Re: [Goanet] The state of Palestine dream pushed back

2023-10-20 Thread E DeSousa
Nelson Lopes writes: State of Palestine The aspirations are legitimate of vast majority of Palestinians who  are refugees.Gaza was in possession of Egypt and West Bank with Jordan  What prevented sympathetic Arabs Muslim Nation of achieving  that dream ? IN 1967  Gaza was with Palestinians  and

[Goanet] Cannabis usage in India

2022-12-29 Thread E DeSousa
| Country | Cannabis consumption per capita % | | Chile | 34.8 | | Canada  | 32.7 | | Papua New Guinea | 29.5 | | Israel | 27.0 | | Palau | 24.2 | | Northern Mariana Islands | 22.2 | | Ghana | 21.5 | | Guam | 18.4 | | Iceland | 18.3 | | United States | 16.2 | 30 million users in India for a

Re: [Goanet] Rajan and Frederic, Goa patriots

2022-11-17 Thread E DeSousa
 eric pinto writes: "The Icelanders are just too smitten with venereal bacteria to come to our rescue." Comment:Some time back I found an exquisite photo on Rajanbab's Blog. I wanted a print. So I asked. Rajan said a copy of a print would be $495. Given the amount of time he spends in

Re: [Goanet] Soviet Veto of Western Cease-fire Resolution in security Council.

2022-06-19 Thread E DeSousa
 Bernado Colaco writes: "The UN Resolution put forward by US? stated that the Indian forces withdraw to its original positions. The than Soviet Union vetoed this resolution which today allowed it to take Goan land in Morjim." Comment: Can you please expand on your statement? Is Morjim like

Re: [Goanet] WEEKEND SPECIAL: Goan traditional music... specially from Benaulim (recorded on 9 Apr 2022)

2022-04-11 Thread E DeSousa
Frederick Noronha presents: SUNDAY SPECIAL: Omar Loiola Pereira, Nadia Rebello, Selwyn and their percussionist colleague Tony perform at Benaulim on April 9, 2022. Omar Loiola Pereira writes: "Not too sure you have heard about Sounds From Goa - a platform we created over a year back to connect

Re: [Goanet] WHEN MINISTER NILESH CABRAL FALLS ASLEEP IN THE GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

2022-04-04 Thread E DeSousa
 Aires Rodrigues presents: When Nilesh Cabral falls asleep in the Goa Legislative Assembly. https://youtu.be/gHxLfrz_wlg Comment: He may be looking for a real exciting opportunity that might

Re: [Goanet] Is Parliament run by Modi alone?

2022-03-18 Thread E DeSousa
Eddie D'Sa  writes:     "These days the atmosphere inNew Delhi makes one choke. It is not easy to breathe freely. "   Comment:   It is true that the pollutionand congestion levels in New Delhi are quite high. Anybody who has traveled toNew Delhi would agree with that.   It is however

Re: [Goanet] Why Russia invaded Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread E DeSousa
ades-ago/ Roland. Toronto. > On Mar 1, 2022, at 4:26 PM, E DeSousa wrote: > > Comment > Dear Mr. Lopes: > The situation in 1991 > Following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 Ukraine inherited about > 3000 nukes, instantly becoming the country with the third larges

Re: [Goanet] Why Russia invaded ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread E DeSousa
ngtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/01/what-budapest-memorandum-means-us-ukraine/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explained-when-and-how-did-ukraine-give-up-its-nuclear-arsenal/article65088073.ece Regards, E. DeSousa

Re: [Goanet] Odds In Favor Of Indian-Origin Chancellor Rishi Sunak As Pressure Mounts On British Prime Minister Boris Johnson To Resign

2022-01-16 Thread E DeSousa
after the Battle of Hastings. The Portuguese on the other hand were in India over 400 years from 1505 to 1961 although Vasco Da Gama visited some Indian ports in 1498. I thought you might like to know. Best Regards, E. DeSousa

Re: [Goanet] Praying Potholes Away

2022-01-02 Thread E DeSousa
Comment: Twice in one day? (Roland Francis gets Goanet to publish same message twice ...) Way to go Roland! __ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2022 22:25:53 -0500 From: Roland Francis To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]

[Goanet] 1961: Viewed from the perspective of a Margao schoolboy (Mariano Pereira)

2021-12-19 Thread E DeSousa
 Mariano Pereira writes: "We were students of Escola Comercial (Tecnica) de Margao.  As a daily ritual, we bent down for the ora??o matinal recited after our affable matron Dona Am?lia, had breakfast and proceeded to classes.           Dressed in khaki uniforms, as it was the day of          

Re: [Goanet] Rebek and Sarangi in Goa

2021-12-17 Thread E DeSousa
Dear Adolfo: The rebek is about 200 years old for sure 199 to be exact but it is not a real handmade Stradivarius.So it is mostly sentimental value. But it does produce a wonderful sound. Cheers. E.

