[Goanet]Bangalore, transport solutions... and Goa

2005-04-01 Thread Frederick Noronha
Fascinating article from a Bangalore group on the need for integrated transport. In Goa, this is just left to happen by itself, and is an issue not even discussed. Transport chaos (and inadequacy) in Goa is increasingly becoming obvious. An issue waiting to

[Goanet]Internet and Mobile Operations Course for parents

2005-04-01 Thread St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce - Mapusa -
Internet and Mobile Operations Course for parents The Department of Computer Science of St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mapusa, Goa, will be conducting a 3-day course on Basic Internet and Mobile Operations for parents from 5th April 2005 to 7th April 2005, from 9.00 a.m.

[Goanet]Expert Warns of Third Massive Earthquake

2005-04-01 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Expert Warns of Third Massive Earthquake By Ian Graham, PA. http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4320441 An expert warned tonight that the quake off Sumatra made another massive earthquake in the region more likely. Professor John McCloskey predicted in the wake of the Boxing Day

[Goanet]Times of India needs to update Goa perspective

2005-04-01 Thread Philip Thomas
On March 28 I pointed out to TOI (cc posted on goanet) that its vision about Indian aviation reform was flawed due to inadvertent neglect of the obstructional role of the defence establishment. I cited the Dabolim problem as a prime example. Almost as if in a backhanded response, yesterday's TOI

[Goanet]Faint mention in dispatches

2005-04-01 Thread Philip Thomas
Another day, another muted mention in HERALD. Headline: CII also has to formulate policies, schemes: CS Excerpt: Emphasising on infrastructure like international airport, she said, the pace at which the Mopa international project is being going (sic) is a matter of concern to every one. Bottom

Re: [Goanet]Of Moustaches and Goan Men

2005-04-01 Thread Bernado Colaco
--- Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been doing some research on moustaches and Goan men and would appreciate some feedback. Pinto, If you own a moustache and walk around Soho, London, some chap in a queer bar would follow you and touch your fatleam! I guess Wendy owns a

[Goanet]Amritraj loses in semi-final

2005-04-01 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Amritraj loses in semi-final April 01, 2005 21:46 IST The Indian challenge in the USD 15,000 ITF Futures Tennis championship came to an end when Prakash Amritraj lost the singles semi-final and the doubles pair of Harsh Mankad and Sunil Kumar Sipaeya went down in the final, in Bangalore on

[Goanet]Dempo edge past Salgaocar

2005-04-01 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Dempo edge past Salgaocar April 01, 2005 20:25 IST Title aspirants Dempo edged past Salgaocar 3-2 to keep themselves in contention for the crown in the National Football League. At the Nehru stadium in Margao, Goa, on Friday, Dempo called the shots in midfield and dominated the proceedings.

[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - April 2, 2005!

2005-04-01 Thread domnic fernandes
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[Goanet]Goa backstabbing comes to fore

2005-04-01 Thread gilbertlaw
Thanks Bevinda for your thoughtful response. I would not loose heart on Goa and Goans. Look what Biharis (I think) did to Laloo Prasad and his party. From my distant vision, Goan politicians may be considered 'small fry' compared to the Delhi King-Maker. Similarly, the baihas (people) of UP

[Goanet]Vatican denies.......

2005-04-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1112335921657_34 The Vatican denies Pope John Paul is dead CTV.ca News Staff The Vatican denies reports that Pope John Paul II has died. Earlier, Italian media agencies gave contradictory reports about the state of the Pope's health. Reuters

[Goanet]LINK: Maths, teachers, Internet, links, etc

2005-04-01 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
How do you explain to your students why the number one (1) is not considered a prime number? Why is a one-to-many relation not considered to be a function? Do you have any ideas on how to teach 'subtracting a negative number' to seven-year-old students? How do you give young adults the

[Goanet]Goa,greying, gone.

2005-04-01 Thread Miguel Braganca
There is merit in what Bevinda has written while what Fred has to say is a well accepted reality. In our rush to meet world cahllenges, we have forgotten that Education is about ABC---Attitudenal and Behavioural Change. When a Doctor can chuck biomedical waste[including aborted foetus/placenta] in

[Goanet]NEWS: Pope's condition 'has worsened' (BBC)

2005-04-01 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4402323.stm Pope John Paul II's health has taken a turn for the worse, the Vatican said. His breathing is shallow, his blood pressure is low and he is having difficulties with both his heart and his kidneys, a spokesman said. Millions of Catholics around

[Goanet]Pope has heart failure

2005-04-01 Thread carlos6143
Pope has heart failure -- BBC The Pope has been fed through a nasal tube Pope John Paul II has suffered a cardiac arrest and is in a grave condition, the Vatican has announced. The urgent communique came hours after the Pope's health worsened with a high fever caused by an infection. Following

Re: [Goanet] MIGUEL BRAG KO GUSSA KYON AATA HAI?

2005-04-01 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Bevinda Collaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way I'm no agnostic, just your humdrum run o' the mill atheist. The agnostic sits on the fence. The atheist has already let go of all that baggage. An agnostic does not necessarily sit on any fence. A true agnostic just has no knowledge about

[Goanet]Fontainhas:Mala fide or Mala-fied

2005-04-01 Thread Miguel Braganca
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell [ Quoted in GT 31.3.05] The whole issue of 'vandalism'[ 'agitation' according to Naguesh Karmali] at Fontainhas or Mala is now becoming a farce or a natak. The GT questions the integrity and

[Goanet]Query over malaria

2005-04-01 Thread mark . williams
HI JUST A QUICK QUESTION I'm coming to goa for one week next week and wondering what is the mozy situation as I have a liver problem to which the doctors do not know what is causing it and are advising me not to take anti-malaria tablets? Mark Williams PEAK (iSOFT) Database Administrator 01202

[Goanet]Respecting Goa's history

2005-04-01 Thread oscarlobo1
Why don't some of our Goan community members learn from fellow Goans in respect to the actual history of Goa? Goans are known to be 'versatile people' and some are authors of books on Goa. It baffles me to see how people can write about their homeland without knowing the actual history of Goa.

