*** Goanet News Bytes * July 7, 2005 * A 15-year-old rescues a drowning 3-1.2 year old

2005-07-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
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[Goanet]RE: BOMBSHELL OR EDITORIAL BUNGLE?

2005-07-07 Thread Philip Thomas
It appears that Rane may not be aware of Dabolim's true origins[Gabriel de Figueiredo, July 7] What is the excuse for this kind of ignorance on the part of Goa's top leaders? Reminds me of the glaring lack of historical knowledge (of the Independence struggle in the run up to Partition) displayed

[Goanet]Goa's Voluntary Testing Centres help to prevent AIDS

2005-07-07 Thread GOACAN
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/

[Goanet]How will the left wingers spin this?

2005-07-07 Thread Mario Goveia
The following was just sent to me by an Israeli friend. It reminded me of the comments of some of the virulent anti-American posters on GX: Let's see how the BBC, The Guardian, the NYT, the Toronto Globe Mail, Toronto Star and others on the left will spin the outrage in London. Will they call

[Goanet]Centre extends ban on terrorist outfit responsible for explosions in Churches - Goa, Karnataka

2005-07-07 Thread carlos6143
http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/07ban.htm Centre extends ban on Deendar Anjuman Syed Amin Jafri in Hyderabad | July 07, 2005 18:07 IST The Central government has extended the ban on Deendar Anjuman, a fundamentalist religious organisation responsible for a series of blasts in places of

[Goanet]PM slams London blasts

2005-07-07 Thread carlos6143
PM slams London blasts NDTV Correspondent Thursday, July 7, 2005 (Gleneagles): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has strongly condemned the blasts in London today. Singh, who is in Scotland to attend the G-8 summit, said terrorism today is a global crisis, and does not know international

[Goanet]The London Blasts: A Goan Policeman speaks

2005-07-07 Thread Eddie Fernandes
From Irvin Fernandes As requested, here are my views on what happened today Thurs 07 July 2005 in Central London although I must say that I was not on duty at that time. My views are based on my experiences working as a Metropolitan Police Officer for over 17 years responsible for Community

[Goanet]Re: Caste adverts - Viviana says Fire her! - final

2005-07-07 Thread jose colaco
From: Viviana [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gee, Dr. Jose, thanks for clarifying that for me. And here I thought that all who mentioned caste were doing so to support the practice. Silly me! Good for you Silly you fer true jc _

[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * July 7, 2005 * A 15-year-old rescues a drowning 3-1.2 year old

2005-07-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
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RE: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread Mario Goveia
Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is'nt your attitude quite defeatist, Gabe (Blaming Tony Blair for the terrorist attacks in London). Coming from an ex-service(?) man, it depresses. Mario adds: This unfortunate attitude blames any and everyone but the perpetrators of this

Re: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 07/07/05, Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Gabe, Your sectarian comment: thank you Tony Blair for this, is against the trend of unity and togetherness spoken of and shown by British shadow leaders at this hour of tragedy in London. RESPONSE: What Der Spiegel says:-

[Goanet]Indian Navy's 14th air squadron commisioned in Goa

2005-07-07 Thread carlos6143
http://www.indiadaily.com/breaking_news/40220.asp Jul. 7, 2005 The Indian Navy today commissioned its fourteenth air squadron at its premier Naval Air Base, INS Hansa at Goa. This air squadron INAS 552 is the first one to be commissioned after a long gap of fourteen years. The commissioning

Re: [Goanet]Junior football tournament

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 07/07/05, rene barreto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Goan Association (UK) Ltd Junior football tournament On Sunday 26th June 2005 a competitive day was had by all. A Junior football tournament took place at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon. It was a great day as the 8-10's 11-13's and

Re: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread halur rasho
Mr. Menezes, Are you not blaming the victim? I hope this leads to rooting out Osama from his lair in Pakistan and hanging him publicly. --- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dow Jones Newswires reports, that an Arabic Website states, that this was in retaliation for British involvement

