[Goanet] Konkanni Films - Nirmon Amchem Noxib available on CD
This ad appeared in : The Examiner of date, reads as follows:FC Global Music presentsAmchem Noxib Nirmon(Songs, Dialogues Original Sound Track)On VCD'sAlso Amchem Noxib (feature film) D.V.D.Book your favourite VCD's DVD's in advanceLimited EditionManufactured Marketed under licence from:Jumbo Company Unit B, 32 A Eveline Road, Mitcham, Surrey UKContact:FC Global MusicAddress:P Medhavi, 2nd floor, Cross Road II, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (West) Mumbai 400 053Tel: 022-66939962 or 26318877Call: 9819653353 or 9821468222Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]==Cheers !!Joseph FernandesMumbai Do you have a question on a topic you cant find an Answer to. Try Yahoo! Answers India Get the all new Yahoo! Messenger Beta Now_ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Keeping Faith
[This article appeared in The Examiner (www.the-examiner.org)] by Alfred DCruz The link between prosperous Saligaon and ruined Daujim in coastal sandy Goa might seem tenuous, but historically, an ancient statue holds the two together. On November 25, 1873, the statue of Mae de Deus was ceremoniously brought from Daujim, Old Goa to Saligao, by a ferry across Mandovi river to Betim, then over the hills of Pilerne, in a decorated bullock-cart into Saligao. It was a moment of triumph for the people of Saligao, who rejoiced that they had acquired the miraculous statue of Mae de Deus and to whom the brand new Church of Saligao was to be dedicated. It was brought notwithstanding the opposition and the resentment of other villages and even the higher Portuguese authorities who had set their hearts and hands on taking possession of this ancient prized statue. Annual Procession With a brass band in attendance and to a 21-gun salute, the statue was welcomed into Saligao. It was kept in the Chapel of Sonarbhat from where it was carried with devotion and ceremony to the newly constructed Church of Saligao. That was on November 26, 1873. The ceremony was graced by the Governor-General and high dignitaries of the State of Goa and the Church and the mass of people from the neighbouring villages and beyond. On November 25, every year, after the Mass at the Chapel of Sonarbhat, a miniature statue of Mae de Deus is carried in a candlelight procession to the church, and the following day is commemorated as the day of consecration of the Church of Saligao. Daujim, once an affluent suburb of the old city of Goa, today wears a look of desolation. The crumbling masonry, among the scattered and some tall stone-built pedestals, is a sad reminder of the last faded glory. Glorious Link Lost heritage but not forgotten, Daujim lives on in the hearts of the Saligaokars. The late Prof Patrcino DSouza and Alfred DCruz in their book entitled Saligao - Focus on a Picturesque Goan Village have beautifully expressed the Saligao-Daujim link: In Saligao, Daujim is a living memory, a golden link, the beautiful image of our Patroness Mae de Deus binds the two villages in an indissoluble union. According to Rev Denis L. Cottineau Klogeuem, who wrote an account of his observations during his stay in Goa, in the first quarter of the 19th Century, Daujim was one of the two suburbs of the city of Old Goa. The church and convent of Madre de Deus was situated in Upper Daujim. It was built in 1959, by the first Archbishop of Goa, Dom Gaspal de leao-Pereira, and was so named after him. Fr Minguel Vaz notes that 'the inhabitants of Daujim, most of whom were converted to Christianity, built the church with their own hands'. The convent of Madre de Deus was later handed over to the Reformed branch of the Franciscans who were also called 'Calpuchos'. Over the years Daujim declined and decayed, after it was abandoned due to an epidemic that brought death, fear and the exodus of its residents. Demolished in 1873, all that remained was only the statue of Mae de Deus. Daujim today stands in silence with only a memory of the bygone era of vain and the misplaced opulence of Portuguese Fidalgos, now cast in the dustbin of history. = Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://in.answers.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Re: The debate on reservations
Floriano Lobo wrote on 01May: All said and done, I fully appreciate the humour in which the email in question has been written. I congratulate the author. And George must read the email again after observing what I have said above. = Floriano, its not the contents of that email rather the sender which led to the remarks. Mario, the humour is well appreciated. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:49 AM Subject: __ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://in.answers.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Re; Change in address
JoeGoaUK wrote on 21/4: You talk about the damage I have tried to inflict... Fyi, my concious tells me I am not guilty of any thing or any one. I only tried to share the info by passing it on to you all. As you all know, sharing with or passing on info to others, particularly to NRIs is my passion (I am sure you too must have gathered it by now). I only tried to pass on any info that I know.. (never made up or cooked myself) And that's what I did in reporting Priest's murder too. Btw, did you know that Agassaim Parish was the priest residence prior to Macazana ? Hope your know now as to how I got the first hand info. === My comments: But why are you fanning only the negatives of that priest? If he had done one wrong thing, he must have done ten good deeds. You have never spoken much about his positives. You only passed on the negative info. Does your conscience still say you are not guilty? Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Re: Goa's appalling Road Sense!(re Mario's
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426 -- Nasci Caldeira wrote: He(Mario Goveia)is the one who has successfully argued against the blatant anti americanism (just for the sake of it) as also against agnostics and scientists and philosophers, and helped put these 'Intelligent?' guys in their place. Nasci I am with you on this. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Household hints that really work
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426 -- This article can be accessed at http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=7articleid=48200621494718482006214737562 -- Ever been really stuck on how to remove a stain, revive limp lettuce or dry up a pimple? Read on to find out how you can do all of these and more with things you already have in the house. Stain Removal Since the dirt rings in collars are oil stains, shampoo for oily hair will remove them. Rub it into the fabric before washing the garment Remove ink spots from clothing by squeezing toothpaste on the spot. Scrub and rinse thoroughly A thick paste made from baking soda and water will remove perspiration stains from clothing. It will also remove urine stains from car seats Lemon juice and salt rubbed into a paste, will remove rust stains from clothing Cotton dipped in alcohol will clean dirty photographs Salad oil will remove tar from your feet. Health Tips Eat lots of yoghurt while taking antibiotics to prevent diarrhoea Toothpaste dabbed onto a pimple will dry it out Dolomite tablets will relieve the symptoms of heartburn In an emergency, shampoo can be used in the place of shaving cream. Kitchen Tips Soak limp lettuce leaves and carrots in ice water for an hour. They will become crisper A hairdryer can be used to defrost a freezer quickly. Keep the drier at least 20 cm away from the freezer compartment Fill a scorched pan halfway with water and 50 grams of baking soda. Boil for 10 minutes and the burnt food will loosen and float to the top If you don't have a corkscrew, drive two nails into the cork to be removed (not too near to the edge). Lay a large nail horizontally between them and use the large nail to turn Hard, refrigerated butter will soften in the microwave in 30 seconds on the defrost setting When dropping dough from a spoon into a pan, wet the spoon in milk and the dough will not stick to the spoon. General Mothproof clothing by wrapping them in newspapers. Moths apparently dislike the taste of printer's ink If you have poured too much washing powder into the machine, sprinkle salt into the water to settle the soap suds Put candles in the freezer before using them. They will last much longer Dig your nails into a bar of soap before doing dirty work. This will prevent dirt from getting under them Wipe your shoelaces with a wet cloth after tying them. They will stay tied all day Scrub out a 'sour' baby's bottle with a mixture of toothpaste and water Tie a pair of scissors and sell-o-tape to a nail in the kitchen. There is nothing worse than trying to wrap a present in a hurry and not being able to lay your hands on any of these Keep a bag of toys in the car so that there is always amusement at hand for young children Thread a needle with ease by dipping the end of the thread into colourless nail polish beforehand Loosen a rusted bolt by applying a cloth soaked in a carbonated soda to the rusted bolt for several minutes. = Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Re.Church sex abuse costs tripled
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426 -- Appending to what Eddie Verdes wrote on 06Apr, whereinhe rightly questions the sources who will compensate the priests who have been wrongly implicated, or who have done so much good to society, as brought out in the following letter to the editor of Navhind times Goa, last week, by a non-christian (which is most often overlooked) Quote: The Priests Murder IT HURTS me to read about the murder of priest Fr Eusebio Ferrao. I have high respect for priests and nuns for the love they shower on people specially the poor. I was born to a drunkard father who never gave us a decent living and as a result my mother, who was suffering from tuberculosis, had to work to bring us up. When the parish priest of the place where we were living came to know about our broken house, TB mother and a drunkard father he felt deeply touched and gave us both moral and financial support. He would personally ride a cycle with a small bag of rice, coconut and money and give it to us. He would tell our Catholic neigbhours to help us. He had a nice smile on his face and would hold us on his lap when he visited us. We were quite small at that time but the love he has given us will be remembered. Even though this priest went to another place the people continued to help us. It wrong to murder somebody and more so a priest who is a person of God. JOSNA XHETGAONKAR, Morjim Unquote Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] How capital account convertibility will change your life
Hefners publication are still out of bounds! The author, Sandeep Shanbhag, is an investment consultant. He can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] The last Howl from the Cross - (An article on Goan artist F N Souza)
