[Goanet] Daily Grook #644

2010-03-13 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #644 === WOW'EM POEM === by Francis Rodrigues the tiny mini-skirts of cheerleader dames, are poetry in shorts or shld i say...poms! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com

Re: [Goanet] 'Khawateen cant discard purdah for politics'

2010-03-13 Thread floriano
Re: 'Burqa' and 'Kasti' Food for thought When burqa became the norm, did Muslim women fly around the world in jet planes? Was camera around then? Did the women show their faces to the outside world, even immediate outside world (except within the household) without the burqa? Did Muslim

[Goanet] Salman Rushdie's brilliant speech at India Today Conclave on Freedom of Expression Dissent

2010-03-13 Thread Sandeep Heble
I must consider myself fortunate to have heard Salman Rushdie speak Live on the topic of Freedom of Speech, Expression and Dissent last night on the news channel 'Headlines Today'. The notable writer was the Keynote speaker for the dinner session at the 'India Today Conclave 2010' which is

[Goanet] Child diabetes blamed on food sweetener - Times Online

2010-03-13 Thread Con Menezes
This common food ingredient cause of addiction obesity. From TimesOnLine Surprise reading C http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6954603.ece

[Goanet] 15th March is World Consumer Rights Day

2010-03-13 Thread Goa Desc
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. -

[Goanet] Patient Money - Finding the Right Care for the Elderly - NYTimes.com

2010-03-13 Thread Con Menezes
Increasingly in our Indian society some elderly parents are shunted off to institutions?? Does it really happen here?? Con http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/health/13patient.html?ref=health

[Goanet] Fw: Mando de despedida - Adeus Korchea Vel'lar

2010-03-13 Thread floriano
Caros amigos, liguem ao link a seguir para ouvir o nosso mando cantado pela voz mais linda a seguir a Amália : Maria Ana Bobone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iBj0Of_5Ns Um abraço

Re: [Goanet] Open letter to J. C. Selma

2010-03-13 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Dr Barad?, I say that your 'open' letter is better 'closed' than 'open' because, when 'open' it shows the 'emptiness' and 'hate' inside your character. A good 'non saffronite' school will help you keep up with modern trends and life in general. I hope U can understand at least this much,

[Goanet] Paradise called Goa

2010-03-13 Thread Bernado Colaco
I guess Elu Miranda was 2 Pana? What does age have to do with discussion? BC Dear bernard Sherps in disguise r many, yet 2 dys Goa !! I would like to no yr age 4 further discussion? My name is Jessy from D Village Orlim, so let us anter Not shakeperaen Style. Blow yr tyrumpet to

[Goanet] Seminar on Dayanand Bandodkar at Goa University

2010-03-13 Thread rmt
Dear Goanet members It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that we are organising a two day national conference on Dayanand Bandodkar and his Ideas : Relevance for Contemporary Goa scheduled for 20th and 21st March 2010 at the Conference Hall of Goa University Administrative Building. The

[Goanet] Documentário «Prova de Contacto»

2010-03-13 Thread CLP Instituto Camões
Caros Amigos, O Centro de Língua Portuguesa/Instituto Camões em Goa exibe, *no próximo dia 16 de março*, pelas *18.00 horas*, o documentário *«Prova de Contacto»,* um filme de João Mário Grilo sobre a obra de José Guimarães, criador português de enorme projecção internacional, que constitui um

[Goanet] Courses for nurses...

2010-03-13 Thread Frederick Noronha
Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) Courses Fr. Dr. Ousey, Director, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, announces the following courses in CHAI: 1. Post Graduate Diploma Course in Hospital Administration 2. Six months Course for Nurses Transforming Nurses into Nurse Practitioners Those

[Goanet] The First European Summer School on Life Cognition

2010-03-13 Thread Venantius J Pinto
People, Those who can afford this, should consider attending. Better than beating on one another in life. As an arcane Konknni saying goes: Bhorli podkouii, (magir) uthta chodkouii. (When the stomach is satiated/settled, the phallus rises/is unsettled) venantius j pinto ++ The

[Goanet] Talking photos: Some dirty Panjim Pics

2010-03-13 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking photos: Some dirty Panjim Pics Bhurgim bhik magtat ani allxi ghou aple bhailechio uo kaddta http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4372550318/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4372549888/sizes/l/   opp old secretariat