Re: [Goanet]Re: Caste adverts - Viviana says Fire her! 2

2005-07-07 Thread Viviana
jose colaco wrote: JC responds, Forget Wakey Wakey Dona Viviana . more appropriate to Read-ey Read-ey. The mention of caste in posts is NOT (I repeat NOT) synonymous with support for the practice of Caste . Gee, Dr. Jose, thanks for clarifying that for me. And here I thought

Re: [Goanet]The Foundation: In Response to Marlon's Comments Regarding Fundamentalist Christians

2005-07-07 Thread Marlon Menezes
--- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: July 6, 2005 The Foundation Jill Carattini But it has been done, and is done, and often we have learned the hard way, if we have learned at all. The philosophy of Frederick Nietzsche played such games, making assertions aimed at changing the

Re: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 07/07/05, Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is'nt your attitude quite defeatist, Gabe. Coming from an ex-service(?) man, it depresses. Alfred de T. RESPONSE: May be so in the light of what has taken place. Ask our Brit soldiers, serving in Iraq. One joins the forces to defend

Re: [Goanet]Inspiring information on the catholic church in the US

2005-07-07 Thread Marlon Menezes
--- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marlon, I had to stop reading here. The reason is that the prince of darkness has taken over the author. When you take 1,575 and reduce it to 0, you get a decline of 100%. A decline of 350% is a concept that only the prince of darkness, the

[Goanet]Re: Caste adverts - Viviana says Fire her! 2

2005-07-07 Thread jose colaco
jose colaco wrote: I am glad that No One bothered to respond to such a casteist question from Viviana. What do you mean by anyone married outside of his/her caste ? Perhaps NO ONE cares about this racist humbug called caste. From: Viviana [EMAIL PROTECTED] Right. That's why there's

[Goanet]WGKF - Support Goa University

2005-07-07 Thread Miguel Braganza
FUND TO SUPPORT GOA UNIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE The WESTERN GHATS KOKUM FOUNDATION, or simply the WGKF, is a not-for-profit Trust registered in 2001 that has organised two National Seminars[ at RFRS-Vengurla in April 2001 and at Goa University in March 2005] to bring the germplasm collection of

[Goanet]London bombings... some links in cyberspace

2005-07-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Some great links from Wikipedia: * IRA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRA * March 20, 1995 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarin_gas_attack_on_the_Tokyo_subway * 1995 Islamist terror bombings in France

[Goanet]FEATURE: Pereiras, Gonsalves make it to Bollywood

2005-07-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Pereiras, Gonsalves make it to Bollywood By: Ashutosh Shukla June 24, 2005 Amrita Rao Bandra is well-known for housing some of Bollywood’s most famous celebs, but it’s the aspiring

Re: [Goanet]RE: Multiple terrorist attacks hit London.

2005-07-07 Thread rene barreto
--- jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: D'Souza, Avelino [EMAIL PROTECTED] The whole of London has come to a standstill. The scenes are from total shock to total horror. The authorities are not sure which terrorist groups are behind the attacks and advised public not to

RE: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread Alfred de Tavares
From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org To: goanet@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe. Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 13:20:47 +0100 Dow Jones Newswires reports, that an Arabic Website states, that this was in retaliation for British involvement in Iraq. Thank you,

[Goanet]Junior football tournament

2005-07-07 Thread rene barreto
--- Goan Association (UK) Ltd Junior football tournament On Sunday 26th June 2005 a competitive day was had by all. A Junior football tournament took place at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon. It was a great day as the 8-10's 11-13's

Re: [Goanet]Re: Caste adverts - Viviana says Fire her!

2005-07-07 Thread Viviana
jose colaco wrote: I am glad that No One bothered to respond to such a casteist question from Viviana. What do you mean by anyone married outside of his/her caste ? Perhaps NO ONE cares about this racist humbug called caste. Right. That's why there's never any mention of it on Goanet.

[Goanet]Successful Speak Konkani Teach Konkani programme at 10 locations in Mumbai.

2005-07-07 Thread Ancy Paladka
Speak Konkani Teach Konkani makes a thumbing start at Vasai Please click the link below for the Photo Album of highlights of the entire programe: http://ancy.fotopic.net/c602645.html People of Vasai, the norther part of the city enthusiastically witnessed in large numbers for the thumbing

[Goanet]Re: Caste adverts - Viviana says Fire her!

