[Goanet] Re: INS-deported Canadian a Goan??

2003-02-19 Thread Eddie Fernandes
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com From: "Neal Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The following article is about a Canadian woman by the name of Berna Cruz who INS officials deported to India. Is s

[GOANET] St Valentine Indian Love Feast.

2003-02-13 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- 20 couples have been selected to try a St Valentine Indian Love Feast and determine if I

[GOANET] Snippets from the Press

2003-02-08 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- 8 Feb. Daily Star (UK). Headline: I'm Goan straight to prison. Text: An Irish holidaymak

[GOANET] PR Newswire (US): Mr Parrikar at San Jose.

2003-01-20 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Headline: Golden Jubilee Celebrations of IIT End on a High Note Source: PR Newswire (US)

[GOANET] Daily Record, NJ: Parrikar in New Jersey.

2003-01-19 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Source: Daily Record, NJ.19 Jan 2003. Headline: Indians soon may be Americans, too. Asia

Re: [GOANET] QUERY: A L Dias

2003-01-16 Thread Eddie Fernandes
appears in VAZ, J. Clement: Profiles of Eminent Goans. New Delhi, Concept, 1997, pages 158-59. ISBN 81-7022-619-8. For more information try Alban Couto in Goa. Eddie Fernandes === - Original Message - From: "Frederick Noronha" <[EMAIL P

[GOANET] Vancouver Sun: Jason DaSilva's film selected for Sundance Film Festival.

2003-01-14 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Headline: Daydream fuelled Sundance documentary. B.C. film-maker wanted a story about two

Re: [GOANET] JOHN HICKS AND HIS IRESPONSIBLE VIEWS

2003-01-13 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Hi Aires, That's good - who checked the draft :-) I tried to call you on Sunday on the

[GOANET] Vimala Devi – new book Monso. La Vanguardia (Spain).

2002-12-30 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Vimala Devi is also the author of the masterly compilation, A Literatura Indo-Portuguesa

[GOANET] New Cardiac Care Center for Goa: Morning Call, Allentown, PA

2002-12-28 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Source: 27 Dec. The Morning Call. Allentown, PA, USA. at http://www.mcall.com/news/local

[GOANET] Government crackdown prevents Goans from using real 'Christmas trees'

2002-12-19 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- * CHRISTMAS PARTIES 2002 * Dec 21 - GOA-LA, Los Angeles, +1 (714) 821-6168 Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a free party announcement Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ ---

[GOANET] Reuters: India Sex Imbalance Grows as Rich, Poor Want Boys

2002-12-09 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Dec 7-8: Seminar 'Jesuits in India', at XCHR-Porvorim Ongoing: Exhibition of paintings, Art Chamber, Calangute www.goa-art.com Dec 14: Customer Relationship Mgt Seminar, Xaviers, Mapusa Tel 2262356 Dec 13: Dance workshop, wi

[GOANET] Goa - the next terrorist target?

2002-11-30 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). 18

[GOANET] Some forthcoming UK Goan events

2002-11-30 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Sun

[GOANET] New York Times: Book Review: A Girl From Zanzibar.

2002-11-24 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). 'A

[GOANET] The Guardian: Christmas in Goa.

2002-11-22 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Sou

[GOANET] Re: Princess pleads guilty

2002-11-21 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Th

[GOANET] The Reis Magos Fort. - Part 2

2002-11-17 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Hea

[GOANET] The Reis Magos Fort. - Part 1

2002-11-17 Thread Eddie Fernandes
by "Rajeev Syal in Goa." Rajeev Syal was the main journalist probing the business interests of Keith Vaz a year ago and this included allegations that he owned property in Goa. Also, the Sunday Telegraph has an interesting l

[GOANET] San Francisco Chronicle: New life for old PCs.

