Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] PIN (postal index number) codes for Goa

[Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا]

Good question, Dilip. I came across this once again only very recently
(after probably having forgotten about it existence over the years).

My hunch: as you know, the Antarctica expedition leaves from Goa each year.
This post office probably serves those scientists and support staff
wintering there. Open to being corrected on the facts

The station's name is Maitri.

Wondering loudly: if you know a scientist on that base, is it possible to
get mail from Antarctica? (More likely, they deliver mail *to* Antarctica.)
Also: would it cost just the usual five rupees for a 20 gramme envelope to
get there? Considering that the Antarctica branch office is in Goa! FN

PS: Let me take this opportunity to introduce the always-interesting Dilip
D'Souza : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilip_D'Souza and
https://twitter.com/deathendsfun


On 24 February 2014 07:19, Dilip D'Souza  wrote:

> Thanks for this Fred, I particularly liked going over all the names and
> imagining what the guys from each of those villages would be called
> (Lotlikar, Banavlikar, Kurtarkar ...).
>
> But I'm most intrigued by this one:
>
>
> Matri Indian
>  Antartic
>  Station B.O 403001 North Goa
>
>
> Forgive my ignorance about this, but does the Antarctica station maintain
> an office in Goa? Why? Is this something like the military APOs?
>
> yours,
> dilip.
>
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Re: [Goanet] The Cheek of Micky Pacheco

[Cyrus A. Jose Sanches]

Please read these Words of wisdom which were ignored. Prophetic words?

Mr Frank Anthony speaking on the Constitution of India in Parliament.
 

Mr. Frank Anthony : (C.P. & Berar : General)

Mr. President, Sir, first of all I wish to thank you for the unfailingly 
courteous and gracious manner in which you have invariably presided over the 
deliberations of this House. Deserving tribute has already been paid to the 
Drafting Committee for the way in which it has performed its arduous and 
responsible duties. I would like very briefly to pay a particular tribute to my 
honourable Friend, who is sitting on my right, Dr. Ambedkar. I do not believe 
that any one of us can really gauge the volume of work and the intensity of 
concentration that must have been involved in the production of this voluminous 
and by no means easy document. And while, on occasions, I may not have agreed 
with him, it always gave me the very greatest pleasure to listen to his 
tremendous grasp not only of fundamentals but of details, of the clarity with 
which he invariably presented his case. It has been said that this Constitution 
has received a mixed reception. It is inevitable that its reception should have 
been mixed because, inevitably, it is a mixed constitution. It is composite in 
character. I believe that it is a blend and a proper blend between idealism on 
the one side and realism on the other. I know that some of my ardently 
idealistic friends have criticized it. They would like to have seen instead of 
this blend something in the nature of a decalogue or the Ten Commandments, 
something which was so wholly idealistic that it would have wilted and died 
under the first impact of administrative realities and political difficulties.

As I have said, I believe that we have borrowed enough from idealism to 
make the Constitution a fairly attractive and an aspiring document and on the 
other hand we have not based it entirely on material, from mundane 
considerations so as to retard or in any way to take away from this the 
inspiring elements. I realize, sir, that it is not a perfect document, but at 
the same time I feel that in hammering it out, we have traversed all the 
processes of the democratic manufactory, that we have ranged through the whole 
gamut of democratic factors; there has been careful thought; there has been 
close analysis; there has been argument and counter-argument; there has been 
fierce controversy and at one time I thought that the controversy was so fierce 
that we might reach the stage of what the Romans called Argumentum ad baculum 
that is, settling it by actual physical force. But in the final analysis has 
pervaded a real sense of accommodation and a real feeling of forbearance.

So far as the minority provisions are concerned, Sir, I cannot speak on 
behalf of any other minority but I do claim to speak on behalf of the 
Anglo-Indian Community. I have paid repeated tributes to the generous and 
understanding way in which the Anglo-Indian Community has been dealt with under 
this Constitution. All I feel I need say at this moment is to reiterate my own 
gratitude and appreciation for the very generous way in which the Anglo-Indian 
community has been treated.

