[Goanet]Re: Mopa airport

2005-01-12 Thread Philip Thomas
[Gilbert Lawrence, Jan 12] 1. Thank YOU Gilbert Lawrence for YOUR reply in a positive frame of mind! 2. I dont know about being "in-sink" but we can certainly try to be "in-synch"! No problem. 3. The terms "advocacy group" and "applicable model" which you put in inverted commas are your express

[Goanet]Whatever took place in Ribandar

2005-01-12 Thread graceful
Ivar writes: >My best judgment is that there was no molestation, just a very unfortunate accident. Anyhow, and most important: Whatever took place, it was discussed and forgiven long time before Mr. Aires Rodrigues and his goons m >attacked the Lady of Help Convent in Ribandar. Ivar seems to ag

Re: [Goanet] Rajdeep Sardesai - Goa Today's Man of the Year

2005-01-12 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Goa was a creation of Albuquerque > Goa was a creation of Jamadagniputra Parashuram. Cheers, Santosh

[Goanet]Destroy the VCD in total!

2005-01-12 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
The controversial, hate filled, unbalanced, nauseating VCD in guise of freedom struggle cannot be corrected. It's a futile attempt to save face by the perpetrators of this disgusting VCD. The film on freedom struggle and history of Goa is not the Goa governments and education departments cup of

[Goanet]Rave Rage!

2005-01-12 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Where are all the custodians of law and order? It's a well known fact that they are blinded by wads of dollars. But the intriguing part is how did they acquire deafness? Avelino Bastora/Kuwait RAVE RAGE CONSUMES SCHOOLS, HOMES, ELDERLY AND SICK: Imagine doors, windows and be

[Goanet]RIBANDAR MOLESTATION CASE: HC DISALLOWS CONTEMPT PETITION

2005-01-12 Thread airesrod
Justice A.P Lawande of the Panaji Bench of the Bombay High Court today ruled that the contempt of Court petition filed by Mr. Anthony Frois against Crime Bench Police Inspector Mrs. Ezilda D' Souza was not a fit case to initiate contempt proceedings. Mr. Frois uncle of the 13 year old girl alleged

[Goanet]New VCD

2005-01-12 Thread Fausto V. D'Costa
Non Stop Show on VCD Manfa Music has released a new VCD of Tragedy King-Mario Menezes' hit Non-stop show SANGAT AMI BHURGIM KONNACHIM? Priced at Rs. 200/- for a set of 2 VCDS, it's available at all the music outlets in Goa & Mumbai.

[Goanet]Vacationing in Goa the old way - Part II

2005-01-12 Thread joseph fernandes
Dom Refer your article of the 12th Please provide the date the earlier (Part I) article appeared on Goanet. And also in future, mention the date of the earlier article, in your postings, in case one has missed it, thru the frequent use of delete key!! Not only does it evoke the nostalgia, but

[Goanet]13 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2005-01-12 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 13 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Choddxe ami aslelean dhadoxi nam, karann amkam anink zaitench zai." (Most of us are not content with our lot because we want a lot more.) "domnic fernandes" [EMAIL PROTECTED] RAVE RAGE CONSUMES SCHOOLS, HOMES, ELDERLY AND SICK

Re: [Goanet] Misinformation on Global Warming

2005-01-12 Thread Tariq Siddiqui
--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think it is time for me to admit that the above > poster has won this debate. He is invincible. > Santosh, That reminds me of a couple of a line that I used as a signature not too long ago "The problem with arguing with idiots is that fir

[Goanet]Cuncolim Union's football team write up/history of development

2005-01-12 Thread S. Rodrigues
Hello, This is Sylvano Rodrigues, from Detroit, Michigan, USA. replying to the article, which I thought was written nicely and enjoyed thoroughly.I am originally from Cuncolim and was the Gen Secretary of CU from 1977-80 when CU Football team under Levino Dias performed superbly. I think

[Goanet]Re: Rajdeep Sardesai - Goa Today's Man of the Year

2005-01-12 Thread Bernado Colaco
Not to sure what is meant by large minority population. Goa was a creation of Albuquerque and sham democracy was installed by the bharati government in Goa. B. Colaco > > What I believe that Goan identity is a complex > identity. There are various reasons for this. > > One is that Goa is extrem

Re: [Goanet]GoanetReader -- It began with an empty brass box from a Tivim ruin

2005-01-12 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- GoanetReader wrote: > HISTORY/MIGRATION: IT BEGAN WITH AN EMPTY BRASS BOX > IN A RUINED TIVIM HOME > Very interesting indeed. For those who wish to read about Goans in London in the 16th century onwards, please visit http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.50/The-G

[Goanet]Bush abandons hunt for Saddam's WMD

2005-01-12 Thread Tariq Siddiqui
Excerpt: An interim report last September, written by former ISG head Charles Duelfer, will largely serve as the group’s final conclusions. It said that Saddam not only had no weapons of mass destruction and had not made any since 1991, but that he had no capability of making any either. Few ch

[Goanet]Is August the "Write a Letter to the Police" Month in Ribandar?

