[Goanet-News] Konkani Rocks! ... and how. Goa Velha, Dec 3, 2009

2009-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
Dec 3, 2009 evening saw a very interesting music concert at the Goa Velha church grounds. Everyone on stage was into rendering Konkani music: local artistes, Fado singer Sonia Shirsat, the guitar-strumming journalist Sigmund de Souza. The lady with the impressive stage presence and powerful

[Goanet] Konkani Rocks! ... and how. Goa Velha, Dec 3, 2009

2009-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
Dec 3, 2009 evening saw a very interesting music concert at the Goa Velha church grounds. Everyone on stage was into rendering Konkani music: local artistes, Fado singer Sonia Shirsat, the guitar-strumming journalist Sigmund de Souza. The lady with the impressive stage presence and powerful

[Goanet] Colva forum angry at MoEF for going soft on mega projects

2009-12-04 Thread Arwin Mesquita
*Colva forum angry at MoEF for going soft on mega projects* http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=30698cid=26 HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, DEC 3 The Colva Civic and Consumer Forum has expressed its shock with the way the Ministry of Environment and Forests has acted even after six

[Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Cecil Pinto
Floriano Lobo wrote: VCO is a miracle as it is saturated with LAURIC ACID which is the number one immune booster of the human body. You will not believe it but it seems Magic Johnson ( the US star Basket Ball Player) is cured of HIV simply by drinking VCO. - The statement above is

[Goanet] Greatest Konkani Hits SongBook in Toronto

2009-12-04 Thread Francis Rodrigues
If you live in Toronto - The Greatest Konkani Hits SongBook will again be available for sale in Mississauga at the Christmas Fair this coming Saturday 5th Dec. from 11 am at the Parish Hall of St. Francis Xavier Church, 5650 Mavis Road (Mavis Matheson). Particularly for all those who were

[Goanet] Goan Shutterbugs’ Capture the Emotion s Exhibition at the Big Foot Art Gallery, Louto lim on 6th December 2009

2009-12-04 Thread Goan Shutterbugs
Goan Shutterbugs’ are pleased to invite YOU for an Exhibition titled *“Capture the Emotions” *of photographs clicked during the Children’s Day - BAL MELA ’09 held at the Big Foot Sanskriti Kendra, Loutolim, on Sunday,15th November. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Mr. Shridar Kamat (Social

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread floriano
It is very easy to become the doctor of doctors. One just has to hit the googles on any and every topic of health. :-)) Cheers floriano goasuraj PS: When goasuraj takes Goa'sHigh Command in hand, the first to get hit are our dear dear doctors :-)) Doctors BEWARE.. how you vote -

[Goanet] Daily Grook #582

2009-12-04 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #582 === BITE FRIGHT === by Francis Rodrigues downloading jaws was a real fright, too risky because of one mega'byte! *GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com === sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of

[Goanet] Big City Band + Dr. Francisco Colaco on Radio Macau 98 FM

2009-12-04 Thread Bernado Colaco
It was heartening to listen to  various Concani and Portuguese songs played out on Radio Macau 98FM. Heart rendering was the song Encoste a tua cabecinha sobre os seios da Selma. I missed out on the rendition by Cardiologist Francisco Colaco, but his name was mentioned by DJ Helder at the end

Re: [Goanet] St.FrancisXavier

2009-12-04 Thread Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Dear Fr. Ivo, Your quite lengthy article on the life and achievements of Saint Francis Xavier, you left out one important fact. Can you please tell us what the omission was, and why you did it? Regards, Victor --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Ivo da C.Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote: From:

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread floriano
Dear JC, I am ok with the question mark. Hope all is well with you fly. B/rgds PS: In case you have not see this which I don't believe you have not. www.youtube.com/smartimmune - Original Message - From: J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
[1] floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote: VCO is a miracle as it is saturated with  LAURIC ACID which is the number one immune booster of the human body. You will not believe it but it seems Magic Johnson ( the US star Basket Ball Player)  is cured of HIV simply by drinking VCO [2] Frederick

[Goanet] Fw: Music cannot be banned - Marcos Alemao, Varca - Letters to the Editor- H- 30 Nov, 2009- Response

2009-12-04 Thread floriano
- Original Message - From: floriano To: Ashwin Tombat ; Herald Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 10:31 PM Subject: Re: Music cannot be banned - Marcos Alemao, Varca - Letters to the Editor- H- 30 Nov, 2009- Response Dear Editor, I am rather confused when educated persons like

[Goanet] Mai-bhas goes for a toss at Konkani Speaking Community function

2009-12-04 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
Mai-bhas goes for a toss at Konkani Speaking Community function Ekvott (unity) is the title of the magazine published by the Konkani Speaking Community of the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Qatar. In the spirit of unity—Eka kalzan, eka Tallean Ekvott zaun devak dinvassum-ia, says

[Goanet] Ghantis should be converted!