2002-11-16 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Exc

[GOANET] Microsoft invests $400M in India: Kitchener-Waterloo Record

2002-11-13 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Exc

[GOANET] The Times (UK): Obituary - Anthony Lancelot Dias

2002-11-04 Thread Eddie Fernandes
You can post to GoaNet. Send in your views and comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Headline: Anthony Lancelot Dias Souce: The Times (UK). 4 Nov. 2002 at http:

[GOANET] Manipur beat Goa to enter final of Santosh Trophy

2002-11-03 Thread Eddie Fernandes
You can post to GoaNet. Send in your views and comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Headline:Manipur beat Goa to enter final of Santosh Trophy Source: Outlook

[GOANET] Santosh: Manipur-Goa semi-final match abandoned

2002-11-02 Thread Eddie Fernandes
You can post to GoaNet. Send in your views and comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: Outlook India 2 Nov. at http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?gi

[GOANET] The Mississauga News: Multi-faiths define Goa's Konkanis

2002-11-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
You can post to GoaNet. Send in your views and comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quote: In Mississauga alone, there are quite a few significant personalitie

[GOANET] York Evening News: Mapusa rubbish dump to be transformed.

2002-11-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
You can post to GoaNet. Send in your views and comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: Evening News (York) 11:50 GMT Friday, November 01, 2002 Text an

[Goanet] Catholic News: Indian Catholics consider including Sanskrit in prayers

2002-10-22 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- What's On In Goa: * Oct 16-27: Vipasana meditation, Alto Porvorim * Oct 23: Launch of CellOne, BSNL's cellular service in Goa * Oct 24: Antonio Pereira Puraskar (Award) ceremony, Porvorim

[Goanet] Independent: The Jesus-Ganesh collision

2002-10-21 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- What's On In Goa: * Oct 16-27: Vipasana meditation, Alto Porvorim * Oct 24: Antonio Pereira Puraskar (Award) ceremony, Porvorim -- Headline: Travel - `We've learned to share everythin

[Goanet] Times of India: Aires Rodrigues challenges another top appointment.

2002-10-19 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- What's On In Goa: * Oct 16-27: Vipasana meditation, Alto Porvorim * Oct 24: Antonio Pereira Puraskar (Award) ceremony, Porvorim -- Headline: Appointment to top post questioned. Sourc

[Goanet] Coventry Evening Telegraph: Making a Goa of our own business!

2002-10-09 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-- What's On In Goa: * Oct 11: Konkani translation of Satre book, Alliance Francaise * Oct 11: Friday Balcao, Mapusa. Mental health, suicides 4pm * Oct 12: History Reading (Farar Far by Dr Pratima Kamat, Fundacao 5pm * Oct 12: Goa Orchestra p

[Goanet] [goanet-uk] Newsletter. Issue 2002-38. Oct. 4, 2002

2002-10-04 Thread Eddie Fernandes
s: Benaulim Assoc. £25; Delia & Canute D'Aguiar £15; Lucy Collaco £20; Please make cheques payable to E. Fernandes and post to Eddie Fernandes, 1 Onslow Gardens, London N10 3JT. Thank you *** DEATHS 24 Sept. Carmona, Goa. SAT

[Goanet] Wireless Week: Goa to have Webfone by next week

2002-10-03 Thread Eddie Fernandes
=== WHAT'S ON IN GOA: * Oct 12: Goa State Strings Orchestra performs at Kala Academy (Corelli, Bach) * Nov 29-Dec 1: Plant Utsav 2k2 at Panjim (demo, contest, sale of plants) === Headl

[Goanet] Old Wives tales

2002-10-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Flame. By >Bettina Gracias. "Maria, an English-bred Goan, retires as a GP and >travels to Goa for the first time to find her father's house. Here >she blossoms, but unearths some cold facts about Goan history". >Neil D'Souza plays Xavier. Music by Anth

[Goanet] More on the Tony Sequeira Tragedy: Calgary Herald..

