[Goanet-News] Goa news for May 12, 2010

2010-05-12 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Demo and Goa get it right - Hindustan Times bWYrH_7UOHSvgCrown goes to Dempo

[Goanet] Build Better Habits - iVillage

2010-05-12 Thread Con Menezes
Nine Ways to get Better Sleep. 'iVillage' C http://www.ivillage.com:80/build-better-habits/108584?nlcid=di|05-11-2010|

[Goanet] Were colonial Goans, sour grapes ?

2010-05-12 Thread Bernado Colaco
Goans are not interested in your stupid talks. Today in the vineyard Father Thomas saved three lives at the cost of his own.   BC

[Goanet] SEMINAR ON MIGRATION : GOA STUDY GROUP DECLARATION

2010-05-12 Thread goanint
Goenkars , A post I received from Yusuf - I share with Goans everywhere. Please circulate. rene - FROM: YUSUF A. SHEIKH, PRESIDENT, GOA STUDY GROUP. PHONE: 9226233728 PRESS NOTE VASCO-DA-GAMA, GOA. 12-05-2010 SEMINAR ON

[Goanet] Were colonial Goans, sour grapes ?

2010-05-12 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Antonio, The title Were colonial Goans, sour grapes ? and the conclusion, over 90% of the grapes in the Lord's vineyard actually turned to be sour. IN how come for 450 years with so many intellectuals from Europe as well as locals (may P Benedict do justice to their Jose Vaz ) caring for

[Goanet] KONKANI BREACHES UPSC BARRIER

2010-05-12 Thread Mauricio Pereira
Strangely,while proponents of Konkani beat their chests in Goa, it took someone from across the border to give the state's official language another first. Chaya Venkatesh Vernekar, a native of Kumttha in neighbouring Karnataka, achieved a rare feat for the language when she got into the

[Goanet] Daily Grook #695

2010-05-12 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #695 == BAULK TALK == by Francis Rodrigues a prison motto even if u sin, refuse to go - in the bin! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great Konkani pop

[Goanet] Churchill Brothers challenge Qadsiya club in Kuwait today

2010-05-12 Thread gaspersWorld ®
AFC CUP KNOCK-OUT ROUND Churchill Brothers to challenge Qadsiya today Gasper Crasto for www.goa-world.com/ Kuwait: Churchill Brothers face Kuwait League Champions Qadsiya at Qadsiya stadium later today in the AFC Cup knockout round of 16.Churchill Alemao remains optimistic of his

[Goanet] KONKANI BREACHES UPSC BARRIER

2010-05-12 Thread augusto pinto
Mauricio Pereira mpqa...@hotmail.com wrote, Strangely,while proponents of Konkani beat their chests in Goa, it took someone from across the border to give the state's official language another first. Chaya Venkatesh Vernekar, a native of Kumttha in neighbouring Karnataka, achieved a rare feat for

[Goanet] Paintings Exhibition by Art Section of Bal Bhavan (Athaa)

2010-05-12 Thread JoeGoaUk
Painting Exhibition by Art Section of Bal Bhavan (Athaa)   A selection http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4600336383/sizes/l/ Now, identify popular cartoon characters from this pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4600372285/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related

[Goanet] EROL PERRY - Musician passes away 12/05/2010

2010-05-12 Thread godfrey gonsalves
This  morning a pall of gloom spread at Modsai, Behind the Holy Spirit Church  Margao, Goa when Erol Perry 47, a talented young musician and a veteran drummer  son of the legendary trumpet  maestro of Goa late Chris Perry,  passed away this morning at around 730 hrs at the Grace Cardiac Centre

[Goanet] A Goan priest who gave his life to save that of

2010-05-12 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
*A Goan priest who gave his life to save that of* *Tue May 11 15:18:06 PDT 2010* Yes we all should Salute Father Thomas. Joao adds: I'll join you all in praising the man. Reminds me of PWD Minister Churchill Alemao who also risked his life to save a Goan boy from drowning, but alas! I believe he

[Goanet] Bad habits: Poor diet, smoking, drinking, sloth can age you 12 years - USATODAY.com

2010-05-12 Thread Con Menezes
Goanetters... Beware.bad habits can age you TEN years? USA Today C http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-04-26-bad-habits-death_N.htm?csp=34utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomHealth-TopStories+%28News+-+Health+-+Top+Stories%29

Re: [Goanet] Were colonial Goans, sour grapes ?