[Goanet] Rebek and Sarangi in Goa

2021-12-16 Thread E DeSousa
Sarangi much like the Rebek, is also played with a  bow but most of the time it presents only three strings (sometimes there is fourth that is mostly used as a drone or sympathetic string). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFsdG8siWBo Very popular in India the Sarangi is used in Carnatic and

Re: [Goanet] The Optics

2021-08-28 Thread E DeSousa
Comment: In the words of Jen Psaki: "It is easy to throw stones." Message: 6 Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:55:06 + (UTC) From: Nascy Caldeira To: "goa...@goanet.org"

[Goanet] Coronavirus outbreak in India. Second Wave : Amitabh Bachchan explains how Coronavirus can spread.

2021-05-09 Thread E DeSousa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAYYa5WFZIQ Mr. Bachchan states "darwaza bund bimari bund" which is mostly accurate.The virus however has a way of sneaking into living spaces  through sewer and drain pipes. People in the Big Cities living in large apartment complexes are exposed to this very

[Goanet] India's covid crisis

2021-04-27 Thread E DeSousa
Until recently, it was believed that India was doing a superb job handling the COVID crisis, helping neighbors like Bhutan achieve a 93% vaccination rate and even  exporting over 60 million COVID vaccines to the neighboring countries in South East Asia. In any case the WHO attributes the

Re: [Goanet] And now, Portugal does better than Goa....

2021-04-26 Thread E DeSousa
 Frederick Noronha To: Goanet writes: Ten times almost our size... no deaths... 196 infections. https://eco.sapo.pt/2021/04/26/portugal-sem-mortes-por-covid-19-nas-ultimas-24-horas-ha-196-novas-infecoes/ -- Comment: FN , reference  information in the link  is regarding the last 24 hours as

Re: [Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Eruption 2021 in Iceland

2021-04-24 Thread E DeSousa
Rajan: Your blog does not disappoint. The exquisite photos are a work of of art. Of course it would have been better to be there to see the eruption first hand. You have an enviable assignment. Thanks for sharing and Best Regards. E. DeSousa ejd...@att.net

[Goanet] No beds, no oxygen. How did things get so bad in India? COVID triple mutation in India- a variant of concern.

2021-04-24 Thread E DeSousa
In this Youtube presentation from NDTV it is surprising to hear Dr. Madhukumar Pai from the Global Heath Epidemiology state that Bangladesh is doing a far better job than India sequencing the new virus variants using students and scientist volunteering for this task.Obviously DNA sequencing

Re: [Goanet] Canada - Best Country In The World

2021-04-16 Thread E DeSousa
 Roland Francis writes: Subject: Re: [Goanet] Canada - Best Country In The World The attached link was inadvertently of the 2020 report. In the latest report it is Canada that is 1 and Switzerland 2. > On Apr 15, 2021, at 1:14 PM, Roland Francis wrote: > > This annual survey is conducted

Re: [Goanet] Pronunciation in English

2021-04-12 Thread E DeSousa
case : Glad you did. Congratulations on overcoming the odds and living the good life " a mi manera" ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZIWcyOLERU Best wishes >From the American Midwest E. DeSousa

[Goanet] In other soccer news...

