Re: [Goanet] Confessions of an Ex-Expatriate

2005-12-14 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nein no xeno here. But how much is their contribution to Goa? > Clearly a few have done immensly, such as David Futers with > his computer project, some in NGO stuff. But many spend times > on the hammock. As for the local tourist economy (benefit

[Goanet] Global climate change and Goa: questions from a village called Moira

2005-12-14 Thread Goanet Reader
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND GOA: QUESTIONS FROM A VILLAGE CALLED MOIRA By Nazar da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BINGO! The world’s biggest polluters are laughing all the way to the bank. (B.I.N.G.O. is now the accepted acronym for Big International Non Governmental Organisations). As natural calamitie

[Goanet] Financial aid for Roman Konkani script writers

2005-12-14 Thread english books
Hello Goanetters I read this news with interest. Atlast Roman Konkani is getting its due recognization. And that is good news to all Romi Konkani Lovers. Just a simple suggestion, why not re publish the books of Reginald and many other writers. It will nice for our youngsters to read these books

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: An invitation from the Consul (VM de Malar)

2005-12-14 Thread Goanet Reader
An invitation from the Consul by V. M. de Malar [EMAIL PROTECTED] It;s a winning personal gesture that's found deep resonance in Goan hearts, and a welcome gust of fresh air into a diplomatic relationship bogged down in bureaucratic detail. It's also a pioneering curatorial effort that has result

[Goanet] Dr. Garcia de Orta - the other view

2005-12-14 Thread gilbertlaw
Hi Santosh: Thanks for your polite and intellectual response. I think we are getting somewhere. If it is alright with you, I will analyze your quote and your sources. Kind Regards, GL Santosh Helekar: Please note that neither Alfredo nor I claimed that Orta was brought before the Inquisition

Re: Re: [Goanet] Why Goa has names for 132 species of local fish... (a brief rev

2005-12-14 Thread Bernado Colaco
Da below info is provided by none other than Délio to me (Ole Xac)and refers to the suppression of Concani: 'That was a decree (Alvará) of 1684 by the viceroy D. Francisco de Tavora. In Sod, Konkani Research Bulletin : 9 by Thomas Stephens Konkani Kendr, pp. 41 ff, you will find an article on

[Goanet] UTTH GOENKARA: Goa in danger

2005-12-14 Thread lino dourado
Goa in danger Goans wake up from your deep slumber. Our beautiful beloved Goa is in mortal danger of total destruction. It is not the outsiders but the insiders, our very own MLAs, the curse of this land who claim themselves to be the sons of the soil who are on a war footing

[Goanet] PERCEPTIBLE CHANGE IN THE MEDIA

2005-12-14 Thread Philip Thomas
Today's HERALD has a few items which indicate a welcome change (although barely perceptible), in the stance about the vital issue of Goa's aviation scene. Matanhy Saldanha seems to have dropped his ridiculous idea of giving the Navy Mopa in exchange for Dabolim. His consistent anti-Navy stance is

[Goanet] TOURISM, INFRASTRUCTURE ... & DEVELOPMENT

2005-12-14 Thread Philip Thomas
[Self] [Self] These are excerpts from two posts I sent yesterday. If you take them together you will realise that Goa's tourism story is also basically an infrastructure story. More specifically, Goa probably does not have an official tourism policy as people suspect but unofficially its tourism

[Goanet] IFFI, but still fun

2005-12-14 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
IFFI, but still fun FREEZE FRAME Amit Khanna / New Delhi December 14, 2005 Why crib? A film festival is all about fun, festivity and films. Every winter, India hosts a number of film festivals including ones in Kolkata, Mumbai, and Thiruvananthapuram and, of course, the IFFI for the last

[Goanet] A Goan Christmas Story

2005-12-14 Thread Cecil Pinto
"Missing you, John" A short story by Pundalik Asnodkar Translated from the original Konkani by Cecil Pinto -- The phone rang. Just as Gracy was about to pick it up the doorbell sounded. Gracy hesitated. "Maammy, somebody's come!" shouted little Janice at the top of her voi

[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Dezembrachi 14vi, 2005!

2005-12-14 Thread domnic fernandes
Tujem jivit eka khobranchea potra porim. Tuka dista lokak tantun tuji moriad vachunk mellta? (Your life is like a newspaper. Do people read honesty in you?) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Express yourself insta

[Goanet] Website information for plant lovers

2005-12-14 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Please note the correct URLs for information on BSG activities kindly hosted by Goaworldtoday free of charge. www.goa-world.com/goa/plant/ www.goa-world.com/goa/fruitfest/ www.goa-world.com/goa/ or www.panjim.org under 'Events'. Kindly visit the sites for information whenever you need it.

