[Goanet-News] NEWS: People of Saligao facing serious health hazard

2011-07-18 Thread Goanet News
People of Saligao facing serious health hazard SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Garbage from Calangute beach being dumped on hill top In Saligao, coastal village in north Goa's tourism belt, particularly in places such as Salmona-Arrarim, things are getting worse by the day as people of the villages are

[Goanet-News] Konkani Word A Day: Nag, nagddeponn, nagddo...

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick Noronha
Learn one or more Konkani word a day: NAG m cobra snake NAGDDEPONN n nakedness NAGDDO, -I, -EM naked NAGDDO CORUNC to strip one's clothes, to make naked NAGDDO ZAUNC to strip of clothes, to lose one's possessions NAGONN f robbery, plunder NAGOULOLO ZAUNC to feel keenly one's disappointments

[Goanet-News] CONDOLENCES: Sushila D'Souza, wife of Placido D'Souza

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Just learnt that  Sushila D'Souza, wife of former Indian ambassador (and Goanetter) Placido D'Souza of Anjuna/Poona, passed away yesterday, July 17, in a New York hospital, after a brief illness. An announcement said the funeral will be tomorrow. The family will receive friends at Frank E.

[Goanet-News] Goa news for July 19, 2011

2011-07-18 Thread Goanet News Service
! When second year college-going teenagers decide to go to Goa on their own, well you're in ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEEGihKCShIowTyMCJNcTRiyKTkEQurl=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-yeh-dosti-responses-we-did-goa-in-rs-1800/20110718

[Goanet] Subject: Re: Konkani Verse

2011-07-18 Thread Sebastian Borges
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 MD mmdme...@gmail.com wrote: On the above verse, 'saan' is not used in universal Konkni.  'Saan' means 'laan' or small. However, 'piray' (Prai) means age, not long life.  Long life is 'laamb aavk'. Naturally some words could be'Greek' to some. Comment: At last something

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 17 July 2011 18:51, Cyprian Fernandes skip...@live.com.au wrote: Who is going to sort out Swindon situation? Dear Cyprian, I'm not sure we should worry about this. They are adults, they have their share of commonsense, and know what is good for them. If we look at the histories of Goan

[Goanet] Daily Grook #997

2011-07-18 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #997 = QUEUE TOO = by Francis Rodrigues noah, kids and missus were a generous crew, inviting all species hey u can come two! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com

[Goanet] Live telecast of India v/s UAE football

2011-07-18 Thread Mario Vicente Santos Pereira
Is there any telecast from Abu Dhabi sports channel. Regards, Mario Doha-Qatar. Tel. : 430 8547 E- Fax: 429 3422 Email: m_pere...@qp.com.qa To: armstrong...@gmail.com Cc: goanet goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] 2014 World Cup football qualifiers: ?Heavy storm? awaits

Re: [Goanet] Goans... among Asian writers in East Africa

2011-07-18 Thread AF
you, frederick, will go down in the goan annals as the first, prolific and esteemed internet-based reporter/newsmaker/editor/writer of goan origin!you, sir, are in good company among the ones you write about. anthony fernandes. - Original Message - From: Frederick Noronha Jeanne

[Goanet] Singing sensations Lorna and Angelo at the Goan Festival

2011-07-18 Thread Carvalho
This year singing sensation Lorna and Alfred-Rose sing-alike, Agnelo will be entertaining at the Goan Festival on 24th July, 2011 at Cranford Community college, which follows the two days of the Global Goans Convention. Plus: Presentation on Environmental Issues by Carmen Miranda Screening of O

[Goanet] Your contacts

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Dear all: Finally, I'm undertaking a long-overdue updating of my phone book. If you'd like to stay in touch pls send me your landline, mobile and other contacts so that I could add your details here. Mine are as below (feel free to share). Many thanks, FN PS: Also consider including your

Re: [Goanet] Goans... among Asian writers in East Africa

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Dear Anthony, You forgot to mention two designations that I hold very dear to my work and achievements -- creative cut-and-paste artiste and ethical spammer :-) Okay, thank you for your kind (and quite undeserved) comment. My goals are far more modest... and include trying to build the 'broken

[Goanet] St Swithin got it right: Rain, rain and more rain for this week....

2011-07-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
In Go and in the U.K.! Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015738/St-Swithin-got-right-Rain-rain-rain-week.html#ixzz1SRHQitV -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Song for the day.