2021-03-29 Thread E DeSousa
UAE ranked #74 in the world of soccer takes on highly touted India team ranked #104. The result was a very forgettable 6-0.  "The international friendly matches were being played as part of preparations for the joint qualification round of 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup to be played in

Re: [Goanet] Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Icelandic Winter

2021-03-26 Thread E DeSousa
Rajan Parrikar provides link to his blog with views from The Snæfellsnes selection. https://blog.parrikar.com/2021/03/25/icelandic-winter-sketches-8/ Comment: Very nice! Aerial views, maybe drone footage? Any opportunities for you to photograph the yet to be named volcano in the

Re: [Goanet] Hero I-League Preview Reports + Indian Arrows Pre-match Press Conference Media Advisory

2021-03-14 Thread E DeSousa
Soumo Ghosh writes: "Is it necessary to print this email? If you care about the environment like we do, please refrain from printing emails. It helps to keep the environment forested and litter-free.?" Comment: Lovely sentiment. A follow up to this would be: Could you also just please give

Re: [Goanet] Eruption Imminent?

2021-03-04 Thread E DeSousa
(Re sending with missing link) Rajan, Check out this guy, he has your earthquake covered! I have been following him for a while now- It is quite fascinating to see all this seismic activity and his prediction are almost always on the money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQVpzEJwcmY

Re: [Goanet] Eruption Imminent?

2021-03-03 Thread E DeSousa
Rajan, Check out this guy, he has your earthquake covered!I have been following him for a while now- It is quite fascinating to see all this seismic activity and his prediction are almost always on the money. 2/27/2021 -- West Coast USA Earthquake activity -- Pacific seismic unrest

Re: [Goanet] Goan Foods

2021-03-02 Thread E DeSousa
Dear George:   Yes, “Bizarre Foods” was the name ofthe series on the Travel Channel. So, all the featured "cuisines" were being branded as being "bizarre". Nobody would want to be associatedwith this really bad attempt at disparaging other cultures. Rather thanbeing "lazy attempts to

Re: [Goanet] Goan Foods

2021-03-01 Thread E DeSousa
k from pigs that fed on human waste. When I was new to the Arabian Gulf I thought it bizarre when Zi was offered camel meat. When I actually ate it, it was better than beef. I even dined on a Gator steak on a cruise. You will have your own similar experiences. Can you blame a non Goan, non India

[Goanet] Fw: Goan Foods

2021-03-01 Thread E DeSousa
To: Roland Francis cc: Goanet.org Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021, 5:11:41 PM ESTSubject: Re: Goan Foods Dear Roland: Here is the point: 1. Zimmerns' branding of Goan food as Bizarre is totally unacceptable. There are many unusual foods in the world, (some examples listed previously) and

[Goanet] Goan Foods

2021-03-01 Thread E DeSousa
Is there any legitimate reason to tag  Goan Foods as "Bizarre"?Why propagate this disparaging of Goan Culture? FYI Bizarre  definition:"The words fantastic and grotesque are common synonyms of bizarre. While all three words mean "conceived, made, or carried out without adherence to truth or

Re: [Goanet] A made-in-Goa Goan achiever: Ligia Noronha is an Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations

2021-02-26 Thread E DeSousa
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres the current Secretary General of the UN and ex Prime Minister of Portugal who  appointed Ligia Noronha must have been pleased to find such a talent from Goa for the job. Congratulations to Ms Noronha on her appointment and best wishes.She makes us proud. E.

Re: [Goanet] The Sikh Story - rest of the story

2021-02-13 Thread E DeSousa
soldiers served in that War fighting for the United Kingdom. In World War II over a Million Indian Soldiers gave their lives almost twice the number of dead soldiers from the UK.In most of the movies about WWII there is hardly any acknowledgement of this great contribution. Regards, E. DeSousa

Re: [Goanet] LIBERATE GOA FROM STRAY DOGS AND CATTLE

2021-01-30 Thread E DeSousa
Dear Advocate Aires: In my travels I have been to places where there is basically nothing : just a few rocks and some goats and a few blades of grass. Hardly ever rains there yet people survive in such environments and they call it home!  All of Goa is an orchard. There is an overabundance of

Re: [Goanet] Retire with Grace

2021-01-27 Thread E DeSousa
Dear Dr. FN Congratulations on achieving a very important Capstone in your life: Earning a PhD from Goa University. The best of luck to you in your search for other greater challenges. I consider myself quite fortunate for having had an opportunity to get to know you in the digital world.