2010-05-12 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 12 May 2010 07:33, Antonio Menezes ac.mene...@gmail.com wrote: Sometime back I had few posts on the Goanet in which I had expressed my opinion that by 1961, 90% of Goan catholics were either illiterate or quasi illiterate. No one seems to have challenged the veracity of this figure

[Goanet] A sweet solution for a stuffy nose

2010-05-12 Thread Con Menezes
Solution for a 'stuffy' nose. Heathier Talk C http://www.healthiertalk.com/sweet-solution-stuffy-nose-1689

Re: [Goanet] KONKANI BREACHES UPSC BARRIER

2010-05-12 Thread Pandu Lampiao
I think we should salute her! I have mentioned in the past, the King Fisher Mallya speaks the language and often. Having grown up in non-Konkani speaking parts of the desh like Bihar and Bangalore, one admires him for not forgetting his mother tongue. And shame on the Goan lot who are ashamed of

[Goanet] BORGES BAB POLL KADDPACHI TOYARI KORTA KAI?

2010-05-12 Thread tomazinho cardozo
BORGES BAB POLL KADDPACHI TOYARI KORTA KAI? Mayache 4 tarkecho Borges baban dilolo zabab vachlo. Borges bab zhuzachem moidan soddun poll kaddunk sodta oxem mhaka dislem. Oxem dispak karonn mhunttlear Borges bab aplea zababan akhrek oxem mhunntta: “Hea prosnanchi zap mellttokoch amcheamni

[Goanet] Velim... a encounter via images

2010-05-12 Thread Frederick Noronha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157624042843478/ Had the opportunity to visit Velim a few days back, and was fascinated by the stories in stone visible at the graveyard. In fact, every Goan village has such a story waiting to be told, of different languages, the changing times,

[Goanet] Friends Circle Qatar 3-a –side footba ll tie-breaker

2010-05-12 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
*Friends Circle Qatar 3-a –side football tie-breaker * BY William Fernandes *Voktar Paule (landed Late) defeated St Sebastian Benaulim in a 3-a –side football tie*-*breaker organized by Friends Circle Qatar In Memory of Late Ana Maria Felicia Fernandes which was held

Re: [Goanet] EROL PERRY - Musician passes away 12/05/2010

2010-05-12 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
Dear Godfrey, A minor correction: the Pereiras (Perrys) are originally from Margao. Chris Perry's wife Lilia was from Cuncolim. Regards, v - Original Message - From: godfrey gonsalves gonsalvesgodfre...@yahoo.co.in To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 1:47 PM Subject:

[Goanet] NH 17 Galgibaga bypass: HC takes suo motto cognizance

2010-05-12 Thread tony martin
Following a report in the Times of India, the division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa took suo moto cognizance of the proposed bypass road for NH 17 involving the construction of the twin bridges at Galgibaga and Talpona as it could adversely affect the turtle nesting sites here and the

[Goanet] Deccan Herald Interview

2010-05-12 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
History or Hatchet job? During a dialog on this thread, some expressed difficulty in differentiating history-writing from doing a 'hatchet job'. I would encourage the reader(s) who expressed this difficulty, to study  the following two books.  The first book is history with much facts,

[Goanet] Sena tells non-Goan vendors in Mapusa market to pack off

2010-05-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
Sena tells non-Goan vendors in Mapusa market to pack off Shiv Sena, Bardez, on Tuesday launched a drive against non-Goan vendors, who are selling their products in Mapusa market. Shiv Sena members entered Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) market and directed non-Goan vendors to vacate the place.