[Goanet] GOA TOURISM: 'QUE SERA SERA' OR 'SUNSET' BUSINESS?

2005-12-14 Thread Philip Thomas
[Mario Goveia] Sure, this is the theory. But what is the ground reality in Goa? Would you say the charges tourists are confronted with for various services are "cost competitive", "what the market can bear" or "plain unadulterated rip-off"? Cheers! ---

[Goanet] Appreciation of Art Installations

2005-12-14 Thread Cecil Pinto
Appreciation of Art Installations Footprints in the sands of ignorance By Cecil Pinto Last Sunday, like most Panjim residents, my wife and I had enough of the IFFI festivities and so we decided to check our Subodh Kerkar's Beach Installations at Candolim. My awareness about the nature and signi

[Goanet] Support our Artists

2005-12-14 Thread Margaret Mascarenhas
For those of you unable to attend, or unaware of, the opening of the fantastic exhibition of art at the Panjim residence of the Portuguese Consul, Dr Pedro Adao, on Saturday (10th), I urge you to take the opportunity to experience it. There, you will find representative work of the best artists

[Goanet] ODIOUS COMPARISONS?

2005-12-14 Thread Philip Thomas
Today's HERALD has an interesting report titled "Goa is world's fourth hottest X'mas spot" this year among Britons. Tenerife, Barbados and Sharm al Shaikh Egypt are the top three. Bangkok with whom Goa is often dubiously compared ranks 8th. Bali, the other place mentioned in the same breath as Bang

[Goanet] Birthday wishes and Wishfull thinknig

2005-12-14 Thread Miguel Braganza
Just yesterday it was Mr. Manohar Parrikar's 50th birthday. I join fellow Mhapsekars and other Goenkars in wishing him well. Fifty years is an epoch like any half-century. May he live to be a hundred and three. that is what we wish anyone for whom we sing the birthday song...although life expe

[Goanet] MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL- See you at The New Years Dance in Woodgreen

2005-12-14 Thread Cyril Pereira
I would like to wish all at Goanet A Very Merry Christmas and A Prosperous New Year 2006 . At the same time a wish to all Readers and Fellow Goan Brothers & Sisters . Specially to all those who will be going on Holidays in the next few days / Week or so . Happy Newreos to you all . May we hav

[Goanet] EXTEND DATE FOR COMMENTS ON REGIONAL PLAN 2011

2005-12-14 Thread President\(sgpiag\)
SGPIAG/2005/06/19 12.12.2005 Chief Minister of Goa Old Secretariat Panaji Goa Sir, SUB EXTENSION OF TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS REGIONAL PLAN 2011 ___

Re: [Goanet] GOA TOURISM: 'QUE SERA SERA' OR 'SUNSET' BUSINESS?

2005-12-14 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the > first sale that matters, but the repeat sales over > time, from old customers returning because they were > pleased by their experience and from them telling > their friends they were pleased. All of this > disappears very quickly when they fee

Re: [Goanet] Dr. Garcia de Orta - the other view

2005-12-14 Thread Santosh Helekar
Hi Gilbert, Sorry for saying this again, but I have the same problems with your last post as I had with your initial post on Garcia de Orta. You once again provide no justification in terms of reference to original or earlier historical works for any of your own speculations. But you go ahead and

[Goanet] Attention: Green Cross, Goa

2005-12-14 Thread George Pinto
Is Green Cross, Goa, active? http://www.goacom.org/community/greencross/ Can someone from Green Cross (Nirmal Kulkarni?) please contact me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] George Pinto -- |Goa - 2005 Santo

[Goanet] MOPA MAKES NATIONAL NEWS

2005-12-14 Thread Philip Thomas
http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Row+over+Goa's+new+inter national+airport&id=82385&category=National Row over Goa's new international airport Frankie Fernandes Watch story Tuesday, December 13,

[Goanet] Sporting in Durand final

2005-12-14 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Sporting in Durand final NEW DELHI, Dec. 14. - The superior physique and experience of the Sporting Clube de Goa players proved decisive as the Federation Cup runners-up overwhelmed Assam Rifles 3-0, to book a place in the final of the Durand Cup football tournament here today. The difference in

[Goanet] RE:GOA TOURISM: 'QUE SERA SERA' OR 'SUNSET' BUSINESS?

2005-12-14 Thread Philip Thomas
Phillip, You talk about "ground reality" as if everyone in Goa follows the same practices. Besides, are you proposing that Goan businesses should charge what YOU think they should, instead of "what the market can bear", which is based on competition, supply and demand? > If you don't like the busi