[Goanet] ex PDF Govt Minister Mr Joao Baptist Gonsalves dead

2006-05-09 Thread godfrey gonsalves
Two times MLA Panaji Assembly Constituency, and ex Minister for Urban Development in the PDF Government of Mr Churchill Alemao in 1990, Mr Joao Baptist Gonsalves, a native of Colva settled in St Inez Panaji, expired today morning at 0440 a.m. after a brief illness. The funeral rites will be held

Re: [Goanet] Re: Status report on India's progress - Goan skeptic stake note

2006-05-09 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Bosco D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What exactly has Bill Gates got to do with your assertion about India being a superpower - So, why is it that you are card-carrying member of the Bill Melinda Gates foundation ?? Mario responds: Bosco, First of all, I don't think anyone even

Re: [Goanet] The next Gandhi: I'll make India better off than Britain

2006-05-09 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nonetheless, as you might have realized my question was directed at the reflexive display of gratuitous contempt for the person holding an opposing viewpoint rather than for the viewpoint itself. On the latter point, I think that any absurdity

Re: [Goanet] Enlightened Christian

2006-05-09 Thread Nasci Caldeira
Santosh, I am talking of enlightened practices in the behaviorial environment; and also of enlightened 'reason' that leads to superior practices; whilst you are misleading readers into enlightenement vis soul and power of the almighty etc. What I have said, IMPLIES that one does not have

[Goanet] Botanical Society of Goa - Working towards a green future.

2006-05-09 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, If you are interested in plants or doing something for Goa, log on to http://bsg.goa-india.org/ and see what you can do in Goa and/or for Goa. It has stories of what people are already doingother than talking about how bad everything is. Viva Goa. Miguel

[Goanet] Orientation on democracy for King makers

2006-05-09 Thread raul carneiro
Orientation and familiarization  is very useful when one begins a new adventure/work. eg. Teachers have orientation courses, may it be freshers or seniors. .Many professional have to undergo some sort of orientation programme. This is with the view that the persons involved get to know the

[Goanet] Re: Goa bans rave, trance parties

2006-05-09 Thread Miguel Braganza
Surely this must rank as one of Dr.Willy's best jokes. A decision taken at the peak of the foreign tourist season is being implemented two months after its end! Anyone connected with tourism knows that the foreign tourist flow becomes a trickle by mid-March and is almost dried up in May. So WHO is

[Goanet] Singapore need....

2006-05-09 Thread Preetam Raikar
I intend visiting Singapore shortly, any goans there to help with accomodation for about a week ? regds Preetam _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)

[Goanet] Veronica and Iran

2006-05-09 Thread Preetam Raikar
I agree entirely with Veronica, a confrotation with Iran will not only be a economic/jenvironmental disaster for the Mid-East, but for the whole world. Veronica is airing his views, Gabe and Mario who imagine they are the Ayotallah's of Iran by stating that in the event of attacking Iran

[Goanet] Governor Jamir: Diversity of fruits reflects diverse India

2006-05-09 Thread Goanet News Service
Governor Jamir: Diversity of fruits reflects diverse India Panaji (Goa) May 7, 2006: India is a land of varied seasons where different varieties of fruits are available throughout the year and the diverse but distinct tastes of the fruits reflect India, our Motherland, said His Excellency SC

[Goanet] Narayana Murthy on Reservations

2006-05-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Narayana Murthy speaks out on Reservations. BANGALORE: Standards cannot be lowered in the industry or academia for students who may not be competitive or for those who may have lost out in the employment race, Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy said on Tuesday. Speaking after receiving the

[Goanet] Re: Cardinal Dias Deplores Anti-Christian Films

2006-05-09 Thread Jerry Fernandes
Hello Nasci, Thanks for your response. It was good. I happened to see the movie Martin Luther, the priest who rebelled against the catholic church and started the Protestant denomination of Christians. He was the first person to translate the entire Bible in German giving the precedent to

