[Goanet] A short story by Laffin Joe

[Joseph Fernandes]

Good day all,

I have been dabbling myself in writing short stories and wrote a few
especially humorous ones. Looking for your criticism and opinions. Hope you
all enjoy it.

Funeral, Emotions and Breasts - Laffin Joe
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Ahh! I am sure the title got your imaginations running but as much as I
want to say, that this is a fictitious story any resemblance to the
subjects mentioned are purely co-incidental. Except if anyone bears any
resemblance to the breast mentioned in my story, will have to do really
well. That is to bear resemblance both in touch, size and sensation. 
I didn’t have a great relationship with my father emotionally. I would get
really pissed off for the way he would reprimand me. Occasionally, we did
have conversations and debates on various topics, one them included huge
breasts.
But one particular incident had a profound effect on me and it had an
impact on my life.
“The day you will have your children is the day you will know the value of
a father and you will remember me” he would proclaim his rights over me.
These words rang through my mind as I saw them lowering my dad resting in
his coffin peacefully.
Dad use to scold me for coming late every night and a 5 day beer festival
was no exception. It was a lot of fun, the ecstatic feeling of getting high
and dancing to all the live bands is what enjoyment is all about after all.
Having no responsibilities and trying to impress all the lovely young girls
was the way of life. All the fun had ended when I came home late. As
irritating as it was he went on nagging.
“What am I supposed to think, where you were all these days. I thought you
were missing. I was to go to the police station to give in a missing
complain”
“Chill dad, I am here now so what is the point of all this. You get
stressed for no reason” I said.
“The day you will have your children is the day you will know the value of
a father and you will remember me”
As the funeral rites were over, people came to wish me some of them held my
hand to console me. I was in grief and couldn’t raise my head to see who
they were. Suddenly, I felt my hands feel something soft yet it was weird.
They were not hands. I looked up to see and it was a lady whose breasts my
dad always admired. But what why did her hands feels so weird in my hands.
As I looked, alas I held her large breasts in my folded hands. I was
shaking them in a hand shake while she was consoling me. This used to  the
topic of my dad discussion and debates. I hung my head, yet I was smiling
and silently laughing. My dad wanted me to live now for my two sons. Yet, I
don’t talk to them; we don’t have a conversation nor debates. We are on our
mobiles every day.
Yes Dad, I now know your value. I could talk to you about anything. I love
you.

Re: [Goanet] Seed exchange... can information convert into plants?

[Joseph]

*/I think  it is better  to have a group on Signal/*
*Signal Group* Limits
*Signal* allows a *maximum* of 1000 members in a *group*, higher than 
WhatsApp's limit of 256 people. And hence, you can merge people from 
multiple *groups* on WhatsApp to one *group* on *Signal*.


or  if still not sufficient then,
 Telegram
Since *Telegram groups* can have up to 200,000 members, we support 
replies, mentions and hashtags that help maintain order and keep 
communication in large communities efficient.


It will be difficult juggling lots of tiny whatsapp groups

Joseph de Souza
https://www.infosolutionsgoa.com/about-joseph-de-souza.html

On 02-Jul-21 6:07 AM, Frederick Noronha wrote:

A neighbour sent me a query saying, "Do you know anyone selling mulberry
plants?"

I don't even remotely know the answers to most questions like these and
have nothing close to green fingers.  Anyway, thought of sharing this query.

In no time, the replies came in.

Aparna wrote in to say: "Saplings available for free on Saturday at the
Campal give-away." Nestor Rangel added: "I will have [these] in August.
Normal mulberry and kingwhite mulberry."

Kenny D'Mello said: "You can have cuttings from me, they grow fast.  I am
in Dona Paula." Ruena/Agnel Ribeiro said: "I too have.  I am at Calangute.
Anyone can come and take too."

A day later, my senior neighbour, Mrs Vaz, wrote back to say: "Things
worked fast for me.  Joseph Mascarenhas...  came all the way from Assagao
just now and delivered it to me.  Gave him an Iron Cross begonia pot in
exchange.  Was happy."

So happy me too that the sharing economy can indeed work, and demonstrably
so, even if in small ways.  We keep asking where is the old Goan way of
life gone, when it's here, right under our nose.

Depending on one's perspective, this could be so reminiscent of John 6:1-15
(check it out!).  Or, the tonnes of Free Software created by movements like
the GNU, far away from the clutches of a Bill Gates and Micro$oft.  Or,
oodles of Open Access knowledge, Creative Commons texts, photos, and even
music.  This is what happens when people take to sharing.  Never mind all
efforts to sabotage the sharing economy and disrupt movements towards that
goal.

Want to be part of this?

Join the Saligao Seed Bank -- don't ask why it was thus named, just because
it was started there, and initially thought of as a small village
initiative.  Today it has members even from Brazil and Europe... maybe
there to share the information.

Actually, no, you can't join that network.  It already has (a WhatsApp
maximum) of 257 members and is completely filled up.  But, another group is
just getting going, and it's the Saligao Seed Bank 2.  It might take a few
days to get active, but you can definitely go there, participate, and add
value as much as you hope to receive.  Join it at
https://chat.whatsapp.com/K2pB4jR27T9EJRuqdv5TK0
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Re: [Goanet] Britto Book of Plants... (thanks to Miguel Braganza)

[Joseph]

Correct link:

https://ia801405.us.archive.org/24/items/britto-book-of-plants/TheBrittoBookOfPlants1995.pdf


On 11-Jun-21 12:08 PM, Frederick Noronha wrote:

Download your copy here
file:///home/fn/Downloads/TheBrittoBookOfPlants1995.pdf
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Re: [Goanet] Let us pray for the world 

[JOSEPH LOBO]

   Tom,  I/m  not  quite  sure  who  you are  but, Thank You  for  your 
 message. Even  though  many  folk  are  sceptical  of  prayer,  we  folk  who  
do  believe  in  a God,  do  realize  that  much  more  than  we   know   can  
be  achieved  by  the  power  of  Prayer !


  Joe

On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 7:53:06 a.m. EDT, Tom 
 wrote:  
 
 Received this from a friend please pray for the eradication of Corona Virus in 
the world.
May God Bless us all.







  

[Goanet] Fw: [Goanet-News] RIP - Wendell Rodricks passes away at Goa home

[Joseph Rebello]

 

   - Forwarded message - From: Pamela D'Mello To: "goa...@goanet.org" 
Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 16:03:41 GMTSubject: [Goanet-News] RIP - 
Wendell Rodricks passes away at Goa home
 

Fashion designer, activist Wendell Rodricks passes away at Goa home

A family member confirmed to The Indian Express that Wendell Rodricks passed 
away at his Colvale residence.
   
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] India-Pakistan crisis: a visual guide to the Kashmir tensions (TheGuardian.com)

[Joseph Rebello]

The attached email has been sent to me courtesy of Goanet
Am sorry the New Horizon Bcc Group is unable to meet with its obligations as I 
am spending a few months in Amchem Goem, which appears to be a completely new 
Konachem Goya.
Obviously, to overseas GOANS it's quite depressing to see Goa we knew is no 
longer visible, what with meg building pjxs, the destruction of hillsides and 
Route 66 type motorways leading nowhere but to Real Estate Sharks.
So much for Goa in a Cashew nut shell do read about the tit for tat conflict in 
the sub continentKind regards,Joe RebelloNHBG over and out

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Thu, 28 Feb 2019 at 2:42, Frederick Noronha 
wrote:   
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Re: [Goanet] changing names and naming process

[Joseph Lobo]

  Bernice,
  While  many  of  us  may  bemoan  the  changing  of  names especially  us 
  folk  who have  lived  abroad  for  many  years;
 We  wonder  when  given  directions  by young locals  if ( we who are in a 
time  warp )  are  on  the  right  track to   our  destination
 House. Sadly,  even  here in  Canada  changes  in  small  inner residential  
roads are having name changes to accommodate  more  
 Recent famous folk  as  the  big-names of the  2  founding   European  nations 
are falling  into disfavour.

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[Goanet] German ships sunk in 1943.- a tidbit

[joseph fernandes]

I am from Pandavaddo, Chorao. My neighbours are the Noronhas, Alfie and
Laura. They lived at Altinh, Panjim. The captains of the ships were their
neighbours at Altinh and were regular visitors for dinner!

The captains disappeared immediately after the sinking. The Noronhas
believed that they were executed behind a wall the same night.

Joe

Re: [Goanet] ROHAN KHAUNTE CROSSED HIS LINE?

[Joseph Lobo]

  Dear  Stephen,
  You  have  hitthe  corruption  problem   among  our  Goan   politicos and 
ministers squarely  on the  head.  It  seems to  me  that
  Ministers  in  power are  always  ready  to  help any  development ,   even  
to the  detriment of the  environment, provided  they  can  line  their  pockets
In  a * quid pro  quo *  arrangement  while  the  governor  of  the  state 
overlooks  any  malfeasance from  the  Raj Bhavan  HQ.
   Btw,  what  has  happened to  theBribery  charges  levelled  against 
 the  former  PWD  Minister  &  former  CM  in  * the  acceptance  of  cash
  to  endorse  a  water  irrigation  scheme  by a  foreign  company *……has 
that  quietly  been  swept  under  the  carpet  or  delayed ,  long  enough  to 
 drop  the  charges
  so  the  electorate will  forget  all  about the  affair Q.

   Joe Lobo


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From: Stephen Dias
Sent: Monday, December 3, 2018 5:39 AM
To: Goanet; Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!; Editor in Chief; Menino 
de Valpoi; fredericknoro...@gmail.com
Cc: Goan Observer; Aires Rodrigues; editor; editor; navhind times; gteditor
Subject: [Goanet] ROHAN KHAUNTE CROSSED HIS LINE?

All these hungry ministers who have deserted other parties are now focused
on making the most of their time in the BJP as most of their colleagues are
desperately ill.

The sick Mla's and ministers  have visited the best Hospitals in India and
abroad at our cost putting our coffers in a bad position. Why did they not
spend their money which they made illegally from public funds? These people
will have to answer to the ALMIGHTY GOD for all the sins committed while
they were living.

Rohan Khaunte has not learned his lesson. He is still healthy and is using
his energy to amass more wealth during the last days of his tenure by
pushing forward an IT PARK or two despite local opposition.

Goans will surely teach all these guys who have finished our GOA a lesson.

WAIT AND SEE.

Stephen Dias


Message: 8
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 20:27:06 +0530
From: Aires Rodrigues 
To: goanet 
Subject: [Goanet] ROHAN KHAUNTE HAS CROSSED HIS LINE
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While in the Opposition, a very humble pretending Rohan Khaunte was very
vocal on the need of seeking the people?s consultation and consent before
any public project is pursued.

The very same now ever so arrogant Rohan Khaunte as a Minister wants that
IT Park at Chimbel despite the local Gram Sabha having unanimously opposed
it and the local MLA Tony Fernandes also having rejected the project.

If Rohan Khaunte is so desperate to have that IT Park, he should take it to
his own backward in Porvorim Constituency.

Rohan Khaunte knows well that his current protracted picnic as Minister and
MLA could end anytime, so while it lasts he is possibly trying to
desperately rake in whatever possible.

But on account of those public curses with so many Ministers already
hospitalized, Rohan Khaunte would be well advised not to queue up himself
to be the next in line. Now Goa may need to be liberated from Rohan
Khaunte.


Aires Rodrigues

Advocate High Court

C/G-2, Shopping Complex

Ribandar Retreat,

Ribandar ? Goa ? 403006

Mobile No: 9822684372

Office Tel  No: (0832) 2444012

Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com

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   airesrodrig...@yahoo.com

You can also reach me on

Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues

Twitter@rodrigues_aires


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Re: [Goanet] Indian Rupees

[Joseph]

*

18. While coming into India how much Indian currency can be brought in?

*

A person coming in to India from abroad can bring in with him Indian 
currency notes within the limits given below:


a.upto Rs. 5,000 from any country other than Nepal or Bhutan, and

b.any amount in denomination not exceeding Rs.100 from Nepal or Bhutan.

https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=11

Joseph  de Souza


On 21-Oct-18 12:23 AM, Roland Francis wrote:

Any solving of the following puzzle;

1. You can buy Indian Rupees cash at Canadian Banks in crisp newly minted notes.
2. You cannot take Indian cash into India.
3. You cannot take Indian cash out of India.
4. How do Canadian banks possess newly minted Indian currency.
5. Why do Canadian banks bother to own Indian currency knowing it is an offence 
for people to take it into India.

Roland Francis
Toronto.

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Re: [Goanet] Don't opportunities in Goa attract Goan youth? (Sangeeta Naik, GITP)

[Joseph]

I think  that the   opportunities for  IT  qualified youth in Goa   are 
very few.
I have been  through  the grind  and have taken   up all sorts  of 
related jobs  before succeeding as a freelancer


"With technology, the world has been turned into a global
village. 'Working remotely' as a concept is picking up. You
can work for any company in the word by sitting right here in
Goa."
-  --- This  is very much  true. But in today's times     how many  
of the  graduates  would   want to take   a risk on themselves  after  
getting practical work experience.
And try  the long   and difficult road to gain practical knowledge and 
move up the ladder.
There  is a good chance  of doing  much better  this way then in a job  
but  there  is also  the risk of failure.


Just  my opinion.

I have written on some career  options working remotely here: 
http://www.infosolutionsgoa.com/web-development-careers.html


And my story  is also  there on the website (link is also below)  . 
Makes  an interesting read for those wanting to venture on their own.



Joseph  de Souza

http://www.infosolutionsgoa.com/about-joseph-de-souza.html



On 02-Sep-18 9:09 PM, Goanet Reader wrote:

Don't opportunities in Goa attract Goan youth?

Sangeeta Naik
sangit.n...@gmail.com

"How many of you intend to hang around and work in Goa after
graduation?", I asked a group of 100-plus sparkling faces of
to-be-engineering grads sitting in front of me brimming with
enthusiasm and positivity. My modest expectation was that at
least 50% of them would raise their hands in affirmation. But
alas, to my utter shock and dismay two -- just two! -- of
them raised their hands. I asked again and there was no
change in the scenario. I was really taken aback!

I was part of the team which was on a visit to the Goa
Engineering College (GEC) under Project DIKSHANT of the Goa
IT Professionals (GITP). The project aims to build IT
industry-academia synergy by keeping the students abreast
about the needs of the IT industry and giving them an insight
into the growing IT ecosystem in the state.

The response from the students made me ponder.

Can we blame the youngsters for this response? I sincerely
don't think so. I feel, we as a community have failed to
instill in them a sense of confidence in the opportunities
which are available in the state. It could be the
indifference of the system, the apathy of the decision
makers, our education system, our overall environment etc. etc.

I do understand that when we give wings of state-of-the-art
education to our youth, then we have to be ready to see them
fly high and fly past us. But, when so many people across
India look at Goa as a land of opportunities, my bare minimum
expectation is that at least 50-60 % of our youngsters should
aspire to remain in the state and contribute to building an
upwardly mobile and healthy industry ecosystem. This in turn
will create more opportunities for the next generation of
Goans.

   Around six million (60 lakh)  national and
   international tourists i.e. almost four times the
   population of Goa come to the state every year.
   That itself creates umpteen opportunities in every
   sector from agriculture to IT. Brand Goa also
   offers many add-on opportunities. Then there are
   sectors like mining, shipping, pharma which have
   their own set of openings. Since Goa is a small
   state, prototypes for public utility solutions in
   e-governance, tourism, digital payment etc can be
   created and scaled nationally and globally. For
   anyone who has an eye for opportunities we have the
   most conducive atmosphere around.

With technology, the world has been turned into a global
village. 'Working remotely' as a concept is picking up. You
can work for any company in the word by sitting right here in
Goa.

The IT ecosystem in Goa is buzzing with action. Many
companies in Goa are catering to global clients. Incubation
and startup activities are building up. Against this
backdrop, instead of trying ones luck in alien environments
in the metros, youngsters should be motivated to put in equal
amount of effort right here in Goa and climb the ladder of
success.

I am confident that if they join a local company or venture
into entrepreneurship, they will surely be happier
financially... and otherwise too. And I am looking for
measures to pass on that confidence to the youngsters.

   As someone who has observed the industry from very
   close quarters over the years, I know there are
   multiple teething problems and hiccups. At the
   entry level the salaries are comparatively low. But
   as one gains experience and develops expertise in
   niche areas doors of high-end opportunities will
   open up. I know of many IT companies in Goa who pay
   on par with the best in the industry. Their num

Re: [Goanet] Bishop Fulton j Sheen & his Best book " LIFE OF CHRIST ''

[Joseph L. R. Vaz]

Today is also an important day in the History of Goa.

Today is the feast of the Cuncolim Martyrs

We should demand that this should also be included in the History of Goa.
We should be grateful to these Martyrs, because of whose sacrifice we got
the True faith.

Thank you,
Read below for the details account of the incident:

Martyrs of Cuncolim

On Monday, 25 July, 1583 (N.S.), the village of Cuncolim in the district of
Salcete, territory of Goa, India, was the scene of the martyrdom of five
religious of the Society of Jesus: Fathers Rudolph Acquaviva, Alphonsus
Pacheco, Peter Berno, and Anthony Francis, also Francis Aranha, lay brother.

Rudolph Acquaviva was born 2 October, 1550, at Atri in the Kingdom of
Naples. He was the fifth child of the Duke of Atri, and nephew of Claudius
Acquaviva, the fifth General of the Society of Jesus, while on his mother's
side he was a cousin of St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Admitted into the Society of
Jesus 2 April, 1568, he landed in Goa 13 September, 1578. Shortly after his
arrival he was selected for a very important mission to the court of the
Great Mogul Akbar, who had sent an embassy to Goa with a request that two
learned missionaries might be sent to Fatehpir-Sikri, his favourite
residence near Agra. After spending three years at the Mogul court, he
returned to Goa, much to the regret of the whole Court and especially of
the emperor. On his return to Goa, he was appointed superior of the Salcete
mission, which post he held until his martyrdom.

Alphonsus Pacheco was born about 1551, of a noble family of New Castile,
and entered the Society on 8 September, 1567. In September, 1574, he
arrived in Goa, where he so distinguished himself by his rare prudence and
virtue that in 1578 he was sent to Europe on important business. Returning
to India in 1581, he was made rector of Rachol. He accompanied two punitive
expeditions of the Portuguese to the village of Cuncolim.


Peter Berno was born of humble parents in 1550 at Ascona, a Swiss village
at the foot of the Alps. After being ordained priest in Rome, he entered
the Society of Jesus in 1577, arrived in Goa in 1579, and was soon
appointed to Salcete. He accompanied the expeditions to Cuncolim and
destroyed an ant-hill which was deemed very sacred. He used to say
constantly that no fruit would be gathered from Cuncolim and the hamlets
around it till they were bathed in bloodshed for the Faith. His superiors
declared that he had converted more pagans than all the other fathers put
together.

Anthony Francis, born in 1553, was a poor student of Coimbra in Portugal.
He joined the Society in 1571, accompanied Father Pacheco to India in 1581,
and was shortly afterwards ordained priest in Goa. It is said that whenever
he said Mass, he prayed, at the Elevation, for the grace of martyrdom; and
that on the day before his death, when he was saying Mass at the church of
Orlim, a miracle prefigured the granting of this prayer.

Brother Francis Aranha was born of a wealthy and noble family of Braga in
Portugal, about 1551, and went to India with his uncle, the first
Archbishop of Goa, Dom Gaspar. There he joined the Society of Jesus, 1
November, 1571. Being a skilled draughtsman and architect, he built several
fine chapels in Goa.

