[Goanet]Re: Goan Joke
Hi everyone, This is to just clear any misunderstanding some of you may have regarding the joke I had posted on the GoaNet. I have in no way claimed that it was written or composed by me. Actually, it was sent to me by a friend, and since I found it to be quite humorous, thought of sharing it with you'll in good faith. I do not dispute the fact that Cecil Pinto may have written the original joke... I would appreciate if he shared some more of these with us ;-) Excuse me once again if I caused misunderstanding to the readers, which was unintentional. Angela ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
RE: [Goanet]Did Jesus Exist?
-Original Message- From: George Pinto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 August 2003 06:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Did Jesus Exist? Goanetters, My reply to the above question. We as humans generally have two choices to make at most junctures in our day to day lives. That is do we take a right turn or do we go left ? Do we shout abuse at someone who crossed us or do we just let it go?. That is the what makes us unique from most other living things, this free choice that our countries have fought countless wars about. Thus with the above question, there can only be two answers; yes or no. St Thomas Moore is reputed to have told his former associates (who wanted him to go along with Henry VIII's divorce because they reckoned that it didn't matter to pay lip service) that on judgement day if you truly believed in what you had done on earth and you could defend your decisions, then God would welcome you into Heaven regardless. This is the only decision I will be able to defend. I choose to believe that the answer to the above is yes. I do not need any proof. warm regards Ciril de Quadros Raia Slough, England ** 'no one is so poor that he cannot give, and no one is so rich that he cannot receive' Fr Tony Lopes ** Visit our website at http://www.halcrow.com - The contents of this email do not give rise to any binding legal obligation upon Halcrow Group Limited unless subsequently confirmed on headed business notepaper sent by fax, letter or as an e-mail attachment. If you receive this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message. Thank you. ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
Re: [Goanet]CLIPPINGS OF WINGS
MICCKY SPLITS FROM UGDP (SECULAR): The Tourism Minister and Benaulim MLA,
Mr Mickky Pacheco, on August 4 claimed that he has split from the UGDP
(Secular) on Sunday before the party decided to merge with the BJP. It may
be recalled that UGDP (Secular) and MGP (Nationalist) at a joint meeting
held at Taleigao on Sunday evening, passed a resolution resolving to
merge
both the splinter groups into the BJP. Mr Pacheco has formed UGDP
[Secular{Mickky}] group. Sources close to him said that he still appeared
to
be under the mesmerising effect of Mr Parrikar and they did not rule out
their leader joining the BJP at a later date. (H)
What do we call him now, MICKKY MOUSE or FRANCISCO POCHEK ?
Did Mickky fail the GRE test.? Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott members
form the bulk of his coastal constituency,Benaulim.
MADE TO ORDER VOJEM: Understanding the difficulty of parents, who often
run helter-skelter in getting ready the vojem ( a gift of assorted
vegetables, fruits and sweets to a married daughter) in time during the
Chathurthi, Goa Handicrafts and Rural Small Industries Development
Corporation chairman Damu Naik has come up with a novel idea. He along
with
other members have decided to cash on the tradition by offering to prepare
'made to order Vojem' during the Chaturthi festival this month. (GT)
May be Babush will send Mickky a 'vojem' in his new 'sasural'. Even the cat
says 'Mao' and the rats/mice have to be careful. or care fool.
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[Goanet-news]06 AUG 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 06 Aug 2003 MONSERRATE, MADKAIKAR JOIN BJP: While welcoming the two ministers, Pandurang Madkaikar and Atanasio Monserrate into the party fold, BJP national secretary Pramod Mahajan said the party had come to stay in Goa. Addressing the BJP rally at Azad Maidan, Mahajan said the party had performed creditably at the local as well at the national level and assured a still better performance during the next few years. (GT) NO MID-TERM POLL IN GOA: Pramod Mahajan, BJP National General Secretary, stated yesterday that Goa would not have a mid-term poll. No assembly elections will take place in Goa till 2007, Mahajan assured reporters. (GT) UGDP(S) MICKKY IS HERE TO STAY? With Mickky Pacheco doing an eleventh hour turnaround, the UGDP (Secular-Mickky) has now come to stay, (at least for the moment). There would be two representations of the UGDP in the House, one represented by Mathany Saldanha, belonging to the original party and the other by the Tourism Minster, Mickky Pacheco, heading the splinter group. (H) MAHAJAN THREATENS TO 'HIJACK' CM: BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajn almost 'threatened' to hijack Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to the central government, considering the rate of development in the State. Mr Mahajan, however, paused before assuring the crowd at Azad Maidan that such a recourse would be adopted only after 2007. (H) PARRIKAR TENDERS APOLOGY TO HC: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday tendered an apology to the High Court and expressed sincere regrets for the statement made by him allegedly casting aspersions on the judiciary, if it was found objectionable, and maintained that his remarks had not been correctly reproduced by the press. (H) PICKLE