This article appeared in the Examiner www.the-examiner.org == Last Howl from the Cross On the eve of Holy Week, on April 6, by a most curious coincidence, a Crucifixion painting by the internationally acclaimed Goan artist Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) will go under the hammer at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London. The expected price is a whooping Rs 2.33 crore. The macabre painting is of a crucified Christ drawn in 1963. Souzas images of Christ retain a dual streak. On the one hand, the thick bounding lines, the frontal images, and the stiff demeanor are iconic, on the other hand, these are harshly, even malevolently subverted without any redeeming features. The humanity in the figures is totally eclipsed by a seething, writhing violence. The sharp razor-like teeth, inhuman eyes and slashing, stabbing lines that constitute the body of Christ evoke a sense of revulsion rather than piety. He wears a crown of thorns, His ghoulish face with fang-like teeth create a sinister apparition. His androgynous slackers seem caught out of time. During this phase, he found metaphors for violence that he experienced in his personal life, the fall of mankind and the entrapment of the human spirit. He was a serious man, who was not taken seriously in India. His themes were a dark look at life, which he forced us to confront. He died in Bombay and Fr Joe DAbreo was requested to conduct the last rites at Sewri. When I briefed Fr Joe about the man he was about to be buried, Fr Joe was amazed and said he was privileged to partake in this burial. And yet people are willing to pay 2.33 crores for his painting and invariably the purchaser will not be a Christian! But Souza and his paintings have that effect on people. Twenty years ago, in 1985, when I was interviewing Souza for an article for the EXAMINER, he warned me that the Catholic Weekly would never put him in print. But he hadnt reckoned with the broadminded attitude of Msgr Benny Aguiar, the then editor, who splashed my article in the weekly, much to Souzas amusement. Souzas ability to transfer his erotic-religious feelings into a mutual discipline of expressionist drawing and pigment handling, brought him international acclaim by the 1950s. He lived in Crawford Market with his mother, in whose womb he had started painting even before he was born, was his favourite phrase while introducing himself. He left India in July 1949 after the police raided his studio in search of obscene paintings. St Xaviers expelled him because he was suspected of doing obscene graffiti in the toilet. He had not done it, but when he went to inspect it, he found the drawing so poor that he improved upon it! He was our family friend, and some time ago when Cardinal Pimenta was with us in Khandala, I reminded him that I had three friends listed in the International Whos Who. J R D Tata, F N Souza, and the Cardinal, who continues to be listed in this ultimate compendium. Souzas Pieta, Original Sin, Last Supper (1959), Death of the Pope (1962), Christ (1986) and numerous other Christian paintings all reflect his Judeo-Christian concept which he put down to his strong Portuguese-Christianity of Christ Christ bleeding, the crown, the flogging which made him very guilty as a student and so he used to confess to the priest. He met his first wife, also a Goan- Marie Figuerado when she bought his painting the Ave Maria for Rs. 48. Many of his early paintings like the Cathedral Altar, reflected the mystic power and splendor of the Indian Catholic Churches in Goa. The Crucifixion has been a fixation with painters down the ages. This passionate storytelling had invited immense creativity and the results have bombarded the art world. Christs death asks us to search out narratives and, through them, to question what we know and what we imagine. This week dealers in London and all over the world will be bidding for another Christ fixation, clamoring to put this painting on their walls and collectors will be writing huge cheques to snap this painting up. By Jude H Gomes === Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] The return of Remo (to Bollywood)
-- | Read V.M. de Malar's latest Column: | || | Politics of Destruction | || | http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=416 | -- [This article appeared in Times of India of 23 Mar www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1460027-curpg-4] The return of Remo Roshini Olivera [ Wednesday, March 22, 2006 09:22:42 pmTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] After a hiatus, singer Remo Fernandes is back to recording Bollywood songs. Whether it's the title track from Jalwa or Huma Huma or the Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha number, Remo Fenandes' songs have always had that extra zing that have made them chartbusters. After staying away from Bollywood to explore other forms of music the singer was in town recently to record another number... You were in Mumbai recording for a Bollywood film... Yes, I recorded a song called Jump in the air for music director Pritam. I love his Dhoom machale, and was very happy to work with him. Why don't you sing more often for Hindi films? I took a sabbatical from Bollywood and Pop, because I recorded and released two very serious albums called India Beyond and Symphonic Chants. Now that I've got those off my chest, I'm about to release my new Pop album Muchacha Latina, and I've also started recording the odd Bollywood song. You've done some English songs, Goan folk music, Bollywood numbers, music for the soul. What really is your forte? I love it all. Music is music, and different music caters to our different moods and personality traits. Life would be very boring if we had just one type of music all the time... As a composer what inspires you most? It can be anything a beautiful woman, nature, an incident, an injustice... anything, which makes me feel strongly about a topic or issue. What's the real Remo like? Ah, if we knew our real selves, we'd all attain nirvana! I'm still searching... But at a more realistic level, I think I'd describe myself as rather quiet, introverted, moody, hard working, and in many ways, a loner even though I know that what I come across as on stage is just the opposite of all this. That's the wonderful thing about being a performer we get to express the duality in our personalities, the alter ego, which we all have, but which remains subdued in most of us. [EMAIL PROTECTED] == Cheers !!! Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com
[Goanet] Sun 'n' sand and women
This article appeared in Mumbai Mirror today. www.mumbaimirror.com Ameesha has no time stroll on the beach in Goa, yet she is enjoying her shoot Ram Kamal Mukherjee Goa is beautiful and I can stay here all my life, says Ameesha Patel who is shooting for Reema Kagti's Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd. We all are having a blast here, and even before you ask, I am not fighting with any of my co-actors on the sets. Ameesha Patel will be staying In Goa for a month. It is tiring to shoot day and night, but Reema is such a fantastic director that she never lets us feel the stress. She always gives us the space which an actor expects from a director, she says. Since this is for the first time Ameesha is working with a woman director, does she feel any difference in the approach? Yes, she understands a woman's psychology well. Even before we could speak she would understand. That's the fun of working with a woman director. There are so many women in the cast too, she smiles. So are the heroes feeling outnumbered? Not at all, everyone is enjoying themselves. It's not that we women are tyrants on the sets. In fact we were having such a good time on and off the sets that at times Zoya Akhtar (executive producer) feels that we are here for a picnic, she says. Despite the good times Ameesha has not got any time to stroll on the beach. Now that's the last thing we get to do here. We are shooting round the clock and when Reema calls for pack up, we crash. The conversation turns to recent reports in media that Ameesha had a 'cat fight' with Priyanka Chopra during the outdoor in Wales for Dharmesh Darshan's Aap Ke Khatir. I don't know why people love salacious gossip, she says. Priyanka was staying in a different hotel from day one because she was expecting some of her family friends and guests. Why would she have any problem with me? We barely have scenes together and whatever interactions we've had, have been extremely cordial. Ameesha is waiting eagerly for the release of her film Ankahee. I hope people don't write that I had a cat fight with Esha Deol now, she laughs. She is a nice girl and we never had any issues. I am fond of Hemaji and Esha is like family to us. Ameesha plays the role of a gharelu bahu in the film for the first time. Yes, it is true that I am playing a very soft and sweet traditional wife in this film. I would give credit to Vikram (Bhatt) for exploring my talent as an actor. He portrays women characters so well. Her last release Teesri Aankh was a complete wash out. Does such failure bother her? Hits and flops are two sides of the same coin. I don't take success and failure seriously; trust me it's not worth it. I just concentrate on my work and leave the rest to destiny. No one can guarantee a hit, so why get anxious knowing that their is no remedy, she says. It's almost a year since she spoke to her parents. Does she miss them? I think I have moved on in life. I would not like to comment on this any more. I have realised that one should learn to keep quiet. = Cheers Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/
[Goanet] Man in a boat
This article appeared in todays Mumbai Mirror, www.mumbaimirror.com Goan artist Subodh Kerkar has an interesting take on seafaring Georgina Maddox Messing about in boats is something that almost every Goan loves to do. However not everyone can take it to artistic heights, which is precisely what Subodh Kerkar has done with his latest exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery, with his exhibition Oceanic. This not his first showing in Mumbai either, in 2005 Kerkar created an elaborate natural installation at Priyadarshini Park that stretched over halfakilometre by the sea where he used innovative lighting, mussel shells and sand-dunes to take 'walking by the seashore' to another level. The self-taught artist who quit his career in the medical field 18 years back has been spending a lot of time in old boat sheds, sourcing material for his show. I have also used old boat made from choir and cashew strap in Goa wooden boats are slowly being replaced with fibre glass ones so it wasn't difficult to get my raw material Earlier I use to see boats in a realistic way but for this exhibition it's just the idea of the boat that has come into play, says Kerkar. This is also the first time the artist is doing sculptures that are not site specific and can be housed within the gallery. The boats take on a sculptural form and I have used glass sheeting lit from inside, give the effect of water, says the artist. A nature lover Kerkar's exhibition is replete with sly digs at the packaged lifestyle that city slickers live. I have a special rack with bottled ocean sea water and it's called bottled oceans- a parody on packaging. There are also 15 to 20 paintings with these installations. In its entirety the show celebrates the organic and critiques the manufactured, sums up Kerkar. Show starts today at the auditorium hall, Jehangir Art Gallery and is on till 29 March. Cheers !!! ! Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com
[Goanet] Intimidating a minority
