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Re: Bonifacio should be grateful he is called " Dukor"> > (Roland Francis)> 2. re Flags, Colonialism and Sleeping in a History Class - > a> response to Sunith Velho (Jose Colaco)> 3. Re: The rain has come : > http://rizagoa.blogspot.com/> (Bosco D'Mello)> 4. Tod ay's reflections > (Albert Desouza)> 5. Parrikar and his magic Wand (edward desilva)> 6. want > goan accommodation in bahrain (Merwyn Dsouza)> 7. Golconda \gahl-KAHN-duh\ > noun> ( Frederick [FN] Noronha * ???????? ???????? )> 8. Link to... ( > Frederick [FN] Noronha * ???????? ???????? )> 9. Re: In the land of pork > eaters (By Domnic Fernandes)> (Bosco D'Mello)> 10. Re: BJP Govt. (Jeevan)> > 11. 2007 polls: Congress, BJP had their share of problems> (Goanet News > Service)> 12. Olav Athayde in big trouble.... (Sunith Velho)> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > > Message: 1> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:39:53 -0400> From: "Roland Francis" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Bonifacio should be grateful he > is called "> Dukor"> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"> > <[email protected]>> Message-ID:> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: > text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > In addition, I do not > understand why Carmo has this pathological> hatred towards Goan seamen.> > > His own father was a ship's steward slogging away on the high seas so> that > his family could have a half-decent living. No doubt it was due> to the many > hours of toil and lonely months spent away from his family> that allowed > Carmo to pursue his education.> > If I were Carmo, I would have lit a candle > to the patron saint of> Travottis in gratitude for enabling him to get where > he is.> > If you don't know where you come from, you'll never know where > you're> going to - I always maintain. And Carmo had proved it in spades.> > > Roland.> > On 6/10/07, Olav Athayde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > Of course, > Carmo has no business to be casting stones about any one's> > education or > indulge in any name-calling much less a vicious slur.> > Those who know > Carmo from school days in Bandra will recall how he had> > been caught > copying in a Board exam. If not for the intervention and> > 'influence' of > the Muncipal Councillor of Bandra, late Mr. Oliver> > Andrade also from > Velim, to 'cover' the scandal and get Carmo into> > IIT, he would have had > no choice but to continue his education (if> > ever) in a> > " patshallah " > in Bombay. That Carmo's picture adorns the St.> > Stanislaus ' Wall of > Shame' is no surprise.> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> > Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:59:29 -0400> From: "Jose Colaco" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> Subject: [Goanet] re Flags, Colonialism and Sleeping in a > History> Class - a response to Sunith Velho> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: text/plain; > format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> reply-type=original> > In response to > Marsh Mendonca's: I dont see any wrong in people parading > with Portuguese > Flags> Sunith Velho wrote: What you are saying is that it is OK to support a > nation > that tried to destroy the Hindu community and their culture.> > > jc's comment: Dear Sunith Velho, would you please expand on this thought of > > yours (with or without reference to the VideoCD). After that, would you > > please advise a Buddhist people which flag they should (morally) fly during > > a sporting event? : see references infra> > ===> > re Cricket and the > Caribbean "east indian" overt support for the Indian > cricket team even > when playing against the West Indies> Sunith wrote: I see you slept through > history class when colonialism was > under discussion.> > > jc's comment: It > depends Sunith ... It seriously depends on WHO writes the > history texts > and/or who teaches the history class. IF the history class was > taught by > independent thinkers and researchers, we would have been taught a > long > time ago that the masses never were nor are really free from the yolk > of > colonialism. Colonialism is present in Goa and elsewhere - even in 2007> > > It finally boils down to How we treat the lowliest and poorest among > > us....whether we are fair in our wages to the workers, whether we treat the > > average person well or IF we degrade them by our words and actions.> > > Have you wondered WHY in 2007, the poor in India are converting to Buddhism. > > Have you wondered WHAT EVER happened to the Buddhist community, temples > and > their culture in Goa and the rest of India? Did the Portuguese destroy > them > ...or are we saying that the Buddhist people, temples and culture > never > existed in Goa? and that Ashoka is just a figment of our > imagination.