Now I shall deal very briefly with certain aspects of the Constitution. I 
agree with my honourable Friend, Pandit Hirday Nath Kunzru when he says that it 
might have been wiser for us not to have extended the franchise at one bound to 
universal suffrage. I recall the experience in Britain and the precedent of 
Britain. I am aware that the precedents and experience in other countries are 
not sacrosanct for us. But what happened in Britain in this matter of 
franchise? Representative parliamentary Government was introduced in Britain in 
the 19th Centruy but it was not till as recently as 1928 that universal 
franchise or adult suffrage was introduced. Though some of us are in the habit 
of talking about democracy without understanding its real purpose and its real 
content, to my mind a mere counting of heads has never constituted democracy. 
Democracy has always carried the postulate, the implication that at least the 
exercise of the franchise would be made, if not on an essentially rationalistic 
basis, would be made at least on a common-sense basis. And my own feeling is, 
Sir, that if we had pursued the path of wisdom – more than that – of 
statesmanship, that we would have been justified to hasten slowly in this 
matter, that we would have not at one bound adopted the device of adult 
franchise but will have proceeded progressively not necessarily gradually but 
progressively. As it is I am one of those who can only express the very sincere 
hope that when the next elections are fought or the elections after that and 
with an electorate which will be predominantly illiterate, with an electorate 
which will be predominantly unaware of exercising the franchise on a basis of 
being able to analyse political issues i

Re: [Goanet] The Cheek of Micky Pacheco

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

"People-sell-their-vote" theories would not explain a large percentage of
the electoral results.

For that, one perhaps needs to look at a runaway electoral system which can
conveniently keep people divided -- on basis of religion, caste or language
-- and allow the Permanent Government with a few skilled players as their
fronts to split votes, create votebanks, and match-fix too.
The electoral results over decades of MGP-UGP, MGP-Congress, Congress-BJP
(with a few Independents and support-the-winning-side smaller parties throw
in)  battles for power tell an interesting story. But maybe we're not
looking deep enough.

When a myth is repeated many times over, people believe it. FN

On 23 February 2014 22:52, Jim Fernandes  wrote:

> Goans deserve this rot because they are the ones who vote for these dirt
> bags. Just before the elections, a large number of Goan voters personally
> accept largesse from the politicians in return for votes. Once these guys
> get elected, they go on to recover their investment and some more. I'd say
> - screw them Goans even more.
>
> What you need is people like Floriano and his party to pump new blood into
> the political arteries in Goa. But I don't see much support forthcoming for
> him.
>
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Re: [Goanet] The Cheek of Micky Pacheco

[Jim Fernandes]

Roland,

Goans deserve this rot because they are the ones who vote for these dirt bags. 
Just before the elections, a large number of Goan voters personally accept 
largesse from the politicians in return for votes. Once these guys get elected, 
they go on to recover their investment and some more. I'd say - screw them 
Goans even more.

What you need is people like Floriano and his party to pump new blood into the 
political arteries in Goa. But I don't see much support forthcoming for him. 

Jim F
New York.
 


 From: roland.francis 
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"  
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:23 PM
Subject: [Goanet] The Cheek of Micky Pacheco
  

I remember the days in Bombay when "the height of" jokes were currency. For 
example: What is the height of imagination?  Answer: An ant climbing up an 
elephant with intent to rape.

So also the height with Micky. Here is a man who comes from a humble background 
but now owns 7 cars, undeterminable real estate ...
...

Re: [Goanet] Electricity Department overcharging tactics.. Faulty Meters etc

[Jim Fernandes]

Had somewhat similar problems at my home in Goa.

Wrote a letter to the department with proof of actual consumption. They didn't 
refund the overcharges, but granted me credit - which I am still using to even 
out my payments.

