[Goanet-News] Photos from the Goa-Book-Club Nov 18, 2010 meeting

2010-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
[image: Book Club, Goa by Joel's Goa Pics]http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243...@n00/5230817152/http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243...@n00/5230817152/ [image: Book Club, Goa by Joel's Goa Pics]http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243...@n00/5230222875/http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243...@n00/5230222875/

[Goanet-News] Goa news for December 5, 2010

2010-12-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Ghosh's 'The Quest' Wins Goa Festival - Hollywood Reporter The 41st International Film Festival of India ended Thursday in Goa with Bengali film Moner Manush (The Quest) by director

[Goanet] Iffi Goa 2010 - A report (Pics and clips) - ESG gimmicks, Security farce, hawkers menace, beggars paradise etc

2010-12-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
 Iffi Goa 2010 - A report (Pics and clips)  - ESG gimmicks, Security farce, hawkers menace, beggars paradise etc   What’s really is IFFI to average Indians or Aam Aadmi? Many Goans say it’s like a ‘zatra’ Where as some say it 'Indian food festival' IFFI  = Indian Food Festival (in India)? Check

[Goanet] Is Your TV Making You Depressed?

2010-12-04 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.healthiertalk.com/your-tv-making-you-depressed-2925

[Goanet] Wise Words: A Dog's Purpose (from a 6-year-old)

2010-12-04 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.healthiertalk.com/wise-words-dogs-purpose-6-year-old

[Goanet] YouTube - lion king musical

2010-12-04 Thread Con Menezes
West End Musical .The Lion King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0gw4PluZd8

[Goanet] HAPPY ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S FEAST.

2010-12-04 Thread Goa-World.com
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)®  www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/   www.goa-world.com   http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit%5Ccredit.htm    Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Enjoy Life - This is not a rehearsal! Konkani uloi, boroi, vach ani samball - sodankal. Hich Goenchi osmitai ani

Re: [Goanet] GBA's 4th Anniversary of Miners and builders Interests

2010-12-04 Thread soter
Floriano said: We believe that Soter is making a lot of sense when he says what he says, especially that GBA couldn't use its clout to negate and remove the controversial amendments to section 16 16A of the TCP Act which is a arrogant move by the powers that be to tell the people 'you do want

Re: [Goanet] GBA's 4th Anniversary of Miners and builders Interests

2010-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
Soter, are you still a member of the GBA? FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490

[Goanet] Song for the day

2010-12-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
Xavier Cugat - When they begin the Beguin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-A2QKSziaEfeature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Dangers of Statin Drugs: What You Hav en’t Been Told About Popular Cholesterol-Loweri ng Medicines

2010-12-04 Thread Con Menezes
What you have'nt been told about Statins. http://www.westonaprice.org/modern-diseases/cardiovascular-disease/581-dangers-of-statin-drugs.html

[Goanet] Seventh-Year Hitch

2010-12-04 Thread U. G. Barad
Read more at: http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?268544

[Goanet] Cancer 'is purely man-made' say scientists after finding almost no trace of disease in Egyptian mummies | Mail Online

2010-12-04 Thread Con Menezes
Cancer.a man-made disease?? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1320507/Cancer-purely-man-say-scientists-finding-trace-disease-Egyptian-mummies.html

[Goanet] Photos from the Goa-Book-Club Nov 18, 2010 meeting

2010-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
[image: Book Club, Goa by Joel's Goa Pics]http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243...@n00/5230817152/http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243...@n00/5230817152/ [image: Book Club, Goa by Joel's Goa Pics]http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243...@n00/5230222875/http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243...@n00/5230222875/

[Goanet] Greetings on the 4th Anniversary of GBA

2010-12-04 Thread GBA office
* Greetings to all of you on the 4th Anniversary of Goa Bachao Abhiyan!* ** Time to take stock of how much we have achieved and what needs to be done. The main cause that led to the formation of GBA was the objection to the mass conversion of land for construction in the Regional Plan 2011