> > Should the Buddhist cricket supporters NOT wave the flag of > the Indian > Cricket team?> > It must strike us (hopefully someday) that the > mere fact that the Portuguese > football team has supporters in Goa and in > Cape Verde, Macau and Mocambique > ...means that people have grown up. That > our Goan heritage is exactly what > it is. And not even denial and > revisionism will change that.> > Otherwise - I would probably signing my > name as Yusuf Khalase or Khalap, and > you as Sunith Zanto or Zantye!> > > Time to move ahead and learn to live happily with each other - Unless the > > plan is to destroy each other.> > > jc> Judging by what passes on as > history, I'd truly prefer to sleep in history > classes than to submit to > partisan brainwashing.> > > REFERENCES from http://www.ambedkar.org/ Look in > the left hand column under > BUDDHISM> (Caution: some material is heavily > biased ...it does not compute)> > > reference 1:> > Brahmins were benefited > by Muslim Conquest> > There is a lot of propaganda, that Muslim period was a > foreign rule over > Indian masses, who were crushed under the foreign yoke. > All this is a great > and fake propaganda by the brahmanical scholars. > Actually, it was this class > who got the maximum benefits of Muslim raj.> > > > reference 2:> > Brahmanism Controlled Masses Through Language> > "...There > was no article which proved more controversial than Article 115 > which > deals with the question. No article produced more opposition. No > article > more heat. After a prolonged discussion when the question was put, > the > vote was 78 against 78. The tie could not be resolved. After a long time > > when the question was put to the party meeting the result was 77 against 78 > > for Hindi. Hindi won its place as a national language by one vote. I am > > stating these facts from my personal knowledge. ..." [Ambedkar B. R., > > Thoughts on Linguistic States, Writings & Speeches, Maharashtra Govt., 1989, > > vol. 1, p. 148]> > reference 3:> > Devadasis Were Degraded Buddhist Nuns> > > Perhaps the most horrible effect of fall of Buddhism in ancient India, > > which is haunting us even today, is the start of devadasi system. ... The > > saying in Marathi goes, "Devadasi devachi bayako sarya gavachi", meaning > > that she is servant of god but wife of the whole town. This is the lot of > > such a woman. She has to remain unmarried, and maintain herself by > > ceremonial begging, a system called "jogava" in Marathi, to get both ends > > meet. With "chal" (a string of small bells) in her feet, she carries the > > "jag" (a metal mask of god) in a "pardi" (a basket) on her head and begs > > whole life, or ends up in a brothel> > > ADDITIONAL READING MATERIAL> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6729927.stm> Slaves to the goddess of > fertility 8 June 2007> > http://www.colaco.net/1/siddhi2.htm> (please vide > BTW at the foot of the URL)> > > http://books.google.com/books?id=f03rv7gJCBgC&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=indian+black+trouble+guyana&source=web&ots=fEEwRO2lfy&sig=vmgYS2f960fa0zKZSkKa8FcdwE8#PPP9,M1> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 > 11:16:41 -0400> From: "Bosco D'Mello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: Re: > [Goanet] The rain has come : http://rizagoa.blogspot.com/> To: "Goanet" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: > text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> reply-type=original> > On > Mon May 28 12:24:24 PDT 2007, George Pinto wrote:> > > Very nice kids blog > by Riza. Can someone advise> > about the safety of putting children's > pictures> > with their names on the internet. Are there any> > predatory, > pornography issues with sickos> > manipulating the information or child > predators> > accessing these sites? One parent told me don't> > put the name > of the child along with a photo or> > vice-versa. I have not thought through > this issue> > but can someone shed some light.> > RESPONSE: One view of this > issue:> > "Either way, it's an interesting dilemma for parents who have come > of age at > ease with sharing images and writings about themselves on > MySpace, Facebook, > YouTube, and other social-networking sites. But when it > comes to children, > parents need to weigh their kids' right to privacy with > the desire to share > their joy with the world."> > > http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/devlin/11228> > Incorporating the Robots > Exclusion Standard on personal websites maybe a > good idea too.> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots.txt> > - Bosco > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 > 06:55:06 +0000> From: "Albert Desouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: > [Goanet] Tod ay's reflections> To: [email protected]> Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed> > Dear > Brothers and sisters> There was a huge crowd on the hill side.People had > come to hear the good > word of God from Jesus. There was something great in > this ordinary man > called Jesus.Jesus preached the word of God with > authority.He could do this > as he was God himself.He said I live in my > father and father in me.He came > into this world to direct the people > towards His Father.Jesus started his > ministry in Galilee and remained > withing the perifery of his own land.What > was the reason for this? The > idea was that he would first convert his own > people who in turn would > convert the others and the circle would grow wide > like the ripple in the > lake or well when a stone is thrown into it.Jesus > chose only twelve > disciples to go with him as witness to his teachings.He > knew that these > twelve would not be able to do anything to help him spread > the gospel but > when touched with the Holy Spirit they would be on fire. "Do > not think > that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets,I have come > not to > abolish but to fulfil."Mt 5"17.The one who comes from heaven is > above all > says Jesus.The one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and > speaks > about the earthly things.Jesus has testified to what he has seen and > heard > yet no one accepted him and his testimony.Who ever has testified his > > testimony has certified that God is true.The father loves the son and has > > placed all things in his hands.Who ever believes in the son has eternal > > life and who ever disobeys the son will not see life.Jn> My dear brothers > and sisters Jesus can give us happiness.If only if we had > to drop all our > worries and turned to the Lord happiness would have been in > our store room > for ever.But we try to achieve happiness through money, and > other wealth > and glory. All Glory should be given to God and He will glorify > whom He > wants to be glorified. He glorified His only son Jesus. There is > ample > proof to prove that Jesus is the son of GOd because God himself has > > testified many times. At the time of Baptism of Jesus, transfiguration etc.> > I am writing this because Jesus has asked each and everyone of us to > > proclaim the gospel.Once a Hindu friend of mine was seriously ill.He was > > suffering from hypertension .He sent me an email asking me to pray for > > him.I wrote to him to look up to Jesus and ask him to help y ou.I quoted > > scriptures specially narrating how Jesus cured the lepers , the lady who had > > bleeding for twelve years and how her faith could cure her.This friend of > > mine was depressed with his sickness but my writing to him about Jesus he > > felt that he could see light on the other side of a dark tunnel and > > gradually his health improved and got out of bed with h ope that God wants > > him to live and live happily for God created happiness.Last year in the > > month of August when my hindu brothers were celebrating Ganesh festival I > > woke up with a swollen leg.I could not walk without my spouse's help.I felt > > the whole world had come crashing down on me.I totally depended on others > > for everything.I had become totally handicapped. When the doctor was > called > he could give me physical relief to just ten percent but my > emotions and > spiritualism had flown down the drains. I was mentally > feeling depressed > and weak.I did not like to burden others even though she > may be my spouse.I > felt that I was at the mercy of other people. I needed > consolation.At that > moment I felt someone telling me "Maim hoom nam?" I am > there is n't it? I > felt God himself is telling me "Look son I am there " > did I not say that I > will be there with you till the end of times? " Tears > started to flow down > my eyes and again and again I heard the words of my > savious"I am there with > you fear not. This revived my spirit.With that > spirit I forced myself to > walk and help myself with my work.This Jesus in > me cured me completly and > made me whole again. My dear brothers and > sisters cling to Jesus.He is > there. He has been saying to us "Maim hoom > nam? "-------Jesus is there now > and forever.Albert> > > _________________________________________________________________> Want to > get married in 2007? Visit Shaadi.com > > http://www.shaadi.com/ptnr.php?ptnr=mhottag> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 5> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 > 11:59:07 -0400> From: "edward desilva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: > [Goanet] Parrikar and his magic Wand> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset="iso-8859-1";> reply-type=original> > Do we just cast our vote and > sit back for Parrikar to do the job?> Does Parrikar own a magic wand?> What > is the responsebility of every Goan besides casting a Vote?