2005-01-12 Thread jose colaco
Dear All - including and especially the wonderful people of Ribandar, Oremus! Let me first get past the Freudian slip on the website which purports to carry a letter allegedly written by a certain Sr. Celia Fernandes, the Superior of Ajuda Convent, Ribandar to the Police, Old Goa. The website

[Goanet]Mopa airport

2005-01-12 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Thank you Philip Thomas in responding to my post. I appreciate you not feeling defensive about it. You took it in a positive spirit in which it was written. That is perhaps because we are both in-sink and in favor of a progressive and competitive Goa. Forming 'an advocacy group' for any cause may

[Goanet]All you wanted to know about the mango...

2005-01-12 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Mango From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The mango (Mangifera spp.; plural mangos or mangoes) is a genus of about 35 species of tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae, native to India and Indo-China, of which

[Goanet]Re : Goanet dont need to be part of a mob

2005-01-12 Thread Aires Rodrigues
Regardless of Norway's wish full thinking, Goanetters will never be a part of a mob. We are a very organised crowd across the world. A self styled, so called journalist from chilly Norway should not get us wrong. If word`s don't count much in a world where plots, lies and corruption is a part of

[Goanet]Some more detailes from Ribandar

2005-01-12 Thread Ivar Fjeld
Dear Jose and fellow netters. I am not only an investigative journalist. I am Mr. Aires Rodrigues neighbor. And also the neighbor of the family of the 13-year old girl. Almost everyday she walks in front of my house. She is from a poor family. Some of the parishioners have made a web-page of Ai

Re: [Goanet]MANGO

2005-01-12 Thread malo
> Mango in Cantonnese is MONG (KWOCK). > > Where did the Portuguese pick up the name? > > > Mango 1582, from Port. manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil mankay, from man "mango tree" + kay "fruit." Mango trees were brought from Timor to British gardens in Jamaica and St. Vincent 1793 by Capt. Bligh

Re: [GOANET] Governor -- Goa far from developed

2005-01-12 Thread danny rodrigues
With respect to this issue, all I can say is that it would be better off if the Portuguese stayed in Goa and then we could have seen these villages developed. Goa boasts of SKY BUSES, IFFI's, Expositions etc. HA! HA! this is a joke! Mr. Parrikar, I think Remo will have another plus point against

[Goanet]Letter by Alic Alexander, as appeared in the Navhind Times

2005-01-12 Thread percy ferrao
About Patriotic NRIs A wisecrack by cartoonist Laxman in a national daily recently says, "I admire these non-residents' love for our country, art, culture, intelligence, tradition and literature. If only our own people had been as patriotic, we would have fared far better." Once a friend of mine

[Goanet]MANGO

2005-01-12 Thread Ricardo Nunes
Mango in Cantonnese is MONG (KWOCK). Where did the Portuguese pick up the name?

[Goanet]Jan 13: Dr Timothy Walker on the early modern globalization of Ayurveda

2005-01-12 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
FUNDACAO ORIENTE hosts a lecture on January 13, 2005 from 6 to 7 pm by Dr Timothy Walker (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Universidade Aberta de Lisboa) titled 'The Early Modern Globalization of Ayurveda: Portuguese Dissemination of Drugs and Healing Techniques from South Asia on Four

[Goanet]RIBANDAR CHURCH MOLESTION CASE: HC TO HEAR CONTEMPT PETITION ON JAN 13TH

2005-01-12 Thread Aires Rodrigues
The Panaji Bench of the Bombay High Court will on Thursday 13TH January hear the contempt of Court petition filed by Mr. Anthony Frois against Crime Bench Police Inspector Mrs. Ezilda D' Souza for not complying with her statement on September 17th to the High Court that the accused priest in the R

[Goanet]Vacationing in Goa in the Old Way – Reminiscences - Part II!