Re: [Goanet] Sexual assault is sexual assault

2021-01-26 Thread E DeSousa
{Dilip's essays} "Sexual assault is sexual assault,     skin or no skin   Rarely have I found myself shaking with anger, frustration and worry as much as I did after reading news about a recent court judgement." Comment: Dear Dilip: Not many people will disagree withyour outrage and

Re: [Goanet] Retire with Grace

2021-01-25 Thread E DeSousa
Nelson Lopes writes: After retirement one feels low, unwanted and discarded in the dustbin of History . During employment ,the position, power and influence, we wielded, makes us intoxicated with nostalgia of our great worth If it is the chair and position you nurtured with pride then the world

Re: [Goanet] At Last a formula to rejuvenate SKIN & MUSCLE

2021-01-25 Thread E DeSousa
Eddie writes: From: BT Yahoo Mail To: GOANET Subject: [Goanet] At Last  a formula to rejuvenate SKIN & MUSCLE Message-ID: <692367f9.3aa52.17736cc4f31.webtop@btinternet.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed; delsp=no Great News. Scientists at the Korea Advanced

[Goanet] Sub: Free Online learning.

2021-01-16 Thread E DeSousa
There are many free Online resources available to you.Try a Google search. Try Khan Academy. It is a good resource for free education. You can learn to code for free. Good Luck. https://www.khanacademy.org/ E.

Re: [Goanet] Dinesh Dsouza: podcast 5 Impeach- Right Wing podcasts on Goanet

2021-01-15 Thread E DeSousa
Mr. Frederick Dsouza: Good luck to you and your attempt at spreading right wing propaganda on Goanet. It is not clear what your objective is here. You may know this but other than Anish  Esteves, almost  everybody here is in the over seventy group and  the indoctrination box has already been

Re: [Goanet] Goans in Portugal: Role of History and Identity in shaping Diaspora Linkages

2021-01-10 Thread E DeSousa
Frederick Noronha Provides a link: Goans in Portugal: Role of History and Identity in shaping Diaspora Linkages https://www.iimb.ac.in/sites/default/files/2018-07/WP_No_368.pdf __ Traveling in Portugal  a

Re: [Goanet] One Day?s Pay

2020-12-18 Thread E DeSousa
Roland: There may be a clue in the words of another famous Indian Prime Minister: "We live in a tough neighborhood". BTW for  2020 the Military Budget for India ($61 B) comes in at #4 in the world behind US ($750 B), China ($237 B), Saudi Arabia ($67 B).

Re: [Goanet] Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price Index)

2020-10-30 Thread E DeSousa
basmati rice priced at about $10. Hope this helps. Best Regards, E. DeSousa Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:03:43 + (GMT) From: MELVYN FERNANDES To: goanet Subject: [Goanet] Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price     Index0 Message-ID: <1113015022.1016369.1604005423...@ma

Re: [Goanet] LEMBRAN?A DO NOSSO LICEU AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE

2020-10-24 Thread E DeSousa
Dear Estevam Dias: Somehow we did not get the link to  the video. 1961 I was getting ready to go to the Liceu Afonso De Albuquerque  having just completed the 5th year exam at the Externato Abade Faria in Margao. So I ended up at the Xhrimati Parvatibhai Chowgule College  and later on at the

Re: [Goanet] Images of the California fires...

2020-09-11 Thread E DeSousa
 Frederick Noronha Images of the California fires... ...are really scary. Hope all Goanetters are fine. Comment: My daughter in Oregon said there were big fires where she lives, smoke everywhere  and the houses across the street were burnt down. The wind eventually died down and the fires

[Goanet] Of barking dogs and Reading Observations With Example From Tanzania

2020-07-20 Thread E DeSousa
Adolfo Mascarenhas writes: "Back in Quepem , wondering whether the curfew would get rid of barking dogs ... PS .Dogs have a social language does anybody understand BARKISH " Comment: What you are possibly looking for, is a device that instantly controls and quiets dogs in your neighborhood,

[Goanet] In our sky : Comet NEOWISE

2020-07-12 Thread E DeSousa
As seen from the International Space Station (ISS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh1_wHdUx3Y Some call it the "comet of the century". It was discovered by the space telescope NEOWISE. It passed closest to the Sun on July 3, and its closest approach to Earth will occur on July 23. The

[Goanet] About Neanderthals and Cone-heads a sequel to why so few female wrestlers on Goanet.

