[Goanet] Indian Americans in Bide/s team

For the first time ever, 12 Indian Americans will be a part of President-elect Biden's cabinet.1. Neera Tanden will be overseeing the budget for various federal agencies as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. 2. Dr. Vivek Murthy is named as the US Surgeon General3.

[Goanet] IN OUR DEMOCRACY THE WILL AND VOICE OF THE PEOPLE MUST BE PARAMOUNT

We need to publicly applaud Health Minister and Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane for having had the courage to publicly oppose the proposed IIT at Melauli in his constituency which was vehemently opposed by the locals as it was being high-handedly set up against their wishes on very rich fertile soil.

Re: [Goanet] Traditional weights and measures... elsewhere and in Goa

I seem to recall hazily... 2 vonnati = 1 ginatti - sounds nice in Konkani, don vonatti ek ginatti ... 2 ginatti = 1 solgem 2 solgem = I podd 4 podd = 1 kudov 4 Kuddov = 1 maund My apologies if I have got the measures in the wrong order or if the quantities are wrong. I shall be happy to be

[Goanet] THEY HAD to be Goans? Highest combined age of 12 living siblings

*THEY HAD to be Goans? Highest combined age of 12 living siblings* https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/107026-highest-combined-age-12-living-siblings -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436

[Goanet] Pssst. Does anyone out here want a quick Covid jab? (Mint, 15/1/2021

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/pssst-does-anyone-out-here-want-a-quick-covid-jab-11610639473567.html One glorious day in my Colaba childhood, I watched my grandfather score an extraordinary bonanza from below the counter of our favourite grocery store. The wordlessly intense transaction

[Goanet-News] Design of Traditional Goan Saraswat Bunds (Leonardo Souza and Purnanand Savoikar)

Design of Traditional Goan Saraswat Bunds Leonardo Souza 1 and Purnanand Savoikar 2 1Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi Goa – 403 401 2 Professor , Department of Civil Engineering, Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi Goa – 403 401

[Goanet] HERO I-LEAGUE REPORT: Churchill Brothers play out a goalless draw against Mohammedan

Dear Colleagues, Please find the report. -- Churchill Brothers play out a goalless draw against Mohammedan *KALYANI:* Churchill Brothers played out a goalless draw against Mohammedan SC in a top of the table clash here at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium in Kalyani, West Bengal

[Goanet] Design of Traditional Goan Saraswat Bunds (Leonardo Souza and Purnanand Savoikar)

Design of Traditional Goan Saraswat Bunds Leonardo Souza 1 and Purnanand Savoikar 2 1Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi Goa – 403 401 2 Professor , Department of Civil Engineering, Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi Goa – 403 401

[Goanet] Facilities for king politicians

Facilities fit for kings The facilities and privileges are meant for new princes and princesses of Independent India, now replace the erstwhile Kings.All are not equal in practice as constitution offers,there is exception and politicians are a special breed. C.M of Goa rushed with Dean of GMC

Re: [Goanet] Traditional weights and measures... elsewhere and in Goa

That's right. I recall all. Except: kharab, neel, padam Was Arab a thousand crores or thousand lakhs? I recall it as being a phenomenally big figure... like the ones Modi often flings at us today. Please could we try to get specific definitions (and weights, measures) of each... as a way of

[Goanet] P C Trust Sports Awards ASSUMPTA 2020

P.C.TRUST SORTS AWARDS ASSUMPTA H.S 2020 1. john Cynthia Dias Best Boy/Girl Rs 450 Sherwin Dias & Jae Fnandes 1..Eng. Gabriel Rod. BEST B/G Rs415 Clisson Furtado Fiya Fernandes 3..Eng Filipe Nery Rod Soccer Rs415 Ms Adina Fernandes 4..Adv.Leo Velho Best B/G Rs 415 Clisson Furtado 5...Danger Zone

[Goanet] Lucky Ali, Colonial Cousins, and IndiPop...

Anyone remembers Lucky Ali, 'O Sanam' and the Colonial Cousins (Les Lewis)? If you were young in the 1990s, you would... This made news again... in Goa https://www.facebook.com/290339354416865/posts/3570814009702700/?sfnsn=wiwspwawes FN -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Celestial Leela

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Celestial Leela' Wonders of the sub-Arctic. Polar stratospheric clouds - also called Nacreous clouds - are not uncommon in Iceland during wintertime but the display a couple of weeks ago was special. See this and this for more on this

[Goanet] Subject: Re: Traditional weights and measures... elsewhere

Thanks for that posting Fred which brings back so many memories. The measures I remember vividly are: *podd, paili, kudov* - also remember hearing about * an'natti and* *gin'natti. * I hope these are all preserved . Mervyn Maciel

[Goanet] Rufino Cordeiro R.I.P

I was truly saddened to hear of the passing away of this great Goan who I remember well during my own school days at St. Paul's in Belgaum. Despite his many achievements, Rufino was a very modest individual who endeared himself to all who knew him. My deepest condolences to Lira and to his

[Goanet] Dinesh on REAGAN

Thanks, Fred, for the YouTube on Dinesh's podcast. There, Dinesh narrates some disappointing trivia about former President Reagan. Dinesh, here is something more substantial about Reagan by Chomsky and Pilger: 1. NOAM CHOMSKY's views (from Deterring Democracy 1991) Under Reagan, for eight

Re: [Goanet] Adão

Hi Carlos, I have an Adao tree which mainly feeds the birds and the squirrels. We hardly get any fruit for ourselves unfortunately. Hope all’s well with both of you. Best regards Bernice Sent from my iPhone > On 14-Jan-2021, at 11:00 AM, Carlos Peres da Costa > wrote: > > Regarding

[Goanet] OBIT: Joseph Rufino CORDEIRO, 96, expert in radio navigational aids and communications ... used in 27 airports worldwide

Obituary Joseph Rufino CORDEIRO, passed away peacefully at the age of 96 at his family home in Bray, Berkshire on 5th January 2021. Rufino was born on 23rd April 1924 in Mombasa, Kenya, but went to school in Goa and Belgaum, whilst his mother concentrated on the design and completion of their