Here we are again, fellow Goanetters, not discussing issues that raised
so much heat and dust in the past, and once again some of us are
throwing dirt at the others. "You are this" and "You are that" and who
knows what else.
When will some of us ever stop throwing stones at other people?
F
It has been widely published that the new Pope is keen to have a dialogue
with Muslims. Through this dialogue we hope & pray that foremost the new
pope can bring about a genuine change the way Christians are treated in
Muslim Nations.
Can the Pope be made aware of the recent below incident ???
We
Mangalore: Demand to include Kannada and Roman script while giving
Akademy awards.
"We will continue Kannada script in Karnataka as before. But in this
era of globalization we need to go along with the happenings of this
world. As a large number of our people have migrated from their native
place
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&au
tono=187334&leftnm=lmnu5&lselect=0&leftindx=5
New urban options
Business Standard / New Delhi April 28, 2005
A flood of foreign direct investment in real estate is expected, now that
the government has eased the restr
Headline: "Bangalore, Hyderabad airports approved: Patel" [April 27].
Excerpt:
Pointers: 1) Goa government has communicated its approval for Mopa. 2) The
Civil Aviation Minister will take the final decision about going ahead with
Mopa 3) The Chakan a/p is slated to cost a mere Rs 550 cr while Na
Philip,
Our plans for creating a Goa Airlines is in serious
trouble. As many readers may know, Air India has
decided to acquire several Boeing aircraft, not to
mention the 777 200LR. This will hopefully enable
direct flights from America's west coast to Bombay.
Marlon
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PRO
LET A THOUSAND KONKANI(S) BLOOM
Of "myths", hegemony, dominant groups and language in Goa
In mid-April 2005, the Jesuit priest-linguist Pratap Naik sj of the
Thomas Stevens Konknni Kendr at Alto Porvorim raked up a big debate
with his talk titled 'Konkani: Myths and Facts'.
Repeating once again
I asked some of my friends why they dont post on Goanet?
Their answer was: Ek Sanglear, dha aikpak poddta? (If you say one,
have to listen 10)
One thing I like about this forum is...You cannot post any crap here...
Even if you do..you have to be ready for an answer.
Reg
re-sent
In salcette, we have two varieties
TelZambllam (these are good and are available in market for sale)
Dhodde (Zambllam) these are stone shaped (deformerd) and usually with worms
inside.
I also remember, we were advised not to drink water after eating zambllam and
still
dont know why?
Jambul seed powder (Vaccum dried and spray dried)
fortified with Chromium Picolinate (from Brewers
Yeast) and Two natural and most potent Herbs- Garcinia
cambogia and Ginseng) ,
can be obtained from Mr Bennie Dsouza (Food
Technologist)
Tel 022-28478150 (Mobile) 9819477847 - Mumbai,
India.
Em
Victor,
Good one ! But who are those ? ..
* SOME OF US *
let .7000 plus or so , tell us.
rene
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Here we are again, fellow Goanetters, not discussing
> issues that raised
> so much heat and dust in the past, and once again
>
On 27/04/05, Elvin Godinho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It has been widely published that the new Pope is keen to have a dialogue
> with Muslims. Through this dialogue we hope & pray that foremost the new
> pope can bring about a genuine change the way Christians are treated in
> Muslim Nations
Headline: "CSD may have to live with VAT hangover" [TOI, Apr 28]
Excerpt: < In Delhi ..prices have gone up by 10 to 15% on different items
with liquor prices showng the sharpest hike of 20% ... Officers and jawans
. remain furious that the government has altered their sevice conditions
[perks]sudd
Just wondering if all the Goan senior citizens (Rich & Poor) are entitled to
Rs.500/month pesion or just the deserving ones..
Once, while I was having a chat with a Goan (London) I asked him whether he
regularly sends money to his Mom back home (Goa).
He sends 100 pounds (Rs.8200) once in 3 mo
Today's TOI had a graphic about state-wise foreign tourists in 2003. Goa
with 314 thousand is placed 8th neck and neck with Kerala with 295
thousand. Immediately ahead is AP with 479 thousand.
The demand for foreign tourism to Goa may be pent up and would easily
double or even triple if Goa sim
We are to go to the elections on 5th May 2005 here in the U.K.
Although it is widely assumed that the Labour Party will get in once
again, it is hoped that the British voters will show their disdain to
the Iraq War which was illegal. It is intended that the voters will
deliver a bloody rebuke. P.M.
Irrespective of the effects, the War on Iraq was illegal. Hopefully
Pope Benedict XVI will reiterate this to President Bush, the main
protagonist.
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2005/04/27/Iraq_legal_advice_.pdf
Also:-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1471977,
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"Philip Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On goanet we sure do seem to be fighting over SOMETHING! What it is I
dont know yet.
Let me suggest an answer (a thousand answers?), though I could be wrong:
o Over your vision versus mine about Goa's history, geography (aqui e
Portugal, Goa Indica, an
Mario Gouveia wrote:
There are millions of Catholic women who don't suffer
the same angst as you seem to be suffering on their
behalf.
