Re: [Goanet] Pre Pot 1961 Goa

2006-03-31 Thread Bernado Colaco
The attitude of those who still hanker for the good old times under Portuguese rule will be well understood by psychiatrists and psychologists as displaying a slave mentality. It is an established fact that many freed slaves would choose to return to their masters because they preferred

Re: [Goanet] How much emigration of the well to do took place from Goa?

2006-03-31 Thread Bernado Colaco
Talk about how much immigration is taking place today. BC === - Original Message From: cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Saturday, 1 April, 2006 2:35:06 AM Subject: [Goanet] How much emigration of the well to do took place from Goa?

Re: [Goanet] Illegal Portuguese immigrants in Canada

2006-03-31 Thread Bernado Colaco
No problems from the Irish (illegals) I guess since they built your cantonment in Jabalpur! BC - Original Message From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org Sent: Thursday, 30 March, 2006 3:46:51 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Illegal

[Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-31 Thread Peter D'Souza
Santosh Helekar wrote: above poster derogatorily refers to as defrocked, has been conclusively shown to have originated from the above poster's IP address. 1. How reliable is proof when the only person offering such proof has been known to modify quotes (in one instance actually inserting a

[Goanet] Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-31 Thread gilbertlaw
I read your post below with interest. Without reference to the individual you refer in your post, yet excluding no one; I wonder why people post supposedly pious post. Are they being smart, manipulative or just plain silly? Kind Regards, GL Santosh: Goanetters, please note that the above

[Goanet] Missed a Golden Opportunity

2006-03-31 Thread gilbertlaw
BC (Goanet's one and only) missed a golden opportunity to brand-name / trademark the one word for which he is most famous for. Read below for the rest of the story from Reuters as it appeared on the wire service. Now Bharti will be really taking over. Nortel revamps services business to

[Goanet] RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA

2006-03-31 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA Further to the reported murder of Fr Eusebio and the apprehension of two suspects, Goanet has had a profusion of reactions to the murder. A few have wanted to be 'judge, jury and executioner' including

Re: [Goanet] Pre Pot 1961 Goa

2006-03-31 Thread floriano
Excellent, Fabulous, Great, Laudable, Exhilarating, Mind-Bogling, Superbe, And finally absolutely and unequivocally Sensible. Dear Tony, If I could sit down with the English (Oxford) Dictionary and search for more appropriate words, I would be happy to just do that to show my appreciation of

[Goanet] Re: India sex selection doctor jailed - and Elizabeth's What If?

2006-03-31 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Dear Dr Colaco You wrote: I trust you are NOT suggesting that Spina Bifida is gender specific. My sentence and syntax are clear. I said undertake gender specific accommodations, for a child with spina bifidia. You wrote: 1: Physicians who participate in shameful exercises e.g. Ultrasound Scan

Re: [Goanet] How much emigration of the well to do took place from Goa?

2006-03-31 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Cornel, I don't have any statistics here but to the best of my knowledge and my father's recollection, many Batkars left for Portugal, leaving nothing more than a mudkar to look after their properties. It is at this juncture, that many Mudkars illegally and aided by the government's land to the

[Goanet] Re: India sex selection doctor jailed - and Elizabeth's What If 2

2006-03-31 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
With reference to gender specific accommodations, I meant such things like learning how to use a catheter, design a toilet with handicap facilities, etc --- jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Elizabeth, Do forgive my being thick this evening (here) but could you please expand on

Re: [Goanet] Goan 'Kokno'

2006-03-31 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
if you think about it Ayatollah wasn't that bad! :)) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kudos Elisabeth, You are on a fast-track to being an ayatollah. Kind Regards, GL __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection

[Goanet] Re: India sex selection doctor jailed - and Elizabeth's What If?