2009-12-04 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Dear BC, At least two group are following your advice at Pandurangstan.. The priests should also impart the Goan way of life, how this can happen, as Priest itself are Ghatis like how to dress, ok sing mandos, ?? drink caju in sips this is interesting and how to use toilets.

[Goanet] GOAN CATHOLICS BE WARNED

2009-12-04 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 20:33:12 -0500 From: manuel tavares duk...@bell.net I do not have to be a dead Pope nor do I have to contact the Bishop. You have proved beyond doubt that you have no substantiative answer to my challange of double standards. Mario responds: Manuel, Repeating the same

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread floriano
Hear Hear, This comes from a scientific researcher of repute on various life saving drugs including Goa's good old Feni :-)) Cheers floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 1:21 PM Subject:

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
Hi Floriano, Can we do a Khmer Rouge on these guys? I mean, send them to the villages for re-education :-) 2009/12/4 floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com: PS: When goasuraj takes Goa'sHigh Command in hand, the first to get hit are our dear dear doctors :-)) Doctors BEWARE.. how you vote

[Goanet] Writer / Artist Savia Viegas @ Literati on Dec 5/09

2009-12-04 Thread Goanet AE
Sociologist Gita Chadha in conversation with Savia Viegas (writer, artist), author of Tales from the Attic, on her journey of writing. @ Literati on Dec 5, 2009 at 5.30 p.m. Some of her art work will also be on display Flyer:

[Goanet] Re.Case booked against DLF for excess felling of trees

2009-12-04 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Dear Alwin Thanks for you stand against these monstroticities. With every Goan like yourself speaking up; our chances to save Goa only can get better. I encourage you and others to write frequently to the Goan Media for now.. Regards, Arwin Message: 1 Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:48:19 +

[Goanet] Case booked against DLF for excess felling of trees

2009-12-04 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:48:19 + From: alwin fernandes alw...@hotmail.com Kudos to GBA and SOS, Audhut Naik, Miguel Braganza, Dr Claude Alvares and others who are standing up to DLF and other such mega-projects. Shame on our Goan Politicians and their hench-men! Mario observes: They

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Mario Goveia
floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote: VCO is a miracle as it is saturated with LAURIC ACID which is the number one immune booster of the human body. You will not believe it but it seems Magic Johnson (the US star Basket Ball Player) is cured of HIV simply by drinking VCO Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread floriano
Dear Jose, In your long list of enumeration of classic flaws, you have left out the recent one that of our GMC docs having found out that the recent death in GMC attributed to rabies came about after 25 years of a dog bite. I don't want to comment on the efficacy of this finding but what

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread floriano
Rico, A food for thought indeed ! Cheers floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
The post appended below contains bogus and dangerous information regarding coconut oil and human health and disease. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a strong warning against irresponsible alternative medics who propagate these myths on the internet. Here is a copy of

Re: [Goanet] St.FrancisXavier

2009-12-04 Thread augusto pinto
On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:02:47 -0800 (PST) Victor Rangel-Ribeiro vrangel...@yahoo.comhttp://in.mc940.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vrangel...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear Fr. Ivo, Your quite lengthy article on the life and achievements of Saint Francis Xavier, you left out one important fact. Can you

[Goanet] When does Indian Citizenship cease?

2009-12-04 Thread john menezes
When does Indian Citizenship cease?: A case has arisen very recently of a Goan who had acquired the citizenship of a foreign country some four years ago but continued to enter India on his Indian passport as long as it was valid even after the acquisition of his foreign citizenship. When he

[Goanet] Science and Environment exhibition

2009-12-04 Thread Goanet Events
St. Bartholomeu's High School, Chorão, Goa in collaboration with the Goa Science Centre presents an unique science and environment exhibition on 4th and 5th of December 2009. The exhibition is open to the public from 9am to 5pm. SOURCE: Lisa Dias-Noronha Goanet Events www.goanet.org

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
Arrey Baba, Floriano, you are arguing against the good old Cecil Pinto, and CP is taking off on the good old coconut. Who can cure HIV/AIDS? Not god, not modern science. Not yet! FN PS: Is Floriano's statement a blatant untruth, LIES, or inaccurate and misleading and unsubtantiated? I think

Re: [Goanet] St.FrancisXavier

2009-12-04 Thread Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
You are absolutely right, Augusto. There is something wrong with the sentence I wrote: Your quite lengthy article on the life and achievements of Saint Francis Xavier, you left out one important fact. The sentence should have begun with the little word, In. I assume I left it out because I was

