Re: [Goanet]RE: RE: Annual Konkan Fruit Festival

2005-05-10 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
RK, You are probably correct. This was the state of affairs in Queen Victoria's Britain when she ascended the throne, I understand. From what I can gather from watching a doco-movie on QV, her husband, Prince Albert got annoyed that he could not light a fire in the hearth; when he called his

Re: [Goanet]Have a drug problem? Welcome to the PRC

2005-05-10 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Het Mario, IMHO, you have some serious comprehension problems as: I had previously written, FYI, the treatment they seek in Canada is not meant for non-residents (read carefully, I said non-residents, not non-citizens.) So the Americans go around

Re: [Goanet]Maybe off-topic but interesting...

2005-05-10 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Halur, It is not a question of how many and how much you know, but the manner with which you use computers and technology and for what purposes. Take for example a purchase of a spare part for a car. How do you do it in India? How do you do it in USA? in Europe? In other words, how many people

[Goanet]Is it ethical to buy second hand clothes that were sent as aid?

2005-05-10 Thread Salus Correia
Cecil wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 21:05:22 +0530 From: Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Is it ethical to buy second hand clothes that were sent as aid? Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org The 'purumentachem' (hope I got that right!) fair

[Goanet]The Portuguese experience: The case of Goa, Daman and Diu (forwarded)

2005-05-10 Thread Frederick Noronha
http://www.rjmacau.com/english/rjm1996n3/ac-mary/portuguese.html THE PORTUGUESE EXPERIENCE *The Case of Goa, Daman and Diu* *1.* The Portuguese were a political and administrative presence in India from the sixteenth century until 19 December 1961 at which point the

[Goanet]Effective Public Speaking Course in Panjim

2005-05-10 Thread sandeep heble
A course on Effective Public Speaking is being organised by Santa Inez Jaycees, an organisation affiliated to Indian Jaycees and Junior Chamber International. The details of the program are as follows: Date: 14th and 15th May 2005(Sat Sun) Venue: Seminar Hall, Inspectorate of Factories and

RE: [Goanet]Sci-tech in everyday life

2005-05-10 Thread Nasci Caldeira
I dare say: not only newer science and technology, but even older basic engineering and science thinking is not applied as a standard, but very haphazardly. This lethargy is the main problem in India. Take the brand new 'Madgaon Rly Station': the main platform is 'paved evenly' only in the

[Goanet]Wendell's summer lament - from Goa Today

2005-05-10 Thread Cecil Pinto
Style Speak for Goa Today - by Wendell Rodricks Summer's Lament The air crackles with heat. On the wind rides sounds of the flutter of small birds, tiny insects, a faraway peacock and a wild boar crashing in the bushes. Under the shade of a fragrant colour laden cashew tree, I spread a

[Goanet]Goanet digest, Vol 1 #2169

2005-05-10 Thread Salus Correia
Sad news about the deaths resulting from trees being uprooted etc. But since when has there been a tree big enough to be uprooted and crash on somebody on the road near 4 pillars?? Beats me!! I was visiting in Goa a couple of years ago, and recollect the area near 4 pillars as an area

[Goanet]Sci-tech and Society

2005-05-10 Thread Philip Thomas
Give us a couple of decades, and our erstwhile colonial masters will be third-rate economies when compared to India. India is on the go ! [Vivian D'Souza, May 10] Old style colonialism may well be a thing of the past. The next big thing could be corporate colonialism -- by multinationals! They

RE: [Goanet]Tourists more important than citizens?

