Re: [Goanet] Take a look...

2008-08-15 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 8/15/08, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a prediction for 1000 years from now - I > shall give you a 20% discount if you are interested. > Looks like you are easily impressed with Powerpoint > charts, graphs and tables. The least you could > have done is peddl

[Goanet] Reply to Fr.Ivo

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Albert Desouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Miracles are taking place in everyone's life. The very fact we are alive is a great miracle. ***I do agree with you: the Universe is itself a miracle, our existence is a miracle, every event of our life is a miracle. St.Augustine would speak of the Uni

Re: [Goanet] Take a look...

2008-08-15 Thread Pandu Lampiao
Aye, that was a scene out of Hati Meri Saati or wot? The interviewer never asked what ole Mallyie had for breakfast? Or perhaps one of his security detail is hiding in his shirt! Wow, Candolim must be a dangerous place..to go out with security like that...sheee mn! Maaso raao re..my young

[Goanet] Inflation soars to 13 year high

2008-08-15 Thread edward desilva
U. Barad said: Inflation soars to 13 year high of 12.44% showing no sign of reversing its rising graph for the week ended August 2, on the back of rising food and fuel prices. This inflation in fact has touched to 39 % at Aam Admis level. --- Hi All, I'm surprised Porrikars people have not come

[Goanet] EDUCATION MINISTER OF GOA

2008-08-15 Thread Aires Rodrigues
Education Minister Mr. Babush Monseratte will now appreciate and value the need for education. Students drop out for lack of money to buy books and pay fees but Babush having had all the money in the world did not feel or visualize the need to invest in his education. Perhaps he did not dream that

[Goanet] Launch of Online Registration for Indian Nationals in Kuwait

2008-08-15 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
  EMBASSY OF INDIA KUWAIT INDIA NEWS   Launch of Online Registration for Indian Nationals in Kuwait (Kuwait; August 14, 2008)    The Embassy of India announces the launch of Online Registration for Indian Nationals based in Kuwait with effect from August 15, 2008.  All Indian national

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
> From: "Fr. Ivo C da Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles Why all this heated debate about 'miracles'? What are they worth anyway? There's this famous story about the Buddha. He watched a saintly chappie walk across the river and then commented, "I can cross that ri

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The level of gullibility displayed in the quoted post indicates that the people involved in propagating such "miracles" do not want their claims to be subjected to real scientific tests, and face the prospect of disillusionment. ***This is wrong. The Ch

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "edward desilva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ...similar miracles were performed by a portuguese lady. ***Thank you, Edward, for the news and precaution. If this is the case, the alleged "miracle" will be revealed. My contention is that there are Eucharistic miracles. I happened to give this exampl

[Goanet] For India-born vigneron, the grapes are sweet! (With Images) (With Images)

2008-08-15 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
For India-born vigneron, the grapes are sweet! (With Images) (With Images) By Neena Bhandari Mornington Peninsula (Australia), Aug 15 (IANS) Come December, and award winning Delhi-born winemaker Paramdeep Ghumman will be in India with his selection of fine wines, as Australian Red and White becom

Re: [Goanet] Inflation soars to 13 year high

2008-08-15 Thread Mario Goveia
>From a post by Dr. U. G. Barad: > Inflation soars to 13 year high of 12.44% showing no sign of reversing its rising graph for the week ended August 2, on the back of rising food and fuel prices. > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:04:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dr. U. G. Barad,

[Goanet] Freedom

2008-08-15 Thread Albert Desouza
Albert writes Freedom should be felt at heart. One should be delighted that he has got freedom. Today we are masters in hell. Though slavery is written off in letters in reality we are still slaves. People living in Goa are yet to attain freedom. We have electricity connection but no current an

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> btw, what would the bloodtype of the offspring be, if a virgin with bloodgroup AB was with a child? Dear Orlando, Thanks for your question. I hope that Dr.Santosh will try to answer you, if he accepts that Mary conceived Jesus without sexual-genital intercourse... My a

[Goanet] Goan friends work hard to get their A-levels

2008-08-15 Thread Bernado Colaco
Clearly hard work pays off congrats to the kids and thanks to their Portuguese citzenship!   BC Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] The Radioactive Bananas

2008-08-15 Thread Mervyn Lobo
augusto pinto wrote: > I asked,"And do those bananas similarly affect the people who eat them" "No, > Gusto, on the contrary those who consume Moira bananas, get a similar > reaction to those who have drugs like viagra, levitra and so on; only it is > more natural and healthy.' > I said, "My Go

Re: [Goanet] Take a look...

