Re: [Goanet] Just how bad is aspartame? | Grist

2011-06-12 Thread Santosh Helekar
The web article provided below, like many other articles from the same source, contains bogus information. Please do not be misled by it. Cheers, Santosh --- On Fri, 6/10/11, Con Menezes cmene...@tpg.com.au wrote:

[Goanet] Evolution of Education (Indian special)

2011-06-12 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
The evolution of Education; This is what Goa Government wants to follow: In the olden days they used to teach times table, handwriting, reading, writing … There were classes of Physical Education, Morals, Practicals in plantations, practicals in Industrials and hoisting of the National

[Goanet] Daily Grook #969

2011-06-12 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #969 === STEEL SKILL === by Francis Rodrigues the cutlery burglar doesn't ever spill, he's a specialiser in stainless steal! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com

[Goanet] Manohar Parrikar

2011-06-12 Thread Melvyn Ferrao
Please get your facts right everyone. Manohar Parrikar studied in Marathi till secondary education and went on to join the country's premier university. His children did their primary schooling in Marathi and are doing well in their fields. He is supporting local languages for the reason that

Re: [Goanet] Mayem Lake, Swans, ducks etc - Pics Video

2011-06-12 Thread Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Dear Joe, Swans have very long necks and elegant bodies. These are ducks! Thanks for the pics anyway. I enjoy looking at all the photographs you share with us. Warm regards, Victor From: JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Sat, June 11,

[Goanet] Gen JRF Jacob's new book... ( An Odyssey in War and Peace: An Autobiography)

2011-06-12 Thread Frederick Noronha
http://www.dailypioneer.com/345168/Arms-and-the-man.html AGENDA | Sunday, June 12, 2011 | Email | Print |  | Back Arms and the man June 12, 2011   9:17:26 AM An Odyssey in War and Peace: An Autobiography Author: Lt Gen JFR Jacob Publisher: Roli Price: Rs 350 Brutally frank in his opinion,

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Ranantlim Zonvaram Ganvant Koxim Pavlim?

2011-06-12 Thread lino dourado
Ranantlim Zonvaram Ganvant Koxim Pavlim? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/34793   Poircha Budhvarak, disaleancher chappun ail’li bhatmi vachli. Don bhirakull ranvoti hoti, Mysore-cha xarantlea Bamboo Bazarant bhitor sorun, thoincha vattharant ravpi ponchavon (55) vorsancha

[Goanet] Jury awards $136.8 million in genetically-modified rice lawsuit

2011-06-12 Thread Con Menezes
Is this the beginning of the end for organic food?? http://www.jerebeasleyreport.com/2011/04/jury-awards-136-8-million-in-genetically-modified-rice-lawsuit/

[Goanet] Song for the day.

2011-06-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
Jo Staffordhttp://www.youtube.com/artist/Jo_Stafford?feature=watch_video_title - Taking a Chance On Love, 1958 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goJHdNkEiRgfeature=fvst -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Manohar Parrikar

2011-06-12 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:07:23 -0700 Melvyn Ferrao wrote:Please get your facts right everyone. Manohar Parrikar studied in Marathi till secondary education and went on to join the country's premier university. His children did their primary schooling in Marathi and are doing well in their fields.

[Goanet] Cyprian Fernandes: Goans - What Crisis Of Identity?

2011-06-12 Thread Eddie Fernandes
By Cyprian Fernandes Title: Goans - What Crisis Of Identity? Source: Goan Voice UK newsletter, 12 June 2011 at www.goanvoice.org.uk [For a photograph and brief bio of the new Goan Voice UK columnist, check the website]. Full text: Having been born and raised in Kenya, a little before the

Re: [Goanet] Manohar Parrikar

2011-06-12 Thread floriano
I expected some one (other than me) to challenge this drible about MP. That you have risen to that occasion is commendable. Thank you Dr. Ferdy. You make excellent points Cheers floriano GRA/goasuraj 9422060347 www.goasu-raj.org PS: I had asked MP over an email to do three things for Mapusa

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] This morning

2011-06-12 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'This morning' The atmospherics were different this morning at sunrise (which was at 1:54 am). The same Kaldbakur mountain at Bjarnardalur in Önundarfjörður seen here yesterday, now draped in the warm light of the early sun. You may view

[Goanet] Healing The Gut With The Five R's

2011-06-12 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.healthiertalk.com/healing-gut-five-rs-4094

Re: [Goanet] Cyprian Fernandes: Goans - What Crisis Of Identity?

