[Goanet]Movie SINS

2005-03-02 Thread Bosco D'Mello
The hullabaloo over this movie is reminiscent of the theatrics of years ago with the release on Broadway of Corpus Christi, a play about a gay Jesus Christ! All the protesting led to more full-houses for the play and $$$ for the production company...irrespective of it's quality content.

[Goanet]Changing Nature of Marriages - e-marriages!

2005-03-02 Thread Cip Fernandes
The Navhind Times Changing Nature of Marriages by Bhicaji Ganecar THE world is changing very fast. So are people and traditions. Take the case of marriage. How much it has changed over the years! Today, presentation is everything. I remember that 30 years back, at a typical marriage celebration,

Re: [Goanet]ZATHI ANI KATHI GOEMKARAM MODEM (GOANS AND CASTE)

2005-03-02 Thread lino dourado
--- Sanny Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ZATHI ANI KATHI GOEMKARAM MODEM Sanny bab, Tumcho voznadik lekh ami mon diun vachlo. Xabas ani mhojim porbim tumchea hea kodok dolle ugoddpa xarkelea borovpak. Tumcho lekh vachtokoch mhaka bab Tomazinho Cardozo heach Goanet-ar uzvaddak ail’lea kovitechi

Re: [Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * Mar 02, 2005 * Sanya gets thunderous applause

2005-03-02 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
SOME GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE: Eighteen-year-old SANYA MYLA COTTA of Goa won the first place in the Devid Menezes National Violin Competition held at the Kala Academy, on Sunday. Her's was a dazzling performance way beyond compare. Bach's Chaconne from Partita

[Goanet]Friday balaco on Patent Amendment Act

2005-03-02 Thread graceful
On the other hand, India's thriving pharmaceutical industry has shown that the price fixed by the monopolists has nothing to do with the cost of production. Indian generic manufacturers export generic medicines to over 200 countries. Indian generic pharmaceutical companies by bringing down prices

[Goanet]Re: Will the anti-casters identify themselves?

2005-03-02 Thread Bosco D'Mello
Just like some in the silent majority, I've been following this thread closely and mostly found the posts by all participants informativethat exchange momentarily went into a what-I'm-saying-is-more-accurate-than-you syndrome. I can conclude that the practice of casteism is present but not

[Goanet]A quick reply to your reply

2005-03-02 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Cornel: I have replied to you in private why some of your assumptions are incorrect. And others have replied to you on the net. But I seek this public forum to ask you whether the following is just a long prosaic way of saying that you are not interested in providing a leadership role in

[Goanet]Fat or Thin? Indian Scientists research

2005-03-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4308457.stm Do Indian 'sumo' rats hold obesity key? By Soutik Biswas BBC News, Delhi Obesity The sumo rats become ill and die earlier than their leaner counterparts They are the world's fattest rats, Indian scientists say, and they

[Goanet]Music flows... boat songs from Goa

2005-03-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
William Rodrigues is one of those young Goans, struggling it out back in Goa, stymied by limited opportunity, a small market, and the other negatives that go along with a small place. But I guess he identifies with Goa, and that's why he came recently with his 'Goan Boat Songs'. Needless to

[Goanet]What the Newspapers say...........

2005-03-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
Hold fresh polls in Goa: Vajpayee NEW DELHI, March 1: Accusing the Goa governor of murdering democracy, AB Vajpayee on Tuesday demanded dissolution of the assembly and fresh polls in the state. Democracy has been murdered in Goa. The governor has crossed the limits of his powers and dismissed an

[Goanet]International Women's Day, an invite from Goa

2005-03-02 Thread Sabina
Dear Friends, You are aware that for the last eighteen years we have been commemorating International Women's Day on of around 8th March with various kinds of programmes which are both a sharing and learning process about the rights, concerns and struggles of women where emerging concerns and

[Goanet]Goa Shipyard, ERP and ship-building

2005-03-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Express Computer http://www.express-computer.com/ had this article titled Goa Shipyard: Full Steam Ahead http://www.express-computer.com/20050228/management01.shtml which says the shipyard has been building ships much faster after it deployed an enterprise resource planning system. It is

[Goanet]4th March FRIDAY BALCAO to focus on Indian Patent Act of 1970

2005-03-02 Thread GOACAN
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO Read the Balcao Synopsis on the website http://www.goadesc.org/balcao/ -- Dear Cybergaokars on GoaNet, Friday Balcao the fortnightly discussion event to be held

Re: [Goanet]This business of caste!

