Re: [Goanet] Solving Healthcare crisis in America

2009-08-12 Thread lyrawmn
Hello all,   Here is the link for the Atul Gawande article (The Cost Conundrum, New Yorker Magazine, June 1, 2009 ) that Gilbert Lawrence has referenced: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande   I am unclear if his findings have been published in any professional

[Goanet] Tulsi: can it keep away awine flu?

2009-08-12 Thread Luis Vas
Tulsi can help keep swine flu away: Ayurvedic experts Lucknow, May 27: Wonder herb Tulsi can not only keep the dreaded swine flu at bay but also help in fast recovery of an afflicted person, Ayurvedic practitioners claim. The anti-flu property of Tulsi has been discovered by medical experts

[Goanet] Congratulations to Francis Rodrigues!

2009-08-12 Thread Mario
Dear Francis Bab, Congratulations on the release of your book, Greatest Konkani Song Hits' This book is a big gift to our Mother tongue Konkani. This shows how our true Goans are using each and every opportunity that comes in their way to promote our 'MAIM BHAS KONKANI'. I hope trust

[Goanet] today's NT editorial

2009-08-12 Thread Margaret Mascarenhas
The editorial in the August 12th edition of the NT is extremely irresponsible. It is a monstrous, vitriolic abuse of editorial power, not to mention bad journalism, to use the malfaesance of one NGO (which goes inexplicably nameless in the piece) as a hook to tarnish the reputation of all NGOs.

[Goanet] NEWS: Church property... of another church

2009-08-12 Thread Goanet News
Bid To Grab Prime Church Property Foiled By SAR NEWS KANPUR, Uttar Pradesh (SAR NEWS) -- A desperate attempt by a self-styled prelate to grab the properties of the Church of North India (CNI) worth several crores of rupees has been foiled.  The perpetrators are Samuel Prakash, the self-styled

[Goanet] Kangressman displaying uncouthness!!

2009-08-12 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
A teacher turned politician MP Sardinha called on CM on 11/8/09 to immediately acquire 15,000 Sq. Meters of land to set up Kabristan for Muslims at Aquem in the paddy fields of Davorlim-Rawanfond area. He even told CM that people need not be consulted on every matter for we have been elected to do

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Wanted names for these 10 seasonal flowers

2009-08-12 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: 10 seasonal flowers (pl. Identify)   If you know just a few or  even one, please write back   I bet, some of them you (and me) never seen before   Heck this out 1. On this one we used to catch ‘Caculo’ (butter-fly) Sometimes, ‘Bomboimcho Kakulo’ or sometimes ‘Girilianv’

[Goanet] Monsoon Glory - 4

2009-08-12 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2009/08/12/monsoon-glory-4/ r

[Goanet] MLA for the poor?

2009-08-12 Thread JoeGoaUk
 MLA for the poor?   Agxicar: Sir, I heard and read lot about you.. I come all the way from Agxi I have been waiting for you at your residence since morning. Our ‘Cheurisam’ business hit very badly due to the ongoing Swine Flu scare Sir, please help me financially by putting me on your weekly

[Goanet] World Goa Day Celebrations in Melbourne, Australia

2009-08-12 Thread Oscar Lobo
WORLD GOA DAY CELEBRATIONS IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. As people around the world and few states in Australia prepare for their annual celebration; those who are associated with Melgoans (www.melgoans.com) are getting ready for the much talked about annual event the World Goa Day that will be

Re: [Goanet] While sky is falling new animal species proliferate

2009-08-12 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:22:33 -0700 (PDT) From: lyrawmn lyra...@yahoo.com However, biologists to date simply do not know how many species exist on Planet Earth. Scientists estimate between 0.1% and 0.01% of species (~ 2 million identified, but perhaps as many as 100 million species exist on

Re: [Goanet] Will the Goan American reactionaries please stand up?