2020-07-01 Thread E DeSousa
Such an exciting discussion. Rumors on Youtubeland indicate  that all Homo sapiens including Goan sapiens but with theexception of sub Sahara Africans carry about 2.5 percent Neanderthal in theirgenome. The suggestion is that we are indeed the lastNeanderthals. Unlike unfounded rumors from

Re: [Goanet] Locusts in Goa?

2020-06-29 Thread E DeSousa
Unusual locust swarming activity in India being blamed on climate changes affecting Saudi Arabia and west Asia. Locust swarms in Maharashtra and maybe in Goa? Locusts attack India: Global swarming explained Locusts attack India: Global swarming explained (Lets hope the link gets through this

[Goanet] Locusts in Goa?

2020-06-28 Thread E DeSousa
Unusual locust swarming activity in India being blamed on climate changes affecting Saudi Arabia and west Asia. Locusts attack India: Global swarming explained | | | | | | | | | | | Locusts attack India: Global swarming explained Desert locusts run after rains and greenery. They

Re: [Goanet] The Cost of Everything

2020-06-27 Thread E DeSousa
ld tell me that  it was very difficult for him to make good money. His wife Joy made shrimp Balchao and other Goan pickles that were so good. Best Regards, E. DeSousa

Re: [Goanet] Father`s day

2020-06-21 Thread E DeSousa
--For all the fathers who do not want to say it it so many words, we will let Tina Turner say it. You are simply the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQTYqoKQKrM Cheers! E. DeSousa

Re: [Goanet] Your posting on GoaNet today

2020-06-17 Thread E DeSousa
h as she laboriously lays the ground work, but, wait for it, wait for it, she finally discloses her main point which is that we all have the same Mother! And in her view this fact completely invalidates the Caste system in India. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijp1Sm6ZGg Best Regards, E. DeSousa

Re: [Goanet] Your posting on GoaNet today

2020-06-13 Thread E DeSousa
It is good to see a civil discussion on Goanet. I saw a story which  said the main reason for Idi Amin's  "All Non-Citizen Asians expulsion Act" was that he considered the Asians to be  racists and would never marry the local Africans.

Re: [Goanet] L'Etrangere (The Stranger)

2020-06-07 Thread E DeSousa
Dear Venantius:   First of all let me say that Iprobably should send you a royalty check for the intriguing artwork authored byyou that this month graces my desktop. https://glass-lyre-press.myshopify.com/collections/pirenes-fountain/products/silk-spice-pirenes-fountain-2016But for now,

[Goanet] L'Etrangere (The Stranger)

2020-06-06 Thread E DeSousa
 "Teolinda Joaquina de Sousa Lança better known as Linda de Suza (born 22 February 1948 in Beringel, Beja, Portugal) is a Lusophone and Francophone" . She moved to France in the 1970s where she recorded a few music albums.  L'Etrangere is one of her much appreciated works. 

Re: [Goanet] Mervyn

2020-05-26 Thread E DeSousa
Merwyn or whoever you are  I provided some personal  information in response to your questions in good faith, to show that I am who I say I am. I have been posting  on Goanet for a few years using my name and the same email address.No issues until you  came along (Canadian?) You have no idea

[Goanet] Mervyn Lobo

2020-05-23 Thread E DeSousa
=UTF-8 On Monday, May 18, 2020, 01:16:06 p.m. CDT, E DeSousa wrote: I guess the question is how many choose to post under pseudonyms...? IMHO some of these are quite elegant, but they seem to have the advantage over those who use their given names. Google research: "But one of the most com

[Goanet] "Nom de Plume" copacetic on Goanet?

2020-05-18 Thread E DeSousa
his Joao? Message-ID: <371933423.364506.1589746526...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Saturday, May 16, 2020, 03:27:52 p.m. CDT, E DeSousa wrote: With so many posters on Goanet posting under assumed names? it would be good to understand why this is happening. T

Re: [Goanet] Who is this Joao?

2020-05-16 Thread E DeSousa
With so many posters on Goanet posting under assumed names  it would be good to understand why this is happening. Those writing under assumed names could volunteer to explain their personal reasons for doing so?  