2005-03-02 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Basilio, I have read your post carefully, especially your claim that, you have a battle against caste. Forgive me, but I think you could have fooled me. Cornel It seems like rather than a battle against caste, this is turning out to be a battle of

[Goanet]Re: Voice Of The Exploited -2

2005-03-02 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi JC: Can I ask a stupid queston? Why does a thread suddenly get expanded into a post for zillion individual e-mail addresses? Many of the posters belong to the mailing list and thus get the post multiple times. Others get into the subject line half-way thorough the discussion. Personally I am

[Goanet]UPDATE -- Governor says drop disqualified DyCM, trust vote on Fri

2005-03-02 Thread Goanet News Service
GOVERNOR SAYS DROP DISQUALIFIED DY.CM, RANE TO TAKE VOTE ON FRIDAY From Pamela D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Panaji, Mar 2: Goa Chief Minister Pratapsing Rane will take a vote of confidence on Friday March 4, in a special session summoned four days after a previous attempt to prove his

Re: [Goanet]Goan Catholics Caste

2005-03-02 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Antonio Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ps. Phadtes, Helekars, Gadgils etc. please excuse us as this is a purely internal matter of goan catholics. why would you, Sir, condescend to know what go I hope you, Sir, do not want to exclude us from expressing our views on the casteist

[Goanet]response to Cornel

2005-03-02 Thread Basilio
Dear Cornel: So be it. We fight battles in many different ways. I do not have the need to do battles to fit somebody's understanding of the battle. I do what I can to the best of my abilities, and not to meet anybody's expectation. If the way I choose to deal with the caste problem, does not

[Goanet]Re: Voice Of The Exploited -2

2005-03-02 Thread jose colaco
From: Marlon Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. Gilbert seems to have difficulty differentiating between personal freedom of expression and government sanctioned propaganda. 2. (The) movie Sins .. just because a few right wing christian extremists may find this movie offensive, does not make it

[Goanet]Re: Will the anti-casters identify themselves'

2005-03-02 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
Dear Antonio Menezes, You presume that I know, you know (and we know?) of three distinct groups? You are starting with wrong presumptions. I had never known of your classification. Neither did I ever care to find out what goes in the minds of humble folks that you are referring to. It is again

[Goanet]Castes: Politics of Guilt or Repentance?

2005-03-02 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
Dear Santosh / George, etc. Whether collective or individual, could it be politics of repentance? Is it not a worthwhile development, if individual repentance could move increasingly towards collective repentance? Does it apply only to Brahmins? Or to every caste group that oppresses its

[Goanet]Re: ZATHI ANI KATHI GOEMKARAM MODEM

2005-03-02 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi , Please enlighten me: Is this individual anti-casteist, pro-casteist? Or like me: let's move on and make the best of our present lives with practical actions; To help our fellow Goans of all caste. Now I am sure someone will write TO TELL ME What I am saying. Regards, GL -Original

[Goanet]Goa News that Fred will not find important but is very important to many others

2005-03-02 Thread Cecil Pinto
Gomantak Times - Page 3, 2nd March 2005: All licensed premises for the sale of liquor in Goa will be closed from 12th to 13th March (both days inclusive) and 15th March in view of elections to North Goa and South Goa Zilla Panchayats. =

[Goanet]Caste - Activism v/s Research

2005-03-02 Thread Cecil Pinto
At 08:59 AM 26-02-05 +, you wrote: Hi Cecil, Many thanks for your very helpful suggestions. However, please note that I was not reporting a study which would have necessitated balance if conclusions were being presented. I was merely drawing on a stock of recorded excerpts which

[Goanet]Goanet news coverage

2005-03-02 Thread Ronald Fernandez
Its delightful to read of our homeland! All Goans must now stand together to bring in a stable administration since the conditions in Goa are conducive to peace, progress and prosperity in all respects. The recent events need to be viewed seriously.