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Mervyn Lobo
floriano wrote: I have been diagonosed to have a totally clogged cardio-vascular system not recommended for by-pass surgery. I am supposed to take Ecosprin and Acorex for life. But these drugs only thin the blood so it can flow easily but in the meantime escalates the levels of

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Corrections of misconceptions contained in the post appended below are as follows: 1. Rabies does present as psychiatric illness in many cases because of the encephalitis that it produces. Indeed, on rare occasions it can manifest as severe depression. 2. There is no evidence that virgin

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Mario Goveia
2009/12/4 floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com: PS: When goasuraj takes Goa's High Command in hand, the first to get hit are our dear dear doctors :-)) Mario observes: Floriano, My medical research informs me that to avoid HIV/AIDS one of the things you need to do is avoid, or be very

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
2009/12/4 floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com: Dear Jose, [1] In your long list of enumeration of classic flaws, you have left out the recent one that of our GMC docs having found out that the recent death in GMC attributed to rabies came about after 25 years of a dog bite. [2] I don't want to

Re: [Goanet] St.FrancisXavier

2009-12-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com: Dear Victor, Fr. Ivo won't answer you but my guess is that the answer to your question is 'The Inquisition'. Comment: here is something you may or may not wish to read. [1] http://www.colaco.net/1/sfx.htm The horrible Inquisition ( Inquisicao or

[Goanet] Not OUR Shrikant !

2009-12-04 Thread eric pinto
- Forwarded Message From: eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com Meet me tomorrow in Southampton.  Ricky. From: SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com To: eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com Sent: Fri, December 4, 2009 7:34:29 AM Subject: Western union Thanks

[Goanet] Goa Chitra presents EMERGING CONCERNS - A dialogue between Diaspora and Local Youth

2009-12-04 Thread Goanet Events
Goa Chitra presents EMERGING CONCERNS A dialogue between Diaspora youth and local Youth about the past, present and future of Goa during the 2nd Know Goa programme organised by the department of NRI Affairs. Date.: Dec 6, 2009 Time.: 3:30 - 5:30pm Venue: Goa Chitra Museum, Benaulim, Goa The

Re: [Goanet] St.FrancisXavier

2009-12-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
Regarding the 'omission' of the Inquisition from Fr Ivo's SFX article Victor Rangel-Ribeiro asked: Why did Fr.Ivo do it? I would like him to explain. May I suggest suppressio veri? == COMMENT: I would wish to pose a few questions to VRR in return. [1] If you have 'concluded' that Fr. Ivo was

[Goanet] Fauzia Aziz Minallah_an old(old) friend who recived the Bremen Peace Award

2009-12-04 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Fauzia Aziz Minallah, an old(new) friend from my days at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. She recently received the Bremen Peace Award. * * *Art education is a privilege in Pakistan, available only to a very few children. Fauzia Aziz Minallah wants to democratize art education and makes it accessible to

[Goanet] Goa news for December 5, 2009

2009-12-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** 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

Re: [Goanet] St.FrancisXavier

2009-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
Guys, how can you do this to me? Is it Inquisition time already? We've been through this debate many times in the past and one more betrays a lack of ingenuity. Considering how hard I've tried -- and succeeded, with Virgin Coconut Oil (are still some of you guessing what it is?) no less -- in

[Goanet] Konkan Railway - Winter Special Trains

2009-12-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (A Government of India Undertaking) www.konkanrailway.com 02 December 2009 36 WINTER SPECIAL TRAINS ON KONKAN RAILWAY FOR ITS ESTEEMED VALUABLE PASSENGERS In order to clear extra rush of passengers during Winter, Konkan Railway has decided to run special

[Goanet] Goa, RIP

2009-12-04 Thread George Pinto
A similar fate awaits Goa in a few years, only worse since the water tables will be dry, the food chain contaminated, the environment polluted, the forests gone, and the air toxic. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2009/jun/01/spain-construction George

[Goanet] Fwd: Urgent please

2009-12-04 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Eric, I too received this strange message. Is Shrikant's email being hacked? Regards, Marshall -- Forwarded message -- From: SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com Date: Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:51 PM Subject: Urgent please To: shri8...@yahoo.com I hope you receive my message? And

[Goanet] Multi Level Marketing

2009-12-04 Thread Cecil Pinto
Floriano wrote: Cecil Pinto prefers to joke about Aloe Vera. Actually his mania is against MLMs. Instead he should ask his grandmother (if she is still living) what home remedy she used to treat wounds going septic without going to expensive doctors and opting for expensive medicines.

Re: [Goanet] When does Indian Citizenship cease?