Re: [Goanet] The next Gandhi: I'll make India better off than Britain

2006-05-09 Thread Mario Goveia
I have no idea if John Mill really said what Elisabeth says he said, but on the off chance that readers may mistake John Mill for a modern political liberal, the following are some encyclopedic excerpts to show that John Mill was in every sense a modern political conservative-libertarian in the

[Goanet] Goa news for May 10, 2006

2006-05-09 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa Tourism to woo global tourists (Business Standard India) Facing tough competition from various tourist destinations, the Goa Tourism department has invited bids from various

[Goanet] Vitorino Pereira to be the chief guest at the 5th Konkani One Act Play Competition in Kuwait

2006-05-09 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
Vitorino Pereira one of the exponents of the Konkani Khell-tiatr in Goa will be the chief guest at the 5th Konkani One Act play competition organized by the United Club of Utorda. The competition will be held on Friday May 12, 2006 at the Hawalli A/C Auditorium at 3.30 p.m. sharp. Vitorino

Re: [Goanet] goanet progesses as new voices are heard

2006-05-09 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I DEMAND an apology from you for calling the members of this net barbarians. Secondly, this is not a forum for barbarians. Mario responds: Mervyn, you will get an apology about the time hell begins

[Goanet] Catholic Union seeks security, economic development for Christians in India

2006-05-09 Thread Goanet News
ALL INDIA CATHOLIC UNION Hyderabad Meeting of Catholic Union Working committee demands security, economic development for Christians in India Press Statement Hyderabad, 8 May 2006 The All India Catholic Union has demanded that Central and State governments in India take urgent and effective

Re: [Goanet] Re: Status report on India's progress - Goanskepticstake note

2006-05-09 Thread Mario Goveia
--- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't teach as per your post. However, unlike you, I do think before I open my mouth. Apropos Bill Gates, he is a philanthropist dying to give his money away. His forays in India are not to make more money but to give it away. His 'saintedness'

[Goanet] Dalgago Award for Shri Tendulkar

2006-05-09 Thread sarabond
Mr.Prabhakar Tendulkar of Mapusa rightly deserves to be awarded the Monsenhor Sebastiao Rudolph Dalgado Award for the year 2006. This award is presented to him for his contribution for the literary work in Roman Konkani. Infact, he deserved this award much earlier in life. He is known all over

Re: [Goanet] Re: Indian Embassy introduces machine-readable passports

2006-05-09 Thread cornel
Alan You raise an interesting point about how the passport machine will read many a Goan surname. In my own case my birth certificate spells my surname, unusually, as DaCosta. I was intrigued by this spelling, later in life, as my dad always used D'Costa. I then discovered that the scribe

Re: [Goanet] BAN FILMS - PROTEST RALLY

2006-05-09 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
This reminds me of the time, the Catholic Church decided to ban/boycott Carnivale in Goa. In addition to circulating various untruths, this bald-faced lie was part of the propaganda machine. That there was a substantial increase in abortions following Carnivale. For this to transpire, the

Re: [Goanet] Enlightened Christian

2006-05-09 Thread cornel
Hi Gilbert, Have just noted what you said below but how do you know what you say is fact? Just intrigued! Regards Cornel - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 12:02 PM Subject: [Goanet] Enlightened Christian To all

[Goanet] Identify this beautiful Garden (with Answer)

2006-05-09 Thread JoeGoaUk
It's Panaji near Bus Stand, opp.Paulo Travels booking office or opp. Rego Hotel or near the two bridge circle. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/141251657/ 7 entries so far with 4 correct entries from: Miguel Branganza Vivian D'Souza Carmlin Souza Oscar Lobo So far viewed

Re: [Goanet] Re: The debate on non-reservations and now Canada

2006-05-09 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Helga do Rosario Gomes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From your posts Mervyn, I have already figured out that Canada is the best country to live in! If only we could be so lucky. Helga, I moved to Canada from the US. The reward? Canada has been voted by the UN as the best country in the world to

Re: [Goanet] RE: what is needed is a MASTER PLAN FOR GOAN TRAFFIC (ROAD)SAFETY

2006-05-09 Thread Mario Goveia
From: N Chandrasekharan [EMAIL PROTECTED] By and large, there is a NEGATIVE VOTE for Road Safety, from its own users! Mario observes: Aux contraire. I saw some POSITIVE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS designed to ACTUALLY WORK! _ Do not post admin