the Adivasis. The groundwork for communilisation continues unabated. The violence against the Muslim community has been unleashed in fits and starts after the case of burning of the train (Sabarmati) or a family (Bane family) in Gujarat and Mumbai respectively. And other incidents as well. These 'incidents' are used to browbeat the entire Muslim community. In the case of Christians,the violence is chronic, of low intensity but sustained. The anti-Christian violence is more prevalent in BJP ruled states or in states ruled by its allies. Even other states are not safe for the Christian community. While the major anti-Muslim sentiment was whipped up through demolition of the Babri Masjid to make way for the Ram temple, the anti-christian campaign is generated with a focus on building temples of the forgotten Hindu gods and goddesses in places where missionaries are active. The Shabri Temple in Dangs district in South Gujarat is a case in point. The overall aim is to browbeat the minorities into ghettoisation, intimidation and isolation, aware that the anti-minority violence results in polarisation of communities yielding to electoral gains for the BJP. The Visible Divide Undoubtedly, the Muslims and Christians are on the chopping block of Hindutva politics. The hatred for Christian priests amongst the Adivasis is intense. When a fact finding team had visited the Dangs recently to investigate the Shabri Kumbh mela and some were talking to the Adivasis in one corner, the word spread that a team of 'Christian Fathers' had come from Ahmedabad. One of the Adivasi volunteers blocked the road and shouted that he would not allow the team to go till Swami Aseemanand gavepermission. Either he or the team would survive in the confontration. It was indeed scary. Once Swami Aseemanand's volunteers came and checked the team's antecedents, they were 'permitted' to go. Today the polarisation in the Adivasi camps is very intense and the RSS has every reason to celebrate as a large chunk of Adivasis have started yielding to the threat of 'Gharvapasi' programme, a bath in a hot spring or their feet being washed by VHP leaders, indicating their return to Hinduism. Also, threats are subtly being issued to others that if they do not put on the saffron flags,or do not take the holy dip, or do not eat the 'Prasad' given, dire consequences will follow. The success of indoctrination has been so phenomenal that the RSS agenda is painted on the bodies of the starving, naked, semi-clad Adivasi children, who have been taught to shout ;Jai Shri Ram!' slogan with gusto. One thing that strikes the visitor in the remote areas in Gujarat and Orissa is the abysmal poverty and the problem of the land rights. But what better way to feed these illiterate and poor Adivasis than with the opium of religion, so that Sangh Parivar supporters, the traders, contractors, and land grabbers can have their cake and eat it too. Thus, it is indeed time to focus on the perennial problems confronting the Adivasis: roti, kapda aur makan and bring these issues centre-stage,especially in the social,economic and political discourse of the country ! [Ram Puniyani is a professor at IIT,Powai,Mumbai, and a freelance writer on religious and social issues] Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com
[Goanet] Christian Council condemns States' religious intolerance
The article appeared in 'The Examiner' www.the-examiner.org Christian Council condemns States#8217; religious intolerence By Dr Abraham Mathai, Gen. Secy., All India Christian Council It would seem that to be a Christian is in itself an offence in this country today. An American evangelist was yesterday prevented from preaching to a Christian gathering in Kerala by the police, because he has come on a tourist/business visa and the same has been widely reported in the National Dailies (Hindustan Times, Asian Age and others) all over the country today. A couple of months ago in Mumbai too, a group of U.S. nationals who were conducting a Bible study to a group of Christians were mercilessly beaten by communal goons and were thereafter deported on similar grounds. It may be noted that in Washington D.C. and that too outside the White House, Indian followers and devotees of Swami Vivekanand and other Swamis freely give out religious literature to spread their beliefs. It is quite absurd that India, the largest democracy in the world and a signatory of the 1948 UN Charter on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is deliberately violating fundamental Human Rights of others, yet paradoxically the overseas headquarters of the RSS in New York and California are taking full advantage of the liberties enshrined in the Constitutions of the western world which have their very foundations in the Christian faith. When a person visits any country as a tourist, he is free to attend the places of worship of his or her choice and participate in the religious rites according to the demands of the faith. It is just absurd to think of an Indian visiting the U.S being attacked for visiting a place of worship or proclaiming his faith and being deported subsequently. Such a shameful act is unacceptable in a civilised society such as ours especially when globalisation demands interdependence and reciprocity. It is no secret that numerous visitors from the Western nations including the U.S. come on tourist visas flocking temples like ISKCON in Mumbai and Rajneesh Ashram in Pune and it is a common sight in Mumbai when many of these foreign nationals who are devotees of ISKCON are found propagating and selling religious books and cassettes at railway stations, bus stands and various public places. The All India Christian Council begs a clarification from the government as to why is this discrimination violating the provisions of Article 25 of our Constitution and accepted Universal Human Rights Conventions, only practised against the followers of Christ? It is quite a disturbing fact that the world#8217;s largest democracy is consciously apeing the religious intolerance practised in certain countries of the Middle East which has been the cause of religious fundamentalism and terrorism endangering world peace. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com
[Goanet] People throng Carmelite convent to meet nun with stigmata
This article appeared in 'The Examiner' www.the-examiner.org People throng Carmelite convent to meet nun with stigmata Hundreds of people flocked to the Carmelite convent in Pondicherry, January 17, seeking the blessings of Sister Therese Margaret said to have suffered the Holy Stigmata. An external Sister from Thanjavur Carmel in Tamil Nadu, Sister Margaret was on a private visit to the Pondy monastery at the request of the local Carmelite nuns. Sister Rosy, as she is popularly known, first suffered the passions of Jesus on Good Friday last year, it is said. She bled in the head from the agony of the crown of thorns, on the shoulders due the cross and the agony of the thongs on her back and in the palms and feet. Since then, she experienced the sufferings from Thursday night till Saturday. Starting with swelling of the palms with bursting pain, the blood gushed out or oozed from the palms and feet on Friday during Mass or prayer time. On Sunday morning she was her normal self with no sign of suffering except for a scar where she bled. The Church and the Carmelite authorities are silent on the matter. Some are even sceptical about the whole episode. The bleeding signs appeared last on November 26 last year. However, the passions on the head, shoulders, back, palms and feet are said to continue but with no outward sign. The bloodstains in her clothes are said to smell sweet. During her suffering, the Carmelite nun has had many visions of the Lord talking with Mother Mary and to her. Once the Lord asked Sister Rosy whether she preferred internal or exterior stigmata. She is said to have preferred internal passion. Another time, Mother Mary cleaned dry the blood from her wounds when a nun helping her left for community prayer. It is just shade of my sufferings, Jesus seems to have confided to Sister Rosy. Sister Theresa is keen on meeting priests and nuns and motivating them to living up to their vocational vows. She is claimed to have pointed out the failings of individual priests and nuns. For the lay people her message is read the Bible daily, pray using the words of the Bible, frequent the Holy Mass, receive Communion and say the family prayer. People come to her seeking counselling, prayer and healing. Sister Therese Margaret is aged around 40 years and wears a big smile while blessing the people. This SAR News correspondent saw a number of priests and nuns among the people waiting to meet with the Carmelite nun. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/
[Goanet] Church bells that chime Jana Gana Mana on Republic day
This article appeared in The Examiner www.the-examiner.org Church bells that chime Jana Gana Mana on Republic Day If you hear bells chiming the Indian National Anthem at dawn on Republic Day, January 26, you are close to the Holy Name Cathedral at Guruwar Peth sharing a 110-year-old tradition. The carillon bells fill the midnight air with hymns and songs on Christmas Eve, Easter and New Year. The tradition of playing the bells has been passed down from one generation to the other, ever since the tower was installed in 1898. The alloy bells produce a note in the octave-range. The four-feet high bell weighs a staggering one tonne while the two-feet high one weighs 300 kg. They are part of an intricate mechanism of wheels and pulleys, but the mechanism failed long ago. Since then the ringers have always sat on the platform next to the bells on the fifth floor of the tower and played them. Originally the ropes reached the ground floor from where the bells were comfortably played. John Teller and Company in England moulded these unique bells. The Cathedral has requested them to maintain these bells and revive their mechanism. Holy Name Cathedral is a protected Heritage monument built on a two-acre campus at the initiative of Bishop of Bombay in 1877. The famous bell tower at Guruwar Peth is one among seven similar towers in the world Karachi, New Zealand, Melbourne in Australia, Cape Town, St. Peters Cathedral in London and Oxford Shrine in England (Cowsley Village). Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com
[Goanet] Re: Goa tops enrollment in rural schools
domnic fernandes wrote: During the Portuguese regime, only bhattkars' children and those who owned a piece of land with a house in it could go to school. If tenants sent their children to school they were punished and their children were made to work in their properties as slaves! Domnic, That was not quite true, at least not in Loutolim. Gabriel. Bosco wrote: With not quite true - are you conceding that it was true and that Domnic's statement above has merit. And with not in Loutolim are you conceding that the statement above is true with regard to other parts of Goa ?? Please treat my query as one coming from a history buff and not the often seen on Goanet, politically-sensitive end of the spectrum. == I queried my father (born 1923 in Mandur, Ilhas) and he told me that he faced no obstruction to education, and that my grandfather was a tenant! Cheers Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Sunday Reflections
Kevin Saldanha wrote: With all due respect to Fr. Jude, are these type of messages on a secular list not offensive to our non-Christian brethren? === In fact I look forward to these inspiring weekly messages. I believe they also serve a large section of Goanet members from the Gulf region, who are catholics, and I also forward these to others who are not subscribed to Goanet. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Lyrics
On 31 Dec, charlotte Jacques wrote: ... favour if I cld get the wordings of Maie Kakutin Bhorlele Thnks n all the best for the new year = Maie kakutin bhorlele 1. Maie, kakutin ge bhorlele, Rannie Tum sorga-sonvsarache, sodanch amchea mogan lastele, sanddum naka, Maie mogache ! Chorus: Pav maie, io Maie, ghe amkam Tujea gopant. Pav maie, io Maie, ghe amkam Tujea gopant. 2. Tujem vismit, Maie, oronneant dislem goribam gorvam-rakhnneank; uloilii Tum vhodda khotkhotean, sonvsar porkhonddta Tujea disnneak. 3. Kor, Maie, Tum amche churchure, bhagoi amcheam kallzanche anvdde, pois kor amchim vignam mirmire, tankunk xikoi sorginche panvdde. 4. Kristanv ghorabeanchi Askarinn, sukham-dukhinchi Tum Sangatinn ! Sonvsarant Tujer amcho visvas, sasnnak ge Tuka amcho dhin'vas ! = Cheers !! Joseph Fernandes Mumbai /I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is./ Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: MOPA Airport