> What is the > Municipality for? Just to clean the street? Can't they clean the > attitude > of the people and the police?> Read below as to what President A Kalam has > to say.> > ----> YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?> YOU > wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage > pail > on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand .> Why don't YOU spit Paan on > the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use > examination jockeys or buy fake > certificates in Boston ??? We are still > talking of the same YOU.> YOU who > can respect and conform to a foreign system> in other countries but cannot > in your own. You who will throw papers and > cigarettes on the road the > moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an > involved and appreciative > citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the > same here in India ?> > > Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay , Mr. > > Tinaikar , had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the > > streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And > > then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities > for > inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the officers to > do? Go > down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure> in his > bowels?> In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done > the job. > Same in Japan .> Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's > right. We go to> the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all > responsibility.> We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the > government to do > everything for us whilst our contribution is totally > negative.> ------> > This is what Anand Valekar said:> Today just go to > Margao Gandhi Market & have a look, you will find > everywhere muslims > dominating the scenario. Some one month back there was a > big issue of eve > teasing by> one of the muslim guy of a Goan Hindu Girl. Who has given them > this upper > hand? If it would have been in Mumbai then that guy would have > been out of > this world. We goans are very susegad, & these outsiders are > taking undue > advantage of the same. If you want to compare the > developments Mr.Parrikar > brought as a CM over others in Goa you would find > the difference.> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 6> Date: > Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:09:27 -0400> From: "Merwyn Dsouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Subject: [Goanet] want goan accommodation in bahrain> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> > reply-type=original> > dear readers,> > Can youll please find out if i can > get an accommodation in bahrain with a > goan community family or people.> > > Thanking you,> Merwyn> > > -------------------------------------------------------------> Read all > Goanet messages at:> > > http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=News&list=goanet > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 7> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 > 01:19:37 +0530> From: " Frederick [FN] Noronha * ???????? ???????? "> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: [Goanet] Golconda \gahl-KAHN-duh\ noun> To: > "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"> <[email protected]>> > Message-ID:> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > Amazing... a word linked to a place > that probably had some links to> Goa's history (and trade) in the past... > --FN> > The Word of the Day for June 10 is:> > Golconda \gahl-KAHN-duh\ > noun> > : a rich mine; broadly : a source of great wealth> > Example > sentence:> The junk bond market proved to be a Golconda for unscrupulous > traders> during the 1980s, many of whom amassed huge fortunes by trading > such> bonds to the unwary.Did you know?> > > In the 16th century, Golconda > was the capital of the Qutb Shahi> kingdom in southern India, near modern > Hyderabad. The city was home to> one of the most powerful Muslim sultanates > in the region and was the> center of a flourishing diamond trade. > Magnificent diamonds were taken> from the mines in the hills surrounding > Golconda, including Darya-e> Nur (meaning "sea of light"), at 185 carats, > the largest and finest> diamond of the crown jewels of Iran. By the 1880s, > "Golconda" was> being used generically by English speakers to refer to any> > particularly rich mine, and later to any source of great wealth.> > > *Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.> -- > FN M: > 9970157402 or 9822122436 P:+91-832-240-9490 (after 1pm)> Skype: > fredericknoronha Yahoochat: fredericknoronha> http://fn.goa-india.org > http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com> Email fred at bytesforall.org Res: > 784 Saligao 403511 Goa India> > > ------------------------------> > Message: > 8> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:58:02 +0530> From: " Frederick [FN] Noronha * > ???????? ???????? "> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: [Goanet] Link to...