Recently I read a report in the local news that left
me dumbfounded. Bharatis stand out as staunch
nationalists. We have seen several posts in this
regard on Goanet. But the switching of coats in
Caxmira by a certain community left me aghast. These
certain members of the community changed sides to
I've been noticing that lot of directors and
> secretaries of government
> departments are not Goans. I heard recently that the
> IAS still does not have
> a Goa cadre. Is this true? Does anyone know why is
> this is so? Is it because
> not enough Goans qualify for the IAS to deserve a
> seperate
Subject: FW: Mel Gibson's movie - "The Passion of the Christ" advance
screening
If you haven't heard about Mel Gibson's "The
Passion Of The Christ" movie that's coming out Feb
25, 2004, you should read on. If you have, you
should still read on. Below are 2 emails, one from
Christine Nockels and on
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
23 February 2004
MARGAO COMES ALIVE AT CARNIVAL PARADE: Margao city, the hub of commercial
activities of the State, for a while was agog on Feb 22 evening as the
Carnival parade wended its way through the roads, beginning from Holy Spirit
Church and culminating at the M
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
23 February 2004
MARGAO COMES ALIVE AT CARNIVAL PARADE: Margao city, the hub of commercial
activities of the State, for a while was agog on Feb 22 evening as the
Carnival parade wended its way through the roads, beginning from Holy Spirit
Church and culminating at the M
Goanetters may not know that Dr. Eric Pinto is from New York and has had an
illustrious, prominent
career with the New York Health Dept. He has been extremely generous with Goan
causes, a true
philanthropist. I was thrilled to meet him in July 2002 in NY and he graciously hosted
a dinner to
pro
Daryl, if 42 years after the so-called "liberation" there has been no Goa
cadre,why would it become an issue now? Only now have you noticed that there
are few Goans in the the Goa administration? Don't you know that Goans are a
minority in goa's administration, at all levels, from top to bottom?
For rainwater Harvestng, contact Dr. Sachin Tendulkar working for the
Department of Scince & Technology in Saligao. I will search around for
his ph no and send it later.
For Vermicomposting, caontact any of the three...
Goa Foundation, Maupsa, Goa (0832) 226-3306
Mohan Tendulkar, Ponda, Goa
Prakas
If I am not mistaken,Goa currently has a joint cadre
with AP(Arunachal) and Mizoram. The BJP had proposed a
joint cadre with Maharashtra or Karnatka, which was
not viewed favorably. A state cadre is probably on the
cards. A candidate is alloted to a state according
rank and preference in the all i
From: "Daryl Martyris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet]Goans in IAS?
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 13:46:53 -0600
Several. Albano Couto must be one of the seniormost. then Dias, ex-governor
of Bengal.
Albano, or Julius Ribeiro, would explain why th
At least our cities -- written in Devnagari or English or local script --
pronounce
almost the same as the colloquial usage -- but visit England --
STREATHAM is pronounced STRATHAM
BERKSHIRE is pronounced BARKSHIRE
WORCHESTERSHIRE is pronounced WOOSTER
.. ETC
Aloysius D'Souza
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--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subject: RE: Inquisition in Goa
>
> My letters to individual Goans/Indians with
> web-pages on the Inquisition
> in Goa keeps bouncing back or ignored. Wonder why?
> If any body .
> knows anybody who has written about the Inquisition
> in Goa,
The streetscape in Mapusa today is in a state of chaotic transition.
However, individual buildings with heritage value can still be protected. A
special focus on North Goa's commercial capital, where the weekend Mhapsa
Fest is underway.
Changing Mapusa * By Vibhavari A. Shirodkar
According to on
Subject: RE: Inquisition in Goa
My letters to individual Goans/Indians with web-pages on the Inquisition
in Goa keeps bouncing back or ignored. Wonder why? If any body .
knows anybody who has written about the Inquisition in Goa, please pass
this on to them and encourage them to respond. This
I've been noticing that lot of directors and secretaries of government
departments are not Goans. I heard recently that the IAS still does not have
a Goa cadre. Is this true? Does anyone know why is this is so? Is it because
not enough Goans qualify for the IAS to deserve a seperate cadre? Does
an
We often come across great ideas which seem difficult to implement.
Getting started is sometimes the hardest thing to do.
This is a note received from an old-time Goanetter:
-- Forwarded message --
My parents are interested in getting in touch with
Goa-resident advisors/experts/
This posting slipped me earlier. May I note that there are quite a
few individuals who have misgivings about the fallouts of the policies of
politicians in Goa (at this point of time, the BJP primarily, but earlier,
those of the Congress and defectors too, in differing ways).
But not everyone ag
WALKING OUT OF REGULAR SCHOOL... IN VASCO
For years, Janani Narayanan,a school teacher, smarted under the restrictive
and deadening environment of her school. Both she and her husband, a retired
Navy officer, watched helplessly as the school their two sons attended
prevented them from learning any
Thanks to Herrmann from Germany for these inputs. Would the others have
any suggestions on this? Depriving water sounds like an interesting idea.
