[Goanet] Hanged, drawn and quartered

2010-05-09 Thread Cecil Pinto
Floriano Lobo quotes his brother as describing the phrase 'Hanged, drawn and quartered': "I had expected that you would know" he said. "It means, as the body is plunged and comes to the end of the rope, there is the executioner waiting with a knife who slits the chest open in one motion even as th

[Goanet] Migration: towards meeting disturbing situation to Goan topography and identity

2010-05-09 Thread Arwin Mesquita
http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Migration-towards-meeting-disturbing-situation-to-Goan-topography-and-identity/36659.html Migration: towards meeting disturbing situation to Goan topography and identity BY JUINO DE SOUZA Migration: towards meeting disturbing situation to Goan topography

[Goanet] Ajmal Kasab - Fierce crime must get fierce execution - the only deterrent

2010-05-09 Thread Venantius J Pinto
"HANGED - DRAWN AND QUARTERED was a punishment for treason---high treason. One commits treason against ones own country. Although It rhymes better as Hanged, drawn and quartered, it went more like as Drawn (and takes two meanings; see below), hanged briefly (also variations on this trope) and then

[Goanet] Migrant Half-Truths (Arwin Mesquita)

2010-05-09 Thread Carvalho
There is no greater problem that Goa should contend with in the next 50 years other than that of migration. The population of India is set to reach 2 billion in the next twenty years. In the last 20 years, India has become poorer than it was, and more than 60% of its population now live below th

[Goanet] Trap laid for leopard at Bicholim

2010-05-09 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM, MAY 8 The forest department on Saturday laid a trap to catch the leopard at Maulinguem Bicholim. It may be recalled that a leopard had killed a calf belonging to one Ashok Sawaikar from Maulinguem Bicholim on Friday. The forest department laid a trap in the area to catch

[Goanet] Invisibe Joe

2010-05-09 Thread Con Menezes
Whatever one may speculate about amcho Bab.JoeGoaUk,,,he is a priceless contributor to Goanet. He has re-surfaced memories that were almost forgotten in the recesses of my mind. Memories of my childhood, Goan customs, photos of fruit, veg and a myriad other aspects of our Goa and Goan li

[Goanet] Goa Study Group Inaugurated-- aims and objectives???????????????

2010-05-09 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
* * *Hello can anyone forward me the aims and objectives of the Goa study group* *it will be worthwhile to go through them* *or is it yet anther group promote by Eduardo Faleiro to waste public money by * *pushing his henchmen Yusuf Sheik as a tool. * *and where will be the next Global Goan co

Re: [Goanet] Hanged, drawn and quartered

2010-05-09 Thread floriano
Well, well, well. I must thank our go'ol [good old] Cecil to come up with these certified details of Hanged Drawn and Quartered. I am rather sorry there was no 'dak' 'dak', no plugging of the heart, no knife wielding executioner. Actually it would have been right and appropriate if I had to say

[Goanet] Clubs to meet licensing criteria by December 31 - 26 Apr, 2010

2010-05-09 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam has exhorted Indian club owners to come forward and take up the challenge of professionalising the game in the continent. Speaking to the AFC Ad-hoc Committee for Indian Professional Football, Bin Hammam was forthright in his views, saying that AFC would go all out

[Goanet] All India football federation-- vacant posts April 15 deadline-- still exist ???

2010-05-09 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
All India Football Federation, wishes to recruit following professionals /Executives to fill existing vacancies as part of its expansion plan. *MARKETING EXECUTIVE* Minimum Qualification: Graduation Gender: Male / Female Age: 20-30 yrs Work Experience: Minimum 2 years in sports or event management

[Goanet] Godown, house gutted at Bicholim

2010-05-09 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: A godown and an adjacent house were guttered in fire at Van Maulinguem, Bicholim on Saturday, causing a loss of property worth Rs 8 lakh. According to reports, the incident occurred in the wee hours on Saturday, when the godown belonging to Gurdas Kerikar caught fire due

[Goanet] Have a Cup of Tea - iVillage

2010-05-09 Thread Con Menezes
Ten Easy Ways to Improve your Diet...Starting Today 'IVillage' C http://www.ivillage.com/have-cup-tea/122994?nlcid=hr|05-07-2010|

[Goanet] Child obesity reaches new level

2010-05-09 Thread Con Menezes
Child Obesity reaches new Level. 'Health Revelations' C http://healthrevelations.com/2010/04/06/child-obesity/

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Which one is Bambolim?