2005-07-07 Thread jose colaco
From: Viviana [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes! I should be sacked immediately, I agree! :-))) By the way, a few months ago I asked if anyone on the list had married outside of his/her caste and received no response. Viviana (without caste!) === I am glad that No One bothered to respond to such a

[Goanet]Re: Letter of complaint to the G.O.A. (U.K.) Ltd

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 06/07/05, Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not that many moons ago, I had complained about my son having sustained torn ligaments at a football tournament, organized by the G.O.A. (U.K.) Ltd. ... Correction: Instead of P.S. I should have inserted 'comments for Goaneters'. This

[Goanet]Letter of complaint to the G.O.A. (U.K.) Ltd

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
Not that many moons ago, I had complained about my son having sustained torn ligaments at a football tournament, organized by the G.O.A. (U.K.) Ltd. There was at least one, Goanetter i.e. Miguel Braganza, who felt my gripe was because my son was injured. Well I have news for Miguel and the rest

Re: [Goanet]CII calls for promoting monsoon tourism strategically

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 06/07/05, Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CII calls for promoting monsoon tourism strategically:- ways to RESPONSE: The way to promote Monsoon tourism is to promote violent love making during the rains! The honey mooners do it and it is definitely good for longevity. So

Re: [Goanet]Caste adverts.

2005-07-07 Thread Viviana
Thank you Gabe and Gabriel for your responses, one from England and one from Australia. My original question of a few months ago was Is there any Goanetter who has married outside of his/her caste - or is my husband the only one? It was a tongue-in-cheek question, met with deafening silence.

Re: [Goanet]Caste adverts.

2005-07-07 Thread Viviana
Thank you Gabe and Gabriel for your responses, one from England and one from Australia. As an outsider I find the whole caste thing to be very interesting. Is it really much different from the class system in England from the last centuries - as I understand that system you can never really

RE: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your sectarian comment: thank you Tony Blair for this, is against the trend of unity and togetherness spoken of and shown by British shadow leaders at this hour of tragedy in London. You owe an apology to the British people and the civilised world,

Re: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 07/07/05, Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Gabe, Your sectarian comment: thank you Tony Blair for this, is against the trend of unity and togetherness spoken of and shown by British shadow leaders at this hour of tragedy in London. You owe an apology to the British people and

RE: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Gabe, Your sectarian comment: thank you Tony Blair for this, is against the trend of unity and togetherness spoken of and shown by British shadow leaders at this hour of tragedy in London. You owe an apology to the British people and the

[Goanet]Wikipedia... giving a comprehensive report on London explosions

2005-07-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Wikipedia is covering a number of angles of the London explosions. Just one example below. There's much more! FN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings Economic impact Wikinews Wikinews has news related to this article: Financial markets react to London blasts Economic

[Goanet]Timeline of the London bomb blasts...

2005-07-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
http://edstrong.blog-city.com/london_bomb_blasts_timeline.htm London Bomb Blasts: Timeline « H » Breaking News ::Everything European ::Islam Challenges The West :: email link A series of coordinated bomb blasts have hit central London today, at the height of the morning rush hour.

[Goanet]London explosions; Group claims responsibility

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=916310 CAIRO, Egypt Jul 7, 2005 — A group calling itself The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe has posted a claim of responsibility for the series of blasts in London, saying they were in retaliation for Britain's involvement in Iraq and

RE: [Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread Nasci Caldeira
Dear Gabe, Your sectarian comment: thank you Tony Blair for this, is against the trend of unity and togetherness spoken of and shown by British shadow leaders at this hour of tragedy in London. You owe an apology to the British people and the civilised world, for this comment; which is

Re: [Goanet]BUSINESS STANDARD: Goa police to launch digitised mapping

2005-07-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Goa police to launch digitised mapping Mayuresh Pawar / Panaji July 06, 2005 As part of its modernisation plan, the Goa Police will soon have digitised maps of the entire state, charting out all the villages, towns and cities. The

[Goanet]RE: Multiple terrorist attacks hit London.