2002-09-24 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Popular marketing director was to marry in December By: Scott Crowson Source: Calgary Herald. Tuesday, September 24, 2002. FULL TEXT at: http://www.canada.com/calgary/news/story.asp?id={19B85F52-51CE-4578-8F8D-C61 59C7FCD99} Photograph of Tony Sequeira is in the above url Excerpts: A

[Goanet] Calgary Sun: The Tony Sequeira Tragedy

2002-09-24 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Life-jacket may have saved man By MICHAEL WOOD. Source: Calgary Sun. Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-09-24-0011.html A Calgary man who planned to get married in December might be alive today if he had put on a life-preserver before going fishing, RC

[Goanet] LA Times: The Real Thing

2002-09-18 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Source: Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2002 Title: The Real Thing; For Indian curry with finesse and fire, look no farther than L.A. By: Barbara Hansen, Times Staff Writer. at http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-curry18sep18002046(0,4647280).sto ry?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dfood%2Dmanual 3,

[Goanet] Maureen De Souza: East African Goan Convention, Nairobi, 23-25 Aug., 2002

2002-09-06 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Forwarded by Eddie Fernandes from Nairobi. East African Goan Convention, Nairobi, 23-25 Aug., 2002 Report by Maureen De Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- Mombasa, Kenya. I would like to let you all know that the 4th East African Goan Convention is to be held in Arusha in the year 2004. I w

[Goanet] The Times (UK): Chorao Island .

2002-08-16 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Source: The Times (UK) August 17, 2002 at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,71-384920,00.html Text: Back on the tourist map now that the Foreign Office has reclassified Goa, and most of India, as safe to visit, holidaymakers who want a taste of uncommercialised rural Goa will be able to

[Goanet] Variety: Blockbuster to be filmed in Goa, Mumbai & Rajastan

2002-08-16 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Bollywood, Hollywood Bloom for 'Marigold' Source: Reuters. August 16, 2002 02:41 AM ET http://www.reuters.com/home.jhtml?action=check&_requestid=103180 By Cathy Dunkley HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Indian actor Salman Khan will star in "Marigold," a musical romantic comedy written and to be

[Goanet] Stereotypical Tourists?

2002-08-02 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: No break from caring By: Claire Snook Source: Bristol Evening Post. 2 August 2002 at: http://www.epost.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=69368&command=displayContent&s ourceNode=68920&contentPK=2275132 Two Rotary members were inspired to raise money for Indian orphans while on holiday in far

[Goanet] [goanet-uk] Newsletter. Issue 2002-31. Aug. 02, 2002

2002-08-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
rchbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Contact: Glyn Albuquerque 020 - 8680 2401. For offers of help: Contact Peter Rodrigues 020 - 8399 4883 For stalls: Contact Juliette de Menezes 020 - 8765 0258 ******* Thank you to the Contributors to this issue. Publication: Thursdays (21.00 GMT). Cont

Re: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_[Goanet]_MoreNa=EFveForeigners_in_Goa??=

2002-08-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
gabriel menezes writes: >People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!! Hi Gabe, We have a case here of of someone, in this case the Herald journalist, throwing stones at their own glass house :-) Cheers Eddie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe

[Goanet] More Naïve Foreigners in Goa?

2002-08-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Police record in molestation cases 'impotent' Source: Herald (Goa) 30 July 2002 at: http://www.oherald.com/Archives/tue_30july.htm PANJIM, JULY 29 - In a shocking eight out of nine molestation offences against foreigners, the offender is either acquitted or allowed to let go scot-free

[Goanet] Re: Mirror (UK): Holiday Paradise Rape Was Just Start Of Hell

2002-07-31 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Dear Gilbert, Your response is a pathetic cop out! Best wishes though, Eddie + gilmen30 writes: > Eddie, > I cant understand your convoluted logic. So I will leave you with the > Daily Mirror, while I return to my "blatant prejudices" and "stone > age" enviro

[Goanet] [goanet-uk] Newsletter. Issue 2002-30. Jul. 26, 2002

2002-07-31 Thread Eddie Fernandes
. Goan Association UK. SPORTS DAY at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Contact: Glyn Albuquerque 020 - 8680 2401. For offers of help: Contact Peter Rodrigues 020 - 8399 4883 For stalls: Contact Juliette de Menezes 020 - 8765 0258 ***

[Goanet] Re: 30 JULY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS

2002-07-30 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Nagesh Bhatcar writes: > I have also read of cases where > Goans in high places have been approached by fellow Goans, expecting > preferential treatment, and have been disappointed by the indifferent > response! At times, kids of ethnic Indian parents, consider themselves > more Western than the

[Goanet] UK Auction of 18th c. Madonna & Child Ivory carving.