2011-07-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
HELEN SHAPIROhttp://www.youtube.com/artist/Helen_Shapiro?feature=watch_video_title - YOU DON'T KNOW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I2cG-ed6hwfeature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon

2011-07-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 18 July 2011 00:13, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: Response: Why is Eugene asking me to take note? Anyone reading this will think I have joined the British Police force or the Swindon patrol. Or am I now the Chief Operating Officer of all Goan Associations in the Diaspora?

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon

2011-07-18 Thread Cyprian Fernandes
Thank you Fred, I must say that I am in complete awe of your writing. I hope to be in Goa for a short while,around 10 days, and would deem it an honour if we were to meet. I prefer to say things to people when they are alive rather than when they are dead and can't hear me. So, my admiration

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon

2011-07-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
There are 91 comments on the site including a pic of the former man - For a Photo of Santana Sousa, please click link below... http://thisiswiltshire.newspri...http://thisiswiltshire.newsprints.co.uk/view/15416547/6536_carrom_jpg

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] 90

2011-07-18 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, '90' My father, Motilal Parrikar, completed 90 years a few days back on July 9. He was born in the village of Parra in Goa, in the ward known as Salisvaddo. The house he was born in today lies in ruins (*). Our last name takes after our

[Goanet] Background and context of the Historical Archive of Goa. Cyril A Hromnik, Syracuse Univ.

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
If you can access this paper, kindly send me a copy offline. http://www.jstor.org/pss/3171501 Background and context of the Historical Archive of Goa. Cyril A Hromnik, Syracuse Univ. QUOTE Although barely known to the community of modern historians, the Historical Archives of Goa are probably

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Verse

2011-07-18 Thread Tony de Sa
Sebastian: to my grandmother I was her 'mhalvot natu' COMMENT: In the Konkani used in the Catholic Church gospels and readings, I have heard the expression 'mhalgodo put' with the appropriate translation. I think the reference was to Isaac the son of Abraham. Is mhalgodo the same as mhalvot? Or

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon.

2011-07-18 Thread Eugene Correia
Dear Fred, it beats me that you think I am pouring fuel into raging fires from a place far from Swindon. As the Devil's Advocate, you should know better how to analyze situations The Swindon case is one example how how Goans fight for prestige and personal ego. It is a test case also of how Goan

[Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: Nag, nagddeponn, nagddo...

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick Noronha
Learn one or more Konkani word a day: NAG m cobra snake NAGDDEPONN n nakedness NAGDDO, -I, -EM naked NAGDDO CORUNC to strip one's clothes, to make naked NAGDDO ZAUNC to strip of clothes, to lose one's possessions NAGONN f robbery, plunder NAGOULOLO ZAUNC to feel keenly one's disappointments

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Arrey patrao! You were offering to play peace-maker a few hours ago, and now seem to be stirring the pot! However justified all sides in the dispute might feel, this seems like a typical Goan 'kestanv' to me! And all the rest of us are typical Goenkars just enjoying the fun :-) FN PS: What we

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
You guys are embarassing me now! Obviously Cyprian hasn't know enough of me. I'm nice from far, but far from nice :-) You're more than welcome to meet up when here, of course. Anytime after 2 pm works best. FN On 18 July 2011 12:41, Cyprian Fernandes skip...@live.com.au wrote: Thank you Fred, I

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Verse

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Guys, you are missing my point! While you go about standardising, do you have to make a guinea pig of my seven-year-old who is supposed to understand and study all these little used words! Think of my plight -- I have to teach him too (and learn myself) just because some mineowners/freedom

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon

2011-07-18 Thread Carvalho
Gabe, I'm not quite sure what you were trying to prove by posting a link to my article. I don't see anything disparaging written about Goans in Swindon in that article. I have written far more poignantly about the realities of living in the Gulf than Swindon; the conditions in the Gulf being

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon.

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
The Rt. Honourable Eugene Correia indeed has a point! Unfortunately, I lost my brief :-) The client has found a better advocate :-) Hence please don't expect me to play Devil's Advocate on this topic. And, more seriously, let me resort to asking questions (as JC does... but may I confess that I'm

[Goanet] GVM's All India Junior Ranking Badminton - Finals Report

2011-07-18 Thread Sandeep Heble
The curtains came down on the G.V.M's A.J. de Almeida High School Centennial All India Junior Ranking Badminton Championship, organized by the School Committee in association with Goa Badminton Association and supported by the Directorate of Sports and Youth affairs and the SAG. The Championship

[Goanet] The challenge of Child Abuse and the enigma of bogus confessions

2011-07-18 Thread J. Colaco jc
Preface: I must concede that working, albeit pro bono, with cases of allegedly abused children has been heartbreaking for me.  After a number of years, I was too drained to continue. That, and the fact that I believed that all lawyers were mean and unscrupulous individuals. Fast forward a decade,

[Goanet] Dr. Oscar Rebello's Reaction on Dog Menace in Panaji.

