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As spelling changes, Portugal feels the empire striking back
By BARRY HATTON – 16 hours ago
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's former empire is striking back —
through language.
As Brazil rises on the international stage
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28, to follow
To Goanet -
Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
Vedic maths a sham?
It might just be another
way of doing things, inadequately recognised
by (mostly) Western-shaped science and maths.
There is no mathematics in the Vedas. Therefore,
Vedic Mathematics is neither Vedic nor is it
strictly
*Lets Go To GOA*
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Panjim Fish Market
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWLet2BPKWgfeature=related
*Welcome to Capital city Panjim-Patto Plaza (Goa)*
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*An Evening in Goa, India*
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edu
Another restaurant is Five Flowers in Cansaulim
Sonia do Rosario Gomes
--- Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dearest Clinton,
I am glad wildlife Goa is taking on this battle.
Martin's Corner is definitely the worst offender,
and
I write this because I myself have been offered
jumping
_
From: Averthan D'Souza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25 April 2008 12:15
Subject: Imported cheerleaders
Dear Editor,
Our newspapers are reporting the controversy which has erupted
over the import of cheer leaders for the IPL cricket matches. Unfortunately
the
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To Goanet -
It is amusing to be a bystander in this spectacle
of Indian hypocrisy. I was watching some twit
on TV the other day ranting about the 'indecent'
cheerleaders when the show cut to an ad break.
The first in line was the highly risque ad for
the Frenchie X underwear, with
Greenfield airports policy a consolidated one: Patel
Vinay Kumar
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/27/stories/2008042755871000.htm
In case of a proposal to set up an airport within 150 km of an existing
airport, the application shall be considered by the Steering Committee. The
Committee shall
Thanks Ed,
What a coincidence, I live about 5 minutes from there.
I saw the board yesterday and for some reason thought
it was a travel agency. Now, I'll have to check it out
and write a review for Goanetters. London's looking a
lot better now with a Goan restaurant in my backyard
:-)
Selma
---
Hey people,
Nice initiative. WHy don't we add boar/deer too to the menu?
:)
On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 12:09 PM, sonia gomes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Another restaurant is Five Flowers in Cansaulim
Sonia do Rosario Gomes
--- Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dearest Clinton,
I am glad
A genuinely kind Goan senor from London sent me this
fabulous website:
http://www.goanfood.co.uk/
The reason I paste this is, I wonder if Gulf-Goans
have hit upon this idea. When we were in Dubai, we had
to wait for that trip back home to stock up on our
choritzos and paras, and those would
I must say I enjoyed Valmiki Faleiro's piece on GOAN FOOD, even though it
set my taste buds working and my mouth a-watering at the sound of those
irresistible truly Goan offerings like, balchao, molho, para, not forgetting
the popular the mouth-watering *kalchi kodi.
*Like many other Goans, I
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As spelling changes, Portugal feels the empire striking back
By BARRY HATTON – 16 hours ago
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's former empire is striking back —
through language.
As Brazil rises on the international stage
Ok,
1. Where is this in Goa?
2. What is this war item called?
3. Identify the spots in the background
4. What else you can blow off from here (on land).
Note: Ans to 4 abv is optional
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2444598613/sizes/l/
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
for Goa NRI related
FOOD FROM GOA... AND K.T. ACHAYA
Many years ago, while covering the
Traditional Science Congress at
IIT-Chennai, I was waiting in an empty
hall, killing time till the session
started. On getting talking to the man in
the next seat, he struck me as being
erudite and well-informed.
K.T.Achaya was
Talking about 'Kalchi kodi', for those who are holidaying in Goa and
returning back, do carry this culinary delight. I just happened to see it
displayed at groceries in Margao, packed marketed by Costa's and priced @
Rs.29/-
hAVE a nICE dAY
Seb
- Original Message -
From: Mervyn Elsie
Few new uploads on Mandgoa blog:
1. Pissurlem's mineral loot for Rs. 20 lakh!
http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/2008/04/pissurlems-mineral-loot-for-rs-20-lakh.html
2. Fresh Police cases filed against Colamb village defenders
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KGA Gala 'Sparkles Nite'
Kuwait Goan Association (KGA) on their third anniversary celebrations
proudly announce KGA Gala 'Sparkles Nite' on Thursday, October 9th,
2008 at Kuwait's finest hotel with live music band in attendance.
Mark the date for a glamourous evening full of innovative
Dear Venancio,
Your guess is as good as mine, for now.
BTW. I had a long chat with PI Santosh Desai of Margao after the alert was
despatched. As a matter of fact I couldn't get connected over the phone. Mr.