On 18 Dec, Eric Pereira wrote: I wish those who are opposed to the new airport at Mopa that they are short sighted and also looking after their own backyard. == Dear Eric A simplistic view is that any project will generate jobs and be good for the local economy/people. But one has to dig deep. The Mopa Airport specifically, is being opposed for reasons such as being close to Maharashtra border and hence will be more beneficial to that state than Goa. Also the alleged land purchases around Mopa by politicians to cash on, along with the location at one end (instead of a centralised location), the exhorbitant cost of a greenfield project vis-a-vis upgrading existing ones etc etc are issues which have been touted umpteen times on this debate. Regards Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] St Francis Xavier
400 years of its completion on May 15 this year may be the closest depiction of his actual persona that may be known to the contemporary artists. One can see the fervor of the faith in his expressive eyes. Far more astounding was his act of bringing the suppressed and oppressed Paravas the Tamil pearl fishermen near Kanyakumari (Cape Camorin) under the fold of Christianity. Perhaps that was the first Asian example of the Jesuit liberation theology in action way back in 16th century. The saint needs to be credited with the use of the gospel as a tool of social liberation, bringing new hope to the downtrodden people, the victims of the caste system. Today the descendants of many of these communities are well educated and have made significant contributions to the society under the influence of Jesuits. When he left Lisbon on April 7, 1541, Francis Xavier had absolutely no knowledge of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism or Shintoism. To him, Asia was full of so called infidels the moors and the pagans. Unlike the Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries who followed him and attempted to learn the local languages, Francis Xavier who arrived in Goa on May 5, 1542, just 32 years after its conquest by Albuquerque had no interest in local languages, religions and cultures. Most of the criticism against him does not take this fact into account. We can not ask questions to history. On the contrary, we need to explore his secular appeal in Asia from Goa to Japan. Why so many non-Christians are drawn to the Goencho saib? What is the magic? Why the poorest of the poor from Belgaum to Vasai take a pilgrimage year after year to Old Goa? The saints spirit did not die at Sancian on December 3, 1552. The society of Jesus which Francis Xavier had co-founded with Pierre, Ignatius, Simon, Jaime, Alphonso and Nicolas in Paris in 1534 became a giant force of spiritual, social, political and cultural transformation in the world. The Jesuits have carried forward the mission of Francis Xavier. Today there is a different kind of inquisition against the whole humanity in the form of religious fundamentalism, fanaticism and global terrorism. Such times demand mankinds unity and social harmony. May the spirit of Goencho saib inspire all those who work in achieving these beautiful goals. === Cheers !! Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Where would I get Pure Cashew Fenni?
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- (1) On 15Jun2005 cecil Pinto had written on Goanet: Quote: True aficionados of cashew feni also feel that Big Boss bottles fenny purchased from different distilleries, as its own Madame Rosa Distillery cannot supply enough for market demands. True they buy from the better distillers but the chances of one getting a dud cashew fenny from Big Boss are quite high. I speak from long experience, and that of other caju fenny experts. If one wants a pure branded caju fenny one is better off with the Premium (Rs. 150/-) offering from Lobo's Farm which is a triple-distillate from their own plantations and not sourced from other distillers. Unquote (2) Where in Velsao (any particular addresses) is Pure Feni available, brewed in clay pots? Cheers !!! Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html
[Goanet] Fairness Cream
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- BOB's Banter by Robert Clements This article appeared in 'The Examiner' - www.the-examiner.org, of 19 Nov 2005 Fairness cream..! And now theres a fairness cream for men! And before you rush of to chemists to buy one or are already using the one for women, heres a story: His thumb softly rubbed the twisted flesh on my cheek. The plastic surgeon, a good fifteen years my senior, was a very attractive man. Hmmm, he said quietly. Are you a model? Is this a joke? Is he kidding? I asked myself, and I searched his handsome face for signs of mockery. No way would anyone ever confuse me with a fashion model. I was ugly. My mother casually referred to my sister as her pretty child. Anyone could see I was homely. After all, I had the scar to prove it. The accident happened in fourth grade, when a neighbour boy picked up a hunk of concrete and heaved the mass through the side of my face. An emergency room doctor stitched together the shreds of skin, pulling cat-gut through the tattered outside of my face and then suturing the shards of flesh inside my mouth. For the rest of the year, a huge bandage from cheekbone to jaw covered the raised angry welt. A few weeks after the accident, an eye exam revealed I was nearsighted. So above the ungainly bandage sat a big, thick pair of glasses. Well, sighed my father that evening, youll always be pretty to me, and he hesitated, even if you arent to the rest of the world. Right. Thanks. In a culture that values beauty, an ugly girl is an outcast. My looks caused me no end of pain. I sat in my room and sobbed every time my family watched a beauty pageant or a talent search show. Eventually I decided that if I couldnt be pretty, I would at least be well-groomed. Over the course of years, I learned to style my hair, wear contact lenses and apply make-up. Watching what worked for other women, I learned to dress myself to best advantage. And now, I was engaged to be married. The scar, shrunken and faded with age, stood between me and a new life. Of course, Im not a model, I told the doctor with a small amount of indignation. The plastic surgeon crossed his arms over his chest and looked at me appraisingly. Then why are you concerned about this scar? If there is no professional reason to have it removed, what brought you here today? His voice was low and soft. Let me tell you what I see. I see a beautiful woman. Not a perfect woman, but a beautiful woman. Lauren Hutton has a gap between her front teeth. Elizabeth Taylor has a tiny, tiny scar on her forehead, every person has an imperfection, and that imperfection makes their beauty more remarkable because it makes them human. He pushed back the stool and stood up. I wont touch it. Dont let anyone fool with your face. You are delightful just the way you are. Beauty really does come from within. Believe me. Then he left. I turned to the face in the mirror. He was right. Somehow over the years, that ugly child had become a beautiful woman. Since that day in his office, I have been told many times by people of both sexes that I am beautiful. And, I know I am. When I changed how I saw myself, others were forced to change how they saw me. The doctor didnt remove the scar on my face; he removed the scar in my heart..! Still feel like buying your fairness cream? Robert Clements Cheers !! Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html
[Goanet] Great Goan scientist bronzed
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- This news appeared in 'The Examiner' - www.the-examiner.org of 12 Nov 2005 The installation of a statue in bronze in Bandra, Mumbai is the tribute India is paying to the great Goan scientist, Dr Norman Francis Lewis. Dr Norman Lewis, the grandson of Dr Daniel Lewis of Parra, reigned supreme at St Stanislaus, Bandra, where he did his schooling. After his B.Sc. (Tech), he joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 1962. The central government deputed him to Oregon State University (USA), for his Masters. His path-breaking thesis, discovering 'Micrococcus Radiophilus' - the most radiation-resistant bacillus known to man, earned him his doctorate. A pioneer of the food irridation programme, which was instrumental in saving the country millions of dollars worth of foodgrains, Dr Lewis was also part of the team which developed the vaccine against the dreaded Salmonella. At BARC, he headed several departments like micrbiology, food technology and enzyme engineering. At the invitation of United Nations bodies like the FAO, IAEA and the UNO itself, Dr Lewis represented India at several international conferences and symposia from 1974 at Seattle, Munich, Manila, Tokyo, California, Las Vegas, Denver and San Diego. His achievements earned him a place in prestigious publications like 'Who's Who in the world' (1982), 'Who's Who in the Commonwealth', International Book of Honour', 'Men of Achievement', 'Dictionary of International Biographies' and 'Profiles of Eminent Goans'. Dr Norman Lewis was tipped for the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the vaccine against cholera, when the untimely death in 1985 of this great servant, robbed the country of this rare honour. His wife, Ms Pramila nee Fernandes from Betalbatim, who studied at Carmel College in Goa, teaches at Mumbai's Sacred Heart High School, Santacruz, and despite being traumatised with widowhood very soon after marriage, has done a remarkable job in carrying forward her husband's vision of academic excellence with their daughter, Rosanne pursuing her postgraduate degree in Statistics at Mumbai University and their son, Newton, seeking a degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She also works with the Lewis Family Trust. In recognition of the services of this celebrated son of India, BMC had in 1994 named the road in front of the Lewis family residence in Santacruz as Dr Norman F Lewis Chowk. Eleven years later, and in his 20th death anniversary year, a grateful country is honouring him with a statue at the Norman Francis Grounds, a sports haven for the public that the Lewis Family Trust maintains in Bandra. All permissions for the installation of the statue have been granted and have been passed in the BMC House. The Collector (BSD Mumbai) has granted the permission for the erection of the statue. All police clearances have been obtained and finally the GAD Mantralaya has given their consent to install the statue of Dr Norman Francis Lewis. === Cheers !! Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html
[Goanet] No wedding Mass for Mixed marriages
