[Goanet] Ayurved vs Allopath

2009-06-15 Thread Vivian A. DSouza
Shrikant Barve: Doesnt Ayurvedic medicine seek and treat the root cause of the illness, while Allopathy seeks to alleviate the symptoms so that the body heals itself ? :-) Of course I am not a Dotor, and this is intended to instigate some strong comments from the Dotors on this forum. :)  :)  

[Goanet] Gratitude – Monday-muse (15 Jun ’09)

2009-06-15 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (15 June 2009) GRATITUDE   A Zen master’s school was in urgent need of repairs. A rich man generously donated five hundred ryo (gold pieces). However, after handing over the sack of gold, he was disappointed with the attitude of the teacher who did not thank him.   Slyly he

[Goanet] Comment about Bom Jesus Basilica among 7 wonders

2009-06-15 Thread Dom Martin dommartin9juno.com
Politics is a perverse gear torqued by unscrupulous greed. Over the centuries, different ethnic groups have been accursed and processed into lubricants for the progression of the dominant group or modality. In 2009, the torque is still very much the same, only the lubricant keeps getting

[Goanet] the difference between paranoia and due diligence

2009-06-15 Thread J. Colaco jc
Mario Goveia, the ONLY voice of truth, reason, and facts made a note i.e. Irritated, paranoid Christians is more like it:-)) I cannot quarrel ever with the one who might support unilateral aggression on the basis of Rough Guidish intelligence. I'd suggest that there is a commonly stated belief

[Goanet] Burton: Do what thy manhood bids thee to do

2009-06-15 Thread ericpinto2
  He is remembered for this quote, and it would make a fitting epitaph. Prof. Tim Spaulding of Boston has this description:  Adventurer, linguist, swordsman, rogue genius - he possessed wild monstrous talents and was burdened by defects nearly as grave. Continually at odds with the sentiments

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (15Jun09)

2009-06-15 Thread alexyz fernandes
*** Mr. CM *** ** Save The Frog ** *** Save GOA *** To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

Re: [Goanet] Torches in the Fields at Night

2009-06-15 Thread Jim Fernandes
When laws become redundant, they ought to be changed. This law obviosly is out-dated and is badly in need of some re-org. Did you know at one point, bull fights in Goa were banned? Well, bull fights are legal once again. Even when bull fights were illegeal in Goa, one could easily attend these

[Goanet] The Accidental Activist - The Real Goan Village

2009-06-15 Thread Venita Coelho
The Accidental Activist - The Real Goan Village By Venita Coelho I finally get it! After months of struggling to understand the Regional Plan and its implications, I have finally understood the most important thing of all: what the plan doesn't do. 'Socio-economic planning' was just a bit

[Goanet] Daily Grook #437

2009-06-15 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #437 SLICK STICK by Francis Rodrigues please note as i would, twigs float, they wood! _ puns word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _

[Goanet] Ayurved vs Allopath

2009-06-15 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Vivian, I am also not a Dotor. Every one wants and knows that to enjoy a good peaceful life with joy requires good health. This also applies to society. I know that Integration of all streams of medicine will help humanity. I am offering my efforts in that line. It’s a Yagnya where in we

Re: [Goanet] Is Indian Humility Virtuous or Despicable?

2009-06-15 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Aw c'mon, elitist? Bamon? Have I ever put a claim to that? I cannot help being born where I was born into, but I am definitely not a high-brow person - if I was, I wouldn't be here (on Goanet) to be ridiculed by people at various times. But I stand by what I have said. Chappals and slippers

[Goanet] Sweeping For Her God

2009-06-15 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - I have re-started actively posting to my photo blog. The latest entry here - http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2009/06/14/sweeping-for-her-god The rest at - http://www.parrikar.com/blog Warm regards, r

[Goanet] Comment about Bom Jesus Basilica among 7 wonders of Portuguese origin

2009-06-15 Thread mgoveia
Dr. Barad wrote: We can tackle ALL events at the same time. One should recognize that the inquisition in Goa happened many years before the two that Ignatius has mentioned. If we were to follow his criteria for discussions, then one can always use a recent event to shut down discussionon a

[Goanet] Goa regained the Santosh Trophy defeating West Bengal 4-2

2009-06-15 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)    Goa coach Mariano ecstatic   Goa regained the Santosh Trophy defeating West Bengal 4-2 via the tie-breaker at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Goa coach Mariano Dias was full of praise for his boys who worked hard to form a cohesive 

[Goanet] Foxes in the henhouse

2009-06-15 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - I hear that Prannoy Roy of NDTV had a programme on saving Goa's beaches in which he talked to Claude Alvares. Are we still in our old universe or are we now in some alternate reality? Consider this - outsiders directly involved in Goa's destruction are now lecturing Goans about

[Goanet] Two Goan kids (Bro+Sis) died of suspected Food Poisoning in Dubai (see obituary ad)

2009-06-15 Thread JoeGoaUk
more.. http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090615/NATIONAL/706149865/1010   or http://archive.gulfnews.com/nation/General/10322895.html   joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa

Re: [Goanet] Is Indian Humility Virtuous or Despicable?

