[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Ferry Tales

[Rajan Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Ferry Tales'

People watching.

On the ferry from Ribandar to Divar in Goa.

You may view the latest post at

http://blog.parrikar.com/2017/12/21/ferry-tales/


Warm regards,

Rajan Parrikar
ra...@parrikar.com

[Goanet] TRAVELOGUE: Florence Heart of Renaissance.

[Con Menezes]

https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/florence-heart-of-the-renaissance

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[Goanet] FRDI Bill will be third blunder: Cong

[Gabe Menezes]

Keep money under your mattress or buy Bonds, property, Gold, Shares, Mutual
Funds. Read on

https://www.nyoooz.com/news/goa/989687/frdi-bill-will-be-third-blunder-cong/
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Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] AIFF REPORT: Arrows Search For A Win Against Gokulam Kerala FC + Chennai Ready To Welcome Red & Golds At Their 'New Home' + Pressure Is Always There, Says Al Amna

[AIFF Media]

Dear Colleagues,



Please find below the preview of Indian Arrows v Gokulam Kerala FC and
Chennai City FC v Kingfisher East Bengal on December 22, 2017.



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*Chennai Ready To Welcome Red & Golds At Their 'New Home'*



*COIMBATORE:* The newly shaped Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium of Coimbatore is
all set to welcome Hero I-League at its doorstep with Chennai City FC going
head to head against the Kolkata giants Kingfisher East Bengal on December
22, 2017.



*READ MORE:*
http://i-league.org/i-league/chennai-ready-to-welcome-red-golds-at-their-new-home/



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*Pressure Is Always There, Says Al Amna*



*COIMBATORE:* The Syrian Midfielder who knows a thing or two about passing
the ball and controlling the game from midfield expressed ‘pressure is
good’ before tussling with Chennai City FC at the refurbished Nehru Stadium
in Coimbatore on 22nd December 2017.



*READ MORE:*
http://i-league.org/i-league/pressure-is-always-there-says-al-amna/



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*Arrows Search For A Win Against Gokulam Kerala FC*



*NEW DELHI:* Eighth-placed Indian Arrows look to get back to winning ways
and finish the festive season on a high when the young colts face
ninth-placed Gokulam Kerala FC at the Ambedkar Stadium in the Capital
tomorrow (December 22, 2017). The kick-off for which is slated at IST 2 PM.



*READ MORE:*
http://i-league.org/i-league/arrows-search-for-a-win-against-gokulam-kerala-fc/



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*Find all I-League, Second Division League, U-18 Youth League, U-15 Youth
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[Goanet] Neflee Fernandes honoured

[Nelson Lopes]

P.C.Trust awards March 2017

CONGRATULATIONS

Ms Neflee Fernandes Assumpta H,S.Sarzora First in Chinchinim with 93%,   is
awarded Rs65040= in 42 awards as follows for being the First in Chinchinim.
First Girl, First in English, First in Konk, First in Maths, First in Hindi
…… 42 awards

 Late Mrs Margarida Ponce De Mascarenhas Rs20 K for standing first in
school & Rs 12 K till completion of Science Degree course,Fr Oscar Demello
Rs6300=Mr A.P &Mina De Mello Rs3500=’ Dr Olivio Mascarenhas Rs 3000= Mr
Cpriano Lopes Rs 7000=, Mrs Milinda Powel Coutinho Rs1800= Mr
Zeferino/Matilda Mascarenhas Rs1200= Prof Antonio /Maria Lopes Rs900= Mr
Joaquim Bento Crasto Rs 900= P.C.Trust, Shantaram N Bandodkar, Puttu
/Sitabai Raikar,;  Christo/Flora Gracias,;Maclean Lopes.Fr ConradinoLopes,
Sacramento Lewis,; Boromeo Crasto; Antonio/Minguelina Menezes. Fr Paulino
Lopes; Cruz /Lira Lopes;Sancio Rodrigues; Chinchinim Jayceees;  Antonio
Velho, Q.E,B.Mascarenhas, ;MasterErnesto Velho ,Cajetan Rodrigues; Remedios
Mendes;Antonio Rosario /Eleteria Coutinho; Marin /Wenefrida Pereira

Besides Chinchinim Utsav Committee Rs 2000/  Rotary Club Cuncolim,Rs 500=
each highest in Eng. Konkanni,Rs 1500= being First Assumpta Convent H S,
;Rs 1500 Our Lady of Assumption and 8 founded prizes of the school Rs1700=

Nelson Lopes

Chairman

[Goanet] The Ridiculousness of Religion

[Roland Francis]

All religions have their eccentricities some harmful, others not.