> To: > "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"> <[email protected]>> Cc: > vishwas chavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Message-ID:> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > ... an old > friend of Goanet: vishwas chavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > -- > FN M: > 9970157402 or 9822122436 P:+91-832-240-9490 (after 1pm)> Skype: > fredericknoronha Yahoochat: fredericknoronha> http://fn.goa-india.org > http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com> Email fred at bytesforall.org Res: > 784 Saligao 403511 Goa India> > > ------------------------------> > Message: > 9> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:33:05 -0400> From: "Bosco D'Mello" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> Subject: Re: [Goanet] In the land of pork eaters (By Domnic > Fernandes)> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> > reply-type=original> > On Sat Jun 9 03:28:03 PDT 2007, Vidyadhar Gadgil > wrote:> > In response to Domnic Fernandes....> > > Yes, but you usually > neglect to mention this simple fact.> > In fact, Margaret Mascarenhas' > review of your book in GT> > points this out, as you repeatedly say 'all > over Goa',> > 'in all Goan households', 'Goa' etc., without making it> > > clear that you mean 'Catholic' Goa.> > > this tendency of Goa = Catholic Goa > plays to Western> > stereotypes and does injustice to other communities in > Goa.> > A little adjective -- 'Catholic' -- would solve this problem.> > > > RESPONSE: Gadgil, since late-2003 when Domnic began sharing his writings > > with Goanet, at no time did he pretend to be a historian. On several > > ocassions he has stated that his writings were derived from living/growing > > in Goa in the 50s, 60s, 70s. From Domnic's Goa (the book) introduction, I > > quote Domnic verbatim:> > "These articles are my personal experiences. They > tell the story of the Goa > I knew. You would find many set around Bardez, > in the central Goan coastal > area, and sometimes the narration pointedly > refers to my home-village of > Anjuna. But, I feel, and you might agree, > these stories also paint a wider > picture of far-reaching social change > taking place in Goa over a > half-century."> > I do not believe at any time > did Domnic romanticise that Goa = Catholic Goa. > If that is the conclusion > any of us are making, those are our own.> > The little adjective, you seek > -- 'Catholic' -- to 'solve this problem' > would possibly start another, > eh??> > Controversy?? We must have!!> > - Bosco> Toronto, CA > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 10> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 > 19:41:13 -0400> From: "Jeevan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: Re: [Goanet] > BJP Govt.> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> > reply-type=original> > Hi Edward,> > > RSS and VHP are Hindu cultural > organizations, they are not like the Church > which is the apex body of the > Christians and tries to guide its followers in > every walk of life, when in > reality is suppose to provide only religious > fellowship to its followers!> > Hinduism is a very flexible religion, and the common broad-minded Hindu in > > Goa is not influenced, impacted or swayed by what RSS, VHP or any other > > Hindu organization, right or left, proclaims.> > Regards> Jeevan> > On Sun, > 10 Jun 2007 edward desilva wrote :> >> >Hi Jeevan,> >> >If only Parrikar > would drop his RSS credentials after/before his name.> >He will be a chief > minister tomorrow, till then all hope is lost.> >If only he could read these > postings on the Goanet.> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: > 11> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:01:43 -0400> From: "Goanet News Service" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: [Goanet] 2007 polls: Congress, BJP had their > share of> problems> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> > reply-type=original> > 2007 polls: Congress, BJP had their share of > problems> BY HERALD REPORTER> > PANJIM, JUNE 9 - The BJP's score this > election may be just three seats less > than that of the Congress Party but > it's no solace to a party that dreamed > of getting 24 seats on its own.> > > In a wide contrast to its claims of attaining majority - BJP's show in the > > assembly election last week was somewhat dismal - it lost in seven seats > > even as it wrested five. It's a major set back for BJP and its CM in-waiting > > Manohar Parrikar.