D'Souza was released on bond of Rs. 1/- by then. But the story of PI
Santosh Desai
Go Goa: West coast wonderland is about water sports
Lilly Saddi - TNN
Goa is much more than beaches and sea. I realised this when I visited the
scenic city. Enthralling Goan dances, life full of adventure, water sports and
tourists who throng the city from all over the world definitely makes
My dear cheery, merry Regina Banditti,
May I hope to be included as a core-member of your
family?
I promise to fetch you camels ladden with chouriço goanensi
and bawl out ...oraora...pro...nobis...till the crows desert
your neighbourhood.
Done???
Pray say yea and make my day!
Valmiki mentioned Mangalorean food. Here's a nice place I wrote about
half-a-decade ago (2003). I passed by recently, but haven't eaten
there for 2-3 years, so am not sure how it has since shaped up. There
are two Hotel Mangalores in the locality; make sure the one you go to
is on the left of the
Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
It might just be another way of doing things,
inadequately recognised by (mostly) Western-shaped
science and maths.
Science and mathematics are universal. There is no
western-shaped and eastern-shaped science or
mathematics. Narlikar, Dani and many other scholars
Dear all,
I was about to direct your attention towards this article which is
attracting serious attention in this hemisphere when a few medical
lines from Frederick Noronha caught my attention.
First the article: Bad Medicine in the Market
Herald, 27 April 2008, p 3
Margao turning into communal flashpoint; NCM told
BY HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, ARPIL 26 – The commercial capital of Goa, Margao, is fast
turning out to be a flashpoint of communal violence, stated members of
the Christian Muslim Dialogue for Life (CMDL) in a submission
Hi All,
ACRON BITES THE DUST - This was a headline in our local papers when
the Aldona Gram Sabha decided to take on the unprincipled Acron
builders. Not to be outdone by their neighbours, Moidekars showed
their mettle at the Gram Sabha today (27/04/2008) and voted to revoke
the license given to
Navnirmiti http://www.navnirmiti.org/ is holding a workshop in Goa
shortly. Dr Nandita mentioned that all the 20 slots are filled up. But
they possibly will have another workshop soon here. In the meantime,
please check up their website. Very insightful. FN
-- Forwarded message
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISM IS ONE THING.. and also its good to see the other
side of the coin, thank you Clinton
John Monteiro
Clinton Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Rajan, Yesterday, I was driving by
Donna Paula
Dear sir,
To whom it may concern, am writting this email in respect of my
football career. Am O Saint Frank Clifford By name, am from nigeria in
africa, i came to india just a month ago hoping that getting here i we find
a football club to continue my career. I was one playing in a lower
After the formation of the 'ABA' [Aldona Bachao Abhiyan] to fight/stop the
ravages of hill-cutting by the Acron Developers in Panth-Carona/Aldona, the
first well organized and vocal opposition to the massively planned 'gated
community project' by Acron in the Village of Moira took place at the
As I travel, I'm surprised not by how different the
world is but how very similar it has become. Malls,
gated communities and office towers look the same
everywhere, and in this homogenisation of sights,
perhaps what is less obvious is the loss of individual
and indigenous sounds.
When we
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
RESPONSE: The moral of the story: stay in India,
they exploit you in the US of A.
Mario responds:
Somehow, the information that they exploit
you in the US of A seems to have escaped the
attention of the millions of immigrants that have
always poured
Maths has gender bias (one only needs to google). And race bias too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-racist_mathematics
Just today, I was reading that Marco Polo 'discovered' China.
To believe that knowledge -- whether the Sciences or the social
sciences -- is not born and nurtured in its
2008/4/27 Chris Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Clinton's point is well taken--but it takes strong words and action to
shake the suseigado Goans from their lethargy. I say, go Rajan, go!
The clock on irresponsible development is running out!
Earlier Clinton Vaz wrote to Rajan Parrikar
Yesterday, I was
Situated on the Mandovi River, Panjim, or Panaji, is the capital of Goa
state. A tiny village until the mid-18th century, Panaji became the capital
in 1843 when repeated plagues forced the Portuguese to abandon their capital
of Velha Goa (Old Goa). It contains colonial houses and plazas, and by
Mario Goveia wrote:
Have either of you stopped to wonder WHY there are
reserved categories for lower caste Indians, after
millenia of blatant discrimination that continues
against them today?
Only when we get to the point that most people judge
others by the content of their character can you
2008/4/27 J. Colaco jc [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
jc's response:
Here goes Frederick Noronha once again with this rather intriguing and
flat position on medicine.
