Organizing Committee For IFFI-07 Reviews Preparedness For The Event

2007-10-27 Thread Ethel Dacosta
Organizing Committee For IFFI-07 Reviews Preparedness For The Event * Delegate Registration Completely Online. 700 additional seats being created. PIB, New Delhi, Oct 25: The first meeting of the Organizing Committee for IFFI-2007 was held today under the Chairmanship of Shri P. R. Dasmunsi,

[Goanet] Goans urged to speak in Konkani, support writers

2007-10-27 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Goans urged to speak in Konkani, support writers HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, OCT 26 – Former principal of St Xavier’s College Fr Antimo Gomes has appealed to Goans to speak in Konkani and to support Konkani writers by purchasing their books. He was addressing a function organized by the

Re: [Goanet] Macacas !

2007-10-27 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Francis Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Macaca has been used derogatorily since time immemorial against coloureds (by the fair-skinned), deriding them as 'monkeys'! It's origin is from the Portuguese 'macaco' (monkey), and for example, was a pretty common insult to the locals during the

[Goanet] Overnight Trek to Dudhsagar Falls on Sunday

2007-10-27 Thread Clinton Vaz
Hello Goanetters, Last week's trek did not materialize as there was a derailment of a train at the Dudhsagar Sector, so we look forward to trekking this weekend. We have about 9 participants so far, and I'm soon going to close participation as i don't want a huge group as the personal touch

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (27OCT07)

2007-10-27 Thread alexyz fernandes
Two members of the electorate in conversation : We've decided to Boycott the elections... ...Once elected they Boycott us...Their promises To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] The Tehelka expose

2007-10-27 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
Today's media has the usual hilarious statements by the Sangh Parivar chappies on the Gujarat expose (see http://www.tehelka.com/story_main35.asp?filename=Ne031107gujrat_sec.asp, if you haven't already) -- see, for example, Ravi Shankar Prasad's rubbish. The blog below does a good analysis of the

[Goanet] Produce title deeds for Dabolim, Navy told

2007-10-27 Thread Pamela D'Mello
Produce title deeds for Dabolim, Navy told By Pamela D'Mello The Asian Age Panaji, Oct 26: Stepping up pressure on the navy, Goa rajya sabha legislator Shantaram Naik has asked the navy to produce title deeds for 1687 acres of land around Dabolim airport --- which he said actually belongs to

[Goanet] First Death Anniversary - Marlon Diago Agnelo Fernandes (Santa Cruz, Goa)

2007-10-27 Thread goa world
FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY MARLON DIOGO AGNELO FERNANDES (DJ MARLON) Santa Cruz, Goa Born: 1st May, 1979 Died: 30th October, 2006 Quick and sudden came the call, Your sudden death shocked us all, You will be missed Dear Marlon, But your good deeds lives on.. Till memory fails and life

[Goanet] Six Lanes to Hell

2007-10-27 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - The usual political suspects in Goa have thrown their weight behind the creation of a new 6-lane highway. Like the proposed Special Ghati Zones this, too, is a terrible mistake. You ought to ask yourself who exactly is supporting these projects. At the head of the list is the

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: NRI Goan Lady shows the way and help others in need

2007-10-27 Thread Anthony C. L. Fernandes
Dear Jose, I have been informed that Cynthia has responded to Mr, Erward Verdes on 25th Oct, 2007 as follows: Quote Yes, Thank you for the kind words.. because they did not want to read any all they wanted to do was put one down.. No regrets though.. We have to move on.. Edward. Cynthia

[Goanet] Goa bishop in Sao Francisco

2007-10-27 Thread Ana Maria Fernandes
The visit of the bishop of Goa to Sao Francisco should not have figured in the goanet in the first case as it was his private engagement. . Secondly there is no need for anyone to apologies for writing against his visit. Did the Bishop tender his apology when he insulted the elected

[Goanet] 67- yr-old held for raping minor

2007-10-27 Thread Sanny de Quepem
67- yr-old held for raping minor NT News Service Quepem, Oct 26 The Quepem police today arrested a 67 year old person on charges of raping an eleven year old girl from Ambaulim, Quepem. The accused, Juze Cardozo, was produced before the First Class Judicial Magistrate Quepem today and

