[Goanet] The Gandhi Nobody Knows

2006-06-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
://history.eserver.org/ghandi-nobody-knows.txt May I warn you, it is a long one, and may not make for pleasant reading either. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] Journalism in Portuguese India 1821-1961

2006-06-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Dear Jorge / Constantino, My error, and I apologise to Constantino. What I meant to state was that Constantino was Portuguese-educated. Constantino 'Tino' Xavier is the son of a Goan as you say, hailing from Fontainhas in Panjim, if I am not mistaken. The last I heard, he was pursuing a PhD at

Re: [Goanet] Foreigners on tourist visas banned from buying land ( Open Reply)

2006-06-05 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
to work in India, they cannot run a business in India. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list

Re: [Goanet] Journalism in Portuguese India 1821-1961

2006-06-05 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
to: continental Portugal (or Europa, as was another termed used then) to distinguish it from the overseas Portugal. I am sure these terms came from pre-1970s description of the Portuguese scene. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Send instant messages to your online

Re: [Goanet] Re: Reservation rears its ugly head again!

2006-04-22 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
are handing India over to men of straw. Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)

Re: [Goanet] Yahoo! News Story - New Metro affords a glimpse of a possible India - Yahoo! News

2006-04-12 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
corruption, and for the usual excuses.. Responsibility is the sore missing part in the equation of freedom. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. ___ On Yahoo!7 Desperate Housewives: Sneak peeks, recaps and more. http://www.yahoo7.com.au

Re: [Goanet] WHERE WOULD GOA RANK?

2006-04-12 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goa's appalling Road Sense!(re Mario's comment)

2006-04-11 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
wants Portugal to come back as a Nanny. What we don't like, Mr. super Mario, is that you refer to Portugal the way you do. And many lusophiles are not upper-class either. Got it? Gabriel de Figueiredo. On yahoo!7 Avatars

Re: [Goanet] JUDAS DIDN'T BETRAY JESUS

2006-04-10 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
off. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. On Yahoo!7 Dating: It's free to join and check out our great singles! http://www.yahoo7.com.au/personals _ Do not post admin requests

Re: [Goanet] Suicide bid: ailing Goa Police constable dies

2006-04-10 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
as ministers of Goa, to investigate and prosecute breaches of governance and corruption. Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. On Yahoo!7 Messenger - Make free PC-to-PC calls to your friends

Re: [Goanet] More More Tempting (or Bogus ?) Immigration ads appears every day.

2006-04-10 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
to questions are a first step to a successful application to Australia. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. On Yahoo!7 Answers: Real people ask and answer questions on any topic. http://www.yahoo7.com.au/answers

Re: Fw: [Goanet] Advantages of a Portuguese Travel document

2006-04-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s

Re: [Goanet] HAPPY EASTER and A BIG THANK YOU!

2006-04-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
. God bless you. You can count on me buying at least two copies of your book. Have a good and joyful Easter. Cheers from downunder, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. On Yahoo!7 Messenger

Re: [Goanet] HAPPY EASTER and A BIG THANK YOU!

2006-04-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s

Re: [Goanet] A dog by any name still smells...

2006-04-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s

Re: [Goanet] Goa's appalling road sense - 3

2006-04-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
, a temporary failure due to overheating of brake pads.) i.e. use the same gear you would require to climb the ghat, to descend it. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. On Yahoo!7 Messenger - Make free PC

Re: [Goanet] Of Portuguese passports, migrants OCI status - final

2006-04-06 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
, not a fact. Personal experiences count. No more from me on this topic. Gabriel de Figueiredo. On Yahoo!7 Messenger - Make free PC-to-PC calls to your friends overseas. http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

Re: Fwd: [Goanet] Of Portuguese passports, migrants OCI status

2006-04-05 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
corruption that has infiltrated every govt department including defence. Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. On Yahoo!7 Music: Create your own personalised radio station. http://au.launch.yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] Accident at Guirim, innocent lives lost

2006-04-04 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
to the vehicle behind them to overtake, as also putting the vehicle in neutral or switching the engine off going downhill (thinking they're saving fuel), which again, is dangerous practice, the latter especially if the vehicle is fitted with power-brakes. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo

Re: [Goanet] Poetugues India banknotes

2006-04-04 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, This link shows bank notes from Portuguese India. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to view them (after the link has been opened.) Mervyn3.0 http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/countries/india.html Can anyone explain how/why the Rupia changed

Re: [Goanet] Goa's appalling road sense - 2

2006-04-04 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
, IMHO. I wonder what led to this change of interpretation - Gulfies? Inter-state truck drivers? And where did the inter-state truck-drivers derive this nonsensical interpretation? Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia

Re: [Goanet] POLICE MATTERS

2006-04-03 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
? Or is everybody sleeping on these issues? Gabriel de Figueiredo. On Yahoo!7 Messenger - Make free PC-to-PC calls to your friends overseas. http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] Re: Re: How much emigration of the well to do took place fromGoa?

2006-04-03 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
as to why there are so many disparate views on the 'net re events of 1961 et al. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. On Yahoo!7 Messenger - Make free PC-to-PC calls to your friends

[Goanet] Panjim Municipal Corporation

2006-04-02 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
The official website of the Corporation of the City of Panaji www.panjim.org offers free classifieds in more than twenty different of commodities and services. The Classifieds sections also has a Barter page for those wishing to exchange used but usable goods for other used but usable goods.

Re: [Goanet] Goa's appalling road sense - 2

2006-04-02 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
a sharp turn without blocking traffic to checking tyres. Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. --- Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: == ALL 'n' SUNDRY By Valmiki Faleiro == Goa's appalling road sense - 2 Overtaking is not bad. Bad overtaking

[Goanet] POLICE MATTERS:Cop shoots self in Panjim school

2006-03-30 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
, getting rid of the sharks and keeping the b..s honest is the only way. Tehelka, where are you? Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. On Yahoo!7 Music: Create your own personalised radio station. http

Re: [Goanet] RE: Neri jumps on anti-Mopa bandwagon

2006-03-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of these points could have been made 6 months ago! Why are the pols so slow in getting it? Philip, It is because the pols want to see which is the most favourable wind. For their next election campaign. The pols don't really care for the right

Re: [Goanet] Illegal Portuguese immigrants in Canada

2006-03-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=103514region=7 So your Americans are not so fond of America, eh? :-)) Some fantasies. Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is rich. Now we have tens of thousands of original Portuguese

Re: [Goanet] Re: Fred's bluff

2006-03-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
of that invasion we see today in the form of the large army presence in Goa and the Dabolim airport issues. Best regards, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. On Yahoo!7 Messenger - Make free PC

[Goanet] OFFTOPIC - Sensenbrenner's Immigration Enforcement Bill Passes the House

2006-03-27 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Approval Challenges Senate to Match Effort at Protecting Homeland Security and American Workers By a 239-182 vote the House of Representatives approved the Border Protection, Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act, H.R. 4437, on December 16. The legislation, authored by Judiciary

[Goanet] Fred's bluff

2006-03-27 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
went before the Front Committee of the United nations intending to defend in the world organisation, their cause, but that they were not allowed to mention Goa and the reasons which prompted them to petition the United Nations. . ( http://www.colaco.net/1/goa1964e.htm ) Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo

Re: [Goanet] Huge apologies! CHANGE OF INDIAN BROADCAST TIME (Contacto Goa)

2006-03-27 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
week of April due to C'wealth Games) some clocks in public buildings read one hour behind. So also is the clock on my TV and my PC (I did not download the patch). Just to let you know that it is not just Portugal that has the DST changes. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC

Re: [Goanet] information required

2006-03-27 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
wresting Formula 1 from Adelaide). Glad you enjoyed the Games as a whole, though I would say the portrayal of the games here in Australia (by Channel 9) were a bit biased towards showing only the Australian winners. Perhaps the BBC did a better job? Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC

Re: [Goanet] GOA AND PEOPLE OF GOA NEEDS PRAYERS

2006-03-26 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- avertano teles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: GOA needs a local party Goa already has a local party - Goa Suraj. Visit http://www.goasu-raj.org/ Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. On yahoo!7

Re: [Goanet] The Priest, the Cook , the Guests the Alcohol

2006-03-23 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
-- | Read V.M. de Malar's latest Column: | || | Politics of Destruction

Re: [Goanet] Re: HIV test to be made mandatory for marriage

2006-03-23 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
-term visitors, any extensions of the visa period should be accompanied by the results of tests for HIV. Just a thought ... Gabriel de Figueiredo. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You may have read the post (I think by Gabriel) about Russian women (Russian mafia-prostitutes) bringing HIV to Goa

[Goanet] Offtopic - A discussion on Hyderabad

2006-03-23 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
his wife, Princess Niloufer. == Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. On Yahoo!7 Messenger - Make free PC-to-PC calls to your friends overseas. http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Memories of another Panjim...