Re: [Goanet] Invoking Science Why Are we called Goans

2020-05-01 Thread E DeSousa
Quepencar friend who is here to stay while swinging his vintage Tanganyika Gold Scimitar( TGS) and causing a lot of grief all the way from Macau to Toronto and places elsewhere, writes : 1. "It is hot in Kapem, I rather remain Indoor". 2. "But where you come from, irrespective if you are a

[Goanet] Guitar Gods and Goddesses

2020-05-01 Thread E DeSousa
 All these magnificent solo guitar performances being selected by Roland for Goanet viewers brings to mind "Manitas de Plata" (little silver hands), a "totally  illiterate gypsy from France" . "Illiterate" to suggest self taught. When De Plata played a concert at Carnegie Hall (he made over 14

Re: [Goanet] COVID 19 ? AN AGGRESSIVE VIRUS THAT IS INFLICTING COLOSSAL PAIN ON THE WHOLE WORLD

2020-04-22 Thread E DeSousa
High Court Advocate Aires Rodrigues writes: "No matter how unpredictable the road ahead may be or where it may lead us on this journey of change, may the choices we make reflect our hopes and not our fears. Where there's life there's hope. Let's all walk tall with hope in our hearts and carve a

Re: [Goanet] Chiclete com Banana

2020-04-15 Thread E DeSousa
  https://youtu.be/ni6d2oxrsmI Roland. Toronto. Samba muito bom. Marjorie chica bonita. Gilberto um Mestre. Passe a caipirinha. Obrigado Rolando.

[Goanet] Uncle on Mars?

2020-04-07 Thread E DeSousa
Adolfo Mascarenhas writes: "I have an uncle on Mars.  He has antennas." Comment: It appears you are in luck and could easily join your uncle on Mars if you like, instead of gallivanting all over planet Earth... Here's where you can get your boarding pass for the July 2020 flight to Mars on

[Goanet] Still in Quepem.

2020-04-06 Thread E DeSousa
Adolfo Mascarenhas writes: " Still in Quepem." Comment: Not trying to be facetious, butthose of us who are clueless, wonder why is this guy in Quepem in the firstplace?   Apparently he does not like thisplace a lot. Is this where his folks are from or does he own a big gorbhatthere.   

Re: [Goanet] DISCUSSION: Did India over react on Covid-19 (fix the link)

2020-04-05 Thread E DeSousa
) From: E DeSousa To: Goanet Org Cc: Frederick Noronha Subject: Re: [Goanet] DISCUSSION: Did India over react on Covid-19? Message-ID: <1711488214.626350.1586030268...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Frederick Noronha provides a link to the Covid 19write up in

Re: [Goanet] DISCUSSION: Did India over react on Covid-19?

2020-04-05 Thread E DeSousa
Frederick Noronha provides a link to the Covid 19write up in Scroll.   https://scroll.in/pulse/957883/did-india-overreact-covid-19-outbreak-isnt-following-the-trajectory-of-europe-and-china-so-far     Comment:   Now that this nasty virus hasreached Asia's largest slum- Dharavi in Mumbai

Re: [Goanet] showcasing music

2020-04-02 Thread E DeSousa
Diana Pinto writes: "Hi Roland, Most of the songs you showcase are beloved old chestnuts that we are familiar with. However I listen to them with a whole new enjoyment and appreciation after reading your little background material. Thank you for your effort. It makes a difference when listening

Re: [Goanet] Prisoner In Quepem ....not even a newspaper to read !

2020-03-28 Thread E DeSousa
Adolfo Mascarenhas writes "Prisoner In Quepem not even a newspaper to read  !" Plenty of newspapers on line. For example: https://www.deccanherald.com/ https://www.dn.pt/ https://www.dn.pt/ https://www.dn.pt/ https://www.thehindu.com/

[Goanet] Locust swarms in East Africa

2020-03-11 Thread E DeSousa
https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-51618188 According to Livestrong.com Locusts are an important food source in many countries. Locust Xacuti anyone? Maybe with some feni?

Re: [Goanet] Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias - To All The Girls I've Loved Before (Live)

2020-02-12 Thread E DeSousa
Voznadik Vojem writes: Thanks for the memories. My life was not only full, but It was sated when the band played this number as the first dance on my wedding day. Abhar, VoznadikVojem Comment: Matlab? Why not provide all the graphic details?

[Goanet] Another Decade !

2020-01-09 Thread E DeSousa
Wonderful interpretation of Concierto de Aranjuez by Carlos Santana (2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVk9jPvtx0A Best wishes for a Happy 2020 !

