[Goanet] Daily Grook #724

2010-06-13 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #724 == BAND STAND == by Francis Rodrigues was a multi-instrumentalist with a manner big and grand, and so on the wedding-list he was the one man banned! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com

[Goanet] Mickey mouse affair Gabe Menezes

2010-06-13 Thread Bernice Pereira
Good title - something out of Agatha Christie's novels.  Friend is a word I've heard so much - so easy, so convenient isn't it. Perplexing.  But what does it mean? Different strokes for different folks (or blokes) ha ha.

[Goanet] A growing body of evidence links exercise and mental acuity

2010-06-13 Thread Con Menezes
Evidence links exercise with mental acuity. Washington Post Con http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/24/AR2010052402608.html?wprss=rss_health

[Goanet] BBC News - 'Unintended' statin side-effect risks uncovered

2010-06-13 Thread Con Menezes
Side-effects (positive negative) of statins here disclosed. BBC C http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8695102.stm

Re: [Goanet] Aum saiba... via Toronto!

2010-06-13 Thread floriano
I totally agree with Mervyn's critique here on Jacinta Luiz's rendition of aum saiba' Let me say that I have had no opportunity to see this video since the time it was made available because of the download speed limitations here. However, I did manage to be patient today, being Sunday, with

[Goanet] Aum Saiba via Toronto

2010-06-13 Thread Oscar Lobo
Hi Moderator, Kindly reproduce my input to the above. Mr. Jose Fernandes - you have shown what being a Goan is all about. Can you sing any better? If you are in Canada why don't you join hands with the singer. We need to applaud Jacinta for venturing to sing in Konkani and keeping our

Re: [Goanet] not just another day ...

2010-06-13 Thread George Pinto
--- On Fri, 6/11/10, Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com wrote: It is also perplexing that there are some overseas Goans, like the normally rational George Pinto who are xenophobic regarding this issue and believe that all foreigners must have their property confiscated even if bought

[Goanet] Could Probiotics Prevent Obesity? - iVillage

2010-06-13 Thread Con Menezes
Could Probiotics prevent obesity?? 'iVillage' C http://www.ivillage.com/could-probiotics-prevent-obesity/4-a-189574?nlcid=hr|06-11-2010|

[Goanet] Psoriasis relief from a variety of treatments

2010-06-13 Thread Con Menezes
Interesting find a cure Question Answer for your disease. Apparent cure for Psoriasis. More here.. C http://hsibaltimore.com/2010/06/07/psoriasis/

[Goanet] No joy for Joella. By Reena Martins

2010-06-13 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Title: No joy for Joella By: Reena Martins Source: The Telegraph (Calcutta), 13 June 2010 [Magazine section, page 15] at Full text 1088 words + 3 photos at http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100613/jsp/7days/story_12560132.jsp Excerpts: They called her Joella - the girl who loved fast cars and

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Fish Curry Rice at Tina Lagosta at Verna / Vasco

2010-06-13 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Fish Curry Rice at  Tina Lagosta at Verna / Vasco Tina Bar Restaurant Near Fr. Agnel Ashram (NH17) Verna, Goa Rs.35 (with boiled rice)   Ukllem xit ani tora xiro- hobodda lagtalem http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_fishcurryrice/4690658334/sizes/l/  

[Goanet] AK: 2020 Vorsa Savn Oxe Toren Konknni Xikoitole.

2010-06-13 Thread lino dourado
2020 Vorsa Savn Oxe Toren Konknni Xikoitole. “Bhurgeamno! Abril-May mhoineanchi lamb sutti sarlea uprant, az zavn asa tumcho tosoch mhozo poilo dis iskulant. Mhojem nanv Jyothi Varghese.

[Goanet] Flying Circus(II) - Soccer Circus

2010-06-13 Thread Lionel Messias
Flying Circus (II) - Soccer Circus Narvekar's clipped wings The former Finance IT Minister Dayanand Narvekar spent only Rs 1,36,275 on his flying but that was only because Digambar Kamat pressed his ejection seat button jettisoning him out of the cabinet, which Narvekar would of course argue,

Re: [Goanet] Aum saiba... via Toronto!