[Goanet] Digambar on Churchill’s allegations aga inst Aleixo

2007-10-27 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Digambar on Churchill’s allegations against Aleixo NT Staff Reporter Panaji, Oct 26 The issue regarding recent allegations made by the Minister for Public Works Department, Mr Churchill Alemao against the Power Minister, Mr Aleixo Sequeira connected with the sale of land plots by the Goa

[Goanet] Tuition teacher arrested for sexual assault on 9-year-old

2007-10-27 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Tuition teacher arrested for sexual assault on 9-year-old BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 26 — The Colva police on Friday evening arrested the 40-year-old female tuition teacher in connection with the sexual assault on a 9-year-old boy at Benaulim. The teacher was taken into custody by the

[Goanet] Padre Pio

2007-10-27 Thread edward desilva
Hi All, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=489428in_page_id=1811 An Italian monk who became the country's best-loved saint after being canonised by Pope John Paul II and who claimed to suffer stigmata or the wounds of Christ was a fake who used

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese TV soap codenamed Imperius to be filmed in Goa.

2007-10-27 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
Creio que está enganado. Eu não estou a publicitar nada. No máximo estarei a dar uma informação da filmagem de uma telenovela portuguesa em Goa. Mas olhe, fica aqui um conselho para que não fiquemos mais aborrecidos. Quando não gostar dos emails que receber via goanet, até porque acredito que

[Goanet] Emailing: article3093806

2007-10-27 Thread Ruby Goes
The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Hi FN GOANET. Shortcut to: http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article3093806.ece Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments.

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 929_Should we take care of our parent

2007-10-27 Thread Venantius Pinto
Dear Edward, That Gibran reference can be inadvertently read too literally. I hope you were not doing that. It is more of a parable and as such must be approached in a parabolic way (what goes around comes around scenarios). We did not choose our births, neither did our parents us, nor were all

Re: [Goanet] Question Everything , say nothing!

2007-10-27 Thread JOHN MONTEIRO
Not at all, it was a British Plot!! ha ha Karl Marx grave is located in Highgate Cemetery in London (but I guessed you knew that when you punned this to Vidyadhar. Surely the British Goverment of the day, with MI5 MI6 must have thought this was the best way to give the the Soviet

Re: [Goanet] God and You -Today's reflections according to Albert.....................

2007-10-27 Thread JOHN MONTEIRO
Albert, for GOD's sake, why have you broken the new rule? Everyone accepts that you have an inalienable right to post here, flounce pounce about, write all you want about your religion, even bore us with repetition, day in day out. What IS your version of paganism? Its someone's faith

[Goanet] Konkani flavour in other languages too

2007-10-27 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Konkani flavour in other languages too THE HINDU:Friday, Oct 26, 2007 M. Raghuram Prathistan will take up translation of nine books 15 short-story collections among those to be taken up for transliteration BANGALORE: In a move to popularise Konkani literature in languages such as Hindi,

[Goanet] Are Goan Politicians Using SEZs to make a fast buck? Is Goa ready for SEZs?

2007-10-27 Thread cedrico dacosta
Are Goan Politicians Using SEZs for making a fast buck? Question on question -- ? Is Goa ready for SEZs? Well, a lot has been written and said and spoken about the latest medium of corruption that is introduced by the Goa Government and its crooked Ministers -- The SEZs! The Issue: It is

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Save 'Bore Pul' (old Borim bridge)

2007-10-27 Thread JoeGoaUk
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1780456954size=l clik abv if u can't see pic Talking Photos: Pl. Save Old Borim Bridge (Bore Pul) see abandoned old bridge in 3 parts http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1774464970size=l Build by Portuguese (Don’t’ know which year, can any one

[Goanet] Goa news for October 28, 2007

2007-10-27 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa govt signs MoU with DFF for IFFI-07 - Hindu [Oct 26, 2007] New Delhi (PTI): The Goa government has signed an MoU with the Directorate of Film Festival (DFF), authorising it to decide