These five religious met in the church of Orlim on the 15 of July, 1583,
and thence proceeded to Cuncolim, accompanied by some Christians, with the
object of erecting a cross and selecting ground for building a church.
Seeing an opportunity of doing away with these enemies of their pagodas,
the pagan villagers, after holding a council, advanced in large numbers,
armed with swords, lances, and other weapons, towards the spot where the
Christians were. Gonçalo Rodrigues one of the party, levelled his gun, but
Father Pacheco stopped him, saying: "Come, come, Senhor Gonçalo, we are not
here to fight." Then, speaking to the crowd, he said in Konkani, their
native language, "Do not be afraid". The Pagans then fell upon them; Father
Rudolph received five cuts from a scimitar and a spear and died praying God
to forgive them, and pronouncing the Holy Name. Father Berno was next
horribly mutilated, and Father Pacheco, wounded with a spear, fell on his
knees extending his arms in the form of a cross, and praying God to forgive
his murderers and send other missionaries to them. Father Anthony Francis
was pierced with arrows, and his head was split open with a sword. Brother
Aranha, wounded at the outset by a Scimitar and a lance, fell down a deep
declivity into the thick crop of a rice-field, where he lay until he was
discovered. He was then carried to the idol, to which he was bidden to bow
his head. Upon his refusal to do this, he was tied to a tree and, like St.
Sebastian was shot to death with arrows. The spot where this tree stood is
marked with an octagonal monument surmounted by a cross, which was repaired
by the Patriarch of Goa in 1885.

The bodies of the five martyrs were thrown into a well, water of which was

Re: [Goanet] Ris: Do you know Corvari village?

[Joseph]

I think  it refers to Panjim as it is an island and was referred to as 
Nova Goa   during the Portuguese rule
"1843 the city had been renamed /Nova Goa/ (Portuguese for "New Goa") 
when it officially replaced the city of Goa (now Old Goa 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Goa>) as the capital of Portuguese 
India <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_India>, though the 
Viceroy had already moved there in 1759."


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaji

"It is geographically an *Island* with the Mandovi River forming its 
northern boundary. The sub-district of Tiswadi includes the smaller 
*islands* of Chorão, Divar, St Estevam, Cumbarjua and Vanxim. The 
present capital of Goa, *Panjim*, lies on this *island*."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiswadi

Joseph
http://www.infosolutionsgoa.com/about-joseph-de-souza.html

On 26-Jan-18 3:16 PM, Frederick Noronha wrote:

In those days, 'Goa' was usually the island of Goa. Maybe the Old Goa ara
today and the islands of Divar/Chorao.

So when they refer to an village outside Goa, they probably refer to a
place which could be within today's Goa or just beyond it.

Could you send me the sentence if you'd like me to dig around a bit?

FN



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On 26 January 2018 at 15:06, Regina Célia de Carvalho Pereira da Silva <
rpereiradasi...@hotmail.it> wrote:


In fact, Frederick I think that's another village...which??
It's a bibliographic reference from 1640 who knows?
Thank you very much for your collaboratoon.
Regina

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 Messaggio originale 
Oggetto: Re: [Goanet] Do you know Corvari village?
Da: Frederick Noronha
A: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
CC: Regina Célia Pereira da Silva

Not sure what the context is... but neither Colvale (note spelling) or
Curtorim would be three days away from the island of Goa. Both would be a
few hours away, even if one walked

Frederick
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On 26 January 2018 at 13:20, Regina Célia de Carvalho Pereira da Silva <
rpereiradasi...@hotmail.it> wrote:


Hi

I find a reference to a Corvari village ...3 days walkingfar from Goa.
Someone knows this name? It is Colvali or Curtorim?

Thank you for your help.
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[Goanet] St Thomas Higher Secondary School Aldona, celebrates 25 glorious years of achievement

[Joseph]

*St Thomas Higher Secondary School Aldona, celebrates 25 glorious years 
of achievement*


St Thomas Higher Secondary School, Aldona had a humble beginning on the 
13th of July 1992
when St Thomas Boys' High School run by the Missionaries of St Francis 
de Sales (MSFS)
opened its higher secondary section with fifty two students in the 
commerce stream. Fr Jerson
D’Souza,  MSFS was the founder of the higher secondary section and the 
first principal. The
classes were held in St Thomas Boys’ High School in the afternoons . 
From then on it has never
looked back taking giant strides of progress down the way. The next 
academic year saw the

commencement of the arts stream and the march of progress continued.

The need was felt for a separate premises for the higher secondary 
section and the new
building for the higher secondary section saw the light of the day on 
the 14th of February 1998.
This was possible only with the support and collaboration of many people 
of Aldona and Fr

Thomas Fernandes,  MSFS the main benefactor of this project.

Situated on the hilltop at Aldona, with its scenic beauty it provides a 
most conducive
atmosphere for teaching and learning. The higher secondary school 
strives to bring out the best
in every child, may it be academics , sports or co-curricular 
activities. It concentrates on value

based all round development.

The march of progress continued with the inauguration of the science 
stream in July 2004,
which could boast of one of the best designed and equipped laboratories 
in Goa. The promise
of all round development of a student was fulfilled with improvements 
like a lush green football
ground, concrete standard basketball court and a lovely volleyball court 
not forgetting the indoor

badminton court. Thus adding many more feathers to its cap.

As time passed by, the needs of society changed and the Fransalian 
Education society run by
the MSFS was quick enough to respond and thus the job oriented 
Vocational Stream came into
reality in June 2009. The Catering and Restaurant Management course was 
well equipped with
a restaurant and a kitchen for hands on experience to this practical 
based course.
And lo and behold they had a full fledged higher secondary school 
running with all the four
streams Commerce, Arts, Science and Vocational. The principals and staff 
of St Thomas
Higher Secondary School, Aldona have been carrying out their mission of 
educating heart and
mind through value based education. Thus remaining faithful to the 
founder of MSFS Fr Peter

Mary Mermier who said “Education of the heart is the heart of education”.

Motivation, hard work and commitment have produced excellent results in 
all the four streams.
Looking back at the last 25 years one can see with pride innumerable 
students who left the
portals of this institute not only professionally occupying high 
positions in society but also as
responsible humane individuals of society. Truly St. Thomas Higher 
Secondary School is

sometimes referred as the pride of Aldona.

Today we stand 25 years tall loaded with tons of achievements , achieved 
down the way which
is an outcome of the zeal, enthusiasm, foresight and hardwork put in by 
the management,

principals , staff and PTA.

It gives us immense pleasure and joy to celebrate the conclusion of the 
Silver Jubilee year with
a deep sense of gratitude on the 13th of July 2017. The theme chosen for 
the day is ”Honouring
The Past Let Us Create The Future “ . His Grace Most Rev Filipe Neri 
Ferrao Archbishop of
Goa and Daman will preside over the Concelebrated Thanksgiving Eucharist 
along with
Provincial of Pune Province Fr Vincent Lourduswamy MSFS, General 
Councillor for Education
of MSFS Congregation Fr George Parampukattil MSFS and others. This will 
be followed by a

short closing ceremony.

Success has not made us complacent and as we move from a glittering 
present to a golden
future,we look forward towards the next 25 years with loads of 
aspirations and desires. . . .. .


*Compiled for St Thomas Higher Secondary School by*

***Josephine de Sousa,**
**Teacher Grade I**
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Re: [Goanet] Corruption Kills

[JOSEPH LOBO]

 Roland,
  I  sometimes  ask  myself,  not  having  been  born  in  the  time  period  
prior  to  1947  when  the  British  Raj  ruled  India,  if  such  corruption  
existed  under  their  patronage.. and  here  expressing  my   a personal  
opinion...* i  doubt  it  existed * !
  However  i believe  that  corruption  exists  in  the  Indian  psyche  (  of  
course  you  and  i are  of  indian  origin )  and  have  encountered  it  at  
some  time.  When  one  asks  one  self  if  such  petty  corruption  existed  
in  Goa  under  Portuguese  rule  i  dont  have  an  
answer.you  probably  in  your  youth  onMay  holidays  
from  Bombay to  Goa  may  have  some  idea.
  However  i  feel  that  our  goan  bureacracy  learnt  well from  our  new  
Indian  masters  afterDec  1961so  that  ourmunicipal  offices  
sank  to  the  same  level  as  the  average  Indian  ones  where  one  had  to 
 provide  *  tea  money*  to  the  lowest  level  if  only to  obtain  the  ear 
 of  the  clerks  at the   counter  before  any   legitimate  service  by  them 
 could  beconsidered .
Have  you  ever  paused  to  think  why  the  previous  govt.  in  Goa  
under  Digamber  Kamat  was  called *  the  CM  and  hisforty  chors *  by  
the  common  folk. Q
I/m  sure  FredNoronha   will  protest  the  innocence of  the  above 
mentioned  govt.but  witness the  the  deliberate  bungling  by  the  
Goa  Police  of  the  Scarlett  Keeling  murder  on  the  Anjuna  
beach..and  give  me  your
 response  

On Fri, 3/17/17, Roland Francis  wrote:

 Subject: [Goanet] Corruption Kills
 To: goa...@goanet.org
 Date: Friday, March 17, 2017, 2:17 PM
 
 Except for a few principled citizens,
 most people in India are under the general impression that
 corruption is a necessary way of life and if one has to
 exist comfortably, then one must be a part of the system
 that requires bribes at every turn.
 
 Some of the latter will even wear on their shoulder the
 badge of support for corruption, seeing it as a means to
 acquire things they are not entitled to.
 
 Hope they read yesterday's TOI report of 3152 farmers in
 Maharashtra forced to commit suicide just last year because
 to get drought subsidies, loan waivers and grants, they had
 to pay bribes from clerks to mamlatdars and tehsildars
 further agonizing their already frail mental condition.
 
 Roland Francis
 416-453-3371

Re: [Goanet] the passing away of Kenya hockey stalwart Alu Mendonca.

[JOSEPH LOBO]

  At  one time ,  in the   1960`s, Kenya`s hockey  team  was  a power-house  on 
the world`s  sporting  stage. It  combined the  talents of  young  men  who  
initially  learned their  craft on  the playing  fields of India  and 
Pakistan.and  schools  like  St..  Stanislaus, Bombay...St. 
Joseph`s, Bangalore  and  St.Pauls  Belgaum.were incubators of  young  
talent.also  were  home  grown  goan  boys  like  Hilary  & Leo Fernandes,  
Edgar  and Egbert  of  Nairobi, Silu  Fernandes also  of Nairobi and  Sikh  
Union players   Surjeet  Singh  Jr.,  Avtar Singh.& Hardial Singh  who  
eventuallymoved  from  player  to  Manager  of  the  national  side. Also 
included were  young  men  from  the Sir  Ali  Muslim Sports club of Nairobi
  I  do  remember   while I  was  in  college  at  St.  Xaviers, Bombay  in  
1963 watching   a  touring  Kenya  national side play a series  of  
exhibition  matches  against  various combination  of  Indian national  sides  
in  preparation  for  the  Olympics in  1964.  At  the  BPHA field which was 
the  ultimate  venue in  western  Indiathe  Kenya side  surprised  the  
Bombay hockey  audience  when  they  outplayed the  Indian  side  presented to  
them.
  The popular  stands  were  filled with  a lot of  goan fans  from  the  
near-by  Dhobi  Talao  who  were  expecting a side of  African (black ) players.
  There  were comments like..."  but  these  are  Sikhs  and  Goans ".. 
 However the  fine  standard of  play , dribbling and  passing   was a delight  
to watch  including  Alu  Mendonca`s  trade  mark angling   and 
powerful   on - the - run centering to  the  inside  forwards ! 

Re: [Goanet] NEW BOOK: Govyeantil Nivadnuka -- Vidhansabha va Loksabha 1963-2014

[Joseph]

Are  they willing  to send it by  post or  Is it available in Mapusa

Joseph de Souza
http://www.infosolutionsgoa.com/about-joseph-de-souza.html


On 05-Feb-17 7:07 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * 
فريدريك نورونيا wrote:

Elections are like one big cricket match; except the latter doesn't require
spectators to be goaded into joining, as the radio and media in general
seek to do in these pre-poll days in Goa. Anyway, statistics form a
critical part about elections too, and this book is all about that.

This book is by a *Tarun Bharat/Gomantak/Dainik Herald* journo. It has
sections (in Marathi) covering Goa's first to 11th legislative assembly
elections, BJP's first formation of a government in Goa, political
instability, countermanding, presidential rule, in short an overview and
also a detailed look at electoral politics here.

Its next section deals with the Lok Sabha elections. in 16 different
sections. The second-last ends with the elections of 2014 (while the last
focuses on MPs elected/nominated to represent Goa since 1962).

>From page 119 to 250 is a section in English offering detailed results of
assembly elections. In my view, a useful book for the political scientist,
journalist or just about anyone interested in keeping track of how votes
are collated to make for winning alliances, split up and fractionalised to
ensure the defeat of some, and otherwise manipulated (sometimes innocently,
at other times in keeping with the negative connotations of this word).

Of course, needs reading in between the lines too.

Like the other two books, this one too is available from the Varsha Book
Stall, near Azad Maidan in Panjim. Reasonably priced, and a useful work of
documentation and (if you can read Marathi) analysis.

Goa's Elections -- Assembly and Parliamentary 1963-2014
Suhas Belekar
Rs 199

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Re: [Goanet] spice (GOLD) fields in Goa

[Joseph]

First  of all   "higher-grade pepper, made from the largest, ripest 10% 
of berries"


If you harvest pepper  when  all of it is ripe, it does   not produce 
the best flavor.


You have to harvest  all  your  pepper  when only  a  few berries are ripe.
After removing from the  stalks they are kept in boiling water for 
minutes and then drained.

After which dried in the sun for several days.

This gives the darkest  black  color and strong smell  and flavor

Source:  Myself,   we cultivate pepper  for decades on a very small scale

Joseph de Souza


On 09-Aug-16 5:51 AM, Albert Peres wrote:
Premium Whole Black Pepper harvested, packaged and shipped for retail 
is about 115.00 to 125.00 per kilo here in specialty stores...


That's likely far more that the low grade iron ore is going for.

There is gold in those Goan hills...

-
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http://www.silkroadspices.ca/products/tellicherry-black-peppercorns

Source: India
Tellicherry black peppercorns are our premium black peppercorns.

Tellicherry is a higher-grade pepper, made from the largest, ripest 
10% of berries from Malabar plants grown on Mount Tellicherry in 
India. These peppercorns are left on the vine longer, which produces 
berries with bolder, more robust flavour. They have a bright, almost 
citrusy taste that make them really stand out as something special, 
and are the preferred black peppercorn of most chefs.


ProductContainerWeightPrice
Tellicherry Black Peppercorns - whole Regular Glass Jar 70g $7.99
Tellicherry Black Peppercorns - whole Regular Bag 70g $6.99
Tellicherry Black Peppercorns - whole Bulk Bag 140g $12.99
Tellicherry Black Peppercorns - whole Bulk Bag 280g $23.99

-
What does this common bottle of Tamarind paste sell for in Goa?
Tamarind - concentrate Special 454g $9.99

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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Tune in to the audio world of Portuguese online ...(no passport needed!)

[JOSEPH CANISIUS DIAS]

Hey thanks! Enjoying the Jazz!

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Re: [Goanet] Why Women Raped In The Gulf Are Imprisoned.

[JOSEPH LOBO]

  Seems  your view  would  be  confirmed by  the  general attitude of of   (  
do  not cast aspersions on  the  culture of the  arabic speaking world )and  
besides  the  male dominance in  the judicial circles influences such decisions.

On Tue, 6/14/16, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا 
 wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Goanet] Why Women Raped In The Gulf Are Imprisoned.
 To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" 
 Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 6:11 PM
 
 A sophisticated and almost convincing
 argument! But, at the end of the day,
 what it boils down to is that there will be *no selective
 outrage* against
 allies of the dominant players in world politics. FN
 
 On 13 June 2016 at 22:16, Roland 
 wrote:
 
 > You have been reading in the news recently about
 Western women being raped
 > in Dubai, Qatar and other places and then imprisoned
 for adultery as
 > punishment.
 >
 > The normal reaction would be: are these Gulf
 Governments out of their
 > mind; are they living in the dark ages? And you would
 be right in asking
 > such questions. But if you want to know the reality of
 what happens behind
 > the scenes, this is it, from my experience.
 >
 > Let's first go to the root cause. Most local women are
 well educated, more
 > so then the men, but they have no say, let alone power,
 not only in crucial
 > affairs of the country, but also of their own families.
 Therefore they have
 > long been struggling to get a voice. Governments in the
 Gulf favour
 > advancing the process of emancipation but there is a
 strong conservative,
 > fundamentalist, religious core who oppose this and are
 a constant threat to
 > the establishment which prizes stability and their own
 continuity above all
 > else.
 >
 > The pace of modernization has accelerated in the last
 two decades and
 > foreign companies have poured in like never before.
 Previously the local
 > authorities could regulate single women from entering.
 They were seen as a
 > source of trouble. However with women going to the
 upper levels of the
 > corporate ladder, companies getting short and long term
 contracts ask to
 > bring in women staff and executives as they are an
 essential part of their
 > operations and immigration can no longer refuse them.
 >
 > With nothing much to do after work, partying and
 drinking both in hotels
 > and homes becomes the recreation of choice and locals
 in the workplace are
 > naturally invited to these parties where essentially
 everyone's guard is
 > down.
 >
 > Local men who are all Arab Muslims, are crazy for two
 things: soccer and
 > women - not necessarily in that order. And what better
 than single women.
 > Further still what better than single women wearing
 provocative dresses,
 > drinking and flirting in nominally a modern, but
 essentially an Islamic
 > world. The concept of the women needing to be sober
 enough to say yes or
 > having the power to say no at any time has not reached
 that part of the
 > world where women are seen as having no power to
 exercise at all. And
 > Western women are also to blame. They forget that the
 polite, friendly
 > Qatari or Emirati in the workplace can be someone
 elsewhere. They forget
 > essentially, it's not the western world.
 >
 > Once a sexual incident takes place and a complaint is
 made, the woman
 > enters the world of Sharia. If the woman has little
 power outside this
 > world, she has no power at all inside it. She is now in
 the Fifteenth
 > Century with all its tribal, primitive culture designed
 by men for men. The
 > local Govt too, in fairness, has no power inside this
 Sharia world. On a
 > particular case in mitigating circumstances, the
 government may approach
 > the Sharia Court or individual judges for clemency, but
 usually the latter
 > are tough nuts, jealous of their domain and vengeful of
 every circumstance
 > that the govt has refused their own requests, mostly
 unreasonable.
 >
 > So harsh Sharia sentences are given and it is now the
 time that the
 > convict woman exits Sharia land. The prison and mercy
 petitions are now
 > exclusively in the Govt domain and it is that
 interventions by powerful
 > local men or the victim's embassy can play a part. If
 the embassy's country
 > is a important player, more so.
 >
 > The Gulf countries in question use these incidents as a
 subtle message to
 > their own women "this can happen to you too, if you go
 too far". It is
 > their way of trying to control the increasing number of
 divorce cases or
 > complaints of rape by husbands or male relatives.
 >
 > It's a funny world in the Gulf. Follow the rules and
 all will be well.
 > Break them and nothing will turn out to be what it
 looks to be.
 >

Re: [Goanet] For what it is worth

[Joseph]

Just for you information :

A lot of  Goanet messages  go into the SPAM  box in Gmail.
So I think you should also check that.


On 28-Apr-16 6:50 AM, Mervyn Lobo wrote:

Folks,
I have been having a tough time getting my response to posts to appear on
Goanet. At times I forget about some of those responses, at other times it
seems strange to me that they just 'disappear.' Sometimes, I get curious
enough to ask the moderators what happened to my response.

Well, for whatever reason, the Yahoo address that I use does not seem to
work properly with Goanet. This address works fine everywhere else.

So as to avoid this problem, I opened a gmail account just to see if
messages are sent/received without a problem on that service.

Well, since I was not receiving emails on either account yesterday, I went
and checked the archives to see if there were any posts lately.

Lo and behold!

I counted 27 messages for the month of April that are on the archives  -
and which I had not received (on either email provider.)

I am only pointing this out.

Mervyn
PS. I now realize why some posters cc their reply to the author of the
post. That way, the author can see the reply directly i.e. if the Goanet
server is malfunctioning.