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- The following article appeared in 'The Examiner' - www.the-examiner.org, on 19 Nov 2005. No more Mass for mixed marriages? Fr Savio Fernandes This short note is in response to the recent inaccurate and misleading article written by Ms Lajwanti DSouza in the Mid Day issue of November 9, 2005 entitled No more mass for mixed marriages. First of all it needs to be clarified that the Churchs legislation on mixed marriages and disparity of cult marriages has not changed since the Apostolic letter Matrimonia mixta of Pope Paul VI came into effect on October 1, 1970. There has been no recent directive from Rome or from the Archbishop of Bombay in the matter. Secondly, it must be noted that when a marriage takes place between a Catholic and a non-Catholic in the Catholic Church, it could either be a mixed marriage or a disparity of cult marriage. A mixed marriage, which is also known as a mixed religion marriage, is, in the strict sense, one that is contracted between a Catholic and a baptised non-Catholic. A disparity of cult marriage is one that is contracted between a Catholic and an unbaptised person. It has been the practice in the Catholic Church to celebrate mixed marriages and disparity of cult marriages either before or after the celebration of the Mass but not within Mass. One may ask:why not within Mass?' In order to answer this question, the concept of Christian marriage needs to be explained. Marriage has been described in the Code of Canon Law as a covenant. This marriage covenant between a man and a woman has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a Sacrament when it is celebrated between baptised persons. This affirms the traditional belief of the Catholic Church that marriage is one of the seven sacraments. The term covenant links Christian marriage to the covenant between God and His chosen people in the Old Testament, and to St Paul's allusion to the Church as the spouse of Christ. Now, a marriage held between a Catholic and an unbaptised person, after obtaining dispensation from the impediment of disparity of cult, is a valid natural marriage, but it is not a Sacrament. It does not fully reflect the covenant between God and His chosen people or the relationship between Christ and the Church, as a marriage between two Christians does. One must also bear in mind that the unbaptised would not be capable of receiving any Sacrament without first being baptised. Of course, such a marriage would become a Sacrament if the unbaptised party were later to receive baptism, since only marriage between two baptised persons is a Sacrament. Although a marriage between a Catholic and a baptised non-Catholic is a Sacrament, the fact that a baptised non-Catholic is not in full communion with the Catholic Church poses a deterrent to allowing its celebration unconditionally within the liturgy of the Mass. However the Church envisages the possibility of celebrating such a marriage within Mass, if the circumstances justify it according to the local Ordinary's judgement, while respecting the prescription of general law with regard to Eucharistic communion. I suppose that the above information will suffice, for the time being, to explain why disparity of cult marriages and mixed marriages are not held with Mass and to clear the doubts created in the minds of people by an unfortunate report which has unnecessarily created a storm in a teacup. === Cheers !! Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html
[Goanet] No wedding Mass for mixed marriages
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- The following appeared in The Examiner - www.the-examiner.org, on 19Nov 2005. === Letter sent to Mid Day We had sent a letter regarding the article in Mid Day on Disparity of Cult/Mixed Marriages correcting the misinformation contained therein. The writer of the article replied stating that she had received the letter. (... Will publish it. I guess the desk will edit it to make it smaller. Thank you and sorry for the problems the article has created. The headline is given by another department and not the writer so it is difficult to know what the article one has written has been titled under. - Lajwanti DSouza, Mid Day) We are thankful to Mid Day for reproducing the summary of the letter in their issue dated November 12, 2005. However, we are reproducing the entire letter for the benefit of our readers. With reference to the article No more Mass for Mixed Marriages which appeared in the Mid Day dated 09/11/2005, I would appreciate if you could issue the following clarifications, as there has been some misunderstanding of what I explained to you over the phone and the caption of the article is misleading. The official position of the Church is as follows: The Church does not deny Mass to those marriages that take place between a baptised and a non baptised person - (Disparity of cult) or Mixed Marriages. Such marriages, after obtaining the due dispensation from the Church, are recognised as valid. The nuptial celebration or blessing, however, does not take place within the context of the Mass but is celebrated before or after the Mass. The reason for this is because a marriage between a baptised and a non-baptised person is not a Sacrament according to the Catholic teaching on Sacraments. There are seven Sacraments in the Church. One has to receive the Sacrament of Baptism which is the Sacrament of initiation, before we receive the other Sacraments. This is the rule that applies here. Besides, in the Sacrament of Marriage, the marriage partners themselves administer the Sacrament to one another. It therefore naturally follows that as one of the couple is not baptised, the Sacrament cannot be administered. Consequently, this is also the reason why the nuptial celebration does not take place within the context of the Holy Mass which gives meaning, purpose, inspiration and strength to the other Sacraments. Only a Sacrament is celebrated within the context of a Mass which is the source and summit of Christian life. This is the teaching of the Universal Church for the celebration of such marriages and is not introduced by any new decree recently. The fact that when such a marriage is about to take place and the Catholic party is informed about this procedure and the need to implement it, perhaps because he/she is facing the issue personally for the first time, and has not adverted to this custom which was practised in other cases, he/she misunderstands it and often jumps to mistaken conclusions. There is no new decree or change in the law of the Church regarding such marriages. The fact that there have been several such marriages before and no hue and cry has been made is evidence enough to believe that this is a misunderstanding in the particular issue that has been currently raised and reported to you. Fr Anthony Charanghat Official Spokesperson, Archdiocese of Bombay = Cheers Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html
[Goanet] Irish eve imparts special message to believers
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- (The following article appeared on 01Nov2005 in oHerald--- www.oheraldo.in) By Beryl Menezes PANJIM, NOV 1 Looking at her one would hardly expect her to be such a calm personality, let alone surviving for six years solely on a wafer-thin piece of yeast-the Host or Eucharist, but it is indeed true. A devout Catholic, blessed with special grace by Mother Mary, Elizabeth Olive Dawson, an Irish resident of England has been touring the world, imparting the special message of Our Lady to believers, giving her own example as a symbol of faith and continued devotion. She is not even a nun, but a layperson. Six years ago, something miraculous happened that changed her life Speaking to a packed audience of avid churchgoers at St. John the Baptist Church, Pilerne, she spoke about how she too used to receive communion like any ordinary believer, seldom believing that the host she received was actually Jesus. That was until she discovered that she could subsist on the Host alone, and nothing else was necessary. She has been chosen as a missionary to spread the message of love, hope and faith to believers around the world and to make them see the importance of prayer, penance, petition and attending Mass, as well as other facets of being a good Catholic like reading holy books, saying the rosary, wearing the scapular and holding the priest in reverence as a true messenger of God. It is a sad fact that people queue up to see their favorite personality but nobody queues up to see the greatest personality, Jesus by attending Mass regularly. She said that many people pray but dont really have faith in their prayers, but miracles do take place. She spoke of many miracles herself. There is another lady like her in the USA who has also been given this special grace to live solely on the Eucharist. Mother Mary has been appearing in Dublin since 1989 to various visionaries like Dawson to communicate her message to her followers. Not one for publicity, she vehemently declined photographs or interviews, claiming that The missionary is not important, it is the message which is important. Her message to believers is to have faith and believe in the Eucharist, that the bread and wine actually turns into the body and blood of Christ during Mass and that to receive Jesus is the greatest blessing. Unity among believers and all people was also very important to live a fulfilling life. She mentioned that to save ones soul attending Mass and making ones whole life a prayer was important and if one prays for grace in any situation, divine intervention will come to your aid at once. She also stressed on the importance of the Salve Regina or the Hail Holy Queen. Thus, grace is a gift from God given to all believers if they are faithful in devotion. Since her arrival in Goa on October 23, Dawson has addressed several gatherings in Vasco, Margao, Panjim and rural Goa. The proprietors of Sea View Cottages through the courtesy ofFather Pires of Baga sponsored her stay. Cheers Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html
[Goanet] Penha
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- On Oct 31, Afra Dias wrote: but someone said, Penha means foot = foot of France Does that mean our lady of the foot of france? Response: My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee. I beg pardon of Thee for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee (Pardon prayer) Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html
[Goanet] Allan Durante (of Saligao) Executive Director of Mah Mah retires
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- (This article appeared in The Examiner www.the-examiner.org) By Johnnie M Alves Allan Durante was not born under Scorpio. He was born to build one. And what a car it turned out to be. The Scorpio has placed Mahindras on the international map of limosine makers - firmly. And thats the story of a genuine role model. Allan started with Mahindra Mahindra as a Management Trainee. By dint of hard work and sheer determination, rubbing shoulders with workers, supervisors and learning vital lessons on how they can be motivated, he blazed a journey of success that the comminity is proud of. Allan had his early experience with unhappy workers - the fear of the faint hearted - but he showed early in life what courage and a vision can accomplish. His charming wife Melanie stood by him from day one and both of them seemed married to M M and a determined future. Allan's life in M M was a lifelong learning and he became an engineer by training. There is no better way. He saw the future of tractors, met farmers and built a marketing team second to none. M M under his guidance, became a market leader, a position the company enjoys even today. Allan's learning never ended. He took over the automotive sector, faced unbelievable problems, got the best out of his team of workers and changed the fortune of Mahindra. Encouraged by M M's success and leading a dedicated team of workers, Allan went global amd M M is firmly placed right up there with products like Commander, Bolero and the proud Scorpio. Allan is a role model for the youth of our community, many of whom are in the sunshine, because of him. He has shown that hard work and determination will result in the best. Friends who know him will tell you about his willingness to help people, and his support to causes like education, community welfare, and even health care in his home town Saligao. Newspapers will tell you how he brought the M M football team from nowhere to the top of the national table. Allan Durante retired from M M as their Executive Director and President with retiring perks that speak volumes for the respect love and appreciation of Mahindra and Mahindra. The Durante family story is an inspiration for every young couple, with the division of their success being 60:40. Who contributed 60 percent only close friends will know. I certainly do. I believe that marriages are what you make of them and careers are about trying to succeed and never giving up. Milton will excuse me if I misquote. They also serve, who only stand, wait, and encourage. === Cheers Joseph Fernandes Mumbai __ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html
[Goanet] Do you have small personal jobs to be done in Mumbai?