2005-07-07 Thread jose colaco
From: D'Souza, Avelino [EMAIL PROTECTED] The whole of London has come to a standstill. The scenes are from total shock to total horror. The authorities are not sure which terrorist groups are behind the attacks and advised public not to travel. = Dear Goemcars This short message

Re: [Goanet]BOMBSHELL OR EDITORIAL BUNGLE?

2005-07-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It concludes sensationally in my opinion thus: To another question on whether the state government would want the navy base to be shifted from Dabolim, Rane answered in the negative. Thus one is led to believe that the State Government would

Re: [Goanet]Caste adverts.

2005-07-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Viviana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes! I should be sacked immediately, I agree! :-))) By the way, a few months ago I asked if anyone on the list had married outside of his/her caste and received no response. Viviana (without caste!) Quite difficult to reply to this one - those

Re: [Goanet]One more Goan Bishop!

2005-07-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Salus Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Secondly, I dont think it is relevant at all. Goa has been and always will be a part of the Indian subcontinent. Yes I know it was not relevant, but Goa was never a part of the Republic of India, and is now by virtue of force. I will not go

[Goanet]Election Expenses of Goa Su-Raj Party's Candidate for 11-Taleigao Constituency (June 2, 2005)

2005-07-07 Thread goasuraj
Our Reference: GSRP/RO/El.Ex/T-BE/06/05. June 3, 2005 To: The Deputy Collector Returning Officer, 11-Taleigao Assembly Constituency, Collectorate (North) Panjim-Goa. Kind Attention: Mr. Deepak Dessai. Sir, Reference your Notice No. 7-9-2005/BYE-ELN/Exp/Govrnment of Goa, dated June 1, 2005,

[Goanet]Al Qaeda in Europe.

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
Dow Jones Newswires reports, that an Arabic Website states, that this was in retaliation for British involvement in Iraq. Thank you, Tony Blair for this. Gabe Menezes. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England

Re: [Goanet]Several explosions in London.

2005-07-07 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4659093.stm Several people have been injured after explosions blamed on a power surge led to the whole London Underground network being closed down until further notice. British Transport Police

[Goanet]Breaking News - Multiple terrorist attacks hit London.

2005-07-07 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Two persons killed and at least 90 injured in explosions at 7 different sites in London, bringing the capital to a standstill. There were a total of 6 underground blasts and one on a bus. The exact number of people killed is still unknown. PM Tony Blair said that it's reasonably clear that

[Goanet]Breaking News - Multiple terrorist attacks hit London.

2005-07-07 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Two persons killed and at least 90 injured in explosions at 7 different sites. The exact number of people killed is still unknown. PM Tony Blair said that it's reasonably clear that the attack is the work of terrorists. PM will leave the G8 meeting and rush to London. The whole of London has

[Goanet]Two Bollywood Films in UK TOP TEN Chart

2005-07-07 Thread JoeGoaUk
War of the Worlds (No.1, new entry- both UK US) Batman begins (No2 both UK US) Paheli ( N0. 8, previously No.6) Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Suniel Shetty, Anupam Kher. Director: Amol Palekar Sarkar (No.10, new entry) Cast: Amitabh Bachchan,

[Goanet]Phenomenal woman: Sashikala Govekar

2005-07-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Phenomenal woman: Sashikala Govekar On a search for its Woman of the Year, the Goan newspaper Gomantak Times came across the extraordinary Sashikala Govekar, a fisherwoman who breathes life into Mapusa market, and a sarpanch who is much respected in Nerul

[Goanet]Several explosions in London.

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4659093.stm Several people have been injured after explosions blamed on a power surge led to the whole London Underground network being closed down until further notice. British Transport Police said some of the power surges had caused explosions.

[Goanet]SEZ : Special Economic Zones Act 2005

2005-07-07 Thread gerry ferns
Hi, The Special Economic Zones Act 2005 has received the assent of the President of India on 23rd June 2005, and a copy of the same is displayed on the website of the Law Ministry pf the Govt. of India. The Rules are under formulation and are expected to be finalised shortly after Publication ,

[Goanet]Breaking news - Blast in London tube stations near Liverpool!

2005-07-07 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Several explosions reported in London tube stations. The explosions may be due to power surge. The entire underground network in now closed. An explosion in bus in central London is now under investigation. The bus is totally destroyed said an eye witness.