The Catholic faith for example, sticks to its no-condom credo which has done 
and is continuing to do enormous harm in Aids-affected Africa and 
overpopulation and poverty in the Philippines. The rest of the world just 
ignores it.

Here is an edict from the Bohra “Pope” who says that his followers should 
convert to Indian toilets from Western commodes, for health and hygiene 
benefits.

Good for your Thursday laugh since Cajetan de Savordem is not as active as 
before.

https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/seat-reservations/articleshow/62186961.cmsa20fi

Roland Francis
Toronto.

[Goanet] Annual Goanetters Meet-Up: Sat, Dec 30, 2017

[Francis Rodrigues]

Dear Goan friends worldwide, 

You are cordially invited to attend the much anticipated event 
as part of the annual Goanetters Meet-Up in Goa for 2017 - 
M.O.G.A.M. ("Merry-xmas Online-Goans Annual Meet-Up!").

DETAILS: 
Date: Saturday, Dec 30, 2017
Time: 4:00-7:45pm
Venue: CLUBE DE GASPAR DIAS (Miramar), Solario Hall
Cost: No cost to attend ! But please RSVP: georgejpi...@yahoo.com 

AGENDA:
4:00-4:30pm:  Welcome, introductions, snacks.
4:30-5:45pm: We welcome 2-5 minute presentations on urgent 
issues facing Goa w/solutions. Suggested topics: women & child, 
migration & diaspora issues, political & social issues, senior citizen 
& Aadhar card. Email topic in advance: georgejpi...@yahoo.com
5:45-6:30pm: Open discussion/summary: mod George & Francis. 
6:30-7:00pm: Goan author discussion: mod by Frederick Noronha
7:00-7:45pm: Music prog. arr. by Francis and others.
 
We look forward to seeing you.

George Pinto

[Goanet] Event listing for SketchWalk Goa Meetup 1.1

[Gitanjali Gallery]

SketchWalk Goa Meetup 1.1

Urban Sketching is the art of sketching on the go; the act of drawing while
on location, in places that you travel to or currently live in. SketchWalk
Goa is an initiative of Gallery Gitanjali to build a community of Urban
Sketchers in Goa in order to capture its many heritage structures and
cultural nuances. Meet us at Patto PWD to sketch the centuries-old Ponte de
Linhares, or the Old Patto Bridge at from 2:30 to 4:30 PM. We charge
nothing but your time and enthusiasm.

Thanks & Regards

Gallery Gitanjali
E-212,31st January Road,
Fontainhas,Panjim,
Goa-403001
India
www.gallerygitanjali.com

[Goanet] New Zealand police video for a safe Christmas.

[Con Menezes]

  
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/wellington-police-release-cop-car-karaoke-christmas-video?cx_cid=edm:newsam:2017

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[Goanet] Why we should be worried about a war in space.

[Con Menezes]

  
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/why-we-should-be-worried-about-a-war-in-space/548507/

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[Goanet] Apple's iPhone battery problems.

[Con Menezes]

 
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42438745?ocid=global_bbccom_email_21122017_technology

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[Goanet] Easly listening Christmas selection....Twelve days of Christmas.

[Con Menezes]

  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyEyMjdD2uk

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[Goanet] Fwd: Christmas Carols, Nat King Cole - O Come All Ye Faithful

[Gabe Menezes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVrAAs6VVDo

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Nat King Cole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxMEsTcw_pk



Wishing one and all a very happy and joyous Christmas and a peaceful New
Year.

Best wishes.

Lily and Gabe.





