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Newbies rarely get words of encouragement or support
Maybe if newbies knew somehow that their numbers are increasing on goanet
(without identifying them by name) then that would be enough encouragement
and song-and-dance routines could be precluded.
The starting of Air India Express is a success of NRIs, it proved that if
we raise our sound as one voice definately there will be result forall
issues. NRIs were demanding last two decades to reduce theairfare in Gulf
sector. At
last Air India is compelled to start a budgetairline in this sector.
Freds candle appears to have drawn some new faces into Goanets Living Room!
However, unlike newspapers where the editorial policy illumines what types of
candles can be brought into and lit at Goanet, everyone is encouraged to
bring and light their own candles.
Over the years, we have
TOWARDS A NEW SOCIETY
Education should lead students to critical thinking and acquisition
of values - said Fr. Felix Koikara, delivering the keynote address at
the three day Faculty Enrichment Programme at St. Xavier's College,
Mapusa, held recently, with the them Towards
The maiden Nite by Jerry was a spectacular show with the packed crowd
clapped and clapped for each and every item and song presented during
the show. The Nite was organised by Maharashtra Konkan Association at
St. Vincent De Pallotti church grounds of Marol, Vijaynagara in Mumbai
on 23rd April
According to the affidavit, the ministry has so far
been able to scrutinise its files for five
transactions carried out on the pretext of the Kargil
war.
Findings on all but the tgm transaction have been made
available to Tehelka.
It turns out that three of these four transactions had
been
Luzette,
Are you interested in Konkani music in general or the specific artists you
mentioned ?? Are you interested only in the 70s, 60s genre ??
Best wishes - Bosco
Toronto, Canada
FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DATE: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:42:37 -
SUBJECT: goan songs
Hi Does anyone know a website
Thanks for the detailed and thoughtful response. The subject of social
capital is new to me (as is the phenomenon of mailing lists!) though I am
familiar with the term intellectual capital and assume there is something
similar. But I agree it would be worth building and hence I will try to help
in
GABE: Irrespective of the effects, the War on Iraq was illegal. Hopefully
Pope Benedict XVI will reiterate this to President Bush, the main
protagonist.
RESPONSE: And what would be achieved by that ??
GABE: it is hoped that the British voters will show their disdain to
the Iraq War which was
Deccan Herald National Detailed Story
IIT graduates get US recognition
DH News Service Washington:
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution honouring
contributions of Indian Americans to economic innovation and society.
The resolution, sponsored by Republican Congressman Tom
Brilliant idea to have women priests. I can see the
future. My crystal ball shows female and male
Jesuits, Franciscans and Maryknoll missionaries,
living in their own communes with little Jesuits and
little Franciscans and Maryknollians running around.
No more convents or monasteries. No more
o Re-float River Princess on time, Governor S C
Jamir tells the company
working on the ship marooned off the Candolim
coast for the past
five years. (H)
That's something positive ... Look forward to when the
dead Princess finally leaves the Candolim shores.
o Governor says efforts
From:K.V. Shamsudheen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Air India Express
[input] [input] [input]
To: Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter, www.goa-world.com
(Attention: Mr. Gaspar Almeida/Mr. Ulysses Menezes)
Dear Sir,
The starting of Air India Express is a success of NRIs, it proved that if we
raise
Power shutdown arranged in Salcete taluka
NT News Service
Margao April 27: The electricity department, Margao, has arranged a power
shutdown on various feeders of Salcete taluka to smoothly carry out the pre-
monsoon works.
In a press release, the assistant engineer, Mr N N Reddy stated that
Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
if all that the US is interested in is oil, then
why
did they leave all that oil and return home in 1991,
when they had total control of Kuwaiti oil and could
have taken all the Iraqi oil as well.
Mario,
The US were forced to leave.
The Saudi's told
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To Santosh: A fanatic / fundamentalist in my view
may be going against the second commandment of
Jesus (the first commandment was from Moses) which
is: Love your neighbor as thyself.
Gilbert,
I think you are wrong about that. Ironically, the
person you
10-a-side under-14 KFC Football Tournament:
A One Day 10-a-side Soccer Tournament for under 14 Boys was organized by
Kuwait Football Club (KFC) on a league cum knock-out basis and was held on
Friday, April 22nd, 2005 at the Soor Grounds, Kuwait City. The tournament was
sponsored by
ECOLOGICAL DISASTER IN FORM OF UP COMING SPONGE IRON PLANT IN THE WESTERN
GHATS - LONDA FOREST,BELGAUM DISTRICT, KARNATAKA
BELGAUM DISTRICT
Well! the recent news is about new steel plant coming up in the ecologically
sensitive and most fragile western ghats - just close to Londa Railway
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
OVERSEAS INDIAN CITIZENSHIP
The Minister of State (Independent charge) for
Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Jagdish Tytler told the
Rajya Sabha today that the Citizenship Act, 1955 was
amended in 2003 to provide for registration of Persons
of Indian
Two rupee tsunami aid
THIS WAS DONE AS PER OUR RULES!
