[Goanet] Global Goans meetup at Calangute Beach (Goa)

2009-12-06 Thread Benedict Lobo
Global Goans [UAE] invites you to a fellowship dinner meetup on Calangute Beach on 20th Dec. 2009. A chance to meet other Non Resident Goans from all over the world, and discuss all things Goan. Those of you who are traveling to Goa this Christmas can kindly contact Christhoper Gonsalves at

Re: [Goanet] The Pandurang project - Eradicating Scientific Illiteracy on GoaNet

2009-12-06 Thread Vivian A. DSouza
I wait with bated breath the pronouncements of President Pandurang Fernandes,

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-06 Thread floriano
Absolutely well said, Santosh. I was concentrating more on the cancers and the heart attacks that the other ones you mentioned quite slipped by me. And there was rabies and septics and more precariously, the snake bites. I am well informed today. And I am an eager beever for learning for

Re: [Goanet] Japanese and Indian : Has History proved FrancisXavier wrong?

2009-12-06 Thread Ivo da C.Souza
From: J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com Francis Xavier found the Indians, particularly the Brahmans, cunning, exploiting the poor people, whereas the Japanese were simple and more responsive. shrikant barve shri8...@gmail.com asked: Has History proved Francis Xavier wrong? There are two SFX

Re: [Goanet] The Pandurang project - Eradicating ScientificIlliteracy on GoaNet

2009-12-06 Thread floriano
That one to be furiously burnt at the stake for misusing the internet browser to believe in the tall grass medical claims; and on the strengths or the weaknesses of which seeks to repudiate the good medical doctors - is none other but floriano of goasuraj. Your are all invited to fiddle

[Goanet] Mario Miranda's book on Paris to be released in Delhi

2009-12-06 Thread Goanet AE
Mario Miranda's book on Paris to be released in Delhi TNN 6 December 2009, 05:00am IST PANAJI: Internationally renowned cartoonist Padmabhushan Mario Miranda's photo-book on Paris will be launched in New Delhi on December 8 by ambassador of France Jerome Bonnafont. The book showcases the

[Goanet] Indian version of the 12 days of Christmas

2009-12-06 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Folks, I found this one absolutely hilarious. Mervyn1160Lobo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owK5tHjL0aE __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now

Re: [Goanet] Life expectancy (Was: Virgin coconut oil...)

2009-12-06 Thread Frederick Noronha
Most interesting. Does this have more to do with the progress of Science in different parts of the city, the availability of health-care (or the exclusion from it of certain segments of the population) or economic disparity? Or a combination of one or more of the above causes? Just curious... FN

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The coconut tree, more than just another friend to Goa (Nandkumar Kamat)

2009-12-06 Thread Goanet Reader
THE COCONUT TREE, MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER FRIEND TO GOA This essay by Goa University assistant professor, microbiologist, environmentalist and campaigner Dr Nandkumar Mukund Kamat forms the preface to master craftsman Vijaydatta Lotlikar's fortcoming book 'The Art of Coconut Craft'. It is to be

[Goanet] Dalgado Konknni Akademi to release 5 Konkani Books

2009-12-06 Thread Goanet AE
Invite: http://picasaweb.google.ca/GoanetBlog/Books#5411782608007696898 AMONTRONN Dalgado Konknni Akademi ghoddun haddta Pustokanchi Uzvaddavnni * GUPI (Bhurgeam Kannyo) - Bonaventure D'Pietro * PADRI (Tiatr) - Prince Jacob * DISPOTT'TTEM CHINTOP (Niyall) - Domnic P. Fernandes * 14

'World Human Rights day� - Seminar at St. Xaviers's College

2009-12-06 Thread Goanet Events
State Level UGC Sponsored Seminar at Xaviers College. To commemorate the 61st anniversary of ‘World Human Rights day’ and to observe the ‘United Nations International Year For Human Rights Learning’, the Department of Political Science, St Xaviers College, Mapusa, Goa is holding a State level

Re: [Goanet] Ghantis should be converted

2009-12-06 Thread Goa-World.com
Forwarded message   Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 04:24:03 -0800 (PST) From: Bernado Colaco ole_...@yahoo.co.uk To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Ghantis should be converted Did I miss out something?   Converted to what?  Christanity?      AlmeidaG

[Goanet] Japanese and Indian : Has History proved FrancisXavier wrong?