Re: [Goanet] Quora [https://www.quora.com/] asks a lot of questions on Goa... but you needn't necessarily go by the answers...

[Joseph]

I have started answering some of the questions on Goa.

I found some answers ridiculous . They are given by people who do not 
know anything about Goa.


Here's one of my answers:
How's the Goa weather in April? by Joseph de Souza 
https://www.quora.com/Hows-the-Goa-weather-in-April-1/answer/Joseph-de-Souza-2?srid=uOcU5=1b881a44


Joseph
On 22-Apr-16 5:40 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك 
نورونيا wrote:

Quora [https://www.quora.com/] asks a lot of questions on
Goa... but you needn't necessarily go by the answers...

Why are Catholics from Goa called "Paos" by other Indians?
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Catholics-from-Goa-called-Paos-by-other-Indians

What Indian startups have relocated to Goa from other parts
of the country?
https://www.quora.com/What-Indian-startups-have-relocated-to-Goa-from-other-parts-of-the-country

How is life in Goa different from that in other Indian states?
https://www.quora.com/How-is-life-in-Goa-different-from-that-in-other-Indian-states

Why are Goans viewed so differently by people from other
states when we say "Am are from Goa"?
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Goans-viewed-so-differently-by-people-from-other-states-when-we-say-Am-are-from-Goa

Do people from Goa like being Portugese or Indian?
https://www.quora.com/Do-people-from-Goa-like-being-Portugese-or-Indian

Why are people in Goa rude to Indians?
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-people-in-Goa-rude-to-Indians

What is difference between Goa and other Indian states?
https://www.quora.com/What-is-difference-between-Goa-and-other-Indian-states

I am from Karnataka. Is it possible to buy a house/shop/villa
etc. in Goa, from other states?
https://www.quora.com/unanswered/I-am-from-Karnataka-Is-it-possible-to-buy-a-house-shop-villa-etc-in-Goa-from-other-states

Are Indians allowed on Candolim Beach, Goa?
https://www.quora.com/Are-Indians-allowed-on-Candolim-Beach-Goa

Why are some non-private beaches cordoned off in Goa for
Indians and allow only Russians or other white-skinned
foreigners?
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-some-non-private-beaches-cordoned-off-in-Goa-for-Indians-and-allow-only-Russians-or-other-white-skinned-foreigners

How is goa different from other beach locations like kovalam
or pondicherry?
https://www.quora.com/How-is-goa-different-from-other-beach-locations-like-kovalam-or-pondicherry

hat does Portugal feel about Indian Goa?
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Portugal-feel-about-Indian-Goa

What do other Indians think of Goa and Goans?
https://www.quora.com/What-do-other-Indians-think-of-Goa-and-Goans

What is the general perception about India and Indians around
the world?
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-general-perception-about-India-and-Indians-around-the-world

Why are Catholic people from Mumbai called East Indians when
Mumbai is on the west coast of India?
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Catholic-people-from-Mumbai-called-East-Indians-when-Mumbai-is-on-the-west-coast-of-India

Do people from Goa & Maharashtra (Coastal) hate each other?
https://www.quora.com/Do-people-from-Goa-Maharashtra-Coastal-hate-each-other

Are the people from Goa happy under Indian administration ?
https://www.quora.com/unanswered/Are-the-people-from-Goa-happy-under-Indian-administration

What do Kannadigas take pride in?
https://www.quora.com/What-do-Kannadigas-take-pride-in

Re: [Goanet] Joe Goa UK

[Joseph]

"In any other country he would have been celebrated, quoted and his work 
depicted. Perhaps even a Doctorate from a University. In Goa his efforts 
are merely tools for mean opportunists wanting something for nothing. No 
wonder his frustration at not even an attribution. "


That's sadly the case.
If   he were  to identify himself he would  probably  get paid for his 
work and also get offers to supply  photos  for the large number of 
travel companies,  hotels etc that   require such photos.
For example my photo on Flickr  on the Goa Carnival (licensed under cc)  
got published   in Expedia, a leading travel blog with due attribution: 
https://travelblog.expedia.co.in/activities/quick-guide-to-goa-carnival/


Joseph

On 08-Mar-16 5:56 AM, Roland wrote:

Any goa-related search whether a political meeting, social event, feast, 
funeral or indeed anything of interest to viewers on You Tube will result 
almost all the time in display of a work product of JGUK.

It boggles the mind to imagine the logistics, effort and expense needed to 
achieve this. Therefore it would be no exaggeration to call JGUK 'Goa's 
wandering historian'.

In any other country he would have been celebrated, quoted and his work 
depicted. Perhaps even a Doctorate from a University. In Goa his efforts are 
merely tools for mean opportunists wanting something for nothing. No wonder his 
frustration at not even an attribution.

Part of that may be due to JGUK himself. His extreme paranoia in remaining 
anonymous perhaps gives those misusing his work the feeling that they are not 
offending a living, breathing person.

Whatever the case may be, we on Goanet appreciate his work deeply and thank him 
for giving us insight into  Goa today.

Roland Francis
Toronto

Re: [Goanet] FLOUTING EVERY POSSIBLE LAW

[JOSEPH LOBO]

  Dear  John  Gomes,
  After  watching  the  actions  of  our  Goa  politicians,  albeit from  afar, 
 I  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that most of  them  are  opportunists  who 
 vie  for  office  not  to  selflessly  serve the  general  populace of  our  
tiny  state ,  but  to  serve  a narrow  groupmaybe  the  mining  
magnates  or  the  directives  of  the  RSS (  who  are  the  mentors  of  the  
BJP)  or  maybe  some  personal  ambition  or  to  find  a chance  to  
enrich  themselves  by extracting money  from  those  folk  who  need  their  
help  in  real  estate/family property/ business  deals...note  their  
close  collaboration  with  the  out-of -state  real  estate  developers.
  The  former  PWD  minister  Churchill Alemao  who  won  tremendous  favour  
with  the  common  folk  in  solving  water delivery problems etc;  is  now  
under  investigation  for alleged acceptance of  bribes  together  wtih  his  
CM of  those  days (  D.Kamat)   from  a foreign concern that  was  to  set  up 
 a water-related project  Can  you  imagine  the  chief  executive of  a  State 
 under  such  a  cloud. However in  the  constant culture  of  corruption  
which  is  standard  operating procedure  in  the  body politic of 
India...such  behaviour is  tolerated as acceptable  by Indian  
standards.
  Can  you  trust  their  party  manifestos  or  campaign promises  in  their  
path  to  public  office ?

On Tue, 12/29/15, John Eric Gomes  wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Goanet] FLOUTING EVERY POSSIBLE LAW
 To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" 
 Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 5:06 AM
 
 This is nothing compared
 to what I dread is to come. The cabinet in Goa has
 already redefined a tree and so our coconut
 trees have lost their status.
 Banana trees
 have no branches. So they are also not trees or some
 other
 exception permits them to be trees?Now
 old customs like bull fights
 promised
 without any cruelty to Bulls as per Supreme Court orders!
 Ordinance  I understand will be issued to
 bring acche din for some. What
 about old
 traditions and customs like Sati etc.How far back do we go
 to get
 one big hindu nation including
 Pakistan,Bangladesh and Afghanistan which
 originally had our pure customs. Expect a lot
 of more Bull! The executive
 makes laws,
 courts will find it harder and harder not to implement
 those
 laws and come into conflict with the
 legislature. The man made Delhi
 pollution
 and Madras floods are not enough for business as usual to
 continue and that too with more vigor!
 
 On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Aires
 Rodrigues 
 wrote:
 
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 to circumvent every possible law. The Supreme Court in
 > a landmark judgment recently has
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 >
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 Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of the Supreme
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Re: [Goanet] REMO RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD AS GOAN OR PORTUGUESE?

[Joseph]

---
    Annual Goanetters Meet 
---

   Annual Goanetters Meet - December 28, 2015 - 11:00 am

   Fundacao Oriente, Mala, Altinho, Panjim, Goa

 http://bit.ly/FundacaoOrienteGoa

The Fundao Oriente carries out cultural and artistic activities
   in India with, for historical and cultural reasons,
 special emphasis on the State of Goa.

  Looking forward to seeing you there

---

Dear  All,

Mark Tally  was also  awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2005 
http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/26/stories/2005012607461100.htm


_*Anyone  who   is an Indian citizen cannot  hold the citizenship of any 
other  country. *_ He can only hold an OCI card



From:
/*http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/padma-bhushan-awardee-mark-tully-gets-birth-certificate-after-78-years-542487*/

Veteran journalist and Padma Bhushan awardee Mark Tully, who was born in 
Kolkata in 1935, today received his birth certificate from the Kolkata 
Municipal Corporation, 78 years after his birth.


Tully, who was born at Regent Park in the Tollygunj area in the southern 
part of the city (then in undivided 24-Parganas district) on October 24, 
1935, needed the certificate to apply for the Overseas Citizen of India 
status and had written to KMC Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in this regard on 
August 5.


The birth was registered by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and 
Marriages, Alipore, on November 21, 1935. He was born of William Scarth 
Carlisle Tully and Patience Treby.


"I was a bit doubtful when I first wrote to the Mayor for the birth 
certificate. But today I am really overwhelmed by the response. I was 
born in Calcutta then I went to London and again came back to New Delhi 
for my job," Tully said.


*"Though I am a British, today I feel like more Calcuttan than ever 
before," said Mr Tully.



Clearly,   Mark  Tully  was  and still  is  a British Citizen.
*
Also  if you go through  the list of awardees   of National Honours ,  
any foreign national  who has contributed significantly to India   can  
also be  awarded  any honour.*



*Joseph*
*

On 28-Dec-15 4:33 AM, Wendell Rodricks wrote:

---
  Annual Goanetters Meet 
---

 Annual Goanetters Meet - December 28, 2015 - 11:00 am

 Fundacao Oriente, Mala, Altinho, Panjim, Goa

   http://bit.ly/FundacaoOrienteGoa

  The Fundao Oriente carries out cultural and artistic activities
 in India with, for historical and cultural reasons,
   special emphasis on the State of Goa.

Looking forward to seeing you there

---

Dear Stephen,
My email did say "if I am not wrong" re Tully.
Point is that foreign nationals can get the award.
To the best of my knowledge.
W

 


Sent from my iPad
Wendell Rodricks, Campal, Panjim. GOA 403001. INDIA.
Off tel: +91-832-2420604, Shop tel: +91-832-2238177
Off email: rns.wend...@gmail.com


On 28-Dec-2015, at 1:16 AM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote:


Dear All,

Awards and honours[edit]
Tully was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1985 and was 
awarded the Padma Shree in 1992.[6] He wasknighted in the New Year Honours 
2002,[16] receiving a KBE, and in 2005 he received the Padma Bhushan.[17]

I understand from Wendell that Mike alias Mark Tully is Padma Shri awardee 
given to foreigner? But in fact he was born in Kolkatta (  Tollygunge) British 
India.in Oct. 24, 1935  His father was a British businessman. He is veteran 
journalist. Sir William Mark Tully is the former Bureau Chief of BBC New 
Delhi..( REPORTED BY NDTV)
Just for information to ALL.

Stephen Dias, Dona Paula
dATE: 28.12.2015

Message: 2
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:46:17 +0530
From: Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com>
To: Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com>
Cc: Goanet <goa...@goanet.org>, "Goa's premiere mailing list,   estb.
 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] REMO NATIONAL AWARD


Dear all,
Having been at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan myself, there are foreigners who get
the Padma Shri award. In my year there were a few of them. Two stood out
the most... for their contribution to education in India.
If I am not wrong, BBC correspondent Mike Tully is a Padma Shri awardee.
Foreign nationals can get the award
Just for information.
Wendell

Re: [Goanet] REMO NATIONAL AWARD

[Joseph]

---
    Annual Goanetters Meet 
---

   Annual Goanetters Meet - December 28, 2015 - 11:00 am

   Fundacao Oriente, Mala, Altinho, Panjim, Goa

 http://bit.ly/FundacaoOrienteGoa

The Fundao Oriente carries out cultural and artistic activities
   in India with, for historical and cultural reasons,
 special emphasis on the State of Goa.

  Looking forward to seeing you there

---

Correct . He  was awarded the Padma Shree 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Shree> in 1992 .  Slight error in 
name though  correct name   is Mark Tully

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Tully
More info: 
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/padma-bhushan-awardee-mark-tully-gets-birth-certificate-after-78-years-542487


Joseph

On 27-Dec-15 10:46 AM, Wendell Rodricks wrote:

Dear all,
Having been at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan myself, there are foreigners who get
the Padma Shri award. In my year there were a few of them. Two stood out
the most... for their contribution to education in India.
If I am not wrong, BBC correspondent Mike Tully is a Padma Shri awardee.
Foreign nationals can get the award
Just for information.
Wendell

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[Goanet] Off-Topic: Lawrence Gomes's Solo Painting Show at Carpe Diem Art Gallery, Majorda

[Joseph]

Hi All,

Dr  Lawrence Gomes from Chinchinim  is holding his solo painting 
exhibition at  Carpe Diem  Art Gallery,  Majorda
*The inauguration  will take place on  Saturday  21st  November 2015 at 
7 PM.


*Born and brought up in Goa, he is a practicing  Gynaecologist who took 
up painting as a stress relieving hobby and

turned it into a passion of realistic - theme art.

After the HSSCE in science at MES College, he went   to complete his 
MBBS from GMC-Bambolim. Thereafter, he joined the Indian Army as a 
Medical Officer and served in the AMC for five years, completing his 
commission in the rank of Major.
Settled in Goa at his ancestral village of Chinchinim, he lives with his 
family & parents in his archaic Portuguese villa built jointly by his 
grandfather & his grand-uncle priest. Married to Aureen, a Phd  in 
Microbiology, he is blessed with two children.


Having no formal training in art, he says,"I'm a look n learn artist, 
wholly self-taught. I used to paint inhobby competitions as a child 
in my community & school, but completely forgot about painting for the 
sake of studies". He started painting five years ago in order to relax. 
"I often lost myself for hours striving to paint better at the next 
painting I attempted". From his early water color hobby landscapes on 
paper, he transcended to acrylics and has now progressed to oils- a 
medium he thoroughly enjoys.


*The EXHIBITION WILL REMAIN OPEN FROM 10 am  to 7 pm THE 21ST TO 28TH OF 
NOVEMBER 2015.*

CARPE DIEM
HOUSE NO, 81/2,
GODINHO HOUSE, GOMES WADDO,
MAJORDA. GOA.
832-2881035/862462
www.carpediemgoa.com/i...@carpediemgoa.com

[ I have posted this  at the request of the artist]

Joseph

Re: [Goanet] Goanet's 21st Anniversary

[Joseph]

Congratulations  to Goanet and special thanks  to   Herman Carneiro,   
Frederick Noronha and Bosco D'Mello  for making it possible.


Joseph


On 26-Aug-15 4:58 AM, Herman Carneiro wrote:

Dear Goanetters,

Goanet hits another milestone today.  It's Goanet's 21st anniversary.

This is a short note to say thank you to all of you for your continued 
support.  Thank you to all the volunteers throughout the years 
including out newest volunteer Gabe Menezes.  Special thanks goes to 
Frederick Noronha and Bosco D'Mello.


We're pleased to partner with Goanet-Femnet and thank all the Femnet 
team for their hard work and excellent newsletter.


If you would like to contribute in anyway please drop us a line. If 
you'd like to start a free mailing list for anything Goa-related 
please drop us a line.


Herman Carneiro
www.goanet.org
Where

Re: [Goanet] #BSNLBlackOutInNorthGoa

[Joseph]

Total blackout in Siolim  incoming, outgoing  broadband down  on 2nd 
May  in Siolim  till about 12 noon

only local calls to  from  BSNL   Siolim exchange were working

On 06-May-15 4:03 AM, Joel DS wrote:

Yes. Assagao. Total BLACKOUT yesterday after around 5 am. Partial blackouts
on the previous 2 days, The 'electronic' reply given every time I complain
about 'no service' is something like 'technical problem'.


On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *
فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoron...@gmail.com wrote:


Anyone in North Goa who faced a BSNL blackout today? If so, which areas?
 From what time? #*BSNLBlackOutInNorthGoa*
https://twitter.com/hashtag/BSNLBlackOutInNorthGoa?src=hash


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Goa,1556 Shared Content at https://archive.org/details/goa1556

Re: [Goanet] Wondering how to become an author?

[Joseph]

Hi  All,

This set me thinking  ...

First Point:  Which books  on Goa will  have the largest  audience and 
can also   possibly have an overseas  audience?


Second Point the cost: Firstly your time, if research is involved 
(Specially outside goa) then   travel  and stay  in that location e.g. 
Bombay, Pune  getting  permissions for archive  access  and 
photography/xerox.
Then event photographs  (if covering festivals  etc)   or photographs of 
heritage  structure  - do it yourself  if you are are reasonably good 
enough at it  or hire a professional   (Quite Costly)

or   license photographs  from Goa's well known photographers

Third:  Making a draft

Fourth:  contacting a publisher  and  getting an estimate for 
publishing.  (FN  being an expert on this  can through  some light on 
how much it will  cost to print a paperback book of 400  pages around  
3,000  copies)


Some of the topics in my opinion  that  could do well  ...

1) On Goa's Heritage trail
2) Emerald Paradise of the Goa -  All  the natural  spots Beaches, 
Waterfalls  and places unknown

3) Goa Carnaval  - Origins, History and Celebrations over the Ages
4) Goa  Shigmo Through the Ages
5)History of post Liberation Goa
6) Cultural Heritage of Goa
7) Catholic Festivals and observances in Goa
8) Hindu Festivals in Goa
9) Documentation of history of each place in Goa like Dominic Fernandes 
has written on Mapusa
10) Books covering specific theme like Beaches of Goa, Forts of Goa, 
Churches of Goa, Temples of Goa
11) Goa's  Administration - Goa's Rulers through the ages from 
Pre-Portuguese times  to the Present

12)Prominent personalities of Goa through the Ages

I am sure that  other  readers  of Goanet will  have more ideas to share 
with budding writers.


Joseph de Souza

On 21-Apr-15 5:12 PM, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا wrote:

Anyone reading this and thinking of authoring a book? Well, the Government
of Goa has some small grants scheme. They offer upto Rs 25,000 to upcoming
authors. This is currently open only to those domiciled in Goa.

It is open to:
- Anyone based in Goa
- You can write on any topic, in any genre
- Grants are decided on by an official committee

What it means:
- They will give a grant of upto Rs 25k, maybe less.
- They will expect 100 copies of your book in return
- Plus an acknowledgement of the grant, printed in your book

The time frame:
- You need to submit to the Directorate of Arts  Culture by April 30, 2015
- They will take (roughly speaking) 5-8 months to decide
- You have another 3-6 months to publish your book

Documentation needed
- Two copies of your manuscript (work-in-progress will do)
- Some official document to show you are Goa domiciled (e.g. voter card)
- The form completed, which can be downloaded from the site, or below.

The economics
- Rs 25k may not be enough for printing a book, but it fills a vital gap
- You can sell some copies to the library and to other readers
- If it's a good, non-fiction book with some potential, it's not tough.

If you miss this year's deadline (April 30), you could always aim for next
year

Any other questions? Feel free to contact me, off list. Some others you
might know might have also taken support of this scheme. In my view,
there's a fair chance of getting the support.

See
http://artandculture.goa.gov.in/uploads/content_item/596_doc_AUTHOR-FORM.pdf

FN

Re: [Goanet] Required Person for Proof reading French Content for website

[Joseph]

Thanks.   Have spoken to  Ms.  Edith Furtado .  She  informed me when I 
phoned her  that she  has to

decide if she has the time to take this up since she is a bit busy.
I have also emailed the  details of the job to her.