2009-06-15 Thread Roland Francis
Gabriel, My apology for any offence caused to you. There was no intention of doing so. I was being flippant, but it didn't seem to have come out right. No personal insults were intended at all. Regards, Roland. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Gabriel de Figueiredogdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au

[Goanet] India's last Europeans

2009-06-15 Thread mgoveia
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:04:10 +0100 From: Eddie Fernandes ed...@fernandes.u-net.com Source: Hindustan Times. 14 June 2009 Excerpts: The Goan Catholic way of life may one day be an entry in a museum. Prabuddha Dasgupta takes a personal journey through the homes of India's last Europeans in a

[Goanet] The Inquisition in Goa

2009-06-15 Thread Sandeep Heble
For those interested in this area, there are many Inquisition and other related books at the link below: http://www.rbookshop.com/religion/i/Inquisition/Inquisition_Books_R.htm The Goa Inquisition may possibly feature in some of them. regards Sandeep

Re: [Goanet] Foxes in the henhouse

2009-06-15 Thread floriano
Rajan Dear, Hats off to you as an asli Goan.(we in goa need 'more' of you) and I did not mean MOREs from Maharashtra :-)) However, a question for you. How do we distinguish the foxes from the hens in the hen houses This is my/our major problem. And we need a solution to this, and pronto.

[Goanet] Which name your prefer Cola or Aum.

2009-06-15 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Few of the best spots along Sea shore in Goa Courtesy: Atmaram Deshpande http://tinyurl.com/ld9bcg http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2719171id=618400209comments=#/photo.php?pid=2719171id=618400209comments= http://wikimapia.org/#lat=15.0582099lon=73.9697617z=16l=0m=av=2 Shrikant

Re: [Goanet] Is Indian Humility Virtuous or Despicable?

2009-06-15 Thread eric pinto
 Even as men adapt to coats and jackets, in North America, many of our folk restrict their women to Indian shawls. Head gear, even more important, does not get the nod, at all. Fifty degrees is a northern luxury, zero is more like it for half the year.   eric. --- On Sun, 6/14/09, Gabriel de

[Goanet] Due diligence JC style

2009-06-15 Thread Samir Kelekar
It is indeed highly entertaining seeing the drama unfold on a rather straight question about the Inquisition asked by Sapna. Really, today's big thing is acquisition not inquisition. If only, one sees the massive amounts stacked by various ministers irrespective of their religion. Buf if

Re: [Goanet] Ayurved vs Allopath

2009-06-15 Thread Santosh Helekar
Vivian, I don't know what or who gave you this impression, but what you assume below is not true. Modern scientific medicine aims to cure all diseases by first discovering their causes, and then addressing them directly. In this manner it has been able able to cure most dreaded diseases of

[Goanet] Invitation for Goa Revolution Day Celebration on June 18!

2009-06-15 Thread sebastian Rodrigues
Goa Federation of Mines Affected People (GOAMAP) will organise special program to celebrate Goa Revolution Day on June 18, 2009 at T.B. Cunha Hall, Panaji, Goa. Revolution Day is significant in the history of Goa’s Freedom Struggle in order to uphold civil liberties and sovereignty of the

[Goanet] Goa news for June 16, 2009

2009-06-15 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa CM announces Rs 1 lakh to each member of Santosh Trophy - Press Trust of India reaker. Congratulating the team for emerging winners, Kamat said Goa has ...

[Goanet] An open letter to the one and only voice of truth and reason on GoaNet

2009-06-15 Thread mgoveia
Jose Colaco wrote: I acknowledge that you are indeed the one and only voice of truth and reason that has been, is and will be on GoaNet. Mario responds: Thank you for acknowledging a well established fact, JC:-)) Jose wrote: (let me try get a tall glass of Caju Feni - which I hate - to get

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (16Jun09)

2009-06-15 Thread alexyz fernandes
Capt Felix: My Goal was to Win the 'Santosh'...and NOT let in a Single Goal Brahmanand: Congrats for Equaling MY record To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Draft RP now under state panel review

2009-06-15 Thread Goanet News Service
Draft RP now under state panel review PANAJI: Though the last day for village panchayats and municipal bodies to submit their suggestions on the draft Regional Plan 2021 ended June 15, the state level monitoring committee headed by the chief minister will consider alternatives to bring

[Goanet] Goa scraps SEZ policy, at last

2009-06-15 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa scraps SEZ policy, at last PANJIM, JUNE 15 Finally, the controversial Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy 2006 is scrapped. Interestingly, the Cabinet decision on this comes one-and-a-half year after the Goa Government officially said 'No' to SEZs in Goa. The Cabinet today has decided to