[Goanet] God and you and mother Mary/to Gabe

2007-10-27 Thread edward desilva
Hi Gabe, Thanks for connecting anything and everything to Goa, we should have a trade mark on them. Gypos, Romanies, Egypto, Travellers - Goan Catholics? you mentioned the coconut but missed out that ALL Gypos are Catholics (they wear BENTINS, scapulars). 1. Bright colours and the women's

[Goanet] Absolutely Cedrico -- At last a Goan with Guts

2007-10-27 Thread Sharon Wilma D Souza
Absolutely Cedrico -- At last a Goan with Guts Absolutely Cedrico, way to go...you got the balls man! It is good to know that finally there is one Goan, although far away in the land of the dons, who cares so much for his homeland and has his heart and mind towards the cause of reviwing Goa

Re: [Goanet] Macacas !

2007-10-27 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Francis and Mervyn Many thanks for the explanation re Macacas. Strangely, it has never been used here in the UK. And what about the sandflies (or something akin) used for South Asians in Boston? Have you come across this usage? I have just seen Sicko. A lot of it is pretty realistic

[Goanet] Setting Issues straight - to Selma.

2007-10-27 Thread edward desilva
Hi Selma, How can you straighten a person who is already bent? like the Chinese proverb (dogs tail). A frustrated person has nothing on his mind other than that which he wishes to do but does not have the guts for fear of penalty, Paedohilia is constantly on Bandare's mind, speaks for

[Goanet] Plots and sub-plots

2007-10-27 Thread Aniruddha Sen Gupta
Here's a story from the Indian Express which I felt was archetypal of the complexity that is India. I know it's nothing to do with Goa, but with the kind of discussions on 'comparative religion' that one reads here, I felt there was something in this story for everyone. It's got religion,

[Goanet] Artiste urges Goans to exploit talents on stage

2007-10-27 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Artiste urges Goans to exploit talents on stage HERALD CORRESPONDENT CURCHOREM, OCT 26 – Stage artiste Alka Velingkar has urged Goans to excel at the national and international level by exploiting their talents on stage. She was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the five-day

[Goanet] BOOK REVIEW: Nostalgia and Beyond - Savia Viegas

2007-10-27 Thread Goanet AE
Nostalgia and Beyond By Savia Viegas BOOK REVIEW: Dominic's Goa: A nostalgic romp through a bygone era: Abbe Faria Productions: Panjim: 2007: Rs 350 A yearning for what was or went before does different things to different people. It made Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal to commemorate the

[Goanet] Goa Bishop in San Francisco - Casteism

2007-10-27 Thread edward desilva
Hi Cornel, Get it into your head once and for all that the caste system will not fly away overnight or one early morning. Caste system has nothing to do with religion. (DO NOT DO THE ALBERT ON US, PLEASE. ie. going on and on endlessly about it). Even the sudhir wants to marry into a bamon

[Goanet] JOBS URGENT FOR GOANS

2007-10-27 Thread Dee - Vona
Dear All, All those interested in jobs, the following is available: . 1. Engineer - Tendering and marketing for engineering jobs and tenders, experience in costings and evaluation, Individual should have at least 2 to 3 years experience. Would like a Goan. Kindly call 0722 776579 2. Nanny -

Re: [Goanet] British society mentally derranged.............???????????????

2007-10-27 Thread JOHN MONTEIRO
I am not sure exactly what it is you are trying to imply. I was responding to a post I read that said the British Society was mentally derranged. I gave my opinion on what is happening in my area and in England as a whole, today, you take it out of context. There has been a murder of

Re: [Goanet] Setting Issues straight........

