No-one can convert anyone else to atheism. It is a deconverted worldview
that arises out of personal investigation and conviction from a multitude
of 'faiths'. As a Goan, and an atheist, I am offended that we do not have
a simple word of gratitude in Konkani that does not invoke divine
blessings.
I see no reason to re-open the debate on which religion or worldview
provides a better moral compass. http://www.robert-fisk.com/articles537.htm
All religions hijack personal sentiments with threats of retribution or
offers of rewards in a nebulous afterlife in exchange for complete
devotion. Bu
Oops,
I had identified the Indian Silk Cotton tree without looking at the attached
photo. Saw the photo. It is not the Silk Cotton tree but the Milk Weed
plant "Calotropis gigantea". This plant is locally known as 'Ruiee'. Its
milky latex is uised to soften the skin for extracting thorns from
Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Christianity is no longer guilt ridden, though it
> does
> provide a moral compass, which atheism does not
> provide, preferring whatever is convenient at any
> given time, of course within the legal system.
Mario,
Canada is now a post-Christian society.
Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bill Clinton has arrived - hide the women.
Mario,
Goan women have the capacity to decide for themselves
if they want to meet Clinton or not.
On the other hand, I am glad that your women depend on
you for their movements (or lack thereof.)
Mervyn3.0
Zo konn sokallim uxir uddtta tannem akko dis bhor choddfoddcho poddta.
(He who rises late must trot all day.)
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
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http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage_link.php?chklogin=N&autono=215878&lselect=1&leftnm=lmnu9&leftindx=9
Wipro plans to set up R&D base in Goa
Our Regional Bureau / Mumbai/ Panaji February 21, 2006
Information Technology (IT) giant Wipro would start its research and
development (R&D
BlankHello Gabe
Peace be with you means TUJER AXIRVAD ASSON OR TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSON
Where as ANI BOREM MOG KOR CAN BE TRANSLATED AS AND MAKE GOOD LOVE wow
thats sexy tone.
Jerry Fernandes
Peace be with you!
Ani borem mog khor!
Gabe Menezes.
London, England
It is very interesting to notice how popular it is the topic of "ethnic"
Indians eager to acquire and be proud of their Portuguese nationality. Is
there any affirmative action program to help minority "ethnic" Portuguese
acquire and be proud of their Indian nationality? Why not?
Regards
Ricardo N
A lot of support was shown by many MLAs from various political parties prior
to the recently concluded Assembly Session (Feb 13-17, 2006) with regard to
amendment to the Official Language Act section 2 (c). Did any of these MLAs
either table the amendment bill or raise the
issue as a private me
On 20/02/06, Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > RESPONSE: Why do you visit ''Al Jazeera'' and post
> > on the site? Isn't that giving credence to that News
>
> > Organization?
> >
> > Preacher practice what you preach.
> >
> Mario responds:
>
Actually, I missed seeing the Indian Express article, which makes things more
understandable. I was referring to the one in Sunday's Times of India... FN
From: "Eddie Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2006/02/20 Mon PM 05:56:18 GMT+0
Jose, Mario, Eddie and Kevin,
Now that you smart guys have shredded the Shroud,
Will you put the Goan "Soupa De Pedra" with a little lime into the turin? :=))
Regards, GL
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Anyone who has seen the corpse od St. FX would know
> that there is no sign of mummification.
>
The above comment is funny. It proposes that anyone
can tell if a 450 year-old body is mummified or not by
simply looking at it.
Is everyone born with
http://oheraldo.in/node/10105
Take charge of 71 primary school premises, Govt told
BY HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, FEB 19 - The North Goa District Congress Committee has
strongly demanded with the State Government to withdraw all the 71
Government Primary Schools premises handed over by Parrikar Gove
Ani borem mog khor!
Gabe Menezes.