Jim.

 


 From: JoeGoaUk 
To: "goa...@goanet.org"  
Cc: "cee-elec@nic.in" ; "eeipm-elec@nic.in" 
; "goan-...@yahoogroups.com" ; 
Parrikar ; "executiveen...@yahoo.in" 
; "goa...@gmail.com"  
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 5:00 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Electricity Department overcharging tactics.. Faulty Meters 
etc
  

 
Electricity Department overcharging tactics..
Your meter is not functioning?
You could pay upto 4 times more..
It will charge you not as per your average consumption but on 10% of the
connected load. 
e.g. if your 1 bed small house single phase with connected load
say 2240Watts
you will be charged for 224 units per month plus other charges
(units consumed never exceeded 60 in the previous months)
And if the bill is of 3-4 months together. It could
be a shocker 
(past monthly consumption never exceeded 60 units)
here is one example
 
Here are 2 examples/ for illustration purpose only
 
Single phase – Small 1 bed house
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/12702441383/sizes/l/in/photostream/
 
3 bed flat
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/12702771384/sizes/l/in/photostream/
 
including Margao/Verna areas

...
...

Re: [Goanet] Portugal and Pedophiles

[J. Colaco < jc>]

On 23 February 2014 09:28, roland.francis  wrote:

Two questions of my own:(1) Should the morals of Portugal rest on the
shoulders of its one and only notorious dictator? (2) Besides extreme
stubborness did that dictator not have any major vices?

COMMENT:

Dear Roland, it is possible that I was not very clear in what I initially
wrote. Here in point format (with some addendum) are the following:

1: Salazar came to power in Portugal at a time when Portugal was in
financial chaos.

2: He set about and turned round the situation.

3: If you have worked in management positions, you would know that it takes
a certain type of person (a dictator) to bring and keep order in situations
which involve number of people and vested interests. (Please remember the
Vested interests as the Key players)

4: I am not sure that there is any orderly country or organization
(including Goanet) which runs or would run properly under a truly
democratic regime.

5: I am convinced that it is Benevolent Dictatorship (and not True
Democracy) which makes countries run in a relatively orderly fashion.

6: However, dictatorships are always prone to excesses of power. One sees
that in so called Democracy too. Show me one non-corrupt democracy which
does not have a dictator at its helm and I will treat you to a glass of
wine when I return to Toronto next.

7: IF there were any skeletons in Salazar's closet, they would have been
out on parade a long time ago. But, my limited reading indicates to me that
Salazar's only deficiencies were Loneliness (at the top), Inability to
Trust (or delegate work to) others, Suspicion of those who were ostensibly
his friends (but were using him) (Nothing surprising and the resultant (or
inbuilt) belief that only he had the right answers.All this while the
Vested Interests did what they had to do in his name ...and still are in
charge (like in 1960 and in 2014 Goa)

 All the above having been noted:

8: I cannot visualise the Madeleine McCaan scenario to have occurred under
a modern day Salazar.

9: The rapid transition from Conservative to Socialist regimes (as in many
countries) allows for disorder which in turn allows for the nonsense to
occur and continue.

10: Fortunately for Portugal, Like Ireland - the people have simple needs
and IMPORTANTLY, have known serious hardships before. Having spent enough
time in both countries, I can also add that.they also have a strong
connection to the Church, be it by way of Faith or otherwise.

jc






Two questions of my own:
>
> Should the morals of Portugal rest on the shoulders of its one and only
> notorious dictator?
>
> Besides extreme stubborness did that dictator not have any major vices?
>
> Roland.
>
>
> Sent from Samsung Mobile
>
>  Original message 
> From: "J. Colaco  < jc>" 
> Date: 23-02-2014  8:14 AM  (GMT-05:00)
> To: "roland.francis" ,"Goa's premiere mailing
> list, estb. 1994!" 
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Portugal and Pedophiles
>
> On 22 February 2014 14:14, roland.francis 
> wrote:
> 'Imagine our colonial power once the most militant evangelist of
> Catholicism, now a tolerator of the most grievous crimes of sexual abuse
> against orphan children.
>
> An investigation of an international ring of pedophiles by the Canadian
> RCMP led to these revelations in Portugal. Even the Madeleine McCann
> disappearance has links to this ring.'
>
> QUESTION:
>
> As Portugal is no longer governed by the "power" in charge of the
> "colonial power", do you believe that the above two situations would have
> been tolerated when that "colonial power" was in "power"?
>
> jc

