[Goanet] RE: Neri jumps on anti-Mopa bandwagon

2006-03-29 Thread Philip Thomas
It is because the pols want to see which is the most favourable wind. For their next election campaign. The pols don't really care for the right way; they only look for the popular way. This would explain their (the pols') myopia if not virtual self-centredness, Gabriel. They run the real risk

[Goanet] Live jazz news

2006-03-29 Thread Jazz Goa
The Starters More jazz night on the 5th of April features virtuoso saxophonist Julian Howison from the UK in concert with the resident band Jazz Junction. Julian has been performing professionally for over twenty years. He studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London), Royal Northern

[Goanet] Anti-Americanism for dummies

2006-03-29 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No one should be surprised that the above comments come from the most virulent anti-American on Goanet and an apologist for the Islamo-fascists, both sentiments crystal clear from the comment above. It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he

[Goanet] Lakme Fashion Week: It's Wendell belles all the way

2006-03-29 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Lakme Fashion Week: It's Wendell belles all the way DNA Karishma Upadhyay/Shalinee Chowdhury Thursday, March 30, 2006 00:33 IST It was the last show of day two and after an absence, Bollywood rallied around the whole day to show their appreciation and support for Wendell Rodricks. For audiences

[Goanet] Viva Cecil !!

2006-03-29 Thread eric pinto
He did it again !! However, as an early investor in Cecil Inc., i get to keep the royalties !! And on a personal note, my soft corner for the name can be traced to an uncle, Cecil Pinto: his early (1955) act of double 'treason' meant splitting abodes - London and Lisbon. His children went

[Goanet] CA/PS X: REGIONAL vs INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

2006-03-29 Thread Philip Thomas
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=euLTJbMUKvHb=412 359ct=2102379 Marine Corps, Hand Over the Depot By ELIE A. SHNEOUR Wednesday, March 29, 2006 There are three reasons why San Diegans have been fruitlessly arguing about where to put a new airport for the past three

[Goanet] U.N. urges Goa not to test for HIV before marriage

2006-03-29 Thread Mario Goveia
Global Challenges | U.N. Urges Indian State of Goa To Call Off Plans To Require HIV Tests for Marriage [Mar 29, 2006] UNAIDS country director for India Denis Broun on Monday urged the Indian state of Goa not to require couples registering for marriage to be screened for HIV, the Financial

Re: [Goanet] Goan 'Kokno'

2006-03-29 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Oscar, I hope you are not apologising on my behalf atleast. If you take the word Konkno out of the Konkani vocabulary, I'd be interested to know what you would replace it by. Hindu? There are many bigoted minds in Goa, who us the word Hindu and Indian in a derogatory manner. I think instead of

Re: [Goanet] Desperate Goan Housewives

2006-03-29 Thread Helga do Rosario Gomes
Excellent Cecil! Better than the original show. Unlike the original dumb soap where you have to suspend reality, yours is for real. All of characters exist as do the associated prejudices, the biggest one being their refusal to speak even a single word of Konkani! Helga - Original Message

[Goanet] Scotland Yard CBI Investigate al-Qaeda Links of 2 UK Goans

2006-03-29 Thread Eddie Fernandes
30 Mar: Mumbai Mirror. Excerpts: Scotland Yard sleuths are in India investigating two Indians found trying to sell innovative explosive materials to al-Qaeda operatives in London. . According to them, Dominique Martins and Roque Fernandes, two Goans had met one Bishop Rodgrigues and Abdurahman

Re: [Goanet] Need to contact Dr. Jose Pereira

2006-03-29 Thread Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha
Hello Annabel, Prof. Jose Pereira's e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Best of luck in your efforts to contact him. Jorge - Original Message - From: Annabel Lopez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:28 AM Subject: [Goanet] Need to contact Dr. Jose

[Goanet] Mario Gouveia: The nuisance value of a pod

2006-03-29 Thread Francis Rodrigues
Mario, You are a pod. 70 posts a day ? Definitely a pod. No sentient being would be craven enough to such self-aggrandisement. At even 5 min a post, that's 6 hours daily spent overwhelming the admin. You're not Kozyrev, doubt you can bend time or even have a passing acquaintance with tensor

[Goanet] Re: Atheism

2006-03-29 Thread Mario Goveia
Cornel DaCosta writes: Many atheists have pondered long and hard over the former religious affiliation acquired at an early age and before they could choose for themselves. After much thought, atheists arrive at a view about life and existence which is different from that of religious people and

[Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-03-29 Thread Bonefacio Lopes
Apart from Senhor Jose Colaco who has mentioned what one needs to do should the paper's at the Portuguese Consulate not moving, I would not go into the details of his mail but many must have read, I have not read any solution to the ongoing problem (apart from Senhor Colaco)on the contrary

[Goanet] GOA THEN AND NOW

2006-03-29 Thread sunil monteiro
I have been reading Mario's comments on Portuguese Passport issue, some supporting him on this topic well and good. I will never be able to agree with him on this topic not because he is against this issue but because he is ignorant and tries to confuse everything and everyone on the net with

Re: [Goanet] Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-29 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Chris Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So the matter of trust and veracity remains in question; I have also been falsely accused in this forum and another by an ostensible Hindu, as being the author of that report -- which incidentally, is quite innocuous although this person who uses the

[Goanet] RE: Public execution

2006-03-29 Thread Mario Goveia
Gabe Menezes wrote: RESPONSE: Wow the USA must be some place! A place where those found guilty are indeed truly guilty and there was not a case in the USA of a miscarriage of justice. Cornel DaCosta wrote: Gabe Miscarriage of justice takes place in all countries including those deemed advanced

Re: [Goanet] Goan 'Kokno'

2006-03-29 Thread Mario Goveia
I'm not sure why everyone is getting so upset and defensive over the use of the term Kokno. Manoj Raikar, who first used this term in this current sequence, used it to refer to himself as a Hindu Goan. From my reading of his post, he was not complaining about the use of the term Kokno, It lools

[Goanet] Konkani Drama ARXEANT HANSLO ARXEANT RODDLO

2006-03-29 Thread Sanny Vaz
Konkani Drama ARXEANT HANSLO ARXEANT RODDLO Salu Faleiro, winner of several awards at Konkani One-Act Play Competitions in Kuwait,is all set to present his Konkani Drama Arxeant Hanslo Arxeant Roddlo on 21/04/2006 at the Hawalli A.C. Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. The drama will star

[Goanet] Clinton calls for mandatory AIDS testing while UN discourages Goa

2006-03-29 Thread Goanet News Service
Clinton calls for mandatory AIDS testing while UN discourages Goa Disease/Infection News Published: Wednesday, 29-Mar-2006 Bill Clinton is suggesting that mandatory testing for HIV/AIDS be used in countries with high infection rates and the means to provide lifesaving drugs. The former U.S.

[Goanet] Re: AIDS HIV

2006-03-29 Thread cornel
George I await the good doctor's observations to your post which was a reply to his! Cornel _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This

[Goanet] spinal operations

2006-03-29 Thread June Jarman
please could you supply an email address for Dr.Araujo. My daughter has a severe back problem and we saw an article in the Daily Mail and were very interested. If you can reply to me with an email address for him my daughter will be able to write with all the relevant information. Regards, June

[Goanet] Goa kickstarts 'Knowledge is Power' scheme

2006-03-29 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Goa kickstarts 'Knowledge is Power' scheme Panaji: Goa has kickstarted its 'Knowledge is Power' scheme, under which television sets with Direct-to-Home (DTH) facility is being provided free to panchayats, old age homes, orphanages, socio-cultural clubs and municipal councils in the state. The

[Goanet] Shocking Suicide.

2006-03-29 Thread Beverley de Sequeira
In another shocking incident, a police constable , unable to cope up with life allegedly turned his service rifle on on himself and shot himself to death in the upper KG class in the Mary Immaculate High School in Panjim . The suicide is said to have been committed at approximately 10.15 pm,

[Goanet] Don Bosco to celebrate 60 years in Goa

2006-03-29 Thread raul carneiro
Not necessary to wait for opportunity to express a personal great good and satisfying feeling. But I thought this is good timing to write a few lines specially when Salesians (Don Bosco) are be celebrating 60 years of existence in our beloved Goa.   Many Goans will be aware of the wonderful

Re: [Goanet] Mervyn an anti-American Islamo fascist?

2006-03-29 Thread Marlon Menezes
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about Mervyn Lobo: No one should be surprised that the above comments come from the most virulent anti-American on Goanet and an apologist for the Islamo-fascists, both sentiments crystal clear from the comment above. --- Mervyn is so virulently

[Goanet] Re: Bernado's query about A weekly... in three languages

2006-03-29 Thread jose colaco
From: Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Congratulations to the tabloid opening but I wonder what is Paiz? Pais ani Pez (canji) (:-) jc _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE!