2011-07-18 Thread Dr. Anjali Mohan Rao
Dear Dr. Rebello, You are very much right about your realistic view on the situation of 'dog menace' in Panaji, with reference to your personal experience while on a visit to a patient. My friend Smita Joshi working on this issue since 1998 has given her opinion, which I am pasting below. May be,

[Goanet] CONDOLENCES: Sushila D'Souza, wife of Placido D'Souza

2011-07-18 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Just learnt that  Sushila D'Souza, wife of former Indian ambassador (and Goanetter) Placido D'Souza of Anjuna/Poona, passed away yesterday, July 17, in a New York hospital, after a brief illness. An announcement said the funeral will be tomorrow. The family will receive friends at Frank E.

[Goanet] : 2011 CALANGUTE SOCIAL IN CANADA

2011-07-18 Thread Antonio Mascarenhas
2011 CALANGUTE SOCIAL IN CANADA Monday, 18th July 2011 By: Bertilla De Souza The Villagers of Calangute joined together on July 17th, 2011 to celebrate their Twentieth Anniversary and the Feast of Patron St. Alex. The Social was held at Europa Convention Centre, Mississauga,

Re: [Goanet] Background and context of the Historical Archive of Goa. Cyril A Hromnik, Syracuse Univ.

2011-07-18 Thread lyrawmn
Compliments.   Other two might be of interest. I. Nunes If you can access this paper, kindly send me a copy offline. http://www.jstor.org/pss/3171501 Background and context of the Historical Archive of Goa. Cyril A Hromnik, Syracuse Univ. QUOTE Although barely known to the community of

Re: [Goanet] Dr. Oscar Rebello's Reaction on Dog Menace in Panaji.

2011-07-18 Thread J. Colaco jc
 Dr. Anjali Mohan Rao wrote: Dear Dr. Rebello .'I dont think you can claim flaccid paralysis to be rabies' COMMENT: May not be Rabies per se but certainly Rabies related. Is it not known that patients with rabies develop flaccid paralysis (FP)?; the higher incidence of post-exposure

[Goanet] On a Goan Feast celebrated in London...

2011-07-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
Yesterday, I attended a Village feast function - first one this year! People were wondering what had happened to me, as I am a regular at many functions. The occasion was good, the food tasty and the D.J. played some good danceable numbers. We had another couple on our table, who tagged along

Re: [Goanet] English - an Indian language (Take 2)

2011-07-18 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - After talking through his hat on the Goan language issue, Rajiv Desai ends his post with the following: Curiously, today’s chauvinists who protest the use of English reserve  their worst for those who celebrate it as a dynamic Indian language.  They call us the children of Macaulay;

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon

2011-07-18 Thread J. Colaco jc
re: I am seeing it relative to the London convention. (Kuwait is in a class of its own). Gabe Menezes wrote: In plain English, qualify what you have written or piss off okay! RESPONSE: What happened? Rupert an Rebekah have appointed a paranoid person as their new COO? If not, Why does anyone

[Goanet] NEWS: People of Saligao facing serious health hazard

2011-07-18 Thread Goanet News
People of Saligao facing serious health hazard SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Garbage from Calangute beach being dumped on hill top In Saligao, coastal village in north Goa's tourism belt, particularly in places such as Salmona-Arrarim, things are getting worse by the day as people of the villages are

Re: [Goanet] Dr. Oscar Rebello's Reaction on Dog Menace in Panaji.

2011-07-18 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
On Mon Jul 18 08:25:09 PDT 2011, Dr. Anjali Mohan Rao indologygoa at gmail.com, wrote:_ 1- The whole idea of ARV is that the stray dogs will not catch rabies, that their titre values will be high, thus saving them after a dog bite. 2- Infact research done by independent bodies which donot

Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon

2011-07-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 18 July 2011 13:58, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: You no doubt are waiting on tenterhooks to trip me up. That is a very time and energy consuming exercise. And all for what? Because I'm a member of the Goan Association (UK) ? Come on Gabe. I'd expected better of you. Best,

[Goanet] Goan Community

2011-07-18 Thread aam...@ukgateway.net
Dear Editor I attach an article in which I have expressed my views on the kind of organisation that might best serve an overseas Goan community. It may be of interest to your readers and, in particular, to those attending the forthcoming Global Goans Convention in London from 22 July.