2002-07-30 Thread Eddie Fernandes
1. 20 Jul. Bath Chronicle. Forthcoming Auctions. In the Bristol Auction Rooms' sale of Antique and Decorative Items on Tuesday 23 July: a 18th century graceful ivory statue of a Madonna and child in the sale, has been catalogued as possibly from Goa in India, which was a Portuguese colony. It is

[Goanet] Re: Mirror (UK): Holiday Paradise Rape Was Just Start Of Hell

2002-07-30 Thread Eddie Fernandes
My comments preceded by *** gilmen30 writes: > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Eddie Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [Is it not strange that these heinous crimes get hushed up in Goa? > Eddie] > >

[Goanet] Mirror (UK): Holiday Paradise Rape Was Just Start Of Hell

2002-07-29 Thread Eddie Fernandes
[Is it not strange that these heinous crimes get hushed up in Goa? Eddie] Headline: HOLIDAY PARADISE RAPE WAS JUST START OF HELL Source: The Mirror. Jul 29 2002 [The mirror is a major UK tabloid with a circulation of over 2 million copies daily]. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cf

[Goanet] The Guardian: Family Holidays in Goa.

2002-07-27 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Asia minors Source: The Guardian. 27 July 2002 at http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4469160,00.html 1,592 words. Excerpts: The Foreign Office this week advised that it is once again safe to travel to India. Louise Nicholson, who has visited the country more than 130 time

[Goanet] BOOK REVIEW: The Fight for Freedom. By Simon James Collier.

2002-07-27 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Excerpts: The Hags are ugly, smell and their favourite pastime is torturing human beings. Unfortunately they rule Goa... ...Rajun and Anuj are travelling to Goa for what they think will be their annual family summer holiday, whilst in Goa they develop magic powers, talk to dead saints and fight

[Goanet] Commonwealth Games: Goan Triumphs.

2002-07-27 Thread Eddie Fernandes
1. In Hockey, as Gabe Menezes revealed: Wales 1-1 Canada. …Wales took the lead in the second half through Simon Organ's penalty stroke, but it lasted just eight minutes as Canada's Wayne Fernandes earned a share of the spoils… 2. In the synchro swimming, Claire Carver-Dias, Goan by marriage

[Goanet] Commonwealth Games 2002: GOAN GETS GOLD!!!

2002-07-26 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Carver-Dias claims title. Source: BBC News 26 July 2002. Text and photograph at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/swimming/newsid_215300 0/2153273.stm Headline: Carver-Dias of Mississauga, Ont., wins gold in solo synchronized swimming. Source: Vancouver Sun 27 July.

[Goanet] +John Miller R.I.P.

2002-07-25 Thread Eddie Fernandes
The John Miller Print Collection can be seen at: http://www.johnmiller-prints.com/index.shtml 1. Western Morning News, 25 July 2002 at: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=77707&command=dis playContent&sourceNode=77259&contentPK=2216264 Headline: Much loved painter of the

[Goanet] UK Travel Agents Tested On Service To Goa.

2002-07-24 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Travel Trade Gazette is the specialist journal for the travel trade. A regular feature involved testing the service offered by different agents to a particular destination. This week we have the results of 4 agents being blind tested regarding a request for a holiday to Goa.