2005-05-10 Thread Nasci Caldeira
Tourists and other visitors do not force themselves on Goa or India; they are invited through tourism options and promotions etc. to come spend their time and more importantly money in Goa and in other places in India; and when they do come to India; they are in virtual hell, as far as the

[Goanet]Poor us, Catholics

2005-05-10 Thread Mervyn Lobo
May 10, 2005. 06:48 AM TORONTO STAR COLUMNISTS Abuse suit forces sale of churches DENE MOORE ST. JOHN'S, Nfld.—A 16-year court battle for compensation that extended to Canada's highest court will end soon for 39 victims of a pedophile priest. The Catholic Diocese of St. George's says it will

[Goanet]Re: Good news for Whisky drinkers

2005-05-10 Thread jose colaco
From: Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED] For inbibers that cannot reach out to nectars, JB, is, I think, a single malt whysky, and quite affordably priced. Unlikely my dear Alfredo As far as I remember, J B are the original BLENDERS of whisky jc

Re: [Goanet]Good news for Whisky drinkers

2005-05-10 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 10/05/05, Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For inbibers that cannot reach out to nectars, JB, is, I think, a single malt whysky, and quite affordably priced. Alfred de T RESPONSE: A good Whisky indeed but not a single malt!

[Goanet]India win Sudirman Cup opener

2005-05-10 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
India win Sudirman Cup opener May 10, 2005 21:13 IST India trounced Wales 4-1 in their opening match of the Sudirman Cup World team badminton championship at the Capital Gymanasium in Beijing on Tuesday. Anup Sridhar defeated P Le Tocq 15-4, 15-4 in the men's singles before Trupti Murgunde

Re: [Goanet]Is it ethical to buy second hand clothes that were sent as aid?

2005-05-10 Thread Mario Goveia
This is a good example of why one should be very careful of which organizations one channels one's donations through for any disaster relief, regardless of which country the aid is sent to. There are two obvious possibilities, maybe more. One is that the clothes were stolen and/or sold by

[Goanet]NEWS: Air-India flights to Toronto after eight years

2005-05-10 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Air-India flights to Toronto after eight years Print this page.. Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) India's flag carrier Air-India Monday said it will launch three flights a week from Delhi to Birmingham and Toronto via Amritsar starting May 15. The latest service marks

Re: [Goanet]Have a drug problem? Welcome to the PRC

2005-05-10 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Mario, Let me make this easy enough for even you to understand, the Americans who come for medical treatment to Canada are those who cannot get/afford ANY treatment in the US. The taxes they pay are commandeered to support the WAR machine.

[Goanet]Dempo to play for prestige against Al-Ahed

2005-05-10 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Dempo to play for prestige against Al-Ahed May 10, 2005 18:09 IST The prestige of Federation Cup champions Dempo will be at stake when they take on Al-Ahed club of Lebanon in their return Group 'B' league match of the Asian Football Confederation Cup at Nehru stadium in Margao on Wednesday.

RE: [Goanet]Tourists more important than citizens?

2005-05-10 Thread Alfred de Tavares
From: Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org To: goanet@goanet.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Tourists more important than citizens? Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 14:34:52 +0530 Smith, Barry K wrote: When will your government do something about the seemingly unregulated

Re: [Goanet]Good news for Whisky drinkers

2005-05-10 Thread Alfred de Tavares
From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org To: goanet@goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet]Good news for Whisky drinkers Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 09:07:49 +0100 On 10/05/05, lino dourado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whisky Helps Single malt whisky can beat the threat of

Re: [Goanet]Tourists more important than citizens?

2005-05-10 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But so much planning here is done to attract, and cater to, tourists that I wonder whether the Government cares more for the tourists than the well being of its own citizens. Cecil, Keep on wondering. Mervyn PS. We will be having a great time on your

[Goanet]Is it ethical to buy second hand clothes that were sent as aid?

2005-05-10 Thread Cecil Pinto
The 'purumentachem' (hope I got that right!) fair is on in Panjim. Basically a fair to buy provisions for the monsoons. Of course like every previous year the actual 'provision' hawkers are few and what is being sold is the regular knickknacks available at all fairs. What struck me as curious

[Goanet]More Airlines News (BMI to Bombay- buy one get one FREE ?)

2005-05-10 Thread JoeGoaUk
We (India) now have 4 pvt. domestic airlines viz Jet, Sahara, Deccan Kingfisher. within next 6 months, we will have 4 more viz MAGIC AIR, SPICEJET, GO AIR AIR ONE. Aleast, 6 more to start within 2 years. HOPE TOPMOST PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO PASSENGER SAFETY. In the mean time, Kerala Govt.