Best  Regards,
Joseph


On 22-Feb-15 10:05 AM, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا wrote:

Wonder if someone from Goa Univ's French Department could fit this bill.
You could check with the till-recent professor there, Edith Melo Furtdao
(copied). FN

On 21 February 2015 at 20:07, Joseph joseph...@gmail.com wrote:


Hi  Everyone,

Required   a person  for  proof reading  French Content for a website.
*The content will be emailed as MS-word files , you have to correct  the
spelling mistakes   and grammatical errors  in the  French text  and email
back*.
This work is for a client of mine,   an  International Motorcycle tour
company  with office in Goa.

Best  Regards,
Joseph

[Goanet] Required Person for Proof reading French Content for website

[Joseph]

Hi  Everyone,

Required   a person  for  proof reading  French Content for a website. 
*The content will be emailed as MS-word files , you have to correct  
thespelling mistakes   and grammatical errors  in the  French text  
and email back*.
This work is for a client of mine,   an  International Motorcycle tour 
company  with office in Goa.


Best  Regards,
Joseph

Re: [Goanet] Do stone lions that adorn some Goan house compound gateways signify an Africander residence?

[Joseph]

Hi all,

I have also  seen houses in Pernem  built by  Hindus  that have lions at 
the gates. Those that I noticed were constructed
in the  era of Portuguese rule and must have been built by Landlords 
and/or  thoise occupying a high position in  society.


Joseph
On 09-Nov-14 3:41 AM, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا wrote:

What makes you believe so, Augusto? Is there a corelation both ways? I
mean, would all (or most) homes built by Africanders have lions at their
gates, and would all the homes with lions at their gates belong to
Africanders?

From a rough estimate, it seems that only a few homes in any village have
lions on their gates. In some villages, house after house (in parts of the
village) were built by Africanders. If what you believe is true, why do
some have lions and others not?

In Bardez, a lot of the 20th century affluence, I'd think, came from
migration. Specially to places like Africa. This was accelerated perhaps by
the existence of some of the early English schools in this region (Fr Lyons
at Arpora, Mater Dei at Saligao, Sacred Heart at Parra, etc); other parts
of Goa got English schools much later.

A better test would be to see if the homes with 'lions at the gates' in
Salcete (where affluence and grand homes came from sources other than
overseas migration earlier on, it would seem) belong to Africanders. That
might give you an idea of how right or conjectural (let's avoid binaries,
as VJP says!) you are.

I'm open to be corrected on the arguments above; but don't dismiss it with
a label please. FN

On 6 November 2014 12:41, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote:


Dear all,
There are stone lions on the gates of some Goan houses. In Moira I know of
at least 5 such houses. I think this motif signifies that it was built by
an Africander. I know for sure at least 2 of the Moira ones were. I've seen
the lions in other villages too.

Could anyone say whether I'm right or wrong?
Augusto

Re: [Goanet] Query: Reliable computer sales around Miramar

[Joseph]

Hi,

You can try
Asic Technologies
 Xa-1, Pelican Apartments, First Floor, Altinho Road, Panjim,
(close to Panjim Church)

  I am a customer for several years and they have provided reliable 
service.


Joseph


On 27-Oct-14 6:26 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك 
نورونيا wrote:

Query -- would anyone know a retailer of computer hardware (including
desktops) around the Miramar area? Competitive price and good service are
the criteria here. Many thanks! FN

[Goanet] Latest NEWS: Digitization of AIR MW Station at Panaji in Progress

[Joseph]

Dear All,

Reports on the internet from the supplier of Digital Radio equipment 
(Nautel) to AIR state that  AIR is currently installing NX300 systems 
at Jammu, Jalandhar, Lucknow and Rajkot, as well as an NX100 system at 
Panaji.


They further state that on March, 2014 four NX100′s were shipped to 
Mumbai A, Mumbai B, Panaji and Pune.


Source: 
http://www.nautel.com/solutions/digital-radio/high-power-drm-mw-am-transmitters-air/


I have also come across this on the AIR website 
http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Oppurtunities/Recruitment/Documents/DRMcontent_Website.pdf 

It is a presentation which states that AIR Panaji will go digital by May 
2014.


The complete coverage of DRM based digital MW stations in India is given 
here 
http://www.drm.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/AIR-final-DRM-coverage-India-19-dec-20131.pdf



Joseph

Re: [Goanet] Goanet's 20th Anniversary!

[Joseph]

Hi,

Congratulations to all  the volunteers specially   Herman and Frederick 
Noronha (FN)   .   It is due to all  of your efforts that  Goanet has 
reached  this milestone.




Joseph
On 26-Aug-14 9:31 AM, Herman wrote:

August 25th, 2014


Dear Goanetters,

Today Goanet passes a remarkable milestone -- it's 20th anniversary!

Today, we take the internet for granted. We spend so much time on the internet 
hashtagging memorieson Twitter and Instagram, following our friends on 
Facebook, searching Google for everything buying stuff, trading emails, and so 
on. The internet keeps us connected to the rest of the world at all times.

But 20 years ago, the internet as we know it was just getting started, and 
people didn’t really know what to make of it. In those days the internet was 
not as user friendly. But, a small group of managed to fine each other on 
Internet Relay Chat and started a mailing list. The first mailing list was 
really just people sending emails to my inbox prefaced with a *, and I'd 
forward them on to users who signed up.  After a year or so we had our first 
mailing list program do the work for us.  And, here we are today.

Goanet has remained a volunteer-driven operation. We've had many volunteers over the last 
20 years.  A few volunteers need to be singled out. No one has done more work than our 
very own Frederick Noronha (FN). In addition to moderating the mailing list, 
FN contributes immensely. Bosco D'Mello is another one of our moderators with 10-15 years 
of service. Viviana Coelho also contributed 5-10 years of service.

These are huge contributions to the community. And, I thank each of them for 
the time and effort they have given us. I also wish to thank all the other 
volunteers who have contributed to Goanet.

Goanet has brought the international Goan community together. It has been a 
platform for launching other very successful groups and projects. While Goanet 
has not lived up to it's full potential it has still had an impact.

Folks, please volunteer in whatever capacity you can to help sustain our group. 
We have an opportunity to make a difference in Goa and to support out 
international Goan community. You don't have to be tech savvy to volunteer. 
And, please donate to help sustain our growth. Every little bit counts.

I'll end here by congratulating all our members for making this possible.

Viva Goanet! Viva Goa!


Herman Carneiro
Goanet.org
Where Goans Connect!

Re: [Goanet] Family Service Centre offers Online booking for Marriage Preparation Courses

[Joseph]

Hi,

Their website  is   http://www.familyservicecentregoa.org/
Schedule 
http://www.familyservicecentregoa.org/uploads/file/4_FILE_MFP_Schedule_2013-2014.pdf


Joseph

On 12-Aug-14 12:02 AM, tanya dcosta wrote:

Hi my name is Tanya I' need some help regarding marriage courses can u pls let 
me knw the dates for it cause I am getting married 14 feb 2015 and I am at the 
moment in London could u please help me
Thanks Tanya

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[Goanet] Novena to ABBA FATHER begins tommorrow 29th July

[joseph fernandes]

www.fatherspeaks.net

The Novena in honour of GOD our Heavenly Father
begins today 29th July.

The feast is on 07 August
 
For novena prayer, kindly follow the link below :
http://joe-eruppakkatt.blogspot.in/2008/07/novena-to-abba-father-method-of-praying.html



 
Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai


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[Goanet] Panaji Main MW Radio Station cannot be heard

[Joseph de Souza]

Dear  All,

I have noticed  that for the  last  approximately one month  I am not   
able  to tune in to   Panaji   A Radio station  on MW i.e. 1287  KHz   
at Siolim .
At sometimes  when I am  able to tune it it appears  very weak. Even  
AIR  Mangalore   on MW  can be heard  better  than Panaji AIR.


Any one knowing why this  is happening.


Best  Regards,
Joseph

[Goanet] Rare UK honour conferred on Goan origin, Patricia Rozario

[joseph fernandes]

Patricia Rozario, a Mumbai born soprano of Goan origin, has been conferred the 
prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Music (FRCM).

Rozario who has won several accolades since she came to Britain in 1975 to 
study music, is now working to help raise standards of western music in India.  
The soprano is the second Indian-origin after conductor Zubin Mehta to be so 
feted by the college in its 131-year-old history.  At the fellowship ceremony 
London based Rozario was described as having pursued a versatile career during 
which her distinctive artistry has inspired over fifteen of the worlds leading 
composers to write for her, notably Arvo Part and the late John Tavener.

Speaking to HT on Wednesday Rozario said that receiving the fellowship from 
Prince Charles was a moving experience and that the Prince said he was very 
happy that she had been recognized for her work.

The fellowship of the Royal College of Music is conferred on outstanding 
figures in international music.  Past fellows include iconic composers, 
singers, conductor and instrumentalists such as Yehudi Menuhin, Edward Elgar, 
Holt and Alfie Boe.

Along with her pianist husband Mark Troop, Rozario has been training teachers 
and students in India since 2006 in western music singing under an initiative 
called Giving Voice Society.  The first concert featuring her Indian students 
and conductors are scheduled for later this year.

(courtesy:  The Hindustan Times Mumbai edition 26May14)

 
Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai


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[Goanet] Vote Responsibly - A Nice Story

[joseph fernandes]

Yes,  a bit too late for Goa, but none-the-less.

The Good Farmer`s Deadly Mistake 

There was a poor farmer ,   was a very good man , worked hard too , but had no 
child . He prayed to God to give him and his wife a nice little daughter . Soon 
he was blessed with a lovely girl child . He was poor but treated her like a 
princess . He worked  18 hours days all year , in sun and rain to get her the 
best toys , clothes , education and  food . She too imbibed her fathers values 
and  grew up to be a good caring human being . The farmer  even managed to send 
her to  study  in a college in a  nearby city . She got some good   job offers 
and  many  nice handsome  boys   wanted to marry her . But she chose to come 
back to teach in the village school and said would marry only a kind hearted 
boy who would let her look after her old father . 

One day at the village school a  kid was bullying another kid , hitting him 
with punches and  beating him with a stick . The farmers daughter , now the 
school  teacher  stopped him . The boy complained to his father , who was a 
very powerful person  . She was kidnapped,  and a few days later found dead , 
raped , her body mutilated . 

The poor old farmer`s grief knew no bounds .  He went to the police station . 
The police refused to file a complaint . He ran from pillar to post , nothing 
happened . He  died of  shock . 

The farmer  went to heaven ,and  asked God   God , when I  did no wrong , 
followed  what you said  my entire life , why did you do this to me ? Why did 
my daugher have  to meet this fate ? 

God too was shocked for a moment . Had he done something terribly wrong to some 
very nice people who loved him dearly ?  

He asked His angel to immediately bring the register of  the farmer`s deeds .  
All his acts were good , except that he had voted for a very bad man in the 
elections . 

God  said to  him   I sent you many good persons to vote for . You always 
voted a criminal , rapist , looter , rioter . What can I do ? Did I not give 
you the power to stop them ? Your should have voted right !!  

SO FRIENDS, THIS TIME VOTE WITH RESPONSIBILITY . 

.

 
Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai


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[Goanet] For the sake of India

[joseph fernandes]

If we  divide the (South) Goan vote, through multiple candidates (of different 
parties), I am sure that even South Goa Lok Sabha seat will go to the BJP this 
time.

So try and keep a united front against the BJP to defeat them at least in South 
Goa.

Though I am against the corrupt Congress (and am for the AAP), in the 
candidature of Reginaldo Alexio Lourenco, I wish that Goa Suraj and AAP should 
withdraw their candidates.


 
Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai


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Re: [Goanet] Goanet - A Change In Profile

[Joseph de Souza]

Being  a moderator  is a tough job  and the current moderators are 
doing  an excellent job.
They have to balance  everything while giving members sufficient freedom 
to express their opinion as  well as keeping control so that things do 
not go too far .  specially since   they may be held responsible for 
what appears even though it may have been posted by others


Joseph de Souza

On 20-02-2014 23:14, roland.francis wrote:

Over the past 10 years that I have been a member and active contributor of 
Goanet I havenoticed the following changes:

In my early years the posts were almost exclusively from overseas Goans and 
from residents with a background of having lived abroad. For obvious reasons I 
don't know the composition of readers.

The site once had an interesting sprinkling of non-Goans with little connection 
to Goa, who were attracted to this site by the high level of discussions and 
debate taking place here. They contributed positively but have left due to 
unwarranted criticism of what they wrote.

More posters than is normal wait to pounce on people who write their thoughts 
and opinions merely because of some imagined points of irritability those 
writings seem to stir. Usually these critics write nothing of their own either 
due to inability of thought or the little  capacity to write outside of their 
harping criticism. This has been the site's big bane.

Now there is a preponderance of local politics and local issues highlighed by 
residents, unlike before. While all are interested in issues, overseas Goans 
tune out the sordid politics.

No other population of liberated, once colonial people discuss their colonial 
days as much as Goans do.
With the caveat that people in Goa have long since accepted their fait accompli 
and seem happier than before.

Goanet is still good for a good debate though the frequency of such interesting 
reading is stretching. The site shines with regard to the wealth of social and 
historical capital within the vast readership and this comes to the fore when a 
question is asked.

Goanet has not looked for new direction either within itself or from outside. 
Thus while other similar websites have reengineered their objectives, goanet 
has more or less retained its avatar for the past 20 years. A pity, since the 
membership is vast, intelligent and capable.

Much of the stability that the site has enjoyed is from the long serving 
moderators. It's an open question whether the site will crumble if they leave 
or get better with forced change.

Just my obsetvations with no malice aforethought.

Roland.






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[Goanet] Disquite in the Aad Aadmi party

[joseph fernandes]

 the aam aadmi, not from the Ambanis or the Radias or the Shobhna 
Bhartias.
They want him to talk about corruption but not do anything about it, something 
Manish Tewari’s poetic flair would term “willing to wound but afraid to 
strike”, an attitude as old as Chanakya and Kautilya which offers all of us a 
catharsis via the good offices of Arnab Goswami and little else- but Kejriwal 
is no respecter of Machiavelli or Chanakya, his vocabulary is limited because 
he can only call a spade a spade, he is colour blind because he can only see in 
black and white (the shades of greys can be left for the likes of Manu 
Singhvi), and therefore he insists on striking, not just talking.
Is there any cause for surprise, therefore, at why the present dispensation, 
both in and out of government, is rattled by this five foot four inch “insect” 
from Ghaziabad? He is neither fish nor fowl, he defies understanding.
The establishment has made the supreme mistake of trying to counter him by 
quoting the rules of the game (loaded in the former’s favour, naturally!) they 
are past masters of- but Kejriwal has changed the rules, and now they don’t 
know how to control him or neutralise him.
For the time being only Kejriwal knows the new rules, and he is springing them 
on the carpet baggers one by one, catching them by surprise all the time.
Forget the English TV channels-they rarely get anything right. Forget the 
Manish Tewaris, the Kiran Bedis, the FICCI spokespersons, the Minakshi Lekhis- 
they are either scared witless or rank opportunists. What they all do have in 
common, however, is that they have failed to see how the common man-the aam 
aadmi-are gathering behind this dimunitive man with the perpetual cough.
The sincerity, integrity and commitment of this man is phenomenal, his capacity 
to harness the anger and frustration of the people is limitless. His defiance 
of accepted conventions and interpretations is not anarchy – it is nothing 
short of a revolution. When the people have had enough of injustice, 
callousness and indignity, they will not play by the rules of the rulers-they 
will make new rules.
The French Revolution would not have happened if the existing rules had been 
followed. Tehrir Square would not have happened if everyone swore by the old 
rules. Changing the rules, Mr. Home Minister, is not anarchy – it is the 
beginning of a people’s revolution.
The sooner we realise this the less pain in the transition, the less violence. 
No matter how the stand-off in Delhi ends – capitulation by the Home Minister 
and the Police, withdrawal of support by the Congress, imposition of 
President’s Rule, police violence on the protesters and their eviction – one 
thing is certain: Kejriwal is going nowhere.
He, and his paradigms, are here to stay and haunt our rulers. With his uncanny 
understanding of the pulse of the people he has re-written the rules of 
politics and governance.
There are now only two options Kejriwal has left the ruling class – either they 
change, or the people will change them.
Avay Shukla retired from the Indian Administrative Service in December 2010. He 
is a keen environmentalist and loves the mountains- he has made them his home.

 
Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai


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Re: [Goanet] Goa Chakra on BBC NEWS- now online

[Joseph de Souza]

Excellent  article with good  photos. A must read  for all.

Joseph de Souza

On 28-12-2013 10:57, Victor Hugo Gomes wrote:

Dear Members and friends of Goa Chitra,
Our upcoming museum GOA CHAKRA is already gaining International recognition. 
Please check the article that appeared on 27th Dec. 2013 on BBC NEWS. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/24847038
Over the last four years since we started, Goa Chitra has gained
popular attention from its various stakeholders.

  


We have had over 20 visitors especially school and college
students. Goa Chitra has been attracting famous celebrities like renowned
Indian poet, lyricist and director Sampooran
Singh Kalra Gulzar; the Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk; winner
of the Man Booker Prize Kiran
Desai; astronomer and Padmabhushan Awardee, Dr. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar;
Padma Bhushan and eminent Indian poets Dr.
Surjit Patar; Prof. Naseem Shafai; Ms. Sukhvinder Amrit; Dr. Arabinda Mitra, 
Executive
Director, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, Former CAG of India, Mr. Vinod, 
Rai; Governor of Goa, His Excellency Mr. Bharat Vir Wanchoo; Mr. Khwaja, Union 
secretary for
Tourism; Governor of West Bengal, His Excellency Mr. M.K.  Narayanan; the
former Union Minister of Tourism, Ms.
Kumari Selja; the former Governor of Goa, His Excellency Dr. S.S.Sidhu;,
Former Union Tourism secretary Mr. Sujit Banerjee besides Chief Minister of 
Goa, Mr. Manohar Parrikar.

  


More recently  the God Father of Hollywood
Cinema, Mr. Robert De Niro and his daughter Ms. Drena
De Niro chose Goa Chitra as the only place to visit
while he was in Goa. He spent two hours at Goa Chitra. Mr. Di Niro
remarked “This museum is a treasure trove and an amazing great
place. I just loved it. Every time I know of somebody visiting Goa, India, I
will definitely highly recommend the Goa Chitra Museum”.

  


Goa Chitra has gained local, National as
well as International media attention and was graded as a “Must see
place” by ‘TIME’ International. It has
been featured as a Hidden Gem in the April 2013
issue of the prestigious 'National Geographic Traveller' Magazine.
Goa Chitra has been awarded with the Bravo Badge by TripAdvisor and
ranked as “No 1 attraction” in
Salcette district. Highly recommended by ‘Rough Guide’ and ‘Lonely
Planet’.

  


  Goa Chitra has been the recipient of
two International awards. The Fundacao Orient scholarship 2009 (Portugal)
and the V.X. Verodiano Award 2009 (USA) for persons who
preserve the well being of mankind through individual advancement in the field
of art, music, literature, science, medicine or humanities. Goa Chitra has 
received
certificates of merit from 18 International museums. Goa Chitra is recognized
as “An asset to Goa” by Government of Goa.

  


It is thanks to your continuous support for Goa
Chitra that we have reached so far and have been able to carry on
the vision of preserving
the past for posterity. Goa Chakra Museum will be opening officially very soon.
Cheers and best wishes for 2014,
Victor Hugo Gomes


  .

Re: [Goanet] Anyone knows CX Furtado, botanist?

[Joseph de Souza]

Hi  All,

A slight correction:

*Caetano Xavier dos Remedios Furtado   is my mum's uncle (Mother's 
Brother)   and Carlos Furtado   is  my mum's first cousin *


I am still  in contact with his son,  Carlos Furtado, who  lives with 
his family  in Singapore.



Joseph  de Souza


On 07-12-2013 18:22, Valmiki Faleiro wrote:

Does anyone know where in Goa botanist CX Furtado hailed from?