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Gabe Menezes.

goanet@lists.goanet.org

[Gabe Menezes]

Release of water on humanitarian grounds is all good but is this also being
done as they were approached by the BJP? If that is the case Goa is surely
being sacrificed at the altar...party comes before the state! Please read:-


*http://tinyurl.com/yc6c9j58 *


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Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] The 225th anniversary of a Pune church is a reminder of a forgotten Portugese-Peshwa connection (Deborah D'Souza, Scroll.in)

[Goanet Reader]

The 225th anniversary of a Pune church is a reminder of a
forgotten Portuguese-Peshwa connection

As Our Lady of Immaculate
Conception turns 225, the focus
shifts to modern-day tussles
between church and state. The
225th anniversary of a Pune
church is a reminder of a
forgotten Portugese-Peshwa
connection The Peshwa of the
Maratha Empire in his durbar,
1805. | Thomas
Daniell/Wikimedia Commons
[Public Domain]

Deborah D'Souza

You could say the reason Pune's oldest Catholic church exists
is war.

At the close of the 18th century, Peshwa Madhavrao II, the de
facto leader of the Maratha Empire, wanted Catholic soldiers
from Goa enlisted in his army to have a place to worship in
his capital. Historical records say Madhavrao donated four
acres of land towards this purpose in 1792, marking the birth
of the Catholic Church in Pune.

Pune's Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, also known
as City Church, stands today on that same piece of land in
the crowded Nana Peth area, tucked snugly between narrow
lanes. Its 225th anniversary was celebrated by the Catholic
community in early December. Peshwa descendants – Vinayakrao
Peshwa and his nephew Mahendra Peshwa – were felicitated
during the mass, which saw priests, two bishops of Pune and
the Archbishop of Goa at the altar. The gothic structure,
which was erected in 1852 in the place of the original mud
and mortar building, was cloaked in lights and its spires
resembled giant lit candles.

City Church, Pune. Photo
credit: Amandeshmukh/Wikimedia
Commons [CC Attribution-Share
Alike 3.0 Unported licence]

Savio Ambrose, a parishioner for the last 40 years, called
the honouring of the Peshwa descendants "a great gesture" by
the parish priest, Father Salvador Pinto. Ambrose, who was
responsible for placing banners along the route of the
procession on that day, said, "The church has been a very
important part of my life and of most parishioners." He added
that although many Catholics from the area moved away in the
last few decades, mostly in and around Fatima Nagar, they
still return to City Church for feast masses and Christmas.

Cheryl Martyres, a parishioner of the church since she was
baptised there 21 years ago, sang in the choir on December 8
and also applauded the Peshwas. "It is because of them we
have this beautiful church which has brought so many people
together," she said.

Forgotten histories

  Few know of Portuguese contributions to Peshwa
  might. By 1788, according to PS Pissurlencar's
  Portuguese Mahratta Relations, there were about 100
  Portuguese and over 200 Goan Catholic soldiers
  enlisted in the Peshwa army. They were recruited
  for their knowledge of artillery, something the
  Marathas had failed to master, and gunners in the
  army were handsomely rewarded in comparison to
  other soldiers. "In the seventeenth century, every
  European in India was supposed to be an artillery
  expert," writes Romesh C Butalia in The Evolution
  of the Artillery in India. Dom Noronha, a prominent
  Portuguese officer born in Goa, is said to have
  been behind Madhavrao's gift.

 Peshwa Madhavrao II. Image credit: James Wales/Wikimedia
Commons [Licensed under CC BY Public Domain Mark 1.0]
Peshwa Madhavrao II. Image credit: James Wales/Wikimedia
Commons [Licensed under CC BY Public Domain Mark 1.0]
This history, however, throws into sharp relief how tricky
land dealings have been for the Catholic Church in modern
India. A priest who worked on property matters of the diocese
in Pune for years said the process of seeking permission to
construct a church or registering a building as one involves
nearly two years of paperwork, at the end of which,
hopefully, approval is granted by the Maharashtra Home
Ministry no less. He says the authorities use this time to
verify, among other things, if the institution would be a
source of noise pollution in the area, if there is sufficient
space for parking and if the construction complies with fire
safety regulations.

"We just don't receive permission," insisted Pune's Bishop
Thomas Dabre in an interview, adding that the authorities
fail to understand what "true secularism" is. He made it
clear that this is not unique to the current government, and
that this resistance was faced during the tenure of the
earlier regimes as well. The biggest piece of evidence in
support of this claim is that, historically, some of the red
tape is avoided if the building holding the holy sacrament is
a prayer hall and a school or if other social and educational
facilities are present on the premises.

Uphill battles

  "Your votes do not count," said the priest who
  worked on property matters. According to him,
  people belonging to the Catholic community make up
  such a small portion of the electorate that the
  church's causes draw very little support from
  political players, thou