[Goanet] Fwd: Re: re: immigration (2)

2006-06-16 Thread Politico Rodrigues
On Sat Jun 3 13:12:31 PDT 2006, Eugene Correia wrote: > There's been a lot of debate over immigration -- > local and foreign. As the US is in the midst of a > crisis and Canada under the Conservative Stephen > Harper is also turning into anti-minority, > immigration is come under fire from the

Re: [Goanet] Re: India gobbling the world - Malthus be gone!

2006-06-16 Thread Mario Goveia
--- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I must disagree with Mario's observation of my > ability. I have no claim to any fame (intellectual) > except I once was falsely accused of being > good-looking at the Anjuna night flea market. Later > I found out the person was visually-challenged a

Re: [Goanet] Re: Dubai & Terrorism/response to Mario

2006-06-16 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: > > Dear Mario, > Sometimes you make me laugh and laugh and laugh. I > laugh so hard, I just roll off my couch. Believe me > there are more weapons of mass destruction, hidden > by my little daughter, underneath my couch than > there are in Iraq. > Mario responds: > E

Re: [Goanet] Re: Dubai & Terrorism/response to Mario

2006-06-16 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: > > Dear Mario, > Sometimes you make me laugh and laugh and laugh. I > laugh so hard, I just roll off my couch. Believe me > there are more weapons of mass destruction, hidden > by my little daughter, underneath my couch than > there are in Iraq. > Mario responds: > E

Re: [Goanet] Re: India gobbling the world - Malthus be gone!

2006-06-16 Thread Mario Goveia
> --- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: > > > I am sure as, Dr Khushwant Singh and Chidambaram, > > revel in the headway that India is making, their > > foremost wish is Malthus be gone. Unfortunately, > > the spectre of Maltus will follow both India and > > China well into the next century. > --- George

Re: [Goanet] Theist v/s atheist?

2006-06-16 Thread Mario Goveia
> On 12/06/06, Mario Goveia wrote: > > > Then take a steel cube and multiply the length by > > the breadth by the height to get the volume. Then > > using the water displacement method see if this > > comes out any different. > > > Boil water the same way wherever you are again and > > again and

Re: [Goanet] Re: Dubai & Terrorism

2006-06-16 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you aware that the intelligence services of the > entire civilized world believed that Iraq had WMD's? Mario, The "civilized" countries led by the US lied. The rest, "(the barbarians?)" led by the UN were correct. The UN inspector was two weeks away

Re: [Goanet] child labour in India

2006-06-16 Thread Marlon Menezes
Cornel, Child labor was alive and well in socialist India as well. This has nothing to do with capitalism. While no one should condone child labor, one should realize that it is the children's parents in many cases who have sold them to virtual slavery. Furthermore, it is India's 50 years of its so

Re: [Goanet] India gobbling the world

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
Mario I know what I said. However, there are many who do not quite share your optimism. This is to be found even on Goanet apart from just me. Clearly you feel that you are the resident Oracle and I won't deny you your predictive capacity but I have been surprised from material I have come acro

[Goanet] Science or no science

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
Gabe I agree, Mario needs some basic science lessons. However, he shows a strong inclination to want to learn. On second thoughts, it may well be the opposite of what I said in the above sentence. Cornel - Original Message - From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere

[Goanet] Libel & Defamation in the Information Age

2006-06-16 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
I am not sure that regular disclaimers by the moderators and producers of this bulletin board can protect them in addition to the poster from, "It's not uncommon for users to ridicule, harass or insult those who disagree with them." Individuals who have a pattern of such posts, expose themselves

[Goanet] Boiling temperature of water

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
Hi Mario Yes it does. Water boils at different temperatures related to the altitude. This is something pretty basic in science. Cornel From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Theist v/s at