CX FURTADO (1897-1980): CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF PALMS
By Dennis V. Johnson, Cincinnati, OH, USA and Eng Pin Tay, Canning 
Vale, WA,
Australia, published in Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 51 (1999), pgs. 
141-150

(extracts):

Caetano Xavier dos Remedios Furtado did pioneering taxonomic work on 
Malayan
palms and the African genus Hyphaene. He was born in Goa on 14 October 
1897.
He attended the Poona Agricultural College and while an undergraduate 
began to
write technical articles, especially on the coconut palm. His first 
article was published
in 1919. After completing B.Sc. in 1921, he worked as agronomist in 
Burma where he

continued his interest in coconuts.

He joined the Singapore Botanic Gardens in 1923 and within a few years 
began a
lengthy study of Malayan palms. Primarily on the basis of his 
publications on palm
research in the 1930s, Furtado was awarded a D.Sc. degree from the 
University of
Bombay in 1939. Dr. Furtado retired in 1952 but was re-employed as 
Botanist until
1964. Even after his second retirement, he continued to conduct 
research and to
publish botanical articles for nearly another decade, his last 
publication appearing in

1970.

Because his professional achievements in life and at his death were 
overshadowed
by the works of more eminent scientists, Furtado has not been given 
the recognition
he deserves as a botanist and palm specialist. At the time of his 
death on 13 June

1980, Furtado's research and writing on palms went almost unacknowledged
because so much attention was drawn to the death, four months earlier, 
of the

preeminent world palm expert H.E. Moore, Jr.
===
Furtado and his young family were in Singapore when the Japanese 
invasion was
imminent. As a precaution, he sent his family to Goa where they lived 
with relatives
until the WWII ended. The family just made it out on the last 
commercial ship. During
the war, he was confined with two other prominent British botanists in 
the Singapore
Botanic Garden. Furtado was in charge of the grounds and was put into 
the very
difficult position, under Japanese orders, of selecting a number of 
the Garden's
workers to be sent the build the Burma railroad, which was all but a 
death sentence.


Furtado died in Singapore on 13 June 1980.

His son Jose Remedios, studied zoology in Australia and at the 
University of Malaya,
where he stayed on to become a professor of zoology. In the early 
1990s Jose
worked at the World Bank in Washington DC. Last heard, he was retired 
and living in

London.
.

Re: [Goanet] Anyone knows CX Furtado, botanist?

[Joseph de Souza]

On 08-12-2013 13:22, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا wrote:

On 8 December 2013 08:10, Joseph de Souza joseph...@gmail.com wrote:

Caetano Xavier dos Remedios Furtado   happens to be my mum's first cousin
(maternal side) .
I am still  in contact with his son,  Carlos Furtado, who  lives with his
family  in Singapore.


Joseph, are you related to Dr Carmo, then? FN

Yes. Dr Carmo is my mum's first cousin's son.

Re: [Goanet] Christmas Carols from Goa

[Joseph de Souza]

Dear   Jazz Goa,

I would like  to thank Jazz  Goa  for  this wonderful  gift  that you 
have given to  all  members of Goanet.



Joseph  de Souza

On 07-12-2013 09:35, Jazz Goa wrote:

Jazz Goa has produced a Christmas Carol album with twenty six tracks featuring 
some of Goa's most accomplished singers and musicians.
Currently No.1 on Reverb Nation's global charts, the album simply titled 'Merry 
Christmas' is gaining popularity through out the world averaging five hundred 
downloads each day. The singers include Sonia Shirsat, Chrystal Farrell, 
Zezinho Fernandes, Sharon Rodrigues and many more who poured their hearts out 
into this beautiful album that brings out the true spirit of Christmas.
The album is available as a free download at 
http://www.reverbnation.com/christmascarols

Re: [Goanet] Anyone knows CX Furtado, botanist?

[Joseph de Souza]

Hi  All,

Caetano Xavier dos Remedios Furtado   happens to be my mum's first 
cousin  (maternal side) .
I am still  in contact with his son,  Carlos Furtado, who  lives with 
his family  in Singapore.



Joseph  de Souza



On 07-12-2013 18:22, Valmiki Faleiro wrote:

Does anyone know where in Goa botanist CX Furtado hailed from?

CX FURTADO (1897-1980): CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF PALMS
By Dennis V. Johnson, Cincinnati, OH, USA and Eng Pin Tay, Canning 
Vale, WA,
Australia, published in Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 51 (1999), pgs. 
141-150

(extracts):

Caetano Xavier dos Remedios Furtado did pioneering taxonomic work on 
Malayan
palms and the African genus Hyphaene. He was born in Goa on 14 October 
1897.
He attended the Poona Agricultural College and while an undergraduate 
began to
write technical articles, especially on the coconut palm. His first 
article was published
in 1919. After completing B.Sc. in 1921, he worked as agronomist in 
Burma where he

continued his interest in coconuts.

He joined the Singapore Botanic Gardens in 1923 and within a few years 
began a
lengthy study of Malayan palms. Primarily on the basis of his 
publications on palm
research in the 1930s, Furtado was awarded a D.Sc. degree from the 
University of
Bombay in 1939. Dr. Furtado retired in 1952 but was re-employed as 
Botanist until
1964. Even after his second retirement, he continued to conduct 
research and to
publish botanical articles for nearly another decade, his last 
publication appearing in

1970.

Because his professional achievements in life and at his death were 
overshadowed
by the works of more eminent scientists, Furtado has not been given 
the recognition
he deserves as a botanist and palm specialist. At the time of his 
death on 13 June

1980, Furtado's research and writing on palms went almost unacknowledged
because so much attention was drawn to the death, four months earlier, 
of the

preeminent world palm expert H.E. Moore, Jr.
===
Furtado and his young family were in Singapore when the Japanese 
invasion was
imminent. As a precaution, he sent his family to Goa where they lived 
with relatives
until the WWII ended. The family just made it out on the last 
commercial ship. During
the war, he was confined with two other prominent British botanists in 
the Singapore
Botanic Garden. Furtado was in charge of the grounds and was put into 
the very
difficult position, under Japanese orders, of selecting a number of 
the Garden's
workers to be sent the build the Burma railroad, which was all but a 
death sentence.


Furtado died in Singapore on 13 June 1980.

His son Jose Remedios, studied zoology in Australia and at the 
University of Malaya,
where he stayed on to become a professor of zoology. In the early 
1990s Jose
worked at the World Bank in Washington DC. Last heard, he was retired 
and living in

London.
.

Re: [Goanet] Why don't Panchayats have email ids to correspond with, and their own websites?

[Joseph de Souza]

I think some villages have already made their presence felt in yahoo 
groups like Aldona : http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/aldona-net

Does anyone have a list of Goan villages on cyberspace and their urls?

Joseph de Souza

On 12-11-2013 17:51, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا wrote:

A good issue indeed

The cheapest, rough-and-read 'website' anyone can create is a blog. Sites
like wordpress.com offer a huge 3GB of free space. For free. So costs
should not be an excuse anymore.

The NIC (National Informatics Centre, GoI) has its offices at Porvorim, and
they're only too ready to help in any effort at creating connectivity. When
we, as journos, approached them over a decade ago, they were more than
happy at offering us Net tutorials and the like. Copied to Archana
Nagvenkar, a helpful engineer at NIC.

The problem is not technology or costs. The issue is that institutions of
power are unlikely to share the information and knowledge they're sitting
on, on which their power is based, and which could lead them to being
questioned.

In my view, we should not wait for the panchayats to do things. Every
village and city ward should set up their own presence in cyberspace,
either on a blog, electronic mailing-list or even a Facebook page.

Since we're not dealing with state secrecy here, the main concern should be
spreading the word. FN


On 12 November 2013 10:28, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote:


Ashley Delaney brought this to my attention: the Govt of India has banned
the use of FREE email accounts, and therefore they can use only accounts
provided to them by NIC. FYI - however the NIC till date has not provided
any local panchayats with email address. This is strange given that with
the goa broadband network is in place and each panachyat being linked via
high speed to the Internet, why this has not yet taken place!
--


Augusto Pinto
40, Novo Portugal
Moira, Bardez
Goa, India
E pinto...@gmail.com
P 0832-2470336
M 9881126350

Re: [Goanet] Why don't Panchayats have email ids to correspond with, and their own websites?

[Joseph de Souza]

Thanks for the info.
That's quite a huge list. However I find that in Goa only a few villages 
in Bardez and Bicholim town/taluka is covered.

I think that we require similar initiatives for all all villages in Goa

Joseph de Souza

On 12-11-2013 20:03, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا wrote:

On 12 November 2013 18:51, Joseph de Souza joseph...@gmail.com wrote:


I think some villages have already made their presence felt in yahoo
groups like Aldona : http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/aldona-net
Does anyone have a list of Goan villages on cyberspace and their urls?


Hi Joseph, These are not panchayat-driven initiatives. Instead, they are
volunteer-driven and non-profit (following the Goanet footsteps!)

See an (old and needing updating) list here, some from Goa:
http://wikiwikiweb.de/MailingListsInIndia

FN

Re: [Goanet] Why don't Panchayats have email ids to correspond with, and their own websites?

[Joseph de Souza]

Firstly   a website domain name registration   costs  around Rs 750  per 
year   the hosting charges around  1500   per year (this varies as per 
provider and quality of hosting and services offered)   Total: Rs 2250
For a  static site  the  the designing  and  setup  charges would 
typically be in the region of  Rs 5,000  to  Rs25,000 (depending on the 
number of  pages, requirements  and person/firm doing the job)
For   a   dynamic website  (website where the end user  can update the 
website  by himself/herself  e.g. webite using  Joomla content 
management system 
http://www.infosolutionsgoa.com/cms/installation-configuration-joomla.html) 
  the  the designing  and  setup  charges would typically be in the 
region of  Rs 25,000  to  Rs60,000   (depending on the number of  pages, 
requirements, type of  content management system, customizations, 
template etc   and person/firm  doing the job)


Joseph de Souza


On 09-11-2013 23:32, augusto pinto wrote:

I wanted to know which Panchayats have their own independent websites. The
only helpful links I found were:

http://www.panchayatsgoa.gov.in/location.php
http://www.digitalgoa.com/sangolda

Does anyone know of any Panchayat in Goa which has its own website? Why is
it that there are none created? Even as far as the contact details are
concerned, no one seems to give their email id.

How much would it cost to create a village website?

Cheers
Augusto

[Goanet] PRT-CT - The latest in MRI Tech in Mumbai

[joseph fernandes]

 (Ref:  www.the-examiner.org  - Letters to the editor)
By  Dr Trevor Colaco,  Bandra West Mumbai


The newest state-of-the-art equipment, in MRI Tech,  is PET-CT.
PET-CT means Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography.  Its 
applications are mainly in the field of Oncology and Cardiology.  The benefits 
of PET-CT scan are :

Early detection of disease
Accurate staging
Avoidance of futile surgeries
Early assessment of treatment responses
Differentiating tumour recurrence from radiation necrosis   and
Detecting early malignant transformation of benign lesions.

In Mumbai,  it is managed and powered by THYROCARE at only one entre.  For 
patients appointment and professional queries, write to their office:  4/1 A, 
Sector 23, Koparkhairne,  Navi Mumbai 400079  or Call  022-309 0 / 2762 
2762 / 41252525 /  SMS PET to 9870 666 333   Email:  imag...@nueclear.com  
Website:  www.nueclear.com

Remember, God is the source of these medical wonders:
Hold a physician in honour .. He (God) endows humans with the knoweldge to 
glory in His mighty works, through which the doctor eases pain  ... who too 
beseeches God that the diagnosis may be correct and the treatment bring about a 
cure  (Sirach 38:1, 6-7, 14-15)





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Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Mapping Mapusa Market

[Joseph de Souza]

By the way you forgot to mention Siolim,   two panchayats of Siolim 
namely   Siolim-Sodiem   and Siolim-Marna  touch  the Mapusa  municipality.

Also  is there a  siolim-...@googlegroups.com  ?

Joseph de Souza


On 20-09-2013 22:43, augusto pinto wrote:

I'm forwarding a message from Prof. Isabel Vaz publicizing a great program
of the graphic artist Orijit Sen who is intending to do something great to
Mupusa town in the form of making it more artistically enriched.

Not just Mapxekars but all the villages surrounding it like Moira and
Aldona and Saligao etc who depend on Mapusa for their bazaar should
participate.

Cheers
Augusto

-- Forwarded message --
From: Isabel Santa Rita Vas isabelsr...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 9:55 PM
Subject: Mapping Mapusa Market
To: Alito Siqueira al...@unigoa.ac.in, Orijit Sen thepeoplet...@yahoo.com

Hello,

As you may know, Orijit Sen, the reputed graphic artist and designer is in
Goa to conduct a course under the VRPProgramme at Goa University.

Prof Orijit Sen, will be making a presentation on *Monday September 23**rd *
*at 2.30 *at DM’s College Assagao titled *Maps and Imagination: Visual
journeys through inner and outer  landscapes*. He will also explain the
MAPPING MAPUSA MARKET PROJECT, an exciting collaborative, participatory
project.

*Further details in the attached note.*

Kindly publicise this wonderful venture.PRESS PERSONS MOST WELCOME.

Many thanks,


Isabel S.R. Vas

[Goanet] AP HC Ruling costs Info commissioners jobs

[joseph fernandes]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/HC-strips-Andhra-Pradesh-of-its-four-information-commissioners/articleshow/22527444.cms



HYDERABAD: Describing the state government's approach in appointing four 
information commissioners as whimsical, arbitrary and devoid of laid down 
procedures, the AP High Court on Thursday set aside the appointments and 
directed the state to conduct the selection process afresh and appoint new 
commissioners in six weeks time.

The Kiran Kumar Reddy government had appointed Varre Venkateshwarlu, Lam 
Tanthiya Kumari, Imtiaz Ahmed and M Vijayanirmala as information commissioners 
on February 6 this year. All these four persons are from the Congress party and 
though they are supposed to sever their political association with the party 
before they join the information commission, they did not do so, said the bench 
of Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta and Justice K C Bhanu while delivering 
the verdict. 

In selecting the new information commissioners, the state was directed to 
comply with the provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act as well as the 
judgments of the courts including the recent one by the Supreme Court in the 
Namit Sarma vs Union of India case. The appointments were challenged by former 
Union home secretary K Padmanabhaiah and the Forum for Rule of Law. 

The commissioners, whose appointments were 'under challenge,' too said that 
their affinity with the Congress will in no way affect their ability to 
independently function as information commissioners. But this was not the 
spirit of the law, which categorically says that they should cease to be 
members of that political party. That did not happen in this case, the bench 
said. 

While Gandra Mohan Rao, the counsel representing Padmanabhaiah said that the 
state did not follow the procedure prescribed by the Act before filling the 
posts, K Vivek Reddy, counsel for Forum for Rule of Law, said that the required 
empanelment with a list of eligible candidates was also not done. 

The need for giving wide publicity while inviting applications for the posts 
from persons of eminence in various fields and the need to keep the leader of 
the Opposition in the selection process were totally ignored, they said.The SC 
made it clear that the government has to follow these procedures while making 
appointments to information commissions and despite that, the state of AP has 
given a go by to the order of the apex court also, they said. Worse still, 
the state has no material to show the basis for its conclusions in this case. 
What were the names they considered, where was the notification that called for 
the applications, where was the merit-wise recommendations of the selection 
committee? In the absence of any such material, the whole selection process has 
turned out to be a mere colourable exercise of power and was done basing on 
extraneous considerations, Gandra Mohan Rao said.The bench agreed with the 
arguments of the petitioners and
 nullified the appointments accordingly. 

Earlier, governor ESL Narasimhan too had returned the file pertaining to these 
appointments raising similar objections. But when a determined state sent back 
to him the same file without considering any of his objections, the latter had 
no option than to appoint them as information commissioners.
 
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Re: [Goanet] Dueal citizenship should be the motto

[Joseph de Souza]

I think it's a typo should be dual

Joseph
On 05-09-2013 22:12, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا wrote:

A question on the subjectline -- shouldn't it be duel citizenship? FN

Re: [Goanet] Mags for kids...

[Joseph de Souza]

Hi  All,

Here  is a list  of online Magazines that are freely  accessible (or 
large sections of it): 
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-online-magazines-kids-worth-read/

Another List: http://www.world-newspapers.com/children.html
Another List: http://mcpl.info/childrens/magazines-children
http://mag.amazing-kids.org/
http://www.childrenswebmagazine.com/

_*Indian Magazines*_
http://www.pitara.com/magazine/
http://dimdima.com/
http://chakmak-blog.blogspot.in/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Indian_children%27s_magazines

Joseph de Souza

On 21-08-2013 00:30, Frederick FN Noronha ?  *??? 
??? wrote:

Hi all: I'm just starting this online listing here and would appreciate any
pointers you could offer:
http://mags-for-kids-in-india.wikidot.com/start

PS: What I'm looking for is (i) links to other interesting, inexpensive
mags (ii) initiatives to gift subscriptions to any schools of your choice.
Probably one you were an alumni of, or from your village.

FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org

[Goanet] ABBA FATHER - A Very Happy Feast

[joseph fernandes]

Wishing Everyone
 
    A Very Happy Feast Of
 
    ABBA FATHER    -    Father Of All Mankind
 


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[Goanet] ABBA FATHER - Novena begins today

[joseph fernandes]

www.fatherspeaks.net

The Novena in honour of GOD our Heavenly Father
begins today 29th July.

The feast is on 07 August

 
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[Goanet] Do you have to pay wealth tax

[joseph fernandes]

  
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/personal-finance/Do-you-have-to-pay-wealth-tax/articleshow/21444111.cms


Very few taxpayers have heard of it and fewer pay it. However, this is no 
reason for you to ignore wealth tax. This tax is payable if the market value of 
certain assets exceeds 30 lakh. The tax is 1% of the combined value of such 
assets. 


Wealth tax targets unproductive, non-essential and idle assets. In the 
crosshairs are two of the biggest obsessions of Indian investors: property and 
gold. If you have bought a second house and not given it on rent, the value of 
the property will be included while computing your wealth tax liability. Of 
course, the outstanding loan taken to buy the property will be deducted from 
this. Gold and silver, whether bought, gifted or inherited, will also be 
included in the calculation. Even the cash you keep in your locker at home is 
liable to wealth tax. 

However, productive and financial assets, such as commercial property, bonds, 
fixed deposits, stocks, Ulips, gold funds, mutual funds, your savings account 
bank balance and gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) are exempt from wealth tax. 
This tax is not taken very seriously by taxpayers because the Central Board of 
Direct Taxes is busy with other, more important, ones, such as corporate tax, 
income tax, service taxand excise. Wealth tax accounts for less than 0.25% of 
total direct taxes and is minuscule in the total revenue collection. Last year, 
it contributed 866 crore to the total revenue collection of 1,038,036 crore. 

The taxman's disinterest is surprising because, although small, this is a 
regular stream of tax collection . Unlike income tax, which is levied on 
earnings just once, wealth tax is payable every year for the same assets. One 
would have thought that wealth tax collections would see an exponential rise as 
India's rich became richer. Instead, these collections have witnessed a slow 
growth, rising 10% from 787 crore in 2011-12 to 866 crore in 2012-13. 

This doesn't mean the taxman will not go after you for not paying it. Direct 
tax collections have been below the target set in the budget and the CBDT is 
under pressure to improve compliance. There is a stiff penalty for evading 
wealth tax. Incorrect declaration of wealth can invite a fine of up to 500% of 
the evaded tax. One can also be jailed for up to seven years if the tax due is 
over 1 lakh. Remember, wealth tax evasion is easy to detect because the assets 
are tangible and undervaluation is not difficult to prove. 

Are you liable to pay wealth tax? Fill the table provided here to know if you 
are rich enough to fall in its ambit. If the total figure exceeds 30 lakh, you 
have to pay 1% wealth tax on that amount. This can be paid online or deposited 
at any designated bank branch. The wealth tax return is to be filed using form 
BA and the last date for doing so is 31 July. If the assessee is liable to 
audit, the last date is 30 September.