2009-08-12 Thread Bosco D'Mello
-Original Message- From: Mario Goveia Americans, who refuse to even carpool or subjugate their independence to public transportation, will not put up with some nameless, faceless bureaucrat putting them on a waiting list or deciding what pain medication they can take or what test or

Re: [Goanet] Sexual deviation/deprivation

2009-08-12 Thread isouza
From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca Santosh Helekar wrote: Practically anybody, including married and unmarried adult heterosexuals who engage in any behavior that is deemed to be homosexual and non-procreative in nature are being judged by this autocratic and intrusive religious ideology to

[Goanet] Invitation for World Goa Day

2009-08-12 Thread Ana Maria de souza-Goswami
Dear friends, Our friend Rene Barreto in London has been loyally urging Goans all over the world to celebrate their Goan-ness on what has come to be known as World Goa Day (20th August). We at the Goa Heritage Action Group have also decided to join these celebrations on 20th August 2009 at

Re: [Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated

2009-08-12 Thread marlon menezes
From: Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net In the meantime, life in the US is terrible and racist. Millions are not covered by health insurance. Millions are dying in the streets writhing in pain while others pass them by without compassion. The life expectancy is plummeting. --- I am quite

[Goanet] Education in colonial Goa

2009-08-12 Thread Antonio Menezes
Education in colonial Goa could be divided into two phases: prior to 1928 and from 1928 to 1961 Prior to 1928: As far as Goa's villagers were concerned their only access to education was the parochial school run by each village church.It was headed by a Mestri who was at the same time the

Re: [Goanet] Sex determination (Was: Church vs State)

2009-08-12 Thread isouza
From: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com --- On Thu, 7/30/09, isouza icso...@sancharnet.in wrote: Cajetan Alvares may have not understood that I refer to the distinction between homosexual orientation, which is not a crime, and homosexual deviant behaviour, which is ethically wrong. Empathy

[Goanet] India to Cut Corporate Tax Rates, Raise Collection (Update1

2009-08-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
Indian Revenue is after M.G. for non payment of dues? India to Cut Corporate Tax Rates, Raise Collection (Update1) By Kartik Goyal Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- India’s government proposed reducing corporate tax rates and raising more revenue to fund the budget deficit in the biggest change to tax

[Goanet] Why Indians don't give back to society

2009-08-12 Thread Mario Goveia
http://www.livemint.com/2009/07/02203454/Why-Indians-don8217t-give-b.html Excerpts: Some characteristics unite Indians. The most visible is our opportunism. One good way to judge a society is to see it in motion. On the road, we observe the opportunism in the behaviour of the Indian driver.

Re: [Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated

2009-08-12 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:57:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com Have you noticed that half the Americans, who complain about socialism in America, themselves receive major benefits from the US government? Mario responds: The comment above was shown to be a gross

[Goanet] How to Tell Your Doctor to Wash His Hands

2009-08-12 Thread Con Menezes
Does Your Doctor practice Hygiene when he attends you? Read more Con http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com/article.html?article_id=49338

Re: [Goanet] MLA for the poor?

2009-08-12 Thread Naguesh Bhatcar
While looking at the profiles of the Goa MLAs, with the link provided by Joe, I noticed the following: The Goan MLAs list what is known as Favorite Passtime and Recreation Should it not have been Favourite pastime and recreation? Here is the meaning of passtime passtime (pas-tIm) n. A

[Goanet] Death in a popcorn bag

2009-08-12 Thread Con Menezes
Popcorn lover? Read more here. Con http://www.douglassreport.com/dailydose/dd200710/dd20071019a.html

[Goanet] Influx of uncontrolled Migrants into Goa

2009-08-12 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:18:15 +0400 From: Freddy Fernandes ffernandes@emaar.ae I sincerely hope huffing and puffing could solve problems, if so a lot of Bush's problems along with American and world finance could have been solved many many moons ago, get my drift Mario responds: No, I

[Goanet] Togetherness

2009-08-12 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
Not a single MLA belonging to any political party voted against the amendment to the Panchyat Act. Isn't it wonderful that our MLAs can cross party, communal, religious, and other lines and see eye to eye on the intrinsic value and goodness of the amendment. Isn't it their sacred duty to protect

[Goanet] Fw: Goa Heritage Action Group - Goa. Invites you to join them to celebrate WORLD GOA DAY 20.8.2009 in Goa.