[Goanet] 'India will be the biggest superpower'

2006-03-29 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/mar/29minter.htm 'India will be the biggest superpower' March 29, 2006 | 12:32 IST When the man who likens the global economy to the Titanic bets on India, you have to sit up and take notice. The man in question, Clyde Prestowitz, president of the think tank

Re: [Goanet] Desperate Goan Housewives

2006-03-29 Thread Mario Goveia
Cecil, Great job. Your interview was so funny there is no need for anyone to see the show. Thank you. Mario. --- Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Desperate Goan Housewives All is not as it seems in Dona Paula... By Cecil Pinto Having experimented with serious theatre (Rupnnem) and

Re: [Goanet] Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-29 Thread Mario Goveia
Can we please send it back to the bygone era where it belongs, even at the risk of losing out on an educational opportunity? Thank you. Mario --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With all due respects, this appellation would belong to a bygone era, if posts like the one below did not keep digging

[Goanet] Jet Airways to start second daily flt to Mumbai-London-Mumbai

2006-03-29 Thread JoeGoaUk
Starting a second daily flight to BOM-LHR-BOM on July 10, with Airbus 340-300E aircraft. Flight 9W 120 will depart daily from Mumbai at 0125* hrs and will arrive at London Heathrow at 0645* hrs. 9W 119 will depart from London Heathrow at 0930* hrs and arrive into Mumbai at 2300* hrs, the same

Re: [Goanet] Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-29 Thread Chris Vaz
Fred-- The question is more complex than I had realized when I dashed off that little note about the thinking in Goa of our older folks (including my grandmother) with the reference to Manoj Raikar's concerns. I am surprised that it did not elicit more comment besides yours and Elizabeth's.

[Goanet] India sex selection doctor jailed

2006-03-29 Thread Gabe Menezes
India sex selection doctor jailed A doctor in India and his assistant have been sentenced to two years in prison for revealing the sex of a foetus and then agreeing to abort it. This is the first time medical professionals have been jailed in such a case. Under Indian laws, ultrasound tests on a

[Goanet] Matrimonials ( some thing for every one including those who decided never to marry)

2006-03-29 Thread JoeGoaUk
A SELECTION FROM NAVHIND TIMES HERALD. OVER 65 ?? Here is a Road to your dreams: MATRIMONY (WHERE QUALITY MATTERS) A ROAD TO YOUR DREAM (AGED 18 TO 75) GIRLS/BOYS, GOA, GULF, UK, US, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AFRICA, PORTUGAL, AUSTRA SHIP, MUMBAI ETC. IMPOSIBLE IS NOTHING If caste no bar, why mention

[Goanet] ILUG-Goa: Tech writing, software for libraries...

2006-03-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
March 25 saw an interesting user-group meet, with a full-house in the small Goa Science Centre board-room. Suhag Shirodkar, recently re-settled back from the US, explained all about technical writing and what it offered to youth wanting a career in it. She mentioned they had opened a 'brand new'

[Goanet] Priest Murder Case: No News (is not a good news)

2006-03-29 Thread JoeGoaUk
 3 days ago it was reported that Police are still interrogating the duo but nothing seems coming out now a days and as such nothing was reported last 2/3 days. Except, today's GT: PASSPORT RECOVERED: The Maina Police is learnt to have recovered the passport of Manish Dubey from UP

Re: [Goanet] RE: Neri jumps on anti-Mopa bandwagon

2006-03-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of these points could have been made 6 months ago! Why are the pols so slow in getting it? Philip, It is because the pols want to see which is the most favourable wind. For their next election campaign. The pols don't really care for the right

[Goanet] 9 Goan teams for Ist Indian Expat football in Dubai

2006-03-29 Thread borg costa
The first UAE Indian Expat football league sponsored by Gulf Eternit Industries Dubai, has attracted a record 16 entries. Organized by Gulf International Promotions the league is set to kick off at the Dubai Club for Special Sports on 1 April at 20.00 local time. The co-sponsors are Future Pipe

[Goanet] Modern Death Announcements etc.. 'Every one goes to Heaven?'

2006-03-29 Thread JoeGoaUk
Updated:March 2006 Modern Death Announcements etc.. 'Every one goes to Heaven?' About 25 years ago... When some some dies, he/she (or his/her soul) was subject to last/final judgement (with Sam Minguel?) and accordingly he or she was sentenced to either to Hell or Purgatory or Heaven.