[Goanet]Meet Seven-year-old Computer Whiz-kid

2005-07-07 Thread borg costa
By. Richie Lasrado (Daijiworld) He is indeed the Boy Wonder. When he was just six months old, his parents started reading to him. He used to read the newspapers which were given to him to play. He learnt all the English alphabets on a single day when he was just one-year four months old. He

[Goanet]Church Initiative................ Labour with Dignity.

2005-07-07 Thread gerry ferns
Hi, Thats an excellent suggestion made by Aloysius to help in turning precept into practice. Is it correct that the word LABOUR quite often is interpreted narrowly, and could understanding the word LABOUR as human endeavour help in extending and deepening its connotation, impact and meaning?.

[Goanet]CYBERMATRIMONIALS

2005-07-07 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Netters, I fully agree with the good dotor. We cannot say we want to contain the caste system , if our postings promote the subject. .From: jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]CYBERMATRIMONIALS From:

[Goanet]Re: Re: CYBERMATRIMONIALS

2005-07-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
This issue has gone far beyond its original subjectline. Anyway, nice to see a lot of publicity for a venture which one was earlier associated with. Surely, this will bring in a lot more attention to Cybermatrimonials ;-) From: luis rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't agree to this. The

[Goanet]plain text

2005-07-07 Thread Cecil Pinto
Frederick Noronha wrote: Regarding the use of plain-text format, this is a requirement because of the proportionately large ratio of 'digest' version subscribers on Goanet. Incidentally, HTML was created for web-pages... not email. Why overload the system with fancy fonts? If you think

Re: [Goanet]My (second) love affair with World Space

2005-07-07 Thread Bernado Colaco
Kindly note that Murphy and the likes of Grundig were available in Goa before 61. Yes it is true we were forced to become disgracados after 61. B. Colaco --- Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having grown up with radio as company has its own implications. In the 'seventies, we

RE: [Goanet]Re: CYBERMATRIMONIALS - Institutional casteism

2005-07-07 Thread Bernado Colaco
Luis has made some interesting comments on the caste issue. In 61 Goans were supposed to have been emancipated from the caste. Education was for all. But why do the puppets allocate areas for the caste system? Is this not institutional casteism? Where is the anti-Portuguese lobby now? Do they

[Goanet]BOMBSHELL OR EDITORIAL BUNGLE?

2005-07-07 Thread Philip Thomas
Goanet News Bytes * July 6, 2005 * Official plans on the ... In this e-zine: Talk about finalising the Pernem-Canacona four-lane highway ... o Union minister for surface transport T R Baalu to visit Goa in a week, to decide on the alignment for the proposednew four-lane highway from Pernem to

[Goanet]Re:Konkani 'RingTones' You can compose it too, see how.......... Did any body try ?

2005-07-07 Thread JoeGoaUk
Did any one try ?? one can even compose it on foll nokia models Nokia 1100,3100, 3210, 3310, 3330, 5210, 6100 etc etc if need help, pl contact me. Also, needed volunteers to send Tones to others. (Total request so far 13, not sent to any one yet bcos trying to send the cheapest way from here)

Re: [Goanet]Inspiring information on the catholic church in the US

2005-07-07 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Marlon Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ordinations. In 1965 there were 1,575 ordinations to the priesthood, in 2002 there were 450, a decline of 350 percent. Taking into account ordinations, deaths and departures, in 1965 there was a net gain of 725 priests. In 1998, there was a net loss of

Re: [Goanet]Why married men read matrimonials?

2005-07-07 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 06/07/05, Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try this as an experiment George. Write a lengthy cyber matrimonial honestly describing yourself. Downplay your assets and qualities a bit. In the section where you state what you are looking for, mention the qualities of your

[Goanet]Re: *** Goanet News Bytes * July 6, 2005 *

2005-07-07 Thread mendo castro henriques
Here is my Lusophone website Best Regards Mendo Henriques http://pwp.netcabo.pt/netmendo/ - Original Message - From: Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet-news@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 10:41 PM Subject: *** Goanet News Bytes * July 6, 2005 * Official