That dear Mario, may perhaps be because half those millions of Catholic
women have been
brainwashed since birth that they are only entitled to be second class
citi
I was greatly interested in the segment about Goa's history and was glad to
find some valuable confirmation for a (very!) few of my nascent impressions
about Goa! Thanks.
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Sporting Clube hit by injuries
April 28, 2005 16:57 IST
Sporting Clube De Goa's aspirations to clinch their maiden National
Football League title suffered a blow after their in-form players Edeh
Chidi and Joseph Pereira raced against time to be fit for Friday's match
against Vasco.
The two p
Folks,
In the quest for more participation from the silent
members here, may I suggest the following?
One of the other nets I subscribe to, has a heading
called Hatch, Match and Dispatch reserved for
announcements of births, marriages and deaths.
Births and marriages are surely happy occasions
GOA CELEBRATES THE NEW POPE
In pursuance of the Circular of the Archbishop of Goa and Daman, dated 20th
instant, a Solemn Pontifical Mass, presided over by the Archbishop, will be
held in the Cathedral Church of Old Goa tomorrow, Saturday, to thank God for
the gift of the new Pope, Benedict XVI. A
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Mervyn - this is a very nice idea! I was named after my deceased sister,
how about you?? And, what is your baby's name and how did you come about it?
Viviana
Mervyn Lobo wrote:
Folks,
In the quest for more participation from the ‘silent’
members here, may I suggest the following?
One of the other
Luzette, I'll forward your query to Goanet, asking if anyone could offer
some help. FN
PS: Please also copy your reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DATE: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:42:37 -
SUBJECT: goan songs
Hi Does anyone know a website where we can download goan
songs from the 70s
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Newbies rarely get words of encouragement or support -- Goanet probably
needs Cheerleaders!
Pat
Dear Pat,
I totally agree with you. In fact I urge the GoaNet Admin Team to have a
Cheerleader Section with photos of GoaNet Cheerleaders and we can then have
a vote for the best Cheerleaders. I c
George Pinto wrote:
"Men, in their desire to dominate women, are dealing with their own sexual
issues
and adequacies (since this is a family-friendly forum I won't say more)."
Dear George,
It is unfair of you to make a controversial statement like that and keep it
hanging in mid-air under t
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro wrote:
"Fred Noronha wants to know why some of us don't contribute to this
forum. I have a different question: Why don't some of us, who cannot
argue reasonably and civilly, just shut up? "
Dear Victor,
I understand you and others who want civil debate and discussion
Welfare of the aged retired tiatrists
If anyone thinks about death which may come at any
moment. I think surely no one would like to create
enemity among ourselves. In my dramatic career I have
acted, sung and composed numerous songs. I am proud
of myself to do so. But I would like to tell my
f
Hi Bosco:
Here are some responses to many points raised in several posts. I reply to one
logic (train of thought) and the other zings me from a different direction.
Usually your posts are pretty sensible and unlike other posts there is
consistency i.e.. rarely do they talk from sides of the mo
Here is a key passage from the Guardian article:
"The attorney general warned Mr Blair that Britain
might be able to argue it could go to war on the basis
of past UN resolutions, but only if there were "strong
factual grounds" that Iraq was still in breach of its
disarmament obligations."
UN Reso
Viviana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mervyn - this is a very nice idea! I was named after
> my deceased sister, how about you?? And, what is
> your baby's name and how did you come about it?
Viviana,
My suggestion was aimed mainly at those who have not
written here yet.
However, if this is go
All,
Every now and then Fred raises the issue of silent goanetters and social
capital. I believe he is
genuinely interested in both and cannot think of any other cyberGoan who is
more e-involved.
As far as silent goanetters, I presume most are adults and will speak for
themselves if they find
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Comment: President George Bush, while hugging,
kissing and then taking the Saudi Prince by hand;
should have requested parity in terms of practising
ones religion. Alas all that President Bush is
interested in, is oil and for that he is willing to go
to
Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mervyn,
> If the shoe fits then your friends should wear it.
> If it doesn't, then I was not referring to them.
So, Mario, you admit you may or may not have been
refering to my friends?
> Some of my debating adversaries on Goanet are now
> cyber-frie
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Irrespective of the effects, the War on Iraq was
>illegal.
>
The effects are not very pleasing either, unless all
one cares about is a nominal democracy under foreign
military occupation. Here are the titles, relevant
excerpts and links of a couple of
Two rupee tsunami aid
"THIS WAS DONE AS PER OUR RULES"!
Villagers in India's Andamans and Nicobar Islands have
denounced 'paltry' tsunami compensation relief they
have received from the local government.