2006-03-23 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Memories of another Panjim... Ah Esquimó! A delighful place for us kids with the aroma of vanilla floating

Re: [Goanet] Development Plans - Our own fault

2006-03-23 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
are unfortunately those that have the least brain-power. As in the rest of India, it appears that only gang-leaders (dadas) are the most attrative to Congress. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. On Yahoo

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Memories of another Panjim...

2006-03-22 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do not forget Capuccino below Clube Vasco da Gama and the Ice cream parlour on the grounds of Cine Nacional. The former was actually Bar Capucina, not after the type of Italian coffee ;-). The latter was simply called Ar Livre (Open Air).

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Memories of another Panjim...

2006-03-21 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
people think Goa was all kerosene lamps, bullock-carts and backward people. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo Melbourne - VIC - Australia. On yahoo!7 Avatars: Dress up like your Dancing with the Stars favourites! http

Re: [Goanet] Goa's GDP

2006-03-20 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, did you know that Goa in India's richest state, with a GDP per capita that is 2 1/2 times that of India as a whole? They must be doing something right. Goans did all right, way back before 1961, which is why India invaded and annexed Goa -

Re: [Goanet] Sondekar Raja

2006-03-20 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
as Rei de Sundem? I vaguely remember from my childhood days a modest white car (probably a Standard-Herald) with red number plates bearing RdeS in gold letters wending its way up Altinho on a number of occasions. When enquired with my Dad, he told me the letters stood for Rei de Sundem. Gabriel de

Re: [Goanet] ABBE FARIA STAMP

2006-03-20 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
on the occasion of his 250th birth anniversary (May 31, 2006). That's excellent indeed! I suppose it is too early in the day to ask which country it is that will hopefully issue the stamp? Gabriel de Figueiredo

Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town called Jabalpur - final

2006-03-20 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: ...let us know what exactly it was that Portugal robbed from Goa. Mario responds: The last time I checked, the Portuguese robbed the entire territory of Goa from the local population. That does not reply

Re: [Goanet] Re: Portuguese Passport the Bonefacio factor

2006-03-20 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gabriel, what is there to be offended about unless the description is false? Unless you are offended at the noun and not the adjective, because you may be Australian and not Portuguese? I am both Australian and Portuguese, as both countries

Re: [Goanet] MURDER OF A PRIEST VANDALISATION OF CHURCHES/CROSSES

2006-03-19 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
for the common good. Floriano Lobo started a good job with the Goa-Suraj Party. Please give it your full support - it is the today's only Goan party - the rest are nationalist parties with scant regard for the Goan. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia

Re: [Goanet] Re: Portuguese Passport the Bonefacio factor

2006-03-19 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow! 207 Goans are interested in getting Portuguese passports. This would be considered a trickle, not a flood. That means there are 1,399,793 who are not interested. Perhaps Goa is not quite as bad as the brown Portuguese make it out to be.

Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town called Jabalpur

2006-03-19 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, twenty years ago, Goa was well on the way to recovering from the self-serving benign neglect of 450 years of Portuguese rule, and had begun to catch up with the rest of India. Mario, What your are saying is that twenty years ago, Goa was

Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town called Jabalpur

2006-03-15 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Notwithstanding BC's satirical post, here is what I found on http://www.jabalpur.com/history.htm: JABALPUR- Is an ancient city in central India ... Jabalpur is well connected by National highway-7 (Nagpur-Varanasi) Broad gauge and meter gauge railway lines and Skeleton air service. ...

