[Goanet] Viva Goa - Toronto

2007-07-24 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Folks, The festival VIVA GOA which is held in Toronto, is the largest gathering of Goans outside Goa. This year Goanet is putting up a stall at the festival. The intention is to spread the news about the group as well as sign up some new members. If you are in Toronto on July 28th, come by the sta

[Goanet] GOA GOVT SURVIVES DESTABILISATION SHOCK

2007-07-24 Thread godfrey gonsalves
With the Goa Governor Mr S C Jamir tucked up in Goa Sadan, New Delhi this morning as per the telephonic report this writer received not much could be expected of the move to destabilise the Government today. This morning at an impromptu meet organised by the Urban Development Minister Mr Joaquim

Re: [Goanet] Empirical Science/Fred's sig

2007-07-24 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
I didn't learn anything... was jus teasing the learned :-) FN On 23/07/07, Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [FN ] No need to search for someone/thing to pin the Blame (with a capital B) on. Just be thankful that you have learned something today (hopefully!). Cheers.

[Goanet] what will you say?

2007-07-24 Thread Albert Desouza
Dear Goanetters There is lot of difference between today's Bolywood movies and those of the past.Those movies up to 1985 were rather good movies. Good stories,direction,music and above all the artist dressed well.They all looked like Indian ladies.Today's movies have no story at all.One sees

[Goanet] Gabes recent posts and Selmas continuing insinuations

2007-07-24 Thread Bhandare
Dear All: I thought long and hard how best to respond to Gabes recent posts. Finally I realised that the best way to counter him is to simply encourage him to write more such posts. From the private mails that i have received, it appears that Gabe has been very successful in making a lot of people

Re: [Goanet] Bhandari's Hindi

2007-07-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Is there any implication, in your post that we should >treat him with kid gloves ? > Gabe, No. Nobody should be treated with kid gloves. I am just sharing the information I have regarding Chinmay with Bosco, the Goanet administrator, and doing it pu

Re: [Goanet] God and Goans

2007-07-24 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
On 24/07/07, Eddie Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... there appears to be a problem when it comes to defining what exactly is a Goan... == Folks, This question has been raised on GoaNet many times over the years and my definition has always been: A Goan is a

[Goanet] Press release from Goa Sudharop - Goa

2007-07-24 Thread George Pinto
“ENVIROZEST INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION” - GOA Goa Sudharop Community Development Inc. U.S.A., a non-profit volunteer, Goan diaspora NGO working for the betterment of Goa and Goans worldwide in association with Vidya Vikas Academy (ICSE), Margao will hold various inter-school competitions to create

[Goanet] Goa news for July 25, 2007

2007-07-24 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa Police to curb drug trade, foreigners under scanner (The Times of India) Concerned by the presence of a drug cartel in Goa, police are acting against foreigners overstaying in the s

[Goanet] Pratibha Devisingh Patil will take oath on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 becoming the First woman President of India

2007-07-24 Thread C Fernandes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6910097.stm Profile: Pratibha Patil Pratibha Patil, who has been elected India's first woman president, was by no means a unanimous choice for the role. Long associated with India's Gandhi dynasty, Mrs Patil was a low-profile governor of the state of

[Goanet] Thoughts on Parenting

2007-07-24 Thread SYNDICATEBANK, MAPUSA
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Re: [Goanet] Bhandari's Hindi

2007-07-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 24/07/07, Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Bosco, ... I have not read most of what Chinmay has posted on Goanet, but the heat generated by his appearance and a few private emails by him and others have motivated me to delve into his identity. He

[Goanet] Who said Indians are not funny

2007-07-24 Thread Roland Francis
A fresh new Indian face. I was getting a bit fed up of Toronto Indian comedian Russell Peters. This lad seems funnier anyway. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOTDhr3Psu4&mode=related&search Roland.

[Goanet] Fwd: When Money talks...... Law stays Blind. Damn Blind ! !

2007-07-24 Thread Renco
To GoaNet News, Just thought of forwarding this article toWe do have this similar situation going on in IndiaThis speaks in volumes to say the least disgusting thing that "WHEN MONEY STARTS TALKING THE REST STAYS SILENT" This article was published in the local newspaper "The cayman Net

[Goanet] Deer rescued at Sattari

2007-07-24 Thread samir umarye
hajan went to the site and treated the deer. "We later handed over the deer to the wild life scantury" he told. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/private.cgi/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070724/4ca6126e/attachment.htm

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: While others shot, Andrew wrote ... the story of Konkani cinema

2007-07-24 Thread Goanet Reader
While others shot, Andrew wrote ... the story of Konkani cinema Art lecturer, Konkani author and guitarist-singer Willy Goes pays tribute to a humble, young man who died in Goa recently, after working humbly to record the history of Konkani cinema. By Wilfred

Re: [Goanet] Understanding Gilbert

2007-07-24 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
On 24/07/07, Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You are using the wrong, and very narrow, yardstick. In terms of giving back to your community you, Frederick, have done a lot. Walking the talk does not necessarily have to be measured in money terms.Bosco DeMello gives back by utilising his t

Re: [Goanet] Deeply Offensive Allegations.Bhandare. Re:Vol 2, Issue 615

2007-07-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 23/07/07, rui nuvo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hei Folks, Ref 10. Re: Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred (Gabe Menezes) above issue. I find the venom of Gabe Menezes remarks deeply offensive to readers like myself on Bhandare. RESPONSE: Sure you do. Just Google the Gujarat riots, you will find o

[Goanet] Some facts about the RSS.

