Re: [Goanet] The Great Goan Kashti is The Traditional Dress and The National Flag of Goa !

2006-10-06 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
Hi Cornel, I think the traditional dress of Goan women is the Kapol which is worn like a sari with the pallow thrown over the left shoulder or just wrapped around the waist. Looks like it is made of the same material as the Kashthi In winter they wear a shawl over it made of thicker white cotto

Re: [Goanet] Today's "latest research"

2006-10-06 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Santosh Below is the verification, if proof was needed, that the quarrel ("alleged falsehood") you raise with my post is NOT the science, but perhaps the English (language). Or likely your 'scientific canards' are just an attempt by you to stand tall by standing on my shoulders and jumping

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Ponnos, Pathponnos, Katteam ponnos, Antonam, Anteram, Sitaphal, Anonam, Custard Apples, Pake, Vagullim, Bats, Flying Foxes

2006-10-06 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Ponnos, Pathponnos, Katteam ponnos, Antonam, Anteram, Sitaphal, Anonam,Custard Apples, Pake, Vagullim, Bats, Flying Foxes Ref. Ongoing debate on Goanet. Hope this will explain it all. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/262725757/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI relate

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-06 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Gabe, Has anyone ever logically ended a discussion with Mario Goveia on the Goanet or on Goenchim Xapotam? If not, why should I begin? The good book says, " When a wise man argueth with a fool, whether he laughs or raves, there is no end." Why even attempt, either left or right? Viv

Re: [Goanet] Propagation of a falsehood (2)

2006-10-06 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The fact that it was incomprehensible to you and not > to several other readers is something you will have > to figure out for yourself. My dear Mario, If you read my post AND understood it, you may realize that is exactly what I said. I am going to pos

[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO:Tackling suicide and mental illness in Goa

2006-10-06 Thread Goacan
--- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO --- Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 13th October from 4pm. to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No. 11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa Goa. TOPIC:Tackli

Re: [Goanet] GOANS of KENYA - MOMBASA_newsletter

2006-10-06 Thread Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha
- Original Message - From: "r.barreto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goanet" Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:11 AM Subject: [Goanet] GOANS of KENYA - MOMBASA_newsletter 0 GLOBAL GOANS - GOANS of KENYA ---

Re: [Goanet] China and Russia

2006-10-06 Thread cornel
Goanetters Re the post below, I can say that, I have read Solzhenitsyn and Sharansky. I was particularly moved by Solzhenitsyn's account of prison slave labour in the Siberian wastes. I had some reservations about what was produced by Sharansky as his determined bid to seek exit from the Soviet

Re: [Goanet] PONNOS (Pake v/s Agullim)

2006-10-06 Thread JoeGoaUk
Thanks a lot for your lovely feedback.   Yes, you are right.  By quoting PAKE I was refering 'agullem ou agullim' the one seen in churches, banana ghello/top, Anteram, Antonam, Anona, Zagma, chickoo, Peram, Zam etc. However, pake also seen eating small fruits like jagma.  Once we put a net

[Goanet] GOan Gulfees by Domnic Fernandes

2006-10-06 Thread Michael Ali
Domnic Fernandes' article on the Goan Gulfee brought back memories ( around 1958) of my childhood when I met many of these guys around the Saddar area of Karachi where my Uncle Douglas after marrying a Miranda lady from Salcette was staying. Many of these Gulfees visited them while their ship

Re: [Goanet] Press Release: Launching of Website and E-novel

2006-10-06 Thread Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha
If the information reaching me is not devoid of truth, Ismilda is also due to release very soon, before the end of this year, Alfredo de Mello's book of memoirs "From Goa to Patagonia", with a foreword by Teotonio R. de Souza. Jorge - Original Message - From: "Goanet News Service" To:

[Goanet] The Great Goan Kashti is The Traditional Dress and The National Flag of Goa !

2006-10-06 Thread cornel
Hi Carmo Methinks there is a small problem when you say that the Kashti is the national dress of Goa. You confine it to what men wore but as women did not wear the minimal kashti, I think you are forced to go back to the kunbi dress which includes the khasti for the male! But of course, I stand co

[Goanet] Joe's photos....

2006-10-06 Thread Frederick \"FN\" Noronha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/262067315/?#comment72157594315202583 JoeGoaUK, some great photos. With your knowledge of the terrain, vivid childhood memories, your eagerness to explore various faces of Goa, together with the way you make use of your digital camera (to the optimum) and shar

Re: [Goanet] Exercise Improves Cancer Survival

2006-10-06 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Given the much interest among Goanet readers in my > reporting on aspects of cancer, here is something > more.:=)) There is new evidence that exercise > improves cancer survival as reported in four new > reports. Two studies were done at Dana-Farb

[Goanet] GOan Gulfees by Domnic Fernandes

2006-10-06 Thread Michael Ali
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[Goanet] Internet/Broadband Services in Goa

2006-10-06 Thread JoeGoaUk
Internet/Broadband Services in Goa This is in response to various queries I received.. If you are in Goa say on short holidays, ideally, for you local Cybercafes are the best option. Charges varies Rs.20 - Rs.33 per hour. Sify cybercafes are every where, one must have his a/c which is opened on

[Goanet] Moderations and beyond

2006-10-06 Thread cornel
I'd like to suggest that when the moderators want to end a particular thread on Goanet, a week's notice be given so that contributions are not inevitably cut off midstream. I also propose a discussion on THE BENEFITS AND NON-BENEFITS OF THE PORTUGUESE STAY IN GOA FOR 451 YEARS. We do have some