[Goanet] ALL NON-RESIDENT GOANS' ASSOCIATION IN KUWAIT (NRGA)

2006-03-29 Thread blandino viegas
To: All Goans in Kuwait, Dear Goans in Kuwait, This is with reference to the captioned subject. In Kuwait, we do not have a non-resident Goans' associaiton to represent the Goan community in Kuwait to present our issues/problems to the NRI facilities Cell (Govt. of Goa)in Goa. Recent visit

[Goanet] HASG BUILDS UP TO A BANG ENDS IN A WHIMPER!

2006-03-29 Thread Philip Thomas
The Hoteliers Associatioon of South Goa (HASG) has published the third in its series of pro-Dabolim/anti-Mopa salvoes. In this one it sheds some rare and interesting light on the goings-on IN Dabolim airport. It seems Navy personnel regularly cross the runway on motorcycles, [in] cars and even

Re: [Goanet] Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-29 Thread Bernado Colaco
I wish you had known more about the contemprary state of Goa, before making any comments. BC --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bernardo, What does Ms. Kakodkar have anything to do with Manoj's request to be civil on Goanet? Can't you address what he has said without reference to

Re: [Goanet] Illegal Portuguese immigrants in Canada

2006-03-29 Thread Bernado Colaco
Did you drop from heaven into the US of A? BC --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is rich. Now we have tens of thousands of original Portuguese citizens who are so desperate to get out of Portugal that they are willing to enter Canada and the US illegally. Puts a dent in the

[Goanet] INDIA RISING

2006-03-29 Thread Thaumaturgist
An article titled India Rising by Fareed Zakaria (Editor of Newsweek) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11571348/site/newsweek/ Asit K. Ghosh Rockledge, Florida 32955, USA LAT 28*17'50.33 North / LONG 80*43'57.77 West http://www.asitghosh.com _ Do

[Goanet] OFFTOPIC-AIR: Singapore Airlines flying cheap to Australasia

2006-03-29 Thread Frederick Noronha
Singapore Airlines flying cheap to Australasia Indo-Asian News Service Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Singapore Airlines Tuesday announced a 20 percent cut in its fares for flights linking the city and the Australasian region. Our customers from Kolkata are increasingly opting for travel to new and

Re: [Goanet] Use of the word Konkno

2006-03-29 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: With reference to FN's mail on the subject, first of all let me say I am honoured to be even in the same cyber space as the renowned Frederick Noronha. I have great respect for your work and your opinions. Mario observes: Oh, Nooo!!! Elisabeth!!! You have

[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Marsachi 29vi, 2006!

2006-03-29 Thread domnic fernandes
Kitlei sovkasaen magnnem kelear, Dev jerul chit divn aikota ani sozmota karann to tujea kallzantlo borvanso ani bhirant vollkota, ani jednam tum tachea mogak patieta, ochoriam ghoddtat. (No matter how softly you whisper a prayer, God surely listens and understands. He knows the hopes and

Re: [Goanet] Re: Fr. Eusebio's murder

2006-03-29 Thread Mario Goveia
Bernardo, Please don't continue to embarrass yourself. To answer your question for yourself just read the daily news reports being posted by JoeGoaUK. Mario --- Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do we know that the youths drank alcool? Did any one see the bottles? Or are Goans

[Goanet] The Murderers of Fr. Eusebio Ferrao Should be Crucified Upside Down in Goa

2006-03-29 Thread Mario Goveia
Mervyn Lobo mervynalobo at yahoo.ca wrote: Thu Mar 23 05:37:29 PST 2006 , what you are witnessing is Goans becoming more like the Americans. All they need is for the suspects to be caught, charged with a crime and then executed. There, alls well. Sort of reminds me of the US activities in

[Goanet] Goan 'Kokno'

2006-03-29 Thread Oscar Hazel Lobo
Re: Goan Kokno - An exchange of e-mails on Goanet. I rarely write on this forum as this forum is used by people to wash one another's dirty linen. I am not sure what the code of ethics, if any, of Goanet is. However, I think it is my duty as a Goan to comment on the exchange of e-mails regarding

[Goanet] Padmashree M. Boyer's 'Sonvsar Sudhorlo' in Kuwait

2006-03-29 Thread Sonvsar Sudhorlo
The all time greatest hit tiatr of Padmashree M. Boyer ‘Sonvsar Sudhorlo’ will be staged in Kuwait on Friday June 2, 2006 at the A/c Auditorium in Hawally at 3.30 PM. The tiatr had been making waves in Goa and has been defined as the greatest drama of social significance. The drama will be

[Goanet] *** GOA NEWS: Mar 29/06 - Mopa, Traffic education, Ingo case, Cop shoots self, DTH, Sports...