BAN LIFTED: Goans in many parts of the globe can now savour the famed Goan pickle with their meals. Air passengers taking Goan pickles to their near and dear ones to distant places should no longer have any problem at the airports across the country in view of the partial modification of the circular issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, which has struck off 'pickles' from its list of banned items in hand baggage. (H) DISQUALIFICATION PETITION HEARING AGAINST PACHECO: A hearing of the disqualification petition filed by Congress MLA Jitendra Deshprabhu against Tourism Minister Francisco X Pacheco has been fixed on 21 August 2003 morning by Speaker Vishwas Satarkar. (GT) TWO DIE IN FATAL MISHAP: Two persons died (N Ravikumar and his mother-in-law Kurpamana) died in a fatal accident near Bogmalo church at around 1 pm yesterday. Ravikumar lost control of the scooter on the Bogmalo slope and dashed against a road-side tree. His two sons aged 9 and 7, who were also traveling on the scooter, sustained minor injuries. (GT) MAN COMMITS SUICIDE: One Piedade Agnel D'Souza (40), from Karmaliwada-Kakoda, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the shaft of the roof of his house. (GT) LABOURER FOUND DEAD: Laxman Chalwadi (45), a labourer who was reported missing since Saturday, was found dead in a stone quarry at St Pedro, Ribandar. (GT) GOVT TEACHERS UNDER FIRE: Teachers of government schools in the State have come under heavy fire for poor results obtained in the SSC examinations with memos being issued and explanations sought by the Department of Education for the same. (H) WHITE ELEPHANTS: In many remote parts of Sanguem taluka, primary education has become a builder's dream and a student's nightmare. For, a large number of buildings constructed by the government to run primary schools in Sanguem constituency since the 1990s are either lying unused, in a dilapidated condition or are on the verge of collapse. (H) MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME: The mid-day meal scheme for primary school children is proposed to commence by August 15, 2003, with a menu of pre-cooked food items to prevent any mishaps as reported last time. (H) HC NOTICE TO MAPUSA COUNCIL: The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Mapusa Municipal Council as well as the North Goa Planning and Development Authorities following a petition filed by three law students pertaining to parking problems in Mapusa. (H) RAINS LASH VASCO CITY: Rains accompanied by squally winds stormed the port city of Vasco for a short while from about 5.30 pm to 6 pm yesterday. (GT) VERNA GRAM SABHA: The Verna panchayat gram Sabha held recently resolved to request the Director of Agriculture to desilt water nullas and construct a bandy in Vellem Tollem, to acquire 36,6000 sq mt of land at Proda for a football ground and a multi-purpose sports complex, and to request the Comunidade to reserve 2 lakh sq mt of land for the villagers of Verna for housing purpose. (GT) CONSTRUCTION ON CUNCOLIM LAND: In a belated but significant decision the Town and Country Planning Department has declined to approve construction plans on land owned by the Sociedade Agricola dos Gauncares de Cuncolim e Veroda. (H) FB DISCUSSION ON LAW-MAKING: Friday
[Goanet]Chirputtam (Fizalis?)
Dear Gabe Cape Gooseberry is Physalis peruviana. Thanks. Asit K. Ghosh Rockledge, Florida, USA == From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:27:15 +0100 Subject: [Goanet]Chirputtam (Fizalis?) Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am not sure if it is the same. over here we have them sold in our supermarkets and they are called cape gooseberries. Cheers Gabe. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]NEWS: Don't think of elections till 2007, Mahajan assuresinstability-prone Goa
Don't think of elections till 2007, Mahajan assures instability-prone Goa From Frederick Noronha PANJIM (Goa), Aug 5: Goa's government will last for its full term till May 2007, and there will be no mid-term assembly elections, BJP's national general secretary Pramod Mahajan said here today. Mahajan was speaking after the induction of two ministers from the BJP's ally-parties into the BJP. The duo who entered the party were transport, revenue and river navigation minister Pandurang Madkaikar (Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party) and town country planning and environment minister Atanasio Monserrate (United Goans Democratic Party). There will be no assembly elections in Goa till May 2007, Mahajan told a news conference Tuesday morning, asked about the possibility of a mid-term poll amidst speculation that the ruling party, which lacks a majority in the 40-seat assembly, was gearing up for the same, amidst announcements of various sops. There is no need for any such elections. The (BJP) government is stable and able We don't want to trouble the people of Goa to vote again and again. Elections only helps me to make speeches, and you (journalists) to get some news, he said. Mahajan said the talk of 'synchronising' parliamentary and assembly elections in India was more a part of a national debate, and even if it did come about would take time and a lot of legal changes to come about. By admitting the two coalition ministers into the BJP, Mahajan said the BJP's numbers in the 40-seat assembly had risen to a technical strength of 19 and a practical strength of 20. BJP won 17 seats, and one Independent backed it the May 2002 elections. Mahajan said by the ministers crossing over both friends have now become relatives of the BJP. But, he sought to argue, this was not an act of defection, because both the politicians had gained nothing new out of changing