[Goanet-News] DEATH: Sunny Lobo, retired musical director

2008-09-10 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
DEATH: Francis Xavier Lobo (Sonny), 18 Nov 1910 to 8 Sept 2008. Retired musical director. Band leader of the Taj/Greens, Ambassador Hotels-Mumbai, Great Eastern Hotel, Calcutta and Oberoi Hotels, Calcutta and Delhi. Mass held for the soul of Sonny on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 10 am at St

[Goanet-News] 25 years on, Appiko forest movement sees success, challenges

2008-09-10 Thread Goanet News
://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080910/812/tnl-25-years-on-appiko-forest-movement-s.html

[Goanet-News] Goa news for September 11, 2008

2008-09-10 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Club Day: Churchill Brothers - Know Your Trivia - Goal.com [4 hours ago] 2) Churchill Brothers is based in Salcette, Goa and is the only family club in the top rung football of India. 3)

[Goanet] Ref: Govt can acquire land for public use - SC -

2008-09-10 Thread Freddy Fernandes
Hi Floriano, nbsp; As usual, your above post too has jolted me a wee bit ! nbsp; In legal terms The public purpose could include Industrial and other infrastructural developmental needs for the common good of the citizens” nbsp; Now what is the meaning of this in plain and simple English

[Goanet] Fined for speaking Konkani

2008-09-10 Thread Domnic Fernandes
On 08/09/2008 Gilbert Lawrence ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: This post is written with my tongue firmly implanted in my cheek. Back to this thread, likely Fr. Ephraim was like that. His philosophy, like the Portuguese may be, beat first and ask questions latter. But Dominic even at this

[Goanet] Can someone tell me what about this surname?

2008-09-10 Thread Carvalho
Going through some records I find a sailor, who set sail from Goa, whose name is Nadkarni. He was born in 1900. To the best of my knowledge, the early seafarers from India were either Muslim or Christians. Am I mistaken in this assumption? best, selma

[Goanet] Duties and Responsibilities of Sports Association

2008-09-10 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Seminar on'Duties and Responsibilities of Sports Association' will be held at Conferance hall of Sports Authority of Goa, Campal, Panaji. Executive Director Shri Vasant Prabhudesai and Dr Shrikant Despande Principal Dhempe college of Art Science has confirmed their presence. It will be for

[Goanet] MONTH'S MIND - Joaquim Mariano Franco (Kuwait)

2008-09-10 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
MONTH’S  MIND   Born: 6 February 1931   Died: 9 August 2008   Joaquim Mariano Franco (Papa Hero)   We will miss your smile……..     Requiem Mass for the soul of our beloved Papa will be held on Saturday, 13th September 2008 at 7:30 pm at the Holy Family Cathedral (Kuwait City)     Offered by:

[Goanet] DEATH: Sunny Lobo, retired musical director

2008-09-10 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
DEATH: Francis Xavier Lobo (Sonny), 18 Nov 1910 to 8 Sept 2008. Retired musical director. Band leader of the Taj/Greens, Ambassador Hotels-Mumbai, Great Eastern Hotel, Calcutta and Oberoi Hotels, Calcutta and Delhi. Mass held for the soul of Sonny on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 10 am at St

[Goanet] Helping A Friend Meet His Match

2008-09-10 Thread Roland Francis
A good-natured Catholic gentleman from an East Indian land-owning family of Andheri, Bombay, is looking for a suitable life-long partner and wife. He is 62, in good health and has been resident in Canada for more than 35 years. He is a General Motors pensioner and now does home renovations. He is

[Goanet] Scientists In State, Worldwide Await Results Of Large Hadron Collider

2008-09-10 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Scientists In State, Worldwide Await Results Of Large Hadron Collider Scientists in Connecticut and around the world will be watching closely today when their colleagues in Switzerland flip the switch on what is being touted as the world's grandest experiment in particle physics. If all goes

[Goanet] CRYcket 2008 - 11th Cricket Tournament - Kuwait

2008-09-10 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
  CRYcket  2008 Friends of CRY Club (FOCC)-Kuwait will shortly start registration of teams for CRYcket 2008 - the 11th successive cricket tournament for children.  Once again, it is  back to our thrilling CRYcket day. Children, gear up to your best.    CRYcket Tournament will be conducted in

