[Goanet]GOANET ADMIN ANNOUNCEMENT: Goanet Rules - Revised

2005-08-04 Thread Herman Carneiro
Goanet, the first and largest Goa-related mailing list, offers a unique platform for communication on issues pertinent to Goa and Goans worldwide. In order to maintain a high quality of dialogue and information-sharing, this decade-old network has established rules to encourage smooth and confl

[Goanet]CM &/or HERALD PLAY FOOTSIE ... WITH PUBLIC!

2005-08-04 Thread Philip Thomas
HERALD has a fairly big report on an inside page today (Aug 5) titled "Tendering of works for Mopa Airport by Dec: CM" based on a press briefing. In the context of the recent catastrophic shut down of Mumbai airport, the CM reportedly makes the gratuitous remark that "The Mopa airport can be an al

[Goanet]Saturday 6th August Legal literacy camp at Merces

2005-08-04 Thread GOACAN
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[Goanet]GSRP TO RELEASE 'ROAD MAP FOR GOA' ON WORLD GOA DAY - 20 AUGUST 2005.

2005-08-04 Thread goasuraj
To: The Administrator, GOANET. For kind favour of publication. Thank you, Sd/- (Floriano Lobo) Spokesperson Goasuraj ANNOUNCEMENT [CHANGE OF RELEASE DATE ] Goa Su-Raj Party wishes to inform that the release date of its "Road Map for Goa" as well as the 1km/1mile 'Open Event' bicycle race in PAN

[Goanet]' World Goa Day ' Brisbane Club de Goa

2005-08-04 Thread Joy de Souza
Goenkars, Message from my daughter / secretary of Club de Goa, Brisbane regarding 'World Goa Day' . 3 Cheers (Konkani someone?? ) for Ivy (N.Z) Mog asundi Joy de Souza Club de Goa (President) Hi there, You are invited to join us in celebrating Club de Goa's 3rd "World Goa Day". Date:

[Goanet]NEWS: Tracking the trippers from Gaza to Goa

2005-08-04 Thread Goanet News Service
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121936539 Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 04:46:38 +0530 Tracking the trippers from Gaza to Goa By TALYA HALKIN For documentary filmmaker Yoav Shamir, the distance between the sand dunes of Gaza and the beaches of Goa is not

Re: [Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza; East Indian....

2005-08-04 Thread carlos6143
Mario, You are absolutely correct. To say that Dinesh was hired because he is East Indian is nonsense and not worth arguing. He was hired because of his merits. And, Yes there will always be someone on this net to bring him down. No matter what they say, he has already established himself and

[Goanet]Railway staff work on Roha-Panvel line

2005-08-04 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
Publication: The Times Of India, Mumbai Date: 04/08/2005 Section: Pg 05 - City Page Number: 5 Rly staff work on Roha-Panvel line TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mumbai: Even as commuters went berserk at Mumbra and Ghatkopar stations to protest the disruption of services, a sea of labourers were toiling away

Re: [Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza

2005-08-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 04/08/05, Vivian D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Instead of being proud of the achievements of one of > our fellow Goans (or Indian), in typical crab > mentality we want to tear him down, calling him > something he is not etc. > We may not agree with his political leanings, but > given him

[Goanet]Dept.of Civil Supplies confiscates LPG cylinders

2005-08-04 Thread GOACAN
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Re: [Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza

2005-08-04 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Vivian D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Instead of being proud of the achievements of one of > our fellow Goans (or Indian), in typical crab > mentality we want to tear him down, calling him > something he is not etc. > We may not agree with his political leanings, but > given him credit wh

[Goanet]Branded PC FOR RS.9790/-

2005-08-04 Thread Ancy S. D'Souza Paladka
According to the advertisement appeared in Times of India, Mumbai Mirror and other dailies in Mumbai Xenitis is giving new branded pc for the price of Rs. 9790/- (Rupees Nine Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety) only. They have named this pc as Amchi PC. The Configurations of this new pc are as belo

[Goanet]India on the rise.

2005-08-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=J4LB13CHLPDCJQFIQMGCM5OAVCBQUJVC?xml=/opinion/2005/08/04/dl0402.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/08/04/ixworld.html India on the rise (Filed: 04/08/2005) The launch in India of a personal computer for only £130 is a mark of how the economy of that cou

[Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza

2005-08-04 Thread Vivian D'Souza
Instead of being proud of the achievements of one of our fellow Goans (or Indian), in typical crab mentality we want to tear him down, calling him something he is not etc. We may not agree with his political leanings, but given him credit where it is due. Despite the odds, coming to this country a

[Goanet]NEWS: Record 16 teams for Goan soccer in Dubai (Khaleej Times Online)

2005-08-04 Thread Goanet News Service
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/sports/2005/August/sports_August32.xml§ion=sports&subsection=football Record 16 teams for Goan soccer By A Correspondent 2 August 2005 DUBAI — After the grand success of 2004 All Goa Inter-village soccer tournament held at Iranian stadium

[Goanet]NEWS: Prized solar shrimp hunt begins in Goa (Business Standard)

2005-08-04 Thread Goanet News Service
http://www.business-standard.com/smartinvestor/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu6&leftindx=6&lselect=10&chklogin=N&autono=196340 Prized solar shrimp hunt begins in Goa Mayuresh Pawar / Panaji August 04, 2005 The annual hunt for the solar shrimp began in Goa from Monday, amidst reports that the prices of t

[Goanet]MY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY !

2005-08-04 Thread gilbertlaw
Hi Ivy and Rene, I fully endorse the following suggestion. Great idea. I have used it in my writings in cyberGoa. A few purists have ridiculed it. (We are Goans). On the whole, I think it gives me great satisfaction, increases my vocabulary and "enriches" my writing. My wife and I have fini

[Goanet]FW: How can we help the flood victims in Mumbai?

2005-08-04 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello Friends /Mogall Ixxtamno, Please allow me to share this letter from Fr. Mario Vaz, SDB, a friend and a colleague of mine since 1962. It is self explanatory. http://www.spiritualdirection.org/NewsAlert-050801.htm. As requested by him, let us keep them in our prayers. Some parishioners of St.

[Goanet]How a speeding mini-bus killed a school boy in Vasco

2005-08-04 Thread GOACAN
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[Goanet]TV channel for Goa

2005-08-04 Thread English Books Al-Ahsa S/R
*** Your mail has been scanned by InterScan. ***-*** Hello Stephen Its useless going to any head of the government. If that was the case, the one hour broadcast would have been 24 hours ages ago. As you already know, all our leaders are self centered, who cann

[Goanet]Monsoon oddyssey in Mumbai

2005-08-04 Thread Mario Goveia
This is an amazing true story of the oddyssey of some close friends who were on their way back from Pune to Detroit on July 27, when the worst deluge in Mumbai history descended upon them. This will be even more amazing to those familiar with the terrain between Chembur and Santa Cruz. David is

[Goanet]An interesting website :

2005-08-04 Thread rene barreto
An interesting website : HOLIDAY TRUTHS http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=44661 === Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo

[Goanet]Bank shoot out in Margao - fatal casualties averted

2005-08-04 Thread godfrey gonsalves
In a daring attempt this afternoon at 1537 hrs IST Agnelo Mendes, a resident of Malbhat Margao a Cashier in the State Bank of Mysore situated at the Ground floor of Damodar Chambers below M/s Hanuman Lawande Chambers (Builder) near the now demolished Blue Pearl Cinema in Margao, and just opposite

Re: [Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza; East Indian....

2005-08-04 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://logosonline.home.igc.org/kelly.htm > If Dinesh D'Souza were not East Indian, he would > simply have no role to play for the Right: there > would be no White House credentials, no > appointments as "scholar,". > Mario respon

[Goanet]Dinesh D'Sousa -- Assagao !!

2005-08-04 Thread eric pinto
Socolvaddo !! Raised in family owned home, Dr. Peter Dias Road, St. Andrews - Bandra, steps from the home of Victor Goveia Pinto, across the street from netter/Sangolda social worker Edwin Pinto. His father Francis proudly displayed the family picture with big Ron, in the Oval Office.

Re: [Goanet]re: dinesh d'souza

2005-08-04 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think dinesh's name has appeared on this list > earlier in a different context. that he is a > conservative and anti-immigrant is well-known. > Mario replies: Dinesh D'Souza is a modern political conservative. He is NOT anti-immigrant, being an im

[Goanet]It doesn't rain; it pours.

2005-08-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2005/2005-08-04-02.asp Record Rains Sweep Mumbai Into Flood Emergency MUMBAI, India, August 4, 2005 (ENS) - Heavy monsoon rains since over the past 10 days have claimed 1,023 lives in the Indian west coast state of Maharashtra, according to police figures, and m

[Goanet]Enquiry into IFFI expenditure.

2005-08-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
Goa CM orders inquiry into IFFI expenditure PANAJI, Aug 1: Goa Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane has instituted an inquiry into the expenditure incurred for the International Film Festival of India held last December following pressure from his cabinet colleagues as well as coalition partners. The rul

[Goanet]Re: Goanet digest, Vol 1 #2415 - 21 msgs

2005-08-04 Thread English Books Al-Ahsa S/R
*** Your mail has been scanned by InterScan. ***-*** Hello Stephen Its useless going to any head of the government. If that was the case, the one hour broadcast would have been 24 hours ages ago. As you already know, all our leaders are self centered, who cann

[Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza; East Indian....

2005-08-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>04 August 2005 08:56 To: goanet@goanet.org http://logosonline.home.igc.org/kelly.htm PART PORTION:- Easy Street There is nothing typical about Dinesh D'Souza's ride to the top. His is an exceptional journey, but exceptional only in the sense of odd or

Re: [Goanet]Costas are Brahmins, and so Indians by origin?

2005-08-04 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- "D'Souza, Avelino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The story that has been doing the rounds for > centuries now is that the > first Costa settler in India had sailed to the > subcontinent in the > company of Vasco da Gama. > But there is also information that the Costas are > Brahmins, and so >

RE: [Goanet]Costas are Brahmins, and so Indians by origin?