2008-08-15 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Santosh Helekar wrote: >>This biased emotional utterance is countered by the informed >>analysis of Goldman Sachs. Please see: >> >>http://www2.goldmansachs.com/ideas/brics/book/99-dreaming.pdf What did you do, frantically search Google and shovel the first link that came up? Your

[Goanet] Origin of word Tarvotti

2008-08-15 Thread edward desilva
Selma said: So if possible, what is the word "tarv", is a Portugeuse word absorbed by our language, or does it have a Konkani origin. Any help appreciated. --- Hi, Agbot is a Konkani word for a ship that sails in shallow waters eg. Goa to Bombay, Kerala etc. Tarvot is a Konkani word for a Li

[Goanet] Margao-based firm offers reprinted classics... on demand or personalised

2008-08-15 Thread Goanet News
>From Leonard Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> == Cell: +91-98503 98530 Skype: leonardjensan http://books.dogearsetc.com (our online book store) http://cinnamonteal.dogearsetc.com (our print-on-demand service) http://thepost.dogearsetc.com (our weekly newsletter) If search

Re: [Goanet] Take a look...

2008-08-15 Thread Mario Goveia
Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote: >r, et al, see this... >Quite an obscene display of ostentiousness... > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:19:38 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What to do? The man desperately wants to be seen as India's Trump or Branson. Like 99% of urban Indi

[Goanet] CHILDREN WALKING TALL - GOA

2008-08-15 Thread renebarreto
000 Another News letter - I have been asked to share - newsletter from the Children Walking Tall -GOA :http://www.childrenwalkingtall.com/ The Children - joined the Goans world wide as we celebrated WORLD GOA DAY celebrations - .

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Sun, 8/10/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: His study confirmed that the flesh and blood were of human origin. The flesh was unequivocally cardiac tissue, and the blood was of >type AB. The type AB blood means that the owner o

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Mervyn Lobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have not being opening any of the posts on this subject simply because it is beyond common sense that it is in Lourdes that God concentrates on answering requests and providing miracles. If God cannot find you in your living room, s/he is not going to fi

Re: [Goanet] Take a look...

2008-08-15 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 8/15/08, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Let me also dispose of another matter - this > jejune claim about India becoming a "superpower." > Are the software supercoolies going to turn > us into one? Ha ha ha. > This biased emotional utterance is countered by the inf

Re: [Goanet] Notes from the Goan Convention

2008-08-15 Thread George Pinto
--- On Thu, 8/14/08, Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Eugene, > > You provided a service to Goans by giving us the > "story behind the story" and a segway for others > who provided the 'not so pleasant facts' like the > poor attendance. I have no idea why an intelligent profes

[Goanet] Goanvoice.org.uk :: Edna Fernandes: Last Jews of Kerala (August. 14, 2008)

2008-08-15 Thread Goanet News
Newsletter. Issue 2008-33. August. 14, 2008 COMMUNITY NEWS Edna Fernandes: Last Jews of Kerala 10 Aug: Morning Star (UK). Jean Turner reviews the book. During the reign of King Solomon, merchant Jews made Cochin, Kerala, their home. A thousand years later, a second wave of Jews arrived. This set

[Goanet] India, at 61

2008-08-15 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
The country... through her various faces: http://www.karmadude.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/india611920x1200.jpg -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Software for Kids Blog: http://softwareforkids.wordpress.com

[Goanet] National Anthem: What constitutes disrespect?

2008-08-15 Thread Sandeep Heble
During days of National importance, like the Independence Day and the Republic Day, our National Anthem is regularly featured on Television. Does every India stand up to respect it every time it is played? Do those who don't stand up show disrespect to it in the process? There was a debate on this

[Goanet] Statement from NRI Commissioner, Eduardo Faleiro (Goa)

2008-08-15 Thread Goanet News
STATEMENT BY EDUARDO FALEIRO, COMMISSIONER FOR NRI AFFAIRS AT HIS PRESS BRIEFING (August 12, 2008) I was in Toronto (Canada) from July 25-31. The purpose of my visit was to inaugurate the annual Global Goans Convention. You may recall that we had decided that this yearly event should be held by ro

[Goanet] Domnic's Goa...

2008-08-15 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Domnic just told me that his book DOMNIC's GOA, Rs 350, is available at the following places in Anjuna. It makes a good present, for anyone interested in how yesterday's Goa lived: 'ARCADE' supermarket at Sorantto 'OXFORD' supermarket at Mazalvaddo 'SPEEDWAY TRAVELS' at Tembi A cyber cafe in Mazal

[Goanet] Novem

2008-08-15 Thread Tony de Sa
Today is Independence Day and by coincidence or not, it also happens to be the feast of the Assumption. In Moira, we also celebrate the feast of the harvest (Novem). On this day, a procession of Confrades and others headed by the parish priest wends its way to the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes ato

[Goanet] Goanet: ABC Beaches of Goa (Anjuna-Baga-Calangute)

2008-08-15 Thread Domnic Fernandes
Dear Joe, Thanks for the reply. This clipping of yours shows Anjuna beach next to the Flea Market. Can you guess who is the man in green shirt standing next to the Lamani woman? He is our famous Konkani writer, Bonaventure D'Pietro from Pequeno Chinvar, Anjuna. Best regards, Domnic