2011-06-12 Thread floriano
I am a Kenyan, British, Australian Goan of Indian origin. Dear Eddie, Kindly do correct a slight error by adding the word 'subcontinental' after Indian and Origin lest people misunderstand you. :-) Cheers floriano GRA/goasuraj 9422060347 www.goasu-raj.org PS: Excellent write-up -

[Goanet] Goan is an identity

2011-06-12 Thread Aloysius D'Souza
Thanks Eddie, All said and done, we are Goans irrespective of where we live -- Goa, India, U K, Canada, USA, Australia, or any other country. Ekvat -- the group of singers, dancers and musicians from Portugal -- who gave us a concert of Goan music and dance at NCPA, Bombay and earlier at Goa,

[Goanet] (goanet) Manohar Parrikar

2011-06-12 Thread anil desai
Congratulations to Mr Ferrao on the post below. After reading some of the most vitriolic, jingoistic and communal posts on the subject of MOI, I am glad that some one has had the sense to state some simple facts in plain English. The other simple facts are: No one including Goa government ever

Re: [Goanet] DIGAMBAR KAMAT'S FOUR YEARS AS GOA CM A DISASTER

2011-06-12 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Dear Barad,   Do you mean that the 'right Govt. decision' on MOI has brought Konkni and Marathi wadis together into GOONDAISM??   Then you are possibly right. Because that is what the Saffron, BJP, MGP and other like groups have done; they targeted Transport and Roads blocking; so as to

[Goanet] The Feast of Pentecost

2011-06-12 Thread icsouza
THE FEAST OF PENTECOST *Fr.Dr.Ivo da C.Souza After the feast of Easter, we are celebrating the feast of the Pentecost. It is the commemoration of the pouring down of the Spirit of the Risen Lord. Pentecost is the turning-point in the salvation history. Luke describes the mission

Re: [Goanet] Manohar Parrikar

2011-06-12 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Melvyn, (and goanetters note)   People do not vote for administration; they vote for persons who are candidates of political parties or independents.    Manohar is a member of RSS the Gandhi killers. Have U taken the time to read the BJP party manifesto: it is pure fascism of the casteist

[Goanet] Congress launches campaign against Hazare, Ramdev

2011-06-12 Thread SOTER
Congress launches campaign against Hazare, Ramdev PTI Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday hit out at Anna Hazare and Ramdev over the civil society's anti-corruption movement, accusing them of undermining democratic institutions and did not spare the BJP

[Goanet] Goa news for June 13, 2011

2011-06-12 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Greens hop along to catch Goa's frog poachers - Economic Times RoLZ7ZgVWNrQ

[Goanet] Written Konknni

2011-06-12 Thread Santosh Helekar
We know that there are people who want to promote only the Devanagri script for Konknni. We also know that there are people who want to promote both Devanagri and Roman scripts. There are still others like me who want Konknni to be written in all five scripts used by its speakers, namely

Re: [Goanet] Cyprian Fernandes: Goans - What Crisis Of Identity?

2011-06-12 Thread J. Colaco jc
floriano wrote: Kindly do correct a slight error by adding the word 'subcontinental' after Indian and Origin lest people misunderstand you. COMMENT: Thank you Floriano. I am not sure, however, if Eddie can make that change. The author of the article must make the change. He may first make that

[Goanet] Daily Grook #970

2011-06-12 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #970 == BOOK CROOK == by Francis Rodrigues on library robbin' i wldn't be hooked, 'cause for certain you will be booked! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about my last column?