Re: [Goanet] Exercise Improves Cancer Survival

2006-10-06 Thread Jeevan
Could you please provide the exact reference for this citation? J. Clin. Oncology publishes three issues per month. You also did not provide the names of the authors. Regards J. Rane On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 Gilbert Lawrence wrote : >Given the much interest among Goanet readers in my reporting on asp

Re: [Goanet] PONNOS

2006-10-06 Thread Arnold Noronha
Joe: Thanks for that excellent repertoire of derivatives from "ponnos". You're doing more for the propagation of Goan harmony, culture and cuisine, and ultimately Goan pride, than all the sensational and invidious platitudes and acrimonious diatribes published ad nauseam. Your enlightening etymo

[Goanet] Minguel Rod

2006-10-06 Thread Arnold Noronha
Dear Veronica: Thanks for that splendid narrative on Minguel Rod. Appearing in Goanet, the graphic visceral account of his life with all its pathos read like a Greek tragedy. With your prodigious contribution on his 51st death anniversary, probably many have been impressed by his thespian gen

[Goanet] AICHEA DISAK CHINTOP - Outubrachi 7vi, 2007

2006-10-06 Thread domnic fernandes
Jednam tum mathi uddoita, tujea hathancher sodanch mev urta. (When you throw mud, you are always left with dirt on your hands.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC.  Ge

[Goanet] Hello All

2006-10-06 Thread Chandrakantha n.s
Hello. I am a part "Goan" a Goan Soayro, if thats the right way to spell son-in-law in konkani. Any way its really nice to be here, and keep in touch with all Goan's out here across the world. Ah! I also wish to know if Alister Miranda and Father Salvador are part of this network, If you are or if

[Goanet] Pele glad to be in Kuwait

2006-10-06 Thread Goa's Pride Goa-World.Com
Pele glad to be in Kuwait Former Brazilian soccer star Edison Arantis, also known as Pele, on Thursday said he was glad to be in Kuwait for the second time, the first time being in 1973 when he was playing for the Brazilian Santos soccer club. Pele said he was glad to meet with Kuwaiti MP Marzo

Re: [Goanet] Breadfruit is NIRPONOS IN Salcete

2006-10-06 Thread Miguel Braganza
From: "Alfred de Tavares" Palponos in Sashti; Duliao, with a 'til' on 'a' in Bardez. Green, about size of a papaya, bottle, thorns on outer skin but not as intense as on 'ponos'. Same type of 'gore' system iside but virgin white and as juicy as the insides of a 'kokum/bin'dam'; no 'pank' the very

[Goanet] The First Goans - Kunbis, Gavdas, Kannadigas --> Chardos --> Gaud Saraswats

2006-10-06 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
Hi Eugene, I am amazed to observe through the years, that ill-informed Bardezkars always claim a priority over the Sashtikars as far as links to Europe and Europeans are concerned. These ill-informed beliefs are exemplified in your note which states that "These families were possibly Aryans, wh

[Goanet] Cancer Cases on rise Worldwide (including Goa)

2006-10-06 Thread JoeGoaUk
Cancer Cases on rise Worldwide (including Goa) I thought I would add this to ongoing dabate on Cancer. - 10 millions new cases detected every year worldwide. - In Goa, 1000 new cases are diagnosed every year (that about 3 cases every day) - The common cancer seen in the women are cance of the bre

Re: [Goanet] Goan football in Dubai

2006-10-06 Thread Eugene Correia
I think Luis's use of the word "shut up" was unwarranted. As I said in an earlier post, that the issue of non-Gaons playing in the Al Nasr tournament has aroused debate. In Toronto, the Goan tournament allows sons-in-law and husbands of Goan girls or sons of parents if the girl is Goan. It's often

Re: [Goanet] Exercise Improves Cancer Survival

2006-10-06 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 06/10/06, Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Given the much interest among Goanet readers in my reporting on aspects of > cancer, here is something more.:=)) There is new evidence that exercise > improves cancer survival as reported in four new reports. > ... R

[Goanet] Swimsuits for Goan lifeguards

2006-10-06 Thread Cecil Pinto
Swimsuits for Goan lifeguards Compromising is the name of the game By Cecil Pinto A five-member delegation has been selected for a tour of the major beaches of the world. The purpose of the tour is to study different female lifeguard attire in other countries and choose and adapt one that wil

[Goanet] Goa trounced by tiny Cabo Verde

2006-10-06 Thread Bernado Colaco
Like I have mentioned in the previous post, Goa took a hiding from tiny Cabo Verde island. Goa lost 3-0 unable to cope with the pace of the tiny african islanders after the previous day's match with Macau. But one must note that African football has grown leaps and bounds for the past 3 decades.

[Goanet] In search of this Flower 'AGA BOCHKE' (Tiger's Paws ?) ---- I

2006-10-06 Thread JoeGoaUk
In search of this Flower 'AGA BOCHKE' (Tiger's Paws ?) When I was say about 9, I remember two young kids died of eating this flower. As I grew older, I really found it difficult to digest this.. I also remember, this plant/Flower grow (every year) next to my house under the mango tree. Now

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Twenty-seventh Sunday of the Year

2006-10-06 Thread Jude Botelho
02-Oct-2006 Dear friend, We live in a fast changing world and sometimes the speed at which things change and we change, may make us feel that nothing is permanent anymore, not even our deepest relationships. Today we see in some part of the world a breakdown in family relati

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Trail of the aroma... whiff of many influences on Goa's exotic food

2006-10-06 Thread Goanet Reader
TRAIL OF THE AROMA: WHIFF OF MANY INFLUENCES ON GOA'S EXOTIC FOOD Goan food drew on different influences -- Arab, Konkan, Malabar, Portuguese, Brazilian, French, African and even Chinese to name a few. There are many dishes common to Goa, the rest of the Konkan, Malaysia, Macau, Portugal, Brazil a