Re: [Goanet] GBA's 4th Anniversary of Miners and builders Interests

2010-12-04 Thread soter
Frederick asked: Soter, are you still a member of the GBA? Comment: Definitely not. I have neither enrolled as an active member nor as an associate member. This is not the same GBA that was constituted on 3rd December 2006 at Don Bosco's, Panjim. -Soter

Re: [Goanet] The Itinerant Saint

2010-12-04 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
- From Ivo: ST.FRANCIS XAVIER: THE ITINERANT OF GOD:  Born in Navarre, Spain, on April 7, 1506, Francis Xavier from April 7, 1541, when he left Lisbon for India, till the day of his death, December 3, 1552, travelled by sea 38,000 miles, a few thousand by land, during 11 years:

[Goanet] Why cannot Goa be like this?

2010-12-04 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Why cannot Goa be like this? Or is it? Regards, GL --- On Mon, 11/29/10, K K M kaunhai...@yahoo.com wrote: From: K K M kaunhai...@yahoo.com Subject: Honeymoon Island To: Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 3:41 PM   Honeymoon Island - Maldives Maldives are known for their breathtaking

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
[1] J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: For instance, I do not understand why Santoshbab tries to correct the unsupportable views of every Con, Dona and Larry on GoaNet. [2] Santosh Helekar wrote: Not all unsupportable views of every Con, Dona and Larry. Only those unsupportable views in

[Goanet] Goyem sompta sompta?

2010-12-04 Thread Peter Fernandes
Kotta tujem Oh Mojea GOA Kitem cholta ani kitem chollam ga Oh amchea Digambara! Lutta chora ani tumkam zai toxem kora Tumkam niudun hadlea Hem amchem sobit Goyem Paicho kott Bap'palem pudvem Tem tumchench sozmon Tumkam zai toxem korat. Ani zai titlem chorat Sorkar tumcho kaide tumche Vinchartolo

Re: [Goanet] GBA's 4th Anniversary of Miners and builders Interests

2010-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
Interesting :-) So are you still a member of the GBA that was constituted on 3rd December 2006 at Don Bosco's, Panjim? And, which is the team that leads *that* GBA? FN PS: Are non-members allowed into meetings too? Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 4 December 2010 21:58,

[Goanet] Fwd: Congress - Special Status Promise for Goa?

2010-12-04 Thread Arwin Mesquita
-- Forwarded message -- From: Arwin Mesquita arwinmesqu...@gmail.com Date: 4 December 2010 21:57 Subject: Congress - Special Status Promise for Goa? To: cont...@globalgoans.org.in, manoharparri...@yahoo.co.in, mla-bena@nic.in, mla-cana@nic.in, mla-cunc@nic.in,

[Goanet] Bang your heads on more Dais per aaja = Disapora

2010-12-04 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Bang your heads on more Dais per aa(or, Dais se nikal ja) = Disapora http://www.himalmag.com/pg=index http://www.himalmag.com/pg=tbl_content venantius j pinto

[Goanet] Electronic Pickpocketing

2010-12-04 Thread Roland Francis
Anyone wants to target the 40 thieves and other corrupt politicians and Govt employees in Goa? Roland. http://www.wreg.com/videobeta/?watchId=8ba6f8fc-90a2-4711-90ea-1884ec348310

[Goanet] Visiting India - From 7 July 2010 New Indian Visa regulations 32

2010-12-04 Thread R Francis
This will be of interest to Goans residing abroad, holding non-Indian citizenships and making plans to travel to India. Roland. From: Joe Bailey [mailto:joe.bai...@bigpond.com] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 10:04 PM To: joe.bai...@bigpond.com Subject: Visiting India - From 7 July 2010 New

[Goanet] 3rd German Cultural Week Goa - Pressclips

2010-12-04 Thread IGSG Goa
Dear reader, we are pleased to send you two press clips related to our upcoming 3rd German Cultural Week in Goa 8 - 12 December 2010 and which have just been distributed by the news agencies Press Trust of India (PTI) and India Blooms News Service (IBNS). We do hope you will find something of