[Goanet] Commonwealth Games - Indian Games team official to face court

2006-03-14 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
. The man, who does not speak English, was suspended from team duties but stayed in the Games village, an Indian team spokesman said. Gabriel de Figueiredo Melbourne - VIC - Australia

Re: [Goanet] Serious Talking - GOA with AIDS / HIV Problems

2006-03-12 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
with the motorcycle pilots whom they have befriended and the inevitable follows. Next thing you know, a number of these pilots have contracted HIV. Anyone for further investigative journalism on this rumour/fact? Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia

Re: [Goanet] GOA FOR GOANS! - final

2006-03-11 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
of the Indian Armed Forces, is there really freedom of speech? This is my final post on this topic. Mário, as usual, can have the last word. Gabriel de Figueiredo. On Yahoo!7 – Dancing with the Stars Win tickets to be part

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 255

2006-03-10 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
out of ammo, Mr. Menezes? We are still awaiting your inside knowledge on Dabolim - how it was acquired by the Navy. Gabriel de Figueiredo. P.S. I declare that I never was, nor am I, a Salazarist. I was born a Portuguese citizen, and I will live a Portuguese citizen. And Goa is my homeland

Re: [Goanet] GOA FOR GOANS!

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Bernado, Don't cause yourself an injury. Mario obviously does not know what he's writing about. He's writing about village life, when most towns in India were no better. Visas in 1510? A de A didn't require one (even if they were in the habit of issuing such) as he was invited by Timoja. Mess?

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goa's Killer Roads

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
lights, and I was able to negotiate to the side of the road to allow the monster to pass by. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Do you Yahoo!? Take your Mail with you - get Yahoo! Mail on your mobile http://au.mobile.yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] RE: Horror story from Russian tourists about Goa...

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a journalist, can you investigate and shed some light on the fish that appears to have attacked Sasha. Suggest YOU check out crampfish on the web and share your findings with goanetters! Cheers! Having read the original article (obviously a

Re: [Goanet] Relish the cross-cultural cuisine

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
as a preservative for the hulls of traditional fishing boats (oddem), as also was once used to lubricate the hubs of the boilam gaddi (which have virtually disappeared). Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. On Yahoo!7 Music

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 252

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
note that Philip was by no means saying that the military get free transport. If we have little or no knowledge about the armed forces (and you appear to have plenty), it would be good that from time to time, you could take a hand in explaining without covering up the facts. Gabriel de Figueiredo

Fwd: Re: [Goanet] Re: churchill and Navy - correction

2006-03-06 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
. Jha, Indian delegate to the Security Council, December 8, 1961. http://www.uvt.nl/faculteiten/frw/onderwijs/studeren/buitenland/bachelor/InternationaleWeek/defiance.pdf My apologies on this error. Gabriel de Figueiredo

Re: [Goanet] Don't be alarmed

2006-03-06 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please note that my post has nothing to do with theism or atheism. It is simply an appeal for people to document their lives. However, the above statement raises the following questions. I understand your point, Santosh. But I think better

Re: [Goanet] Re: churchill and Navy

2006-03-06 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Portuguese citizenship? I suggest that you keep that in mind in the future. Now who is being intimidating? Regards, Gabriel de Figueiredo. On Yahoo!7 Messenger - Make free PC-to-PC calls to your

Re: [Goanet] RE: Organized religion

2006-03-06 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The days of claiming ignorance are over. With information available all around us, it is sheer laziness for us not to go out and 'eat of the tree of Knowledge' to form our own opinions. An excerpt from

Re: [Goanet] Goa's Killer Roads

2006-03-06 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
, which shut down the engine almost immediately. NOTE: Never put your hand on the air-intake of a diesel engine, especially of a turbo-diesel, unless you want to amputate your hand. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. P.S. It would be a good idea for the newspapers

Re: [Goanet] Re: Music notes

2006-03-05 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
, which is incorrect. The correct way, as I understand from the recordings of the pianist of world-wide fame, Noel Flores and others, goes something like this: Bass Chord Bass Bass Chord rest 1234 5 6 Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. Note

Re: [Goanet] Electric accidents and Indian quality

2006-03-05 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
accidents were recorded. Are these domestic or industrial accidents? Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. On Yahoo!7 Movies: All the latest from the Oscars – news, photos and insights. http

