[Goanet] Goa news for August 15, 2011

2011-08-14 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** 2nd Int'l Travel Mart from Oct 21-23 - Times of India nd-economy/government-and-policy/article2353426.ece">Goa international tourism mart to be held in Oct http://news.google.com/news/url?s

[Goanet] Alzheimer's Disease: MedlinePlus

2011-08-14 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.nlm.nih.gov:80/medlineplus/alzheimersdisease.html

Re: [Goanet] Sunil Korajkar The Snake Catcher

2011-08-14 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 14 August 2011 22:46, augusto pinto  wrote: > Now that's a particularly poisonous chap and > neither being the particularly brave sort nor wanting to clobber the > fellow to death in any case, I called up a good friend who suggested > we Google for snake catchers in Goa. Augusto, if I may say s

[Goanet] For whom is the Independence day

2011-08-14 Thread Nelson Lopes
What is independence Day Thousands of Indians will go to bed without a single meal Those little street children and vagabonds will not understand the significance of the day. There are countless daily workers in the unorganized sectors,for whom it is another routine normal day of grind, and not a

Re: [Goanet] Candice D'Souza - Miss India-Canada Contestant

2011-08-14 Thread Candice D'Souza
Hello friends ! As you may know, on July 23rd, I was a finalist for the Miss India Canada pageant. A few pictures from the show are attached. Although I didn't win the title, it was an excellent experience as I got to speak and perform on stage in front of almost 1,000 people, with the event

[Goanet] funeral chants in raimondo pannikars book the vedic expereince

2011-08-14 Thread bento dsouza
raimondo pannikars book the vedic experience is in the marker at ATC bnaglore , buy it for funeral chants, fr ben

[Goanet] thoughts on Independence day

2011-08-14 Thread Nelson Lopes
Thoughts on Independence Day India is celebrating the 64th anniversary of Independence day In the life of nation this span of years may not be very significant Indians throughout the length and breadth of the country and abroad feel elated to celebrate the joyous event Only those who have fought

[Goanet] good protective and comprehensivlegislation for the bien être of the overseas Goans

2011-08-14 Thread Bruno Gomes
Dear Editor Please publish this articles Thank you Recently we read in the newspapers that Millions of global desis scattered across the world, contributed to the growth of the Indian Economy. As per the recent publication of the figures by World bank show a tremendous increase of 162% in the

[Goanet] Rating of USA bonds from AAA to AA+

2011-08-14 Thread Tony de Sa
Gabe Menezes: If USA is so straddled, why are there so many Desis queuing up? The best country in the world is Britain - everyone and their mother and brother are queuing up to get in. Go check out Swindon Town! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. Tony:Dev Borem Korum tucaii! In other words, thanks b

[Goanet] Sunil Korajkar The Snake Catcher

2011-08-14 Thread augusto pinto
When I got home at about 9.30 tonight, my next door neighbor rang up to say that there was a visitor in their house and the dog was creating a ruckus and they were too scared to come out. My wife Bibian went to see why Tyson was screaming and she discovered a snake ensconced in their door. Being a

[Goanet] Abbe Faria's ancestral home in Colvale (from the buk club)

2011-08-14 Thread Pandu Lampiao
Alex: The other tragedy is Dom Moraes' ancestral  and quaintly designed bungalow in Santa Cruz which is in a state of collapse. Without doubt it is of great historical and heritage value. It has to be restored immediately. Or it will go the way of Abbe Faria's ancestral home in C

[Goanet] CRCH2011-Sensitization Workshop towards Conservation and Restoration in Cultural Heritage

2011-08-14 Thread Monica Reis
Dear all, We call your attention to the workshop to be held in Goa-India, next September-October (19th September - 20th October 2011) Limited registrations are open until 12th September. For more informations go to http://retableart-monicareis.kk5.org/CRCH2011 or contact directly the Fundação Ori

[Goanet] Manand Dev Nidonk Nam

2011-08-14 Thread JoeGoaUk
  Manand Dev Nidonk Nam   1 minute clip (Gold, Dupata, murder) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZFo8OPXo1Y   Photo/audio slide show  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A72mgesS4Uk   pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/6039955875/in/photostream   http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8

[Goanet] 20th Festival of Plants and Flowers

2011-08-14 Thread joelds
Hi Pals, Some pictures of the 20th Festival of Plants and Flowers organised by Eco Club of SFX High School in Siolim, Goa. http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243088@N00/6042196369/in/photostream Regards. Joel.