Villagers in India's Andamans and Nicobar Islands have
denounced 'paltry' tsunami compensation relief they
have received from the local government.
One woman received a cheque of just TWO RUPEES (less
than five US
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Irrespective of the effects, the War on Iraq was
illegal.
The effects are not very pleasing either, unless all
one cares about is a nominal democracy under foreign
military occupation. Here are the titles, relevant
excerpts and links of a couple of
Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mervyn,
If the shoe fits then your friends should wear it.
If it doesn't, then I was not referring to them.
So, Mario, you admit you may or may not have been
refering to my friends?
Some of my debating adversaries on Goanet are now
cyber-friends
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Comment: President George Bush, while hugging,
kissing and then taking the Saudi Prince by hand;
should have requested parity in terms of practising
ones religion. Alas all that President Bush is
interested in, is oil and for that he is willing to go
to
All,
Every now and then Fred raises the issue of silent goanetters and social
capital. I believe he is
genuinely interested in both and cannot think of any other cyberGoan who is
more e-involved.
As far as silent goanetters, I presume most are adults and will speak for
themselves if they
Viviana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mervyn - this is a very nice idea! I was named after
my deceased sister, how about you?? And, what is
your baby's name and how did you come about it?
Viviana,
My suggestion was aimed mainly at those who have not
written here yet.
However, if this is going
Here is a key passage from the Guardian article:
The attorney general warned Mr Blair that Britain
might be able to argue it could go to war on the basis
of past UN resolutions, but only if there were strong
factual grounds that Iraq was still in breach of its
disarmament obligations.
UN
Hi Bosco:
Here are some responses to many points raised in several posts. I reply to one
logic (train of thought) and the other zings me from a different direction.
Usually your posts are pretty sensible and unlike other posts there is
consistency i.e.. rarely do they talk from sides of the
Welfare of the aged retired tiatrists
If anyone thinks about death which may come at any
moment. I think surely no one would like to create
enemity among ourselves. In my dramatic career I have
acted, sung and composed numerous songs. I am proud
of myself to do so. But I would like to tell my
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro wrote:
Fred Noronha wants to know why some of us don't contribute to this
forum. I have a different question: Why don't some of us, who cannot
argue reasonably and civilly, just shut up?
Dear Victor,
I understand you and others who want civil debate and discussion
George Pinto wrote:
Men, in their desire to dominate women, are dealing with their own sexual
issues
and adequacies (since this is a family-friendly forum I won't say more).
Dear George,
It is unfair of you to make a controversial statement like that and keep it
hanging in mid-air under
Newbies rarely get words of encouragement or support -- Goanet probably
needs Cheerleaders!
Pat
Dear Pat,
I totally agree with you. In fact I urge the GoaNet Admin Team to have a
Cheerleader Section with photos of GoaNet Cheerleaders and we can then have
a vote for the best Cheerleaders. I
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Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/
Luzette, I'll forward your query to Goanet, asking if anyone could offer
some help. FN
PS: Please also copy your reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DATE: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:42:37 -
SUBJECT: goan songs
Hi Does anyone know a website where we can download goan
songs from the
Mervyn - this is a very nice idea! I was named after my deceased sister,
how about you?? And, what is your baby's name and how did you come about it?
Viviana
Mervyn Lobo wrote:
Folks,
In the quest for more participation from the silent
members here, may I suggest the following?
One of the other
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GOA CELEBRATES THE NEW POPE
In pursuance of the Circular of the Archbishop of Goa and Daman, dated 20th
instant, a Solemn Pontifical Mass, presided over by the Archbishop, will be
held in the Cathedral Church of Old Goa tomorrow, Saturday, to thank God for
the gift of the new Pope, Benedict XVI.
Folks,
In the quest for more participation from the silent
members here, may I suggest the following?
One of the other nets I subscribe to, has a heading
called Hatch, Match and Dispatch reserved for
announcements of births, marriages and deaths.
Births and marriages are surely happy
Sporting Clube hit by injuries
April 28, 2005 16:57 IST
Sporting Clube De Goa's aspirations to clinch their maiden National
Football League title suffered a blow after their in-form players Edeh
Chidi and Joseph Pereira raced against time to be fit for Friday's match
against Vasco.
The two
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I was greatly interested in the segment about Goa's history and was glad to
find some valuable confirmation for a (very!) few of my nascent impressions
about Goa! Thanks.