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports - final

2006-03-05 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
grapes? :-)) Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. ___ On Yahoo!7 Desperate Housewives: Sneak peeks, recaps and more. http://www.yahoo7.com.au/desperate-housewives

Re: [Goanet] Don't be alarmed

2006-03-03 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
/tomhoopes/motherangelica.asp Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. ___ On Yahoo!7 Desperate Housewives: Sneak peeks, recaps and more. http://www.yahoo7.com.au/desperate-housewives

Re: [Goanet] RE: Churchil has hidden agenda, accuses Faleiro

2006-03-03 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Churchill thus far, hence the promotion of a greenfield site rather than ruffle the feathers of the predators that sit at Dabolim. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? Never miss an Instant

Re: [Goanet] Freak Accident ? Young Temple priest dies of electrocution

2006-03-02 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joegoauk As I don't have your real name, I hope you will not mind my using the term above. I noted the sad case of electrocution of the priest when using a mike and it made me wonder why this happens, not irregularly, in Goa/India? ... concept

Re: [Goanet] Korezm or Lent ........................( and Latin Hymns)

2006-03-01 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
rosary. If anyone wishes to have annotated music and the words to the last two litanies above in pdf format, please send me a private email. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo

Re: [Goanet] RE: Sachin Phadte on the Flip side of .... Does India like or loathe foreigners?

2006-02-28 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS: I wonder what would happen IF a foreign airline like (say) Singapore Airlines had made an hostile bid to buy even a minority stake in (say) Air India (albeit in collaboration with an Indian firm like (say) Tata ) Strange you should say that

Re: [Goanet] Carnival floats thrill audience

2006-02-27 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
were pathetic ! I also watched the carnival floats of Madeira, Portugal, relayed this evening on the RTP channel, and wow, what a show it was - the costumes were so colourful and fabulous, and the 'joie de vivre' of the Portuguese people was exhilarating. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne

Re: [Goanet] Sensible Goa action, Another *sabaash*...

2006-02-26 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
to spear the fish and drag it into the hole; three women to supervise the other two. And I am not joking. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Do you Yahoo!? Find a local business fast with Yahoo! Local Search http

Re: [Goanet] RE: Thank-you, Cornel

2006-02-21 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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'm sure we can do better. I am not an atheist. However, I think the likes of Kevin, I suppose, could

Re: [Goanet] Re: the Shroud of Turin and the Shredding of SFX 2

2006-02-21 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the cross had symbolic meaning before it assumed its christians connotations. Following Erich von Danniken's train of thought, the cross could also symbolise a communication aerial (though with whom the ancients communicated is something that

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-02-21 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Ricardo Nunes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: [Goanet] CULINARY TRADITIONS You now know where Goans get their energy from

2006-02-20 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- 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

Re: [Goanet] GOA FOR SALE 25 acres of Dona Paula land for SEZ club membership ?

2006-02-19 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
the Tenancy Act been a driver towards the lands being allowed to fallow? I ask because I would like to know. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? Never miss an Instant Message - Yahoo

Re: [Goanet] CCP Commissioner Sanjith Rodrigues walks the talk

2006-02-19 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
endeavours to clear the mess. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News: Get the latest news via video today! http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/

Re: [Goanet] GeorgePinto on red Navy herrings-2

2006-02-15 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
, and hopefully we might still see some returns. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? Take your Mail with you - get Yahoo! Mail on your mobile http://au.mobile.yahoo.com/mweb/index.html

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Remembering a forgotten intellectual fromyesterday's Goa

2006-02-14 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There were two occasions when postage stamps dedicated to Ven Jose Vaz were issued: There was a Pe. Jose Vaz stamp of 1 1/2 tanga, which was one of five stamps of the Vultos da India issue (the other pictures being of D. Joao de

Re: [Goanet] Re: Navy 'spooks' new Chinese destroyer

2006-02-14 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
stationed directly above the subcontinent - would save fuel over the years, methinks - and might be able to snoop into China if it so desires, I'm sure, without violating its airspace. My 5-cents worth. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia

Re: [Goanet] Re: Navy 'spooks' new Chinese destroyer

2006-02-14 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
to the Navy, and as goodwill, it ought to build its own purpose-built airstrips on SeaBird for training and surveillance, and relinquish its hold on Dabolim. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo

Re: [Goanet] Is India Finally Taking Off?

