[Goanet]A Moment of Silence for a Great Man

2004-05-14 Thread Mervyn Lobo
A Moment of Silence for a Great Canadian. So sad. With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person which almost went unnoticed last week. Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote The Hokey Pokey, died peacefully

[Goanet]Elections results

2004-05-14 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S. Sorry about the delay in responding. I was busy covering the election results. Huh? There is nothing to be ashamed of, Cecil. The elections were run without fraud. As such, I would think that you should actually be displaying the results with pride

Re: [Goanet]What's In A Name !!

2004-05-14 Thread halur rasho
Eric, As far as names go Sonia was chistened as Antonia Maino. She assumed the name Sonia after tieing the knot (or was it seven times around the fire?) with Rajeev. Apparantly her name was not good enough for the Gandhi family. --- eric pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sonya Maino, from Torino(

[Goanet]RE: World Parliament of Religions to be held in Barcelona this July

2004-05-14 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Mogall Ixtt, I plan to attend the World Parliament of Religions to be held in Barcelona this July. I wonder whether there are any Goans in Barcelona or in Spain, whom I could contact. I truly appreciate any help or contact. Mog assom di ani vaddom di. Ariosto www.SpiritualDirection.org ---

[Goanet]What's In A Name !!

2004-05-14 Thread eric pinto
Sonya Maino, from Torino( Turin !!), heart of Atrusi(Etruscan!!) country that stretches west to Italia from Turkey, language whiz at Cambridge, meets Rajiv Feroze Gandhi, and history gets its postscript. Nehru found the son he never had when Feroze comforted him in prison, and when they were

[Goanet]Re: Irregularities by TTE - TVC LTT 21.04.2004

2004-05-14 Thread godfrey gonsalves
Following is the reply received from --- Dy.Director(PG) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G.50/PG/WC/2004/200 which is self explanatory. AND my further observations thereof. Readers are advised to ensure that in future when they encounter such hardships they should immediately log on to

[Goanet]'The Italian woman's revenge'

2004-05-14 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
'The Italian woman's revenge' May 14, 2004 21:38 IST 'India shifts course.' So declared a New York Times editorial May 14, echoing the American media reaction to the victory of Sonia Gandhi' Congress Party in India. The main concern seems to be reforms. 'If, as now seems likely, Congress leads

[Goanet]India's massive verdict on the Vajpayee coalition

2004-05-14 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
The Globe and Mail: India's massive verdict on the Vajpayee coalition Friday, May 14, 2004 - Page A18 India's latest election has shown once again that for all its problems, the world's biggest democracy is vibrantly alive and well and reflecting not only the wishes of its vast electorate but

[Goanet]Hold IFFI in Goa next year, NGOs urge Union Minister Prasad

2004-05-14 Thread Goa Desc
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[Goanet]The Tuition Bazaar - Lessons for Goa

2004-05-14 Thread Goa Desc
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[Goanet]Mangoes and More!

2004-05-14 Thread Miguel Braganza
Mangoes and More!--Fruit Fest at Calangute this weekend The Calangute Festival Committee presents Mangoes and More! a fun festival of fruits on the lines of the recently held ' Konkan Fruit Fest' . The Botanical Society of Goa is the Festival Partner and the entertainment is put together

[Goanet]Goa exalts the humble.

2004-05-14 Thread Miguel Braganza
Goans across all barriers voted the humble IN and the arrogant OUT. Shripad Naik and Churchill Alemao will represent us in the national parliament. They are not eloquent speakers; they are doers of good deeds!~ Viva Goa. Miguel --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG

[Goanet]Touching Mothers' Day message

2004-05-14 Thread Cecil Pinto
As most of you must be knowing I assist my wife Beatrice in her flowers-by-email business - EXPRESSIONS. I handle all the correspondence. Last Sunday was Mothers' Day and as usual we had quite a few orders to be delivered all over Goa. One person sent in a beautiful message to his mother

[Goanet]'Hyganic Non Drunker' for Cherry

2004-05-14 Thread Cecil Pinto
Below advert appeared in the Matrimonial section of Navhind Times dated May 2nd 2004. I have typed it our verbatim. Roman Catholic Girl invites Roman Catholic Boy responsible to hold the Re- sponsibilities Age 36 Non Drunker and Hyganic Re- ply to Cherry' C/o Post Box No 249 Margao