Re: [Goanet] A Goan priest who gave his life to save that of

2010-05-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 12 May 2010 09:47, Joao Barros-Pereira joaobarrospere...@gmail.comwrote: *A Goan priest who gave his life to save that of* *Tue May 11 15:18:06 PDT 2010* Yes we all should Salute Father Thomas. Joao adds: I'll join you all in praising the man. Reminds me of PWD Minister Churchill

[Goanet] Recent British elections and young leaders

2010-05-12 Thread Naguesh Bhatcar
It is heartening to note the rise of young leaders in UK, and more so after the current elections. Tony Blair was pretty young too, when he became the Prime Minister. David Cameron -43 - born 9 October 1966 - PM Conservatives Nick Clegg - 43 - born 7 January 1967 - Dy PM Liberal Democrats

Re: [Goanet] BORGES BAB POLL KADDPACHI TOYARI KORTA KAI?

2010-05-12 Thread jose fernandes
Sod'deak Borges-bab apnnench manddlolea zallant sampoddleat, ani tantuntlean bhair sorpachi poll vatt polletat, punn tankam ti sampddon sampddona ani sampoddpachi-i na. Hantuntlean Borges-babak dekh kitem? Itlich: Fuddarak tannim, how many devils can dance on the head of a pin oxe torechea

[Goanet] ... And now Panchayat NOC for Golf Course at Talpona

2010-05-12 Thread tony martin
With the Poinguinim Panchayat it’s not the Congress or the BJP, it’s about two self-centred leaders – Janardhan Bhandhari Satish Painginkar. The other *panchas* in the panchayat are either illiterate or semi-literate or plain ignorant lambs to the slaughter. Beyond scores of other unquestioned

[Goanet] Goa news for May 13, 2010

2010-05-12 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Arshad earns approval for apology for smoking in public - Mid-Day ayAs reported by Hitlist, a few days ago Arshad Warsi was seen smoking on the Chowgule College campus in Madgaon in Goa,

[Goanet] GOANS AND ANGLO INDIANS: AN ESSAY,,Nagendra Rao

2010-05-12 Thread Frederick Noronha
This could spark off some debate: http://home.alphalink.com.au/~agilbert/goans1.html

Re: [Goanet] Tiatr in Canada

2010-05-12 Thread chrisvaz
Agnelo--Don't be reticent in advising the Goanet audience that you were declared the overwhelming winner in the 'Goan Idol' songster contest held on Manorhaven Beach  contest held in Long Island, NY in 2005!  I think your link with Jr. Menezes should be an opportunity for the Canadiens to

[Goanet] StyleSpeak: THE FRUIT OF THE LAND

2010-05-12 Thread Wendell Rodricks
StyleSpeak: THE FRUIT OF THE LAND By Wendell Rodricks They arrived one morning, silently, near my regular breakfast fare of warm water, fruit, oats and green tea. In the pale morning light, they glowed burgundy red. Freshly washed. Freshly plucked. For a brief few seconds, I went through the

[Goanet] Dalitising the Romank script of Konknni ?

2010-05-12 Thread Goa World
Konkani Literature in Roman Script – A Brief History To commemorate the 156th birth anniversary of Msgr Sebastiao Rudolfo Dalgado, the great son of Goa and a scholar of international repute, Dalgado Konkani Akademi (DKA) released the much awaited scholarly book, Konkani Literature in Roman

Re: [Goanet] ... And now Panchayat NOC for Golf Course at Talpona

2010-05-12 Thread floriano
The need of the hour, then, is the Gram Sabha 'Panel' System of fighting the Panchayat as well as the Municipal elections in the future with a consensus based Citizen's MANIFESTO in place. The advantage of this system of election is that: (1) You elect those who you want to elect and who

Re: [Goanet] Tiatr in Canada

2010-05-12 Thread Agnelo Fernandes
Thank you so much Chris Vaz for appreciating showing confidence for my talent. I do not believe in self proclaiming and I want to treat every stage performance forgetting my previous success or ratings because I don't want that to get into my head :) I was a American Goan Idol just for one day

[Goanet] Press Note for kind favour of Publication - Re: Mapusa Bandh May 12, 2010

2010-05-12 Thread floriano
The Goa Su-Raj Party Congratulates and commends the Mapusa Merchant's Association for organizing a very Peaceful, Committed and Total Bandh of the Mapusa Municipal Market as well as the entire Mapusa City on 12 May 2010. The essence of such peaceful and self-imposed bandhs sends a very clear