[Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans - Crab versus Tall Poppy syndrome - Special status or Presidential rule for Goa. - Time to be serious.

Please publish: Goa to be ruled by Goans – Crab versus Tall Poppy syndrome – Special status or Presidential rule – Time to be serious. It appears that the dust seem to settle with the topic Goa to be ruled by Goans and we have seen some good and valuable input (whatever that definition of a G

[Goanet] The Need for Exercise: Alternative Health Newsletter

The Need for Exercise. Jon Barron's 'Alternative Health Newsletter' http://www.jonbarron.org/athletic-performance/02-26-2007.php

[Goanet] Vit D linked to cancer, autoimmune disease genes | Reuters

Vitamin D deficiency linked to Cancer and other health problems. Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67M4YA20100823?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Health+News%29

[Goanet] Egotism...........

 If by doing any service to others you feel proud that you have done some good to others, it is an error on your part, because whatever art or knowledge or ability or possession you have, you have got it from the society. So there is no obligation, if you utilize it for the society. If you ar

[Goanet] Non-work: Small Touching Story

     SMALL TOUCHING STORY     A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. SON : 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?' DAD : 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man. SON : 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?' DAD : 'T

[Goanet] The Longer You Sit, the Shorter Your Life Span: Study - US News and World Report

The Longer you sit.the Shorter your lifespan. US News & World Report http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/heart/articles/2010/07/22/the-longer-you-sit-the-shorter-your-life-span-study.html

Re: [Goanet] Is the Goa Press - fair and equitable or is it (albeit, in parts) intellectually honest v dishonest?

Dear Gentlemen, We Gents and Ladies who are somewhat a little more learned than the Press and Public figures of Goa should not waste too much of our valuable Time, Efforts and Words on the Ins and Outs, the constant Wrongs than Rights taking place on the local Political scene in Goa. Why yo

[Goanet] Talking Photo: Just Curious, I have so many questions about this house in the water..

Talking Photo: Just Curious - I have so many questions about this house in the water.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3708566612/sizes/l/ Whose House it this? Whether the owner is a Goan, Indian or a Foreigner? What was here before the house?  E.g. a hut/Humpti, shop/posro, gaddo/gadda W

[Goanet] Dilip S'Souza: Where once stood Houses

Where once stood Houses By Dilip D'Souza http://www.himalmag.com/Where-once-stood-houses_fnw79.html ++ vjp

[Goanet] Does god exist (Goanet) & another ungodly squabble (The Economist)

Dear Goanetters,   There had been many posts on goanet on the first subject. I stopped reading them after seeing a few because they over-relied on opinions and less on facts and figures. But a similar post on the The Economist seems to be backed by scientific hypothesis. Read it:   ANOTHER UNGOD

Re: [Goanet] Attack on Christians in Karnataka

--- On Sat, 9/4/10, J. Colaco < jc> wrote: > > ps: If the figure '500 billion" is incorrect, please discount it and >look at > the larger picture. > Hi Jose, The real question that all sensible and rational Goanetters need to ask is the following: What credible information and whose credibil

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans. - Serious food for thought.

Dear Oscar, No 'knee jerk reactions' from me. My knees are made of 'footballer' stuff and the do not have any steel contents in them. I just don't kneel, even when I occasionally visit the CHURCH, therefore 'the no steel in the knees business' I maintain that every person has his/her own m

[Goanet] Municipal elections

*Elections to Rob and Loot?* *Vote for Change!* By Joel Moraes Local Candidates for the Cuncolim Municipal Council elections have commenced their campaigning, some of them had donated Projectors to view the recently concluded Football world cup matches on big screens whereas some are involved i

Re: [Goanet] Is the Goa Press - fair and equitable or is it (albeit, in parts) intellectually honest v dishonest?