[Goanet] Sal man booked for misappropriation

2010-03-13 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM MARCH 13: Devidas V Mandrekar, from Sal-Bicholim, has been booked by the Mapusa police for committing a fraud of Rs 16,89,672. According to the police, Mr Ratnakar Topare, the post inspector from Mapusa sub-division post office, has complained that the accused working

[Goanet] II Maratona de Leitura

2010-03-13 Thread CLP Instituto Camões
Caros Amigos, O Departamento de Português da Universidade de Goa, em colaboração com o Centro de Língua Portuguesa/Instituto Camões em Panjim, organiza no dia 18 de Março, a partir das 15.00 horas, a *2ª edição da Maratona de Leitura em Goa*. Os participantes deverão contactar o Departamento de

[Goanet] Sweet honey in the rock...

2010-03-13 Thread Frederick Noronha
After tuning in to a programme (via NPR) on 'Sweet Honey in the Rock', I visited their website, and found their music enchanting. Nice stuff! Check them out here: http://sweethoneyintherock.org/audio.php Any idea if there's someone trying a cappella in Goa? FN -- Frederick Noronha Columnist ::

[Goanet] Panjim Promenade - 3

2010-03-13 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/03/13/panjim-promendade-3 r

Re: [Goanet] Frivolous, frivolous writings on Goanet

2010-03-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
There are many differences between Marshall and Sandeep. Sandeep can distinguish between political propaganda and factual reporting. He recognizes the importance of verifying the authenticity of statements made in the news media and on internet websites. He knows the value of independent

[Goanet] Goa news for March 14, 2010

2010-03-13 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Israeli drug dealer held in Goa - Times of India olice-to-analyse-seized-drugs-news-national-kdjmEddhggi.htmlusg=AFQjCNEkJ2j9Nc1Qhq_IEJjfsHesgQGslgGoa Police to analyse seized drugs

Re: [Goanet] 'Khawateen cant discard purdah for politics'

2010-03-13 Thread Frederick Noronha
Does the secular democracy as defined below exist in reality? Or is it just some desirable goal we long hanker for, but is always out of reach, as in Plato's The Republic? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Republic_(Plato) FN PS: See Pankaj Mishra, Secular democracy goes on trial

[Goanet] Hello PPS??

2010-03-13 Thread floriano
Azad Maidan, Panjim Lohia Maidan, Margao Today 5 p.m. It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST persons contest elections. It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST voters elect good n honest

[Goanet] M F Hussein: saint or sinner?

2010-03-13 Thread Samir Kelekar
Marshall, I am glad you agree that there is a vote bank politics played in cases such as the Shah Bano affair and the Tasleema affair. I find it very glaring that while everyone rushes to Hussein's defense, not one of the so-called secular fighters came in defense of Tasleema when she was

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about racism, shame, appeasement and religion?

2010-03-13 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Title: Who the Bleep cares about racism, shame, appeasement and religion? By Selma Carvalho Source Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter 14 March 2010 at www.gonvoice.org.uk You never forget a racist incident. Not because you’ve been physically brutalized but because you’ve come face to face with the

[Goanet] Sex and the Swami: Has saffron been irredeemably stained?

2010-03-13 Thread Vasant Baliga
The priest as transgressive protagonist has been the subject of many books in fiction. But suddenly they seem to have jumped right out of the pages and into real life, blurring boundaries between the profound and the profane. Has saffron been irredeemably stained?

[Goanet] Panjim Promenade - 3

2010-03-13 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Promenade 3: Good keystoning in the Mandovi image. Promenade 2: Lovely. I feel all Goan houses should be this simple on the outside of course with good colors, including the white highlights. venantius j pinto From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com Subject: [Goanet] Panjim Promenade - 3 To

[Goanet] Smile Intensity in Photographs Predicts Longevity — Psychological Science

2010-03-13 Thread Con Menezes
Genuine 'Smilers' Live Longer! Not surprising.read why, From 'Psychologocal Science' C http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/02/26/0956797610363775.full

Re: [Goanet] 'Khawateen cant discard purdah for politics'

2010-03-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sat, 3/13/10, Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote: Does the secular democracy as defined below exist in reality? Yes, it does. Having lived in both India and the U.S., I know from personal experience that it does in both these countries. Secularism exists in both

[Goanet] Daily Grook #645

2010-03-13 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #645 = TUTU, YOU'TOO? = by Francis Rodrigues if rsa bishop des has a beer or two, oft his wife says i'll have two too! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com