[Goanet]Menino de Bandar to contest Benaulim election

2005-04-01 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
Menino Fernandes alias Menino de Bandar after entertaining Konknai tiatr lovers on the stage for the last 27 years is all set to rock the political boat of a few seasonised political big wigs with his decision to contest the upcoming Benaulim segment bye election as an independent. Menino de

[Goanet]KUWAIT TIATRIST – ZORO.

2005-04-01 Thread A. Veronica Fernandes
KUWAIT TIATRIST – ZORO. A few years back I came across a young man with a piece of paper in his hand during the interval of one tiatro asking me for my autograph. This habit of this gentleman I have been noticing earlier too and in this way he get autographs of some people of his choice and

Re: [Goanet]Re: Outside the group

2005-04-01 Thread Mario Goveia
Vidyadhar, Some 5,000 years ago, we Indians wrote the manual on how to discriminate, so it is ironic when we complain about the discrimination practiced by others. However, I have noticed that young Indians in urban areas are marrying ouside the group in growing numbers, which probably reflects

[Goanet]Re: Goanet digest, Vol 1 #2038 - 9 msgs

2005-04-01 Thread flower
Sir, It is apparent that Flaviano Dias' article In Freedom Struggle Goans fought as Indians (Panorama, March 6, 2005) is a last ditch effort to project the controversial VCD as the gospel truth, just as he tries to discount another point of view that All fought freedom struggle as Goans. While

[Goanet]NEWS: Charge sheet against 3 BJP MLAs in Goa

2005-04-01 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Charge sheet against 3 BJP MLAs in Goa By Our Staff Correspondent PANAJI, MARCH 30. The Goa police have filed a charge sheet against three BJP MLAs, including two former Ministers in the erstwhile Manohar Parrikar Government, in connection with the alleged vandalism at a hotel in Mapusa in

[Goanet]NEWS-BUSINESS: Goa Carbon to merge Paradeep Carbon with self

2005-04-01 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Goa Carbon to merge Paradeep Carbon with self http://indiainfoline.com/news/news.asp?dat=56321 The Board of Directors of Goa Carbon Ltd., a part of the Dempo Group, and the second largest manufacturer of Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) in the country, at its meeting held on March 26, decided to

[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * Apr 1, 2005 * Churchill-Luizinho at war

2005-04-01 Thread Goanet News Service
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s APRIL FOOL'S DAY, 2005 DATELINE: GOA ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha

[Goanet]environment issues in Goa

2005-04-01 Thread rene barreto
== Hi Guys This is just a small email to inform you that I will be appearing on National Television (DD 1) on Sunday the 3rd of April at 11.30 am. This is of course provided the cricket match doesnt disturb the timing.

[Goanet]Proforma Request, Usual Response

2005-04-01 Thread Philip Thomas
In today's HERALD there was a big story titled Give priority to Pernem's development, Jamir tells officials. Buried in it was this report: Mr Jamir then visited Torsem panchayat where Mr. Deshprabhu requested the Governor to give top priority for the Mopa international airport. It will be a boon

Re: [Goanet]Of Moustaches and Goan Men

2005-04-01 Thread lino dourado
Cecil: - In the recent past (50 years) has there been a shift from mustached to clean shaven? Lino: I have a clean shave after 50. I feel lighter, faster and more streamlined. I have been told that the clean-shaven look is smarter and neater. http://www.goa-world.net/poems

[Goanet]FRIDAY BALCAO:Right to Health Care in the context of Goa

2005-04-01 Thread Goa Desc
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO Read the Balcao Synopsis on the website http://www.goadesc.org/balcao/ -- Dear Cybergaokars on GoaNet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 8th April from 4pm. to

[Goanet]WATERNEWS:Groundwater in rural Goa contaminated

2005-04-01 Thread Goa Desc
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[Goanet]Re: Outside the group

2005-04-01 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
I personally would agree with the view that when it comes to marriage, Indians in general (and this includes all castes and creeds) are among the most prejudiced of all people. Even using the examples Fred gives (Gujrati with Punjabi etc.), there are very few people who marry outside their own

[Goanet]Konkani Kovita: ABRILACHE 1ler EKA VORSA

2005-04-01 Thread Goa's Pridewww.goa-world.com
Konkani Kovita: ABRILACHE 1ler EKA VORSA Easterachea Dansak BPS Clubachea Mattvant Tuka Anvem Poilelem Sundor Tum Diso Sobit Azurl Makxi Tum Neslelem Kednaim Kai Gopant Tuka Gheun Nachonk Maka Dislelem. Chris Perrychem Band Vaztalem Amchea Sezreak Assa Piso Lorna Kantar Kortalem

Re: [Goanet]Once a Decade, SFX.

2005-04-01 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: «During his second trip to east Asia in 1552 he fell sick and died at the age of 46 while waiting for the boat to take him to mainland China. Months after the body was buried in the Mollucas Islands, where the saint died, local

[Goanet]New TIATR by Cyber Goans

2005-04-01 Thread lino dourado
TIATRGoenkarancho TIATR The Universal Goan Community Presents In Association with GoaNet Readers An Award Winning Drama. An astonishing un-wanted stories, irresistible English-Konkani comedy by world famous Cecil Pinto and Lino Dourado together