[Goanet] Re: Dabolim & Mopa

2005-09-08 Thread George Pinto
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To me its absolutely clear that the CM's ideas about Mopa's proposed design > are out in left field and do not inspire any confidence. GOG has to go back > to the drawing boards soonest or else Goa's aviation scene is going to go > for a spin. And that would

[Goanet] tourism

2005-09-08 Thread rajesh kundia
hy there r many good reason go to goa,i know but some r tension all over in world also goa in,i heard many seller is selling to beach area so long time but last few days he is not alloted to stay in beach side or any side ,any reason plz if u any reason true u will corrospondence to me and good

[Goanet] Pedido_de_informao

2005-09-08 Thread V Baltasar
Estou em Portugal. Conheço uma senhora que se chama Eucária Tertuliana de Souza (76anos) natural de Goa, penso que Bardez (?). Está perto de mim e há vários anos que não regressou à India. Será que ainda tem família em Goa? Quem? Haverá algum contacto email de algum familiar? Tinha um irmão em Go

[Goanet] Direct Bombay return £352

2005-09-08 Thread LetsGotoGoa
Dear all, Virgin and BA both selling tickets to Bom for £352 with taxes http://www.southalltravel.co.uk/index.aspx thanks for Goa & Goa Flights info.. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/LetsGotoGoa GOAN NRI related.. http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/

[Goanet] Talking about IFFI.......

2005-09-08 Thread Bosco D'Mello
ee of Gandhi. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050908/WATER08 /TPEntertainment http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050907/WATER07 /TPEntertainment/ Some estimates indicate the 10-day jamboree will result in at least $67 million dollars going directly into T

[Goanet] Katrina

2005-09-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
.. read this. You won’t believe it. (Even I didn’t)... Read to the very end – worth it: Vasant It was a broiling August afternoon in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Big Easy, the City That Care Forgot. Those who ventured outside moved as if they were swimming in tupelo honey. Those inside paid

[Goanet] RE: Alemaoji - Keep up the pressure

2005-09-08 Thread Philip Thomas
Chief minister Rane, commenting on the controversy, strongly supported Mopa airport project stating, "The new airport is required keeping in mind the requirement of next 25 years.'' "Existing airport has restrictions. It can't accommodate huge aircrafts. We have to think of the future,'' he said. W

[Goanet] RE: Dabolim versus Mopa replacement airport.

2005-09-08 Thread Philip Thomas
Not a word in this piece about why the Navy is sitting tight at Dabolim and not making any headway whatsover with the airfield at Seabird after all these years and shifting its military flight training to it. The length of Dabolim's runway is said to be 11,000 feet, (about the same as those at

[Goanet] ABBE FARIA STAMP

2005-09-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Abbe Faria website (www.abbefaria.com) has been updated with new material (see links below). For those who have not visited the site, or not yet signed the petition (http://www.abbefaria.com/Petition.htm) for the proposed Abbe Faria Stamp, or remain undecided, there is still the opportunity

[Goanet] Re: IS GOA LIBERATABLE FURTHER?

2005-09-08 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
I just received this message a few minutes ago from a Goanetter who does not live in Kuwait. Am forwarding the same to Goanet without comment. QUOTE Dear Bosco, Until recently, A. Veronica used to refer to Goans in Kuwait as 'ROSTAD.' Two weeks ago, he began using the word "WORMS" to refer t

[Goanet] THE SECRET OF THE SUPER POWER --- EXERCISE

2005-09-08 Thread Francis Lobo
THE SECRET OF THE SUPER POWER --- EXERCISE Francis Lobo Fortune magazine dated July 25, 2005 has this cartoon on the Feature page, which shows Uncle Sam saying, “Boy! It turns out that getting a Ph. D. is better than steroids! Those hotshots from I.I.T. won’t shove me around again!” I

[Goanet] BOOK REVIEW: The Sixth Night by Silviano Barbosa

2005-09-08 Thread Bosco D'Mello
The below review appeared in a recent edition of "The Badge" - newsletter of Toronto Police Services. - Bosco Silviano Barbosa has got the write stuff. Last December, the veteran ITS employee and avid writer authored his first full-fledged novel. In The Sixth Night, the Goan-born programmer

Re: [Goanet] IS GOA LIBERATABLE FURTHER?