2007-10-27 Thread JOHN MONTEIRO
heh heh. read it twice, and had to chuckle, that put some bone in the spine! John Monteiro Berkshire, England The RC church has collected billions of dollars from gullible folks for the purpose of charity and alleviating human

[Goanet] LETS GET TOGETHER....and start a small revolution ( in the Rome of the east....and change this cliche to a point where Rome will be referred to as Goa of the west ) )

2007-10-27 Thread amchemgoem amkamzai
DEAR GOANS, ( and i define Goans as not only the people who have lived in Goa for generations BUT also 1/ those who have come from outside Goa and have integrated into and contributed to Goan society 2/ those of Goan origin who live outside Goa,whether in other parts of india or

[Goanet] Navy should not make Goa Govt beg for Dabolim land: Naik

2007-10-27 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Navy should not make Goa Govt beg for Dabolim land: Naik THE HINDU: Saturday, October 27, 2007 : 1405 Hrs Panaji (PTI): Indian Navy should not make state government and Airport Authority of India go with a begging bowl before them for land to expand Dabolim airport in south Goa district, a

Re: [Goanet] Paan Piss and Panaji

2007-10-27 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
From: Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Paan Piss and Panaji I had quoted a part of the Broken Peace report and asked Gadgil for a clarification. Discerning Goanetters must have noticed how he has refused to respond I hope vidyadhar will consider this as a polite reminder to

Re: [Goanet] Bishop/Diocese.

2007-10-27 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Bosco Please see interspersed responses. Cornel Bosco D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu Oct 25 01:46:18 PDT 2007, CORNEL DACOSTA wrote: Irrespective of whether he may receive answers or not, Albert de Souza has an inalienable human right to seek information about the

[Goanet] On Panjim's Traffic Woes - A Proposal

2007-10-27 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - I have empirically observed that the the quality of breathable air in Panjim has diminished discernibly in the past 5 years. Is any environmental NGO systematically documenting data about this? (Let me guess: no). The degradation is a direct consequence of the dramatic increase in

[Goanet] Kushawati River oozing muggy water

2007-10-27 Thread JOAO FERNANDES
The mining companies operating in hinterlands of Quepem and Sanguem talukas are all out to destroy the kushawati River which is the main source of water to number of kulagars situated on its bank and which is the main source of water to Paroda irrigation Canal. The Kushawati River which is

[Goanet] APKP presented to B.E.Mendes

2007-10-27 Thread pratap naik
APKP Presented to B.E.Mendes At a gathering on October 25, 2007 at Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK), Porvorim TSKK presented the Antonio Pereira Konknni Puroskar to its seventeenth recipient Mr. Bernardino Evaristo Mendes for his contribution to Konknni literature, for the last sixty-two

[Goanet] TALK: The Snakes of Goa

2007-10-27 Thread Goanet Events
Literati invites you to a session on The Snakes of Goa by Rahul Alvares Sunday, 28th October 2007 at 11.30 a.m. There will be a slide presentation followed by a discussion. The talk will cover different aspects described in his book 'The Call of the Snake' including how to identify snakes,

[Goanet] Global Goan Seniors Directory

2007-10-27 Thread John D'Souza
Global Goan Seniors Directory Free Listing The Directory will be released in the Fall of 2008 and is part of the Save Goa * initiative. By listing their names in the Directory, Goan Seniors will be making a statement: - They are here and are part of the local and worldwide seniors

Re: [Goanet] Manohar parrikar - right choice for CM

2007-10-27 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your sentiments are riht on target.Parrikar is the most dynamic and honest politician we have right now Politics is neve as easy as choosing between good and bad, rather it is the tough choice between the lesser of two evils...

[Goanet] your unanswered questions

2007-10-27 Thread Bhandare
Contrary to the popular belief on goant I am not a HJS member but I think tthat the aim of hindu jan jagruti samiti is to bring about an awareness in the hindu society about the problems facing it... it also seeks to unite all hindus irrespective of their caste to create a strong hindu

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 975_Death by popot

2007-10-27 Thread Venantius Pinto
No Selma, its not the cost at all. But I hear you. Its the sheer irritation -- although I am pretty even handed emotionally (at least I think so) of buying books, and even in a minuscule way helping his book sell. Also no one should ruin their Christmas. In my world money is not the issue.