I came across the following advertisement, in The Examiner and reproduce the same, for the benefit of our members. Quote NRI/Out-of-Towners Dont come down to Mumbai for your small personal jobs. Contact us instead. [EMAIL PROTECTED] unquote Joseph Fernandes Mumbai NB: I do not vouch for the claim of the advertisers, and am posting this to bring this facility to the notice of our members. __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com
[Goanet] RE: Moping about Mopa?
Hi Please let me know if this philip thomas is goan or malayali, such name we don't have among goans. If he is malayali then its shame to goans, because he is an outsider taking parts in our goans news. Regards Joseph
[Goanet] Re: IS GOA LIBERATABLE FURTHER?
Hi I am agreed to Mr. Santosh what he had mentioned about our goans, they simply bark like a dog which is no use at all. I am a goan and live in goa, but born in Bombay. I did not give-up of talking our mother tongue, though i was born and stayed in bombay for sever years. Some of our people (sorry to say) goans who stay out of goa, who settle in other parts of the world says they don't know konkani. Because of such people our konkani is going out of our hand. Even some people if they knows also they will say we cant talk konkani, these people feel shame to talk. In my opinion these people have no right to say they are goans, nor they can sent any mail to goanet regarding konkani, i hate such people. Take an exemple of the other states people from India, like malayali even if they settled in other parts of the world they will never feel shame to talk in malayalam, but goans are not the same. We are proud, we are selfish even some actors they sing in konkani songs, when you met them they will talk with you in english. If anyone think he/she is a goan must know to respect our mother tongue first, then only you can be proud of yourself as a goan. If anyone get hurt from my mail, then that shows he/she deserve it. I don't want to, but i am sorry to write these few lines. Regards Joseph Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 9/7/05, Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Libertable means can Goa be liberated from the bharatas? B. Colaco Has B. Colaco read the following from A. Veronica? One has to ignore the fact that worms do not bark, and some feckless clamorers and campaigners live in the east.
Re: [Goanet] Konkan Railway *Scrap Vehicles Sale* at Ratnagiri, Madgaon Belapur
Hi Lawrence Bhai, Whatever you are sending the mails from goanet, i am receiving the same from them. Plz do not sent the goanet mail again. Thanks Joseph Lawrence Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/09/2005 12:12 ص Please respond to Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org To GoaNet goanet@goanet.org cc Subject [Goanet] Konkan Railway *Scrap Vehicles Sale* at Ratnagiri,Madgaon Belapur See http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/tender/tender_st_vehicles.htm Tender No.ST/20/05/0005 Opened on : 05.09.2005. Sub: Display of tender for sale of Scrap Vehicles, Jeeps Gyps, Cars, Mazda etc. from Ratnagiri, Madgaon And Belapur (Nerul) Quantity : Total 11 Vehicles. Place of Delivery : As mentioned in Annxure against Each Vehicle (RN, MAO,BLP) Special Conditions : EMD Amount will be Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand Only) Please quote your rates both in words figures. The necessary tender documents i.e. tender form may be downloaded from the website submitted duly filled in. Tender documents can be obtained from: Office of Controller of Stores Materials Management Department, 4th Floor, Belapur Bhavan, Sector – 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai – 400 614. Ph No.022-27564416
[Goanet]PM slams London blasts
Gabe Menezes said: The big powers, such as Germany and France as well as many others stayed out. Their citizens are sleeping happy while we have to live with fear. Why dont you then quit your British citizenship and move over to France/Germany? Joseph Fernandes Mumbai India ___ Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Re:
On 01Jun05 Afra Dias wrote: Typing in Bold letters in itself tells me that u r Psychologically Traumatised and deserved every bit u got. You are still not mentally OK. You went to Jesus coz he does not shout back at you while the others on earth DO. My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You. I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love You. Cheers Joseph Fernandes Mumbai India __ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends 'n family snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://in.photos.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Congress' response to BJP
This article, by Kapil Sibal, appeared in The Indian Express of 31may2005 (http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=71314) Know your Constitution, Mr Jaitley The BJP has got it wrong. The Bihar Assembly was dissolved, writes Kapil Sibal, to prevent a constitutional farce. Our constitutional culture is completely alien to the BJP. Constitutional propriety is not a phrase that is part of its vocabulary. Intolerance, arrogance, using expletives against high constitutional authorities and political adversaries, unabashedly protecting a chief minister accused of high crimes are the BJPs attributes. Installing governments by instigating mass defection and then shredding crocodile tears: that is the stuff the NDA is made of. Laloo Prasad Yadav may have lost the Bihar Assembly election, but his loss cannot be read to be a victory for the BJP-JD(U). Ninety-two seats out of the 243, if my arithmetic is any good, does not constitute a majority. Advertisement Everyone knows why a government could not be formed in Bihar. Ram Vilas Paswan, having fought the election on an anti-Laloo platform, was unwilling to back the RJD-Congress combine. He was equally unwilling to support the NDA. On his part, Nitish Kumar never staked a claim. What went on in Bihar was not political churning, as Arun Jaitley puts it (Read your Constitution, Dr Singh, May 27). It was the worst form of horse trading. Luring legislators by offering ministerial berths, transporting them in the middle of the night to faraway places and we know some LJP legislators were whisked away to Jharkhand are not acts of innocence that escape the public eye. The BJP would have us believe the LJP legislators had a sudden change of heart and the act of being persuaded had nothing to do with any offer of gratification. Even the most hardened BJP supporters will not buy that argument. What was happening in Bihar at the behest of the BJP and others was in fact a constitutional monstrosity. The foundation of the so called realignment of political forces was horse trading. The decision to dissolve the Bihar Assembly was taken to prevent a constitutional farce. The BJP has forgotten Gujarat in the aftermath of Godhra. I am touched by the recent statement of one of its leaders that what happened in Gujarat after Godhra ought never to have happened. I wonder why this statement was made in 2005 and not contemporaneously. In fact, after the election in Gujarat in 2002, these very leaders justified the massacres in public, saying Narendra Modi had won a majority, and his position had been vindicated. Also, what happened in Uttar Pradesh in 1997 has been conveniently forgotten. When Mayawatis BSP withdrew support, Kesri Nath Tripathi came to the rescue of Kalyan Singhs government by recognising a split of 17 MLAs to form the Janatantrik BSP. He knew fully well that for a legitimate split from the BSPs 67 MLAs, the magic number was 23. Tripathi evolved the concept of a continuing split, unknown in constitutional law. He went to the extent of saying 23 BSP MLAs met him and expressed their desire to split, but that there was a misunderstanding and only 17 split. And his arithmetic got quite convoluted when he said: Seventeen out of 23 is more than the required number. Why did Atal Behari Vajpayee then not go on hunger-strike outside the Uttar Pradesh Assembly? Perhaps the Constitution was not of any relevance for the BJP when it came to retaining power. Remember the comatose governor of Gujarat in 1996? Yet the assembly was convened under orders of the governor for a trial of strength. Could a governor in coma have signed orders? As far as Jharkhand is concerned, recent events shown on celluloid have proved beyond doubt it was the BJP that sabotaged the constitutional process. It is now clear five independent MLAs were lured to ensure a majority for the BJP. Perhaps this was a legitimate constitutional sin. In Goa, we have seen 14 governments in 15 years. I dont wish to repeat the murky events in which the BJP willingly participated to subvert the formation of a government. The BJP might do well to remember how V.C. Pandey in March 2000 invited Nitish Kumar to form the government in Bihar despite Laloo being in a majority. In February 1999, the Rabri Devi government was illegally dismissed, based on a procured report on the law and order situation. The government was reinstated after Presidents rule failed to get parliamentary approval. L.K. Advani had said as early as in May 1998 that he favoured political appointments to the post of governor. Thats how RSS pracharaks were installed as governors. Thats the BJPs understanding of the Constitution and its spirit. The criticism that Manmohan Singh included tainted ministers in his Cabinet again does not carry much weight. The seniormost leaders of the BJP were prosecuted for crimes under the Indian Penal Code. At that time Ceasers wife perhaps
[Goanet]Goa and electricity
On 31May05 Philip Thomas wrote: Speaking of expense, my impression is that electricity in Goa is almost dirt cheap. People are even asking for rebates when power goes on the blink. They might jump out of their skins if they were told that steady and reliable power 24x7 might involve paying rather higher electricity bills! == My comments: The tariff slabs in Mumbai suburbs for power supplied by Reliance energy is as follows: (for single phase connection) For upto 100 units consumed 115 paise/unit 101-300320 301 and above 440 In addition there is fixed charge (approx Rs40/-), government electricity duty (approx 100/-) tax on sale of electricity (50/-) Of course the density of consumption (which reduces fixed cost) is very high, compared to Goa. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai India Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]Goan elections
Recall a Chinese saying: Those who speak by the yard and do by the inch are best dealt with by the foot. Cheers Joseph Fernandes Mumbai India Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]De Souza Trust Scholarship