OUR HONEST LEADER says! a) I challenge to prove money in my a/c - This is an honest challenge from our honest leaders who knows very well where the money actually is. They are all well educated and know 1 + 1 makes 11. And they all also know that any challenge in our intelligent/ democratic c

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans

Dear All, The discussion on this topic has been nice to read. However, we all seem to be focused on solving the problem through elections only. Our democracy is anyways flawed, candidates will promise the moon before elections & then not deliver, with no repercussions (worst that can happen is

[Goanet] NRIs face tax threat under DTC-if you are an Non-Resident Indian&applicable to liberated Goans

Hope this will not be 2 taxing for anyone of you guys and dolls who are Non-Resident Indians working abroad for your daily bread NRIs face tax threat under DTC The new legislation, introduced in Parliament on Monday, says an individual shall be resident in India in any financial year if

Re: [Goanet] Tribute to My teachers:-informal and formal-Part I

This is not a riposte to Dr. Kamat's 'a tribute to My teachers' etc., although his post may have prompted me to add my 2 bits to whatever that makes Goanet tick like it does. This is also my general appreciation of Goanet in response to its 16th anniversary. Congrats! I may add here that Dr. Kam

[Goanet] Attacks on Christians in Karnataks

Marshall Mendoza wrote: Jason I did notice the unusual number Rs 50 crores per day but discounted it as a typographical error. However,we must not lose sight of the larger picture, which is the sustained attacks on Christians in Karnataka as the latest Independence day speech by BJP MLA Pralhad Re

Re: [Goanet] Is the Goa Press - fair and equitable or is it (albeit, in parts) intellectually honest v dishonest?

On 5 September 2010 08:42, Bevinda Collaco wrote: NEWS Mickky's cup runneth over. Now he's facing charges from the US on immigration and money laundering rackets http://www.targetgoa.com/newsd-Mickky-in-big-trouble-for-immigration-and-money-laundering-racket-in-US-1022 The Link led to the fol

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans

Very much WRONG there. For one - 'There is no 'good' and 'bad' persons when it comes to POLITICS. There are only 'good' and 'bad' intensions.' Two: Good or bad persons elected makes no difference or has nil relevance. The difference and relevance comes into play when one elects 'good' o

Re: [Goanet] My $100 Challenge

As promised in my last Goanet post in this thread, I quote below pertinent excerpts from IP headers of that post and its two copies sent separately as a private email to Mervyn and as a private cc to myself: (Please see - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-September/198395

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans

We are all shut for so many years and we all know that including me, atleast now that we know the facts lets open our eyes and as an individual lets fight for our rights and make it happen. God Bless Goa Thanks Mike > > From: Bernado Colaco > > Democracy has not worked for 48 years. Can

[Goanet] Fw: Barking dogs seldom bite a selection of letters to the Editor in oHeraldo Newspaper

Yes Ladies and Gentlemen, You do get some "telling" or "thought provoking" letters from some sections of the oHeraldo readership to the Editor. I wonder what we should make of such letters, do we agree with the letter-writers and concede that these guys are writing some sense or just castigat

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans. - Serious food for thought.

Hi Bosco, It was because of the context in which I was responding. Agnelo's mail was about saying that some of the Catholics and Congress  was responsible for the mess in Goa. My response was two fold: To say that these Catholics were Catholic but only in name But more importantly to demonst

[Goanet] Talking photos: Panjim D B Road preparing for Queen's Baton Relay

Panjim D B Road preparing for Queen's Baton Relay   The relay will be passing this way to and fro Campal/Miramar today and tommow i.e. 7th & 8th Sept.2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk28/4966164402/sizes/l/   More info- Routes etc http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk28/4966164402/   19th

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans. - Serious food for thought.

I still say Manmohan Singh as the Premier of India - OK for delegation to meet, signature campaign etc. Never SONIA GANDHI since she is irrelevant as the head of the CORRUPT CONGRESS. I am against falling at the feet of this imported Indian. My grand OK for the 100 or 1000 K rally from dusk to

[Goanet] Goa news for September 7, 2010

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Tar balls harden, take toll on marine life off Goa - Times of India CmatEPJ7GnEYIWxTYu5_Ag http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHpIWbW1VdDuPn66hqattljv4DgJw&url=http://timeso

[Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans

JC wrote- I noticed that you had no comments on the Andamanis. Are they Indians? On what basis? British Colonialism? Response- JC Bab, It is a fact that the Andaman Islanders as also the residents of the Northeast do not feel Indian at all and are made to feel alienated by Delhi. Nagaland,Meghala

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans. - Serious food for thought.