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[Goanet] How can nri-s invest in real estate in India

[joseph fernandes]

 
http://www.goodreturns.in/personal-finance/investment/2013/07/how-can-nris-invest-real-estate-india-188873.html?utm_source=Daily-Newsletterutm_medium=Email-Newsletterutm_campaign=23072013


According to the regulations of FEMA and RBI, NRI is permitted to make specific 
investment in real estate. A NRI is allowed to do the following investment in 
property:
1) Any immovable property can be purchased by NRI in India other than any 
agricultural land, farm house and plantation property.
2) He can get any immovable property as mentioned above by gift from Indian 
resident, Indian citizen residing outside India or person of Indian Origin.
3) Obtain any property by inheritance.
4) He can transfer immovable property to any resident of India by sale.
5) He can transfer any agricultural land, farm house or plantation land to any 
resident of India by gift.
 6) He can also transfer his residential or commercial property by means of 
gift to any person either residing in India or abroad or person of Indian 
origin.
Sources of Finance

NRIs considers financial institutions as the easy option available in India for 
purchasing any property; at the same time financial institutions consider NRIs 
as their potential clients.
Financial institutions provide home loans easily, efficiently and sooner to 
such people as they are very much prompt at the time of repayment. Furthermore, 
the repayment can readily be done by inward remittance through the proper 
banking channel.
If someone is already getting income in India from sources like rent or 
dividend, he/she can directly repay the loan as well. Now RBI has also 
predetermined these norms in home loan for Non residents who are looking 
forward to buying any property:
A maximum of 80% amount is only financed by the financial institution. Rest 
should be given by NRI himself.
The remittance of the amount for down payment can be done from the place of 
residence by normal banking channels, i.e., NRO/NRE account in India.
Furthermore, the NRI has to repay his principal amount as well as interest part 
from that similar channel only.
Tax Implications for NRIs looking for property in India
NRI has to shell out stamp duty as well as registration fees at the time of 
purchase. He is entitled to avail all sorts of benefits at par with Indian 
resident on the interest paid for the home loan.
However, the tax process becomes full of twists and turns if the property is 
leased. As the amount of income received from such action comes under the head 
of income from property, therefore, standard deduction is applicable as per 
standard slab.
In this case, the NRI will have to pay the applicable tax if he is residing in 
the country where worldwide income is taxable unless the country has Double Tax 
Avoidance Agreement with India.
The special advantage for NRI is the amount which is paid for the interest of 
home loan is deductible from NRI's taxable income without any upper limit. The 
NRI is legally responsible for the payment of capital Gain Tax as prescribed 
under the Income Tax Act, in case he sells off the property.
About the author:
Amit Sethi is an MBA (Fin) graduate and a Financial Consultant. He has spent 10 
years in Equity research, Stock broking and Financial Consultancy Sector. He 
can be reached at exp...@investmentyogi.com
courtesy: www.investmentyogi.com


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[Goanet] THE NET GENERATION :-))))))))

[joseph fernandes]

Girl: Dad,I'm in love with a boy who is far away from me.
I am in Ghana and he lives in UK.
We met on a dating website, became 
friends on facebook, had long chats on whatsapp,he proposed to me on 
skype, and now we've had 2 months of relationship through viber.
I need ur blessings and good wishes daddy.

Dad said: Wow! Really!!
  ...then get married on twitter, 
have fun on tango.
Buy your kids on e-bay, 
send them thru gmail. 
And if you are fed up with your husband...
  sell him on amazon.


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[Goanet] Indian Tax laws give NRI's a raw deal

[joseph fernandes]

, besides the cess.

More restrictions

Concessions: If an NRI opts for the concessional tax treatment, he is taxed at 
a flat rate. However, in such a case, he cannot avail of any deduction of 
expenditure or allowance under any provisions or claim benefit of cost 
indexation for capital gains.

Investments

Apart from the higher taxes, NRIs are not allowed to invest in certain 
instruments, such as thePublic Provident Fund. Certain scrips specified by the 
RBI are also out of their reach.

NRIs constitute an important segment of the investing population. If the 
government wants this section to bring in more investment, it should take steps 
to remove these glaring anamolies in the tax structure. This is especially 
important in the current situation, when therupee has seen a drastic fall 
against the dollar. If NRIs are given the same tax treatment that resident 
Indians enjoy, it will encourage this large segment of overseas population to 
start investing in their home country.

(The author is the CFO and co-founder of tax filing portal Taxspanner.com)



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[Goanet] Pope Francis ... (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ)

[joseph fernandes]

 ABBA FATHER,  thank you for the gift of Pope Francis I.

My personal prayer is that the new Pope gradually shed  the pomp and ceremony 
associated with papal office and walk in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ.



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[Goanet] Fw: Nehru seizes Goa - Leo Lawrence - Google Books

[Joseph Rebello]

Thank you Bosco for advising me that I should send my email to 
goanet@goanet.organd I have done just that in the hope I won't be clobbered by 
any one of the Goanet
moderators, who sometimes appear a trifle un-moderated or heavy handed in 
their 
fellow Goan ways, especially if someone like me who is not a subscriber to 
Goanet 
strays into Goanet internet territory. 

Nowadays, unlike the old Goan ways of respect for a fellow Gaons and days when
Goanet first started 18 years ago, things have moved away from those partial 
ways, especially if one is not of /on the same wave-length of Goanet and it's 
moderators of
today. 

That is as much as one can say for our Amchea Goa's Goenkarponn, which we have 
been bleating about on the airwaves/ www.net ever since the dawn of 19Dec, 1961 
when Goa
and it's Proud to be a Goan and it's respectful people were finally annexed 
into the Union
of India, thus making us virtually STATUSless in our own land of our 
forefathers birth.

Today, it is every man or woman or child for him or herself so much so, every 
other Tomazski, Dickum, or Harrilal-jeebaiya has a stake in Goa, bar our Goan 
Sons and Daughters of the Soil who have to fight for the Crumbs and Spoils of 
the aftermath of the Freedom Fighters driven into a frenzy Higher Command 
annexation ! 

Today, here I am, a small enough cog in the Goan Diaspora pigeon hole seeking 
 for 
some crumb of an email to be put on Goanet and what a fight it has been, so 
can you blame others for taking our once Peaceful Goa, not by PieceMeal but 
WholeSale or Whole chunks of Konachem Goa by the TON as in Mining if one has 
the feeling that one is so 
hard done by our fellow Goan on the www ?
Kind regards, 
Joseph Rebello

- Forwarded Message -
From: bo...@goanet.org bosp...@gmail.com
To: Joseph Rebello asjrebe...@yahoo.co.uk 
Sent: Friday, 12 October 2012, 21:52
Subject: Re: Nehru seizes Goa - Leo Lawrence - Google Books
 

Hi Joseph,


Please send your response to goa...@goanet.org


Best wishes - Bosco
Goanet Admin



On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Joseph Rebello asjrebe...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:



  * [Goanet] Dr. Kui and Nehru seizes Goa M Soares 
  * Nehru seizes Goa - Leo Lawrence - Google Books 
Web History · Go to Google Books Home · Advanced Book Search · Books ... Go 
to Google Play Now ». Nehru seizes Goa. Front Cover. Leo Lawrence 
...books.google.com/books/about/Nehru_seizes_Goa.html?id=XKY5AQAAIAAJ
Dear Sir or Moderator,
I could not help going through the  Goanet and noticed that one of your 
Goanet subscribers
namely, M. Soares was interested in a book on Nehru seizing Goa and the above 
link might perhaps prove useful to him.
Therefore, may I kindly request you to onpass this info to the said gentleman.
Thank you. 

J.Rebello

[Goanet] DaijiWorld. It was a red-letter-day for the Konkani diaspora in Canada

[Joseph Rebello]

It was a red-letter-day for the Konkani diaspora in Canada 
when they eagerly tuned in to Radio Mango 

4 Oct: 
DaijiWorld. It was a red-letter-day for the Konkani diaspora in Canada 
when they eagerly tuned in to Radio Mango at FM 101.3 on 29 Sep. for the
 first-ever Konkani programme … Radio Mango will air Konkani music and 
other entertainment, every Saturday between 7 and 8 pm on FM 101.3. 
Further details are also available on their website www.radiomango.ca  
and the Facebook page: Radio MangoToronto. You’ll find them on twitter 
and Linked In, too… 522 words + 6 photos. 
[Radio Mango is also live online - go to http://cmr.fm/   and choose high speed 
or dial up on the Live CMR Zone. Full Text.

[Goanet] Flight booking online - Money goes out of bank instantly but comes back after 7-14 days?

[joseph fernandes]

Similar is the case with irctc.co.in - the Indian Railway Online booking 
portal, where refunds are
given after 7 days and with Online Advt booking, where refund is given after 14 
days - both personal experiences,
in similar circumstances as Joegoauk i.e. not my fault.


Worse is Online purchases with Timtara.com where refunds take more than 6 
months  -  I am still waiting for my refund
of payment made in March and order cancelled by them as they did not have the 
item in stock, I ordered for !!!

But then this is INDIA after all.


 
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[Goanet] Daya Shankar (Ex-Customs officer) no more

[joseph fernandes]

Following news item from Times of India, Mumbai:

An Indian Revenue Service Officer of the 1978 batch, Daya Shankar, who took on 
the gold smugglers in the late 1980s died in Australia following a prolonged 
illness on Sunday.

His contemporaries described him as talented, irreverent and eccentric. He was 
known for his crackdown on the thriving gold smuggling networks in Daman, Goa 
and Mumbai. A story that did the rounds then was that when he was on duty, 
smugglers got themselves off loaded and airlines used to reschedule some 
flights to go empty.  In 1988, don Dawood Ibrahim said in a magazine interview 
that he wanted to work under Daya Shankar, if provided another chance to lead a 
dignified life.

In 1992, he stood by his colleague, Coasta Fernandes, during a CBI probe 
accusing him of killing then Goa Chief Minister Churchill Alemao's brother 
Alvernaz.  The CBI held Fernandes guilty, but Daya Shankar fought for him and 
the SC brought the persecution of Fernandes to an end.  Fernandes won a 
presidential medal, an official said.

 
Joseph Fernandes
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[Goanet] [WV] [JOSEPH CANISIUS DIAS' BLOG] BLACK WHITE LIES!

[Joseph Canisius Dias]

Leander was listening to TED TALKS last night. I was doing my meditation  
and instead of asking him to use his headphones, I let my mind focus on the  
talk instead of pursuing a thoughtless state of mind! It was about LIES and  
how to spot a LIAR! As usual, we discussed this topic over dinner and I was  
surprised how the 'modern liar' has mastered the art of deception even to  
pass the lie detection test!


That made me mull over what the Bible had to say about lying -

Proverbs 6:16-19 says, These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are  
an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed  
innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be  
swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he  
that soweth discord among brethren.


Everyone tells a white lie on occasion, it's just a question of why. Some  
white lies save relationships, some ease a hectic situation, and others buy  
us time. The list could go on forever. Stretching the truth is a natural  
component of human instinct because it's the easy way out. We all do it, so  
there is no reason to deny it. “As long as we aren't hurting others or  
breaking the law, these innocent lies can make life more pleasant”- is our  
justification for our lies!


Deceit, lying, and falsehoods lie at the very heart of our cultural  
heritage. As the moral climate of our society has been deteriorating, lying  
has become a major problem. The business world is particularly plagued by  
this problem--men's dishonesty with each other. Even God's ministers are  
not immune and many of them are infected with it.


The Bible is filled with admonitions against being dishonest and lying. One  
of the Ten Commandments states:


Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Exodus 20:16

Let us examine our own lives to see if we are infected with the same  
disease. What kind of witness are we to those around us? Are we deceived  
and have we become liars ourselves? The Bible also lists this sin of lying  
as one that can lead us to hell along with some other grievous ones.


Revelation 21:7-8 says, He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I  
will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving,  
and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and  
idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth  
with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.


A LIE IS A LIE EVEN IF SPOKEN IN LATIN!


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[Goanet] A joke

[joseph fernandes]

Received this from the internet:

Jagjit Singh
Shammi Kapoor
Dev Anand
Mehdi Hassan
Dara Singh .. and now
Rajesh Khanna


Dear GOD 


I appreciate your keen interest in Indian music and films.

I hope you will take a little interest in Indian politics as well.

Sincerely

All Indians

 
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[Goanet] [WV] [JOSEPH CANISIUS DIAS' BLOG] THE EVIL EYE

[Joseph Canisius Dias]

It's been three days since Lorine left for Portugal to join her sister and  
mother who are holidaying there. I could not join because of the deadlines  
at work. My two sons opted to stay behind with me. Last night the topic at  
the dinner table was 'evil eyes' and is it merely a superstition. Leander  
popped that question and i had a hard time explaining the 'phenomenon'!


From my own experience as a child, specially growing up in Goa, where  
people are pretty superstitious, i've had my fair share of 'evil eye'  
attacks and the frequent runs to the 'disht-kan' (The lady who removed the  
spell). I still remember her sitting outside her hut in Mandel in Margao,  
rubbing some wierd smelling roots on a stone and spraying the water thrice  
on the face with much force, accompanied by the 'i believe'.


Most of us in Goa has experienced this sometime or the other in their  
lifetime (I believe?). My grandmother explained it to me as being the ill  
effect of somebody's envy or praise. It is important to understand that the  
person who praises the child is not evil per se. IT JUST HAPPENS!


A typical account of such a mishap might be: I dressed the baby in new  
clothes and took him to town and a woman who has no children saw him and  
said, 'Oh, what a pretty child!' and as soon as we got home he began to  
vomit! The evil in these accounts of the evil eye indicate that it is  
thought to be situational in nature and that it is caused by a failure to  
restrain envy within proper social bounds.


Mentions of the evil eye in the Bible clearly refer to the role that envy  
and covetousness play in its development. We can read in Proverbs 23:6 Eat  
thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his  
dainty meat and likewise in Proverbs 28:22, He that hasteth to be rich  
hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.


Then over in Mark 7:21-22, we see that the early Jewish Christians believed  
in evil eye, for it is written there that when Jesus Christ lectured about  
defilement, he told his followers that evil eye comes forth from a man and  
defiles him just the same as if he had committed a physical crime: From  
within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,  
fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,  
lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.


There are many 'cures' followed by people in various countries, some of  
which may be: Olive oil dripped into water with prayer...Wax dripped into  
water with prayer ... Coals or match heads dropped into water with  
prayer ...Passing a whole raw egg over the face, then breaking  
it ...Breaking an egg in a dark, shadowed place, unseen ...breaking an egg  
and drawing a cross on the victim's forehead ...Victim drinks three sips of  
holy water ...Victim is bathed in holy water 


As for me, i believe in one tried and tested method which has never failed  
me. It is to confess Holy Scriptures and certain assertions daily. For  
example: I AM THE BODY OF CHRIST, SATAN HAS NO POWER OVER ME, SICKNESS HAS  
NO PLACE IN ME.


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[Goanet] [WV] [JOSEPH CANISIUS DIAS' BLOG] TRUE SUCCESS ?

[Joseph Canisius Dias]

TRUE SUCCESS



What is true success? Let's examine Scriptures to find out!



King Solomon, a man to whom God gave great wisdom, wrote most of the  
Proverbs such as:




“Do not toil to acquire wealth; be wise enough to desist. When your eyes  
light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes to itself wings, flying  
like an eagle toward heaven” (Proverbs 23:4–5, RSV).




“Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my  
heart from any pleasure, for my heart rejoiced in all my labour; and this  
was my reward from all my labour. Then I looked on all the works that my  
hands had done and on the labour in which I had toiled; and indeed all was  
vanity and grasping for the wind. There was no profit under the sun”  
(Ecclesiastes 2:10–11).




Again, there are the following instances when...



The mother of James and John—two of Jesus' disciples—came to Him with a  
request: “She said to Him, 'Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one  
on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.' But Jesus  
answered and said, 'You do not know what you ask'” (Matthew 20:21–22). He  
then told them that those positions were for those chosen and “prepared by  
My Father.”




“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who  
are great exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you;  
but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And  
whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—just as the  
Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a  
ransom for many” (Matthew 20:25–28).




The greatest is one who is a true servant—one who truly cares for and helps  
others! Notice that it was the Son of God, Jesus of Nazareth, who took  
little children up in His arms and who stooped over to wash the feet of His  
disciples. You can read about that foot-washing service in John 13.




Jesus' example was one of service, sacrifice and love. “For if when we were  
enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more,  
having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life” (Romans 5:10).




Whatever position we may hold in this life, we will never find true success  
unless we have an attitude of godly service toward others. One of the  
measures of true success is the degree of godly service one is willing to  
give.




Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His  
commandments, for this is man's all. For God will bring every work into  
judgement, including every secret thing, whether good or evil”  
(Ecclesiastes 12:12–14).



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[Goanet] [WV] [JOSEPH CANISIUS DIAS' BLOG] PHOTOSHOPPING!

[Joseph Canisius Dias]

A few days ago, i spent a good hour at the photo studio. I had gone there  
to 'photoshop' a friend's image with Justin Bieber. It was her birthday and  
knowing she loved Justin, i thought i'd poke some fun at her.


Whilst i was waiting there for my turn, i saw a man getting his head  
transported onto another body that was with a suit on. He wanted a photo  
with him in a suit and the simplest way to do that was to photoshop the  
image. Another 'pimply-faced' girl got her pimples removed. yet another  
couple had their pic done as if they were sitting inside a beautiful house.


What scared me most was how we tend to do the same in the 'spiritual  
sense', just to look good!

H ... Enough said!

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[Goanet] Is Goa going all Saffron clad or Iron Ore Red mud in the dumps scared ?

[Joseph Rebello]

[Goanet] Goa's Urrack season sets the tipsy tone

[joseph fernandes]

I had purchased Cashew Urrack, from SVD Seminary at Raia
last saturday @ Rs130/- per litre (1000 ml, and not a bottle) , and freshly 
extracted cashew juice @ Rs 30/- a litre.  The delivery counter opens at 3 pm 
and there is a great demand for both, and I am told that stocks are not 
available after 3.30 pm on some days.
 
Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai


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[Goanet] Our Ladys visitation at Batim, Goa on Sunday 25th march 2012

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 All Roads lead to Batim on  Sunday, 25th March 2012– Feast of theAnnunciation 
of the Lord.
 
Mrs Evetta Gomes the Canadian Goan, from Ontario, who first saw our Lady at 
Batim in 24 September 1994,
has been receiving message from our Blessed Mother:

( PART OF MESSAGE RECEIVED ON 1ST FRIDAY : 3RD FEBRUARY 2012 : ( 3:00 P.M. ):-
OUR LADY Speaks: “ My beloved children: I desire with great desire as The 
MOTHER OF GOD and Mediatrix Of All Graces to come before you :………: on The Holy 
Mountain Of Mount Batim Ganxim Goa, on the day known as the twenty –fifth of 
the third month of the year two thousand and twelve – The Annunciation . A 
great feast day and rejoicing it will be . I will make MY Presentation , My 
Visitation on this Mountain at The Hour of Divine Mercy . …….. Now you must 
make known this to all My children . I desire many, to come to receive this 
blessing , on that day. I love you dearly. I Am The Mother Of God. I Am your 
Mother , The Mediatrix Of all Graces. Amen.” ( Blessed by the seers Spiritual 
Father.) Amen.
Address: Chapel of St Simon and St Jude, Ganxim, under Our Lady of Guadalupe 
(Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe) Parish, Batim, Tiswadi, Goa Velha, Goa 403 108 
India. (Batim is around 6 Km from Panjim - Goa)

Important NOTE:
On reaching the foot of the Holy Mount Batim, Ganxim; please go up the hill in 
groups of 10-40 each, choosing your language of English or Konkani, doing the 
Stations of the Cross with your group, using your own Prayer books, etc. You 
can start ideally after 11am.
Please DO NOT WAIT DOWN, since the place is limited.
It takes about 30-50 mins to reach up walking, do not reach up later than 2 pm.
Then join the groups on the top praying the Rosary, etc.
Elderly and sick can take the vehicle, even bus right up to the Chapel, then 
may have to be parked down. There should be place, if the crowd is too much, no 
vehicles will be allowed up.