The following appeared in todays,The Economic Times, Mumbai. I could not get the URL. Quote: UK Calling The De Souza Trust, Goa Scholarship, aims to provide opportunities for self-motivated young men and women of Goan origin who have demonstrated academic excellence and extra-curricular achievements to study or train in the UK. Applications are invited from Indian Nationals, domiciled and resident in, or born of, Goan parents; not more than35 years of age; with a track record of excellence in academics or extra-curricular achievement; confirmed admission for any technical/vocational/academic course in UK for up to one year. For details contact on (022) 22823560 ext 123 (Mumbai India) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unquote Joseph Fernandes Mumbai India Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]SALT (Mitt)
Domnic Another alternative is to give, at the end of every article, in the future (from the antique shelf), the dates of the articles previously published,along with the header (Zamblam, Caju, Mangoes etc) so that readers can get browse/print the same from Goanet archives. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai India == On 01May, Brian wrote: HI DOM, WHY DON'T YOU COMPILE A SMALL ENCYCLOPAEDIA ON THE TOPICS YOU WRITE? i TELL YOU, IT WOULD BE A GREAT BESTSELLER SPECIALLY AMONG GOANS IN UK, USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA ETC. Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]Jamboulam seeds
Jambul seed powder (Vaccum dried and spray dried) fortified with Chromium Picolinate (from Brewers Yeast) and Two natural and most potent Herbs- Garcinia cambogia and Ginseng) , can be obtained from Mr Bennie Dsouza (Food Technologist) Tel 022-28478150 (Mobile) 9819477847 - Mumbai, India. Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] He has his factory at Sawantwadi (Maharashtra) near Goa. Price was Rs75/-for 100 gm packet. Anyone interested may write to Mr Bennie on his aforesaid email address. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai India Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]The next pope
George Pinto I would like to know if you are a Christian/Catholic (and if yes - whether a practicing or a non practicing one) to enable me to understand your view on the subject thread, posted on 06 April. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai India Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]Mathanys performance lacklustre: UGDP
The following article appeared in Goa's Oherald newspaper on 12Feb2005 (www.oherald.com) MARGAO, FEB 12 : -The United Goans Democratic Party has termed the performance of its lone MLA, Matanhy Saldanha as Minister and MLA as lackluster and without any merits and demanded an answer for his failure to perform the task for which he was elected. Merely rendering service or claiming that he is a jumping frog or a weather cock will not absolve him of his prime responsibility to the constituency, UGDP secretary general Anacleto Viegas maintained. Matanhy speaks in a tone of self-righteousness and claims purity of his virtues. We, in the party cannot applaud his stance, he said, adding all the nuns, priests, doctors, fisher folks and ordinary citizens who voted for Matanhy do not have sellable consciences. It is not Matanhy `sellability which is at stake, but the perceptions and aspirations of thousands who voted for him that matters. Saying that its the common man who decides the fate of Matanhy and will decide it once again at the elections, Viegas observed may be the conscience of Matanhy pays him at present, but will not hold good at election time as it is the people who vote for their aspirations and needs. Admitting that the UGDP decided to support the BJP in the wake of the hung Assembly, Viegas, however, said that politics is not dead, decadent or stagnating system of government. Time exposed the fallacy of the party choice when the BJP let loose a reign of concealed agenda. The upper castes grabbed the prime posts. The police was being saffronised. Government vacancies went to the majority community in a major way. The VCD sought to divide the people on communal lines and ingrain in the youth a sense of hatred for the minorities, he said, adding the UGDP would not sub-serve nor be a mute spectator to the totalitarian ways of the BJP government. Viegas further said all this was happening while our minister conscience keeper of all Goans slumbered in the comforts of his air-condition chamber. Nothing could prick his conscience as it was the holiest of all simply not purchasable. The UGDP secretary general further said the party did not receive any assistance from the conscience keeper or the BJP to grow during the last three years. Except for a few crumbs from the BJP dinner table, neither the BJP nor Matanhy rendered any assistance in the growth of the party, he maintained. Saying that the party would never ask Matanhy to sell himself, he demanded an explanation why he has jumped into the UGDP bandwagon after the ministers numerous attempts to win elections failed from the GLP platform. He alleged that Matanhy hideously accepted the ministerial berth sans nod from the party. Charging that Matanhy has forgotten that he was elected on account of the Meta Strips agitation, Viegas said what Matanhy has done is withdraw a few cases and give a clean chit to the factory without consulting the activists.. = Joseph Fernandes Malad Mumbai Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]Vacationing in Goa the old way - Part II
Dom Refer your article of the 12th Please provide the date the earlier (Part I) article appeared on Goanet. And also in future, mention the date of the earlier article, in your postings, in case one has missed it, thru the frequent use of delete key!! Not only does it evoke the nostalgia, but also gives an opportunity to savour the delights of yore. Joseph Fernandes Malad Mumbai Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]Social audit of the IFFI, 2004
The following editorial appeared in the 'Oherald' newspaper of date (refer: www.oherald.com) As part of the democratic system of government we have created a statutory authority called the comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to audit the accounts of all government departments and to make recommendations for corrections. The reports of the CAG are required to be placed before Parliament or on the table of the respective Legislative Assemblies and have to be debated by the House. These reports are meant to inform the public about how the government has performed during the previous (financial) year. Unfortunately, the Governments have managed to circumvent the recommendations made by the CAG. There are innumerable instances where scathing indictments made by the Comptroller and Auditor General against a particular government have simply been ignored and no action has been taken on the recommendations made. It is high time, therefore, that the citizens galvanized themselves into action and made a public audit of the performance of their government. The just concluded, International Film Festival of India 2004 (IFFI) in Goa typifies the danger which democracy faces if the government is allowed to make decisions which are contrary to the established procedures which have been put in place to ensure transparency. The government decided that hosting the film festival in Goa was good for the Goans and good also for India. This decision was taken without any consultations with the people of Goa. The rationale for this decision was never made public. The implications of this decision were not considered - except, perhaps, that hosting an International Film Festival would bring prestige to Goa, and would increase the tourist traffic to this small State. Paedophilia, which was detected in Goa many years ago, and which was clearly linked to the tourist inflow, has now become epidemic and is highly organized. It is international in its ramifications, and is facilitated by the Internet. The vigilance of private citizens and of some voluntary organizations helped to bring a few paedophiles to book; but the extent of this anti-social activity is massive, and no one can yet guess at its magnitude. In spite of this, the Government, which has consistently failed to protect the innocence of its children, has made a big brouhaha about hosting the IFFI in Goa, as if this is a feather in its cap. This procedure of floating tenders for the different civil works was completely ignored by the Government while allocating contracts for many public works associated with the hosting of the IFFI, with the result that many projects were accomplished at exorbitant cost. Even worse, the contractors were given the liberty of providing their own specifications. The Chief Minister has promised to make the statement of expenditures public, but this does not satisfy the criteria laid out in the Governments own procedure for the allocation of public works. There are overwhelming reasons to believe that many of the projects were completed at costs that are far above reasonable expectations. It has been discovered that the entire cost of the construction of the Kala Academy did not exceed Rs 5 crore; but the cost of renovation and refurbishment of the Academy for the IFFI cost the public exchequer over Rs 24 crore. Similarly, research has revealed that there are about 100 multiplexes all over India - all of them built by private enterprise -, and not one of them cost more than Rs 5 crore, whereas the multiplex constructed by the Goa Government in Panjim for the IFFI cost a whopping Rs 24 crore. This raises serious questions about the manner in which the decisions were made, and the criteria used to give the contract to a particular company, viz. INOX. In particular, the fact that the multiplex was built out of public funds raises serious questions about the repeated statements made by the government that it did not have the funds to clean up the storm-water drainage canal in Panjim, or to upgrade the sewage treatment plant in Tonca. Quite obviously, the government has got its priorities all skewed up. This is an indication of the topsy- turvey priorities of the government, reminiscent of the neglect of its citizens by the French monarchy prior to the revolution. Marie Antoinette is reported to have told her advisors that if the people did not have bread to eat, they should be asked to live on cakes. The similarity with IFFI in Goa is striking. Since the citizens of Panjim lack basic health facilities, the government has made extraordinary efforts to provide them with entertainment to distract their attention. Entertainment becomes meaningful and acceptable only after these primary needs are satisfied. It is a matter of great shame that the two prestigious institutions of the Government of Goa, viz. the University of Goa, and the Goa Medical College and Hospital are in a shambles. The University is moribund and on the