[Goanet]Receipe for Living

2005-05-10 Thread Cynthia Fernandes
1 cup Tension 2 cups Stress 1 teaspoon of Guilt 2 heaping cups of Limited Time 3/4 tablespoon of Urgency A dash of No Other Choice 3 heaping cups of Faith Fold ingredients gently into a bowl. Mix vigorously and add a few tears. You'll sweat a little as you knead the dough. Pack it firmly between

[Goanet]RE: Tourists more important than citizens?

2005-05-10 Thread Philip Thomas
so much planning here is done to attract, and cater to, tourists that I wonder whether the Government cares more for the tourists than the well being of its own citizens.[Cecil Pinto, May 10] Sounds suspiciously like the fallacy of fictitious aggregation! Who is doing all the planning to attract

[Goanet]The P-man at Pomburpa Post Office

2005-05-10 Thread Melvyn Misquita
A Herald Report By Melvyn Misquita When he?s not sweeping the premises, he collects letters, sells stamps, handles transactions and maintains registers, before travelling all over the village to deliver mail. In short, Rashikant Adfadkar (38) of Pomburpa happens to be the postmaster, postman

[Goanet]Re: Re: Sikkim as a state of India.

2005-05-10 Thread Frederick Noronha
Ola Ole, If you visit parts of Goa like Bicholim, Sanguem, Sanvordem etc... I'm sure you would conclude that Goa too is a colonial power. FN --- Bernado Colaco goanet@goanet.org Tue May 10 06:35:04 2005 How can india be imperialist power? indians (red)have living inthe US of A for centuries

[Goanet]Off topic but interesting......................

2005-05-10 Thread Vivian D'Souza
The contrasts in India are wide. India has placed satellites in Space, including 2 last week. I wonder how many satellites the UK has placed in space with its very own rockets ? India probably has more Engineers and more people using computers than the entire population of the UK. Let us not

[Goanet]Re: Nirmala may contest as Independent Reply

2005-05-10 Thread Stephen Fernandes
Dear goan, well the Good lesson to our Congress leaders she work so hard to bring up Congress in Power last election Old Dirty Pigs from Congress had step her Down and now just see her Plan and She will be the next CM of Goa way she work for people no other MLA work we Prayer that SHe

[Goanet]My 1970s Memories -- Part II

2005-05-10 Thread JoeGoaUk
for part I pl check the link below... NO ELECTRICITY (only came in our area around 1973/74) a. NO FRIDGE No chilled water but we had 'Gurgureth' earthern pot where water pours out from a cock beak. It kept water cool for days. I used to fill it up with about 10 ltrs of water once in 3/4 days.

Re: [Goanet]Re: Sikkim as a state of India.

2005-05-10 Thread Bernado Colaco
How can india be imperialist power? indians (red)have living inthe US of A for centuries before the arrival of Columbus. Therefore the indian kingdom streches from both ends of the globe! B. I wonder if the fate of being occupied and absorbed by your protector has befallen

[Goanet]Re; Scramble in the sky for Re 1 fares

2005-05-10 Thread Philip Thomas
In the share your comments feature of this column on rediff http://in.rediff.com/money/2005/may/07spec.htm I have said the following: Subject: Flying by the seat of the pants The author claims: say goodbye to train journeys, as a surprisingly large number of airlines prepare to slug it out in

[Goanet]Tourists more important than citizens?