2010-06-13 Thread Tony de Sa
Dear Frederiick, As I said in my disclaimer, I am no great shakes at music, but I did not mean to pull down the singer. All I did was give my honest impressions. Would you have preferred it if I didn't comment at all? I have no wish nor energy to indulge in a wordy duel on Goanet, but for your

Re: [Goanet] Aum saiba... via Toronto!

2010-06-13 Thread Venantius J Pinto
What is wrong with a stereotype? What?! They are often very helpful. The French in the cites are exactly that--mostly in Paris, Lyons etc. It is different if you are in Rousillion, Arles, Provence. Aix. They understood my: pour petit dejeuner je prends. OR Ave vous les fromage? But imagine is

[Goanet] Aum saiba

2010-06-13 Thread Jose Pereira
The dancing girl did not learn her Konkani from the cooks and butlers (or the Brahmins) of Bardez.What she sang (in Saxtti!) could have sounded like this: 1. Aum saiba peltorhi voitam Damulea lognanko voitam 2. Paiantulim painzonn'm ditam Tariry voichi vatto dakoi

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about John Francis Fernandez? Part 2.

2010-06-13 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Title: Who the bleep cares about John Francis Fernandez? Part 2. By: Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter of 13 June 2010 at www.goanvoice.org.uk Full text: Last week our hero, John Francis Fernandez, had joined the Uganda Railways in 1901 and later taken up a position as head

[Goanet] Lion Roars - Pigs have wings - Flying Circus(V)

2010-06-13 Thread Lionel Messias
More reason to squeal like pigs He was in the news recently for all the wrong reasons, calling us names, proving yet again and like a spoilt child that he just wouldn’t tolerate even being rapped on the knuckles. Actually he was, ahem, squealing like a pig! Remember, he accused the concerned

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about John Francis Fernandez? Part 2.

2010-06-13 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 13 June 2010 17:02, Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com wrote: John watched fearfully as a thousand or more armed Abyssinians (Somalis) marched across the close proximity of the station into British Territory in defiance of all political considerations and certainly in defiance of the

Re: [Goanet] Dr Oscar Rebello: we need hotlines for potential victims on the verge of suicide

2010-06-13 Thread Cecil Pinto
From: Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com On 12 June 2010 02:42, Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com wrote: REPLY: I have read the article by Dr. Oscar Rebello and am wondering why he didn't post it on Goanet - since it seems, he is an avid reader here. May be, ?just may be - the

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about John Francis Fernandez? Part 2.

2010-06-13 Thread Carvalho
FN wrote: Was Somalia also part of the Abyssinian empire? --- No FN, I have made a slight error here. I was thinking Ethopia but wrote Somali in my haste. Best, selma

[Goanet] STRAYING GOAN OBSERVER ANALYSED

2010-06-13 Thread seby cardozo
STRAYING GOAN OBSERVER ANALYSED Hanv Saiba stray jaata, maka Saiba vaat disona Hanv Saiba stray jaata, maka Saiba vaat dakoui Stray thought: Mickky turned the heat on Ravi and Digamber by calling for a CBI enquiry into Ravi’s drug scams and Digamber’s illegal mining scam. At this

[Goanet] Your Religion is not Important says Dalai Lama

2010-06-13 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Your Religion is not Important says Dalai Lama A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist Leonardo Boff and Dalai Lama (Leonard is one of the renovators of the Theology of Freedom) In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama and myself were participating at

Re: [Goanet] A growing body of evidence links exercise and mental

2010-06-13 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Incidence of Alzheimer's disease is reported to be low among dancers. Regards, GL      --- Con Menezes wrote: Evidence  links exercise with mental acuity. -Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/24/AR2010052402608.html?wprss=rss_health   The result

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about John Francis Fernandez? Part 2.

2010-06-13 Thread J. Colaco jc
Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com fwded :John watched fearfully as a thousand or more armed Abyssinians (Somalis)\\\ Frederick Noronha asked: Was Somalia also part of the Abyssinian empire? Frederick Noronha also posted: Abyssinia, was in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea. . It was in

Re: [Goanet] Aum saiba... via Toronto!