Re: [Goanet] Enlightened Christian

2006-05-09 Thread Mario Goveia
Incredible! Another waste of cyberspace by Santosh with a comment that means nothing:-)) --- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Incredible! A sentence meant to evoke a response did. _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing

Re: [Goanet] goanet progesses as new voices are heard

2006-05-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 07/05/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I DEMAND an apology from you for calling the members of this net barbarians. I say, if the shoe fits, wear it. If it doesn't, then one has nothing to worry about. RESPONSE:

Re: [Goanet] Re: Rooting for Goa

2006-05-09 Thread cornel
Radhakrishnan, Is this guy Jerry, who is obscenely critical of diasporic Goans really shovelling something or the other in Kuwait? Where are his brains pray? Cornel - Original Message - From: Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:16

Re: [Goanet] BAN FILMS - PROTEST RALLY

2006-05-09 Thread cornel
Lavy I regret I have to disagree strongly with your position on banning films like the Da Vinci Code. In a democracy, people should be free to make up their own minds about any films without outrageous moves to censorship as proposed by a minority. Cornel - Original Message - From:

Re: [Goanet] Re: Status report on India's progress - Goanskepticstake note

2006-05-09 Thread cornel
Mario I don't teach as per your post. However, unlike you, I do think before I open my mouth. Apropos Bill Gates, he is a philanthropist dying to give his money away. His forays in India are not to make more money but to give it away. His 'saintedness' in India is legendary as many a youth in

Re: [Goanet] RE: what is needed is a MASTER PLAN FOR GOAN TRAFFIC (ROAD)SAFETY

2006-05-09 Thread Bernado Colaco
Thanks for being the new star of Goa. Wow, Goa now has something to cheer about after 4 decades. BC - Original Message From: N Chandrasekharan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Tuesday, 9 May, 2006 3:03:06 AM Subject: [Goanet] RE: what is needed is a MASTER PLAN FOR GOAN

[Goanet] ADC - May 09

2006-05-09 Thread Edward Verdes
Kazarachea mattvant paddo sodhunk aila'...Konkani Proverb He has come to the wedding (pandal)hall in search of a bull. The bull will not come in the marriage hall where there are many people. The man who comes in the hall on the excuse that he has come to search his bull, will be the one who was

[Goanet] Re: Why we give what we give ?

2006-05-09 Thread JoeGoaUk
That was good. Yours is the only entry so far which scored highest marks. Keep it up. You also said 'Except the priest Case' but why didn't you say so ? Able to write but not willing ? :) As for the other comments from another one, Gilbert, regarding our resposibility etc I agree there too,

Re: [Goanet] Enlightened Christian

2006-05-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
Incredible! A sentence meant to evoke a response did. Cheers, Santosh --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't hold your breath. Coherent responses are only reserved for coherent opinions. Mario. --- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This sentence is meant to evoke

[Goanet] Re: Status report on India's progress - Goan skepticstake note

2006-05-09 Thread Bosco D'Mello
Mario, This is the second time in as many days that you bandied the name, Bill Gates, like a cheerleader at a Seahawks game. What exactly has Bill Gates got to do with your assertion about India being a superpower - and that too, what superpower - economic, intellectually, military,

Re: [Goanet] Off topic: Brazil joins world nuclear club

2006-05-09 Thread cornel
Mervyn, This news about Brazil joining the nuclear club will surely drive Mario into utter frenzy. Cornel - Original Message - From: Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: GOANET goanet@goanet.org Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 3:02 PM Subject: [Goanet] Off topic: Brazil joins world nuclear

Re: [Goanet] The next Gandhi: I'll make India better off than Britain

2006-05-09 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Dear Santosh, Although I agree with you in the main, I think the distinction between the viewpoint and the person who holds that viewpoint is a blurred and tenuous one. If one holds a certain belief, I think we extrapolate that the person acts in a certain manner consistent with the view he/she