2005-08-04 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
Avelino, I cannot understand your reasoning. What does someone's caste has to do with someone's surname? Also, surely you did not think that all Costas descend from the first white Portuguese settler that travelled to India with Vasco da Gama, right? The first hindus who were baptised usually too

[Goanet]MY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ! Ivy de Souza - New Zealand.

2005-08-04 Thread rene barreto
00 MY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ! I suggest we have "Goan Language Week" commencing on WORLD GOA DAY. We can start straightaway with common words and phrases in our emails and in two weeks' time we should be well-versed in

RE: [Goanet]Re: Emigration/Sikh vs Goans

2005-08-04 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
Afra, I used to feel a bit like you but soon realised one cannot generalise. There are a few individuals that behave like you mentioned but not everyone from East Africa is like that. Over the years I have learned to understand and respect that. Anyway, if some people prefer to say that they are Af

[Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza; East Indian....

2005-08-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://logosonline.home.igc.org/kelly.htm PART PORTION:- Easy Street There is nothing typical about Dinesh D'Souza's ride to the top. His is an exceptional journey, but exceptional only in the sense of odd or irregular. He holds the post of "scholar" but has earned only a BA in English from Dar

[Goanet]NEWS: Goa can't sustain elephants, say officials in Panaji...

2005-08-04 Thread Goanet News Service
GOA CAN'T SUSTAIN ELEPHANTS, SAY OFFICIALS IN PANAJI, AFTER JUMBOS KILL ONE >From Pamela D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Panaji, Aug 2: Goa authorities have stepped up efforts to drive back three wild elephants who have strayed from Karnataka, even as the animals claimed one human life on Sunday. Hav

[Goanet]re: niz goenkar

2005-08-04 Thread Eugene Correia
Further to Rene's remark on Niz Goenkar, I just want to add on what I read recently. In his book, Goa, Frank Simoes (which I mentioned earlier re: caste debate), he often calls himself "blue blooded Goan". Maybe he says that for emphatic reasons or satire on his own caste distinction. True, that t

[Goanet]re: dinesh d'souza

2005-08-04 Thread Eugene Correia
I think dinesh's name has appeared on this list earlier in a different context. that he is a conservative and anti-immigrant is well-known. he earned his reputation for himself being an immigrant who has attacked "affirmative action." I have read his two books and many articles. I also think I poin

[Goanet]They too celebrate WORLD GOA DAY ...in NEW YORK , NEW YORK !

2005-08-04 Thread rene barreto
Goenkars ! I am proud and also pleased to announce that the Goan Association of New York have set up a webiste for their association , this website is the work of a ninteen year Samantha - daughter of the newly elected President - Peter D Souza. I think all our efforts

[Goanet]Tanker at Candolim

2005-08-04 Thread Cathy Bowness
Hi There I have been visiting Goa since 1997 and I also book many holidays for English Holiday makers. Has the Tanker been removed from the beach at Candolim? I was in Goa in April this year and it was going to be dismantled in that month? Please let me know. Kind Regards Cathy

[Goanet]Re: *** Goanet Reader: A tale of two IITians -- grassroot visions or grandios vanities?

2005-08-04 Thread Sushant Pai Kane
In every field of life there are two types of people, be it IITans or Non IITans. One who goes ahead and does something. The Second who sits back and asks, WHY WASN'T IT DONE THE OTHER WAY?. Does this article fall in the SECOND CATEGORY? > A TALE OF TWO IITians: GRASSROOT VISIONS OR GRANDIOS V

[Goanet]RE: *** Goanet Reader: A tale of two IITians -- grassroot visions or grandios vanities?

2005-08-04 Thread Gerson da Cunha
enjoyed "a tale of two IITians" very much - da silva and de sa must be congratulated and encouraged - gerson da cunha >A TALE OF TWO IITians: GRASSROOT VISIONS OR GRANDIOS VANITIES?

[Goanet]Re: A tale of two IITians -- grassroot visions ograndios vanities?

2005-08-04 Thread Robert De Souza
Thanks for another great article from Nazar da Silva about a true story and tale of TWO IITians: GRASSROOT VISIONS OR GRANDIOS VANITIES? Thanks for promoting and encouraging our goan writers to look for transformational leaders who make such a difference to peoples lives everyday, everywhere..

[Goanet]Re: *** Goanet Reader: A tale of two IITians -- grassroot visionsorgrandios vanities?

2005-08-04 Thread Jocelyn
Really inspiring. Am thinking of how can someone in Goa try and implement this, but at the same time hoping that someone like a true Leader emerges. Thank you for the contribution. Am an avid reader of Goanet Reader. I am itching to contibute in some way, but not given a try at writing. Regards,

[Goanet]Re: *** Goanet Reader: A tale of two IITians -- grassroot visions or grandios vanities?

2005-08-04 Thread arup angle
 This is absolutely pathetic material!!! Didnt know you people could abase yourselves >A TALE OF TWO IITians: GRASSROOT VISIONS OR GRANDIOS VANITIES? >