2011-06-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
Selma wrote:- This project was spear-headed by Cliff Pereira, Eddie Fernandes and myself under the aegis of the Goan Association (UK) headed by Flavio Gracias as President and a team of board members. All of us feel strongly about preserving our oral stories for future

[Goanet] California dreamin

2011-06-12 Thread George Pinto
INTERNATIONAL GOAN YOUTH CONVENTION, July 2-4, 2011, San Francisco, California. The California Napa Valley Wine Country tour on July 1 (Friday) is a pre-convention OPTIONAL tour in one of the most scenic places on earth. The tour has a limited number of seats and is popular. Please book NOW to

Re: [Goanet] Mayem Lake, Swans, ducks etc

2011-06-12 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro wrote: Dear Joe, Swans have very long necks and elegant bodies. These are ducks! Thanks for the pics anyway. I enjoy looking at all the photographs you share with us. Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, When the question is swans, it is always a mute one. The reason being that

Re: [Goanet] DIGAMBAR KAMAT'S FOUR YEARS AS GOA CM A DISASTER

2011-06-12 Thread Roland Francis
Nascy Caldeira wrote:   All Marathi wadis should be deported to neighbouring Maharastra regions; as Maharasthra is so BIG and amchem Goem is so Small. We have no place for these underdeveloped un-enlightened trouble makers, who want to govern only for their kind from Goa and not for the real

[Goanet] For kind favour of publication: ENTRANCE TEST FOR M.Sc. IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

2011-06-12 Thread ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE COMMERCE -MAPUSA - GOA - INDIA - 403507 (0832-2262356-www.xavierscollege-goa.com)
Dear Sir, I will be grateful if you please publish the enclosed in your issue and oblige. With many thanks and kind regards, Yours sincerely, Dr. (Fr.) Walter de Sá PRINCIPAL St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce, Xaviernagar, Mapusa - Goa - 403507 - INDIA. ENTRANCE TEST FOR

[Goanet] Ban mobile phones and wireless networks in schools, say European leaders - Telegraph

2011-06-12 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8514380/Ban-mobile-phones-and-wireless-networks-in-schools-say-European-leaders.html

[Goanet] Beware of this fake Gmail warning - DO NOT RESPOND TO IT

2011-06-12 Thread J. Colaco jc
http://hoaxandfraud.blogspot.com/2011/06/fwd-gmail-account-warning.html

[Goanet] Song for the day

2011-06-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
Frank SINATRA - Forget Domani (Reprise Recordings 68) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivNrnq-PLhQ -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Are Goa Journalists Now In Mortal Danger?

2011-06-12 Thread Roland Francis
It is a sad bit of news that India has now been featured in the 12th rank of the 2010 Impunity Index of unsolved journalist murders. The brazen daylight killing of veteran crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey of Mid-Day Times has shocked that city. While riding on a motorcycle, he was surrounded and

Re: [Goanet] Cyprian Fernandes: Goans - What Crisis Of Identity?

2011-06-12 Thread floriano
Dear JC I am a post August 15 1947 baby having been born on 2 August, 1947. Therefore I am not 'Indian' but 'subcontinental Indian' if at all, a tribe of sorts, if you may. Besides, Goa had nothing to do with India as of 15 August 1947 as my GOA was India (subcontinental) Portuguesa, a

Re: [Goanet] Cyprian Fernandes: Goans - What Crisis Of Identity?

2011-06-12 Thread J. Colaco jc
On 12 June 2011 09:15, floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote: Dear JC #1: I am a post August 15 1947 baby having been born on 2 August, 1947. #2: Therefore I am not 'Indian' but 'subcontinental Indian' if at all, a tribe of sorts, if you may. ===COMMENT Dear Floriano, I will consider the

Re: [Goanet] DIGAMBAR KAMAT'S FOUR YEARS AS GOA CM A DISASTER

2011-06-12 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Hey Roland,   Goans in Bombay or Mumbai or anywhere else are not asking for Konkni to be one of the 'State' Languages, nor are they asking for Konkni as MOI. We Goans do not 'make slums' in other places; we help each other and build Community clubs like KUDDS etc. for those who can't make it on