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
From: Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yet, I find it more reprehensible that as a women, under Indian law I am disallowed from finding out the gender of my baby by u/s. What if a parent were to find out that their child will be born handicaped, say with spina bifidia? Dear Elizabeth,

[Goanet] Re: India sex selection doctor jailed - and Elizabeth's What If 2

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
Elizabeth Carvalho wrote:My sentence and syntax are clear. I said undertake gender specific accommodations, for a child with spina bifidia. Dear Elizabeth, Do forgive my being thick this evening (here) but could you please expand on what you mean by undertake gender specific accommodations,

[Goanet] RE: Tony Correia-Afonso et Pre Pot 1961 Goa

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you happened to belong to the privileged class, you certainly enjoyed the good life and were duly rewarded for loyalty to the Portuguese colonial regime. The vast majority of the population, however, was illiterate, economically deprived and largely exploited.

[Goanet] Re: India sex selection doctor jailed - and Elizabeth's What If 3

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
From: Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] With reference to gender specific accommodations, I meant such things like learning how to use a catheter, design a toilet with handicap facilities, etc Dear Elizabeth, I thank you for the courtesy of your response. I am not sure that lack of an

Re: [Goanet] Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-31 Thread Chris Vaz
---Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ---Goanetters, please note that the above claim of false accusation has been shown to be bogus... The above poster who is known on Goan websites as the master-truncator for his penchant to distort the e-mails of other e-mailers to advance and

[Goanet] Separation of school and state?

2006-03-31 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I fully support the separation of school and state. You seem to implicitly convey that the government deserves the role of education provider, I do not see it as its mandate. It does a fair enough job in the USA, but you can't say the same about the

[Goanet] A.R. Rahman's Show in Kuwait.

2006-03-31 Thread A. Veronica Fernandes
A.R. RAHMAN MEGA MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA IN KUWAIT. 7th of April 2006 is the date set for the Musical Show of renowned musicial maestro A. R. Rahman who is known not only all over India but all over the world. He is an idol of big populace who are crazy for his musical performance. And when I

[Goanet] City bikers to earn Goa-faster stripes on 1500-mile trip

2006-03-31 Thread Peter D'Souza
Fri 31 Mar 2006 City bikers to earn Goa-faster stripes on 1500-mile trip GARETH ROSE TWO bikers are to ride 1500 miles across India after being inspired by Ewan McGregor's round-the-world bike ride. Peter McLellan and Millar Graham are to ride from Goa to Varkala on 1960s motorbikes to raise

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno'

2006-03-31 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Hi Oscar, Nice to meet an Aussie Goan here on Goanet. I don't think we've know each other because I didn't school in Goa. If it makes you feel any better,paddy field in Goa are virtually worthless, unless you are crooked enough to convert them into construction land, which you don't strike me as

[Goanet] How much emigration of the well to do took place from Goa?

2006-03-31 Thread cornel
Most Goans are well aware of the outflow of many thousands of fellow Goans, over a long period, seeking economic betterment outside Goa. But did the outflow include many from those families which owned large tracks of land and controlled substantial resources accruing from such ownership? I

[Goanet] Reliance Mobile: Cuts ISD Rates: To US/Europe/Canada etc Rs.6/minute to Gulf/Africa Rs.8

2006-03-31 Thread JoeGoaUk
Reliance Mobile: Cuts ISD Rates: To US/Europe/Canada etc Rs.6/minute to Gulf/Africa Rs.8 Hope, Idea Celluar also cuts its rate soon (currently up to Rs.16/minute to UK etc) === Reliance Info cuts ISD rates by 69% March 31, 2006 15:56 IST (Rediff) Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance

[Goanet] Canada discriminating against the Portuguese immigrants?

2006-03-31 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
The former Portuguese President, Jorge Sampaio, expressed doubts if the Canadian authorities apply same rules to all illegal immigrants, or are discriminating against the Portuguese. The local daily PUBLICO also reported that the Portuguese foreign minister visiting Canada to resolve the crisis

[Goanet] ACTION ALERT:Goa�s coastline fast er oding!

2006-03-31 Thread goadesc
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED, The time is come for the people of Goa to ORGANISE not AGONISE !!

[Goanet] Goan 'Kokno'

2006-03-31 Thread gilbertlaw
Kudos Elisabeth, You are on a fast-track to being an ayatollah. Kind Regards, GL Elisabeth Carvalho I hope you are not apologising on my behalf atleast. If you take the word Konkno out of the Konkani vocabulary, I'd be interested to know what you would replace it by. Hindu? There are many

[Goanet] Gaitonde sets record of $1.5 mn at Christie's

2006-03-31 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Another Goan great. Wasn't he a contemporary of FN Souza? FN Gaitonde sets record of $1.5 mn at Christie's By Indo Asian News Service New York, March 31 (IANS) Painter Vasudeo S. Gaitonde's large abstract oil came under the hammer for $1.472 million at Christie's Asia Week here as

[Goanet] Any Goans in this disaster in Bahrain?