2009-08-12 Thread rene barreto
Goa Heritage Action Group - Goa. Invites you to join them to celebrate WORLD GOA DAY 20.8.2009 in Goa. Goemkars and Friends of Goemkars ! It is with great pleasure that I share - a post (appended ) from Heta Pandit of Goa Heritage Action Group - Goa. We invite People of Goa ,

[Goanet] Influx of uncontrolled migrants in Goa

2009-08-12 Thread Bonefacio Lopes
I used to hate reading about outsiders coming and settling down in Goa , taking away the local Jobs, blaming Politicians , corruption , mega mining and housing , real estates , Casinos and many other issues , felt that Goa is going (no doubt it has gone)but on the other hand i also realised

Re: [Goanet] Sex determination (Was: Church vs State)

2009-08-12 Thread Carvalho
--- On Wed, 8/12/09, isouza icso...@sancharnet.in wrote: ***We cannot dance at the tune of scientists and politicians. 1.There is no evidence that homosexuality has a genetic origin. Further, hormonal disturbances do not account for most cases of true inversion. Psychogenic explanation

Re: [Goanet] Will the Goan American reactionaries please stand up?

2009-08-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
2009/8/12 Bosco D'Mello bos...@canada.com Everybody loves the good times however we are presented with dimpled xenophobia on a daily basis, 4 times each day, Monday thru Friday from the above author, better known as the voice of distorting the truth and the source of endless gratuituous

[Goanet] Fashionable Monsoon Heaven - by Wendell Rodricks

2009-08-12 Thread Cecil Pinto
Fashionable Monsoon Heaven By Wendell Rodricks Goans love the rains. It is a quiet respite from the tourists who cannot quite deal with the downpour. Mercifully for us, the absence of crowds means one can get into a vehicle and see Goa at it’s best. For a joy ride take the Mapuca-Panjim,

[Goanet] Dubai: World Goa Day/ Glen Perry Concert

2009-08-12 Thread Eddie Fernandes
12 Aug: Gulf News (Tabloid, page 15 upper). Goan pulse. Goans and those enthralled by the Indian state celebrated World Goa Day at the Renaissance Hotel, Dubai. Amongst those in the 8 photographs: Janet Cordeiro, Cynthia Fernandes, Arwin Mesquita and Selvira Monteiro . 12 Aug: Gulf News

[Goanet] World Goa Day 2009 @ Bangalore

2009-08-12 Thread eric pinto
  It is THAT time of the year! A term where the earth is lush green.When the farmer celebrates his 'Konsachem fest' and the 'Divarkars' their famous Bonderam.It is also a time when every Goan all over the world Celebrates his heritage!!!   World Goa Day is celebrated the

[Goanet] Sexual deviation/deprivation

2009-08-12 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
*Sexual deviation/deprivation* *Wed Aug 12 16:50:22 PDT 2009* From: Mervyn Lobo mervynalobo at yahoo.cahttp://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org Santosh Helekar wrote:* Practically anybody, including married and unmarried adult* * heterosexuals who engage in any behavior that is

[Goanet] Short Stay In Verna

2009-08-12 Thread Roland Francis
Would Goanetters please recommend clean, comfortable and well priced accommodation for a family of four from 24th to 30th of August for a Goan family from Canada? The place should be in the driving vicinity of Verna. Therefore surrounding villages are convenient. Many thanks. -- Roland Francis

[Goanet] No reconsidering decision to amend Panchayat Act

2009-08-12 Thread Freddy Fernandes
Reference to the article No reconsidering decision to amend Panchayat Act: CM on Herald dated 10th Aug'09, I am beginning to wonder, if there is a breakout of another epidemic along with the swine flu called foot in the mouth disease that our esteemed CM is suffering from. First and foremost he

[Goanet] HEARTBEAT GOA partnering the organizers of WORLD GOA DAY

2009-08-12 Thread rene barreto
0 Goemkars ! Marinella Proenca of HEARTBEAT GOA http://www.heartbeatgoa.com/?q=node/1 will be partnering the organizers of WORLD GOA DAY events around the world by assisting the organizers in hosting photographs

[Goanet] games

2009-08-12 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
Taking a page from Guangzhou book—planning for 2011 National Games in Goa Lessons for Goa from Guangzhou, the Chinese port city Goa will host the 2011 National Games, a multi-sport activity involving athletes from different Indian states, the event which cannot match the magnitude and prestige