[Goanet] (no subject)

2008-08-15 Thread floriano
Dears, Let me start with the GBA. I believe that the GBA was the best thing that happened to Goa after the Opinion Poll and the Language Agitation. That Goa needed a very stable yet strong, People Oriented 'Pressure Group' to keep the increasingly self-centered governments of the day in check

Re: [Goanet] Apology: 1980 Olympics Winners - The Moira Connection

2008-08-15 Thread Tony de Sa
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >QUESTION: Please forgive my ignorance, what are the 3 R's? Dear Gabe, I don't want to sound school masterish, but the three Rs stand for reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic. (The two ws being silent in the last two). The three Rs can also be used in other contexts. Please check o

Re: [Goanet] Take a look...

2008-08-15 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote: >r, et al, see this... >Quite an obscene display of ostentiousness... What to do? The man desperately wants to be seen as India's Trump or Branson. Like 99% of urban Indians, he aspires to be like some white guy. Let me also dispose of another matte

[Goanet] KERALA, URBAN CHANGE: A megalopolis in making on India's southwest coast (Letter from Kerala)

2008-08-15 Thread Goanet News
A megalopolis in making on India's southwest coast (Letter from Kerala) By B.R.P. Bhaskar Propelled largely by funds sent home by people working abroad, mostly in the Gulf countries, Kerala's coastal belt is undergoing rapid urbanisation of a kind not witnessed elsewhere. Kerala has five cities,

Re: [Goanet] Tar-votti - II

2008-08-15 Thread JoeGoaUk
Adim Tar(i) kaddun Ponnje – Mapusa voitale. (going by boat/ Canoe) (or Agxi-Kut’talle etc) Antam zaliat pul ( now there are bridges) Ever head of local talking Fuim? Or Khoim? (Where?) Vhoddakode (near the oak tree) Tintteakodde (near fish market) Zorikodde (near the pring) Abkarikode (near the

[Goanet] Take a look...

2008-08-15 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
r, et al, see this... Quite an obscene display of ostentiousness (aka "providing employment"): Billionaire ! Life style in Goa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQaCEjAvc0U

[Goanet] Obituary - Dollorosa D'souza (Dolly )

2008-08-15 Thread Goanet Obits
Dollorosa D'souza (Dolly) Born: June 9, 1933 Died: August 13, 2008 (Toronto, Canada) Wife of Late Nelson V. D'souza (Ex-Kuwait Airways, Kuwait) Mother of Glenn/Sharon (Kuwait), Derrick/Sandra (Kuwait), Audrey/Late Vincent Noronha (Toronto), Deborah/Hubert (Doha), Karyn/Christopher (Toronto),

[Goanet] The Radioactive Bananas

2008-08-15 Thread augusto pinto
Cheers Dears By Augusto Pinto The Radioactive Bananas Dears, I met Teofilus Dos Reis Magos Fernandes or Toff, the true Renaissance man of Moira, outside the church on Sunday. Teofilus had studied astronomical physics in addition to astrology. But, he has also read widely in philosophy, gene

[Goanet] Notes from the Goan Convention

2008-08-15 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Eugene,   You provided a service to Goans by giving us the "story behind the story" and a segway for others who provided the 'not so pleasant facts' like the poor attendance.  Hope all exchanges, that followed your post, help the next convention. If all this dialog had occurred after the Lisb

[Goanet] DNAIndia.com : Realty, Bollywood are main targets

2008-08-15 Thread RUBYGOES
This message was sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED], as a service of dnaindia.com -- Comments from sender : Good Morning Goans in Goa. Is their counterfeit money doing the rounds as yet? rubygoes ---

Re: [Goanet] Apology: 1980 Olympics Winners - The Moira Connection

2008-08-15 Thread Gabe Menezes
Then there is Gerry Nazareth, retired Judge (Hongkong) Nephew of the QC and his daughter who is head of BBC in house:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/05_may/27/nazareth.shtml 2008/8/14 Tony de Sa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dear Miguel, > Let me thank you very much for

[Goanet] Goa University... research project on Garcini indica choicy

2008-08-15 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Applications are invited for a post of JRF/SRF/RA for the CSIR funded research project 'Phytochemical analysis of whole plant of Garcini indica choicy to characterize for antioxidant properties under in vitro conditions'. Fellowship amount per month is Rs 10,000 (JRF)/12,000 (SRF)/14,000 (RA). Qual

[Goanet] Apology: 1980 Olympics Winners - The Moira

2008-08-15 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Tony, Venita Coelho Jaise Koi nahin! At least, I have not heard of any SINGLE lady her age take up responsibility for raising a child single handedly! [actually Keira is more than two hands full! ;-)] I have not heard of the other two guys you listed but take you word for it. I have never kn