2005-01-12 Thread domnic fernandes
MANGO (AMBO)! The name MANGO, almost identical in countless languages, is derived from Tamil, the most important language of Southern India, and was transferred to the West by the Portuguese. The general term for “mango” in Tamil is ‘mamaran,’ but the fruit is usually referred to either as “man

[Goanet]Searching for Goan's in Madrid, Spain

2005-01-12 Thread rene barreto
0 Goenkars ! Do you know of any Goan organisations in Madrid? Are you a Goan living in Madrid or do you know of one? If yes, I'd love to hear from you. Please drop me a line as soon as possible. Many thanks rene barreto 0

[Goanet]Re: Redefining the term Air-Bus - from Goa Today

2005-01-12 Thread Philip Thomas
This airline should definitely make Mopa its hub. The money saved can then be used to pay off the Navy so that Dabolim can become an international airport specialising in the Airbus 380 Super Jumbo or whatever. Happy landings! Ribandar

[Goanet]Ponnjecho PATTO pulak Tsumani laglea?

2005-01-12 Thread lino dourado
Ponnjecho PATTO pulak Tsumani laglea? Sorgar aslelea Bapa, kakut mhoji khor. Bhurgeank, nattvank, natink bolaiken bori dovor. MANDOVI dhuven ek pavtt randponn boglelem. ZUARI putachem kallzachem duens asa vaddlelem. BORIM-cho dusro zanvui sodeak dista boro. Noko kedna lagot taka kankr pidd

[Goanet]FRIDAY BALCAO to discuss situation of Tuberculosis in Goa

2005-01-12 Thread Goa Desc
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO Read the Balcao Synopsis on the website http://www.goadesc.org/balcao/ -- Dear Cybergaokars on GoaNet, Friday Balcao the fortnightly discussion event to be held on

[Goanet]Query over health problem in Panjim

2005-01-12 Thread Frederick Noronha
MY JOURNALIST friend Elston Soares was this evening telling me about the significant number of possibly 'gastro' cases being reported from Miramar and other areas of Panjim. Does anyone have a clue as to the seriousness of the problem, and whether this could be linked to the recent lack of wat

Re: [Goanet] Misinformation on Global Warming

2005-01-12 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >This post must be preceded by a fable that makes a >subsequent point; > I think it is time for me to admit that the above poster has won this debate. He is invincible. Cheers, Santosh

[Goanet]Art Exhibition - 'Sensual Fabric' by Harish Rao

2005-01-12 Thread Cecil Pinto
Galeria Cidade Cidade de Goa Dona Paula Inauguration at 6.30 p.m. on 18th January Open to public from 19th to 29th January 12 noon to 8 p.m. - SENSUAL FABRIC Press Release Statement In order to process the idea and notion of "sensual" what do we require? The dictionary provides thus as a d

[Goanet]Redefining the term Air-Bus - from Goa Today

2005-01-12 Thread Cecil Pinto
Tongue-in-Cheek by Cecil Pinto The Goa Local Bus Owners Association held a Press Conference last week to announce their startling new decision - to move into the Air Flight business. General Secretary of GLBOA, Savio Castelino, made the dramatic announcement and then fielded questions for report

[Goanet]12 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2005-01-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:51 AM Subject: [Goanet]12 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS NEW PATTO BRIDGE SINKS BY MORE THAN 3 INCHES, CLOSED: The new parallel Patto bridge which was constructed at a cost of Rs.6.36 core has been closed since Jan

[Goanet]Rs. 6 lakhs from Remo to charity

2005-01-12 Thread Cecil Pinto
Today's Gomantak Times gives a detailed breakup of exactly how much was spent on infrastructure and entertainment related to the IFFI. The amount paid to Remo Fernandes for performing on the closing day was Rs. 6,00,000/- (6 lakhs). Remo is on record as saying that he would give the entire amoun

[Goanet]Any Goanetters in Brasil?

2005-01-12 Thread Albertina
I was curious to know if there are any Goanetters in Brasil and more specifically at Porto Alegre? albertina

[Goanet]NEW PATTO BRIDGE SINKS BY MORE THAN 3 INCHES, CLOSED.

2005-01-12 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Will the recently constructed infrastructure projects, put together in haste, follow the foot steps of the new Patto Bridge? Avelino Bastora/Kuwait NEW PATTO BRIDGE SINKS BY MORE THAN 3 INCHES, CLOSED: The new parallel Patto bridge which was constructed at a cost of Rs.6.36