[Goanet]Konkani Comedy Film to be released in Kuwait

2005-06-21 Thread gaspers World
Konkani Comedy Film to be released in Kuwait Kuwait: Goa's ace comedian Agostinho Themudo will release his fourth Konkani VCD film 'Kurroikar' in Kuwait on Friday, 24th June 2005. Agostinho's performances over the years in Konkani dramas and video films has acclaimed him one of Konkani stage's

[Goanet]NYC elects new Committee for the year 2005-06

2005-06-21 Thread gaspers World
Navelim Youth Centre elects new Committee for the year 2005-06 Kuwait: Agnello A.S. Fernandes was once again unanimously elected President of Navelim Youth Centre (NYC) at the Annual General Body Meeting of the club held at 'Village Inn' on 17th June 2005. Elected as President for the tenth time

[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - June 22, 2005!

2005-06-21 Thread domnic fernandes
“Jitli ek diamant subeij katorta titlich vodik ti porzollta. Tea passot jivitachea koixttancher kednanch xinn korinaka karann teo Devacheo korneo tujea bhitorlem boreantlem borem bhair kaddunk.” (The more a diamond is cut, the more it sparkles. So never despise life’s fiery trials for they

[Goanet]RE: Happy Father's Day

2005-06-21 Thread Cynthia Fernandes
Dear Cecil, Guess they know you well so to fit to be like my brother. So Cecil you lose that chance of a father and a master and therefore yur orders will not suit me to do so. SO wait for your chance Cynthia. - From: Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Pappa Alfred, 1) How

[Goanet]alex vaz FIFA referee is from Cuncolim not Ribandar

2005-06-21 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
Alex vaz FIFA referee is from Cuncolim not ribandar this is to inform you that in one of the article written by Zena Costa our cuncolkar Bhau -the great man of football from our historic village has being wrongly credited as being from ribandar. the great Vaz hails from Nanguillo cuncolim and

[Goanet]Mad cow disease in the U.S.A. asks for British help!

2005-06-21 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/3229428 Feds skipped key mad cow disease test in 2004 case USDA changes its protocols after animal initially had been cleared By DAVID IVANOVICH Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Confronted with a possible case of

[Goanet]Goa Freedom Fighter Dr Wilfred de Sousa, Dy. Chief

2005-06-21 Thread jerry fernandes
Hello What a hue and cry by the so-called Freedom fighters, and what an issue. Was Dr. Wilfred D’souza a freedom fighter? Well according to his interview, he took part in the freedom struggle of India, and not of Goa, but still, that does make him a freedom fighter, but can he be included as

[Goanet]Re: No phone directory...

2005-06-21 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
lets start the movement waiting for -- On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 Frederick Noronha(FN) wrote : It has been years since Goa last got its telephone directory. Can those concerned about it join hands to launch a e-campaign to get the next one going fast? The loss of productivity due to

[Goanet]Need scenic pics of goan life n culture

2005-06-21 Thread V Fading
Hi all, Need ur help.Could u kindly email me pics of goa, and cultural happenings?.Pics of flora n fauna , traditional ceremonies, cultural festivals, would be more than welcome. Tnx, Viveca (Malaysia)

[Goanet]Anglo-Indian FOOD and Customs by Patricia Brown

2005-06-21 Thread Aloysius D'Souza
Hi Goans Everywhere, I just discovered this book at Crosswords (Kemp's Corner) published in 1998 by Penguin Books India. Patricia is an Anglo-Indian, daughter of an Indian Army officer, who was transported around various military bases in India finally finishing school at Jesus Mary Convent,

Re: [Goanet]Spreading common sense

2005-06-21 Thread Seb dc
--- Joe Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unless of course, if one does not know what to do with the spare time and energy, and so one enjoys scrutinizing every such story. I don't know in what context you made the above comment, But it sure does for one! First we cut and paste stupid hoaxes

Re: [Goanet] Spreading common sense

2005-06-21 Thread Santosh Helekar
Mario Goveia wrote: Hey, Samir. Before you go any further, please check out the definition of a chain letter. Regardless of how fastidious you are about the truth, these things have varying consequences, and I think it makes sense to get less

Re: [Goanet]Seb thinks the US invaded Iraq for oil!

2005-06-21 Thread Seb dc
Mario, I guess you need more bedrest. A never thought! check your post below, thats what you said. Even a one liner would have done. I don't need to read your long bashan. You can give that to people who follow your ideology. Anyway thanx all the same. PS: Btw you do good cut and paste work.