[Goanet] Ice-hockey?

[Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا]

In terms of evolution, was wondering whether Goenkars or Africander-Goans
could make it to, say, the ice-hockey national team of Canada.

Does it happen?

Just found one Tavares in the current team, though he seems to be of
Portuguese-Polish descent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tavares_(ice_hockey)

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[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] More Sunshine

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'More Sunshine'

Mornings on River Chapora, Goa.

More on the "Sunshine" theme from one of my favourite morning locations - the
bridge over River Chapora in Siolim, Goa.










You may view the latest post at
http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2014/02/23/more-sunshine/

Best regards,
Rajan P. Parrikar
parri...@yahoo.com

[Goanet] Goa news for February 24, 2014

[Goanet News Service]

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** Goa: Mobile phone found in Tejpal's cell during prison raid
- IBNLive
n-chief Tarun Tejpal is lodged at the Sada sub-jail in Goa's
Vasco city.
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGmlQ_Oymbr-4GnIYJauQeBX9gH4A&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/goa-mobile-phone-found-in-tejpals-cell-during-prison-raid/453862-3-253.html

*** Goa seeks to allay safety concerns before carnival - Indian
Express
ay cashew and coconut festival in May," he ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHBINO8WydSoFKRmq1Mlqd-Ii7vGw&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/goa-seeks-to-allay-safety-concerns-before-carnival/

*** BJP MLA comes out against Goa govt over education policy -
The Hindu
ares-party-to-expel-him/85734.html">Wagh dares party to expel
him
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHQsCB9gvSH4l0sGGUCNu3zXETNtg&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-mla-comes-out-against-goa-govt-over-education-policy/article5720207.ece

*** Goa diaries: Beaches, water sports, churches - Indian
Express
JlyLwrK70M&authuser=0&ned=us">
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF7P4va64GKxhUF4nn39QwAAzoHyQ&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/goa-diaries-beaches-water-sports-churches/

*** Taxi strike in Goa may hit tourists badly - Times of India
abs-to-stay-off-roads-today/85773.html">Tourist cabs to stay off
roads today
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEu8-_rpBNAzFJtCs5Bfh45ICM01w&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Taxi-strike-in-Goa-may-hit-tourists-badly/articleshow/30906131.cms

*** Goa tourism launches GITM app - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Goa tourism has launched Goa Tourism
International Mart (GITM) mobile app loaded with interesting
features that will allow B2B 'visitors and exhibitors' attending
the event in Goa vital info about the event. The third edition
of will be held in ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHFqnNf5dv7P0AyBUiujx-lBYoq_w&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-tourism-launches-GITM-app/articleshow/30893538.cms

*** Russians running illegal travel agencies in Goa - Times of
India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Russians violating the law of the land could
meet the same fate as that of the Nigerians, who were beaten up
by locals in Goa and one even stabbed to death on October 13
last year. In what is alleged to be drugs turf war, a group of
Nigerians ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGhFouq5Vp0GNa1Q6T5T7eOXIW2zA&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Russians-running-illegal-travel-agencies-in-Goa/articleshow/30850770.cms