Catholics , Catholics and more Catholics. Where are the CHRISTIANS gone? Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org for expanded scrolling Party Presentation on the Home Page -'Announcements' Section - Original Message - From: "Tony Luis" To: Sent: Saturday, Septe

[Goanet] Inquisition in Europe - Part 2

Renaissance Period or Pre-Reformation, Counter-Reformation and Inquisition Period Some readers of this thread may be authorities in this field; while most goanetters could have cared less about European history - until now.  Hence it is important to know and appreciate some basic facts; which k

[Goanet] RBI GOVERNOR EARNS PEANUTS

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Mr. D. Subharao earns Rs 1, 28, 500/- a month. He is a signatory to all the currency notes in the country but his salary is four times less than what the Advocate General of Goa Mr. Subodh Kantak mints. When the Goa Government has been doling out Rs

[Goanet] Keeping the faith: how bleak is the future for Catholicism?

Keeping the faith: how bleak is the future for Catholicism? On the eve of the Pope's visit to the UK, it seems that many believe that he and the church he leads are losing ground to the secular realities of modern life. But is this the full picture? -

[Goanet] The pao and the glory - Meaning of NRI & Who is

Hi Bennet Paes There is no such thing as Goan nationality , as Goa is not a nation. Goa is one of the smallest states in India. It does not matter where you live and what passport you hold. A goan will know in its bones and heart if it is a goan or not.. The bottom line for me is, do you re

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans

On 6 September 2010 03:13, Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: > The "crab mentality" is not the prerogative of Goans only. Such exist in > the > Italian community, among women's groups, in the Irish community here in > Melbourne (observed it in real life), and perhaps many other communities. > It is >

[Goanet] GOANET CLASSIFIEDS: Music on the radio...and online, matrimonials, etc...

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Re: [Goanet] Understanding arguments

From: "Gilbert Lawrence"

[Goanet] GULF GOAN CUP 2010 DUBAI

Dear Sir, Please publish the artical on the net !!!   GULF GOAN CUP 2010 All Goa seven a side one day football tournament To be held in Dubai and Organized by AVC Kuwait & Festa Entertainments. The tournament will be held on 10th September 2010 from 3 pm onwards... The matches will be played at Ira

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans

The "crab mentality" is not the prerogative of Goans only.  Such exist in the Italian community, among women's groups, in the Irish community here in Melbourne (observed it in real life), and perhaps many other communities.  It is also known as the tall poppy syndrome. (Wikipedia: Tall poppy s

[Goanet] For whats its worth

Taiwan seeks to save indigenous languages http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10602697 ++ vjp

Re: [Goanet] Violet Dias-Lannoy...

Dear Frederick,     When I joined St. Xavier's College in Bombay in 1941, I found a bright group there that included John Correia Afonso and others with whom I shared a common interest in literature and writing. Several of us got together and founded the ChesterBelloc club, named after G. K. Ch

[Goanet] Tar balls -- A comment.

The opinion of a Goa based manufacturer, in a message to a friend.    eric.   Yes we do have an issue with tar balls and some oil spill affecting some of the beaches in S. Goa, but by no stretch of imagination is it a part of a terrorist plot. At the rate London has had blasts in the past,

[Goanet] Honolulu.

 Leon's  town shares the 17 degree N. Latitude with Goa :  Mango trees ?    eric. From: Leon Pereira PhD

Re: [Goanet] The pao and the glory - Meaning of NRI & Who is a Goan.