2005-05-10 Thread Cecil Pinto
Smith, Barry K wrote: When will your government do something about the seemingly unregulated speeding buses through built up areas. It would only take a few tourist deaths to seriously affect the positive effect of tourism on Goa. - Why doesn't the Government build better airports and

[Goanet]Sci-tech in everyday life

2005-05-10 Thread Philip Thomas
people can benefit from technological advances. ... India needs to use the technology to free many of its citizens from the some of the menial tasks it still does by hand and examine how technology would assist these members of the community to raise their aspirations on a day to day basis.[

[Goanet]Apurva Kulkarni's latest innovation - Lila

2005-05-10 Thread Cecil Pinto
Welcome to Lila. Lila is a one-day-in-the-week studio space, open only on Wednesdays between 11 am to 8 pm. Lila is born out of the idea that a sense of play leads to discovery and often the rediscovery of our inner self or selves. By this we mean playing, with and discussing about images,

[Goanet]Scrap 'GCET-2005'

2005-05-10 Thread sandeeph_goa
Scrap GCET-2005 There are moments when governance acquires a surreal quality and it is students who are unfortunately in the throes of one such bizarre moment. So many different postures have been adopted during the past few months on the issue of Goa Common Entrance Test-2005 or GCET-2005 that

[Goanet]NEWS UPDATE - 867 Iraqi Children Killed By U.S. Military

2005-05-10 Thread JDSullivan (stringer)
3,000 Americans perished on 9/11 but not one journalist has the integrity to tell the world that over 20,000 Iraqi civilians including 867 children were killed by U.S. forces even though we all now know that Iraq had NOTHING to do with 9/11. I visited two web sites that document it all...

[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * May 10, 2005 * BJP faces candidate woes

2005-05-10 Thread Goanet News Service
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[Goanet]Re: Goanet digest, Vol 1 #2168 - 12 msgs

2005-05-10 Thread Fausto V. D'Costa
BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 8: Our beloved mother tongue, Konkani unites us Goans wherever in the world we may be located and therefore, we should not shy away from speaking the language, exclaimed Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao. OHERALDO :

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Goa looks to the humble bind'na for wine

2005-05-10 Thread Goanet Reader
GRAPES COULD TURN SOUR, AS GOA LOOKS TO THE HUMBLE BIND'NA FOR WINE Pamela D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Panaji, May 9: It's not a case of sour grapes, but the Konkan's favoured kokum fruit is being seriously explored as a potential wine that could impress sommeliers. Sitting in the Goa

Re: [Goanet]Maybe off-topic but interesting...

2005-05-10 Thread halur rasho
Dave, It is funny the British are teaching us indians egalitarianism . Somehow, this escaped you when you ruled india in the name of the white man's burden? Very forgetful is it not? But let us assume that it was the white man's duty to rule. But every fissure in indian society was encouraged by

[Goanet]Bikarichea cotenh aghalo ek kavloh!

2005-05-10 Thread Bernado Colaco
The recent spate in fraud in Goa shows how gullible Goans are to these fake investments. Institutional plunder by those who rule us is common since 61. In the recent fraud cases even my family members have not been spared. In fact advice was given by a banker from a nationalised bank who himself

[Goanet]Re: Gomantak Times questions NGOs

2005-05-10 Thread Sachin Phadte
Re the following by Fredrick Noronha: Investigative journalism is fine. But there is indeed a problem when we in the media package ourselves as complainant, judge, jury and executioner ... all rolled into one. But is this not what investigative journalism seeks to do all the time? My less

[Goanet]What about AI Express?

2005-05-10 Thread Philip Thomas
Know your airlines[ Joe Vaz, May 9] Sure AI Express flies international routes but it is expressly meant for Indians esp those in the Gulf.

[Goanet]KFF Photographs [digital]

2005-05-10 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Thank you for the overwhelming response and unstinted support to the 3rd annual KONKAN FRUIT FEST held at Panjim. Warm regards, Miguel P.S. If you have missed the grand event this year, the photos are available on the Net. - Original Message - From: Miguel Braganza To: [EMAIL

[Goanet]Worlds best vodkas now in Goa.

2005-05-10 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://in.rediff.com/money/2005/may/09spec1.htm World's best vodkas now in India! Sangeeta Singh | May 09, 2005 Next time you go to Delhi's happening lounge bars like Shalom, Laidbackwaters or Aura, how about trying new brands and flavours of premium vodka like Belvedere or Absolut's vanilla