2009-12-06 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
*Japanese and Indian : Has History proved FrancisXavier wrong?* *Sun Dec 6 01:57:18 PST 2009* From: J. Colaco jc colaco1 at gmail.comhttp://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org Francis Xavier found the Indians, particularly the Brahmans,* cunning, exploiting the poor people,* *

[Goanet] Leopard attacks woman, ARS member in Bicholim

2009-12-06 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM, DEC 4 A 55-year-old woman was seriously injured, while a member of the Animal Rescue Squad (ARS) sustained minor injuries, after they were attacked by a leopard at Ona- Maulinguem, Bicholim, on Friday. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 11 am when

[Goanet] Japanese and Indian : Has History proved FrancisXavier wrong?

2009-12-06 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
JC, Fransis Xavier has also gone wrong on equal status in new faith. At least now Pope calls upon all to celebrate Dipavali-Festival of Lights' If Francis Xavier had this vision Kya maja aataa. Fr.Ivo, I also dont have any relations with Japanese. My opinion is based on what ever I have

[Goanet] Who is the true SFX?

2009-12-06 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
I just returned from Barcelona, Spain which has a  huge statue of Christopher Columbus returning from the Americas and a large royal square in front of the palace where he was received by Queen Isabella.  The history and architecture of Barcelona reflects the colonial grandeur which, inn my

[Goanet] Publication of my first Konkani Book - DISPOTT'TTEM CHINTOP

2009-12-06 Thread Domnic Fernandes
Dear Goanetters, This is an invitation to all of you to attend the release of my first Konkani Book titled DISPOTT'TTEM CHINTOP at Woodlands Hotel, Margao on Dec 11, 2009 under the auspices of the Dalgado Konknni Akademi. The details of the event can be found at:

Pai Tiatrist�s Birth Anniversary

2009-12-06 Thread Tiatr Academy Goa
Panjim: 06 / 12 / 09 Pai Tiatrist’s Birth Anniversary Tiatr Academy Goa (TAG) in collaboration with Ravindra Bhavan Margao will celebrate the birth anniversary of Pai Tiatrist – Joao Agostinho Fernandes on 14th December, 2009 at Ravindra Bhavan Margao. In the past Joao Agostinho

[Goanet] Contacto Goa this Tuesday, 8th December 2009

2009-12-06 Thread nalini souza
Contacto Goa this Tuesday, 8th December 2009 The 41th episode will be broadcast on: RTP international - INDIA, PORTUGAL and other places: Tuesday, 8th December 2009 INDIA - 2:10pm PORTUGAL - 08:45am Wednesday, 9th December 2009 INDIA :07:45am PORTUGAL 02:15am Timetable for other countries

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil... (Mario Goveia)

2009-12-06 Thread Jagdish Gangolly
This thread reminded me of a poster behind my life insurance agent's desk. It went some thing like this: Once there lived a man who led a clean life. He did not drink, smoke, or womanize. He did see movies, listen to music, or dance. He did not fight, and he did not love. And then one day he

Re: [Goanet] GBA's free size knickers?

2009-12-06 Thread floriano
If the Save Goa architects and civil engineers are genuinely concerned for the welfare of Goans let them stop designing any construction projects on hill slopes and refuse mega projects of more that 8 flats in a village. As a real estate developer, I shall want to break the above complex

[Goanet] Goa Cabinet and awareness

2009-12-06 Thread John Gomes
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.The Maldives government cabinet held a meeting under water to show their urgency in  recognising and tackling climate change and global warming.The Nepal Government is holding a cabinet meeting on a Himalayan mountain range.I understand they will be dropped there by

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about Cymru?