Mario Gouveia wrote:
There are millions of Catholic women who don't suffer
the same angst as you seem to be suffering on their
behalf.
That dear Mario, may perhaps be because half those millions of Catholic
women have been
brainwashed since birth that they are only entitled to be second class
Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On goanet we sure do seem to be fighting over SOMETHING! What it is I
dont know yet.
Let me suggest an answer (a thousand answers?), though I could be wrong:
o Over your vision versus mine about Goa's history, geography (aqui e
Portugal, Goa Indica, an
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G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s APRIL 27, 2005 DATELINE: GOA
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Irrespective of the effects, the War on Iraq was illegal. Hopefully
Pope Benedict XVI will reiterate this to President Bush, the main
protagonist.
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2005/04/27/Iraq_legal_advice_.pdf
Also:-
We are to go to the elections on 5th May 2005 here in the U.K.
Although it is widely assumed that the Labour Party will get in once
again, it is hoped that the British voters will show their disdain to
the Iraq War which was illegal. It is intended that the voters will
deliver a bloody rebuke.
Today's TOI had a graphic about state-wise foreign tourists in 2003. Goa
with 314 thousand is placed 8th neck and neck with Kerala with 295
thousand. Immediately ahead is AP with 479 thousand.
The demand for foreign tourism to Goa may be pent up and would easily
double or even triple if Goa
Just wondering if all the Goan senior citizens (Rich Poor) are entitled to
Rs.500/month pesion or just the deserving ones..
Once, while I was having a chat with a Goan (London) I asked him whether he
regularly sends money to his Mom back home (Goa).
He sends 100 pounds (Rs.8200) once in 3
Headline: CSD may have to live with VAT hangover [TOI, Apr 28]
Excerpt: In Delhi ..prices have gone up by 10 to 15% on different items
with liquor prices showng the sharpest hike of 20% ... Officers and jawans
. remain furious that the government has altered their sevice conditions
Victor,
Good one ! But who are those ? ..
* SOME OF US *
let .7000 plus or so , tell us.
rene
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here we are again, fellow Goanetters, not discussing
issues that raised
so much heat and dust in the past, and once again
Jambul seed powder (Vaccum dried and spray dried)
fortified with Chromium Picolinate (from Brewers
Yeast) and Two natural and most potent Herbs- Garcinia
cambogia and Ginseng) ,
can be obtained from Mr Bennie Dsouza (Food
Technologist)
Tel 022-28478150 (Mobile) 9819477847 - Mumbai,
India.
re-sent
In salcette, we have two varieties
TelZambllam (these are good and are available in market for sale)
Dhodde (Zambllam) these are stone shaped (deformerd) and usually with worms
inside.
I also remember, we were advised not to drink water after eating zambllam and
still
dont know why?
Repeating once again
I asked some of my friends why they dont post on Goanet?
Their answer was: Ek Sanglear, dha aikpak poddta? (If you say one,
have to listen 10)
One thing I like about this forum is...You cannot post any crap here...
Even if you do..you have to be ready for an answer.
LET A THOUSAND KONKANI(S) BLOOM
Of myths, hegemony, dominant groups and language in Goa
In mid-April 2005, the Jesuit priest-linguist Pratap Naik sj of the
Thomas Stevens Konknni Kendr at Alto Porvorim raked up a big debate
with his talk titled 'Konkani: Myths and Facts'.
Philip,
Our plans for creating a Goa Airlines is in serious
trouble. As many readers may know, Air India has
decided to acquire several Boeing aircraft, not to
mention the 777 200LR. This will hopefully enable
direct flights from America's west coast to Bombay.
Marlon
--- Philip Thomas [EMAIL
Headline: Bangalore, Hyderabad airports approved: Patel [April 27].
Excerpt: In his written replies to questions the minister said State
Governments had proposed to build airports in view of increased number of
tourists at ... MOPA (GOA) [emphasis in original], Chakan [code name for
Pune
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?hpFlag=Ychklogin=Nau
tono=187334leftnm=lmnu5lselect=0leftindx=5
New urban options
Business Standard / New Delhi April 28, 2005
A flood of foreign direct investment in real estate is expected, now that
the government has eased the
It has been widely published that the new Pope is keen to have a dialogue
with Muslims. Through this dialogue we hope pray that foremost the new
pope can bring about a genuine change the way Christians are treated in
Muslim Nations.
Can the Pope be made aware of the recent below incident ???
We
Here we are again, fellow Goanetters, not discussing issues that raised
so much heat and dust in the past, and once again some of us are
throwing dirt at the others. You are this and You are that and who
knows what else.
When will some of us ever stop throwing stones at other people?
Fred
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