Re: [Goanet] Re: Da Vinci Code

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
Joe This idea that someone had been found as the last in a bloodline of Jesus struck me as one of the most ridiculous aspects of the film. If it is true that Christ was married and had children by Mary Magdalene, by now there would be many many thousands of issue. Cornel - Original Messag

[Goanet] Just a small note... with my Goanet Admin Volunteer cap

2006-06-16 Thread Frederick Noronha
Guys and ladies: There's no need to post your same message to Goanet more than once, because there are a number of posts in the queue and hence the delay. If you post in non-text format, there is a further delay and additional work for our team members. And, since we are only human, we need to sle

[Goanet] RE: *** Panjim from space... Nandkumar Kamat on Google Earth

2006-06-16 Thread Agnelo de Silva
Mr Kamat Just an observation. When you zoom to local areas in Goa, Panjim, Marmagoa is okay but other areas like Margao, Colva, Velim, Cuncolim etc are not well detailed. Comparing to details of New York city or London, there is a lot of work needed to update the local details of Goa. Regards

[Goanet] Cybertourism... to S Jacinto Island Re: GoogleEarth Goa

2006-06-16 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha
Hi Patrice, You mean San Jacinto? They have a mailing list too... (copied!) FN > From: Patrice Riemens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/17 Sat AM 01:54:13 GMT+05:30 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: GoogleEarth Goa > > Hi Fred, > > I did it, and looked at my favourite island (forgot the nam

[Goanet] Creepy 24 - Flowers and Cash

2006-06-16 Thread Alvares
/The Creepy Times: By Rahul Alvares/ Dear Creepy Subscriber Broad shouldered, green eyed and, funnel legged Aaron Savio Lobo was recently awarded the Bill Gates scholarship to study for his PhD at the world famous Cambridge University. I know Aaron from way back. In fact if you go way

Re: [Goanet] "Pal" Joey Fernandes in SF

2006-06-16 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 16/06/06, Tony Barros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Cornel ! I presume you are referring to the saxophonist- "Pal" Joey Fernandes - the band-leader of the "Sound Unlimited" with his wife as the crooner. I do not know the wife - hence do not know her name. (He also plays the clarinet). I beli

[Goanet] RE: LOW COST AIRLINES: "GOAIR"

2006-06-16 Thread Francis Rodrigues
Marlon, Just a note about the dodgy practices of some of these infamous 'no-frill' airlines. Air Deccan of course, is notorious for its miniscule baggage allowance, with which it hits all its hapless and unsuspecting passengers. A short while ago, I had to make a rushed trip to Goa. Goair - one

[Goanet] SOLVE ZUARI BRIDGE USERS DILEMA

2006-06-16 Thread President(sgpiag)
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 entire South Goa Parliamentary Constituency are deeply distressed at the inconvenience that is being caused to all those using the road bridg

[Goanet] Uniforms, uniformity and school children

2006-06-16 Thread Cecil Pinto
Uniforms, uniformity and school children Or how to get thrown out of the kitchen and other places By Cecil Pinto The 33rd President of the USA, Harry S. Truman said, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". I have taken this advice literally and avoid all kitchens as much as poss

[Goanet] Original Soundtracks from Film Boglant (1973) & Sukachem Sopon (1966) available on AudioCD

2006-06-16 Thread JoeGoaUk
I have this audioCD in my hand, 7 songs from Boglant inluding SUKNNEN SUKNNEM, SUK AILEM LOTTON, SOSCH FOTTOITAI, NOVEM VOROS (DELPHINE) ETC ETC AND 4 songs fron Sukachem Sopon like PATAVANTLI KUNVOR, JURAMENT NEKETRAMCHER, SITARAM GADDIWALA ETC sung by Al Jerry Branganza, Cecilia Machado et

Re: [Goanet] Hindu temples and Churches/chapels in Goa

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
George I really do enjoy your humour. Please do let us have more. Cornel - Original Message - From: "George Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goanet" Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:38 AM Subject: [Goanet] Hindu temples and Churches/chapels in Goa The Panjim main library will soon acquire