2009-12-06 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Who the Bleep cares about Cymru? By: Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter, 7 Dec. 2009 at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Full text: Not many people would recognize the name Cymru but it is the Celtic name for Wales. I’ve been meaning to visit Wales for a long time for

[Goanet] Goa news for December 7, 2009

2009-12-06 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Taiwan movie triumphs at International Film Festival of India - Reuters India ilm-i-cant-live-without-you-wins-golden-peacock-iffiusg=AFQjCNHSZLx8-agNNiNCgubOaYziae_qYgTaiwanese film I

[Goanet] 12 Goan diaspora youth connect to land of forefathers

2009-12-06 Thread Goanet News Service
12 Goan diaspora youth connect to land of forefathers TNN 7 December 2009, 04:52am IST MARGAO: Emotions and excitement ran high at the Goa Chitra museum on Sunday as 12 Goan diaspora youth from Canada, UK, France and Mozambique experienced the overwhelming feelings of “coming home” as they

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil... (Mario Goveia)

2009-12-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:11:03 -0500 From: Jagdish Gangolly gango...@gmail.com I keep telling my wife coconuts are not bad, but with no effect. Mario responds: I will leave it to Jose or Santosh to explain why you have an intelligent wife, and you don't even seem to realize it:-)) Also, make

Re: [Goanet] GBA's free size knickers?

2009-12-06 Thread George Pinto
Hi Floriano If the mega projects (whether 8 flats or some other number) are being built and marketed solely to non-Goans and foreign nationals, why are you not opposed to ALL such projects? How many Goans are buying flats in these projects which are destroying Goa? Isn't the entire Goan

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-06 Thread Mervyn Lobo
floriano wrote: And yes, I am on vauchi baaji because I basically have no $799 to pay for 12 bots of Angioprim from the USA. floriano, Maybe it is time to move to Canada. This is a socialist country. The people and Govt fervently believe that no resident in Canada should be deprived of 

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil... (Mario Goveia)

2009-12-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
The post appended below provides us with an important lesson. The moral of the story told in it is, please do not rely on anecdotes. What they tell you cannot be generalized. The reason for this is very simple. Most things in life and about life are very complicated, including the genes that

Re: [Goanet] Ghantis should be converted

2009-12-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 04:24:03 -0800 (PST) From: Bernado Colaco ole_...@yahoo.co.uk To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Ghantis should be converted Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 20:28:41 -0800 (PST) From: Goa-World.com goaworldto...@yahoo.com Did I miss out something? Converted to what??

[Goanet] Virgin Coconut

2009-12-06 Thread Xanno Moidecar
I too knew of a man who ate copra like there was no tomorrow. No amount of admonitions from friends and even doctors could cure him of this craze. And then one day the predictions came true. He died. He got hit by a bus. (Sorry couldn’t resist it. It’s not mine, I’ve plagiarised it from

[Goanet] ‘Amchi Bhumika Sompta’ - Tiatr review (different story, worth watching)

2009-12-06 Thread borg costa
The world is a stage and we are the performers. Oldrin Sequeira, in his maiden presentation titled ‘Amchi Bhumika Sompta’, presents the tale of a man who is a stickler for the truth but ends up messing his life as well as that of his family. Mr Sapeco, a widower with two children, Kenneth and

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil... (Mario Goveia)

2009-12-06 Thread floriano
Most sensible utterances I have ever heard on this thread. Jagdish, I thank you. floriano goasuraj 9890470896 - Original Message - From: Jagdish Gangolly gango...@gmail.com To: goanet goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut

[Goanet] The First Principle – MondayMuse(7De c’09)

2009-12-06 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (7 December 2009) THE FIRST PRINCIPLE Kosen was a Zen Master, exceptionally skilled in calligraphy. Once, he was asked to sketch onto paper the words “The First Principle”, to guide carpenters to carve a larger carving in wooden gate of the temple. However while he sketched he was

Re: [Goanet] SFX and the Inquisition

2009-12-06 Thread George Pinto
--- On Sat, 12/5/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote: Some smart Goans of today have a bigger problem with SFX's suggested solution to solve the problems that existed; rather than to the existing problem which are described.  Amazing!   Just Amazing!  But seriously what would

Re: [Goanet] Who is the true SFX?