[Goanet] Penis fish, not to be confused with Bombay Duck well known and appreciated in Goa, left stranded on a California beach.

2019-12-15 Thread E DeSousa
https://baynature.org/2019/12/10/naturally-2019-closes-with-thousands-of-10-inch-pulsing-penis-fish-stranded-on-a-california-beach/ The penis fish which is neither a penis nor a fish and gets its common name for reasons that are easy to see, is really a "fat innkeeper worm". "The fat innkeeper

[Goanet] FC Goa come out on Top of the ISL

2019-12-14 Thread E DeSousa
be noted that ESPN+ also carries all the ISL games but it costs $4.50 per month to get the ESPN programming including recent replays. Cheers. E. DeSousa

[Goanet] Take your dog to work?

2019-12-06 Thread E DeSousa
https://www.autonews.com/executives/ford-letting-people-bring-dogs-work-bid-lure-tech-talent "Finley (the Dog) is more than just a good boy. He is the C-suite mascot for a pilot program offered to 1,300 office employees at Ford allowing them to bring their dogs to work. It’s part of a larger

Re: [Goanet] Lopes Vs Lopes....

2019-12-01 Thread E DeSousa
Comment: No idea what is the subject of this ancient case, listed by Fredrick Noronha A summary would have been welcome. After reading two pages I had to move on. Rabbit hole? Message: 1 Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 12:55:15 +0530 From: Frederick Noronha To: Goanet Subject: [Goanet] Lopes Vs

Re: [Goanet] Beyond the Grave: St. Francis Xavier

2019-11-25 Thread E DeSousa
Message: 3 Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:59:10 +0900 From: Joao Barros-Pereira To: goanet Subject: [Goanet] Beyond the Grave: St. Francis Xavier Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

[Goanet] Worlds cleanest country?

2019-10-08 Thread E DeSousa
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20191006-what-japan-can-teach-us-about-cleanliness "Then, as every day, the teacher’s final words: “OK everybody, today’s cleaning roster. Lines one and two will clean the classroom. Lines three and four, the corridor and stairs. And line five will clean the

[Goanet] Music for the Oldies: Como Han Passado Los Anos

2019-10-01 Thread E DeSousa
Como Han Pasado Los Anos By Rocio Durcal (1944-2006) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGFyqs5SIf0 (Spanish is not so difficult to understand)

[Goanet] Dengue fever in Goa

2019-09-12 Thread E DeSousa
Dengue fever: One more thing to consider in Goa. Apparently Mr. Rajan Narayan who writes for the Goan Observer came down with a case of Dengue fever recently. In his write up : Dengue-downpour-dampens-Ganesha, he relates his sad battle with this nasty virus and opines how the virus got to Goa

Re: [Goanet] Tadgolas

2019-09-08 Thread E DeSousa
Oh yes, the Konkanis call it Eroal (इरोळ), Targula Cannot find it around here either. That is one of the good things you cannot have in Toronto! E.

Re: [Goanet] Chnadrayan 2, a scientific dventure

2019-09-08 Thread E DeSousa
Estimado Senhor Bernardo Colaco: Do you think that Vasco Da Gama was worried about building roads and toilets in Portugal when he bravely set out to discover India? Most probably not. There must have been those that criticized him and his King for taking on that mission. What we have to

Re: [Goanet] Publication of the novel: NAS GARRAS DO DESTINO

2019-08-28 Thread E DeSousa
Dear Anthony Gomes: The Editora Chiado requires a CIF/NIF number to accept orders. I understand this is a TAX ID number for Portuguese citizens. It would have cost $25 USD to have it shipped to me in the US but in any case they would not accept the order without the CIF number. Good news is

[Goanet] RE; Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Supermarket Shrimp

2019-04-22 Thread E DeSousa
 Roland Francis provide information and a link to a video on "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Supermarket Shrimp" Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is predicted to be a bigger killer than cancer, soon. Most of the frozen shrimp imported into Canada comes from India. Indian shrimp contains the

Re: [Goanet] Jesuits and Goa Mangoes

2019-04-16 Thread E DeSousa
 Roland Francis  provides links and other information about mangoes from Goa. "The Jesuits and the Mango - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-jesuits-and-the-mango/articleshow/68894908.cms?utm_medium=referral_campaign=iOSapp_source=email Download the TOI app now to read and save