London, England
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=022035
Govt will devolve more powers to panchayats: Shirodkar
NT News Desk
Panaji, Feb 19: Panchayat bodies should take up novel projects to
bring into reality the concept of beautiful and developed villages,
said the Minister for Pancha
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=022034
'Students can create awareness about ill effects of plastic'
NT News Service
Vasco, Feb 19: The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) chairperson, Mr
Sharad Chopdekar stated that students are the link to the citizens as
they have the c
http://oheraldo.in/node/10087
State gears up, keeps watchful eye on bird flu
BY HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, FEB 19 – Development Commissioner J K Dadoo has said that
within the next two days stringent measures will be put in place to
keep bird flu in check and informed that around 200 blood samples s
http://oheraldo.in/node/10108
Poultry business in Panjim normal
BY HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, FEB 19 - News reports about the first outbreak of bird flu in
neighbouring Maharashtra failed to deter City resident Seby Fernandes,
44, from buying chicken from the Panjim Municipal Market on Sunday
evenin
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=022036
Mashem dacoity: cops record statements
NT News service
Margao, Feb 19: The Canacona police have interrogated some persons in
connection with the dacoity reported on Friday night at a house in
Mashem, however so far no arrest has b
http://oheraldo.in/node/10084
Blood samples sent to UK
NAVAPUR (Maharashtra), FEB 19 (PTI) — Considering poultry owners'
demand to have a second opinion on the outbreak of bird flu in Navapur
area, the Maharashtra government today sent samples of chickens
suspected to have contracted the Avian in
http://oheraldo.in/node/10103
ZP blames contractors over pending development works
BY HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, FEB 19 — The North Goa Zilla Panchayat (NGZP) has not been
able to complete sanctioned developmental works even as funds are made
available for the same.
Apparently, 60 of the 85 works te
http://oheraldo.in/node/10106
CCP polls: Parrikar, Zuwarkar tie up
BY HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, FEB 19 - Perhaps not wanting to face a defeat at the hustings
by going on BJP label, Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar has tied
up with his bete noire-turned-friend Somnath Zuwarkar and others for
the
The alteration to Portuguese nationality law gives importance to «jus solis»
not to «jus sanguinis» as in the past and as stated in another response on
this forum! For those of the second generation of descendants, five
continuous years of residence by any one of the progenitors in the nationa
---
Seems to me from a quick review that though the report talks about giving
more importance to content than process, it ends up emphasising process
i.e. bureaucratisation. The authors should highlight the key strategic
issues (besides regional imbalances on which they harp) whi
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://oheraldo.in/node/10045
>
> Goans could turn into minorities soon
>
> HERALD NEWS DESK
> PANJIM, FEB 18 - Cortalim MLA Matanhy Saldanha has
> raised fears that Goans would be minorities in their
own land
> in the near future.
>
Mario observes
Bill Clinton has arrived - hide the women.
>
--- Edward Verdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is what a Mumbai newspaper reported:
>
> No welcome, no meeting: Clinton to CM
>By: Mayuresh Pawar
>February 18, 2006
>
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://oheraldo.in/node/10053
>
> Youth ordered to provide for illegitimate child
>
> HERALD CORRESPONDENT
> MARGAO, FEB 18 A local court here has ordered a
> youth from Salcete
> to pay maintenance of Rs 1000 per month to a two and
> half month ol
--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Forgive me for speaking out of turn here but is it
not at all
> possible that the 'normal process of decomposition'
was avoided
> by clandestine means? After all, the Church of the
day had
> already decreed that Francis was destined to be a
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 17/02/06, Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>
> > BTW, why did YOU go looking for these cartoons?
> Isn't
> > it such prurient curiosity that is fanning the
> flames
> > here?
>
>
> RESPONSE: Why do you visit ''Al Jazeera'' and post
>
If those who have converted to atheism had some basic
respect for those who are religious, they would have
no objections for the sensibilities of those who use
religious imagery in their language.
>
--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Isn't is surprising that a beautiful language
More speculative and cynical insinuations of a
conspiracy. The Catholic Church does not declare an
event a miracle on a whim. Had there been any
evidence of embalming, which was unheard of at the
time, it would not have been declared a miracle.
Anyone who has seen the corpse od St. FX would know
Eddie,
I never demand the last word when posts are factual,
logical and respectful, regardless of whether I agree
with them or not. This does not mean that I will not
defend my point of view, which I have spent a lifetime
developing.
>
--- Eddie Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mario,
>
>
Bosco,
Thanks for giving me the last word and not censoring
me as some of the other moderators have occasionally
done using the excuse that my response was "of topic"
WHEREAS THE ORIGINAL POST INCREDIBLY WAS NOT.
