[Goanet]Re: The Old Witch

2005-07-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 7/1/2005 7:28:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By the way, there are old witches in the Goan community in New York too !!! Young Goan, Jim F. Young Jim F., Will you please explain what you mean by that needlessly derogatory remark? What connection doe

[Goanet]wrong facts in gomantak times sports page

2005-07-01 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
Sub: Leander Paes from Velim ? Sir, It is strange to read that Zena costa gomantak times correspondent/ Reporter/ free lancer has written an article wherein she Zena Costa has referred to the son of Assolna as hailing from Tollecanto Velim- the great Leander Paes. For information Asolna

[Goanet]Thought for Today

2005-07-01 Thread Cip Fernandes
Perfect Patience Infinite patience achieves instant results! How can this be true? It is - but you'll need to meditate on it to see it! When you do, and you can see it, you will have walked through the gates of paradox and rediscovered truth. Repeat after me...infinite patience achieves inst

[Goanet]Re: Goa SEZ and my views............

2005-07-01 Thread Cajetan Rego
Dr. Barad, I agree with most of your views except one. You say that Goans will be given altu faltu jobs. What do business establishments stand to gain by doing this? Are educated Goans not employed outside Goa?. It is unlikely that a software engineer will be asked to become a security guard.

[Goanet]Re: Victor Rangel Riebeiro's postings...........

2005-07-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Bosco, Vivian, and Gabe, I don't for a moment believe that there is any personal reason why my emails are sometimes blocked on Goanet. I have repeatedly been told that the reason they are initially blocked is because they are not sent out in Plain Text. I have tried to comply with this rul

[Goanet]Re: Just a suggestion: Why not a Goa University Press?

2005-07-01 Thread cornel
Hi Fred, I think the idea is excellent especially as there is only one state university in Goa. Such a press would also be useful to the many other educational institutions in the country. Cornel - Original Message - From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" > Why not have a Goa University Pres

[Goanet]FOLLOW UP TO DIPSTICK POLL

2005-07-01 Thread Philip Thomas
I thank the goanetter who suggested a poll on Goa's vexatious aviation scene and goanet admin for implementing it. Over 90% of those participating seem to want the Navy to pull out of Dabolim to allow the facility to flower as a civilian airport. Good! >From the results so far it strikes me that

Re: [Goanet]The Old Witch

2005-07-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
A recant and repent story; this is not a tale for benefit of De Goveia:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4640773.stm Mr Kissinger now says Indira Gandhi was a 'great leader' Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has expressed regret over anti-India comments he made to former

Re: [Goanet]Re: George Pinto's patently faux story .....

2005-07-01 Thread Peter D'Souza
Marlon Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asks: > Joe, > > How does questioning the authenticity of Jesus's > alleged miracles constitute a "gruesome attack" on > christianity! [...] > Marlon > Marlon, In the same way that an inspirational story can cause "grievous harm" to society. Perhaps? Peter

[Goanet]Bombay - Bremen Bright Lights !

2005-07-01 Thread eric pinto
Yes Mario, that i was, Bremen's back bay, but only because our Tom cat was out prowling, past Angeles time, and grandmother was firm on that rule !! Care to remember our happy triangle in Bombay - would you believe it was created by a Goan woman: Dr. Myrtle Noronha, a memmber of the City Counc

[Goanet]GOANET ADMIN: Goanet Rules and Guidelines

2005-07-01 Thread Herman Carneiro
Goanet Rules and Guidelines can be found at: http://www.goanet.org/modules.php? op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=9&POSTNUKESID=a065bd9880ad7faca0ef7f26662 c29bc Goanet offers a unique venue for communication on varied issues. In a continuing effort to ensure that this forum remains respectf

[Goanet]SAR NEWS: Church initiative on treating labour with dignity

2005-07-01 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Priests, Nuns Of Asansol Diocese Resolve To Treat Workers With Dignity By SAR NEWS ASANSOL, West Bengal (SAR NEWS) -- Workers of the Church institutions and parishes of Asansol Diocese, cheer. For, the Catholic priests and nuns have vowed to shun flippancy towards their employees and treat them w

Re: [Goanet]The Old Witch

2005-07-01 Thread eric pinto
Dont panic, folks, Jim was only referring to a NY Goan innovation: we celebrate Halloween twice each year !! eric. --- Jim Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And I thought Henry Kissinger was a respectable man > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050628/ap_on_go_pr_wh/nixon_india > > B

[Goanet]ex MP Mr Shantaram L Naik RS nominee?