Re: [Goanet] Sabrina DeSousa

2019-03-29 Thread E DeSousa
 Frederick FN Noronha writes: Watch "Ex-CIA Officer Speaks Out: The Italian Job" A story of Sabrina De Sousa https://youtu.be/Wwgx0DwhPiY Comment: Since this was posted on YouTube in 2015, Sabrina De Sousa has been freed from the Portuguese prison were she was being detained awaiting

Re: [Goanet] President, PM urged to save 100-year-old chapel in

2019-03-14 Thread E DeSousa
What happens when the irresistible force meets the immovable object On a given day the object could move? London Bridge was moved to Arizona. Of course at a cost of a few million $$ The chapel could be moved to another location in Colvale to allow the highway construction to proceed and it

Re: [Goanet] Late Dr. Teotonio de Souza

2019-02-26 Thread E DeSousa
 John Nazareth writes: To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"     Subject: Re: [Goanet] Late Dr. Teot?nio de Souza Message-ID:         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" With respect to Eugene's question, I had written only part of a conversation with Teotonio to make a

[Goanet] Painting Elephant?

2019-02-20 Thread E DeSousa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foahTqz7On4 Coming up (maybe) : Pigcasso

Re: [Goanet] Mandos on Ghumots

2019-02-11 Thread E DeSousa
   RolandFrancis  writes :   "Onecan almost visualize Catholics from Goa fleeing their homes southwards, integratingwith the local Hindu population who welcomed them and yet stubbornly clingingto the Goan culture of their ancestors.   https://youtu.be/KrLZXIL1TiI;   Comment   Itis

[Goanet] Yesterday

2019-01-30 Thread E DeSousa
Yesterday When I Was Young - Shirley Bassey (Lyrics) | | | | | | | | | | | Yesterday When I Was Young - Shirley Bassey (Lyrics) Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. There is a fountain of youth: it is in your... | | |

Re: [Goanet] A Poder in Every Goan Home

2019-01-20 Thread E DeSousa
  Bernado Colaco questions I thought poder = power or is it padeiro? BC  Comment: Being a borrowed word from the Portuguese language  "Padeiro"  has evolved and found a niche in the konkani language as "poder" meaning bread maker or baker. My handy dandy Konkani dictionary even lists

Re: [Goanet] R.I.P. Con Menezes

2018-12-23 Thread E DeSousa
  Floriano Lobo writes "Linda, Cynthia and  goanetters at large. Con Menezes was a regular fixture on goanet and his inputs were much appreciated. He kept the listers happy with his choice of music, mostly oldies as well as the happenings the world over. I remember having read Con Menezes ever

Re: [Goanet] Bombay our city.

2018-12-15 Thread E DeSousa
 Mr. Fidibus presents youtube video from 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSLmIuc35JI Comment: Apparently things have not changed much since then ... Check out this youtube video posted in 2015 by  WSJ about the 57 story  building  that was put up in 19 days in China.

Re: [Goanet] Angriya Cruise - Impressions

2018-11-22 Thread E DeSousa
ooked well-trained and enthusiastic." - The guest  management needs some tweaks. Perhaps Angrya management should benchmark other successful cruises. Borem Zaichem E. DeSousa

[Goanet] Con Menezes.

2018-11-20 Thread E DeSousa
Hope Con is doing better planning to get back in the swing of things. We have all been in and out of hospitals, always better always stronger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMmTkKz60W8

Re: [Goanet] Alike short film

2018-11-20 Thread E DeSousa
Comment:  Ilike - Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:37:41 +0100 From: Fidibus To: Fidibus Subject: [Goanet] Alike short film Message-ID: <9e302504-fbb5-a0e3-6880-ecc20dd20...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain;

[Goanet] Jazz Junction - April in Portugal

2018-11-15 Thread E DeSousa
Thanks,Roland Francis for bringing this up: A great jazz version of the old favorite. April in Portugal" is a popular song, also named "The Whisp'ring Serenade." Comment: You must be trying to make the "snow" go away

Re: [Goanet] India's Tallest Statue

2018-11-02 Thread E DeSousa
today.   As far as providing clean water andadequate housing in the slum areas, keep on preaching.     Regards,   E, DeSousa

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