Re: [Goanet] VASCO'S FAMILY- Portuguese blood, Indian roots

2010-12-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
I hope Vasant responds to Marshall's flame bait, now that it has been allowed by some Goanet moderator. But knowing a little bit of how Vasant is opposed to baits leading to public smears and guilt by association, he is most likely to ignore it. Cheers, Santosh --- On Fri, 12/3/10, Marshall

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Dear Josebab, Regarding cost, when it comes to Goans, and my friends, relatives and guests, my time is free. So for me the value of effectiveness divided by cost is infinite, no matter how small the value of effectiveness is. But more importantly, any rational fact-based write up in the public

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
My dear JC-bab: Whatever made you believe that changing people's views was the goal of such an exercise? We just want to feel superior and more right than someone else, no? And we all believe we are on the side of righteousness, truth, science or reasonable debate. Whether it was the Inquisition

[Goanet] Remembering Francis

2010-12-04 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
Remembering Francis Not personally, as I am not that old! But living in Japan where Xavier spent more than two and a half years did bring his name to mind. He did live in Goa too, where according to some historians, he spent four or five months. In Japan he was elated and depressed with the

[Goanet] Cancer 'is purely man-made'

2010-12-04 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
-- Con Menezes wrote: Cancer 'is purely man-made' say scientists after finding almost no trace of disease in Egyptian mummies Cancer.a man-made disease

[Goanet] Nicole Faria

2010-12-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
Another Goankara/Manglorean on the hit parade? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Faria -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Talking Photo: Doce de grao (Dos)

2010-12-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
Doce de grao (Dos) Doce de Grao because it is made from grams 'Chonnea dos' (main ingredients being Gram ground paste, Coconut, sugar and elaichi (Cardamom) for flavour)  (There are other varieties too like Rawa doce, Qunvallea dos etc) On the SFX feast day, we had a ladin (Litany) at home.

[Goanet] Some learned folks might be heading there?

2010-12-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] The Itinerant Saint

2010-12-04 Thread Ivo
From: Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com - From Ivo: ST.FRANCIS XAVIER: THE ITINERANT OF GOD: Born in Navarre, Spain, on April 7, 1506, Francis Xavier from April 7, 1541, when he left Lisbon for India, till the day of his death, December 3, 1552, travelled by sea 38,000 miles,

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
Write with nouns and verbs, not with adjectives and adverbs. -- Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, Page 71. When the adjectives come thick and fast, you know you've lost it! In the earlier post from Helekar, I could entertain myself counting: bogus insinuations (aside: are their genuine

[Goanet] Goa news for December 5, 2010

2010-12-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Ghosh's 'The Quest' Wins Goa Festival - Hollywood Reporter The 41st International Film Festival of India ended Thursday in Goa with Bengali film Moner Manush (The Quest) by director

[Goanet] SFX, Preacher.

2010-12-04 Thread eric pinto
Gilbert - He preached in Tamil, three months into his Coromandel stay !  I have not read about Konkani skills, either way.  One can, however, wax eloquent about his great concern and toil for the sick and infirm,  to a point that left him debilitated and ill.    His own native

[Goanet] Craft Workshop by Deepa Shah @ Gallery Gitanjali (Dec 5/2010)

2010-12-04 Thread Goanet A-C-E!
Gallery Gitanjali presents a Craft Workshop for children, age 6 to 10. The workshop will be facilitated by artist Deepa Shah on 5th December 2010, 10.00 am to 12.00 pm. For registration and material details call: 9823572035/ 9823253361 Gallery Gitanjali E-212,31st January Road,

[Goanet] Buzz from Zena Costa-------- JD ,JC The Calypso

2010-12-04 Thread Zena Costa
Link to this post: http://www.google.com/buzz/113591506435167299485/AsKbPcXCX4w/Happy-100th-Birthday-Jaques-Yves-Cousteau-Thank 13:13 *Zena Costa:* Happy 100th Birthday, Jaques-Yves Cousteau. Thank you for all you did for this planet, for all the things you showed us, especially what a