Access and landscape changes aren't very practical in a Goan context. FN
On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> What You Can Do to Prevent an
WALKING OUT OF REGULAR SCHOOL... IN VASCO
For years, Janani Narayanan,a school teacher, smarted under the restrictive
and deadening environment of her school. Both she and her husband, a retired
Navy officer, watched helplessly as the school their two sons attended
prevented them from learning any
WALKING OUT OF REGULAR SCHOOL... IN VASCO
For years, Janani Narayanan,a school teacher, smarted under the restrictive
and deadening environment of her school. Both she and her husband, a retired
Navy officer, watched helplessly as the school their two sons attended
prevented them from learning any
Actually, I was looking for something that would work in a Goan context.
FN
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Jose Colaco wrote:
> Fred Noronha wrote
>
> rats? As you could guess, this can be a recurrent
> problem in Goa... Any suggestions would be helpful.>
>
> Some advice
>
> 1. Keep the amount of FILT
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
22 February 2004
BIRD FLU OVER THE CARNIVAL FEST: The Bid Flu over the Carnival Fest. And it
even 'claimed' its 'first victim in Goa' and left a family weeping for the
man in the 'coffin'. The spectacle of chicken and birds did not add to the
colour and pageantry of thi
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
22 February 2004
BIRD FLU OVER THE CARNIVAL FEST: The Bid Flu over the Carnival Fest. And it
even 'claimed' its 'first victim in Goa' and left a family weeping for the
man in the 'coffin'. The spectacle of chicken and birds did not add to the
colour and pageantry of thi
I feel of late Miguel is getting quite nasty.
Well just an observation Miguel.
Regards to all the good and not-so-bad people on the
goanet.
Tony Martin
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Hi all,
I watched the floats today at Margao and I must say that it was a thoroughly
enjoyable evening.
I keep reading of how the carnivals of the past were really spectacular,and
probably this carnival doesnt really compare to past carnivals,but there was
something nice about the atmosphere.There
You read me wrong. I want to deal with rats, not become one ;-) FN
On Sun, 22 Feb 2004, Eddie Fernandes wrote:
> Fred,
>
> Apply for Portuguese nationality and emigrate to Swindon.!
>
> Cheers,
> Eddie Fernandes
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROT
Thanks Alfred.
The village where I live comes under Navelim,Davorlim,.I stay close to a
Junction called Ravanfond.It is close to Aquem,a suburb of Margao.It is also
1 km from the new Margao Railway Station.
Melinda
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Dear Eddie,
Let us be clear: I am no saint, and I have no 'halo'. Thank you for
considering me an asset to the goanet but, if you put me on par with
Floriano, I cannot consider it as a compliment. Floriano has posted
half-truths and full lies on Goanet before. He has also downladed them ,
xeroxed
A blatant attempt on the part of this no- Angeleno
to extort a thousand for Sudharop ! Should we let him
get away with it - polls open, you on the line,
George! eric,
--- eric pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There are nations and towns whose popular but
>
> Anglicised names bear no
For the extra info, call it dope in New York, Fred
hits a hundred 'greeners': will find a way to make it
local delivery to beat Bank fees. Congratulation !
Now that we know, lets not call the Finnish woman
who calls the Astoria in Assagao her home in the
winter a Suoman - i did, and she moa
Fred:
Poisoning rats is a bad idea. Been thre, Done that.
Result, one dead dog, while the rats had a feast day.
Solution - Get a cat. The bigger the better, as
Goan rats are BIG.
If all else fails, enlist the services of a Pied
Piper.
There's quite a few on GoaNet, so you wont have a
proble
From: Tariq Siddiqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet]Dealing with rats...
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:10:52 -0800 (PST)
--- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good solution for dealing with rats? As yo
Hello Floriano,
your comments were in the context of a spat with
Miguel. However, I have some issues with your post. I
think these are not related to the excitement of the
moment but reflect your long term views.
Floriano:
Like Mhapsa (which I have observed being spelled so
for the first time) t
00
May be of interest to Goans
BBC - UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3507151.stm
Drug tests 'help children say no'
Random drug testing in
Fred,
Apply for Portuguese nationality and emigrate to Swindon.!
Cheers,
Eddie Fernandes
- Original Message -
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: [Goanet]Dealing with rats...
> Does anyone know
Dear Floriano,
No matter how many amendments the Govt. makes to the PRA. Nothing will
change
as long as the party in power and the local MLA supports the corrupt
Sarpanchas,
Secretaries and Panchas.
Simon, Panch, V.P. Sancoale.
> TIDBITS - (Vote Begets Illegalities)
>
> Govt to amend Panchayat
It is often difficult to agree with Paulo Colaco Dias but, on this
occasion, I have absolutely no difficulty in agreeing with him whole
heartedly. Salazarism was bad, everything Portuguese is not. It never was.