> > The BJP showed lot of promise, showcasing the work > done by Manohar Parrikar > ministry as an example of BJP's "good > governance", exposed corruption of the > last two years of Congress rule in > a big way and promised many sops like > unemployment doles, abolition of > house tax, etc.> > On the other hand, the Congress had its own routine > problems over selection > of candidates, Regional Plan 2011, Churchill > Alemao posed a big challenge in > Salcete and if this was not enough - at > eleventh hour Babush Monserrate > dealt a heavy blow to Congress further > diminishing its chances to be in > majority.> > In short, when the Congress > was in doldrums and when BJP campaigned as the > best alternative to the > electorate offering lot of sops like 'no house tax', > the question that is > yet to find answers is: how did the BJP fare badly > compared to the > Congress.> > BJP leaders had created an hype with the impression that it > would win 24 > seats and had also managed the media well enough to get lot > of publicity for > itself and for Manohar Parrikar as the next CM. But all > these couldn't get > sufficient votes for the 'Lotus'.> > Reasons may be > many. But analysts say that Congress may have been badly hit > by RP 2011 > but it appears that silence on the part of BJP leaders for three > months > after the Plan was approved, didn't go well with the electorate.> > The BJP > came out with an unemployment dole policy but BJP's PETS apparently > was a > reminder of how unemployed youth were treated under the regime.> > BJP's > campaign focused on misgovernance of the Congress government, > phenomenal > rise in the prices of essential commodities during the last one > year and > above all its promise to provide stable, secular, sensitive > government - > looked liked BJP had all ingredients to evoke response from > voters. > Moreover, its election manifesto looked better than that of > Congress.> > > In certain constituencies it's campaign worked wonder fully, but failed in > > others. BJP however attributed its failure mainly to the flow of money > > power. It may be true in some constituencies.> > In a poll analysis, some > MGP leaders felt that an alliance with BJP would > have got them a clear > majority to rule the State. Just as SGF damaged the > prospects of Congress > in the South, MGP did the same for BJP, having played > a similar role in > the North. Seats like Dhargalim, Ponda, Pale, etc, were > lost because of a > split in votes between the BJP and MGP.> > But the BJP which opened its > account, riding piggy-back on MGP, this time, > didn't give them any > importance. Probably, BJP party leaders were > over-confident that they > would make it on their own without the baggage of > smaller parties.> > > Whatever the case may be, BJP's expectation of winning 24 seats on its own > > strength was too big a dream to come true in 2007 - when Congress did not > > take the risk of going solo despite its never ending tu-tu main main with > > the NCP.> > > http://oheraldo.in/node/25408 > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 12> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 > 01:30:17 +0100> From: "Sunith Velho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: [Goanet] > Olav Athayde in big trouble....> To: <[email protected]>> Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset="iso-8859-1";> reply-type=original> > Mr. Athayde,> > You will now > receive an email(CCed to one Brian S., allegedly a lawyer) from > K3 > threatening to sue you for defamation or libel. Bosco will also be > > threatened with a lawsuit for the second time.> > Unless this shameful > incident is true that is.> > I was threatened with the same a few months ago > for pointing out that for > all his talk about elite insitutions such as > IIT, K3 teaches in an > institution ranked in the bottom 5% of any published > engineering rankings.> > Cheers> Sunith Velho> > > >Those who know Carmo > from school days in Bandra will recall how he had> >been caught copying in a > Board exam. If not for the intervention and> >'influence' of the Muncipal > Councillor of Bandra, late Mr. Oliver> >Andrade also from Velim, to 'cover' > the scandal and get Carmo into> >IIT, he would have had no choice but to > continue his education (if> >ever) in a> >" patshallah " in Bombay. That > Carmo's picture adorns the St.> >Stanislaus ' Wall of Shame' is no surprise. > > > > > > ------------------------------> > > -------------------------------------------------------> Goanet recommends, > and is proud to be associated with, > 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp > through a bygone era.> This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone > > wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by > Broadway, near Caculo > Island, Panjim & internationally> by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. 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