[Goanet] BOOK REVIEW: Blood Nemesis by Ben Antao - Reviewed by Michelle Ponto

2005-09-23 Thread Bosco D'Mello
When Michelle Ponto, a young Canadian writer, is not busy writing novels, short stories and screenplays, she works as a freelance journalist for a number of print and online publications across Canada, the United States and Europe. In addition to a screenplay currently in production, Michelle

[Goanet] SORO ANI BEBDHE

2005-09-23 Thread Sanny Vaz
SORO ANI BEBDHE. Hea vixaiea vhoir haum Inglezin bhorounk sodhi, pun halinch maka ghomon ailam kim Goem baile (Non Goans) amchea Goan Forums-am veleo bhatmeo subez vachtat mhunon, anik murgoton amkam goemkar-ank hanstat, kiteak ami amchoch respedh manh varear uboitatum dekun, teach khatir

[Goanet] Re: Vanishing Comunidades: Goa under threat? (The Future of Goa)

2005-09-23 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
RE: http://www.supergoa.com/pt/read/news_future.asp?c_news=507 Dear Constantino, I have known about this problem for at least 5 years now. In fact, in one of the past Goanet conferences in Goa (2000?), there was an individual distributing literature about this (I think his name was Lobo from

[Goanet] TOGETHER for Goa ! ....................

2005-09-23 Thread rene barreto
Wendel has written to REMIND The Overseas Goans and their leaders that that we need to be TOGETHER for Goa ! Dear Rene , I am surprised at how everyone has missed the piont. WE want you guys in the diaspora to write to the

[Goanet] Re: NOISE OVER AIRPORT NOISE

2005-09-23 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
Mumbai routinely runs its international flights mostly in the hours before dawn. After all these years, last week there was a demonstration by 100 odd locals at Sahar led by a fellow with a Goan sounding name, calling for a night curfew due to noise levels. The group has sought to link up

[Goanet] World Goa Day in Melbourne ignites Cultural Heritage of Yore

2005-09-23 Thread Oscar Hazel Lobo
World Goa Day in Melbourne ignites Cultural Heritage of Yore Melbourne, August 20: For the third year in a row, Goans in Melbourne got together to celebrate WorldGoa day 2005 at St. Anthony's Hall, Noble Park. The theme this year was promotion of Goan culture and heritage in their second home,

[Goanet] Asian volleyball: India beat Taipei

2005-09-23 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Asian volleyball: India beat Taipei Chennai, Sep 22: India have enhanced their chances of qualifying to the second phase as they won their second successive match beating Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the 13th Asian Senior Men's Volleyball Championship, being held in Thailand. According to a

[Goanet] tarballs, beaches and conspiracies

2005-09-23 Thread Rahul Goswami
The humour quotient of this list has recently been provided a terrific boost by the considerate poster who sent out the text of an article apparently published by the Navhind Times and written by Nandkumar Kamat, about tarballs, beaches and conspiracies. I advise list subscribers not to miss

[Goanet] Vanishing Comunidades: Goa under threat? (The Future of Goa)

2005-09-23 Thread Constantino Xavier
SuperGoa.com The Future of Goa Vanishing Comunidades: Goa under threat? 23/9/2005 | Constantino Hermanns Xavier In a brilliant long report, published in three parts in Herald earlier this year, young reporter Andrew Pereira explores the main issues of the 2,000-year old Goan gaunkari

[Goanet] Ban night flights, let us sleep in peace

2005-09-23 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
See http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=2articleid=92220050177250922200501535578 Ban night flights, let us sleep in peace Roshan Balakrishnan Nicholas Almeida, a resident of Sahar village in Mumbai, has been waging a lonely battle for the past two years. He wants a ban on

[Goanet] Press Statement for favour of Publica tion

2005-09-23 Thread goasuraj
September 23, 2005 To, The Administrator, GOANET. Sir, Herewith please find the Party's Statement on Increase in Pension of MLAs for kind favour of Publication. Thanking you,. Yours Sincerely, for Goa Su-Raj Party. Sd/- (Floriano C. Lobo) Spokesperson. ** With reference to the Bill passed

[Goanet] Open House at Bank of America for employment opportunities - California

2005-09-23 Thread George Pinto
Goa Sudharop is glad to inform you about employment opportunities at Bank of America, USA. Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Location: 2020 Willow Pass Road, Suite 101, Concord, California For employment opportunities visit the above location to speak with a member

[Goanet] Re;NOISE OVER AIRPORT NOISE

2005-09-23 Thread JoeGoaUk
Few years ago, similar demonstrations etc were made protesting London Heathrow Airport Noise pollution at night. The Airport is now operating 18 hours only i.e. 5am to 11pm. No wonder why it is not world busiest airport yet. Moreover, due to noise etc, the local councils do free window

[Goanet] Portuguese terror

2005-09-23 Thread Henrique Salles da Fonseca
Gilbert Lawrence is right, the abstract has nothing to see with the title. Furthermore, the most of the inquisitors in Goa were spaniard and italian dominicans but historic penalties felt over portuguese jesuits. Jesuits were not allowed by their Generals, namely by Muzzio Vitteleschi, to

[Goanet] Free Limb callipers from Lions Clubs

2005-09-23 Thread Miguel Braganza
I am forwarding a message received from a Lions Club member for wide publicity of the project to those who need help. warm regards Miguel Braganza Christopher Blossom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Free Artificial Limb Calipers to be distributed by Lions Clubs of Anjuna, Aldona, Candolim,

[Goanet] POLTICAL PARTIES UGDP NCP lean towards KONKANI IN ROMAN SCRIPT

2005-09-23 Thread godfrey gonsalves
Following a tele-talk this evening with Ward No:XIV Margao Municipal Councillor Ms Auda Viegas an office bearer of the United Goans Democratic Party who contested unsuccessfully the last Lok Sabha election she confirmed to this writer that it was she who had raised the issue of official

Re: [Goanet] What are the traditional methods of disposing Garbage in Goa?

2005-09-23 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
What are the inherited traditional methods of disposing Garbage in Goa? Cip For organic waste, believe it used to be, the *dukor*. Lawrence

[Goanet] Goan then and now!

2005-09-23 Thread Bernado Colaco
In the O Heraldo = Dr. Ferdinando Falcão, Margão Goa was once upon a time a blessed place, with people living peacefully and harmoniously, everyone was happy, no apprehensions of crime, plenty of clean drinking water, plenty of local food, nobody went hungry; and people could

[Goanet] NOISE OVER AIRPORT NOISE

2005-09-23 Thread Philip Thomas
Mumbai routinely runs its international flights mostly in the hours before dawn. After all these years, last week there was a demonstration by 100 odd locals at Sahar led by a fellow with a Goan sounding name, calling for a night curfew due to noise levels. The group has sought to link up airport

Re: [Goanet] Why is Konkani written as Konknni by organizations promoting KONKANI (CONCANIM)

2005-09-23 Thread Ancy S. D'Souza Paladka
Goans should openly come forward to insist on the use of Konkani wherever it is not allowed in Goa. This is the only solution to make Konkani popular over there. Or else Marati will continue for generations and Konkani will diminish. Ancy S. D'Souza Paladka Also it would be interesting to STOP