2005-07-01 Thread godfrey gonsalves
The issue being hotly debated in INC Party circle in New Delhi and Goa is whether the veteran INC 65 year old politician Mr Eduardo M Faleiro with a consistent first class academic career upto LL.M and a SC leal practitioner, MLA Goa Assembly since 1971 ex MP LS since 1977 and present MP RS sin

[Goanet]Inspirational photo

2005-07-01 Thread Cecil Pinto
WHAT'S NEW ON GOANET: Goanetter Silviano Barbosa with Raquel Carvalho. The Salcete-origin, Canada-based author of the novel set in Goa "The Sixth Night" was recently interviewed by Carvalho on Canadian OMNI 2 Portuguese TV channel on the "Vamos ao Bailinho" show. -- #1 What does "Vamos ao B

[Goanet]HELP! Seeking a hospital bed for private use

2005-07-01 Thread aplonia aplonia
I would appreciate if any one could advise me where could I purchase a hospital bed in Panjim or anywhere in Goa. I desperately need one but am unable locate a supplier ... any leads would be appreciated. Thank you!

Re: [Goanet]The Old Witch

2005-07-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 01/07/05, Jim Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And I thought Henry Kissinger was a respectable man > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050628/ap_on_go_pr_wh/nixon_india > > By the way, there are old witches in the Goan community in New York too !!! > > Young Goan, > > Jim F. > New Yo

[Goanet]Shantaram all set to be Goa's MP in Rajya Sabha

2005-07-01 Thread airesrod
Goa's former Lok Sabha member Mr. Shantaram Naik will be the Congress nominee for the Goa Rajya Sabha seat. Retiring MP Adv. Eduardo Faleiro is likely to be appointed as Governor or will head a diplomatic mission. Aires Rodrigues __

[Goanet]Aviation scam?

2005-07-01 Thread Cecil Pinto
Will any of the aviation experts on this forum tell me if there is a scam going in advertising of discounted airline tickets. The advertised discounted rate for Spice Jet Goa-Delhi (one way) is Rs. 2,399/-. Try going to their website http://www.spicejet.com and typing any possible combination o

Re: [Goanet]Feni, fun, food, funds - Sunday, July 3, 2005

2005-07-01 Thread rene barreto
0 Feni, fun, food, funds - Sunday, July 3, 2005 0 CONGRATULATIONS to Goa Sudharop www.goasudharop.org for organizing this eventful day on the 3rd of July 2005 .I wish them all the succe

[Goanet]Re: konkani News on Goa Doordarshan

2005-07-01 Thread goasuraj
Our Ref: GSRP/JR/MIB/07/05 July 1, 2005 To: Shree S. Jaipal Reddy, Hon'ble Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. Sir, Subject: Setting up of a daily regional news bulletin in Konkni language in Doordarshan Kendra- Panaji - Goa. It is the policy of Government of I

Re: [Goanet] How did science begin?

2005-07-01 Thread Fr. Ivo Da C. Souza
From: Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fr. Ivo, > > I provide below answers to some of your questions, and > a list of problems and questions with what you wrote: > > 1. Modern science is rational, theoretical and > empirical in nature. *--This is the definition of empirical science. There

[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * July 1, 2005 * A new Konkani film arrives on-screen this weekend

2005-07-01 Thread Goanet News Service
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[Goanet]Where the Portuguese drink in London.

2005-07-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,632-1666122,00.html Where the Portuguese drink Bar Estrela Stockwell 111 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 (020-7793 1051) Where is it? Poor old José Mourinho. The glitz of the Chelsea lifestyle must be exhausting, and he no doubt hungers for a few down-home

Re: [Goanet]Re: George Pinto's patently faux story .....

2005-07-01 Thread Marlon Menezes
--- Joe Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We didn’t see George addressing the “miracles? issue > in 2001 when that > discussion was on, --- after all Pinto is a devote > loyalist. He gladly let > those gruesome attacks by his friend go bye, without > a word. Interestingly, > a man who does not

[Goanet]Re: False Innuendo, Insinuations and Accusations & SPAM MAILS

2005-07-01 Thread Joe Vaz
Folks, Bravo! Is it happening exactly as I said. The gang is now in full swing. Poor guy Santosh did not have anything new to post, all he has to rely on are cut&paste links from the past. I sure hope that the readers are going to go through those links provided by Santosh and note the ti

[Goanet]Paedophile; involved in Goa too.