2010-06-13 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Translations 1. pour petit dejeuner je prends. (For breakfast I will have...) 2. Avec vous le/les fromage? (Do you have cheese/s?) 3. Vous etes une super nana (You are a fabuslous babe) 4. Pardonnez-moi, mon Pere, car j'ai peche, (e-acute on the first e in Pere, e-grave on the two e's in

Re: [Goanet] Dr Oscar Rebello: we need hotlines for potential victims on the verge of suicide

2010-06-13 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 13 June 2010 21:41, Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com wrote: There is a whole world out here and out there and some people still think that GoaNet is the be all and end all of everything. If it didn't appear on GoaNet apparently it didn't happen - or is unimportant. Cecil, Goanet is only

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about John Francis Fernandez? Part 2.

2010-06-13 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 13 June 2010 19:36, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: d: A question has to be asked: If people can be sold to others as slaves, can it be stated accurately that they (the people) were not colonised? Colonialism is one thing. Slavery another. QUOTE Colonialism is the building and

[Goanet] FINAL REMINDER - Konkani Tiatr DUKH in Toronto, Canada

2010-06-13 Thread Agnelo Fernandes
Dear Everybody Please book your tickets if you haven't already done so far for the Konkani Tiatr DUKH in Toronto, Canada. The Tiatr is scheduled for Saturday, June 19th, 2010 at 2.30 p.m. at Michael Power Auditorium, Toronto. The tiatr is a full package of entertainment that

Re: [Goanet] No joy for Joella. By Reena Martins

2010-06-13 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 13 June 2010 12:07, Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com wrote: Title: No joy for Joella By: Reena Martins Source: The Telegraph (Calcutta), 13 June 2010 [Magazine section, page 15] at Full text 1088 words + 3 photos at

[Goanet] Your Religion is not Important says Dalai Lama

2010-06-13 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Marshall, Aside for Boff asking the questions, do you know where this dialog appeared, and who wrote it. Is there more to it, other than the brief dialog? Was it part of something larger, were there others (round table?; could be it was merely a circular table)---considering Boff's

[Goanet] GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY - KUWAIT ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING

2010-06-13 Thread Wilson Coelho
GWS Annual General Body Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General body Meeting of the Goan Welfare Society, will be held on Friday, 18th June, 2010 from 11.00 am onwards at Carlton Tower Hotel, to transact the following business: 1) Minutes of the last AGM 2) Presentation of the

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about John Francis Fernandez? Part 2.

2010-06-13 Thread J. Colaco jc
 Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote: 1: The above definition suggests that colonial rulers are based elsewhere. 2: PS: Is this an extension of the colonialism-started-in-Goa-in-1961 debate? 3: As subtle a Colaco trap as any :-) == In response: re 1: Depends I suppose on the

[Goanet] Goa Sudharop: Flip flop for Goan Youth

2010-06-13 Thread George Pinto
Thanks to the donor who wishes to remain anonymous for donating 25 pairs of flip flops out of the total goal of 100 pairs. A 25% acheivement already! Please help 15 year-old Kiran make his goal, see below. George --- On Fri, 6/11/10, George Pinto georgejpi...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi everyone:

Re: [Goanet] not just another day ...

2010-06-13 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-Original Message- From: George Pinto Eddie, ... You believe 100% of these foreign real estate transactions are legal or at least as far as you know. I believe the number is less than 100%. RESPONSE: George, For the nth + 1 time I need to explain to

[Goanet] Pacheco to move HC for bail in Nadia death case

2010-06-13 Thread Gabe Menezes
Pacheco to move HC for bail in Nadia death casePTI, Jun 13, 2010, 06.35pm IST PANAJI: Former Goa Tourism Minister Fransisco Mickey Pacheco will be moving for anticipatory bail in High Court on Monday. Goa bench of Bombay High Court will also hear the anticipatory bail petition filed by

[Goanet] Fw:

2010-06-13 Thread Felix Pinto
Sir, Would appreciate if you can publish below article on goanet. Thanks Felix Pinto Toronto - Forwarded Message From: Felix Pinto felix.pint...@yahoo.ca To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Fri, June 11, 2010 4:37:44 PM Subject: To  goa...@lists.goanet.com,   Sirs,   Please publish

[Goanet] Ability, willingness, time and the mood – That’s all you need..