2009-12-04 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Hmmm... what happens to the person who was born a Portuguese citizen in Goa, and by virtue of the Indian army takeover of Goa in Dec 1961, is forced to become an Indian citizen, but retains their right to Portuguese nationality, and based on this, obtains a Bilhete de Identidade? Can they still

[Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
2009/12/5 Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net: Saiba boggus!  Are you calling the doctors at GMC stupid?  The very doctors who may have to treat you some day?  Perhaps even for rabies?  Even a layman like me knows it doesn't take 25 years to die from rabies, except perhaps at GMC:-)) How do

[Goanet] WATER-WARS Due To ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, CORRUPTION, SKYSCRAPERS SLUMS.

2009-12-04 Thread George R. Dias
Topic : WATER-WARS Due To ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, CORRUPTION, SKYSCRAPERS SLUMS The Corruption in Collectors office and Bombay Muncipal Corporation, the Partnership between Builders - Slumlords - Politicians - Police - Mafia - Muncipal Officials - Administration, the growth of Slums where illegal

[Goanet] Rare, five conjunct consonants in Nagari

2009-12-04 Thread Venantius J Pinto
People and Konkani speakers, I am looking for five conjunct consonant characters written in any language that uses Devnagiri, and in particular in Konkani written in the same script? I would appreciate your willingness to share any rare, esoteric and unusual ones used in rituals. It is also fine

[Goanet] Will expose several 'Madhu Kodas' in Goa: BJP

2009-12-04 Thread Peter F. Borges
Fri, Dec 4 07:47 PM Panaji, Dec 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday alleged that state support to illegal mining and corruption in Goa's mining industry had reached 'unacceptable levels' and vowed to expose 'several Madhu Kodas' in the state, during the forthcoming assembly

[Goanet] DLF ordered to stop hill cutting (Herald)

2009-12-04 Thread alwin fernandes
Save our Slopes (SOS) and GBA are to be commended for taking up this issue. There is an urgent need for all Goan villages to put an end to the vested interests of the TCP and PDA and it's not rocket science to understand who are the beneficiaries and who is getting the kick-backs

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (5Dec09)

2009-12-04 Thread alexyz fernandes
and the LifeTime Award for surviving the chaos of IFFI in front of her house at Campal goes to Mrs. To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

Re: [Goanet] Multi Level Marketing

2009-12-04 Thread floriano
Cecil, I have always admired your proficiency at talking good sense :-)) Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 - Original Message - From: Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 9:19 AM Subject: [Goanet] Multi Level Marketing Floriano

Re: [Goanet] Ghantis should be converted!

2009-12-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Thu, 12/3/09, SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com wrote: The conversion might also be a deterrent for the others to come to Goa who knows? I wonder if President Pandurang from Pandurangstan has implemented this programme. President Pandurang is retired. The new president is Urrak Mama

[Goanet] ICIMOD Competition for Journalists

2009-12-04 Thread Venantius J Pinto
http://www.himalmag.com/ICIMOD-Competition-for-Journalists-Region_dnw212.html +++ venantius

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread floriano
Dear Santosh, I consider this flutter of activity on goanet vis a vis VCO and all type of non-medical (unproven) hype is a learning experience and not misleading to call it that point blank. Goanetter are intelligent people and they will take the differring views into account and not fall

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread floriano
Dear JC, With all due respect to you and to your profession, I am a much enlightened man today. (not forgetting Santosh, Mario et al) I still tend to believe in olden time's 'witches' who used to cure one and all. Even Jesus tried to convert Judas. But he failed. Maybe there is hope that I

[Goanet] Sardinha-chi ek kanni 'Ani Sodankal Dhirio Bond'

2009-12-04 Thread lino dourado
Govt bulldozes Sardinha’s bid to legalise dhirios HERALD BUREAU Says it would promote cruelty, betting NEW DELHI, DEC 4 An attempt by South Goa MP to legalise dhirio, a traditional bullfight sport in the state, failed on Friday when he withdrew “half-heartedly” his Bill for the purpose in the

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com ' when JC takes aim at patrakars and journos in Goa, you shouldn't believe that he dislikes journalists as a tribe (or class or caste). ' response: That is correct. I only dislike the ones who publish bondollam and refuse to correct them. jc

[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO: Changing attitudes towards Disability: Responses of Educational Institutions NGO's in Goa.

2009-12-04 Thread Goa Desc
--- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO - Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 11th December from 4pm. to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No.11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa Goa. TOPIC:

Re: [Goanet] St.FrancisXavier

2009-12-04 Thread Ivo da C.Souza
From: J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com: Dear Victor, Fr. Ivo won't answer you but my guess is that the answer to your question is 'The Inquisition'. ***Thanks for your answer, Dr.Jose Colaço. I sent the article to Goanet at the last moment of the day. It was