[Goanet]India is still shining

2004-05-14 Thread Floriano Lobo
The Editor, Herald, Panjim, Goa. Dear Sir, India is still shining. Our beloved Bharat Mata, that is, not the fascist India which the RSS and its political wing, the BJP was trying to establish. The decision of the people of India in the Lok Sabha elections, decisively and conclusively proves

[Goanet]Margao... and the final tally

2004-05-14 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
--__--__-- Message: 5 From: Tim de Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is one interesting set of figures from this final tally. That is Margao voted in favour of the BJP when most other populated ares in the south voted for Congress: MARGAO 58847506 Can

Re: [Goanet]Gandhi swept in shock win. Reuters.

2004-05-14 Thread Mervyn Lobo
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Gandhi dynasty has swept back to power on a shock wave of anger among millions of rural poor, who felt left behind by the country's economic boom and voted out the Hindu nationalist government. Folks, My congratulations to the (uneducated?) poor who went to the

[Goanet]In view of the election results...

2004-05-14 Thread Cecil Pinto
Let's learn Italian! GREETINGS Hello : Salve Good morning: Buongiorno Good evening: Buonasera Good night : Buonanotte Hi : Ciao Good bye: Arrivederci See you soon: A presto GENERAL RESPONSES Yes : Si No

[Goanet] IFFI ON SCHEDULE, SAYS PRASAD:

2004-05-14 Thread renebarreto
Floriano ! IFFI ON SCHEDULE, SAYS PRASAD: I saw it coming ..I asked you all * If BJP do not have a majority in the center on the 13th -what happens to the IFFI ? You replied : * Nothing will stop IFFI, even if BJP/NDA is ousted at the Centre.* Does what you said , still stand

[Goanet]BJP Loss - Devine Punishment

2004-05-14 Thread A. Veronica Fernandes
BJP LOSS - DEVINE PUNISHMENT. All the Polls and predictions conducted in most scientific ways have failed and contrary to the Pollsters expectations BJP failed and Congress gained in the election. Polls and predictions conducted thru the means of social science cannot give exact results

[Goanet]Birthdays from 14th - 17h May 2004

2004-05-14 Thread Vincente Fernandes
Wishing you all a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY on behalf of GoaNetters to 14-May Venantius J Pinto 17-May Benoy Jacob Thanks, Vincente. Please do notify if your e-mail address has been changed, for cc'ing B'day wished to your e-mail address. NOTE: Please send your Birthday's details for those who

[Goanet]The Passion Prosecution rests Your Honour - point proven

2004-05-14 Thread Cecil Pinto
GL Please read my post to you on this subject. To re-state, in case you missed the point, there are better ways to bring the issue to the appropriate Church authorities. They are a few blocks from you in Panjim rather than routing your alleged charges by a post via an international message board

[Goanet]Re:IN FIGURES: Final South Goa tally...

2004-05-14 Thread Eddie
Probably the cosmetic constructions of traffic islands and changing of road lightings in Margao! Eddie Verdes/KSA - Original Message - From: Tim de Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is one interesting set of figures from this final tally. That is Margao voted in favour of

[Goanet]Love to Love You Voter

2004-05-14 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
Love to Love You Voter The most precious gift a human being could get in this century is that of freedom and franchise - one man, one vote - heady - mix. Electorates have become the darlings and darlings need to be cajoled, courted and forgotten. Now it depends on your purse and honey tongue -

Re: [Goanet]The fate of the Dollar

2004-05-14 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can safely vouch and inform you that confidence is a fragile thing. It is, in my opinion, only a matter of time before the U.S. dollar gets hammered down hard. The rest of the World cannot continue to underpin the errant ways of the U.S. Gov't. Let

[Goanet]14 MAY 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2004-05-14 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 14 May 2004 GOACOM VIDEO NEWSCAST at http://www.goacom.com/news goacomNews12 May 04 H I G H L I G H T S * People gear up for counting * Kala Academy to get facelift for IFFI * Govt. starts preparation for St. Francis Xavier exposition * Postal department