[Goanet] ART: Yolanda Sousa featured in Art Exhibition (New York)

2010-12-04 Thread Goanet A-C-E!
The International Artists at Home and Abroad Exhibition Series – December Global Arts Projects Presents The International Artists at Home and Abroad Exhibition Series At The Broadway Gallery NYC, December 1-30, 2010 Reception: Thursday, December 9th, 2010 6:00-8:00pm Featuring Yolanda

[Goanet] One weekend... I found a husband

2010-12-04 Thread Goanet News Service
One weekend... I found a husband by Claire Dunwell, Daily Mirror 27/11/2010 As the plane taxied towards the runway, I couldn’t wait to escape the cold and dreary weather outside. It was December and I was on my way to Goa for three weeks of sun and total relaxation. A friend had asked me

Re: [Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
[1] from   jc to Santoshbab Helekar I accept that one cannot convert hard heads with science and reasonable debate. But, has the information provided by you (or for that matter, me) changed the views of those who had no opinion? [2] Frederick Noronha responded: My dear JC-bab: [2](1)

[Goanet] Exploding the myths on Goanet

2010-12-04 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
Read here why do clever people believe stupid things? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/dec/03/bad-science-manipulate-mind-causality Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão

[Goanet] COLUMN: High Court verdict on SEZ boosts activists

2010-12-04 Thread Nisser Dias
High Court verdict on SEZ boosts activists If govt is sincere, then it should initiate CBI probe into the matter By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The recent judgement by the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court in petition against the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) has reposed

[Goanet] 'Filthy, expensive Goa no longer attracts German tourists'

2010-12-04 Thread Goanet News Service
'Filthy, expensive Goa no longer attracts German tourists' 4 DEC, 2010, 06.51PM IST,IANS PANAJI: Goa is no longer a favoured tourist destination for Germans because it is expensive and dirty, the Indo-German Friendship Society Goa (IGFSG) said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters here at a

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Why is a Goan Pedro always a drunkard?

2010-12-04 Thread lino dourado
  Why is a Goan Pedro always a drunkard?  Nidhlolea Kristi Gõyakarank zagrut korchelo ek vhodd kholayen kelolo vichar!!! Ani korpi mhunn konn? Gõycho susegad Kristanv? Gõycho Kristanv oslea vicharan asa? Thodde Gõykar Kristanv asat te, angaveli nimnni chedd’di purean tanchi magli

Re: [Goanet] U.S. loses 2022 World Cup bid to Qatar -

2010-12-04 Thread Bosco D
-Original Message- From: Mauricio Pereira Subject: World Cup bid: U.S. loses 2022 World Cup bid to Qatar - World Cup News | FOX Sports on MSN http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/worldcup/story/world-cup-bid-usa-loses-2022-world-cup-bid-to-qatar RESPONSE: When you cannot qualify for

Re: [Goanet] Remembering Francis

2010-12-04 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
 Joao Barros-Pereira wrote: But living in Japan where Xavier spent more than two and a half years did bring his name to mind. He did live in Goa too, where according to some historians, he spent four or five months. In Japan he was elated and depressed with the atheists . He said

[Goanet] Fwd: [*Niz-Goenkars - Migrants*

2010-12-04 Thread Arwin Mesquita
*CRZ activists chide CM for soft corner to illegal structures in MMC * *HERALD CORRESPONDENT * *CANACONA, DEC 3* Chief Minister Digambar Kamat’s alleged soft approach to illegal structures within Margao Municipal Council has evoked sharp reaction from CRZ activists in Canacona. “The chief

[Goanet] Fwd: PCF, village groups take potshots at notified plans

2010-12-04 Thread Arwin Mesquita
http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/PCF-village-groups-take-potshots-at-notified-plans/43513.html HERALD REPORTER PCF, village groups take potshots at notified plans HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 4 The notified regional plans for Canacona and Pernem haven’t gone down well with many social and