Re: [Goanet]OFF TOPIC: Americans going to Cuba for free education.

2005-06-21 Thread Mervyn Lobo
dudas @ Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can predict that Mervyn's Castroite response will be that any Cuban wanting to leave this little slice of heaven is a criminal or a head case, which is exactly what every communist regime said about their opponents as per Soviet head cases

RE: [GOANET]FALSE STATEMENT ABOUT SPAMMER ACCESS TO CC LIST

2005-06-21 Thread Joe Vaz
Hey Santosh: You need not to be sentimental about the spammers advice I gave regarding your group email address on Goanet. Simply put -- if I can get hold of those group email addresses you published, anybody else could and possibly misuse them. Can you say for certain there are no

Re: [Goanet]Horny Arch Bishop Milingo

2005-06-21 Thread Mario Goveia
Hey, Meow, Meow, where have you been, man? I'm sorry, but I have a problem with people who hide behind nom de plumes, even fanciful and lyrical ones like you came up with. Yeah, I remember the guy who went off the reservation and got himself married, then came to his senses, went to confession

Re: [Goanet]Exorcist Arch Bishop Milingo

2005-06-21 Thread Joe Lobo
Milad Meah meah, Strangely you have not identified this Arch bishop ...have you bothered to send a copy of your e-mail to the Vatican to receive their side of your complaint for us to see ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original

Re: [Goanet]What if Zubin's heart is in Goa?

2005-06-21 Thread Mario Goveia
Rahul, Your post reminds me of those expat Indians who complain that they will never be accepted in their country of choice, no matter how long they live there. Now, you have turned that illogic on it's head by claiming that No, indeed, 'aapro' Zubin would not qualify as being a Goan, not even if

Re: [Goanet]Using common sense for Chain letters

2005-06-21 Thread Mario Goveia
For those who persist in twisting certain low probability occurrences into false allegations of fearmongering, the following URL is that of an Australian provincial government, Victoria, which is hardly in the business of spreading hoaxes: It is titled: Needlestick Injuries

[Goanet]RE:Exorcist Arch Bishop Milingo - Dear Raul Miah v ContraMiah

2005-06-21 Thread jose colaco
From: Milad Meah Meah [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is a topic I would like to know more about. There is a Black African Arch Bishop who messmerizes people at his mass. Casts out devil, cures possessed people.(Ask the packed audience daily at his Mass) Lives in the atic above the Pope's

[Goanet]Of power woes in Goa (long)

2005-06-21 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=062010 Power Supply Crisis at Goa University by Nandkumar Kamat A serious and unprecedented power crisis has gripped Goa University campus throwing all our routines out of gear. I have lost the count of telephone calls I have made

[Goanet]Patents... and Goa

2005-06-21 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Stumbled across the page on patents, while reading up on software patents. Found some links to Goa: There are 35 Goa-linked patents mentioned, though some may be false positives http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2Sect2=HITOFFp=1u= %2Fnetahtml%

RE: [GOANET] GUARDIANS OF TRUTH?

2005-06-21 Thread Joe Vaz
Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I cced that email to some people with whom I was discussing the issue of urban legends, when your post arrived in my trash box. Santosh, you don’t cease to amuse me. You say, you read my mail from the trash box? Is this some kind of stand-up comedy?

Re: [Goanet]Re: *** Goanet Reader -- Goan society, its future direction...

2005-06-21 Thread rene barreto
Bernado ! I have been often reminded that .WINNERS never Quit and QUITTERS never win ! Where do you stand * ndugu yango * ? We need people like you to MOTIVATE the negatives : - ) I am sure - you - Bernado , will MAKE it HAPPEN , and once again celebrate WORLD

[Goanet]MANY HAPPY RETURNS .

2005-06-21 Thread rene barreto
Edinburgh Evening News Tue 21 Jun 2005 A REVELLER jumps from the top of a stone as the sun rises on today's summer solstice at Stonehenge. Up to 21,000 people gathered amid beating drums to witness the event. Cheers rang out

Re: [Goanet]RE:Indigo a new Indian budget Airline?

2005-06-21 Thread Marlon Menezes
--- Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are probably right about a bust following the boom. In the U.S. (in the 80s) and in Europe (in the 90s) airline bubbles have been followed by busts. Asia may not be very different during this decade. It is also true that everybody does

[Goanet]Re:In America, the crows stick to the garbage

2005-06-21 Thread Peter D'Souza
Santosh Helekar wrote: If some liberals like you recovered to being conservatives than at least some liberals must be open-minded. Are you now as a conservative open-minded enough to switch back to being a liberal? Peter responds: Liberals can often be correctly accused of being

RE: [GOANET] GUARDIANS OF TRUTH?