Mass will be anytime after 4 pm. Please co operate with the volunteers.
1) PLEASE DO A GOOD CONFESSION 1-2 DAYS EARLIER
2) DO NOT KEEP ANY UNCONFESSED SIN AND UNFORGIVENESS IN YOUR HEART.
3) PLEASE START PRAYING NOW ADDITIONAL ROSARIES DAILY FROM YOUR HEART, FOR THIS 
SUCCESS
 

 
 
Batim is situated near Goa Velha/Pilar – about 3 kms from the bustop  which is
between Goa Velha and Pilar busstops. On NH17, on the Panjim-Margoa, 
Panjm-Vasco route
 

Bus Service to Batim -Goa 
Bus Phone Nos:- Panaji: 2462365 (Xavier) 
Calangute 9657734557 (Lucia) 
Margao 2714191; 8806238501 (Dea Alemao)...
Mapusa 9822482603 (Peggy)
Assolna 2774435; 9763231168 ( Maria)
For Vasco, Ponda, Mumbai, etc Details to come soon
 
Be there – to  welcome our Lady and receive her Blessing.
and spread the word
 
www.Ourlady-batim.com
 
 
 
 
Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai


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[Goanet] [WV] A WISH

[JOSEPH CANISIUS Dias]

Dear friends, well-wishers and supporters,

I take this opportunity, along with my brother and partner (Cosme) in Word
Ventures (www.word.diaz.co.in) , to wish you a blessed Christmas and a
prosperous New Year! I have no doubt that you will continue to bless us
through your patronage in the new year too.

For those of you who will be in Goa during this festive season, please do
visit the shop (See footer for address).

I will be doing a *BOOK SIGNING* on the 30th of Dec 2011(whole day). I will
also conduct a FREE WORKSHOP for children in *'Cartooning and
Caricature'*at the shop from 3 pm onwards on the 2nd of Jan 2012.

Please do let your family and friends in Goa, know about these two events.

God bless you all!

*THE CHRISTMAS STORY*
*For thousands of years they tried to live a sinless life, yet in vain,*

*Perfection alluded them, too strong was sin's strain,*

* *

*They killed sheep, bullocks, and turtledoves, all as a sacrifice,*

*But nothing that they found to kill would ever really suffice,*

* *

*Once a year the high priest went in to the Holy of Holies, alone,*

*Wishing that for all the people, the sins God would atone,*

* *

*But this practice, at best, could provide a temporary solution,*

*This caused my God in heaven to make an awesome resolution,*

* *

*He came to a lady named Mary, who was a Nazarene,*

*Through her submission to God, His Son would come on the scene,*

* *

*He would be born in Bethlehem, to fulfill prophecy,*

*The star would shine brightly, for the three kings to see,*

* *

*We celebrate his birth on Christmas, but His story doesn't end there,*

*He went on to die on a cross, so that we could preach Him everywhere,*

* *

*God's Son, yes, became our ultimate sacrifice,*

*Behold the Lamb of God, who would pay the ultimate price,*

* *

*His blood came streaming down, that tree on Calvary,*

*For the remission of sins, for the salvation of you and me,*

* *

*They took Him down and buried Him in someone's else tomb,*

*satan thought he had us, but this death would be his doom,*

* *

*Three nights and three days would have to pass by,*

*He's alive, He's not there, would be the ladies' cry,*

* *

*For God rose Him up from the dead, with all power in His hand,*

*So that I could be delivered from sin, and join the Christian band,*

* *

*So when you open up your gifts, on Christmas day,*

*Take time to tell your kids the true meaning, and please take time to pray.
*


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[Goanet] [WV] CHILDREN'S BOOK: The Magical Bone Flute

[JOSEPH CANISIUS Dias]

Dear friends,

Just a short message to let you share in the intense pleasure i feel at the
release of my second book THE MAGICAL BONE FLUTE today! Please do order a
copy from the following link:
http://www.authorhouse.co.uk/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?Book=357804
Kindly forward the link to others on your contact list The book would make
an ideal Christmas gift!

God bless you!
Joseph

PS: I've been requested by friends to write a blog for children. Please do
send me feedback as to what kind of topics you would like me to write on,
so that i can pray about them for inspiration. I hope you are visiting my
blog: www.jodias27.blogspot.com ... do send me your feedback on it so that
i can improve on the same.
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[Goanet] UGC 36th Tourney Finals:

[Joseph Gonsalves]

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*United Goans Center Conclude their Prestigious Tournament*

*Malabar lift 36**th** UGC tourney for first time:
*

The spectators got to see an exciting game of football in the finals of the
36th UGC tourney between Malabar FC and Curtorcares on 11-11-11 at Shuwaikh
MOH grounds. The favorites Curtorcares were defeated by Malabar by a
solitary goal.

Both the teams started playing with a quick pace and looked threatening in
the initial minutes of the match. Malabar began to settle down and maintain
more possession on the ball and began to create some attacking chances. The
momentum began to shift Curtorcares way but the Malabar keeper made some
good saves.  Minguel of Curtorcares received a good cross from the wing and
having beaten the last defender, shot wide of goal having only the keeper
to beat. Towards the end of the first half, a long range effort from Binu
of Malabar suprised the Curtorcares keeper and he had no chance of saving
it. Malabar went into the first half with a goal advantage. Sanal should
have double the lead but he did not make his shot count having only the
keeper to beat.

In the second half Curtorcares began to take charge and started looking for
the equalizer. They missed out on many chances but the defense and keeper
of Malabar stood firm and made sure there would be no equalizer. Braz who
has been the player standing out from Curtorcares all tournament was not
allowed any room to make any plays. They defended well against corners and
set-pieces and Curtorcares tried their level best giving it their all but
they could not find the back of the net after 90 minutes. The UGC
tournament is being conducted under the auspices of KIFF and refereed by
The KIFF referees Derrick, Victor, Edward and Arnold.

The master of ceremony proceedings were conducted by Miss Benny and Adolf.
The line ups of both teams were announced before kickoff. During the
half-time, the national anthems of Kuwait and India were played. The chief
guest and KIFF President with all other club presidents were introduced to
the players. The President of the Indian Women Association (IWA) Mrs.
Muriel Alphonso was the chief guest. She is the finance director at White
Store. In her speech, she gave some good examples for the footballers to
follow and praised the UGC organizers in absence of their president
Mr.Pascoal Alfonso and Vice-president Brigidio Fernandes for working so
hard to make this tournament a grand success. Towards the end of the final,
Father Edwin and Father Roy and father from India appeared as guest of
honors. The opening ceremony of UGC tournament in 1979 was conducted by
Father Dominic Santamaria and today two priests blessed the center on
11.11.11. They also praised the efforts of the organizers and the
participating teams for putting on a good show. The chief guest Mrs. Muriel
Alphonso, president of IWA gave away the prizes to the winning captain and
team. The man of the match was awarded to the goal scorer Binu of
Malabar.The guest of honor and Vice-president Brigidio Fernandes handed out
prizes to the runners up. AVC bagged the best discipline which was awarded
in memory of late Joe Fernandes. In memory of late John Dcunha, the top
scorer was awarded to Anthony of Malabar which was given by Agnelo. The
housie prize was presented by Ms.Carol to the winner Mr.Benny. The KIFF
president Mr.Fidelis gave away the referee prizes.

In the vote of thanks, all the sponsors were appreciated for their efforts
Dr.Quasir, Zulficar Ahmed, DHL International Transportation and Peter
Mendes. A special thanks to Arab times, Goa Karanti and Indians in Kuwait
for providing coverage throughout the tournament.

Pictures of the finals of the 36th UGC tournament is available on our
website:

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On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 5:26 AM, bo...@goanet.org bosp...@gmail.com wrote:

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 Mabrook to UG..they've been doing this for over 30 years now. Great
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[Goanet] UG week 4 report

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Don Bosco, KGA out Rising Stars, Malabar United and Goa Maroons advance 
to the Semi Finals:


The first match was contested between Don Bosco and Malabar United. The 
KIFF match officials were P. A. Tony, Bernard and Adolf. The start of 
the match revolved mostly in the centre half as both teams tried to gain 
possession, as Don Bosco began to settle, they started to look more 
comfortable and were rewarded with a free kick which was well converted 
into a Goal by Conrad no 4. Malabar in response attempted some long 
range shots and were finally rewarded with a goal in the closing minutes 
of the first half.  The first half score was 1 -1. In the second both 
the teams started to attack each other in search of the lead. Don Bosco 
won a free kick which was taken by Steven but his shot was well saved by 
the Malabar Goal keeper. Malabar made a change and brought in Noshad in 
place of Shahli and started to dominate again until they won a free kick 
which was shot wide. The score still remained the same at the end of the 
final whistle and the game went into extra time. During the extra time 
both team started to push each other in search of the winning Goal which 
saw some rough tackles being made. Noshad from Malabar was shown a 
Yellow card for a hard tackle and during the closing stages of the extra 
time Godfrey from Don Bosco was shown a straight Red Card by the referee 
P. A. Tony. The game went into penalties. For Don Bosco Alex and Michael 
converted from the spot kick while Conrad and Peter saw their shots 
being saved by the Malabar goal keeper. For Malabar Sulfi, Gibu Hari and 
Noushad were success full while Riyas saw his shot on Goal hit the 
crossbar. Malabar advance to the Semi finals where they will meet 
tournament favourites Goa Maroons.


The second match of the day was between Rising star and KGA. Rising star 
maintained their good form in the tournament to secure a 1-0 win. No.13 
Kaltoraran continued to shine by scoring the only goals of the match. 
KGA had some good chances but failed to convert it into a Goal. They saw 
some of the efforts well save by the Rising Star Goal keeper. During the 
closing stages KGA tried their best to come back into the game but were 
unlucky not to have scored in the final minutes of the game. Rising star 
march on to the semi finals of the tournament were they will meet 
Curtorcares.


The third match was between Goa Maroons and Skynet Raiders. It was a 
closely contested match between two strong teams. Goa Maroons took the 
lead early in the match after they won a penalty for a challenge by 
Domnic and the spot kick was converted by Ian. From there on Goa Maroon 
began to dominate and ended the first half on a high. During the second 
half Skynet Raider made a change and brought in Ashton in place of 
Victor and went all out on the attack in search of an equaliser. As they 
pushed forward Goa Maroons got a change on the break and Kennedy No 10 
made no mistake to double the lead. The match ended with Goa Maroons 
winning 2-0 and will now meet Malabar United in the Semi finals.


Semi Finals:
Goa Maroons Vs. Malabar United at 6:30 am
Curtorcares Vs. Rising Stars at 8:30 am



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Re: [Goanet] A n inquiry about the masala grinding stones in Goa.

[JOSEPH LOBO]

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Is  it  a  form  of granite  or  is a basalt rock  or  some  other material ?  
Thank  you !

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*Rising Stars Edge Tournament Hosts: Malabar, Don Bosco and Curtorcares
Advance :

*

The first match from last week’s fixtures was contested between two new
teams: Gulf Cable and Malabar United. The KIFF match officials were Connie,
Ronnie and Edward. The start of the much revolved mostly in the centre half
as both teams tried to gain possession. As Gulf Cable began to settle, they
started to look more comfortable moving the ball around and created some
good chances. Malabar is response attempted some long range shots to trouble
the keeper.  The first half remained scoreless but Gibu of Malabar made no
mistake scoring from a spot kick in the second half to take the lead as
their defender brought down the attacker in the penalty area. Juzer of Gulf
Cable had a really good chance to equalize the game but the keeper made a
full stretch save to deny him. Muneer of Malabar could have put the game
away but he shot wide having only the keeper to beat. A total of five yellow
cards were handed out in this match and Malabar have to be careful in the
next round.

 The second match of the day was between Curtorcares and DHL. Curtorcares
maintained their good form in the tournament to secure a 2-0 win. No.6 Braz
continued to shine by scoring both the goals in this match. No.17 Jose had
another chance from a free kick but was unable to find the target. He played
a pivotal  role for Curtorcares in supplying the ball to the fowards. No.6
Braz picked up both his goals in the second half. DHL had a few chances but
found it difficult to come back into the game after being two goals down.
Curtorcares now wait for their opponents in the semi-final stage.



The third match was between UG Strikers and Rising Stars. It was a closely
contested match between the two old rivals. Rising Stars scored took the
lead in twenty minutes from a long range effort from No.7 Arun. No.9
Thankapan double the lead shortly as the UG keeper failed to make a
regulation save. UG started to find their feet back in the game and replied
with a string of shots on goal but the Rising keeper did well to keep
everything out. UG made a double substitution during the second half and
were rewarded with a goal from No.4 Pontes. Alfred made some good moves in
the second half and was nearly rewarded. Rising attempted some more long
range shots in the second half to trouble the UG keeper.


The fourth match of the day was an exciting feature between AVC and Don
Bosco. AVC began to threaten as soon as the whistle blew off and made Don
Bosco defend a lot. Stevens header on goal line and some good defending from
Conrad at the back kept the scoreline to a draw till halftime. Don Bosco
began to play a better game in the second half and troubled the AVC keeper.
The KIFF match officials were John, Arnold and Romeo. In the second half,
Kevin Vaz of AVC had the best chance in of the match but his powerful shoot
was kept out by the keeper. There was not much separating the two sides and
after regulation time and extra time the game had to be decided by
penalties. AVC put in all their first four penalties and Don Bosco got in
only three out of four. It looked like AVC were going to take it away on
penalties but penalties is always a cruel way to end a game and AVC missed
their fifth spot kick and gave Don Bosco a golden opportunity to come back
in sudden death. Steven of Don Bosco took a cool penalty while Luciano of
AVC was not able to convert. Don Bosco will meet earlier winners Malabar in
the quarter final stage. For pictures and scores updates you can log onto
our website http://www.unitedgoanscenter.com/gallery.html

*Don Bosco Oratory Vs. Malabar United at 6:30am
Kuwait Goans Association Vs. Rising Stars at 8:00 am
Goa Maroons Vs. Skynet Raiders at 9:30 am*



Joseph Gonsalves

[Goanet] UGC 36th Toruney

[Joseph Gonsalves]

 am: YRC Rising Vs Real Betalbatim F.C
11:00 am: AVC Vs Santos United*


-- 
Joseph Gonsalves

[Goanet] 36th United Goans Center Football Draw held in Kuwait on September 23, 2011

[Joseph Gonsalves]

*
*
  36th UGC Soccer
Tournament



United Goans Center, the oldest and most prestigious football club in Kuwait
conducted its draw for the 36th edition of the U.G.C soccer trophy on
Al-Nassr ground, Abbasiya during the CRC tournament. Tony Gonsalves welcomed
all the KIFF affiliated clubs and in his brief speech said his dreams have
come true seeing all the clubs playing together under KIFF and he requested
all the participating teams to maintain the sporting spirit to ensure
success of the tournament. He mentioned all team representatives should
maintain discipline on and off the field at all times. The nineteen
participating teams are divided into two groups.

Group A has ten teams: Goa Maroons, Santos Football Club, United Friends
Club, Skynet Raiders, Don Bosco, C.R.C Chinchinim, AVC Sports and Cultural,
Santos United, Malabar United and Gulf Cable F.C.

Group B has nine teams: Curtorcares, F.C Sparx, DHL, Navelim Youth Center,
Kuwait Goans Association, Indian Strikers, Y.R.C Rising Stars, Real
Betalbatim and U.G Strikers.

The tournament kicks off on October 7th at 6:30am on MOH grounds at
Shuwaikh. In the first match of the season, Goa Maroons will take on Santos
football club at 06:30am while Curtorcares United will face F.C. Sparx at
8:00am. At 9:30am UFC will battle it out with Skynet Raiders followed by DHL
and Navelim Youth Center at 11:00am. All teams are kindly requested to be on
time.

Joseph Gonsalves

Re: [Goanet] Talk to him well, he's a Global Goan

[Joseph St. Anne]

Thank you, Fred. I enjoyed this piece.

^j^
- Original Message -
From: Frederick FN Noronha

Talk to him well, he's a Global Goan
---

AS I found my way backstage, adjusting to the low-light, I
heard Abolem admonish Cucut (or was it someone else?): Talk
to him well.  He's a Global Goan.

Re: [Goanet] doctors and corruption - Cure for Piles

[joseph fernandes]

While on the subject of Doctor's and Corruption, I bring my own personal 
experience re treatment for piles.

My brother had acute piles problem for some years during which he had undergone 
two operations (one laser at Juhu Mumbai) but the problem persisted.  He then 
while reading a book - Home Encyclopedia by J B Lobo, 7th edition, page 293, 
among with various cures listed for Piles, tried the following one and was 
cured in 5 days:

Slice an Onion and mix it with curds and have it twice a day, for 7 days.  He 
was cured in 5 days and has not experienced piles for the last 3 years.

A year back when I had Piles, I followed the above, but 3 times a day and was 
cured in 3 days.

Additionally in our family we make it a point to have 5 or 6 small cloves of 
raw garlic, sliced in tiny pieces and gulped down with water, before sleeping.  
Garlic helps control blood pressure and reduce cardiac diseases.

Also drinking regularly,  Kokum Agal (not sweetened kokum sherbat) -  widely 
available in Goa, diluted with water is also very good for health.  These are 
from my own personal experiences.



Joseph Fernandes

Mumbai



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[Goanet] Sardar Jokes in Konkanni

[joseph fernandes]

2
Sardarank 2 bomb meule: 

Poilo
Sardar: chol he voron pulisek dium-ia.

Dusro
Sardar: anim rostearuch tantlo ek futtlo zalear...?

Poilo
Sardar: fott sangchi re, amkam ekuch meulolo mhunnon.

 

Sardar anim
Police:

Police:  Tuka faleam socallim 5 vorancher gollar
choddoitele...

Sardar:
Ha Ha Ha Ha! 

Police:  Tum kiteak hanstai?

Sardar:
Kiteak anv socallim 9 horancher utt'tam.

 

Sardar ani Voiz

Sardar
voizak sangta: Mhaka ek 'problem' assa... 

Dr:
Koslem...? 

Sardar: Anv uloitannam mhaka dusro mhonis distti poddonam...

Dr: Oxem kednam zata? 

Sardar: Aum phone-acher uloitannam.

 

 

Sardar anim
Hitler:

Hitler mhontta:, mhoje sobdkoxant (dictitionary) 'IMPOSSIBLE' hem utor  nam. 

Sardar says: Atam uloun-chintun koslo faido? Vikto ghetannam topassun
pollounk zai aslo..

 

 

Man:
Sardarji tuka gormi lagtoch tum kitem kortai?

Sardar: Anv vochon A/c fuddeant bostam.

Man:
Torui punn gormi lagta zalear?

Sardar:
Tednam anv A/c chalu kortam.

 

 

Magnnem: 

Ek sardar dispotto 2 horam magnnem kortalo: He Vahe Guru mhoji 'lottery'
lagoi... 

11 vorsam uprant
Vahe Guru distti poddlo anim ragan mhunntlem: Ok'kol naslelea mhojea
puta, ek tori 'lottery' vikti ghe re..

 

 

1 sardar
rail-ichea potteancher nidlo.   

1 mhonis te vatten vetannam taka deklo anim oxem uloilo: are pixea tum
osso nidlai tho... rail-gaddi eit tor tum moron vetolo... 

Sardar: Moje
voilean viman (aeroplane) ghelam torui 
mhaka kainch zaunk nam... rail-gaddi mhonnttai ti kosli vost?

 

 

Porikxea
(exam)

(Bio practicals:) 

Topaspi: Hea sukhnneanche paim (legs) bore baxen polle anim tea
sukhnneanchem nanv mhaka sang.

Sardar:
Mhaka khobor nam. 

Topaspi: Tum 'na-pass' (fail) zaloi. Tujem nanv kitem...?