One should not believe that only Port wine, Tinto,olive oil, azulejo and
Portuguese pa
I have translated this article (not the song) for the benefit of beginners:
Adim amche Cristaum Goenkar sokallim uddtanch kuttombantlea zonn ekleak
vhoddkitalet mhunnon DEU BORO DIS DIUM ani taka zonn eklo portipall
kortalo mhunnon JEZU KURPA DIUM. Tech porim, ghorantle bhair sorlea
uprant,
Teotonio R. de Souza
In response to Gilbert I suggest consulting the following two sites
which provide many basic and useful data for someone who is not willing
or qualified to personally consult existing bibliography and archival
records on the subject. There is a tendency on the part of some on t
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Tariq Siddiqui wrote:
> --- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a good solution for dealing with rats? As you could
> > guess, this can be a recurrent problem in Goa. Was checking
> > www.doyourownpestcontrol.com -- but poison pellets
Finland = Suomen Tasavalta
Hungary = Magyar Koztarsasag
Armenia = Haikakan Hanrapetoutioun
Moscow= Mockba
The $10 would be more than sufficient to buy four copies of the *Manorama
Yearbook 2003*, a great Bharati publication that is printed on 800+ pages
of cheap newsprint, and packs in a whole l
Sorry, I should have said 'mice'. FN
On Sun, 22 Feb 2004, Floriano Lobo wrote:
> 1. Convene a 'emergency' one day Goa Legislative Assembly session for "Goa
> Legislators only". preferably with "Money for all round development of Goa"
> as the topic. Have the Governor of Goa deliver the inaugural
Fred Noronha wrote
Some advice
1. Keep the amount of FILTH down
2. Temporarily store Garbage in tightly lid bins
3. Electronic rodent repellers
4. non-toxic rat repellant
5. anticoagulant rat bait
6. Lat chirry fly with hot chirry sauce aan nooders
jc
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Have found *ROBAN*, available at the local pharmacy (Margao,
Mapusa), quite effective. The "cakes' are priced about Rs.15/- a
pack... not sure now. Supposedly harmless to humans and pets!
Apparently, after 12/24 hours after ingestion of this poison, the
rats suffer internal bleeding and die. Bu
--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> About the Goan Inquisition
>
> Tariq Siddiqui:
> Fine. But then explain why were Jews who were coming as refugees in
> "boat-loads" being victimized? They did not own any land in Goa. So if
> the Inquisition was about land grabbing, why were Jews
Subject: Goa's Inquisition a.k.a. Land-Grab
In Goa the Portuguese land-grab during their colonization is being
called (the Catholic) inquisition by Goenkars and others.
What is the name given to the land-grab by Muslim conquerors from
700-1500? What was the land-grab called when done by white
Dear Goanetters,
Quite a bit has been written about the MHAPSA FEST on the Goanet, not all of
it has been flaterring or true. In the print media, the Mhapsa Fest has
received prominence in the Herald and the Gomantak Times. Navhind Times gave
it a one column x 10 cm. importance. Tarun Bharat did b
Dear Fred,
Just thought this might help!
1. Convene a 'emergency' one day Goa Legislative Assembly session for "Goa
Legislators only". preferably with "Money for all round development of Goa"
as the topic. Have the Governor of Goa deliver the inaugural address in
chaste 'Hindi' clearly half an
Come on Floriano,
GROW UP!
Where were you when the 'Corporation of the City of Panaji Bill' was passed
in the Goa Legislative Assembly and the 'Panjim Municipal Council' passed
into history in 2003? In Wonderland? Wake up and smell the coffee. Do not
pass out and smell someone's shoe to revive!
Vaitt-borem oslem kainch nam, punn amchem chintop oxem korun uddoita
(There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so)
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
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--- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good solution for dealing with rats? As you could
> guess, this can be a recurrent problem in Goa. Was checking
> www.doyourownpestcontrol.com -- but poison pellets aren't very practical,
> as the rats/mice tend to
Dear Organise,
it a very nice to see how smart and
hard work you'll do a great work for your Goan and
keeping their heart happy to see in kuwait, keep it up
your hard work show the Goan your work in Kuwait by
doing a good VCD, i heard that this konkani musical
show was end in four h
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Eddie Fernandes wrote:
> Fred,
>
> You are trying the defend the indefensible. The issue behind all this
> (back to square one) is whether it is reasonable for Floriano to question,
> in this forum, the wisdom of using the term "Mhapsa" without being subject
> to a tirad
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Dr. [UNKNOWN] José Colaço wrote:
> Substitute PJ Jose's blow in the 88th minute felled the dominating Goans in
> the Philips National Football League (NFL) encounter at the Cooperage. Jose,
> enjoying a kind bounce, unleashed an angular right-footer with the outstep
> that
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