[Goanet] Goa news for July 19, 2011

2011-07-18 Thread Goanet News Service
! When second year college-going teenagers decide to go to Goa on their own, well you're in ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEEGihKCShIowTyMCJNcTRiyKTkEQurl=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-yeh-dosti-responses-we-did-goa-in-rs-1800/20110718

Re: [Goanet] The challenge of Child Abuse and the enigma of bogus confessions

2011-07-18 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Doc, How about the following links that I received today? And to the organizers of the Goan London meet, perhaps it is not too late to open the eyes of those who do not know or do not want to accept what is currently happening in Goa. Mervyn1604Lobo

[Goanet] World Goa Day - Saturday 27 August 2011- Goan Friends Family Day at the Friars, Aylesford, Kent

2011-07-18 Thread Bosco D
From: LARA PEREIRA lara.pere...@btinternet.com Celebrate with our Goan Friends Family Day at The Friars, Aylesford, Kent- Please arrive at 10am To: Hi Everyone On behalf of the World Goa Day Planning Committee in the UK, I'm pleased to invite you to come and join us at our Goan Friends

[Goanet] (no subject)

2011-07-18 Thread Con Menezes
Hello Joe, You are a busy guy! On the go to provide us Goanet subscribers with lovely pictures of our beautiful Goa. I love the 'Bluish passage through the woods at dawn' shot. Deu borem corum tuca, Joe. Con

Re: [Goanet] Peter Nazareth Goans... among Asian writers in East Africa

2011-07-18 Thread Patrice Riemens
Nice article, but ... work for you Fred! The Wikipedia entry on him is a disaster! His plays are not even mentionned (and I doubt he was a 'senior' bureaucrat under 'the last King of Scotland' ;-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Nazareth Cheers, 'Chief' Diiinooos! Peter Nazareth, East

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: Nag, nagddeponn, nagddo...

2011-07-18 Thread Jason Keith Fernandes
NAGDDO ZAUNC to strip of clothes, to lose one's possessions it could also be to loose one's dignity no? I also sadly missed the Nagddo nachunc :-D - Read my thoughts at www.dervishnotes.blogspot.com

[Goanet] Cheddvank 'Dhan Laxmi' korunk sorkaracho proytn

2011-07-18 Thread Vavraddeancho Ixtt
Cheddvank 'Dhan Laxmi' korunk sorkaracho proytn Ponnje: Fuddarak Gõyant zolmol'lem cheddum bhurgem duddvanchem dhoni zatolem mhonn khuxechi khobor mukhel montri Digambar Kamatachea lagxilea sutram koddlean gomun ailam. 6 vorsam pirayechea cheddum bhurgeanchem promann Gõyant borench denvlam,

[Goanet] A golden moment

2011-07-18 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Folks, As gold hits yet another record price, the news from the financial world just keeps on getting weirder. For example, those who lend money to governments are now demanding that central banks increase their gold reserves. In other words, the days of cutting down ten trees, printing the

Re: [Goanet] Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falc?o over-reaction on Dr. Ocar's opinion???

2011-07-18 Thread Dr. Anjali Mohan Rao
To Goanet Administrator Respected Sir, With great dismay, I would like to mention here that respected Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falc?o has taken my suggestions on Dr. Oscar Rebello's posting in an offesive manner. I am an ordinary teacher and do not claim any match to a medical pratitioner of the

Re: [Goanet] Full moon... heavy rains

2011-07-18 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão wrote: Eric, the moon’s gravitational force has a lot of physical effect on the blood supply to the brain; specially when it is directly above you. Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão, This one is too funny. I have been around for five decades and this is the

[Goanet] COLUMN: StyleSpeak: Medium of Vote-Acquisition

2011-07-18 Thread Wendell Rodricks
StyleSpeak: Medium of Vote-Acquisition By Wendell Rodricks In the face of all that plagues Goa and numerous matters of far more urgent attention, Shashikala Kakodkar opened a can of worms that may just end up being her own embarrassing Pandora’s box. Top on everyone’s mind is why a person of

[Goanet] V-Ixtt (Vachpi Boroitat)

2011-07-18 Thread Goa World
MoI boball kednam somptolo? Ogrlekh mon lavun vachlo. Khorem mhonnlear je Montribab thoddem xikleat te MoI fattlean dhanvun, khup huxar tharleat. Pise te xiklole motdar. Gõy lutt'telea chorank motdaramni portun-portun nivddun haddtat, xikun-ui te nennar mhunn dakhoitat. Xikunk