Sardar:
Mhoje paim bore baxen polle anim tum mhojem nanv sang.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Fernandes

Mumbai



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[Goanet] Solar prawns

[joseph fernandes]

We hear a lot about (the much sought after) Solar Prawns these days in Goa, 
immediately after the ban on fishing is lifted.
Did try to google but did not get any info.
The so called solar prawns purchased by me in Goa, some days back, at 120/- a 
kilo turned out to be no different from the regular -  was probably fooled.
Will someone throw some light on Solar Prawns

Joseph Fernandes

Mumbai



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[Goanet] Plea to recognise Church Certificates

[joseph fernandes]

The following from the Weekly,  The Examiner - www.the-examiner.org,   under 
letters:

Sir, Just to inform that at last, after 
repeated requests, the Goa Govt has relented, and now Church 
certificates of Baptism, burial and marriages are recognized as valid 
legal documents for pursuing Succession deeds/inventory proceedings (in 
Maharashtra State called Letters of administration/probates).  -- Pamela 
Alphonso, Goa

 

Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai


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[Goanet] John Paul II - Blessed or Cursed?

[joseph fernandes]

Roland Francis wrote:

 I believe John Paul is the key person responsible for the cover-up of abuse 
cases because most of 
it occurred during his papacy. How can someone who is to blame for this 
be beatified??

My comments:
St Paul (Saul), St Augustine were comparatively greater sinners, but their good 
works far outweighed the bad ones  and hence were canonised.

Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai

[Goanet] [WV] WORD VENTURES : GOA's SPIRITUAL TREASURE TROVE

[JOSEPH CANISIUS DIAS]

Dear Subscribers,

There is no substitute to that 'PEACE that GOD-KIND of peace' that only the
WORD of GOD gives! For those of you who are new to WORD VENTURES, i would
like to introduce to you a website which caters to your 'spiritual' needs.
On this site you will find:

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on your 'spiritual' scale).

http://www.word.diaz.co.in/word-wise (Through this link you can read about
Gospel-based articles and what others have to say about a 'God-Kind of
life').

The books/CDs/DVDs section is yet to be fully populated. This is going to
happen very soon. However, if there is a need for a particular resource,
please do write to us and we will endeavour to procure it for you. Please do
send us your *wishlist* of things which you may need us to courier to you
wherever you may bein the world. We will send it to you in the most economic
way possible after agreeing the cost with you.

We will keep you informed of all updates to the site as we post new
articles/products. Please do send us your articles/testimonies of what the
Lord has done in your lives and we will try to post them on the site (Please
note that we reserve the right to edit the content to create space whilst we
will try not to change the gist of the message). Also, send us your feedback
to help us improve our website...and if the contents have helped you, tell
others about it too!

GOD BLESS YOU MIGHTILY !

.
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WHEN in Goa, remember to charge your 'inner self' by visiting our shop,
*WORD VENTURES* in Margao (1st Floor, Reliance Trade Centre, Behind Grace
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[Goanet] Fw: ''Chalo Panjim for English Medium''

[Joseph Rebello]

Dear all, 

While  we are all debating the why's and the where for's of Goan Parents and  
their children to have a say in what medium they should learn, Have we  in our 
right MINDS SPARED the GREATEST of OUR THOUGHTS to what FUTURE   lies ahead for 
 
OUR Goan  Children apart from what medium they are to  TAUGHT or SHOULD Learn 
THEIR LESSON ?

Let us  all take a minute of our time and look at the19 mines located near 
Goa's 
biggest reservoir according to Digambar Kamat.
 
Doany of you realise thathe also  admitted that there has been no study 
conducted to verify the impact of  the mining on the quality of water now  or 
in 
the future??

 In  less than a year from now, how will the water quality impact on the  
drinking habits and brain composition of half  Goa's population if that  water 
quality is polluted by metals sipping through the ground from  these 19 mines 
and into the waters of the Reservoir ?

So, do we  only share IN the Education and Welfare to come in terms of the 
future  of our Childrens life by merely thrashing out the medium they are to  
learn or should we not see the bigger picture if their lives are not to  be 
affected by metals from the Mines sipping into our Reservoir ?

WHERE ARE OUR GOAN PRIORITIES AND IS OUR FUTURE HEALTH WORTH ALL THE IRON ORE 
IN 
CHINA ??
WHAT going to be the FUTURE OF OUR GOAN CHILDREN IF THE WATER THEY one day 
DRINK 
IS CONTAMINATED BY METALS ??

HAVE  WE SERIOUSLY  THOUGHT OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF MINING IN GOA OR ARE WE ONLY 
LOOKING AT  ISSUES FOR SHORT-TERM GAIN ??  WHO IS GAINING from the mish,mash 
mining  policy and who is kidding whom?
(((


Since you saw it here ...
 If  you use any of the information on this site by forwarding it to  friends, 
newsgroups, media or websites, please acknowledge that you saw  it on 
www.goanvoice.org.uk  Thank  you.


19 mines located near Goa's biggest reservoir: Kamat 
22  Mar: IANS. As  many as 19 mines are located within half a kilometre of  the 
Selaulim  major reservoir, which accounts for water supply to nearly  half of 
Goa, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat told the state assembly   Tuesday... nine of 
them do not even have the requisite environmental   clearances, which are 
mandatory for operation of mines... He also   admitted that there has been no 
study conducted to verify the impact of   the mining on the quality of water 
... 
203 words. Full Text. 
))

Subject: ''Chalo Panjim for English Medium''


‘’Chalo Panjim with a Political touch’’
 
The ‘’Chalo Panjim’’ unity supporting English as Medium of Instruction has 
demonstrated the capability and strength of the concerned parents in organizing 
mass rallies in the interest of their children’s future.  However these efforts 
will be a pure waste since only education policy cannot guarantee bright and 
prosperous future when the present legislators continue to loot and plunder, 
and 
function with corrupt and selfish motives. Today Goa is on the brink of 
destruction from all spheres and how much goodies will be left for their 
hapless 
children to enjoy in the future? This rally had the spectacular support of many 
wolves ranging from Monsarettes, Alemaos and Goudhinos disguised as shepherds 
and leading guardians of the Goan sheep. This make me wonder whether this was a 
political ploy keeping the next assembly elections in mind and to divert the 
people's attention from the loot and plunder that is taking place ranging from 
MOPA, mining, slums,  to various custodial deaths and police-politicos-drugs 
nexus. From the past experience, these effort  from the parents will surely be 
like a leaking tap with water running down drip, drip, drip as they run from 
pillar to post to legislators who are only interested in filling their own 
pockets. This has always been the farce and deceptive way of today’s MLAs 
assuring control on crimes, drugs, rapes, migrants, slum dwellings in Zuari 
Nagar moti dongor and fukat nagar, illegal mining, promising special status 
and even promising the heaven and moon in Goa. Educated and concerned parents 
should first realize that praying and calling upon uneducated, communal and 
illiterate and criminal legislators cannot bring in a good education policy for 
their offspring unless they elect the right people to guarantee this. Instead, 
their efforts should culminate in a well organized unity on one platform to 
announce their candidature or support for honest and integral people who will 
uphold the dignity and respect of ethnic Goans who are fighting today for 
justice and thier own survival through the various courts.
 
Rupert Coutinho,
UAE

[Goanet] United Goans' Centre Annual Thanksgiving Mass

[Joseph Gonsalves]

United Goans' Thanksgiving Mass



United Goans’ Centre, Kuwait will offer its 36th Annual Thanksgiving Mass on
11th Feb 2012, at 6:00pm Holy Family Cathedral Kuwait City, Kuwait.

The Managing Committee of United Goans’ invites all members of the club,
parishioners and football lovers to attend the mass in the annual
thanksgiving participation.



United Goans’ Centre (UGC)
Joseph Gonsalves

[Goanet] condolences

[Joseph Gonsalves]

*Condolences*

United Goans’ Center Kuwait, deeply mourns the sudden and untimely demise of
our dearest and nearest friend Mr. Rosary Fernandes.  On our silver jubilee
celebration, he wrote and directed “SUKH KHUIM ASSA” tiatr at Funaitees
I.A.C Kuwait on 15th January 2002.

May God grant him eternal rest and let perpetual light shine upon him.  At
this trying times, we pray to Almighty to give courage and fortitude to his
beloved wife Cassilda, children Cullen  Cynan and his entire family to bear
this irreplaceable loss.

With deepest sympathy
President Pascoal Alfonso, Vice President Brigidio Fernandes  executive
committee members

United Goans' Center

Re: [Goanet] : MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL

[Joseph Rebello]

Goanetters annual year-end meet is on Dec 27, 2010 (Monday) from 4-6 pm at 
Institute Piedade (near Hotel Mandovi, opp Bread  More) in Panjim. Do come 
along. RSVP via SMS 9822122436, f...@goa-india.org or 2409490 (after 2 pm).

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Dear all,

I would subscribe to Mr. Benedict Lobo's contention that  it has become 
a trend to oppose anything and everything these days, so that the real 
issues affecting Goa are conveniently sidelined.


In the case of the Festival being held in Goa on Candolim Beach, it's 
not the Fault of the organisers for  holding such a Fest, but it's the 
old  Supply and Demand  ethos that is the driving force behind such 
Festivals be it Glastonbury, Woodstock, Leeds or wherever Music is 
appreciated for what it's worth !!.


So One should not deny OUR Goan Music Lovers for this yearly Festive Season
experience in Goa or as Mr Benedict Lobo so rightly puts it  as  This 
Cock and Bull story about drugs being sold at the Festival makes me 
laugh. Come on people , we have spent half our lives living on the 
Calangute-Candolim  coastline.Drugs are sold everywhere in Goa and in 
the least of places you will expect.The 'drug dealer' is not foolish to 
sell dope at a public venue like the festival where he is being watched.


For too long , we Goans have been Whistling in the Wind about the 
decline of Morality, Civility and Decency of Standards in in Goa due to 
tthe prevailing conditions and most undemocratic forms of Governance in 
Goa,


For once in our lifetime, Ixttoghots or as in English, friends, what is 
needed  to change our thinking is not the drip, drip of ways of opposing 
anything and everything to stop this ROT and downward  slide of Goa 
going to the stray DOGS, of which there are plenty in Goa, but as Gandhi 
once said,  we Must be the Change and to
Change the things in Goa with a Zeal that the Great St Francis Xavier 
Left us.


We should not do this by merely  evangelising  the Masses, but  we 
should look into OUR own Hearts by making or bringing about   an 
AWARENESS and complete RE-EDUCATION of our Peoples to Know Right from 
Wrong and to Elect in true Goan  Faith those Politician who have the 
Integrity rather than Just Muscle Power or clad as WOLVES in Sheep's 
Clothing !!


 Only, if we do this then, will our road of HOPE in ourselves be 
restored to the Promised Land of Milk and Honey we have been yearning 
for so long, 50 yearsafter invasion be opened up for our TRUE 
Aspirations to See the Golden side of once Peaceful anni Amchem Goem, 
Viva Goa, Viva !!.

Regards,
Joe Rebello

Re: [Goanet] MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL

[Joseph Rebello]

Goanetters annual year-end meet is on Dec 27, 2010 (Monday) from 4-6 pm at 
Institute Piedade (near Hotel Mandovi, opp Bread  More) in Panjim. Do come 
along. RSVP via SMS 9822122436, f...@goa-india.org or 2409490 (after 2 pm).

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Dear Floriano all,

On hindsight, I may have  Jumped the Gun  by endossing the Sunburn 
Festival on Candolim beach by my gone as the wind comments without as 
much as taking into the facts as Mr Floriano has laid out.below.


Obviously, as an Oversaes Goenkar, I must admit my sheer ignorance to 
the fact that the Entrance Fee of Rupees 10,000/- or so  may be beyond 
the reach of our local Goans. As he rightly puts it, it's more for the 
benefit of  the Politicians in particular the Home Ministry  and the 
eve-present Police  Drugs Barons or Nexus as some of us call them.


But seriously, who LISTENS to the Voice (s) of REASON in today's Goa ?
You don't have to see/go beyond our Goan Noses to see that even our 
Activist and Crusading friend, Advocate Aires Rodrigues has a  battle  
on his hands trying to persuade the Governor of Goa that he-is but a 
Public figure and not a Private person of ridicule as the Guv says he is!
So I now REST my (basket) Case as the Voice of REASON is laterite 
stone-deaf in today's  Raj Bhavan also!!

Rest Assuredly,
Joe Rebello

[Goanet] EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO

[Joseph Rebello]

EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO:


http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html

[Goanet] UFC lift UGC trophy for Second time on Nov-5-2010

[Joseph Gonsalves]

*UFC lift UGC trophy for Second time*

* *

The 35th edition of the United Goans Centre final was played on MOH grounds
Shuwaikh, Kuwait under the auspices of Kuwait Indian Football Federation. It
began at 8:30am with the national anthem of Kuwait and India being played.
The chief guest Mrs. Valencia D’souza, brand manager of Trafalgar trading
and guest of honor Mr. Shibu Ninan, manager of national air cargo, KIFF
president Fidelis Fernades and all the presidents of different clubs greeted
the UFC and Goa Maroons players before the start of play.

Both teams began playing defensively and were looking to attack on the
counter. It would be Goa Maroons who would have the first shot on target
from a long ball provided by Sandy, but the keeper was equal to the task. It
would be UFC chance next as Hemanth Kumar stepped up with a shot on target,
but it did not trouble the keeper Gomes of Maroons.

Ten minutes into the game, Goa Maroons failed to clear the ball and no.8
Juzer Bankoda volleyed in a great shot to take UFC into the lead. UFC began
to dominate proceedings after the first goal and were passing the ball
nicely among them and kept more possession of the ball. Ian Dsouza and Alex
of Goa Maroons were kept busy at the back and they did well to repel all the
attacks from UFC. Goa Maroons were lacking in attacking options and did not
pose a threat to UFC in the first half.

Goa Maroons started the second half with a shot on target straight away by
Ian Dsouza and he would have another chance later on but he had sent over
the bar. All the spectators were expecting a comeback from Goa Maroons after
a great start to the second half. Goalkeeper Martin of UFC was kept busy
during the second half as Goa Maroons substitutes began to make an impact on
the game.

Teotonio Fernandes stood out as the wall of the back and kept Goa Maroons
away from scoring an equalizer. He was awarded the man of the match award
for his brilliant performance. Cajetan Godinho came in the second half and
has a record for being the longest player to have played without receiving a
card. He had a great attempt on goal placing the ball to the extreme corner
of the goal and the Maroons keeper Gomes made a full stretch dive to keep
the ball out.  Late in the second half, Ricky Sebastian made a surging run
towards the orange goal and with a quick glance up took a good directed shot
surpassing the keeper but only to find the crossbar. This was the best
chance Maroons had in the game. In the end, the lone goal from Juzer would
be enough to separate the two sides and see UFC win back to back UGC finals.


Mr. Edwin D’cruz concluded the master of ceremony. Asst. General Secretary
Joseph Gonsalves thanked the chief guest and guest of honor for giving their
precious time in spite of their busy schedules. He also thanked individual
sponsors Marian Fernandes, Amaldo Fernandes, Nicolas Rodrgiues, Lawrence
Pereira, Vaclau D’cruz and all KIFF affiliated clubs and members. Guest of
honor, Shibu gave the runners up trophies to the individual Goa Maroons
players and finally the chief guest presented the winner’s trophy to the UFC
captain.

The top scorer of the tournament was bagged by Jagadesh of Indian Strikers.
Man of the match went to Teotonio Fernandes of UFC.
The Best Disciplined team went to DHL which was given in memory of late
president Joe Fernandes.
The housie prize was received by Mr.Agnelo Fernandes from vice president
Brigidio Fernandes.
The gifts for the referees were distributed by KIFF president Mr.Fidelis
Fernandes and the memento for the chief guest Valencia D’sozua was given by
President of UGC Pascoal Alfonso.

Pictures of the finals and all the matches of the tournament our available
on our website under the pictures tab: www.unitedgoanscentre.com


Joseph Gonsalves

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[Goanet] UGC writeup for semi-final

[Joseph Gonsalves]

*UFC and Goa Maroons Advance to Finals*

*
*

* *

The semi-finals of the 35th UGC Annual football tournament were played on 29
th October 2010, at Shuwaikh MOH ground under the auspices of K.I.F.F. The
first match was played between Navelim and United Friends Club and was
officiated by Edward, Joe, Tony and Conny. UFC started attacking right from
the word go and looked to have caught Navelim players by surprise by their
courageous start. UFC had a couple of shots on target and Brito the keeper
of Navelim failed to collect a long cross where UFC forwards were ready to
pounce on, but a brave effort from Brito made sure he got to the ball first.
Remedio of UFC played a key role in the middle and was providing the ball
nicely to his strikers up front. UFC defense was well organized and spread
out and Navelim was having a hard time to penetrate. Navelim had to take
long range shots to test the keeper and that’s exactly what they did.

UFC missed a golden opportunity to score in the 25th minute but the shock
was lacking in power and it was cleared by the last defender. And at the
other end, Dwarte of NYC provided superb crosses but some good UFC defending
did not allow any chances. UFC keeper Martin Dias was forced to come out of
his area and make some good saves when the ball was crosses inside the dee.


 UFC was the dominant team in the first half and in the second half NYC had
more ball possession and more shots on target. Both teams increased the
intensity and it was Navelim who looked like they would score in the second
half. From their various efforts, they found the woodwork from Seby, who
also worked very hard upfront to try to find the winner. He had two shots on
target but the UFC keeper Martin was at his best and did everything correct
to keep the ball out of the net. The UFC defense was not holding up as it
did in the first half and Navelim begin to take advantage of it. The
shortage of goals resulted in more cards flying out to both teams and
rightly so to players that did not play to the whistle. UFC had a great
chance towards at the end of the second half to clinch the winner but no.15
Xavier missed narrowly from a tough shot.


The game went to extra-time to try to break the dead lock and Navelim
continued marching towards goal but UFC keeper who was the man of the match
on this day continued making great saves to deny NYC. The match had to move
into penalties and all UFC players – Antonio, Cajetan, Remedio and Edwin
took calm and composed penalties and made no mistakes. Navelim were unlucky
on the other hand as Alfred hit the post and the ball went straight to the
keepers hands and Pires shot was saved by Martin to deny Navelim and secure
UFC a place in the final, second time in a row. *UFC 5 -  NYC 3*



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*GOA Maroons Triumph over DHL*





The second match started at 9:30 am. No team was able to take control early
and both teams maintained equal possession. Both teams did a good job in
defending well in the early half. Ian D’souza of Goa Maroons made nothing
easy for DHL and cut off all the crosses and stopped all the through balls.
Goa Maroons and DHL were both playing without key players due to injuries,
suspensions and travel plans. DHL began to settle in the game and started
passing the ball nicely among themselves. No.6 Vincent of DHL played a good
attacking role up front for DHL and provided Valenky a great chance who
missed by inches with his shot. For Goa Maroons No.16 Sandy was playing a
pivotal role in midfield. Jerry of Goa Maroons had a good chance in front of
goal but his shot was sent wide of the target. The first half ended with no
goals for either team.


In the second half, DHL on a couple of occasions kept the ball for too long
in the Goa Maroons dee without taking a shot. Fifteen minutes into the
second half, a miscued header from a DHL player beat the goalkeeper and
found the back of the net. Goa Maroons took the lead after that mistake from
DHL and the match began to change drastically. The match picked up pace
after the first goal. DHL did not look like that goal was going to stop them
and they played some good football to try to find an equalizer.

Godfrey Aguiar of DHL missed two heading opportunities from some good
crosses he had received. He had the best chance for DHL to change the
outcome of the game. Goa Maroons started moving forward and found the post
twice from a long range effort from Philip and Joseph. DHL were lucky those
did shots did not go in as it would change the match. DHL tried till the
final whistle blew but they were not able to find the equalizer. The match
was officiated by Pascoal, Rosario, Conny and Zico. Goa Maroons will meet
United Friends Club in the finals next week.

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*UGC 35th Annual Football Tournament Final will be held on
Shuwaikh MOH grounds @ 8:00 am between
Goa Maroons Vs. United Friends Club*




Joseph Gonsalves

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