Re: [Goanet] Talking Photos: All about GOA bridges & ferryboats

2006-06-16 Thread Mario Goveia
Thanks, Joe. Great pictures. How about some of old Portuguese era churches. > --- JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Talking Photos: All about GOA bridges & ferryboats > > _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goan

Re: [Goanet] Talibanisation of Goa. /response to Mario

2006-06-16 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: > > Dear Mario, > I really do think you are suffering from a rare form > of PDD, known as PDD by Proxy. Not only do you feel > the need to defend your point of view ad infinitum > but you feel the obsessive need to either defend or > take umbrage at someone else's po

[Goanet] Mario's science and "true nowledge"

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
Hi Mario Clearly your scientific knowledge is highly suspect. Gabe and I told you what any school-child of a certain age could tell you about the temperature of boiling water etc. This is why I emphasised the importance of getting behind commonsense and the need to debunk it as good thinkers a

Re: [Goanet] Traffic Safety In School Syllabus /Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
Melinda I last wrote about the death scene on Goa roads and suggested what ought to be done about it, perhaps four years ago. However, all I have noted is the increase in the death rate on Goa's road with no indication whatsoever of any decline. I have therefore concluded that the only thing

[Goanet] re Cornel and the Coconut

2006-06-16 Thread Dr. Jos� Cola�o
Preface: This post was sent by me in error to goanet AT goacom.com; I am sending it herewith to GoaNet at the correct address. My belief that this post of mine may be Censored by GoaNet Admin - is not justified. I withdraw without reservations that erroneous belief of mine wrt this post go

[Goanet] Assagao... in the news

2006-06-16 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Assagao (in Bardez) is making it on national TV news via the NDTV, over the issue of foreign nationals buying houses and real estate without following the legal procedures and requirements. A story was just up on NDTV at 1820 pm today (June 16, 2006). FN --

[Goanet] Re: Inquisition, Denial and Spin - a response to Marlon, Gilbert and Cornel

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
Hi Jose Am just catching up with some earlier posts and responding to yours. I am keen to respond in the same manner you tend to respond to posts, so please, I crave your indulgence. Will you let me do so? Thanks in advance. I will provide a very brief comment to your post at the end. My comm

Re: [Goanet] Traffic Safety In School Syllabus /Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-06-16 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Melinda Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > The Government is considering Road Safety as part of > the syllabus in schools and colleges.Wonderful.But > by the time this becomes a reality, several more > youth would have lost their lives.I cant help being > skeptical ,we need acti

[Goanet] Assagao... in the news

2006-06-16 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Assagao (in Bardez) is making it on national TV news via the NDTV, over the issue of foreign nationals buying houses and real estate without following the legal procedures and requirements. A story was just up on NDTV at 1820 pm today (June 16, 2006). FN --

[Goanet] Goanet as a learning instrument

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
Dear Goanet admin team There isn't a month when I resolve that I can't go on with Goanet because it takes too much of my time. Yet, I have continued and can only conclude that this is because Goanet is often a pretty useful learning instrument. I am not sure that what I have to say to Goanet is

[Goanet] Re:Boycott "Inox multiplex Cinema Hall" for Showing the Film, despite Ban in Goa

2006-06-16 Thread Joe Vaz
Marlon Menezes writes: --- Joe "Blessed" Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Marlon, first of, you do not need the Government’s decision or permission to protest – that’s why it is called “protest” -- ---> Marlon writes: The issue is that illegal treats were made to impose their religious beliefs

[Goanet] Two interesting ads...