[Goanet] Lack of medical equipment is crisis in tourist region: Evening Herald (Plymouth)

2002-07-23 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Ambulance will be a goer in Goa. Source: Evening Herald (Plymouth). 23 July, 2002 at: http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=98912&command=display Content&sourceNode=98821&contentPK=2194540 APPEAL: Lack of medical equipment is crisis in tourist region A Saltash couple

[Goanet] New Zealand Herald: NZ abuser of orphans jailed for seven years

2002-07-21 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: NZ abuser of orphans jailed for seven years Source: New Zealand Herald Monday, 22.07.2002 at http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2098855&thesection=news&t hesubsection=general Text: New Zealander Eoghan McBride has been sentenced to seven years in an Indian jail for sex

[Goanet] Evening Standard: Joel Almeida at the QEH concert.

2002-07-18 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Excerpt: … pianist Joel Almeida and bass player Jonas Elba injected an upbeat fusion element… Source: The Evening Standard (London) July 17, 2002 HEADLINE: BLESSINGS FROM SHANKAR. By Sue Steward Text: In a surprise introduction to this celebration of South Indian (Karnatic) classical music,

[Goanet] Fwd Glynis Viegas: Calangute Social, Canada. Report.

2002-07-17 Thread Eddie Fernandes
>From Glynis Viegas: Calangute Social, Toronto, July 13, 2002 The villagers of Calangute and their guests celebrated the village feast of patron St. Alex on July 13, 2002, at the Royal Banquet Hall in Mississauga, Canada. The feast was very well attended with a crowd of approximately 400 peo

[Goanet] Foreign national convicted in child abuse in Goa.

2002-07-12 Thread Eddie Fernandes
There are errors in the report below. It is hoped that these errors do not originate with the CBI. E C Mobride = E. C. McBride Raymond Andrew Varlay of Thailand, = Raymond Andrew Varley of the UK Dominique Sebire = Dominic Sabire Headline: Foreign national convicted in child abuse in Goa Sourc

[Goanet] Re: NEWS: Who's ready for cow's urine?

2002-07-12 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Indian police arrest two for cow urine AIDS ''cure'' Source: Reuters quoted by MSNBC, Friday 12 July 2002 at: http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters07-12-053954.asp?reg=ASIA CALCUTTA, India, July 12 - Indian police said on Friday they had arrested two men in Calcutta accused o

[Goanet] Travel article: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) - Magical Beauty of Goa

2002-07-09 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: MAGICAL BEAUTY OF GOA. By JOANNE LANE. 7 July 2002 Sunday Mercury GOA'S Anjuna markets are one of the few places in the world where you'll find an American hippy selling handmade Australian-style didgeridoos to English tourists. This surreal experience seems tailor-made for these colou

[Goanet] Times (UK) 6 July: Crises re. Goa package holidays from UK

2002-07-05 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: India operators in uproar. Foreign Office advice on India is wrong, say angry tour operators. By: Tom Chesshyre. Source: The Times (UK) July 6 2002. 703 words. Excerpts: Tour operators are furious with continuing Foreign Office advice not to travel to India. They say that popular

RE: [Goanet] The Express (London). Surgeon hit wife with coathanger

2002-06-30 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Dear Pat, Aggro is the slang for aggravation. See London slang at http://www.londonslang.com/db/a/ : aggro - short for aggravation or violence The surgeon in question lives in Roehampton, a small and exclusive part of London. Coincidentally only last Thursday GoaNet-UK reported a link between

[Goanet] The Express (London). Surgeon hit wife with coathanger

2002-06-29 Thread Eddie Fernandes
1. BURTON, Richard F. Goa and the Blue Mountains. London, Bentley, 1851. Richard Burton, the Orientalist (Kama Sutra, Arabian Knights, etc.) went to Goa to recuperate after he e was unwell, and stayed there for six months. He wrote a book on his experiences there. He did not like Goa at all.

[Goanet] Gulf Daily News: June King contest at Young Goans

2002-06-26 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: June King contest at Young Goans Source: Gulf Daily News (Bahrain), Wed. 26 Jun. 2002 at http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Articles.asp?Article=26304&Sn=BNEW MEN of all nationalities are welcome to join the Young Goans Club'ssearch for the June King 2002. The contest will be held tomor

[Goanet] Re: Goan doc's work at St Mary's London...