2009-12-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sun, 12/6/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote: The readers can read the following and make their own judgment of who is giving us the BS. Reading the two excerpts below that Gilbert provided did not give me any reason to doubt the authenticity of any of the statements

[Goanet] Ghantis should be converted

2009-12-06 Thread Bernado Colaco
Mr. A good question! Could be either Goan Hindu or Goan Christian.   BC   Did I miss out something? ? Converted to what?? Christanity?? ? ? AlmeidaG

[Goanet] GOA IS DREAMING OF THE MOON

2009-12-06 Thread Aires Rodrigues
The Goa government cannot get the priorities right. Instead of trying to improve Goa’s basic infrastructure which is crumbling, the Aadmi admi is made to dream of the moon. The monsoons are only just over but taps in many parts of Goa are already running dry. December and the following months,

[Goanet] pollution of selaulim dam

2009-12-06 Thread Arwin Mesquita
-- Forwarded message -- From: Siddarth Karapurkar Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:16 AM Subject: pollution of selaulim dam It was reported by Ramakant Kushali Gaonkar of chimud wada of curpem village in sanguem that a mine has damaged a natural spring and the rejects are

Re: [Goanet] Pai Tiatrist�s Birth Anniversar y

2009-12-06 Thread Gracias Tome
My humble advice to all directors Stop staging the shows on holy days and holidays, we must respect family values and certain days must be given to acotrs to be with their lovesd ones. special days EASTER SUNDAY CHRISTMAS DAY NEW YEAR HOLI THURSADY ASH WEDNESDAY AND GOOD FRIDAY

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (7Dec09)

2009-12-06 Thread alexyz fernandes
*** LOANS *** For a House? No Going to Dubai? No Car? Wedding? No.to Buy Vegetables To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] 3G mobile technology to be available in Goa from January

2009-12-06 Thread Goanet News Service
3G mobile technology to be available in Goa from January Andrew Pereira, TNN 7 December 2009, 04:31am IST PANAJI: Goa is set to experience the next revolution in cell phone technology in January, 2010. Soon, you will be able to transfer both voice data—a telephone call—and nonvoice data, such

[Goanet] Our Minister Are Making A Mockery Of The Law

2009-12-06 Thread Freddy Fernandes
Our Minister Are Making A Mockery Of The Law In Goa today, are we really perturbed by the daily reports of rapes, murders, thefts or even exploding bombs ? Or is it become a way of life rather than acts of lawlessness ? Our present regime is to busy, denting public coffers while filling their

Re: [Goanet] Japanese and Indian : Has History proved Francis Xavier wrong?

2009-12-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sun, 12/6/09, Ivo da C.Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote: Theology is a deeper reflection on the Word of God in the light of today's philosophy and sciences. Today's sciences have nothing to do with anybody's theology or atheology. I would urge Goanetters not to mix their religion with

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
Floriano wrote: Can you elucidate me some as to how these drugs did get the OK in the first place if the prio proven results were completely documented? Dear Floriano, Assuming that a regulatory agency is functioning optimally and responsibly, two reasons why a drug that got an approval

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 14:40:25 -0800 (PST) From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca floriano, Maybe it is time to move to Canada. This is a socialist country. The people and Govt fervently believe that no resident in Canada should be deprived of first class medical attention. As such, all your

[Goanet] Indian Classical Dance and Music @ Kerkar Art Complex

2009-12-06 Thread Goanet AE
INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE MUSIC CONCERTS AT KERKAR ART COMPLEX Kerkar Art Complex organizes concerts of Indian Classical Dance and Music every Tuesday from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. during the tourist season. This is the only place in Goa where concerts of Indian Classical Dance and Music are organized

[Goanet] Goa Libre - Celebrating 48 years of Goa's Liberation

2009-12-06 Thread ICG-Programmes
Dear Friends, THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, GOA Goa Libre Celebrating 48 years of Goa's Liberation (12th - 19th December 2009) The International Centre, Goa is organising a festival Goa Libre - Celebrating 48 years of Goa's Liberation from 12th to 19th December 2009. Hon. Chief Minister of Goa