[Goanet-news]17 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2005-01-17 Thread Joel D'Souza
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[Goanet]pravasi divas -- gulf nris

2005-01-17 Thread Eugene Correia
Gulf NRIs get special attention by Eugene Correia Mumbai: Indians in the Persian Gulf region were accorded a special session to deal with their issues and problems. Many representatives from this region -- United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait -- asked that the government

[Goanet]NEWSLINKS: 'Goa Gutka', debt trap, Skybus, Salgaocar win

2005-01-17 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
'GOA Gutka' owner's plea adjourned till Jan 24 Hindustan Times - New Delhi,India Owner of 'Goa Gutka' JM Joshi has moved a special court to cancel non-bailable warrant issued against him in a case of alleged underworld links. ... http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1202868,000600010004.htm See

[Goanet]18 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2005-01-17 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 18 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Tokli rajvoddki ajmas korunk; teach pasot Devan tika kallza poros voir tharailea. )The head is supposed to rule; that's why God placed it higher than the heart.) domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] VASCO DOCTOR KIDNAPPED, FOUND

[Goanet]PROFILE -- Rajdeep Sardesai

2005-01-17 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
INDIA'S INTELLIGENT, SECULAR FACE OF THE IDIOT BOX: RAJDEEP SARDESAI From Frederick Noronha Rajdeep Sardesai is the face millions watch on little screen each evening, and much of India's TV-watching classes would almost believe he's the man next door who was an intimate part of your life. But do

[Goanet]Open Sky Pact with U.S.

2005-01-17 Thread Philip Thomas
1.Business Standard editorial Jan 18: For the two million passengers who travel between India and the United States-and the number is growing significantly each year-the decision to have an aviation pact between the two countries is good news .. If India is to make the most of this pact, other

[Goanet]RE: Notice: JC dropping out...

2005-01-17 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
(Dr JC: I strongly believe that it is wrong to attack without being attacked. That is why I have fundamental difficulty with India's unprovoked 1961 invasion of Goa.) Do you have the same fundamental difficulty with the Portuguese invasion of Goa in the first place, Dr JC? Just curious, RKN

[Goanet]Re: Bush abandons hunt for Saddam's WMD

2005-01-17 Thread George Pinto
--- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What really saddens me though, is the thought of the mentally wounded that will return from Iraq. Soon they might be opening fire in US malls etc. In a high school parking lot here in California yesterday, Lance Cpl. Andres Raya, 19, a Marine who

[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP (THOUGHT FOR TODAY) Jan 18, 2005!

2005-01-17 Thread domnic fernandes
“Vhoddleo moti kolponam ganstat; sumaracheo moti ghoddpam ganstat; dakttuleo moti lokacheo gansnneo kortat.” (Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA

[Goanet]Notice: jc dropping out of Mario Goveia's education class - too tough for me.

2005-01-17 Thread jose colaco
From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is easy to think this way when you live in the Bahamas. Jose, I should charge you for all this education I am providing. Tibet, Goa, East Pakistan and East Timor were not allies of the US. They were not critical to the free supply of oil to the world

[Goanet]17 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2005-01-17 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 17 January, 2005 GIDC POURS DOWN 4.43 CR IN LOSSES ON WATER TO UNITS: Goa Industrial development Corporation sustained a heavy loss of Rs.4.34 crore on distribution of water to industrial units during 1999-2003 while no efforts were initiated to curb the drain of

[Goanet]Warning: A dialog with Dr. Jose Colaco on Iraq..

2005-01-17 Thread Mario Goveia
Dr. Jose, Good job. I'm glad you have joined the debate on Iraq, where I seem to be single-handedly defending the US from pre-emptive verbal and philosophical attacks from several quarters, mainly people who live in safe countries who no depends on for help in a crisis. As President Bush said,

Re: [Goanet]Bush abandons hunt for Saddam's WMD

2005-01-17 Thread Mervyn Lobo
January 12, 2005 Bush abandons hunt for Saddam's WMD By Jenny Booth, Times Online The fruitless hunt for Saddam Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction has come to an end, the White House confirmed today. Well, George Bush's intelligence sent 1,300 young Americans to their deaths.

[Goanet]Mario Goveia's assertions my response

2005-01-17 Thread jose colaco
Dear Mario, As I travel these days, I often wonder - what exactly is all this about. From my experience, MOST Americans I have met are beautiful people. And Yet, as I look at their faces at airports, I see concern and anxiety. After the horrible 9-11 attacks on NY, the entire world (minus A-Q)

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Global dimming/global warming

2005-01-17 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gabe, regardless of what the BBC or Dr. Peter Cox say, all I can do is appeal to your common sense on such warnings of dire consequences, ...unless we act urgently to curb our emissions of greenhouse gases. When you hear such warnings, hang on to your

Re: [Goanet]Fwd: Global dimming/global warming

2005-01-17 Thread Mario Goveia
Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I watched the programme Horizon on BBC2 and it made chilling viewing. What was implied is there is a point of no return when reached. This being the case would you like to test it? I certainly would err on the side of caution. Mario replies: Gabe, it looks

[Goanet]RE: LETTERS FROM GOANETTERS MAY HAVE HELPED the Archbishop to....etc

2005-01-17 Thread jose colaco
From: airesrod [EMAIL PROTECTED] The letters written by fellow netters Jose Colaco, George Pinto and others to the Archibishop of Goa may have helped. In an important development in the Ribandar Church crisis Goa’s Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao has directed Fr Luciano Fernandes from Bishop’s