[Goanet]Merry Christmas Best Wishes for 2005
Hi I Wish you all A MERRY CHRISTMAS A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2005, May GOD Bless you with Peace Happiness and give you every success throughout your life. Regards Joseph
[Goanet]Initiative from club de Goa, Brisbane
## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ## On 15 Dec Joy de souza wrote: Club de Goa in Brisbane is having a Karaoke dinner and a prayer at a restaurant on the 18th night being a saturday to bring in 19th Dec, Goa Liberation day to promote Goan Peace and would like you and your organizations to also say a small prayer that day .. to Promote World Wide Goan Unity. A prayer does not cost anything and can achieve more than money spent on functions to make us all happy. == How very true!! It would be nice, if other Goan organisations worldwide, would also make prayer an integral and substantial part of their (Goa day and other) celebrations. Joseph Fernandes Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]Goans win environmental conservation award
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## The winners of the Young Naturalist Award include Rahul Alvares and Aaron Lobo from Goa, who will be felicitated as the real heroes of India-s environmental conservation. Rahul Alvares, a part-time musician and part-time snake protector and student Aaron Lobo both from Goa, have worked extensively with and share a passion for snakes... says an article titled: Green warriors include auto driver and rock singer, in the Indian Express of today. Congrats Rahul and Aaron. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]Asian Pope
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Cornel wrote on 29 Nov: In the brief post below, to George Pinto, I would find it helpful if some clarification could be obtained as to precisely what is being asked, stated, or queried by O filho de Albuquerque? in response to O filho de Albuquerque: George , Maybe you could try and find out WHY Jesus had all 12 Male discipile, maybe you could further investigate and findout why most of the prophets were male . Maybe you could first start with God and ask him why he is Male ? = An agnostic or faith-challenged person will not be able to fathom the said statement. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]Wildwest Goa
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## The following editorial appeared in todays Oherald newspaper: www.oherald.com/modules.php?name=sectionssop=viewarticleartid=382 Wildwest Goa Yes, there is no other word to describe Goa currently. There is no Director General of Police, no second in command and above the unbiased agency the Central Bureau of Investigation has been banished from the State. Where is the law and order in the State and who is there to enforce it. With no one in charge and no one to oversee the law and order situation, Goa is slowly taking on the hue of a lawless state. Yes, another Wildwest. Policing in Goa has never been easy. Not because of the large terrain or the people but because of the P factor. No, not policing nor partisans but politicians. Yes, that is the biggest problem Goa is facing today, that its populace cannot expect any good policing because of constant interference by politicians. And Amod Kanth is not the only example. He is one of the many examples that have dotted the Goan landscape of police chiefs who have come here and have fallen foul of the political establishment. Numerous cases in the past have shown that if someone tries to control the law and order situation in the State, then he is a victim not a victor. Yes, where is the law and order in the State. The coastal belts have been colonised with various nationalities controlling certain sections of Goa. Their rule runs their and not the law of the land. Similarly, on the road, it is the common man who is persecuted by the law and not any visitor. Crimes against women are on the rise, thefts are as common as stray cattle on the street and lawlessness is slowly becoming a common phrase which will soon be followed by Dev Borum Korum. The need of the hour is a good law and order machinery, officers who can uphold the law and ensure that the common man can sleep safely in the night. It is up to the government to ensure that this happens and this can only happen when there are some officers and agencies to enforce the law. And judging by Goas dismal record it appears that no one is interested in maintaining the law and order situation in the State. The need of the hour is an introspection as to what Goa needs an upright honest police officer or a situation where everyone fends for themselves. No Goa has to wake up and realise that now is the time to take a call as to what Goas future law or lawlessness. + === Joseph Fernandes Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]IFFI and the sponsored news item
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Dr Jose Colaco wrote on 30/10/2004: The Communal Forces have come to stay. Now, there is nothing You or anyone else can do to get the BJP out. There are many gold diggers amongst us - but NOT Gaspar Almeida. I can safely say that I KNOW of the selflessness with which Gaspar Almeida has helped Goans especially in the aftermath of the 1991 invasion of Kuwait. I don't know Gasparbab = Does Dr Jose know that Gaspar is the one who regularly forwards pro-BJP and anti Sonia Gandhi/Congress mail on Goanet? The BJP is destroying Goa and its avid supporter - Gaspar -,is also in part responsible for the same. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
[Goanet]Stop poaching or House will go: Jamir to BJP
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## In the Indian Express of date: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=57632 PANAJI, OCTOBER 24: Goa Governor S.C. Jamir today threatened to dissolve the Assembly if the BJP government in the state continues to poach on Opposition MLAs. In an exclusive interview to The Indian Express, amid celebration in the ruling circles of completing four years in power, Jamir said: I have strong opinions on political horsetrading and will not tolerate such moves and will then have to dissolve the house. Rumours of two more Congress MLAs on the verge of resigning and contesting as BJP candidates in the by-elections had been fuelled by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikars statements before the media. However, the chief minister today said he had not spoken of two Congress MLAs willing to quit their party. He said he would think of it only if Congress rebels contacted him. However, I cant assure them of BJP tickets, he said. Jamir said the chief minister had been warned. I have specifically told the CM not to make a mockery of democracy and had warned him that if he continues the unholy politics as seen in Poingunim (where a Congress MLA resigned amidst allegations of financial incentives provided by the ruling party), I will certainly dissolve the house. So far, three Opposition MLAs have joined the ruling party. Parrikar, Jamir said, had said he was unaware of the poaching. How can the CM be ignorant of this? Jamir said. The legal implication of the Governors threat involves invoking Article 356 of the Constitution which involves the Bommai judgment. Politically though, it could bring about a re-configuration in the state. I have my ways, Jamir said. I have constitutional authority to ensure that horsetrading and mockery of democracy does not recur. The Governor also rubbished doubts raised by a section of the audio-visual media of his continuance in Goa and his imminent transfer to Tamil Nadu, saying he is here to stay. Sources at Raj Bhavan confirmed to The Indian Express that the Governor had spoken to the Union Home Minister Shivraj patil and was assured of his continuance as Governor of Goa.
[Goanet]Gaffino -- screwed head or skewed brain
I will not be surprised if Anthony Gaffino from Navelim may not exist after all!! We should be smart enough to understand that the BJP think-tank do posts such articles under christian names to brainwash the people of Goa. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai On 20th april Tony Martin wrote: Anthony Gaffino, Navelim wrote a letter to the Editor - Goa Observer: ANGLO CONGRESS Anthony Gaffino, Navelim. THE CONGRESS cham-chas in Goa as in other parts of the country who keep boasting about all the achievements this so called corrupt secular party has given this country, I wish to ask these jokers: Was it not this very same Congress who were responsible for the partition and break up of this country which resulted in the giving away of a large part of India to Muslims? .. Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony/ ## # 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]Church over temple
Tariq wrote on 24/3: No there is no such demand that I have heard of at present. But as you would imagine, such demands are usually politically motivated. I had indicated in my previous mail that these demands were made in the past and expect them to be raised again if the political situation demands. Tariq, very true, you have hit the nail on the head!! Joseph Fernandes Yahoo! India Insurance Special: Be informed on the best policies, services, tools and more. Go to: http://in.insurance.yahoo.com/licspecial/index.html ## # 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]Minguel, floriano etc
Jose colaco wrote on 17/2: Dr. Martin Luther King (1967): There comes a time when Silence is Betrayal! Miguel B wrote on 15/2: I personally believe that persons like Floriano and Rajan Narayan are doing an excellent dis-service to society, Goa and India by constantly cribbing, criticizing and doing nothing positive. It has got them nowhere. It will take them nowhere. It has been my observation on reading the various posts on Goa-net, that Miguel has a soft corner for Parrikar and is vociferously anti Rajan Narayan. But his criticism of Floriano shocked me. I am one of the large number of 'Silent' Goa-net subscribers, but the above quote of Jose Colaco spurred me to write this mail. Floriano, Rajan, Aires Rod et al, I want to express my gratitide for all the good that your good selves have been doing for our Goeam. Regards Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Yahoo! India Insurance Special: Be informed on the best policies, services, tools and more. Go to: http://in.insurance.yahoo.com/licspecial/index.html ## # 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 # ##
