[Goanet] SPORTS: Indian SAF football probables... Sathyan's death... Brazilian coach for East Bengal

2006-07-20 Thread Goanet News
Indian football probables for SAF Games, Asian meet Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Indian football federation has picked 29 probables for a national under-20 coaching camp to prepare the team for the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games in Colombo next month and the Asian

[Goanet] Advertising in Goa... and a student from Mumbai

2006-07-20 Thread Goanet People
Priya Shah, a student from Mumbai, writes in to say that she is currently studying her last year in Bachelors of Mass Media (majoring in advertising) from the K. C College in Mumbai. She adds: One of the subjects that is taught to us Advertising in Contemporary Society. The Group Project that

[Goanet] Predicted Unsual Event

2006-07-20 Thread John Eric Gomes
Mars will look almost as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August 06 it will rise in the east at 10p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its

Re: [Goanet] Goanet:Foreigners in Goa say negative attitude may reduce investment

2006-07-20 Thread ralph rau
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[Goanet] Free Goencar.com E-mail (Courtesy Google)

2006-07-20 Thread Goencar Administrator
It's Google Mail with a Goan look. The Internet giant Google has selected Goencar.com and you, dear Goa lover, to test its new branded e-mail service: e-mail from goencar.com, hosted by gmail.com.Goa lovers around the globe may request their free @goencar.com e-mail addresses by writing to [EMAIL

[Goanet] The beauty of a secular public forum

2006-07-20 Thread Santosh Helekar
The beauty of a secular public forum like Goanet is that any ordinary person like me can express his views without fear and intimidation. No amount of petulant outbursts and abusive attacks, whining and complaining, distortions and fabrications, bombardment with spam and hate mail, and ranting and

Re: [Goanet] TANZANIAN GOANS

2006-07-20 Thread cornel
Rene, In East Africa, the name St Francis Xavier Society was invariably the name for the Goan Tailors' Society. Their members were excluded from membership of the Goan Institutes, Gymkhana etc.Is this the one you refer to? Just curious if the old nonsense among Goans still goes on in parts of

Re: [Goanet] Goanet as learning instrument re Democracies

2006-07-20 Thread cornel
KN There was definitely a middle class in 1947 and well before that in India. It was largely the educated/informed middle clas that propelled the Quit India movement surely. Cornel - Original Message - From: Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent:

[Goanet] Bye Bye Ban: India's bloggers celebrate

2006-07-20 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://timesnews.typepad.com/news/2006/07/bye_bye_ban_ind.html Thursday, July 20, 2006 Bye Bye Ban: India's bloggers celebrate India_blog_1After two days of international criticism and determined disobedience from India's internet community, the Indian Government has lifted a ban on online

Re: [Goanet] : On what's good for Goa and Goans, ambiguities loose allegations

2006-07-20 Thread Joe Vaz
Frederick FN Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You start off by making very loose allegations, and then expect me to clear.. up the ambiguity and nuances. To convince me that this discussion and sharing of ideas is going somewhere, at the very least, you need to demonstrate intent that you're

Re: [Goanet] Goanet:Foreigners in Goa say negative attitude mayreduce investment

2006-07-20 Thread cornel
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[Goanet] Fourth Estate... and arms of government. WAS: Re: Goanet as learning instrument re Democracies

2006-07-20 Thread Frederick \FN\ Noronha
Just a small (but important) point: you're mixing up Carlyle's conception of the Four Estates [1] with the concept of the three branches of government [2]. These are not inter-related, though often confused. My worry is that it happens so often in the Goa assembly (specially with politicians like

[Goanet] We, you and I, have become cannon fodder for terrorists.

2006-07-20 Thread Goa's Pride Goa-World.Com
We, you and I, have become cannon fodder for terrorists. By now, we have become predictable in our responses to terrorist outrages, and it is no different with the Bombay serial bombings, which have killed nearly two hundred people since yesterday, and injured more than three times the number.

Re: [Goanet] Apparently we have spokespersons on Goanet

2006-07-20 Thread Joe Vaz
Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have not seen one scintilla of evidence that Santosh or Cornel have been disrespectful of other religions ... Elizabeth: Just so you know, there is tons of evidence of the blatant abuse by the first individual you mention above. Only one has

Re: [Goanet] Goanet as learning instrument re Democracies

2006-07-20 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
Fred Noronha wrote: If Europe, which taught Asia the ideas of nationalism, can turn its back on it, why can't we forget the more intense forms of 'nationalism' and think of wider spaces and borders that benefit all? Well, Fred, maybe we can attempt it after we've attained Europe's educational and

Re: [Goanet] Apparently we have spokespersons on Goanet

2006-07-20 Thread Santosh Helekar
Please disregard the following individual's biased opinion about my views and writings. He bears a long standing hostility towards me. Cheers, Santosh --- Joe Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Elizabeth: Just so you know, there is tons of evidence of the blatant abuse by the first

Re: [Goanet] Differing views on 'Harmony that Was and still Can Be' from Fred and Floriano

2006-07-20 Thread Jose Colaco
in response to this from me: a: The Hindu-Christian-Muslim Goans in Goa (pre-1961 let's say in 1960) were living peacefully together OR b: The Hindu-Christian-Muslim Goans in Goa (pre-1961 let's say in 1960) were NOT living peacefully together Floriano Lobo wrote back thus: To JC's