2010-06-13 Thread JoeGoaUk
Ability, willingness, time and the mood – That’s all you need..   To do anything,  one needs to have ability and the willingness. Again, to do anything,  having plenty of time at your disposal may just not enough, you need to be in a good mood too.   NRI Fredrick  is quite able to do that  job

Re: [Goanet] Your Religion is not Important says Dalai Lama

2010-06-13 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 13 June 2010 23:26, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com wrote: it strikes me as bizarre that Boff, or any one else' sense of Christianity would not a priori include the words the Dalai Lama spelt out. It strikes me that Boff, coming from a tradition of Semetic, monotheistic

Re: [Goanet] not just another day ...

2010-06-13 Thread George Pinto
--- On Sun, 6/13/10, Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com wrote: OK Mr George Charity Pinto? Here we go again. Eddie, can't have a civil discussion without name-calling. Last time it was Mugabe, xenophobic, now he has invented another. I am not doing to stoop to his level if he cannot be

[Goanet] Goa news for June 14, 2010

2010-06-13 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Missing Goa ex-minister files for anticipatory bail, says he is innocent - NDTV.com inister of Tourism Mickey Pacheco has applied for anticipatory bail in a Goa court. The court will hear

[Goanet] Why I can't be Devil's Advocate (ADVOGAD Tiatr at Al Nasr Dubai )

2010-06-13 Thread pinheiro
Historically, revolutionary ideas have emerged first among artists. Artist add new flavours to old dominant ideas and plays the role of a gear wheel in the mechanism of the society for a change. A widespread observation is that an artistic talent has a free spirit. Art and Artist are

[Goanet] NRIs likely to get voting rights soon

2010-06-13 Thread Goanet News Service
NRIs likely to get voting rights soon Published on: June 14, 2010 - 01:05 NEW DELHI: A long-standing demand for voting rights in India by millions of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) may finally see the light of the day with a Group of Ministers (GoM) clearing a draft bill on the issue, paving

Re: [Goanet] not just another day ...

2010-06-13 Thread Eddie Fernandes
-Original Message- From: George Pinto [mailto:georgejpi...@yahoo.com] 1. Eddie, can't have a civil discussion without name-calling. 2. he has now hid behind a new trick wide spectrum of circumstances! Mr George Pinto: To take the second point first: On 7 July I wrote to you: When

Re: [Goanet] not just another day ...

2010-06-13 Thread J. Colaco jc
Wasn't this matter discussed some time ago? In summary (and someone please correct me if I am wrong) 1: Eddie refers ONLY to purchases which were legal at time of purchase 2: Eddie rightfully expresses concern about the retrospective application of the law. (Only dictatorships will do that) 3:

[Goanet] WILL LYNDON'S ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION BE DISMISSED ON TECHNICAL GROUNDS ITSELF?

2010-06-13 Thread Aires Rodrigues
WILL LYNDON'S ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION BE DISMISSED ON TECHNICAL GROUNDS ITSELF? The Anticipatory bail application filed by Mr. Lyndon Monteiro, OSD to former Tourism Minister Mr. Micky Pacheco who has been made an accused in the Nadia Torrado's death case will come up for hearing before

[Goanet] Cops raid several places in search of Pacheco

2010-06-13 Thread pinheiro
This is in response to news article http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Cops-raid-several-places-in-search-of-Pacheco/37799.html It is not a hidden secret Mickey Mouse is good pal of Monster Rat, so all they need to do is raid the Monster Rat hole at Miramar. But our impeccable Goa

[Goanet] Recapping Goa's History

2010-06-13 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Recapping Goa's History (Part I) I read Frederick's article with interest on the 500th anniversary of Albuquerque's victory for Goa. The exhortation to know our history (or repeat it) is valid. Knowing history is also to understand and expand our knowledge of the period.  Most of what we

Re: [Goanet] Aum saiba... via Toronto!

2010-06-13 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Error Alert: Thanks JoeGoaUK. Not avec (with), but Avez. Avez vous le/les fromage? (Do you have cheese/s?) venantius j pinto On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com wrote: Translations 2. Avec vous le/les fromage? (Do you have cheese/s?)