One woman received a cheque of just TWO RUPEES (less
than five US ce
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
OVERSEAS INDIAN CITIZENSHIP
The Minister of State (Independent charge) for
Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Jagdish Tytler told the
Rajya Sabha today that the Citizenship Act, 1955 was
amended in 2003 to provide for registration of Persons
of Indian Orig
ECOLOGICAL DISASTER IN FORM OF UP COMING SPONGE IRON PLANT IN THE WESTERN
GHATS - LONDA FOREST,BELGAUM DISTRICT, KARNATAKA
BELGAUM DISTRICT
Well! the recent news is about new steel plant coming up in the ecologically
sensitive and most fragile western ghats - just close to Londa Railway
stat
10-a-side under-14 KFC Football Tournament:
A One Day 10-a-side Soccer Tournament for under 14 Boys was organized by
Kuwait Football Club (KFC) on a league cum knock-out basis and was held on
Friday, April 22nd, 2005 at the Soor Grounds, Kuwait City. The tournament was
sponsored by NGEECO-Siem
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> To Santosh: A fanatic / fundamentalist in my view
> may be going against the second commandment of
> Jesus (the first commandment was from Moses) which
> is: Love your neighbor as thyself.
>
Gilbert,
I think you are wrong about that. Ironically, the
person you
Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> if "all" that the US is interested in is oil, then
> why
> did they leave all that oil and return home in 1991,
> when they had total control of Kuwaiti oil and could
> have taken all the Iraqi oil as well.
Mario,
The US were forced to leave.
The Saudi's
Power shutdown arranged in Salcete taluka
NT News Service
Margao April 27: The electricity department, Margao, has arranged a power
shutdown on various feeders of Salcete taluka to smoothly carry out the pre-
monsoon works.
In a press release, the assistant engineer, Mr N N Reddy stated that the
From:"K.V. Shamsudheen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject:Air India Express
[input] [input] [input]
To: Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter, www.goa-world.com
(Attention: Mr. Gaspar Almeida/Mr. Ulysses Menezes)
Dear Sir,
The starting of Air India Express is a success of NRIs, it proved that if we
rai
> o Re-float River Princess on time, Governor S C
> Jamir tells the company
>working on the ship marooned off the Candolim
> coast for the past
>five years. (H)
That's something positive ... Look forward to when the
dead Princess finally leaves the Candolim shores.
> o Governor says effo
Brilliant idea to have women priests. I can see the
future. My crystal ball shows female and male
Jesuits, Franciscans and Maryknoll missionaries,
living in their own communes with little Jesuits and
little Franciscans and Maryknollians running around.
No more convents or monasteries. No more wo
Deccan Herald  National  Detailed Story
IIT graduates get US recognition
DH News Service Washington:
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution honouring
contributions of Indian Americans to economic innovation and society.
The resolution, sponsored by Republican Congressman Tom Da
GABE: Irrespective of the effects, the War on Iraq was illegal. Hopefully
Pope Benedict XVI will reiterate this to President Bush, the main
protagonist.
RESPONSE: And what would be achieved by that ??
GABE: it is hoped that the British voters will show their disdain to
the Iraq War which was ille
Thanks for the detailed and thoughtful response. The subject of social
capital is new to me (as is the phenomenon of mailing lists!) though I am
familiar with the term "intellectual capital" and assume there is something
similar. But I agree it would be worth building and hence I will try to help
i
Luzette,
Are you interested in Konkani music in general or the specific artists you
mentioned ?? Are you interested only in the 70s, 60s genre ??
Best wishes - Bosco
Toronto, Canada
FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DATE: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:42:37 -
SUBJECT: goan songs
Hi Does anyone know a website
According to the affidavit, the ministry has so far
been able to scrutinise its files for five
transactions carried out on the pretext of the Kargil
war.
Findings on all but the tgm transaction have been made
available to Tehelka.
It turns out that three of these four transactions had
been clea
The maiden Nite by Jerry was a spectacular show with the packed crowd
clapped and clapped for each and every item and song presented during
the show. The Nite was organised by Maharashtra Konkan Association at
St. Vincent De Pallotti church grounds of Marol, Vijaynagara in Mumbai
on 23rd April 2005
TOWARDS A NEW SOCIETY
"Education should lead students to critical thinking and acquisition
of values" - said Fr. Felix Koikara, delivering the keynote address at
the three day Faculty Enrichment Programme at St. Xavier's College,
Mapusa, held recently, with the them "Toward
Freds candle appears to have drawn some new faces into Goanets Living Room!
However, unlike newspapers where the editorial policy illumines what types of
candles can be brought into and lit at Goanet, everyone is encouraged to
bring and light their own candles.
Over the years, we have s
[Goa's
Pride goa-world.com, Apr 28]
This beautifully underlines the need for mobilising public opinion on
issues of vital importance to Goa. However, in this internet era, the two
decades which Keralites spent is practically an eternity which we cannot
afford! The mobilisation of public opinio
Maybe if newbies knew somehow that their numbers are increasing on goanet
(without identifying them by name) then that would be enough encouragement
and song-and-dance routines could be precluded.
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