Re: [Goanet] Origin of word Tarvotti - help

2008-08-15 Thread Venantius Pinto
Hi Selma, hi people, A quick email from Narita airport. I am not sure about precise origins being located in other languages, but the word for sail in Portuguese is vela; for sailing its is navigatao (accent marks omitted); sailor is marinheiro, and for journey it is viagem, and for ship its navio

[Goanet] Daily Grook #188

2008-08-15 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #188 _ WED/DEAD _ by Francis Rodrigues the groom got off the shotgun threat, it was a matter of .wife or death! _ puns & word-play of all kinds, if you read between the lines! _ _

[Goanet] Do you know who I am?

2008-08-15 Thread Cecil Pinto
Do you know who I am? Apples & Oranges - Identity crisis at the airport By Cecil Pinto Like most Goans, I too was weary of our loud-mouthed pop singer's latest shenanigan and was planning to ignore his in-your-face public 'sneezing' when this joke popped into my e-mail box. An arrogant belliger

[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY 2008 -KARACHI -PAKISTAN (26-27th July 2008)

2008-08-15 Thread renebarreto
WORLD GOA DAY 2008 - KARACHI -PAKISTAN (26-27th July 2008) - GOINKAR - KARACHI -PAKISTAN === Finally, the day long awaited arrived. It was a pleasant Saturday evening that found all our Goinkar members and their families gathered near St. Anthony's Churc

[Goanet] SIXTY-FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM 'GOA SU-RAJ PARTY'

2008-08-15 Thread goasuraj
The Goa Su-Raj Party wishes the Nation A VERY HAPPY 61ST. INDEPENDENCE DAY. It is no less a feat that our nation celebrates its 61st. Independence Day with fanfare, to re-stamp its mark as the 'LARGEST DEMOCRACY OF THE WORLD'. Any thing too large, does have it's inherent problems, especi

Re: [Goanet] Origin of word Tarvotti - help

2008-08-15 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Selma wrote: >I'd like to know the actually meaning of the word tarvotti. >I am assuming it is two words, the genesis being "tarv", >and the addition being "otti". The word is an 'apabransha' of the Sanskrit word "taranti," meaning boat. Related Sanskrit words are "taraN" and "tAr

[Goanet] Hats off to India on its

2008-08-15 Thread ARLETTE AZAVEDO
Hats off to India on its 61st Independence Day I'm proud to say that I'm an Indian. I salute all those freedom fighters and the great people of India who have struggled during our independence till date, so that we women can enjoy freedom, liberty, independence, respect, rights, etc. Women h

[Goanet] IGO

2008-08-15 Thread Eugene Correia
The titled of the piece I wrote for The Navhind Times in December 1990 is, The IGO Imbrogolio. Goa-based netters could check the NT archives or the central library. I wish Lola or IGO officials could provide the dates of the First International Goan Youth Convention. eugene

[Goanet] Obituary - Dollorosa D'Souza (Dolly) - Toronto, Canada

2008-08-15 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
In Loving Memory Of Dollorosa D’souza (Dolly)      Born: 9th Jun. 1933 Died: 13th Aug. 2008 (Toronto – Canada)   Wife of: Late Nelson V. D’sou

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Airport Bomb Scare (By Remo Fernandes, The Navhind Times)

2008-08-15 Thread John Crasto
My dear Goans Brothers and Sisters,     (This from the desk of Joao crasto(alias John Crasto ex student of brittos')   Goa is one state that most of other state Indians come and perched in our beautiful land but a goan will not be given a chance to other state but that rarely except for Maharashtr

Re: [Goanet] Vaman Bhate...

2008-08-15 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Nice to hear your pleasant/plasing voice, Rico dear, Kal'iz re fhap'chollém... I remember Bhate's the news' agents from my Goa Monitor days. AT > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:17:47 +0530> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > goanet@lists.goanet.org> Subject: [Goanet] Vaman Bhate...> > Familiar f

Re: [Goanet] Origin of word Tarvotti - help

2008-08-15 Thread Alfred de Tavares
> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:28:02 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > goanet@lists.goanet.org> Subject: [Goanet] Origin of word Tarvotti - help> > > Can someone help me, perhaps Ven'u, who is good at these things.> > I'd like > to know the actually meaning of the word tarvotti. I am assuming

[Goanet] Tar-votti

2008-08-15 Thread JoeGoaUk
Ref. Goenet A post/Query on the origin of TARVOTTI (quoted below) Tar-votti I think it is taken from the Konkani word ‘Tarum’ Tarun= boat/canoe/ship Tarum=Voddem, pathmar,bott TarRUM is pronounced as in ‘Po-RUM’ (last year/past years) Also, as in Me-RUM (deer) Plural of Tarum is Tarvam (boats)