2002-06-25 Thread Eddie Fernandes
to is at http://www.isabel.org.uk/ Understandably, it is available for health professionals only. However, do check the site for information about isabel. Eddie Fernandes == Frederick Noronha writes: > >From IndiaCyberMed mailing list... > > --

RE: [Goanet] judeo

2002-06-24 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-Original Message- From: gilbert menezes Sent: 24 June 2002 03:07 Folks, for possibly hundreds of years, there was a tradition to burn a "Judeo"(made of cloth and stuffed with straw and fireworks) on the feast of Sao Joao , which is today. I think the church was mainly responsible for pu

[Goanet] Evening Standard (London): 30 months for teenage drug smuggler.

2002-06-21 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: 30 months for teenage drug smuggler. Source: Evening Standard (London) 21 June 2002, at: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/top_story.html?in_review_id=61986 9&in_review_text_id=589728 A teenage girl given a 30-month sentence for drug smuggling kept a diary detailing her dreams

[Goanet] GOANET-UK Newsletter, Jun. 21 2002: Some highlights

2002-06-20 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Sonia Fernandes, 27, fleeing from a crazed knifeman was stabbed on the doorstep of the police station in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, after finding it was closed at around 7pm on 16 May. She ended up being saved by hairdresser Ian Reijs who leapt on to the knifeman's back, toppling him. S

[Goanet] Cristina Odone spots a sex tourist in Goa

2002-06-07 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Source: New Statesman (UK), June 10, 2002 Headline: Cristina Odone spots a sex tourist; In Goa, the loner among the hotel guests squats and talks to the boys on the beach reports Cristina Odone BY: Cristina Odone Full Text: As holiday snaps go, it wasn't a happy one. The hotel in Goa was made

[Goanet] PTI: Parrikar to take oath as Goa CM on Monday

2002-06-02 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Press Trust of India Panaji, June 2: BJP legislature party leader Manohar Parrikar will be sworn in as Goa Chief Minister on Monday after his party, which has emerged as the single largest group, secured the crucial support of regional allies Maharashtravadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and the United G

[Goanet] Parrikar drives to Raj Bhavan to stake claim to form the government

2002-06-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Parrikar elected Goa Legislature party leader; stakes claim PTI Mumbai, June 1 Caretaker Goa Chief Minsiter Manohar Parrikar was unanimously elected leader of legislature wing of BJP which on Saturday emerged as the

RE: [Goanet] Goa Assembly Election Result - Congress likely to win

2002-06-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Thank, Cip. One result still to come: Valpoi Constituency Last time round Venkatesh Desai (Congress) won with 4177 votes Runner-up Narahari Haldankar (BJP) polled 3323 votes Both are standing again so the odd are on Congress to win and to have the first crack at forming the next Government.

[Goanet] Rudy Otter on The UK Asian Chaplaincy. From The Universe.

2002-05-20 Thread Eddie Fernandes
I am forwarding Ciril de Quadros post as he had problems doing so. Your attention is drawn to the plight of the nurses here in the UK who have been recruited from India. Ciril is attempting to obtain more details. Eddie Fernandes. This is an article which appeared in 28th April issue of the

RE: [Goanet] Goan Scientist Shines in USA

2002-05-19 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Seby, Check out People Magazine, 15 Apr. 2002 for the article and photographs. Also check: http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&q=Pocketpaks+D%27Souza&btnG=Google+Search Eddie === >From GoaNet-UK weekly newsletter Issue 2002-15. Apr.

Re: [Goanet] Goa's Central Library sans computers -- DigITal Goa's cover story

2002-05-14 Thread Eddie Fernandes
From: "Niraj Naik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The Central Library of Goa ... is untouched by the Information Technology revolution... The successive governments' have shown scant regard towards modernising this biggest resource of information in the state. I wonder if the article by Niraj Naik was wr

[Goanet] UK Xacutti and other snippets...Survey!