2005-07-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=115961&Sn=WORL&IssueID=28103 Paedophile suspect in Indian custody Bombay: A British national wanted for paedophile offences against street children in India was remanded in police custody yesterday by a Bombay court after he surrendered to police.

[Goanet]PRESS STATEMENT For kind favour of Publication

2005-07-01 Thread goasuraj
July 1, 2005. To: The Administrator, Goanet. via e-mail Sir, Kindly publish the following Press Statement issued by the party and oblige. Thanking you, Yours Sincerely, for Goa Su Raj Party. Sd/- Floriano C. Lobo Gen. Sec/Spokesperson. ** PRESS STATEMENT The Goa Su-Raj Party is not surprised at

[Goanet]Scotland en route to Goa

2005-07-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://specials.rediff.com/getahead/2005/jun/30sd.htm It must be a great drive from Mumbai to Goa if you own a Merc like the boys in Dil Chahta Hai. But in a Paulo Travels bus which involves 12 to 14 hours of hurtling through the darkness... nah! Now, a journey to match the destination -- that's

[Goanet]Re: Science, Religion and Theolgy

2005-07-01 Thread George Pinto
--- Basilio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A respectful dialogue between Science and Religion is a sine qua non, > because one illuminates the other. One does not replace the other. They are > like two rivers, which flow parallel to each other; they may not meet, but > they certainly influence each o

[Goanet]RE: Making business work for development

2005-07-01 Thread Philip Thomas
Apropos the "useful weblinks" referred to in the post, here is one which may also be of interest (though I myself have not checked it out personally): http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/May/1148565.htm http://www.nextbillion.net.>

[Goanet]RE: Fw: Goa SEZ and

2005-07-01 Thread Philip Thomas
1. Let's talk a little more about Central SEZ with real examples even if it from elsewhere. 2. What if the whole of Goa is declared an SEZ. It can have one or even two airports! 3. Goa must attract industries based on its 'comparative advantage' not on sops. 4. You can say that again! 5. J

[Goanet]The Old Witch

2005-07-01 Thread Jim Fernandes
And I thought Henry Kissinger was a respectable man http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050628/ap_on_go_pr_wh/nixon_india By the way, there are old witches in the Goan community in New York too !!! Young Goan, Jim F. New York.

[Goanet]State of Municipal Councils in Goa - 1

2005-07-01 Thread GOACAN
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[Goanet]The book of Common Prayer

2005-07-01 Thread Salus Correia
Once again, Cecil has done it! And this time as the 'Virtual Biblical Scholar' he has continued to impress! Well done Cecil, good research there. The book of Common Prayer is indeed a well that one can go to. There is one point though - about the Catholics using an Anglican book. Well, that

Re: [Goanet] George Pinto's patently faux story .....

2005-07-01 Thread Joe Vaz
"George Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Joe Vaz's post may be the longest ad hominem personal attack in Goan cyberhistory. I think he has a serious comprehension deficiency compounded by his religious insecurity. Did you say “ad hominem personal attack”? George, you need to seriously

[Goanet]Feni, fun, food, funds - Sunday, July 3, 2005

2005-07-01 Thread George Pinto
>From Goa Sudharop... If you have not sent in for your tickets, it is not too late to enjoy an evening and 'Discover Goa in California' to honor our children at "The Year of the Child" Event on July 3, 2005, Sunday. See details below. Enjoy a Konkani movie, Kazkar's Feni Cocktails, Dinner, da

[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * June 30/29, 2005 * Panic-stricken BJP MLAs air-dash to Bangalore

2005-07-01 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
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[Goanet]Goa Engineering College (Farmaguddi) deploys e-learning environment Moodle...

2005-07-01 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Forwarded Message Subject: GEC deploys e-learning environment Moodle... Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 23:21:54 +0530 George Easaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moodle installation in GEC.. Modular Object Ortiented Dynamic Learning Environment (Moodle, opensource linux installation) has been ins