2005-09-08 Thread Bernado Colaco
A. V. has the right of opinion. Maybe at this moment he feels weak and meek. His fear is that if Goans fight bharat there will be a serious loss of life. That is understandable! Further in his article A.V. has left some pointers for Goans: that under indian occupation not to sell properties and

[Goanet] Re: *** Goanet News Bytes * September 8 & 7, 2005

2005-09-08 Thread GLADWYN RIBEIRO SA
Its nice to read about whats happenin in our mother land. But the sad thing is when will we unite ,are we deaf or blind as to what is happening to the world.How much money can a man store . We talk about culture which is there in India but its only tradition that keeps it alive.Thats why I came

[Goanet] The Ramponkar, Globalisation and the politicians.

2005-09-08 Thread xembuh Moidekar
A Ramponkar fisherman returns home in his canoe and is met by a foreign expert serving in this developing country. The expert asks the fisherman why he is back so early. He replies that he could have stayed out longer but that he had caught enough to care for his family. "And now, what do you d

[Goanet] RE: The alleged coining of the word 'liberatable'

2005-09-08 Thread rene barreto
Goenkars and Friends of Goenkars ! I think that Mr. Nair's remarks was uncalled for. Let 's stop abusive posts on this Forum ...and more so towards our Goans. rene From: "Radhakrishnan Nair" Maybe they are planning to revive organic farming in Goa by reclaiming the Dabolim airfield from

[Goanet] Re:Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act

2005-09-08 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Cybergoakars in Goa, This is just to remind you of of the Friday Balcao on "Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act" today, Friday 09, September, 2005 at Liberty Apts. [between Mhapsa Municipal council and the Judicial Courts],NH-17, Mhapsa-Goa, at 4.00 P.M.. This is your opportuni

[Goanet] Dabolim & Mopa

2005-09-08 Thread George Pinto
It does not take an aviation expert to figure out the Dabolim situation. The Navy considers it (wrongly) as the spoils of 1961 and has a dog in the manger attitude towards holding on to it. It also does not take an aviation expert to figure out that Mopa is a white elephant as currently concei

[Goanet] LEGAL PRACTIONERS IN GOA

2005-09-08 Thread godfrey gonsalves
Locating a good advocate to take up one's brief is not an easy task. After all they are part of the Judiciary system. A system that is known for delays despite the frequently repeated "JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED". To expect a verdict within one's lifetime could be wishful thinking at th

[Goanet] Congratulations to David Futers!

2005-09-08 Thread Bernado Colaco
GOA-UK TEACHER EXCHANGE: David Futers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> reports that GONAS is having another teacher exchange in 2006 when two teachers from Westgate Community College, Newcastle upon Tyne will visit Goa and its educational establishments for a two week period. Jude Miranda and Antonieta Noronha

[Goanet] Dabolim versus Mopa replacement airport.

2005-09-08 Thread jaytey
Dabolim versus Mopa replacement airport. Dabolim airport was built around 1953, and is very basic. It is a runway and the terminal building does not have the capacity for enlargement. There is no amenities of any kind and there is no land around the airport for building, bunkering of fuel, and exp

[Goanet] RE:Re:Re: IS GOA LIBERATABLE FURTHER?

2005-09-08 Thread Philip Thomas
[RKN] I myself would be surprised if anything as challenging as 'organic farming' was undertaken after the odious task of 'liberating' Dabolim airport from the Navy. The way things look, the place would probably just be allowed to go to seed (no pun intended). The 'strategic intent' seems to be "

Re: [Goanet] Two song suggestions for Isabel Vas' drama on Abbe Faria

2005-09-08 Thread Helga do Rosario Gomes
You have truly excelled yourself this time Cecil. --Helga Dear Isabel, Thanks for asking me to give some thought to possible song lyrics for your forthcoming play on Abbe Faria. I know you didn't exactly ask me but I took the

Re: [Goanet] IS GOA LIBERATABLE FURTHER?

2005-09-08 Thread Helga do Rosario Gomes
No I didn't as I am not familiar with the prose of Veronica - my Delete button has a life of its own when it encounters his ramblings. >However, I think you understood the meaning well, didn't you? But Paulo you and I know that Google spits out anything you want it to! Try Goanese! >On another no

Re: [Goanet] From Argentina!!!