2010-05-09 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Which one is Bambolim?   Believe me or not, I did not know that there exist another village called Bambolim. For me (and may be some of you) Bambolim mainly means ‘Fulamcho Khuris’ or Holy Cross Shrine or New GMC complex or Military Camp   Bambolim Church? It must be the one on

[Goanet] Kampala Goan Institute, 100th anniversary

2010-05-09 Thread Frederick Noronha
http://www.kampalagoaninstitute.com/gallery.php Familiarity is like the sea that kills the fishermen. -- Ugandan saying. -- - May 2010| Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa| +91-832-2409490 fn at g

[Goanet] From Jaijai: Happy Mother's Day To All In The Jazz Network

2010-05-09 Thread THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE
A message to all members of THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE To the Mothers in the house:  May the heart of the woman in you that understands the meaning of unconditional love to your families ring true to its essence today as it is celebrated in heart and spirit in those that love you.  Remember th

[Goanet] A Brief Comment From Godfrey Pereira

2010-05-09 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Hi Geoffrey, True. True your article was not about E Indians vis-a-vis Goans. I have seen too many of our own making very poor analogies. But more on the construct of criticism, critiquing some other time; perhaps in June-July. Just so A FEW

[Goanet] Daily Grook #693

2010-05-09 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #693 === BRIT TOILET === by Francis Rodrigues at loo w/out coins you be, simply shout "i need 2p!" *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great Konkani pop hi

[Goanet] Talking Photo: Pav Bhaji

2010-05-09 Thread augusto pinto
Dears Someone who wears a burqa wrote about Pav Bhaji: > This is not something I ate before > It?s nothing like Sukhi Bhaji or Patal Bhaji or Mix Bhaji > Pav bhaji is not the same as ?Bhaji Pao? Yes Joe dear, Bhaji Pao is much better and I suspect healthier. I wonder whether Bhaji Pao is a pec

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about Goa's St. Xavier's Institute for Historical Research?

2010-05-09 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Title: Who the bleep cares about Goa’s St. Xavier’s Institute for Historical Research? By Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter, 9 May 2010 at www.goanvoice.org.uk Full text: Betty Pires, co-founder of Investcorp, hosts wonderful dinner parties in London. I like Betty. Despite h

[Goanet] Incredible India

2010-05-09 Thread Gina Fernandes
         We live in a nation, > ·    Where Pizza reaches home faster than Ambulance,  police, > > ·    Where you get car loan @ 5% and education loan @ 12%, > > ·    Where rice is Rs 40/- per kg but sim card is free, > > ·    Where a millionaire can buy a

[Goanet] Priest owning Flats at Milroc Woods?

2010-05-09 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Diocesan priests, I believe do not take the vow of poverty. Is he a Diocesan, and say a professional too, say a lawyer or in some other profession? In that case he just could be, though not necessarily be seeing differently. Perhaps he has a business, has been giving classes, or is the good bouncer

[Goanet] Our Corrupt Politicians Have Tarnished Goa's Image More Than The Drug Trade

2010-05-09 Thread Freddy Fernandes
http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Drug-trade-has-tarnished-Goa-rsquo-s-im age-Rane/36665.html http://www.navhindtimes.in/news/stringent-laws-needed-deal-drug-menace-says-rane Our Corrupt Politicians Have Tarnished Goa's Image More Than The Drug Trade The Speaker of Goa Legisla

[Goanet] 40's years of US Tiananmen

2010-05-09 Thread Bernado Colaco
4th of May in 1970 the US of A were faced with a 1989 Tiananmen like situation. Then Nixon struck 4 in Ohio,and Crosby, Stills and Nash coined a song. Imagine that this song even reached the shores of Goa and it is believed that in 1975 in a school called Sharda Bandar along the shores of Gaspar

[Goanet] Priest drowns off Galgibaga Coast

2010-05-09 Thread tony martin
Rev. Fr Thomas Fernandes Assistant Parish Priest of Nuvem Church Mother of the Poor ( Mae dos Pobres) died today evening while trying to save some parish youth who were caught in the rough undercurrent at the Galgibaga estuary. A group of youngsters along with Fr Fernandes were on a picnic at the G

Re: [Goanet] Keith Vaz

2010-05-09 Thread Geraldo Oliveira
Dear Floriano, No doubt Keith Vaz has retained his seat as a Labour MP, but he has been making headlines in local news for all the wrong reasons, the most recent was MPs expenses scandal where he was hammered by the Daily Telegraph. He may win an election, thanks to the large Asian population

[Goanet] Goa news for May 10, 2010

2010-05-09 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Crown goes to Dempo - Calcutta Telegraph tories/Dempo-beat-Lajong-1-0-win-I-League-title/articleshow/5909961.cms&usg=AFQjCNHRSakkLRxSyEtt6ockxufJd1R2zA">Dempo beat Lajong 1-0, win I-League

[Goanet] PPS GOA.

2010-05-09 Thread manuel tavares
I keep hearing of PPS. What does this group stand for? Is it a political party hoping to field candidates in the next Election? If so could we have its manifesto printed on Goante so that we can see what it is all about and if worthy of support, throw our entire support for it whole heartedly.

[Goanet] Flat Owners meeting in Vasco calls for unity to protect their interest

2010-05-09 Thread Goa Desc
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[Goanet] India, Gandhi, violence, and myths...

2010-05-09 Thread Frederick Noronha
Rather interesting essay, not very recent, which I only just came across while searching for a quote of Indira Gandhi: http://www.markshep.com/nonviolence/Myths.html Another myth about Gandhi is the idea that India’s political leaders, beginning with Nehru, are the inheritors of his tradition