>
If your advice to use "Dev Borem Korum" had been used
initially, instead of the Musl
Perhaps the conspiracy theorists can explain why
others buried in "frozen" Manchuria in lime deposits
are not preserved for posterity.
>
--- jose colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Jose,
>
> < I must have missed the 'target' Mario was shooting
>
Jose,
I must thank you for engaging these absurd attempts at
denigrating the miraculous non-decomposition of St. FX
with speculative conspiracy theories by cynics written
300 years after the fact. With his serial jumping
from TALL bodies stuffed in small boxes in cargo
storage (I'm not sure how th
DABOLIM NAVAL AIRPORT, MOPA AIRPORT AND NUCLEAR
DOCTRINES.
1.How very "convenient" for Philip to dismiss
"defence modelling" by referring to adjectives like
"acute" observations by other postees. WHETHER ACUTE
OR OBTUSE THESE HAVE NOT BEEN MATRIXED INTO ANY REAL
ANALYSIS REQUIRED OF SUCH ISSUES.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=022033
Rape case: accused gets 5-day custody
NT News Service
Vasco, Feb 19: The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Vasco,
today remanded Sunil Chalwadi, arrested by the Vasco police on the
charges of kidnapping and raping a minor gi
On 19/02/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> With the presence of President Bill Clinton in Goa, has the Goa branch of the
> CID been informed of the presence of hard core / fanatic / Democratic-phobic
> / Hillary-Haters, Republican card holders in Amchem Bangharacem Goem?:=)))
> C
Folks,
Goa: Fundação Oriente To Launch Conservation Plan
19 Feb. Agência Lusa. Plans include the setting up of a Museum, art gallery
and meeting room. Expenditure is estimated to be 20 - 30 million Euros.
Text, in Portuguese, 495 words at
http://www.lusa.pt/print.asp?id=SIR-7751256
I d
Folks,
Writing about Wendell Rodricks reminded me about Warren Noronha. He is back
in the news after a gown he created was worn last night by Thandi Newton at
the Bafta awards ceremony. She won and her photograph in the gown is
splashed across the world in newspapers and TV news programmes to
Re: Convoluted article on Wendell Rodricks
The fullest account is probably:
Headline: Indian designer war spills out in Colombo
By Namrata Sharma Zakaria
Source: Indian Express 17 Feb. 2006 at
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=88070
Sub-title: Wendell Rodricks says Delhi
Dear Creepy Subscriber
I finally appeared this afternoon at 12.50 on Channel V. The film was
excellent. The effects used in it by director and producer Mrinal were
too good. I actually had goose bumps when I finished watching it!
As a reminder the show is called V people. The film is very short
Leela Ventures bifurcates from hospitality, plans airport
20 Feb 2006 - PTI
Panaji: With a view to promote tourism in Kerala, Leela ventures is
planning to set up a 100 per cent private airport at Kannur, that would
take shape within three years.
"Kannur has a garment park, IT Park and horticultu
Mopa Airport will destroy State economy: Churchill
BY HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, FEB 19 - MP Churchill Alemao has demanded to know whether the
present high spending tourists who stay at 5-stars in South Goa will
continue to come to Goa if they have to undertake a two-hour drive to a
hotel from the ai
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> a Goan band
> and folk dancers
Nothing to do with culinary traditions, but festam ...
I was in a quaint little village in Santarem (north of
Lisbon) about 18 months ago, which reminded me very
much of our little villages in Goa. The evening that
I
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Airport winners not to get all
Bipin Chandran & Suveen K Sinha / New Delhi February 20, 2006
GVK, GMR can match highest bid for new Mumbai, Delhi airports.
The winners of
While visiting Uganda, where daily newspapers are priced the equivalent
of 50 US cents (about 1000 Ugandan shillings), it suddenly struck me how
inexpensive and affordable Indian newspapers are. A paper here costs Rs
2-3 on a weekday (under 10 cents US) and about Rs 5 on a weekend.
But p
> of the night and most aptly reflected the 'Essence
> of India' through
> ambience and music.
> The team ordered a wide range of dishes from the
> Jamavar menu. Clinton
> declared the meal "awesome". He particularly
> relished the Chicken
> Makhani, Biryani and the Dal-e-Jamavar.
> --
Clinton sh
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