2005-09-08 Thread Jim Fernandes
Hello Roberto, There may be several surnames that may be common between the peoples of India and Argentina. I think these occurences may be just a coincidence and possibly not due to any relationships. For example, I have a close friend in Buenos Aires whose last name is 'Rama'. He is not a h

[Goanet] Mapusa garbage trucks detained

2005-09-08 Thread Miguel Braganza
Mapusa garbage trucks detained MAPUSA, Sept 7: Attempts by Mapusa Municipal Council to dispose garbage triggered yet another round of tension on September 7, when four MMC workers were arrested while dumping garbage at the proposed dumping site near Housing Board Colony at Assagao. Acting on a comp

RE: [Goanet] Re:Re: IS GOA LIBERATABLE FURTHER?

2005-09-08 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
Just like Santosh, I also feel that some readers did not pay much attention to what A. Veronica really wrote. It is regrettable that rather than trying to understand the message, they seem to have got stuck trying to find a meaning for a word which is perfectly understandable but apparently does

[Goanet] Konkan Railway *Scrap Vehicles Sale* at Ratnagiri, Madgaon & Belapur

2005-09-08 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
See http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/tender/tender_st_vehicles.htm Tender No.ST/20/05/0005 Opened on : 05.09.2005. Sub: Display of tender for sale of Scrap Vehicles, Jeeps Gyps, Cars, Mazda etc. from Ratnagiri, Madgaon And Belapur (Nerul) Quantit

[Goanet] Alemaoji - Keep up the pressure

2005-09-08 Thread carlos6143
News -- Goa: Congress a Divided House over Construction of Mopa International Airport from Rupesh Samant in Panaji for Daijiworld News Network - Goa Panaji, Sep 8: It is Congress versus Congress in Goa. The Congress party in Goa seems to be divided vertically over the construction of internatio

[Goanet] THEY came to "liberate" this Man of Peace and tortured him !

2005-09-08 Thread goa world
With refrence to: http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=News&list=goanet&info=2005-September&post_id=033024 Fr. Chico Monteiro: A Seed in Oblivion . . . by Dom Martin [TGF Foreword: Those who remember the affable but firm Goan director of the Lar dos Estudantes, will be glad to see his warm smile,

Re: [Goanet] Ad maiora natus sum

2005-09-08 Thread Fr. Ivo Da C. Souza
Dear Fausto, I admire your interest for Latin. I know that you have studied it. It is correct to say "Ad maiora natus sum" (I was born for greater things!). This is used as a motto. If you want it in plural, it would be "Ad maiora nati sumus" ("we were born for greater things!). You may be co

[Goanet] From Argentina!!!

2005-09-08 Thread Roberto Tilve
Hi My name is Roberto Javier Tilve, I am a lawyer and live in Buenos Aires (Argentina). I discovered one year ago that there are a lot of people who have the surname Tilve in India. I had never thought it before. Do you know the origin of this surname in India? It does not any meaning in my lan

[Goanet] RE: The alleged coining of the word 'liberatable'

2005-09-08 Thread jose colaco
From: "Radhakrishnan Nair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Helga do Rosario asks: But what does 'libertable' mean Paulo? I could not find it in any of my regular dictionaries.) Exactly my question, Helga! Erudite Paulo and waffling Veronica do make strange bedfellows, but they have found common ground i

Re: [Goanet] IS GOA LIBERATABLE FURTHER?

2005-09-08 Thread Santosh Helekar
On 9/7/05, Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Libertable means can Goa be liberated from thebharatas?B. Colaco       Has B. Colaco read the following from A. Veronica? One has to ignore the fact that worms do not bark, and some feckless clamorers and campaigners live in the east.   "Libera

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * September 8 & 7, 2005 * Goa is rich in bank deposits... towns close for Ganesh festivities

2005-09-08 Thread Goanet News Service
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[Goanet] Plastics, 2001 issue

2005-09-08 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
We still haven't obviously learnt our lessons in Goa! FN Topic in sci.environment Plastic Waste Plagues Goa, India's Tourist Jewel Chive Mynde May 11 2001, 1:50 am Newsgroups: sci.environment From: Chive Mynde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: 10 May 2001 12:59:00 -0700 Subject: Plastic Waste Plagu

[Goanet] (no subject)

2005-09-08 Thread richard
Hello Mr.Venantius J.Pinto, Com muito prazer! Here are the details: Title of the book:Latin Grammar. Author: Fr. A.Jean, S.J. Edition:Ninth Printer-Publisher: Rev.Fr. Anandu Lourdes, Superintendent, S