2007-07-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
EXCERPT: Hindutva, or "Hinduness" is a nationalist ideology that asserts history, science, politics, economics and other subjects should be viewed from a Hindu perspective. Hindutva proponents say Islam and Christianity have divided India and caused its decline from its glorious past. With India

[Goanet] Understanding Gilbert

2007-07-24 Thread Cecil Pinto
Selma wrote: Oh my God, it is so nice to see Frederick making Cecil tap-dance with his pants around his knees. Usually Cecil manages to brow-beat me into submission, a trait typical of the Goan machismo, so Frederick taking on Cecil, Don Corleone style is indeed nice to watch. Cecil replies: 1)

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Olympic Medals

2007-07-24 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
Thanks Balbir Singh-ji, I know you were manager of the first World Cup team to Barcelona (which also included a schoolboy from my school St. Stanislaus - Francis "Mickey" D'Mello). But as the title of the memo says, we were only counting the Olympic medals this time. Best Regards, Carmo From

[Goanet] Reminiscences of my Goan Youth: SANS SOUCI

2007-07-24 Thread Jean & Marcos Catao
REMINISCENCES OF MY GOAN YOUTH circa 1940 MARCOS GOMES CATAO SANS SOUCI* (lazying on the river bank at ORDá , Candolim) Where would you care to live, you ask What would you really like to do? I'd like to be there and do the task Assigned to me by the Lord above the blue I'd love t

[Goanet] Pilar priests (UK) to stage a Konkani Tiatr in London

2007-07-24 Thread Jesus Mario B. Fernandes
Pilar priests (UK) to stage a Konkani Tiatr in London. The Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Goa popularly known as Pilar Fathers, have been in the United Kingdom for little over a decade. After being in charge of a parish at Deptford for almost 7 years, they are now running the vibrant

Re: [Goanet] Who is a fascist?

2007-07-24 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Mon Jul 23 19:51:10 PDT 2007, Gilbert Lawrence On a lighter note, as I took the scenic drive to one of my satellite clinic, enjoying the greenery of the Adirondacks (mountains) and the crisp fresh cool breeze making 60 mph (100 km/h); I thought of your other 'take home message'. I smiled to

[Goanet] Bhandari's Hindi

2007-07-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Bosco D'Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >All Bhandare is appearing to be doing is transporting >content from the Hindi (language) 'chitta' aka Hindi >Blogosphere to Goanet. While a lot of blogs are in >Devnagiri script, many are providing text in >Roman Lipi too. > Hi Bosco, If you are r

Re: [Goanet] God and Goans

2007-07-24 Thread Carvalho
--- Kevin Saldanha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: However, I > am still looking for responses into that query as we > are formulating > our approach to the Goan Convention to be held here > next year and am > looking for input from this cybercommunity. > -- Dear K

Re: [Goanet] Author alleges Indian government insensitive to the victims of jihadi attacks

2007-07-24 Thread Carvalho
--- Bhandare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Mervyn: > I suspect that you dint even read the article that > mario sent > > Please go aead and have the last word if you wish > > Regards > > Bhandare > --- And the last word is "dint", which also appears exactl

[Goanet] response for swayamsevak Fred

2007-07-24 Thread Bhandare
Dear Fred: It would be wonderful as well as very educative for you if you were indeed a member of the RSS...i am sure some of ur misgivings would be cleared I had heard a lot about missionaries ..but only when i attended some retreats here,read their publications, and actually heard evangelical

[Goanet] 25th 'Gulab' awards function held

2007-07-24 Thread Goanet News Service
25th 'Gulab' awards function held by J P Pereira The 'Gulab' Awards, promoted by the Konkani magazine 'Gulab' were instituted in the year 1983 to recognise and encourage talent on the Konkani stage by the late Fr Freddy J da Costa. This is the 25th year of presenting these prestigious awards

[Goanet] Internationally acclaimed Goan Cuisine Historian Maria Da Costa to highlight Portuguese influence on Goan Food !!!

2007-07-24 Thread INDOLOGY GOA
Internationally acclaimed Goan Cuisine Historian Maria Da Costa to highlight Portuguese influence on Goan Food at the International Cuisine Conference, Goa in September 2007 Panaji: Internationally acclaimed author on Culinary Art of Goa's Cuisine Ms.Maria de Lourdes Bravo da Costa Rodrigues wi

[Goanet] President-elect Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil will assume office on July 25, 2007

2007-07-24 Thread Goanet News Service
CEREMONY OF ASSUMPTION OF OFFICE BY PRESIDENT-ELECT TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY July 23, 2007 16:13 IST The ceremony of assumption of office by Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the President-elect will be held on Wednes

Re: [Goanet] Understanding Gilbert/to Cecil

2007-07-24 Thread Carvalho
--- Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cecil: > You are using the wrong, and very narrow, yardstick. > In terms of giving > back to your community you, Frederick, have done a > lot. Walking the talk > does not necessarily have to be measured in money > terms. -

[Goanet] 'Bow Barracks Forever' triumph of human spirit

2007-07-24 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
Saw this film at IFFI2004 in Goa. Though they talk about "Anglo Indians", some names are very Goan-ish! A nice film; fairly sensitively portrayed, I thought. Guess they're repackaging it for an overseas release. See it if you can... specially if you had some link with "British India" and the post-