[Goanet] GOA SUDHAROP: All Goa School Principals/Headmasters/Headmistresses Essay Contest

2008-09-10 Thread George Pinto
GOA SUDHAROP's theme for 2008 is “YEAR OF EDUCATION”. In accordance with this theme, GOA SUDHAROP invites from school PRINCIPALS/HEADMASTERS/HEADMISTRESSES in Goa, essays written in English on the topic “EDUCATION IN GOA: WHAT IS NEEDED?”. Maximum essay length 2000 words. The essay should be

[Goanet] Individuals cannot change this rotten system

2008-09-10 Thread marshallmendonza
Freddy Fernandes wrote: I am sure like me a lot of other people too had voted for The Congress Party because of the obvious, thinking that the lesser evil is the better evil compared to the communal BJP, but now I know there is no difference between them, two sides of the same coin. Of late The

Re: [Goanet] Can someone tell me what about this surname?

2008-09-10 Thread Carvalho
I am told in private that there were many sea-faring Hindus. Some sailed in dhows from Gujarat to Africa and in colloquial Swahili were called badalas. So there is indeed a sea-faring history among Goa Hindus as well and the popularly held notion that Hindus are averse to traveling abroad is

[Goanet] Bangalore Christians Protest Against Orissa Violence (SAR News)

2008-09-10 Thread Goanet News
*Bangalore Christians Protest Against Orissa Violence* *By SAR NEWS* *BANGALORE, Karnataka (SAR NEWS)* -- Prominent Christians and leaders from other religious faiths September 7 demanded immediate intervention by the Centre to stop the unabated violence against Christians in Orissa.

[Goanet] Looking for VITO OLIVEIRA

2008-09-10 Thread Agilio-Abacus Systems UK Ltd
Hi Am trying to find a friend VITO OLIVEIRA in Germany. We used to work together at Cidade de Goa. Rgds. Agilio Pereira IT Consultant Abacus Systems UK Ltd. 31 Parkview Road, Croydon, Surrey. CR0 7DF. United Kingdom. *: +44 (0)208 662 9672 - Main Line *: +44 (0)7966 219 961 -

[Goanet] Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

2008-09-10 Thread Venantius Pinto
Any Konknnis involved in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project which went live today at the European Laboratory of Particle Physics (CERN)? venantius

[Goanet] Mandela-His 8 Lessons of Leadership

2008-09-10 Thread anesimo56
Dear Goanet readers Here is Nelson Mandelas?8 tips for a Good Leadership. 1Courage is not the absence of fear--its inspiring others to move beyond it.? 2Lead from the front--but don't leave your base behind. 3Lead from the back--and let others believe they are in front. 4Know your enemy--and

Re: [Goanet] Goans in Swindon

2008-09-10 Thread Geraldo Oliveira
Re: Goans in Swindon The recent article written by Selma Carvalho about ‘Goans in Swindon’ (From Siridao to Swindon) appeared in the ‘Goan Voice - UK’ and also on the Goanet forum. It came across to us more like a critical commentary rather than a true report about the Goans who have come and

Re: [Goanet] Looking for VITO OLIVEIRA

2008-09-10 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Hi Aggie! If I'm not mistaken Vito plays a role in the Frankfurt Germany-based the Goan Association Germany E.V Vito [EMAIL PROTECTED] FN PS: I remember our early days (pre-Windows 3.11?) and attempts to get a modem working here. Hope you're doing well. See you in Goa sometime. 2008/9/11

[Goanet] British Dy. High Commission Bombay- NEW ADDRESS

2008-09-10 Thread JoeGoaUk
British Dy. High Commission Bombay- NEW ADDRESS BDHC in Mumbai will remain closed from 25th-29th Sept 2008 It will re-open as from 30th Sept at its new premises.. G BLOCK, C-32, NAMAN CHAMBERS BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX BANDRA (East) Mumbai - 400 051 Earlier, it address was Makers Chambers, 2nd

[Goanet] GOANETTERSHOT: Venantius Pinto

2008-09-10 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Who's Venantius Pinto? http://flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2847178926/sizes/m/ -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn

[Goanet] Geraldine: Individuals cannot change this rotten system

2008-09-10 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear me, Floriano Lobo seems to be canvassing for Geraldine Fernandes to join the Goa SuRaj Party and even contest on that party ticket to be another also ran type of a competitor in the electoral race. Floriano has run twice. Once against Babush Atanasio Monserrate [with fund raising dinner

[Goanet] STT: The Last Journey

2008-09-10 Thread JoeGoaUk
STT: The Last Journey Here is - Something to Think (STT) The person did not come from the rich or Landlord family nor belonged to the political groups or business houses etc I was really surprised to see a large crowed.. There were at least 8 busses, over 75 other cars and over 100 two

[Goanet] Goa news for September 11, 2008

2008-09-10 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Club Day: Churchill Brothers - Know Your Trivia - Goal.com [4 hours ago] 2) Churchill Brothers is based in Salcette, Goa and is the only family club in the top rung football of India. 3)

[Goanet] CORRUPTING THE LEGAL SYSTEM FROM WITHIN

2008-09-10 Thread Averthan D'Souza
For favour of publication, please. Kindly acknowledge receipt. Averthanus _ CORRUPTING THE LEGAL SYSTEM FROM WITHIN. Averthanus L. D'Souza. The fallout of the recent Delhi High Court decision in the case of the industrialist Mr Sanjeev Nanda, who drove his vehicle

[Goanet] script/dialect chauvinism

2008-09-10 Thread pratap naik
Script/dialect Chauvinism   On Alok  Rai’s book Hindi Nationalism the following text is found on the outer cover page. It’s content is applicable to the situation of Konknni in Goa. The text reads, “This tract by Alok Rai looks at the politics of language in India through a study of the history

[Goanet] Goa's Magical Identity

2008-09-10 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Rome Paris are my most favourite, of the places that I have visited. They get most of the world's tourists and the key attraction is their unique magical identity; developed over a long time; good times bad. They preserve the same, whilst accommodating Globalisation. Goa attracts many

[Goanet] Geraldin: Individuals cannot change this rotten system.

2008-09-10 Thread anesimo56
Dear Goanet Readers Geraldin was blunt in her assessment of the rotten system and Floriano has made some interesting comments. First of all, our Rotten system is created by our Rotten Individual Politicians. So, it?needs Honest Individuals to reverse the tide. Many of us,In Goa and worldwide,

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The heart of the matter -- art on the Goan scene (Patricia Ann Alvares)

2008-09-10 Thread Goanet Reader
THE HEART OF THE MATTER: ART ON THE GOAN SCENE By Patricia Ann Alvares [EMAIL PROTECTED] Painting takes you into itself and leads you into a different world -- Francis D'Souza, Artist Every art seems to have an inspiration in Goa. Its contoured landscapes, unique

[Goanet] Goa Sudharop: Run/walk on October 5th for a fundraiser

2008-09-10 Thread George Pinto
Goa Sudharop welcomes you to participate in this year’s Rock and Roll Half Marathon on October 5th, 2008 in San Jose, California, and support our fund raising efforts for our 2008 theme Year of Education. Proceeds from this event will support education efforts in Goa. You can do one or both of

Re: [Goanet] Goans in Swindon

2008-09-10 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Dignity of labour. That is something missing in India, probably because of the caste system. I am glad you have brought it up, as well as showing the other side of the coin - i.e. there is goodness in humility. I am indeed proud that Goans have stood up for themselves in places far away,

[Goanet] Can someone tell me what about this surname?

2008-09-10 Thread U P Kamath
Nadkarni means Nad - land(kannada) karni -accountant. A person (government official) who measures land. Not a village accountant. That is why the sername is less common than Kulkarni. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] MONTH’S MIND - Joaquim Mariano Franco

2008-09-10 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
MONTH’S  MIND   Born: 6 February 1931   Died: 9 August 2008   Joaquim Mariano Franco (Papa Hero)   We will miss your smile……..     A Requiem Mass for the soul of our beloved Papa will be held on Saturday, 13th September 2008 at 7:30 pm at the Holy Family Cathedral (Kuwait