[Goanet] looking for an email

2005-09-08 Thread Olivier de Gaetano
Hello, I plan to travel in GOA next month and I'm looking for my email's cousin : Ludgero Saldanha, he's working in the tourism administration in Panjim. Could you help me to get an email adress please ? Many thanks Olivier

[Goanet] Two song suggestions for Isabel Vas' drama on Abbe Faria

2005-09-08 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
Bravo, Cecil, ROFLMAO !!! (^-^) Lawrence

[Goanet] Re:Re: IS GOA LIBERATABLE FURTHER?

2005-09-08 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
(Helga do Rosario asks: But what does 'libertable' mean Paulo? I could not find it in any of my regular dictionaries.) Exactly my question, Helga! Erudite Paulo and waffling Veronica do make strange bedfellows, but they have found common ground in making Goa 'liberatable' to the extent that Pa

[Goanet] SEEDS OF FUTURE TROUBLE

2005-09-08 Thread Philip Thomas
VM De Malar in "A Permanent Good Thing" writes (excerpts): 1 "Just this once things have turned out the way they should". 2. "this is where IFFI belongs" 3. "The first festival was a disillusioning experience for Goans" 4. "Still we should see the opportunity for what it is and recognise that

RE: [Goanet] IS GOA LIBERATABLE FURTHER?

2005-09-08 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
Yes, Helga, well spotted. However, I think you understood the meaning well, didn't you? On another note, if you do a google search of the word "liberatable", you will find hundreds of pages... Regards Paulo. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > B

[Goanet] GOASTALGIA: Does anyone remember this old post?

2005-09-08 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Accidentally came across this post on Usenet this evening, and thought of sharing it: http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.indian/browse_thread/thread/8041501c1869f13d/6c342e98398e3832?lnk=st&q=Goa+India&rnum=4#6c342e98398e3832 want information on India's capture of goa Only 1 message in to

[Goanet] Two song suggestions for Isabel Vas' drama on Abbe Faria

2005-09-08 Thread Cecil Pinto
Dear Isabel, Thanks for asking me to give some thought to possible song lyrics for your forthcoming play on Abbe Faria. I know you didn't exactly ask me but I took the task on anyway. My songwriting capabilities, I feel, have been underutilized and I am glad to have this opportunity to compos

[Goanet] Re: *** Goanet's 11th Anniversary - August 25, 2005

2005-09-08 Thread gerry ferns
THANKS HERMAN FOR THE GREAT WORK OF BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL.GOANET NEEDS TO TAKE FOR ITS NEW GOALS-- EXCELLENCE AND OBJECTIVITY. WITH EVERY GOOD WISH. GERRY. --- Herman Carneiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ## > # Don't j

Re: [Goanet] "Essence of Goa" online store at www.goacom.com offline?

2005-09-08 Thread Marlon Menezes
Ronald, The site is www.goanfoods.com. However FDA approval has been delayed by about a month which means that you cannot buy sausages online for now. You can contact Roy directly at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to see if he has any samples. He has sent me many of his samples for taste testing and I have t

[Goanet] NATIONAL SECURITY PERSPECTIVE (2nd try)

2005-09-08 Thread Philip Thomas
Two recent items from TIMES OF INDIA: 1. Sept 2,'05: "India tops list of arms purchases in 2004". In TIMES VIEW there is a "whopping imbalance" between attention to security and attention to development. Even in the COUNTER VIEW there is an admission that "India has edged out China in arms p

[Goanet] NEWS-GOA: Tourist to appeal over Goa murder

2005-09-08 Thread Goanet News Service
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4219132.stm Tourist to appeal over Goa murder Adrian Duggan and Catherine Campbell Adrian Duggan was convicted of Catherine Campbell's murder A holidaymaker from south Wales sentenced to life in India for murdering his girlfriend is to appeal against his c

Re: [Goanet] UDHAY BHEMBRE IS SECULAR

2005-09-08 Thread Bernado Colaco
--- Francisco Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have just learnt from Mr. Godfrey Gonsalves's > appreciated column about the scathing attack of Mr. > Mathany Saldanha against Mr. Udhay Bhembre. > Apparently, earlier, Mr. Bhembre had filed a report > in > a Marathi paper criticizing Mathany. =