Re: [Goanet] Sexual deviation/deprivation

2009-08-12 Thread Frederick FN Noronha
Uh, huh! Do I see another five-year battle in the making? A nice choice of subject, given this: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/07/still-shopping-for-a-religion.html Okay guys, see you in 2014, when Goanet turns 20! FN On 13/08/2009, isouza icso...@sancharnet.in wrote:

[Goanet] (no subject)

2009-08-12 Thread Zenade Peu
.hi ALERT just a short note to say that a friend of mine took six months sugar /diabetes treatment of Babaramdev the person who comes on ZeeTV long bearded doing yoga exercises and shirtless sadhu like and lended on hospital bed with highest lead poisoning unable to bear pains,vomits etc

Re: [Goanet] Mario Menezes at Khell Tiatr Festival created a huge hungama

2009-08-12 Thread Anthony M Barreto
Last month June 2009, besides the fixed BSNL monthly charges Rs.1350, it also cost me Rs.450 more. This is because I exceeded the permissable monthly usage limit i.e. 5GB and anything above that charged @ 80paise per MB --- Are Joegoauk do you know what and how much it takes to

[Goanet] Navhind Times Editorial

2009-08-12 Thread Anthony M Barreto
The editorial in the August 12th edition of the NT is a power packed gem harder than diamond. 'I think' only those who live sheltered behind the illusory facade of self-seeking lies will find it objectionable. Somewhere in the early 90s I was writing a column 'Off Course' for Gomantak Times and

Re: [Goanet] Sex determination (Was: Church vs State)

2009-08-12 Thread Santosh Helekar
The post appended below contains false information regarding homosexuality. The homophobic parochial religious beliefs and personal prejudices described in the said post have been rejected by modern science and medicine. The nonsensical Freudian speculations have been thoroughly discredited by

Re: [Goanet] Short Stay In Verna

2009-08-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
Leonora's, maybe my friend Jerome or Anastasia, might give you a discount! regards, Gab 2009/8/12 Roland Francis roland.fran...@gmail.com Would Goanetters please recommend clean, comfortable and well priced accommodation for a family of four from 24th to 30th of August for a Goan family

[Goanet] Panjim: Dayanand Bandodkar Road - A Short Tour

2009-08-12 Thread JoeGoaUk
Panjim: Dayanand Bandodkar Road - Short Tour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro9zqTCL0ko   First Chief Minister of Goa died on 12th August, 1973 at the age of 62 The Road from Old Secretariat to Miramar beach (via captain of Ports jetty, Hotel Mandovi, Dempo House, Old GMC, Kala Academy) is named

[Goanet] Goa news for August 13, 2009

2009-08-12 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Stock to watch: Sesa Goa, India Cements - Moneycontrol.com % down but I think demand will reemerge, traders would probably like to get back into ...

[Goanet] Programme for COOJ Fundraiser Monsoon Mania

2009-08-12 Thread peter castelino
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

[Goanet] songs with mog

2009-08-12 Thread JANE ALPHONSO
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

Re: [Goanet] Will the Goan American reactionaries please stand up?

2009-08-12 Thread J. Colaco jc
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

[Goanet] Aires Rodrigues files affidavit against Kantak alleging perjury

2009-08-12 Thread Eddie Fernandes
directed Mr Vishwajit Rane to appear before her on September 14 to answer charges of having threatened to kill social activist Aires Rodrigues on July 31, 2007. Full text, 527 words at http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20090812/1317125.html

Re: [Goanet] Navhind Times Editorial

2009-08-12 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक न ोरोन्या
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

Re: [Goanet] Short Stay In Verna

2009-08-12 Thread Roland Francis
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

[Goanet] 3 new VCDs

2009-08-12 Thread JoeGoaUk
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

[Goanet] Centre okays Rs 32 lakh to overseas job agency

2009-08-12 Thread Goanet News Service
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

Re: [Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated

2009-08-12 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

Re: [Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated

2009-08-12 Thread Mervyn Lobo
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (13Aug09)

2009-08-12 Thread alexyz fernandes
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com

[Goanet] 100 Goans to be trained for jobs in EU hospitality sector, says Eduardo

2009-08-12 Thread Goanet News Service
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com