A Goan is someone born in Goa or is of Goan parentage. He/she may be living in and holding a passport of another country, but still that person is Goan, of Goan nationality.   Note: 1) If born in Goa, or if parents were born in Goa under the Portuguese rule, their Nationality is Portuguese, even

Re: [Goanet] KONKANI ... needs our support.

hi Rene, Yes, we are  making things happen. And yes, we can only make things happen when we are together. May God bless us all,armando Gonsalves Mansion, Heritage Jazz Street, Campal, Panjim, Goa 403001 Website: www.heritagejazz.com --- On Sun, 9/5/10, renebarreto wrote: From: renebarreto

[Goanet] OMVN: ‘Goans speak English and non- Goans speak Konkani’

 ‘Goans speak English and non-Goans speak Konkani’   And I keep saying..  I am proud to be Goan.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbdmdjr4V8Q   Very nice! An eye opener. joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http:

[Goanet] Goa news for September 6, 2010

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Tar balls harden, take toll on marine life off Goa - Times of India CmatEPJ7GnEYIWxTYu5_Ag http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHpIWbW1VdDuPn66hqattljv4DgJw&url=http://timeso

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 24th Sunday of the Year

5-Sep-2010 Dear Friend, All of us have had the experience of losing things and finding them. Some of us may have the experience of losing someone and then finding that person again. There may even be some of us who have had the experience of being lost and then finding our way. Each of these e

[Goanet] TEACHER – monday muse (6Sept ’10)

MONDAY MUSE (06 September 2010) TEACHER ‘Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel’- Socrates Our personalities are moulded by the valuable lessons that we learn from our many teachers. They include our parents, formal teachers at school, skill teachers who teach us mu

[Goanet] Mormugao Badminton Ranking - Double Crowns for Anushka, Floyd. Maiden titles for Pratith, Emilia

Floyd Araujo and Anushka Kuvelkar, as expected, claimed double crowns each at the All Goa Major Ranking Badminton Tournament organized by Mormugao Badminton Club. At the Finals held at Deepvihar High School Indoor Badminton Courts, Headland Sada on Sunday, the top seeds won their Singles and double

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Pl. identify these spots/buildings etc

Pl. Identify these spots/buildings etc   1a. If this is  Brittona http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk28/4961005932/sizes/l/ 1b. What/Where is this? (I think, I have never been here) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4961201745/sizes/l/ 2a.  If this is Captain of Ports Jetty / Ponnje

Re: [Goanet] Goa to be ruled by Goans. - Serious food for thought.

Tony, Thank you for sharing your views on this thread over the past few days. A couple of queries. -Original Message- From: Tony Luis > All the above are carried out by so called Catholics who happen to be > Catholics because through no fault of their own they were led to the > bapt

Re: [Goanet] Selma's book

On 30 August 2010 21:52, George Pinto wrote: It has never been easy publishing books and reaching a wide audience in the > Goan diaspora, now made even challenging with the web (although it does help > spread word about the books). As Silviano Barbosa famously remarked a few > years ago, he could

[Goanet] Daily Grook #803

DAILY GROOK #803 == WAILIN' VIOLIN == by Francis Rodrigues idea: Ivan Gannaway a gorgeous instrument its praises are sung, though in temperament it's...highly strung! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com ===

[Goanet] FW: Quickest cure for Diarrhoea.

When someone gets diarrhoea, sometimes the solution is so easy, we wonder why anyone has to suffer. Of all the ingredients here, the most potent is Rice, but not in the usual form we eat it in, and neither would rice porridge work too well. The secret is in rice wate

[Goanet] Researchers Discover the Cause of IBS - It's in the Gut, not Your Mind

Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Discover the causes in this 'Healthier Talk' article. http://www.healthiertalk.com/researchers-discover-cause-ibs-its-gut-not-your-mind-2357

[Goanet] Soothing Lavender Has Amazing Anti-inflammatory Power

Lavender Oil's amazing soothing properties. >From 'Healthier Talk' http://www.healthiertalk.com/soothing-lavender-has-amazing-anti-inflammatory-power-2358