goanet-digest Sunday, May 19 2002 Volume 01 : Number 3985
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this issue: [Goanet] Silver Wedding Anniversary [Goanet] Goan Scientist Shines in USA [Goanet] Happy silver wedding anniversary (Mauro/Pat of Candolim) Re: [Goanet] Mere assertions [Goanet] 19 MAY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 02:33:18 +0000 From: "A. Veronica Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Silver Wedding Anniversary SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. Today Sunday, 19th May, Roque & Joyce complete 25 years of their happy and prosperous wedded life. They are gone to Goa along with their three lovely children Janessa, Russel & Ralph to celebrate this occasion in the presence of their closest and dearest relatives. Roque hailing from Calata Majorda is one of the long timer Goan in Kuwait working for National Bank of Kuwait since last 23 years while Joyce from Belloy Nuvem is also a long timer in Kuwait. Both soft spoken, humble and pious in nature during the last 25 years led a very dedicated married life. On behalf of all their friends and relatives in Kuwait, I wish them a Happy Silver Wedding Anniversary and Pray to God to give them another 25 years of prosperous married life to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Besaum Tumcher Poddonk Re Sorginchea Deva Bapachem. A. Veronica Fernandes, Kuwait. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 20:18:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Bradley n Clive <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Goan Scientist Shines in USA If anyone has more details please do share but here is what I just found out. Richard W. D'souza, { who is a Goan origin } and migrated to the US, from Pakistan in 1978, invented the Cool Mint Listerine Pocketpaks and lauched it in October 2001. Pocketpaks has become the fastest selling mouth freshner generating more than $100 million in sales. D'souza was the VP of Pfizer. D'souza lives in New Jersey with his wife Venetia, son Russell and fraternal twins Adrian & Alicia. D'souza is also nicknamed as " Cool Dad " Seby Mascarenhas ===== Bradley, CJ, Greta & Seby Maryland, USA. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 18:59:52 -0000 From: "drjcdemello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Happy silver wedding anniversary (Mauro/Pat of Candolim) Very happy silver wedding anniversary to MAURO and PAT of Candolim who celebrates their silver wedding anniversary today on 18th May. They are blessed with two children Melvile and Daryl. May the Silver turn to Gold. Mauro is ex-BBME of RasAlKhaima (UAE) and Pat is ex-National Bank of AbuDhabi. Ras AlKhaima (UAE). Dr.Carlos ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 06:13:08 -0000 From: "santoshhelekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Mere assertions - --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "J. Almeida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Prejudice, or a closed mind, forms no part of >Scientific Method. > Yes, but skepticism is an integral part of the scientific method, and gullibility has no place in it, even though the former is often mistaken for prejudice and closed-mindedness, and the latter always represents open-mindedness. If religious belief can be supported through the application of the scientific method, I would love to see the relevant scientific evidence for it clearly stated for examination. If the evidence is so compelling and unequivocal, one should be able to present it in a few short paragraphs. One can of course recommend a book which one has never read, but one then runs the risk of being embarrassed, if its contents do not live up to its title. The proper commonsensical approach (not just a scientific one) then is to first read the book and decide whether it really contains the evidence based on which one thought one had chosen to hold a religious belief. Otherwise, one would have to find an even better excuse to retract the original recommendation than the one provided below. > >CS Lewis offers a personal account, not formal logic, >as I said. Although it is decades since I read "Mere >Christianity", I thought his literary style would form >a pleasant contrast to the Kreeft & Tacelli book. If I >were to pick one, I would go with the formal approach. >Should I come across better books, I will mention >them. > Cheers, Santosh ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 12:47:01 +0530 From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] 19 MAY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 19 May 2002 CM SAYS COPS PROBING REPORT ON COMMUNAL TENSION BY CONG: Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has stated that the police were enquiring into several reports that some Congress leaders are deliberating on 'creating' communal tension in the State in view of Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi's scheduled visit to Goa on May 23. (WE-GT) GOA NEEDS PARTY WITH MAJORITY: Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dixit, who arrived in Goa yesterday, said, "People in 14 different States in the country have rejected non-Congress governments and I am sure Goa will be the 15th State that will opt for the Congress Party." (H) ARE THEY DEFECTORS: Veteran politician, Dr Wilfred de Souza (NCP), when he said that the Congress list of nominees was packed with defectors, was asked whether his own list was sans any blemish. The former Saligao MLA asserted that the Bombay High Court at Goa had given a verdict in his favour and he was not disqualified under the provisions of the Anti-Defection Act, suggesting that he had a majority to form a splinter group. Dr de Souza said that only three politicians, Sanjay Bandekar, Dr Luis Proto Barbosa and Ratnakar Chopdekar, had been disqualified so far under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule. According to him, it would be best to call them (defectors) "splitters". (WE-GT) BASKETBALL PLAYER'S BODY RECOVERED: The body of basketball player DR Rajesh from Bangalore, who drowned at Baga beach on 17 May, has been recovered by the police. (WE-GT) SEX WORKER DIES OF BURN INJURIES: A 20-year-old-commercial sex worker, Padma Bugadi, from Andhra gulley in Vasco, reportedly doused herself with kerosene and set herself ablaze. (H) AGRO EXPO IN VALPOI: The Sahayadri Nature Club of Sattari in association with the Forest Department and Agriculture department has organised an agriculture exhibition on May 22 at the Forest Training School in Valpoi from 10 am to 5 pm. (H) WORKSHOP ON MEDICINAL PLANTS: Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in collaboration with the Forest department, is organising a one-day Regional Workshop for the western zone of India on medicinal plants at International Centre, Dona Paula, from 10 am onward on May 21. (H) CAMURLIM FEAST: The feast of St Rita de Cascia was celebrated in Camurlim, Bardez, on May 12. FULANCHO KHURIS: The solemn feast mass of the Holy Cross Shrine, Fulancho Khuris, at Alto Bambolim, will be conducted today at 10 am with Fr Carmo Martins being the main celebrant. SUMMER CAMP FOR SLUM KIDS: A summer holiday camp was organised for the slum children by Jan Ugahi at Rajendra Prasad stadium, Margao, From April 15 to May 18. Around 350 children participated in the camp. (NT) JOSE INACIO DE LOYOLA (from Orlim in Salcette) was a charistmatic figure. He was at the beck and call of all who needed his servicesrich or poor made no difference. He founded the Partido Indiano, the political wing of his drive. The Partido presented Cristovam Pinto as its candidate and won. The rather irascible governor General, Vasco Guedes, dissolved the Salcete Municipality and ordered fresh election, which led to the fateful September 21, 1890, in which 23 Goans lost their lives in police firing. Dr Loyola was the mayor of the Municipality of Salcete and in the capacity erected the present municipal building, the Novo Mercado, expanded the city limits and built most the main roads of Salcete. (From a report by Dr Bailon de Sa in Herald) DECLINE OF KADAMBA POLITICAL POWER: The Kadamba rule over Goa is often referred to as the "Golden Age". They were a powerful dynasty styled as the Goa Kadambas, an off-shoot of the Banavasi Kadambas of the Utter Kannada or North Canara region of Karnataka, which was a part of Konkan. Some Goa Kadambas like Jayakeshi-II received epithets like 'Konkan Chakaravarthi". (Prajal Sakhardande in Panorama-NT) GOAN SCIENTIST SHINES IN USA: Richard W. D'Souza, who is a Goan origin and migrated to the US, from Pakistan in 1978, invented the Cool Mint Listerine Pocketpaks and lauched it in October 2001. Pocketpaks has become the fastest selling mouth freshner generating more than $100 million in sales. D'Souza, who was the VP of Pfizer, lives in New Jersey with his wife Venetia, son Russell and fraternal twins Adrian & Alicia. D'Souza is also nicknamed as " Cool Dad " (A message to Goanet from Seby Mascarenhas [EMAIL PROTECTED]) S P O R T S GOA VELHA QUALITY: Goa Velha Sorts Club edged out Football Club of Siolim 4-3 via the tie-breaker and entered the quarter-finals of 10th Nerul Panchayat cup soccer at Nerul grounds. (NT) CAC TROUNC PVC PARRA: CAC, Cansaulim, coasted into the quarter-finals of Anjuna Villagers Cup soccer with a 3-0 win over PVC, Parra, at Anjuna grounds. (NT) MANDAR WINS STATE CHESS: Mandar Tamhankar from Pernem shrugged off a last-round defeat at the hands of Suhas Asnodkar to be crowned state chess champion with a tally of 7.5 points. (NT) D E A T H S 20 Apr: Canacona: TELVIN FERNANDES, son of late Agnelo/Inacina, brother of Threza/Valentino Dias. Expired in Dubai. 20 Apr : Panjim: PIEDADE CRASTO, widow of Joao Francisco, mother of Agnelo/Celia. 18 May: Arpora: ANTONIO MARIA VIEGAS, husband of Sara, father of Erasto/Zenna, Erson/Nilza. 19 May: Cuncolim: EPM GOMES, husband of Lourdina, father of Newton/Sima, Nixon/Leila, Nisha, Nelcom. 17 May: Cavelossim: HILARY DIAS, husband of Maria, father of Isidoro, Daniel and Vincy. 18 May: Taleigao: RITINHA D'SOUZA, wife of Francisco, sister of Miguel, Maia, Candida. G O A W E A T H E R Min Temp : 30.1 deg C (86.2 deg F) (At Assagao at 7.30 am today) Max Temp: 34.4 deg C, Rel Humidity: 69% (yesterday-Panjim) Weather: Dull and humid weather. There was a slight drizzle in Assagao this morning. The sky is very cloudy and a heavy shower could descend anytime. In fact, rain would be welcome since there is water shortage almost all over Goa. Power supply also plays truant. Of course, the ministers are busy with the election campaign. The daily talk and news of elections and innumerable candidates and their prospects makes one virtually sick in Goa these days. The elections messages and slogans are heard from passing vehicles fitted with blaring loudspeakers, there are street corner meetings and some candidates have embarked on door-to-door visits in their constituencies. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE-GT=Weekender-Gomantak Times Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news Website: http://www.goacom.com Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goanow ------------------------------ End of goanet-digest V1 #3985 ***************************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--W-E-B--S-I-T-E--=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet Digest | http://goacom.com/goanet ====================================================================== * Send e=mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT [EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Leave SUBJECT blank <--- Commom Mistake !! * On first line of the BODY of your message, type: subscribe goanet-digest YOUR.EMAIL OR unsubscribe goanet-digest YOUR.EMAIL DO NOT include the entire digest when replying to goanet !!!!!! Questions/Problems? Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=