[Goanet]Re: Victor Rangel-Ribeiro's postings........

2005-06-27 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Jun 26, 2005 Victor Rangel-Ribeiro wrote: > > A few days ago I had sent in a brief email about my friend and cousin > George Coelho, which was rejected by the Goanet administration. I usually > write my emails on AOL; I belong to several online groups, and correspond > regularly with all

Re: [Goanet]Ramblings of this week which reached too late at GO.

2005-06-27 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- floriano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Jorge, > > Do I need to spell it out for you? Or so you > pretend that I was referring > to you Goans who speak Portuguese?? > No Sir, > If I must spell it out for you, then the Goan > Portuguese are Rane, Parrikar > along with the bunch of 39 loot

[Goanet]Re: How did science begin?

2005-06-27 Thread Mario Goveia
--- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Isn't the key issue in understanding the world today 'rich versus poor'? > Do you believe that both science and religion should primarily focus > on that issue? Why is the 'preferential option for the poor' > (liberation theology) rejected by the Cat

[Goanet]Outlook article on Israelis in Manali - shades of Anjuna, Goa?

2005-06-27 Thread Cecil Pinto
n Goa, Kasol, Manali and Mcleodganj (Dharamsala), they find themselves in an environment where drugs are cheap and readily available. We felt an Israeli couple stationed here would be of great help". Read the entire article @ http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050627&fname=Israel+%28F% 29&sid=1&pn=1

[Goanet]Re: Dom's antique shelf

2005-06-27 Thread Karen dsouza
Dear Dom, I have just read an article of yours sent to me by my brother in law in Australia. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and it has brought back nostalgic memories. I was born in the 60's so didn't know the Goa before that and it made really interesting reading. My parents live in Siolem in on

[Goanet]Living with Crime

2005-06-27 Thread tomazinho
Living With Crime •Tomazinho Cardozo It is shocking. It is terrible. Day in and day out, the rate of crime is on the increase in the state of Goa. Some years back, Goa was considered as the most peaceful and secure state in our country. Today it is no less notorious in crime compared to other sta

[Goanet]email addrress and phone Nos

2005-06-27 Thread P Fernandes
Can someone kindly send me the email address and phone Nos of Vincent Valladares. Thank you P Fernandes Toronto Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] o Congress-backed Wilson Valladares was elected un-opposed as sarpanch of the Carambolim panchayat. (H)

[Goanet]Fernandes Balcao!

2005-06-27 Thread Carlos Mascarenhas
I have just returned to Canada from 2.5 months in Goa and when renewing my membership with Goanet I was requested to post my experiences. I am going to do this in three or four instalments. I wish to make clear that I am not soliciting argument from fellow-readers - this is what 'I found to be a

[Goanet]BACKLOG OF AVIATION NEWS BRIEFS

2005-06-27 Thread Philip Thomas
1. Air Deccan has asked Airbus to check if the A-380 can be remodelled for short haul routes with more than 800 passengers on board. What Air Deccan is seeking is drastic reduction in the aircraft's weight at takeoff so that it can operate from almost any Indian airport. The focus of the exercise

Re: [Goanet]Re: Prof George Coelho

2005-06-27 Thread Bernado Colaco
Post trimmings on Goanet is very subjective. If it is Bernardo bashing than it is OK for posts not to be trimmed. Recently in a case of mistaken identity I got severe abuse from some chappy (since the chap has apologised). I wrote to Goanet but there was no reply. B. Colaco > > Perhaps th

[Goanet]Re: George Pinto's patently faux story about Everyone is a Goan

2005-06-27 Thread George Pinto
--- Joe Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > George, > Does your following post fit your idea of conserving bandwidth? Aren’t you > leading by example -- by the stuff you post, which is (also) wasted > bandwidth? No, it is not wasted bandwidth. Do you believe your cut and paste posts below were w

Re: [Goanet]Freedom Fighters.

2005-06-27 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- "A. Veronica Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Let it be known to everyone and to everywhere in the >Goan World that for the good cause of Goa only the >Christians worked and fought hard though the benefits >of their hard work and hard fought battles were >enjoyed by those who were watc

Re: [Goanet]Floriano's open letter to Mr. Rane

2005-06-27 Thread Bernado Colaco
Are Goans not confident? Current think-tank discussion shows the amount of knowledge among Goans. Can more and more Goans on this list write about what they know with a view of changing Goa! B. Colaco > > Why only Delhi? Why not to Lisbon as well? > > Has Goa come to this that we now want to tr

Re: [Goanet] False Innuendo, Insinuations and Accusations ...

2005-06-27 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Joe Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Dear Santosh: > >You are an interesting fellow, indeed. > Dear Joe, Thanks. If you are suggesting that I have many faults as well, you are absolutely right. I am as bad as you and most other people. I am not, and have never claimed to be, holier than th

[Goanet]Re Victor Rangel Riebeiro's postings...........