2006-03-31 Thread Gabe Menezes
Many die in Bahrain boat disaster At least 57 people have died after a crowded pleasure boat capsized in the Gulf off the coast of Bahrain. Most of the passengers on board when the two-deck Arabic dhow keeled over were foreigners from a construction firm enjoying an evening dinner cruise. The

[Goanet] Re: Homeschooling in Goa vs USA

2006-03-31 Thread Peter D'Souza
Mervyn Lobo wrote: Peter, If I am not mistaken, your govt has laws that decide where on earth you are allowed to travel. Can you explain the moral code behind that one? Mervyn, The moral code behind every law cannot be explained quite directly. Concerning foreign travel, the person

[Goanet] RE: Re: Re: Fred's bluff

2006-03-31 Thread Philip Thomas
In the 'sixties, the business community of Vasco da Gama came out with a petition against the Navy taking up too much land in the area. ... But is is wholly misleading to suggest that the large army presence and the Dabolim airport issue is an argument favouring continued Portuguese ruleAs far

[Goanet] Comprehensive Pre-Marital Tests

2006-03-31 Thread Cecil Pinto
Comprehensive Pre-Marital Tests Other diseases can be destructive too? By Cecil Pinto With the proposed Mandatory Pre-Marital HIV Test Act being hailed nation-wide as a landmark legislation, the Goa Government is suddenly 'on a roll'. Anyone who is anyone in the Government are preening, and

Re: [Goanet] Modn Death Anncemnts etc.. 'Every one goes to Heaven?' Bible says.......

2006-03-31 Thread Gregory Gomes
Please note what Bible says:- Jesus said 'In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you And if I go and prepare a place for you I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am there ye may be also' John 14 So,

[Goanet] Trio Orlando in Contacto Goa

2006-03-31 Thread Bernado Colaco
I wonder if any Goannetter has the contact of Orlando Noronha of Trio Orlando. His fusion (sitar and table with guitarra) performance of Cancao do Mar was unheard and excellent. Regards BC _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet

Re: [Goanet] Re: Re: Fred's bluff

2006-03-31 Thread Bernado Colaco
Yes you prefer to live in a 3rd world rut with no Passage out except for the Portuguese citizenship? BC - Original Message From: Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Frederick Noronha(FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sent: Friday, 31 March, 2006 9:50:39 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: Re: Fred's

[Goanet] Pre Pot 1961 Goa

2006-03-31 Thread tonyca
There are some controversies which will never end and considering the fact that we are still debating the pros and cons of Goa's liberation/invasion/annexation on Goanet 45 years after the event, makes it one such controversy. Since we cannot agree on a political description of the event

[Goanet] re Valmiki on Fred's bluff

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
From: Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] And those who still entertain doubts about the *motherland* need to take a second -- perhaps closer -- look at the geographical map of India, for that matter of South East Asia. jc's response: I agree with Mr. Valmiki Faleiro. We surely

[Goanet] Priest Murder Case : What others Say ?

2006-03-31 Thread JoeGoaUk
Priest Murder Case : What others Say? Day 15, nothing reported except two letters to the editors in NT which are partly quoted in the end below. from popular 'Stray Thoughts' columns (http://goanobserver.com/) HOME MINISTER, POLICE SHOULD COME CLEAN ON THE PRIEST MURDER. People are not very

[Goanet] BUDIKABAL (Bud'di-ka-bhal) or 'Matare Kens'

2006-03-31 Thread JoeGoaUk
BUDIKABAL (Bud'di-ka-bhal) or 'Matare Kens' in konkani. Remember that ? during your school time may be ? I am sure we all do.. But here, I am really not talking about the 'sugar Candy' but real 'budikabal'. When (abroad) we regularly meet certain Goan people in their 50+ and one day all of a