[Goanet] article on medium of instruction

2011-04-20 Thread Peter D'Souza
Hi all, posting my article on the medium of instruction in schools for comments and views. Adv. Peter D'souza - Calangute, Goa. SPEAK ENGLISH, MAN!!! Date: about twenty year ago. Place: Calangute ‘tinto’, as it was then called. Scenario – a lady standing with two small kids one aged about

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath

2007-11-01 Thread Peter D'Souza
Santosh and Gilbert, I was wondering whether my own bias was the only thing that told me that Dinesh D'Souza had won the debate, so I hopped over to Richard Dawkins' website and read through about 150 of the most recent comments (as of a couple of nights ago). Many, many of the writers (lovely,

[Goanet] Of Interest to the Goa-ILUG

2007-09-20 Thread Peter D'Souza
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[Goanet] Consensual Sex and the Enlightenment

2007-09-11 Thread Peter D'Souza
in on the sidelines continue to enjoy the delicious irony.) Roland, like you, I know many people who ask the same question that you ask in the paragraph quoted above. You might like this essay from the _Times_ of London. An excerpt and links follow. Take care, Peter D'Souza Quote from Matthew

[Goanet] Alpha Female Theory

2007-09-06 Thread Peter D'Souza
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[Goanet] Recalling the “liberation” of Goa

2007-09-02 Thread Peter D'Souza
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5,

[Goanet] Congrats!

2007-08-27 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] In appreciation of Peter's post

2006-09-24 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] More info on the Cancer Myth/Response to Mervyn

2006-09-24 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Pope Benny XVI Should Resign - Absolutely not.

2006-09-21 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Pope Benny XVI Should Resign and Elevate Amcho CardinalIvan Dias to Papacy !

2006-09-21 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] More info on the Cancer Myth

2006-09-21 Thread Peter D'Souza
derived names). I stopped doing that a few days ago. Sincerely, Peter D'Souza ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org

[Goanet] Thursday: Interesting Seminar on Disposal of Kitchen Waste

2006-09-20 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] More info on the Cancer Myth

2006-09-20 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Gambling: Causing more harm than good/Ruth de Souza

2006-09-20 Thread Peter D'Souza
. A new study suggests that cities pay a price in public mental health when they cash in on gambling profits. Source: http://tinyurl.com/r3bpl Peter D'Souza ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet

Re: [Goanet] Will any Goan....re casteism in the Church

2006-09-18 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Will any Goan....re casteism in the Church - confraria is still supreme ??

2006-09-16 Thread Peter D'Souza
Hi Mario, I must disagree with you on this one. There is a great deal of information available that seems to support Selma's views. The paper you cite ignores the history of the Roman Catholic church in regards to celibacy (or lack thereof), especially when it comes to the papacy. Peter -- Here

[Goanet] Flame-bait Subject Line Altered

2006-09-13 Thread Peter D'Souza
Mervyn Lobo inquires: The questions is: Peter, are you still a missionary? Are you still a missionary? The answers is: No. No. Peter ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org

Re: [Goanet] Take your supporters, and your religious wars, elsewhere

2006-09-11 Thread Peter D'Souza
Kevin Saldanha wrote: Secular Goa is NOT a discussion group. It is tightly moderated with a narrow focus. GoenchimXapotam, however, is another Yahoogroup that has an open discussion policy without restrictions. Those interested in pursuing arguments which may be considered 'off-topic' or

Re: [Goanet] Are Goencars Leaving Britain Too?

2006-09-09 Thread Peter D'Souza
Hi Cornel, Thanks for your feedback concerning Goan migration patterns in tthe UK. the Goan Association. Now it is time for me to write about how my lament should be reconsidered with the inflow of thousands of relatively young vitalising Goans to the UK in recent years. That some 5000 or so

[Goanet] Re; Some observations on fake quotes

2006-09-05 Thread Peter D'Souza
: [Goanet] Re; Some observations on fake quotes Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SanTosh, Here Peter is intentionally distorting my name. The truth is that I really want to call you St. Tosh, since you are the unofficial guardian of civility on Goanet

Re: [Goanet] Fake quotes

2006-09-04 Thread Peter D'Souza
reputation as a Christian. I have condensed quotes for brevity, but have never been accused of distorting the intent of the original poster. Lastly, I don't consider myself more moral than you. There you have it, straight from the horse's mouth. Peter --- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Goanet] Fake quotes

2006-09-01 Thread Peter D'Souza
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[Goanet] Science and Truth / Ref: Kevin's Comments

2006-08-29 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Was Hitler Pro-Catholic? / response to Peter

2006-08-29 Thread Peter D'Souza
There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes

[Goanet] Goanet's 12th Anniversary - August 25, 2006

2006-08-27 Thread Peter D'Souza
gave this group the kickstart it needed. Even when there are conversations that make you feel like pulling your hair out, remember that there are many of us drawn to Goanet precisely because of the the feisty nature of the group. Thanks again for all you've done. Regards, Peter D'Souza

Re: [Goanet] Goanet's 12th Anniversary - August 25, 2006

2006-08-27 Thread Peter D'Souza
gave this group the kickstart it needed. Even when there are conversations that make you feel like pulling your hair out, remember that there are many of us drawn to Goanet precisely because of the the feisty nature of the group. Thanks again for all you've done. Regards, Peter D'Souza

[Goanet] Hitler, Catholicism and ...A Disappointing Surprise at the End

2006-08-22 Thread Peter D'Souza
Hi Cornel, Sorry for the long delay in responding to your post concerning Hitler and the Catholic Church. I appreciate the effort you have made in organizing your data and the time spent in writing it for those of us who have been following this thread. Allow me to respond to your points with

[Goanet] Exposure of misconceptions with examples

2006-08-05 Thread Peter D'Souza
that God-fearing people can be evil? If someone commits acts of evil and claims to be God-fearing at once, it is the prerogative of every agnostic and atheist (scientist or otherwise) to accept such claims at face value. Please don't take the fun out of this argument! Very sincerely, Peter D'Souza

[Goanet] apostarnahistoria.blogspot.com

2006-08-04 Thread Peter D'Souza
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Re: [Goanet] India may decline $100 laptop program

2006-08-03 Thread Peter D'Souza
Helekar, what has the Sudeep Banerjee character been smoking? Fred and other Linux aficionados, would you know if Banerjee has visited Redmond, Washington lately? Peter D'Souza ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org

[Goanet] Dr helekars challenge....

2006-07-24 Thread Peter D'Souza
Santosh Helekar writes: As I am sure you know very well, hatred has been and is being incited against individual members of this forum by other members. Do you want to ban their hate-filled writings? I don't. Santosh, When one wants to censor someone and still hold to the high principle of

Re: [Goanet] GOAEVENTS: Free Software meet, July 22, 2006 3-5 pm at Miramar

2006-07-23 Thread Peter D'Souza
to run one or more virtualized versions of Linux on a Windows machine, without interfering with Windows. Peter D'Souza -- Frederick FN Noronha wrote: As usual, our ILUG-Goa meeting is being held on July 22, 2006 (Saturday) between 3-5 pm at the Goa Science Centre. It is open to all