2005-06-27 Thread Vivian D'Souza
I am baffled, why postings from such an illustrious person, like Victor Rangel Ribeiro, who never writes anything controversial, just facts, and who maintains a quiet dignity, would be bounced by GoaNet. I feel certain that this was an unfortunate error and not a deliberate attempt by the GoaNet ad

Re: [Goanet]Saving the Frogs in Goa

2005-06-27 Thread Joe Vaz
Clinton Vaz from Benaulim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Here's an article/narration about frog catching and our experience in the fields of Benaulim. You can also read this on WildGoa or the Times of India supplement, Goa Plus dated yesterday, 24th June 2005... Clinton.. …

[Goanet]Re: [Goanet]Mumbai - KONKNNI ULËY KONKNNI XIKËY pr ogramme at 10 locations.

2005-06-27 Thread Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha
- Original Message - From: Ancy S DSouza Paladka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 9:38 PM Subject: [Goanet]Mumbai - KONKNNI ULËY KONKNNI XIKËY programme at 10 locations. > KONKNNI ULËY KONKNNI XIKËY programme at 10 locations in Mumbai. > > Maharashtra Konkan Associati

Re: [Goanet] False Innuendo, Insinuations and Accusations ...

2005-06-27 Thread Joe Vaz
Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes Please resort to innuendo, insinuations, mudslinging, spurious accusations, sanctimony, hypocrisy or whatever else. Dear Santosh: You are an interesting fellow, indeed. Are you really pleading that I do all of the above? I can see that now you wa

[Goanet]Freedom Fighters.

2005-06-27 Thread A. Veronica Fernandes
Hello Nasci Caldeira, Your write up on Freedom Fighters in this forum on 24th of this month was excellent. It gives lot of historical information. You made one statement in your write up saying that "sadly I was surprised there were no hindus from Goa);" . Let it be known to everyone and to

[Goanet]Re: Blindspot In Meaningful Aviation Planning

2005-06-27 Thread Philip Thomas
[Gabriel de Figueiredo, June 27] Fine. Let's try to put some numbers on this exercise, just to get a handle on things. What should be the purpose of Mopa? It seems the rules may only permit a domestic airport not an international one. This does not rule out A380s, however, because airlines like Ai

[Goanet]science/bible

2005-06-27 Thread Milad Meah Meah
Dear Goanetters, Fr Ivo wrote in reply to Santosh, Dr.Santosh Helekar wrote: " According to the prevailing scientific hypothesis there was no "BEFORE" before the Big Bang. Time itself began with the Big Bang. Space, time, matter/energy emerged at the moment of the Big Bang. This is currently the

[Goanet]HC STAY NOT EXTENDED -TO BJP MLAS - by SC

2005-06-27 Thread godfrey gonsalves
According to a telephonic message recieved this evening it is learnt that hearing the petitions filed by the BJP MLA's Mr Rajendra Arlekar and Mr Dayanand Mandrekar both of VascodaGama and Siolim Assembly Constituencies, respectively this morning 27th June 2005 the Bench of the Supreme Court issued

Re: [Goanet]Willie, a casteist? What BULL----!

2005-06-27 Thread cornel
To: Mr Alfred Francisco Antonio Luis de Vasconcelos Cunha e Tavares. I note what you have said in your reply to me and which is repeated below to provide the necessary context of this debate. I am afraid I found your response to be verbose, pretty bombastic and vacuous. In the long caste debat

[Goanet]RE: Inviting suggestions for SEZ

2005-06-27 Thread Philip Thomas
[Cajetan Rego, June 27] Does everybody know what SEZ's are all about? I for one absolutely dont. There's little point in making suggestions out of thin air! I have already requested those seemingly in the know (on goanet), including you, to educate us about the positive and negative features of S

[Goanet]NEED TO FIX STATUS OF DABOLIM

2005-06-27 Thread Philip Thomas
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1152975.cms Public-pvt alliances to get govt push in airport development RAJEEV JAYASWAL TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2005 11:47:52 PM] Re: Mopa Re: Dabolim?

[Goanet]RE :Blindspot in Meaningful Aviation Planning

2005-06-27 Thread gerry ferns
MINING and TOURISM are the top two revenue earning sectors of the Goan Economy,and hopefully with Goa almost turning into a PHARMACEUTICAL HUB,the Pharma industry might also become a substantial player in the economy of Goa. With the SEZ also on the "drawing board", and the crying need for employ

[Goanet]FW: Free legal advice (believe it or not) from a Corporate Attorney

2005-06-27 Thread Cyril Pereira
A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company. 1. The next time you order cheques have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them. If someone takes your chequebook, they will not know if you sign your cheques with just your initials or y

[Goanet]Inviting suggestions for SEZ

2005-06-27 Thread Cajetan Rego
It is customary for all political parties to add the line 'We will eradicate unemployment' in their manifestos. How much of this is actually achieved, is what counts. The present government has got a Godsend gift in the form of the Finance Minister's offer to make Goa an SEZ. It is their chance to

[Goanet]St Thomas relic brought to Kerala

2005-06-27 Thread JoeGoaUk
June 27, 2005 15:03 IST St Thomas relic brought to Kerala The Holy Relic of St Thomas, one of the 12 Apostles of Christ who is said to have introduced the religion in Kerala, is being taken to various churches across the state. The relic was brought in an Emirates flight from the Italian cit