[Goanet]Bagan, Salgaocar draw goalless

2005-03-02 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Bagan, Salgaocar draw goalless March 02, 2005 19:19 IST Three-time champions Mohun Bagan failed to translate their overall supremacy and opportunities into goals and finished goalless with Salgaocar, Goa, in a ninth National Football League match in Kolkata on Wednesday. With Brazilian

[Goanet]Churchill hold Dempo goalless

2005-03-02 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Churchill hold Dempo goalless March 02, 2005 19:28 IST Federation Cup champions Dempo failed to live up to expectations as they settled for a goalless draw against Churchill Brothers in their tenth round match in the National Football League at the Nehru stadium in Margao, Goa, on

[Goanet]LINK: The Little Tree

2005-03-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Bindu Vaz of Porvorim recently sent in an invite for the launch of The Little Tree. She explained: We are a group of parents and individuals who will organize treks and camps so that our children can interact with, and appreciate, nature. The launch was on Saturday February 26, 2005, at (what

[Goanet]Friday's the day!

2005-03-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1038145.cms Goa's vote of confidence on Friday Add to Clippings IANS[ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 02, 2005 03:31:10 PM ] PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pratapsing Rane will seek a vote of confidence of the legislative assembly on Friday, Governor S C

Re: [Goanet]Re: Neri's file gone walk about!

2005-03-02 Thread Seb dc
He also said that when the legislature secretary asked Mr Satarkar where the file of Mr Rodrigues' disqualification was, he was told that it is in the locker. The locker can be opened with a single key and has three drawers. None of the drawers had the file. RESPONSE: Only Satarkar knew

[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * Mar 02, 2005 * Sanya gets thunderous applause

2005-03-02 Thread Goanet News Service
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[Goanet]GOA NEWS: Parents spend night on street for KG admission forms in Margao

2005-03-02 Thread ^^ www.goa-world.com ^^
Gomantak Times / 2nd March 2005 - Page 3 Parents spend night on street for KG admission forms Our Staff Reporter: PANAJI: Seeking admissions to school for their wards can be a nerve-wrecking exprience for parents. And though the commencement of the academic year is months away, some parents

[Goanet]KIFF Veterans Tournament on 4th March 2005

2005-03-02 Thread ^^ www.goa-world.com ^^
www.goa-world.com/goa/sports From: Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] KIFF Veterans Tournament Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) announces the hosting of the 9th Edition of KIFF Veterans Tournament on 4th March 2005 at the famous Soor Grounds in Kuwait City. Any

[Goanet]Re: Neri's file gone walk about!

2005-03-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 10:04:08 +, Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=030241 Neri disqualification file goes missing from Speaker's chamber NT Staff Reporter Panaji March 1: The file of Mr Filipe Neri Rodrigues' disqualification

[Goanet]This business of caste!

2005-03-02 Thread cornel
Dear Basilio, I have read your post carefully, especially your claim that, you have a battle against caste. Forgive me, but I think you could have fooled me. Cornel

[Goanet]Neri's file gone walk about!

2005-03-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=030241 Neri disqualification file goes missing from Speaker's chamber NT Staff Reporter Panaji March 1: The file of Mr Filipe Neri Rodrigues' disqualification petition has gone missing! There have been precedents of old files missing

RE: [Goanet] Small Mercies!

2005-03-02 Thread Bernado Colaco
Tony is now frustrated with da 'liberation'. B. Colaco which set of thieves Do you really think this sort of language is appropriate? We at least have a choice about which set of thieves to pick to rule over us! ---Tony Correia-Afonso. Send instant messages to your online

[Goanet]Goan Catholics Caste

2005-03-02 Thread Antonio Menezes
Mr. Teotonio R. de Souza writes: ''could each one writting on the caste indicates what caste he belongs to ? '' Senhor Teotonio, what good will it do ? you know it, i know it and all of us know that catholics of celestial goa could be classified

[Goanet]RE: Caste and effects of debate.

2005-03-02 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Mario, I wish you luck in your endeavor to get rid of the caste system. I am still at a loss to comprehend how you will be confronting this mammoth task. Is it really the caste system which is diabolical or the people's mindset, power and affluence? Avelino Bastora/Kuwait _ Date:

[Goanet]RE: Will the anti-casters identify themselves?

2005-03-02 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Dear Teotonio, I am still at a loss to understand the pros and cons of caste system. I have not heard any concrete course of action to get rid of caste system. I like to know how you intend to confront this mammoth and sensitive issue. If you think I have understood the caste system better

[Goanet]NEWS: Uproar over Goa government dismissal; both Houses adjourned

2005-03-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
UPROAR OVER GOA GOVERNMENT DISMISSAL; BOTH HOUSES ADJOURNED Source: The Hindu The Opposition today forced an adjournment in both Houses of Parliament over the dismissal of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government in Goa. While the Lok Sabha was adjourned without transaction of business in the