2006-03-29 Thread Goanet News Service
*** GOA NEWS: Mar 29/06 - Mopa, Traffic education, Ingo case, Cop shoots self, DTH, Sports... *** Mopa puts Cong on tenterhooks - CM meets Salcete bigwigs With the ongoing agitation against the Mopa airport causing heartburns amongst the party rank and file in Salcete. More at:

Re: [Goanet] Illegal Portuguese immigrants in Canada

2006-03-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Mario, Do you know how many illegal immigrants of English origin there are in Australia, besides Americans and Canadians and Asians? The first three count amongst the highest number of illegals here, according to the statitics. New figures show that British and American people make up the bulk

[Goanet] Bombay Boys and Kuwait Goans Association in Kuwait Final

2006-03-29 Thread Julio Cardoso
The final of the esteemed G.O.A Rolling Trophy organized by Goan Overseas Association (Kuwait), and sponsored by Bassem International Trading Company will be held on Friday, 31st March 2006 at 8:00am sharp. This prestigious soccer championship organized by one of the oldest Goan Associations in

Re: [Goanet] Malicious falsehood

2006-03-29 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I urge you reconsider your aim, to proceed, to seek some sort of redress. I believe that it will be an unnecessary waste of your money. The person/s involved could plead insanity (very likely). Hi Gabe, Thanks for your advice. As you know very

Re: [Goanet] Re: Illegal Portuguese immigrants in Canada

2006-03-29 Thread Marlon Menezes
Peter, There is a big difference between deportation versus arrest/detention and possibly torture for multiple years without a trial. There is little or no oversight to the US government's activities in Guantanamo. So long as it remains closed, questions- justified or otherwise will continue to

[Goanet] Re: Desperate Goan Housewives

2006-03-29 Thread George Pinto
Cecil's brilliant humour warrants a book. May be released at the same time as Dominic's? Regards, George --- Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Desperate Goan Housewives All is not as it seems in Dona Paula... By Cecil Pinto _ Do not post

[Goanet] Hyderabad set for new-look airport

2006-03-29 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Hyderabad set for new-look airport T S Sudhir Tuesday, March 28, 2006 (Hyderabad): The new Hyderabad International airport is slated to take off in the first quarter of 2008, with a long-term vision to handle over 40 million passengers. Its 4260 metre-long runway, one of the longest in the

Re: [Goanet] Re: Fred's bluff

2006-03-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Gabriel, The issue I was talking about was limited to one point: challenging the Goa-was-annexed/invaded-because-the-Supreme-Court-of-India-said-so logic. Of course, I'm more than willing to debate the other issues you raise. And

[Goanet] Fr. Eusebio's murder

2006-03-29 Thread afra dias
Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How do we know that the youths drank alcool? Did any one see the bottles? Or are Goans hearing kanios once again, such as we were liberated? BC afra says: which part of BC do you belong to? don't you read the - oheraldo.in? From where did the police

Re: [Goanet] A weekly... in three languages

2006-03-29 Thread Bernado Colaco
--- Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One was pleasantly surprised to see, on the Panjim newsstand, an issue of the eight-page tabloid O Paiz, which calls itself your Saturday newspaper in three languages. Congratulations to the tabloid opening but I wonder what is Paiz? BC

Re: [Goanet] Re: Portuguese Passports

2006-03-29 Thread tonyca
Dear Bernardo, I left Goa in 1938 after completing my primary studies and was not eating grass but bhaji-puree in Grande India or India Livre (as the portuguese-language censored press in Goa described India after 1947)until my return to Goa to stay in 1974. As far as my family's name

[Goanet] 1961 2006, then and now

2006-03-29 Thread George Pinto
Jose Colaco wrote: Having said that: 1: It is true that Goans were NEVER asked what they wanted. It is highly possible that a majority of Goans (in 1961) would (if given the choice) have voted to be a part of Nehru's India than of Salazar's Portugal. Turning back the clock to 1961... 1.

[Goanet] Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-29 Thread gilbertlaw
With all due respects, this appellation would belong to a bygone era, if posts like the one below did not keep digging stories from that era in unrelated issues. The chances are the mauxis and others of that era looked down on Mesticios and a whole lot of other people, including Christaums.

[Goanet] VALMIKI, GET MARUTI TO START MDS IN GOA! [2nd try]

2006-03-29 Thread Philip Thomas
http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_full_story.php?content_id=121808 Maruti to teach you to drive world-class Creating new benchmarks in safety, Maruti Udyog Limited on Monday announced it would set up 15 world class driving schools in India in the next three months, as it launched two