parties, since they were already ministers in the BJP-lead coalition government earlier. Facing journalists' queries on whether this amounted to a 'breach of trust' of the 'coalition dharma' (rules of coalition politics), the BJP leader pointed out that the two coalition parties had not complained, and that they still continue to support the BJP-led coalition in Goa. Mahajan continued the BJP's style of winning friends, breaking up allies and influencing politics in Goa when he presided over the admission of two more ministers from the BJP's coalition partners (UGDP and MGP) into the BJP. But Mahajan argued that this was not a defection, because not only was it within the laws of the land, but also within its spirit. He sought to argue that the duo switching over although they had gained nothing. If you know then individually, there cannot be the slightest element of coercion, said the BJP national general secretary, alluding to the more than controversial character of the duo, Town Country Planning Minister Atanasio Monserrate and Transport Minister Pandurang Madkaikar. But the BJP's plan to get a clear majority in the 40-seat Goa assembly came a cropper, when another maverick, sports minister Mickky Pacheco changed his mind and did not join the BJP after breaking away from his United Goans Democratic Party along with the minister Monserrate late July. Pacheco changed his mind at the eleventh hour, causing embarassment to the BJP, amidst reports of pressures from his workers, the one-member strong Nationalist Congress Party locally headed by Dr Wilfred de Souza and others. But, while speaking informally to some in the Fourth Estate, he dropped hints that he could be joining the BJP in a month or two. With Tuesday's defections, the BJP has 19 party MLAs and one Independent in the 40-seat assembly. Since Independent water resources minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues was not elected on a party ticket, he cannot be counted as a BJP MLA, and the Goa government still stays a coalition government. But the BJP has so far managed well to keep the Opposition divided, with its carrot-and-stick policy of sharing spoils with some Congressmen and other politicians, while using the state machinery to proceed with criminal cases against others, including the BJP's former allies. It can depend on support from politicians like former Congress stalwart and three-time chief minister Dr Wilfred de Souza, while a number of Congress leaders -- ex-CM Pratapsing Rane, Luizinho Faleiro and Churchill Alemao -- have faced charges of being soft on the Parrikar-led BJP in Goa at one time or another. (ENDS) ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
Re: [Goanet]MIRACLES DO HAPPENS !
In a message dated 8/5/2003 4:41:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you truly believe in the Almighty miracles like these do happens. To believe this story one has to also believe in ghosts. No offense intended. Cheers, Santosh ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
Re: [Goanet]Despite accidental deaths,Goa Govt refrains from helmetcompulsion
Indeed, the policy seems to collect fines from the motorcyclists for not having a PUC even when their vehicles are obviously not unduly polluting, trucks,busses and even police vehicles bellow smoke .visible for seconds after they have passed the spot. Police Sumo and Trax vehicles routinely overtake on the Mandovi bridge. The transport vehicle drivers pay a 'hafta',two wheeler riders pay 'fines'. Although both are money transactions, the 'fines' become the official statistics and give the two wheelers a bad name. Bad money produces 'favourable satisitics Said Benjamin Disraeli (ex-PM of UK), There are lies,damned lies and statistics. How true in this case. Miguel - Original Message - From: goasuraj [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ Just some of my views on the helmets.They are no longer news. Miguel] Just to say that Miguel's suggestions are noted for the Goa Su-Raj Manifesto 2004. Goa Su-Raj has been saying exactly what Miguel says i.e. improve the public transport system and two wheeler population will decrease drastically. If I may add two more accident causes in driving/riding 4/2 wheelers: 1) 90 + percent of the drivers/riders ( includes all type of vehicles) cut in at the turns on the wrong side of the road. 2) Challan everyone who uses headlights in full beam in towns and cities from dusk to dawn, that is if the Traffic cops are on duty at all. (Talking about full beams, most of the accidents on highways is due to the blinding from the full beams. This problem is past the control of Goa's RTO) reckless driving and tendency to over-take. When it is the question of one's own life, one need to control one's own speed while driving , he added. Most accidents during overtaking take place because of the 'smoke factories' infront making it impossible for the rear drivers to breath. Hence the desperate overtaking to avoid being fumigated. Traffic cops (interceptors) are seen merrily challaning two wheelers and unconcerned of the smoke factories passing under their very nose. Floriano goasuraj --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/2003 ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
Re: [Goanet]Re: Goan Joke
In a message dated 8/5/2003 3:21:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Excuse me once again if I caused misunderstanding to the readers, which was unintentional. Hi Angela: Thanks for that clarification. It is indeed very nice of you to do that. Sorry for the misunderstanding on my part. Cheers, Santosh ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Rainwater Harvesting:Volunteers from Saligao try their hands atcheck-dams
--- Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service circulated by Goa Civic Consumer Action Network (GOA CAN)[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph:2252660 --- --- Volunteers from Saligao try their hands at check-dams --- by Joaquim Fernandes Reeling every summer from acute water shortage, Saligao villagers are now trying to catch the rain. Every Saturday afternoon, a group of Saligao citizens pull out their pick-axes, crowbars and other digging implements to go up the hill where they dig trenches or put up check-damns on the slopes to allow the rain water to seep into the ground. ''The idea is to prevent any water from running off the slopes into the storm drains and eventually into the sea. We want a maximum quantity of water to seep into the ground and swell the water table,'' says Mr Ambrose Vaz. Though a banker, Mr Vaz is now helping his co-villagers save water besides money. They all hope a properly recharged water table will provide better relief in summer when pipelines of the public works department and also their wells run dry. The Saligao effort at rainwater harvesting, purely an initiative of the villagers, began in late May. The group assembles at 4.30 p.m. every Saturday on the Saligao hill behind the department of science, technology and environment. We dig trenches at open places on the slopes where the water run-off is high. Each trench is about one foot deep and one metre long, explains Mr Mario Mascarenhas, another member of the group. We also divert the running water into naturally-occurring depressions, says Mr Mascarenhas. Besides, the group also puts up check-dams of mud-and-stone to slow down the water. No paid labourers are hired; the digging is done totally by the village volunteers, otherwise unaccustomed to such grit and grime. The effort is broad-based including members of the Saligao parish council, the Saligao Civic and Consumer forum and other villagers. The work is done on land belonging to, and with the approval of, the Saligao Communidade, whose president, Brigadier (retd) Ian da Costa also participates whenever possible. Age and gender are no bar to participate in rainwater harvesting in Saligao. So while Mr Mascarenhas takes his two small children to help, one of the most active members of the group is octogenarian, Mr Seby D'Cruz. Along with Ambrose Vaz, uncle Seby is in the forefront of this initiative. He is a hard worker and does top quality work, says Mr Mascarenhas. A number of Saligao women also lend a helping hand. But the amateur effort is backed by solid know-how from qualified personnel of the Goa State Council for Science and Technology, luckily located on the Saligao hill. Dr Sachin Tendulkar, an agriculturist who is working on the council's watershed project at Morpilla, South Goa, under Dr N P S Varde, is guiding the initiative. Also chipping in are Mr Satej Kamat, another agriculturist and Dr Mohan Girap, a geologist. Dr Tendulkar is all praise for the effort. They took the initiative at rainwater harvesting and it's a good beginning. We have advised them to dig trenches on slopes where there is an active surface flow of water. He also feels recharging the groundwater from a height is definitely more effective than doing it at a lower level. Due to construction activity and other factors, the recharging ability at lower levels is much less. Though it is felt that the hills are made up of hard rock, the rocks have fractures, which allow the water to percolate to the groundwater aquifers that feed the springs around these hills, says Dr Tendulkar. The department of science, technology and environment, on the Saligao plateau, has also been following the technique for some years now. Trenches along the periphery of the department building canalise the rainwater into a small stone quarry behind the building. Initially, we felt that the quarry would overflow after a heavy downpour because of the rocky surface. The quarry does fill up, but even if there is a brief lull in the rain, the water level falls quickly. The hill absorbs all the water, said Dr Tendulkar. The Navhind Times 5/8/03 page 1 === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy === ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet]Re: Chirputtam
Dear Miguel I hope this time I succeeded in sending the post in plain text. As my usual e-mails go in rich text / html, I failed to change to plain text when such a rule exists for goanet. Sorry for such a misbehaviour from another mortal like you. I do remember the times when I was at Britto's and your sister Fatima Braganza was teacher there. If I am not mistaken you were at Britto's as student then? I was amused by your successful linking Goan chirputtam with the German lady and Russian vodka. It is strange how at times fragmented pieces of info can fit in so well in different times and at such distances! I have been following at least from time to time your efforts at creating awareness about Goa´s botanical wealth. You deserve the praise of all Goans who love their identity. Flora is a significant part of it. Thank you and several others on goanet and through private e-mails for satisfying my curiosity about our chirputtam. I would still want to know about the derivation of that Goan name for physalis peruviana. My next query would be about Garcia da Orta's reference to a plant in Goa for cure against snake venom. Recently a German descendant of a Goan mother from Candolim mentioned to me that he saw his mother and sister collecting those plants in that village. They would not want him to accompany them while performing their traditional medicinal forays. ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