You could get some pointers to the wider debate at the editorial below
CURRENT SCIENCE
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as
While agreeing whole-heartedly with Averthan, the ongoing invasion of the
'diversionary tactics' employed by organizers of games worldwide (recently
in India) is nothing but the greed to maintain the box-office returns which
are drastically hampered by the widespread 'LIVE telecast' of the
--- Frederick [FN] Noronha
[EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
Maths has gender bias (one only needs to google).
And race bias too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-racist_mathematics
It is hard to imagine how invocation of race and
gender, and other spurious postmodernist political
notions
Talking Photos: Welcome to Goa - Reis Magos Fort, Church etc
Hi guys,
Come and Explore the ancient Reis Magos Fort at Verem.
Do not miss the last two beautiful pics at sunset.
First, the Reis Magos Church -Verem
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another angle
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*Taleigao** **Residents** **Protest** **Land** Scam in Dona Paula 'IT Park'*
The Taleigao Residents for Appropriate Development (TRAD) took their
opposition against the IT Park on the Dona Paula Plateau to the Goa Agenda
2008. Organized by the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) at Hotel
I was really pleased to get your email today as, although I live in
Wales,UK, I have subscribed to Goanet Reader for some years. I am very
interested in wildlife, the ways children are encouraged to learn in and
about their environment and also be aware of how to sustain the
environment.
Yesterday, was the day of AAM aadmi
AAM stands Adavapal, Aldona and Moira
but it also symbolises the impact of peoples' power
at the various gramsabhas held all over Goa
and of the increasing peoples' resistance
to the destruction of their land and livelihoods.
Early morning was in solidarity
SPECIAL STATUS FOR GOA
It is more than high time that we tackled the problem of slums,
Instead of just talking about it and twiddling our thumbs.
How can we stop or regulate this unchecked migrant influx
Aided by politicians, out to make a vote bank and fast bucks?
Let us have action before
Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
There has been a lot of debate over this issue,
which can be found by googling for Vedic Maths
controversy. I would not be so eager to write it
off, knowing that a lot of traditional knowledge
simply gets dismissed in the face of Universal
knowledge.
Systems of
Village Panchayat Republics
Swaraj is still the birthright that is 'colonized'!
By Miguel Braganza
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was not called Lokmanya Tilak for nothing. We continue
to celebrate Sarvajanik Ganesh festivals, and even add the flavour of the
Goan spirit to the 'visarjan' by the many
Aldonkars dump Acron's project
Gomantak Times, April 28, 2008, p. 1
[Print edition has a photo of the Gram Sabha accompanying the report.]
BY A STAFF REPORTER [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Slug: GRAM SABHA SUPREMACY
Blurb: The sarpanch, panchas were indicted for clearing the over-
Rs-50-lakh project
Dr Helecar, I'm no expert in Maths, let alone Vedic Maths. I was just
responding to your comment that Science and mathematics are
universal. I don't have the faith enough to make such a comment, and
I believe every field of human endeavour is shaped by the context in
which it grew. Including the
Frederick [FN] Noronha * wrote
You could get some pointers to the wider debate at the editorial below
http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jan102006/5.pdf
==
jc's response:
I read that guest editorial at the time the issue took off more than a year
ago.
Unfortunately - it does NOT support the
MONDAY MUSE (28 April 2008)
DUST
Most shops choose to have transparent glass partitions as their front facades.
They not only make the space look bigger from inside, but they also showcase
the wares to the people walking outside. Besides they help the people inside to
see the world outside.
The
Yesterday was a big day, as Gram Sabhas across the state took a
stand against anti-people 'development'. Herald, Monday, April 28,
2008 has bunched together on p. 2 reports from a range of Gram
Panchayats across Goa: Aldona, Santo Estevam, Cansaulim, Majorda,
Pilerne, Keri. They have missed out
Feedback to: Devika Sequeira [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Goa Muslims resent hardline intrusion
From Devika Sequeira, DH News Service, Panaji:
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president M K Shaikh belongs to an
old Muslim Goan family. But moderates like him are becoming
increasingly anxious over
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/27/stories/2008042751840300.htm
KLE hospital signs MoU with Apollo Victor Staff Correspondent
Belgaum: The city KLE Society's Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical
Research Centre joined hands with Goa-based Apollo Victor Hospital to
extend services in cardiology
--- Pravin Sabnis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
All the three medical practices of Allopathy,
Ayurveda and Homeopathy are presently driven by
market forces of an evergrowing industry. But the
alarming thing about the latter two is that they
refuse to be put to test by saying that they are
above
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Purnanand Chari's words have deep resonance. Allow me a slightly different
translation.
Vingodd, vingodd ghantti, punn tancho sur ek.
They are various bells (all different -- a 'peal' of variegated bells), but
their note (musical) is the same. [The bells are playing the same musical
note--in
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