2005-06-21 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Joe Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: “Chain letter: a letter sent to several persons with a request that each send copies of the letter to an equal number of persons.” - Now, please examine Cynthia’s post, and show me how it meets the above definition, i.e. where she has requested

Re: [Goanet]Spreading fear through Chain letters

2005-06-21 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 21/06/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I remember when I was a child, I have got personally affected by such hoaxes regards, Samir Kelekar Comment: please read the post; click on the URL below:-

[Goanet]False statement about spammer access to cc list

2005-06-21 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Joe Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately, (albeit unintentionally) you are doing disservice to your friends by publicly publishing a group of email addresses, which spammers can readily get hold of and spam your friends. The above statement is false. I am doing no disservice to

RE: [GOANET] GUARDIANS OF TRUTH?

2005-06-21 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Joe Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You labeled Cynthia’s post as “chain letter” –- but by the same token (definition) you don’t realize that your post also falls in the chain letter category. Hey Joe, You are wrong! I labeled Cynthia's copied and pasted material as an urban legend, not a

Re: [Goanet] Debunk hoaxes, then use common sense

2005-06-21 Thread Mario Goveia
I would encourage Santosh and the rest of the hoax police to debunk every myth that comes across Goanet, so that we know fact from fiction. Then I would suggest we use our common sense to see whether any suggestion that may have been made should be kept in mind. There was a good reason why some

Re: [Goanet]All urban legends are not harmful

2005-06-21 Thread Mario Goveia
--- sandeep heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By pointing out that your story was false, George and Santosh did nothing wrong. Rather, by pointing out that the probability of being infected was low, Santosh tried to neutralize the damage that you may inadvertently have caused and the

Re: [Goanet] Guardians of truth?

2005-06-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sorry for the exaggeration here I really enjoy most of the posts but we could do better don't you think? Let's all try to be more considerate before hitting the Post button realizing that we are reaching several thousand readers with that message... starting with me :-O Kevin Saldanha

Re: [Goanet]OFF TOPIC: Americans going to Cuba for free education.

2005-06-21 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, Cuba is now offering free education to Americans. -snip- Cuba's sophisticated and public medical system is one of the revolution's most notable successes. The country has one of the lowest infant-mortality rate in the Americas and twice as

Re: [Goanet]Seb thinks the US invaded Iraq for oil!

2005-06-21 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Seb dc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does this mean; US invaded Iraq for Oil??? Sorry to say, but thats how it sounds to me ! Mario replies: Seb, I'm sorry, too, but it sounds the same to many people who know nothing about world affairs, and about who needs oil and who doesn't. These people

[Goanet]Absurd Acts - Article

2005-06-21 Thread goasuraj
Absurd Acts A curious case of Laws never coming into force By: Fali S. Nariman Guest Column-The Week (June 5, 2005) The current session of Parliament has ended with some euphoria and much back-slapping among India's law-makers: 26 Bills were passed during this session, a record number. But as

[Goanet]Exorcist Arch Bishop Milingo

2005-06-21 Thread Milad Meah Meah
Hi, Goans. Here is a topic I would like to know more about. There is a Black African Arch Bishop who messmerizes people at his mass. Casts out devil, cures possessed people.(Ask the packed audience daily at his Mass) Lives in the atic above the Pope's bedroom. Yet kept under observation, and

Re: [Goanet]Of Humperdinck, 'Indians' and Hollywood

2005-06-21 Thread eric pinto
Leigh was probably Anglo-Indian, as in let's say, Anglo-Argentinian - there are 100,000 of them in Argentina, full blooded Anglos who were born there. Oberon was Eurasian: her mother could not pass for white, so she told her friends she was her maid, the only way to survive in 1950 America.