2006-06-16 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Came across these two interesting adverts in The Examiner, a community-centric magazine published from Mumbai: The first was a free one-year course in printing technology, for men below 22 years having a SSC/HSSC certificate. Last date for applying is June 29, 2006. Contact: The Principal, St Paul

[Goanet] World Cup Strategies

2006-06-16 Thread Mervyn Lobo
For those of you who are interested. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SJCSZanzibar/files/Football.pps __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] Goan Association uk from Conception to Ruby

2006-06-16 Thread cornel
Hi Gabe I did read your email in full but when replying to Melvyn, was to lazy to check, on the spot, for the name. Regards Cornel - Original Message - From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:07 PM Subject

[Goanet] You can use this option to register your grievance....

2006-06-16 Thread Frederick Noronha
A Government of India's option to register your grievances... after exhaustion of the routine channels. FN http://darpg-grievance.nic.in/ Lodge Your Grievance here Grievance registered with us Grievance Lodged earlier with us Change Password Forgot Password? Contact Us Organisation-wise

[Goanet] Letter to the editor: The da Vinci Code and Conversions/Religious Freedom

2006-06-16 Thread neil rangel
The Editor, Goanet Kindly accept for publication in your esteemed e-newspaper. Neil Rangel. Foro, Sao Esetvao, Ilhas, Goa 403106. The decision to screen the 'religiously offensive' film(the da Vinci Code) reflects the general bias against and discrimination the Christians constantly face in In

[Goanet] "Pal" Joey Fernandes in SF

2006-06-16 Thread Tony Barros
Hi Cornel ! I presume you are referring to the saxophonist- "Pal" Joey Fernandes - the band-leader of the "Sound Unlimited" with his wife as the crooner. I do not know the wife - hence do not know her name. (He also plays the clarinet). I believe Joey lives In San Francisco. Have met him a couple

[Goanet] India in the News ... again

2006-06-16 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
My son-in-law (ex-Bombayite and ex-Manipal engineering graduate) is a past graduate of Harvard Business School (HBS), Boston. As such he is a member of their alumni and I get to see the HBS Alumni bulletin. In the June '06 issue of the magazine the cover is blazoned with "INDIA GOES GLOBAL" wi

[Goanet] Hindu temples and Churches/chapels in Goa

2006-06-16 Thread George Pinto
The Panjim main library will soon acquire a new book "Our heads are buried in the sand" authored by GCA (Goan Church Apologists). After serious research lasting 30 seconds, GCA has concluded that Hindu temples voluntarily collapsed in Goa. Goan Catholics immediately decided out of the goodness o

[Goanet] RE: LOW COST AVIATION MAKES STEADY GAINS

2006-06-16 Thread Philip Thomas
[ Marlon Menezes] {Self] The "put down" is clearly of Air Deccan, not Capt Gopinath. The key word here is "which" (not "who"). We are both right! Hope this clears the air. Teehee. _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Go

[Goanet] Albert writes

2006-06-16 Thread Albert Desouza
Dear friends There is hue and cry on account of the movie da vincy code. In this world we are usually carried away by mob mentality and do things without real reasoning. We are way back in 1557 (I hope my dates are correct) the same mob mentality which led to the mutiny of 1557. Some one just s

[Goanet] Ten things that 'Goa' achieved with the block on Da Vinci Code...z

2006-06-16 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Ten things that 'Goa' achieved with the block on Da Vinci Code: * Given back legitimacy to Churchill Alemao, together with "leadership" of the Catholic community. Thanks also to our media that has been alternatively been converting him from a Konkani hero to the "godfather general of goons" to a p

[Goanet] Goa news for June 16, 2006

2006-06-16 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Vital Goa bridge damaged; traffic to be restricted (rediff.com) Traffic will be restricted on the Zuari bridge, a vital link between north and south Goa, as it has developed a crack, Chi

[Goanet] Milk sold above the printed MRP in Goa /Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-06-16 Thread Melinda Powell
Lawrenc Rodrigues wrote ; During my stay in Margao, in May this year, I was surprised to find that as a rule, milk is invariably sold above the *Maximum Retail Price* printed on the packets. I made several enquiries, but, was unable to find even one vendor who sells milk at the MRP. I have with m