2002-05-12 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Please respond to the Survey! Please let goanet-admin know if you prefer to have news items: a. in summary format as below b. in full format as individual items posted on GoaNet and GoaNet Digest c. if you would prefer not to have any news posted to this list. d. Indicate

[Goanet] "Free" Indian Mangoes in the UK

2002-05-11 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Indian flavours for Britain, this time it's free mangoes By: Sanjay Suri (IANS) Source: Hindustan Times 11 May at http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/110502/dlfor23.asp London, May 11 --- After a deluge of Bol

[Goanet] Goa Police: Forthcoming UK TV Programme

2002-05-09 Thread Eddie Fernandes
>From Goanet-UK Weekly Newsletter 10 May 2002 issue: Tue. 14 May. Channel 4 TV. 11:40pm to 12:05am. Tourist Police: Goa. Law enforcers who have to deal with troublesome holidaymakers. Tony from London, Mark from Manchester and Head Constable Pollyeka are all on the hunt for illegal raves on the G

[Goanet] FT: Pat Buchanan replies to Dinesh D'Souza

2002-05-07 Thread Eddie Fernandes
The letter below is a response to Dinesh D'Souza's "lecture" which can be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goanet/message/20971 Headline: Missing the meaning of being American Source: Financial Times; May 7, 2002 By PATRICK BUCHANAN Sir, In his lecture to the French on how to deal wit

[Goanet] Tourism in Goa hit by Gujarat violence

2002-05-07 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Tourism in Goa hit by Gujarat violence Source: Hindustan Times 7 May 2002 at http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/070502/dlnat10.asp By: KSR Menon (PTI) Dubai, May 7 Hit by Gujarat violence and fighting in Afghanistan, Goa is planning roadshows in the Gulf countries to attract Arab

Re: [Goanet] O Heraldo's (?) Raul quotes Eddie & Jose re: Dabolim(:-?)

2002-05-06 Thread Eddie Fernandes
article revealed: Length of article: 989 words Attributed to me: 135 words My contribution: 397 words I am copying below my posting of 19 March 2002 to GoaNet. Eddie Fernandes From: "Eddie Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Frederick Noron

[Goanet] New York Times: Goa Portuguesa, Bombay: Restaurant Review

2002-05-05 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: A Bombay Mosaic From Around India Source: New York Times 5 May 2002 at http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/travel/05TAB.html?pagewanted=2 Goa Portuguesa The state of Goa, south of Bombay, on India's Malabar coast, is a former Portuguese colony; its cuisine encompasses Portuguese dishes

[Goanet] Goa's NRI Facilitation Centre

2002-05-04 Thread Eddie Fernandes
l in the forms. At the end of the day, the total number of completed forms handed in was nil :-( Eddie Fernandes =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.co

[Goanet] Nairobi: Dr. Ribeiro Goan School /Parklands School ex-students

2002-05-04 Thread Eddie Fernandes
I have been asked to publicise the information below. Please forward this message to anyone you know who is likely to be affected. Thanks, Eddie Fernandes >From Mr. Z. Malik of the Dr. Ribeiro Goan School Ex-Students. P O Box 40713, Nairobi, Kenya. Fax 332796 e-mail [EMAIL PROTEC

[Goanet] San Jose Mercury News: Indian jet crashes into office building

2002-05-03 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Indian jet crashes into office building AIR FORCE PILOTS EJECT SAFELY, BUT AT LEAST 8 ARE KILLED By Sandeep Sharma Associated Press EXCERPT: AMRITSAR, India -- An Indian air force jet crashed into a bank building in northwestern India today, starting a fire that killed at least

[Goanet] Dinesh D’Souza: Assimilation of immigrants in the West.