[Goanet]Of Humperdinck, 'Indians' and Hollywood

2005-06-21 Thread Rahul Goswami
To return to the thread about Humperdinck and the Indian claim (no, indeed, 'aapro' Zubin would not qualify as being a Goenkar, not even if he owned a sumptuous mansion in Arpora). Two names from the talkies are what came to mind - Vivian Leigh and Merle Oberon. Leigh ('Gone With The Wind' and

[Goanet]URBAN DEV MINISTER - Mr Joaquim Alemao TO VISIT CITIES /TOWNS

2005-06-21 Thread President\(sgpiag\)
21/06/2005 Mr Joaquim Braz Alemao Hon'ble Minister for Urban Development Govt of Goa Secretariat Panaji Goa Respected Sir, We,at South Goa Public Interest Action Group (SGPIAG) a registered NGO based in Margao,Salcete, South Goa District ,with jurisdiction, at present, over the

Re: [Goanet]One of the mysteries of the universe

2005-06-21 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Civics may have been a subject taught at high school, but has any civic sense been imparted to the students? Such as If I throw my rubbish on the street it might affect some one else? One might expect this sort of behaviour (of chucking

Re: [Goanet]El. Power. Goa --TT1 (Think Tank)

2005-06-21 Thread Nasci Caldeira
Hi all, Gabriel has pointed out the faulty system of replacing bown fuses, by using any size fuse etc; There is actually much more mayhem in this regard prevailing in Goa and also in the rest of India. Bad fuse system and non use of 'circuit breakers' is one of the faults in the bad

[Goanet]LANGUAGE: Tongue in a twist (Outlook)

2005-06-21 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
LANGUAGE Tongue In A Twist Kannada or Devanagari? The dialect-rich Konkani sets off furious debate on the choice of script in Karnataka.

[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * June 19-20, 2005 * Its pouring quite a bit in Goa

2005-06-21 Thread Goanet News Service
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s JUNE 19-20, 2005 DATELINE: GOA / d8 Founded 1994 e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ by Herman 888 888 d888 i 88b

Re: [Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * June 21, 2005 * Petrol prices hiked... again

2005-06-21 Thread Seb dc
Can someone state which branch, I understand margao has 2 branches. Is it the one near to High Court?? hAVE a nICE dAY Seb.. o Fire englufs Margao Urban Co-op Bank late MOnday night. Fire broke out at 9.16 pm. (NT)

Re: [Goanet]SIGNS OF SENSE TAKING ROOT IN AVIATION

2005-06-21 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 21/06/05, Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... The biggest factor that helps low-cost carriers in the West is that they operate from secondary airports, often located on the outskirts of the cities. This allows them to pay lower landing, navigation and all other

[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * June 21, 2005 * Petrol prices hiked... again

2005-06-21 Thread Goanet News Service
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s MAY 21,2005 DATELINE: GOA / d8 Founded 1994 e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ by Herman 888 888 d888 i 88b 888

[Goanet]SIGNS OF SENSE TAKING ROOT IN AVIATION

2005-06-21 Thread Philip Thomas
aviation Airborne Every other month, a new low-cost or value carrier is taking to the air. A look at the players, the models - and the sustainability of the business. Anjuli Bhargava [Businessworldindia.com] The biggest factor that helps low-cost carriers in the West is that they operate from

[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - June 21, 2005!

2005-06-21 Thread domnic fernandes
“Lok jitlo zantto zata titlo ugi poddta; tanchea lagim ugi ravpak chodd asta.” (People become quieter when they get older; they have more to keep quiet about.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Don't just

Re: [Goanet]Re: *** Goanet Reader -- Goan society, its future direction...

2005-06-21 Thread Bernado Colaco
Habri Yakho, Nuzri Sana Rene? Many Goans in Macau are listed on Goanet. But like the rest of 7000 they will not speak. I did organize Goa Day two years ago, now a few question its meaning. So they will not be a part of it. They praise bharat, but have become very rich with the hand of the

[Goanet]Blinkered education

2005-06-21 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
1. I have read that a PWD engineer stated As long as water comes from a tap, who cares about the quality?; 2. I have seen discarded bandages being strewn outside the windows at the GMC, as well as stray cattle in the vicinity of the same. I have also been reliably informed that the toilets in

[Goanet]Spreading fear through Chain letters

2005-06-21 Thread graceful
Spreading fear through chain letters (such and such a pin was found in a theater and someone got AIDS through it) -- unless these claims are substantiated through evidence --- should not just be banned, but those who post such posts should be held liable for any damages caused. I remember when I

[Goanet]Just before the churchbells rang... two unrelated topics

2005-06-21 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Just before the 5 am churchbells rang my journo colleague Niraj Naik's breaking news service (which also comes in via SMS) beeped silently on my mobile to say, Lakhs of rupees worth property and important records gutted in fire that broke at Margao Urban Cooperative bank premises in Margao. Fire