Re: [Goanet] India's response to attacks on civilians versus Israel's

2006-07-20 Thread Mario Goveia
--- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The parents of the Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza were interviewed on UK TV about an hour ago. This time, the father regretted that Israel broke the unwritten agreement between the two sides and instead of negotiating for the return of

[Goanet] Knock knock at Brittos ^_^

2006-07-20 Thread Jen Lewis
And so the knock knocks go on. ^_^ Jen === From: D'Souza, Avelino [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] knock knock Britto style Knock, knock. Konn re? Joseph Mascar! Aiz sivrak, falleam io! Knock, knock. Konn

Re: [Goanet] TANZANIAN GOANS

2006-07-20 Thread Mervyn Lobo
cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rene, In East Africa, the name St Francis Xavier Society was invariably the name for the Goan Tailors' Society. Their members were excluded from membership of the Goan Institutes, Gymkhana etc. Is this the one you refer to? Just curious if the old nonsense

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 1, Issue 91 -- Mario Goveia on Pedophilia Sai Baba

2006-07-20 Thread Jaswant Krishnayya
Mario Goveia in his contribution has said that allegations against Sai Baba of molesting of children are ill-founded. I just want to say that I have seen a film on TV where an American family spoke at length (about 25 minutes) about how they were devotees, and how Sai Baba took their son for

[Goanet] Knock, knock... ferries and assemblies?

2006-07-20 Thread Frederick Noronha
Knock, knock... what's this ferry reference doing in the site of the Legislative Assembly? FN PS: The other interesting aspect is to see how, when faced with a lack of a Konkani term, officials simply dump in a Hindi or Sanskritic substitute... as reflected in the URL below too. PPS: The site

Re: [Goanet] Rock solid moral code

2006-07-20 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Cornel How about many Stupa Hindu Temples within church walls in Goa? And to jog your memory, how about YOUR statement? Catholic Churches built over temples, as an arrogant displacement of Hindu shrines. Is this history, religion, neither or both? Or is this your Anti-Catholic left hook?

Re: [Goanet] Goanet as learning instrument re Democracies/response Fred RKN

2006-07-20 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Dear Fred RKN, I'd also like to add in this respect that those within India's border do not coexist peacefully, be it Muslims, Hindus or Sikhs. We have only to see, the eruption of communal violence at the least infraction. Add to this the call for bandhs, strikes, walk-outs in parliament, calls

Re: [Goanet] Apparently we have spokespersons re: religious intolerance

2006-07-20 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Dear Joe, Since I enjoy reading your posts and think that you are a person in good standing, I take note of what you've written. However, I now pose this question in general. Is it religious intolerance to pose one's own views on religion. Perhaps in this questioning of religious faith, one even

[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY dedicated events and other WORLD GOAN EVENTS - for JULY 2006

2006-07-20 Thread r.barreto
00 0 WORLD GOA DAY dedicated events and other WORLD GOAN EVENTS for JULY. - 2006 - JULY 2006 == 22nd July

Re: [Goanet] Fourth Estate...: Re: Goanet as learning instrument re Democracies

2006-07-20 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Dear Fred, I stand corrected. I've made precisely that mistake; in assuming the other three are also referred to as estates since the Press is referred to as the fourth. Thanks for pointing it out. Imagine if I'd said that at a cocktail party, amidst the French. Even with a swanky Salwaar Kameez,

[Goanet] Defeated Cong indulges in blame game

2006-07-20 Thread r.barreto
00 Defeated Cong indulges in blame game BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JULY 19 — A day after suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of the BJP for election to the post of Margao

Re: [Goanet] Goanet as learning instrument re Democracies

2006-07-20 Thread Frederick \FN\ Noronha
There was a newspaper headline which once said, Communalism is for graduates. The study showed tha the more educated people are, they more intolerant they become. I think saying India has its many problems because of a lack of formal education and economic growth is underrating the abilities of

Re: [Goanet] Apparently we have spokespersons on Goanet

2006-07-20 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Joe Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just so you know, there is tons of evidence of the blatant abuse by the first individual you mention above. Only one has to visit the Goanet archives, to get a gist of how disrespectful this individual has historically been toward people’s religion and

[Goanet] Goa news for July 21, 2006

2006-07-20 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Alva to hold meeting with coalition partners in Goa (New Kerala) Panaji: All India Congress Committee General Secretary and Goa-incharge Margaret Alva would meet coalition partners in

[Goanet] Midnight knock knocks...pour ma Tante

2006-07-20 Thread Jen Lewis
Midnight knock knocks...pour ma Tante... Knock Knock Kaun tinga? Andy Andy Kaun? Auntyn aipoila tuka knock knock jokes sangonk! Knock Knock Kaun tinga? Jo Jo Kaun? Joke bore sangoth mure tum Knock Knock Kaun tinga? Mario Mario Kaun? Mar yo illishi kutt! Knock Knock Kaun tinga? Andrea

[Goanet] Memories of a Friday Bazar at Mapuca in the 50's

2006-07-20 Thread Jean Marcos Catao
Among the cherished memories of my youthful past, that of the Friday fair remains unsurpassed. Hardly had that weekly day begun, we were up and about with unusual wont beginning our juvenile hurry-scurry with unbecoming alacrity Poised at the window of the first floor, we watched the scene

[Goanet] BSNL

2006-07-20 Thread John Eric Gomes
BSNL MANAGEMENT One afternoon I was woken up by strident telephone rings.A voice tells me that bills have been dispatched, and if I have received it, to ignore this message etc. Having received my bill a few days back and already paid it , and also never ever having defaulted even after not