[Goanet] Boa Morte at Candolim

2011-08-14 Thread JoeGoaUk
Boa Morte at Candolim   And I thought Velsao is the only place /Church in Goa that celebarates Boa Morte.   Video (Candolim today) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BegFLyA8WIo or http://youtu.be/BegFLyA8WIo?hd=1   Well,  today we went to Candolim (upon receipt of an mail/Reminder) but sadly we arri

Re: [Goanet] Funeral chants in Sanscrit, Hindi or English

2011-08-14 Thread George Pinto
Dear Ariosto, I am not sure which local temple you are referring to but the three temples fairly close to you have priests who perform funeral rites and will explain the process. I have visited all three temples (including the Livermore temple on the day the foundation stone was ceremoniously

[Goanet] We are having our Konkani Tiatr .... On World Goa Day on the 20th August 2011

2011-08-14 Thread Rene Barreto
A post received from Goans in New Zealand via - Alexyz. announcing their participation in our WORLD GOA DAY 2011. thanks to the support from Goans in New Zealand. rene barreto From: Corvin Carvalho To: "alexyz fernandes" Date: Sunday, August 7

[Goanet] Catholics must submit to Hindu's to show they are culturally one?

2011-08-14 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 1 Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 9:46:03 +0530 From: To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] MoI : Catholics must submit to Hindu's to show they are culturally one? Has Adv. Uday Bhembre not realized that his "pink cheddi" has been showing for long time now ? I agree

[Goanet] Dollar to stay on top for another fifty years

2011-08-14 Thread Gabe Menezes
Dollar to stay on top for another fifty years By Jamal Mecklai People have been talking about the decline of the dollar for a long time now. Indeed, its value has certainly been declining, since the US dollar index (DXY) peaked at around 120 in 2002, it has been largely a one-way street, with i

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 21st Sunday of the Year

2011-08-14 Thread Jude Botelho
14-Aug-2011 Dear Friend, All of us have in the course of life, had the experience of being promoted at one time or another. We get promoted from one grade to the next, in our class, office, and organizations. In most cases we enjoy it and believe we earned it. But does our life depend on promo

[Goanet] Bollywood film is deemed untouchable

2011-08-14 Thread Gabe Menezes
Bollywood film is deemed untouchable By James Fontanella-Khan in Mumbai and Akanksha Awal in New Delhi From F.T.Com The painful legacy of India’s caste system has collided with Bollywood after a new movie highlighted long-running discrimination against the country’s Dalits, or untouchables. *Aa

[Goanet] Sorry... some glitch on Goanet

2011-08-14 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Sorry to all our readers, Goanet had some glitch on the weekend, and was unfunctional for some hours. It is now back online. In case you posted a message that did not appear (or might have got lost in transit), kindly repost. This does not apply to messages which are crossposted or wrongly formatte

[Goanet] NEWS: Indians beat English at their language (ToI)

2011-08-14 Thread Goanet News
Indians beat English at their language Hemali Chhapia, TNN Aug 11, 2011, 01.47am IST MUMBAI: It's long been known that Indian students outperform their global counterparts in science and math. But here's a stunning finding: even students whose mother tongue is an Indian language fare better in the

Re: [Goanet] looking for konkani vinyl

2011-08-14 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Dear Placido, A good target indeed. But at the risk of sounding pessimistic, I suspect it's not going to be easy. In the 1970s, my uncle Gerry picked up a whole lot of these vinyl 45s and 33-1/3rds from Mumbai and Panjim during his frequent Southampton-Goa trips. There were a cultural eye-opener. I