Re: [Goanet] My interest in human anatomy

2007-10-27 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Fri Oct 26 01:47:40 PDT 2007, Cecil Pinto wrote: In the end it works and we do churn out young people with far greater knowledge and skills than those in the West. RESPONSE: Hey..Goa is on the West coast on India!! Has it moved? .and that is why we should brush our teeth twice a day

[Goanet] Manohar Parrikar and the BJP -- A Good expose Floriano

2007-10-27 Thread cedrico dacosta
Manohar Parrikar and the BJP -- A Good expose Floriano I fully agree to Anamika's post (if a lady by that name actually exists or is not another spin doctor of Porrikar). Porikar is a good administrator and if he personally came around at 2 am to supervise the works at IFFI...i would say that

[Goanet] Re.Dean D'Cruz to inspect Cidade de Goa violations at Vainguinim beach

2007-10-27 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, The Vainguinim beach in Taleigao is a peculiar case. It was a village panchayat area that was made a part of the City of Panaji under the Panaji Municipal Council [PMC] during the first phase of the Parrikar regime with Mayem MLA Prakash Phadte as the TCP Minister. The classification of

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 976_Manohar_Parrikar

2007-10-27 Thread Venantius Pinto
Sadar pranam Anamika, These discussions are hardly intellectual. They appear as such because many are happen to be well written. Sohave no fear. On occassion comments get sarcastic -- in which case ignore those you may find insulting. Hopefully this will not happen. There are a few who gravitate

[Goanet] Navy should not make Goa Govt beg for Dabolim land: Naik

2007-10-27 Thread Gabe Menezes
Navy should not make Goa Govt beg for Dabolim land: Naik Panaji (PTI): Indian Navy should not make state government and Airport Authority of India go with a begging bowl before them for land to expand Dabolim airport in south Goa district, a Congress MP said here. The land actually belongs to

Re: [Goanet] God and you and mother Mary/to Selma

2007-10-27 Thread Pereira, Mariano A LN NAU
Gypsies, we call them Zigeuner here are a nomadic tribe originating in Punjab, India. Their language also is very close to the Punjabi. This nomadic people passed thru Egypt before arriving Europe, hence the Europeans thought they came from Egypt. Mariano Pereira, Frankfurt

Re: [Goanet] Medical report confirms sexual assault. Really?

2007-10-27 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Selma, Virginity of the spinster is not an issue. It is not the proverbial Big issue about a small piece of tissue. Forensic science has advance since the time when the doctors discovered seven little dents on the Maidenhead of Goldilocks! Obviously, the type of evidence that a molested boy

Re: [Goanet] Sexual abuse

2007-10-27 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
On 26/10/2007, Kevin Saldanha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let us hope that the perpertrators of this and other crimes may get the help they need rather than the wrath of the holier among us I agree with Kevin. It's very easy to sit in judgement on others. Yet even Christ opted not to do it with a

[Goanet] B-grade fairy tales

2007-10-27 Thread Pravin Sabnis
B wrote: btw what do you think I should do? agree with gadgil sabnis and others and badmouth the RSS? circulate biased white papers about imaginary problems faced by muslims in goa? There goes B again... I strongly suspect that B is enjoying his silly game of putting his foot in his mouth and

Re: [Goanet] Annual Goanetters Meet - 2007

2007-10-27 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
Thanks for keeping us informed Tom. Otherwise: the main battle I've been waging for the past year or so is to get people to reconise that I don't call myself Fred (which is only the login name for my comp, used in Unix days when anything above eight alphabets couldn't be accepted). FN On

Re: [Goanet] Death by popot

2007-10-27 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
You came in late, Selma. This has been debate, fought over, and certified. Ask Eddie Fernandes. FN On 26/10/2007, Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sort of petit mort by prick er pen-pricks that is. I wonder if he is of Goan origin. -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph

Re: [Goanet] Annual Goanetters Meet - 2007

2007-10-27 Thread Fabian Correia
I wish i had info earlier -Will be in Goa from 3IST DEC!!! TO END FEB Please advise for meetings God Bless! Fabian -- Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/

Re: [Goanet] Goa Sudharop: Fires in Southern California - III

2007-10-27 Thread George Pinto
Hi Jo, Thanks for the kinds words and encouragement. However, I deserve and take no credit, all credit belongs to those who have supported and helped the impacted families. Warm regards, George --- jo birkmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: George: Just wanted to let you know how impressed we