2006-02-14 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
the oil that one has to pay to get things moving. As to being accountable to Parliament, I wonder if anyone was. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News: Get the latest news via video

Re: [Goanet] Getting what we pray for!

2006-02-12 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
I was wrong to make that statement, and I withdraw it with apologies to anyone who may have been upset by that allegation. Sorry guys. Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. --- Lawrence Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Considering it is virtually impossible for an outsider

Re: [Goanet] Stigmata

2006-02-12 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
led to the age-old saying the law is an ass. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? Summer Movie Guide - this season's blockbusters, competitions and hot stars on the red carpet http

Re: [Goanet] Stigmata

2006-02-10 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Dumas, have been able to deny the reality of the phenomenon. For the rest of the article, visit the URL above. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News: Get the latest news via video

Re: [Goanet] Have a look at www.panjim.org

2006-02-10 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
addition. BTW, the navigation pane indicates SOS, whereas the page shown is Soap Box. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. P.S. What is the current status of the Panjim Municipal Garden - Garcia de Orta? Last September it was all dug up

Re: [Goanet] Getting what we pray for!

2006-02-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
they? Nor would the imports be in a position to demand their pound of flesh (they were already in position and well-settled in Goa by the time Goa got its statehood) and give Goans the run-around. But then, it is only my humble viewpoint. I could be wrong. Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne

Re: [Goanet] DJ: I expected to die

2006-02-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
. Regards, Gabriel de Figueiredo. melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Movies: Check out the Latest Trailers, Premiere Photos and full Actor Database. http://au.movies.yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] Re: PROTEST AGAINST - NAVY REFUSAL - feast at anjediv

2006-02-08 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this a fair summary of the Anjediv feast situation? 1. The Archdiocese is asleep (yet again). 2. The Navy has shamed itself (yet again) by not allowing religious freedom and practice. This follows its dog-in-the-manager attitude (Dabolim).

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Remembering a forgotten intellectual from yesterday's Goa

2006-02-08 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
. Is this the Republica da India Portuguesa I was told about by Oboe Noronha? The autonomy lasted a short while. I remember some postage stamps with the picture of Ven. Jose Vaz - but I'm not sure whether it said Estado or Republica da India Portuguesa - could someone elucidate? Cheers, Gabriel de

Re: [Goanet] A Goan Village circa 1961

2006-02-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Antonio Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now a question to all those Goanetters who had lived in a Goan village during the Portuguese regime in the late forties and fifties. Do you remember what village life was like and if so, compare it with todays burstling life of any Goan village.

[Goanet] A380 photos

2006-02-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Check this out, folks - A380 at Melbourne airport: http://www.melair.com.au/airbus/photo_gallery/index.asp Cheers, Gabriel. Do you Yahoo!? Summer Movie Guide - this season's blockbusters, competitions and hot stars on

[Goanet] Fwd: re: JINDAL, Jose, GEORGE ani GMC

2006-02-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 4. To make GMC a success, the following criteria must be in situ: May I add, the Dean and all the heads of departments must be prepared to handle a broom and clean up if there is no-one else around to do it at the time. This attitude must percolate

[Goanet] Re: Gabriel on ins kadamba

2006-02-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
was thinking of the documents cited in http://www.colaco.net/1/Anjadiva.htm Perhaps, I was wrong in assuming that a civilian could question the might of the armed forces. I have been indeed liberated! Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo

Re: [Goanet] GOA PLANS FOR A380, VEGAS STEERS CLEAR

2006-02-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/business/2006/jan/23/520008974.htm l January 23, 2006 Airbus wouldn't fly in Las Vegas Aviation director: Changes at McCarran too costly By Richard N. Velotta Las Vegas Sun Las Vegas puts out the

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goans headed for minority status in Goa

2006-02-06 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- floriano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For me winning or losing does not matter but going into the fight does. regards Floriano ... And I am 100% with you all the way. Cheers, Gabriel. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!

Re: [Goanet] Re: ins kadamba

2006-02-05 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
into open days for the sake of the visiting pilgrims? Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Do you Yahoo!? Find a local business fast with Yahoo! Local Search http://au.local.yahoo.com

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