Re: [Goanet]Blindspot In Meaningful Aviation Planning

2005-06-27 Thread Bernado Colaco
Mr. Souza, Kindly note that "Our" Goa government is a mere puppet and can not take any effective action. It is guys like you and the quiet ones to lend their voices on this issue. I wonder if Goanet could conduct a poll on their website regarding this topic: "Should the indian navy get out of D

[Goanet]The Raping of Panjim - Ethel da Costa

2005-06-27 Thread Cecil Pinto
HEART 2 HEART - Herald, June 26 BY ETHEL DA COSTA Will Parrikar recommend a swimming coach for Campal? An SMS broke the stalemate over a non-happening lunch break. It said: "Gift of the Nile? Egypt. The land of 1000 lakes? Finland. Land of 1000 swimming pools? Panaji, of course." And then an i

[Goanet]Dabolim Airport.

2005-06-27 Thread Gabe Menezes
The following post ( part with link) appeared in Goan Voice U.K. Miss Dalal is a journalist, and has posted here just a few days back on Goanet! Good looker too! http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=73307 Good decision SUCHETA DALAL Posted online: Sunday, June 26, 2005 at 01

[Goanet]Can Harry Belafonte be made a Goan Freedom Fighter?

2005-06-27 Thread Cecil Pinto
Alfred de Tavares wrote: Met Harry B. during the H. C. Andersson bi-centenary in Denmark last spring.Said, would love to visit Goa. Have promissed him Remo's CDs.If he likes them can he apply to be a GOAN? - Dear Alfred, Goanship can be conferred on Harry Belafonte for a price. Either he w

[Goanet]Not all cricket players prey on helpless animals

2005-06-27 Thread Cecil Pinto
. It was a defining moment in his life and he gave up hunting-and turned vegetarian. Now, will the Tiger eat grass? Source: http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050627&fname=Cover+Story+%28F%29&sid=3 --- I don't follow cricket much but Navjot Sidhu has always fascinate

Re: [Goanet]Re: Prof George Coelho

2005-06-27 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 26/06/05, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . > Perhaps those in power can consider other ways of doing things? Would > there be fewer lurkers if their posts were allowed to go through? I for one > would be rather more active than I am. How do other members fe

Re: [Goanet]Ramblings of this week which reached too late at GO.

2005-06-27 Thread floriano
Dear Jorge, Do I need to spell it out for you? Or so you pretend that I was referring to you Goans who speak Portuguese?? No Sir, If I must spell it out for you, then the Goan Portuguese are Rane, Parrikar along with the bunch of 39 looters including the passive freedom fighters (who think and r

Re: [Goanet] How did science begin?

2005-06-27 Thread Santosh Helekar
Dear Fr. Ivo, As usual, you make many categorical assertions without providing any reasons for making them. In fact, you are repeating some of the same statements you have made several times before. All of these statements have been refuted or questioned by me or someone else. So I will only make

[Goanet]MOPA CAN ONLY BE A DOMESTIC AIRPORT

2005-06-27 Thread Philip Thomas
http://www.ndtv.com/money/templatebusiness.asp?slug=Govt+may+allow+second+ai rport+near+Delhi&template=aviationpolicy&callid=5&id=25803 'Second airport near Delhi may be permitted' --Saturday, June 25, 2005 (Gwalior): The government may perm

[Goanet]SUCHETA DALAL GOES PUBLIC ON GOA'S AVIATION SCENE

2005-06-27 Thread Philip Thomas
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=73307

[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - June 27, 2005!

2005-06-27 Thread domnic fernandes
“Mendu kitloi uxear aslear passun, boreo korneo sodanch kallzan thavn ietat.” (No matter how clever the brain is, good deeds always come from the heart.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Express yourself instantly

Re: [Goanet]Konknni and Roman Script

2005-06-27 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Rahul Goswami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd like to point out, in the otherwise interesting > comment on Konknni and the Roman script, that Roman > is not used by Chinese and Japanese users to > communicate via email. Sorry to butt in, but methinks the issues in India are myriad, as m

Re: [Goanet]Re: Blindspot In Meaningful Aviation Planning

2005-06-27 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Besides the basic > issue here is what kind of airport is planned at > Mopa -- whether a > futuristic "Taj Mahal for A380s" taking 10-15 years > to start or a cheap and > cheerful one from which low cost airlines can > operate, pronto. I firmly > be

Re: [Goanet]Re: Goa Freedom Fighter Dr Wilfred de Sousa, Dy. Chief

2005-06-27 Thread Bernado Colaco
Hello Jerry, During the late seventies I took part in several marches (I missed many lathi hits) conducted by Aires, which cumulated into the successful dethroning of the Taih. Don't you think the Goa government should at least give me a Tama Patra if not the money. Kindly tell me what the free

[Goanet]Utorda Teacher- Philo Gonsalves

2005-06-27 Thread Tony Barros
Hi Goanetters ! Would appreciate if the goanetter who requested information on the above teacher from Mollar, Utorda in Salcete, could contact me via my personal email. I met somebody over the weekend at a New York event who was not only a student of Philo, but is also related to her. rgds. To