2002-05-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Dinesh D’Souza has been in the news this week. He has just had a new book published 'What's So Great About America,' (Regnery, April 2002). The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. carried a review. See: http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0426/p11s01-coop.html For more info about the book or for D’Sou

[Goanet] Indo-Portuguese-Canadian film project with a Goan backdrop

2002-05-01 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Week-long Canadian film festival from May 9. Press Trust of India. 30 April 2002 New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) A week-long festival of Canadian cinema, showcasing films made by directors of South Asian origin and others, opens here next week. The festival, organised by the Canadian High

[Goanet] Re: Mangoes

2002-04-29 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Dear Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha, You wrote: 1. "Coloration" and "colouration" are both found in an > English dictionary, so they are both acceptable 2. ..."mankurad" ... has entered the current > Konkani (and, by way of it, also the current English) vocabulary Thank you! Eddie =-=-=-=-=-

Re: [Goanet] Re: Mangoes

2002-04-27 Thread Eddie Fernandes
//www.marketag.com/ma/bulletins/ph/mangoes.stm this: "Successful sales of mangoes can be achieved only with acceptable stages of ripeness for consumption, uniform size grading and stages of ripeness, and absence of disease or damage. In some markets, such as the United King

Re: [Goanet] Re: TIMES: Balcony View

2002-04-26 Thread Eddie Fernandes
17, 1998... poor shelf-life makes a variety commercially less attractive. One such is Mankurad, originally called Malcorado by the Portuguese, meaning 'poor coloured'. So he knew the answers all along :-) Eddie Fernandes = - Original Message - From

Re: [Goanet] Re: TIMES: Balcony View

2002-04-25 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Folks, here are my attempt to resolve some of the issues in the ongoing discussion: 1. Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha writes: >The correct term is "mal corada" = "poorly coloured" >or "ill coloured" and nobody now seems to know >why such a name was given to it, as both inside >and outside its col

Re: [Goanet] Re: TIMES: Balcony View

2002-04-23 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Hi Paulo, Thanks for the response. I smell a trap. Do you want me to challenge you to find the word "malcurad" in a Portuguese dictionary? Well, I am not going to walk into that one! We are talking about mangoes (or mangos!) here. Not Ambea or Mangas. I have shown that, in English, the ter

Re: [Goanet] Re: TIMES: Balcony View

2002-04-22 Thread Eddie Fernandes
2 vols. 1921. Both have extensive references to the mango. Regards, Eddie Fernandes == From: "Paulo Colaco Dias" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: TIMES: Balcony View > Hi

[Goanet] News Snippets 22 April + Feedback required

2002-04-22 Thread Eddie Fernandes
If you have not already done so, please let goanet-admin know if you prefer to have news items: a. in summary format as below b. in full format as individual items posted on GoaNet and GoaNet Digest c. if you would prefer not to have any news posted to this list. d. I

[Goanet] Re: TIMES: Balcony View

2002-04-22 Thread Eddie Fernandes
t cultivated in the rest of India? Why are they not exported? I far prefer the alphonso or is it the alphonse? Eddie Fernandes === Paulo Colaco Dias writes: > Hi Gilbert, you're absolutely right about the corruption of "malcurada". > "Man

Re: [Goanet] LOOKING FORWARD -------> ANCESTRAL HOME REMEDIES

2002-04-21 Thread Eddie Fernandes
py of the original, there is one for sale at: http://www.forum-hes.nl/fairs/beurslijst%20barcelona%202001.html If the cost of around US$ 42,000 puts you off, I might be prepared to negotiate the sale of my 1964 reprint for a wee bit less! Do keep those home remedies trickling in. Eddie Fernandes

[Goanet] Abbe Faria & The Count of Monte Cristo – new film.

2002-04-19 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: The Big Picture: The Count of Monte Cristo Source: The Independent (UK) 19 Apr. 2002 at: http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/film/reviews/story.jsp?story=286737 Released in the UK today: The Count of Monte Cristo. Extract from the Independent Review: Richard Harris plays Abbé Faria, a

[Goanet] Bristol Evening Post: Their smiles drive me on

2002-04-19 Thread Eddie Fernandes
For the El Shaddai Trust website go to: http://www.elshaddaigoa.com/ Source: Bristol Evening Post April 18, 2002 HEADLINE: Their smiles drive me on; Ted reaches target to buy home for Indian orphans - but will keep fund-raising By SUZANNAH MARSH Text: Longwell Green fund-raiser Ted Morem

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