[Goanet]GSM India 2005 this week in Goa

2005-01-17 Thread Frederick Noronha
A tech conference called GSM India 2005 is being held in south Goa this week, at the Leela's. From http://www.gsmconferences.com/gsmindia/?src=gsmindiayahooban Including presentations From: AK Sinha, Chairman Managing Director, BSNL Naresh Gupta, Chief Technology Officer, Hutchison India

[Goanet]Re: Santosh ani Secularism in Religion

2005-01-17 Thread jose colaco
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] From my personal point of view, a religious priest who is impressed with or who identifies himself with the spirit of secularism is a truly enlightened human being Touché jc _ FREE pop-up

Re: [Goanet]Fwd: Global dimming/global warming

2005-01-17 Thread Mario Goveia
Gabe Menezes wrote: If so, then this is bad news, according to Dr Peter Cox, one of the world's leading climate modellers. As things stand, CO2 levels are projected to rise strongly over coming decades, whereas there are encouraging signs that particle pollution is at last being brought under

[Goanet]Recipe for 'nivoll'

2005-01-17 Thread Frederick Noronha
Just came across this on the MangaloreCatholics mailing list. Guess it's something our cultures share in common. In any case, Isidore Coelho's *Randpi* is a book many Goans depended on while first learning the cullinary arts in past generations, isn't it? FN

[Goanet]Religious Stamps

2005-01-17 Thread Peter D'Souza
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 | From: Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Subject: Re: [Goanet]GoanetReader -- Stamps from across the world, viewed with faith | Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 21:17:52 +0100 | | Re the following paragraph of the write-up in Gomantak Times (see

[Goanet]Further to...Goan Dancebands of Yesteryear

2005-01-17 Thread cornel
I wish to correct two factual errors which crept into my piece on Goan Dance Bands of Yesteryear. 1. There was a typing error in the name of one of the groups I mentioned. The correct spelling is/was SHIFTARS and not Shiftas. 2. I had said that the above group was led by Philip Mascarenhas when

[Goanet]Re: Prince Matanhy the River Princess

2005-01-17 Thread flower
In case it has escaped the attention of our Honourable Tourism Minister Matanhy Saldanha, it is now well into January, the clock is ticking on, the River Princess is still flaunting her dubious charms amidst the bikini clad tourists on the beautiful shores of Candolim, and the Tourism Minister is

[Goanet]India is not Brazil

2005-01-17 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
My response to the message from a Brazilian, Pedro Kaul, transmitted by Gabe with English translation, is that India is not Brasil! Nostalgia is not the best way of explaining historical realities! (1) The pre-Portuguese cultural situation in India was not similar to that of Brasil, and

[Goanet]Devious manoeuvres

2005-01-17 Thread Gabe Menezes
I can see this one turning into a Central Govt. Vs State issue. I believe there is no way that the State Govt. can establish laws which contradict the Indian Constitution and the Laws of the Landwe shall see what the Governor has to say about this

[Goanet]Why is English language more popular...

2005-01-17 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
Please read Dr. Froilano de Melo instead of Alfredo de Melo in my earlier posting on this subject. Thank you. Teotonio R. de Souza

[Goanet]Funny Matrimonial Ads

2005-01-17 Thread borg costa
Fisherman: Wife wanted, must be able to dig, clean, cook worms and clean fish. Must have own boat with motor. Please send photograph of motor boat. Salesman: Once in a lifetime offer, to get yourself the original, genuine article. One of the most handsome and smartest bachelor's around is

Re: [Goanet]Says one Mr Bernardo Colaco: «More than 50000 indian hindus want to leave Portugal....»

2005-01-17 Thread Bernado Colaco
Waghela, Congratulations on your post. Thanks for telling the Goans the truth. I hope you would also send a response to Parrakar the VCD maker. Besides have a very nice time in secular Portugal. BTW my post was a sarky. I hope you understand what that means! Kind regards B. Colaco The

[Goanet]Fwd: Global dimming/global warming

2005-01-17 Thread Gabe Menezes
Subject: Global dimming/global warming http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dimming_prog_summary.shtml We are all seeing rather less of the Sun. Scientists looking at five decades of sunlight measurements have reached the disturbing conclusion that the amount of solar energy

[Goanet]History of Priestly Celibacy - GoaCom link featured

2005-01-17 Thread Cecil Pinto
Liberated Christians Cyber Swing/Polyamory Resource Center Promoting Intimacy and Other-Centered Sexuality Source: http://www.libchrist.com/http://www.libchrist.com/ The History of Catholic Celibacy Priests had many concubines - too costly for the Church The idea of Catholic celibacy is

[Goanet]India is not Brasil

2005-01-17 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
My response to the message from a Brazilian, transmitted by Gabe with English translation, is that India is not Brasil! Nostalgia is not the best way of explaining historical realities! (1) The pre-Portuguese cultural situation in India was not similar to that of Brasil, and the Iberians could

Re: [Goanet]Paklleo - lhan kovita

2005-01-17 Thread lino dourado
Dalgado Konknni Akademi hanche Odhex, Goemche Vidhan Shobeche adle sobhapoti(speaker)ani headmaster Bab Tomazino Cardozo hancheo, orthabhorit -PAKLLEO- lhan kovita Goanet-ar vanchun amchea oslea Romi vachpeank ek anondachi ghozal. Tomazino bab, tumcheo kovita GoaNet-ar ieit ravcheo. Mogan Lino

[Goanet]Tsunami victims

2005-01-17 Thread Seb dc
Dear All, I must tell you that, over the past couple of weeks, I have been in a little down. I think it was a result of all the turmoil occurring in our world at present. Probably my holiday timing was not proper. But I must say that the recent global response to the tsunami victims has made me

[Goanet]LPG Consumers Safety Camp at Bodiem, Tivim on Monday 17th Jan.

2005-01-17 Thread Goa Desc
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