*** Miraculous Cross feast celebrated at Old Goa - Times of
India
mes of IndiaOLD GOA: Hundreds of devotees from across the state
thronged Old Goa on Sunday for the feast of the Miraculous Cross
which also marks the 395th anniversary of the apparition of
Jesus Christ on a wooden cross atop the Boa Vista hillock, Old
Goa.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGODbtMNdEZI1y5vnQm8IYxj71r7Q&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Miraculous-Cross-feast-celebrated-at-Old-Goa/articleshow/30920976.cms

*** Goa to get council for higher education, to be operational
by June - Times of India
&authuser=0&ned=us">
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFl9FBXbWlQ1KwfUMCjHhum0kkEnw&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-to-get-council-for-higher-education-to-be-operational-by-June/articleshow/30921369.cms

*** Hotels With History in Goa, India - New York Times
w York TimesHalf an hour before our plane touched ground in Goa,
a crew member announced that we would be turning around and
flying back to Mumbai. It was the middle of monsoon season, and
the rain and lightning had grown so heavy, the pilot no longer
thought it ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFO44fOfiGZ0YlkZ9BGFKNxNDTkAA&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/travel/hotels-with-history-in-goa-india.html


Compiled by Goanet News Service
http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php

[Goanet] PIN (postal index number) codes for Goa

[Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا]

Office Name Pincode District
-
A.P.Dabolim S.O 403801 South Goa
A.P.Terminal SO 403801 South Goa
Advalpal B.O 403503 North Goa
Advoi B.O 403530 North Goa
Agapur Adpoi BO 403401 South Goa
Agarwada B.O 403512 North Goa
Agonda B.O 403702 South Goa
Aldona S.O 403508 North Goa
Alto Betim S.O 403521 North Goa
AltoPorvorim SO 403521 North Goa
Ambaulim B.O 403705 South Goa
Ambelim B.O 403723 South Goa
Amona B.O 403107 South Goa
Anjuna S.O 403509 North Goa
Aquem S.O 403601 South Goa
Arambol S.O 403524 North Goa
Arpora B.O 403516 North Goa
Assagao B.O 403507 North Goa
Assolda B.O 403714 South Goa
Assolna S.O 403701 South Goa
Assonora S.O 403503 North Goa
Avedem B.O 403705 South Goa
Baga B.O 403516 North Goa
Baina S.O 403802 South Goa
Balli B.O 403703 South Goa
Bambolim CampSO 403201 North Goa
Bambolim CplxSO 403202 North Goa
Banastrim B.O 403107 South Goa
Bandora B.O 403401 South Goa
Barcem B.O 403703 South Goa
Bastora B.O 403507 North Goa
Bati B.O 403704 South Goa
Batim B.O 403108 North Goa
Benaulim S.O 403716 South Goa
Betalbhatim B.O 403713 South Goa
Betim S.O 403101 North Goa
Betki B.O 403107 North Goa
Betora B.O 403401 South Goa
Betora I.E. S.O 403409 South Goa
Betul B.O 403723 South Goa
Betul B.O 403723 South Goa
Bhatpal B.O 403702 South Goa
Bicholim IE S.O 403529 North Goa
Bicholim S.O 403504 North Goa
Birondam B.O 403506 North Goa
Bogmalo S.O 403806 South Goa
Borim B.O 403401 South Goa
C.C.Altinho S.O 403001 North Goa
Cacora B.O 403706 South Goa
Caisua B.O 403509 North Goa
Calangute S.O 403516 North Goa
Calem B.O 403704 South Goa
Calvim B.O 403523 North Goa
Camurlim B.O 403718 South Goa
Camurlim B.O 403507 North Goa
Canacona S.O 403702 South Goa
Cananguinim B.O 403703 South Goa
Canca B.O 403510 North Goa
Candepar B.O 403406 North Goa
Candolim S.O 403515 North Goa
Cansarvornem BO 403512 North Goa
Cansaulim S.O 403712 South Goa
Carambolim B.O 403110 North Goa
Caranzalem S.O 403002 North Goa
Carapur B.O 403505 North Goa
Carmona S.O 403717 South Goa
Carona S.O 403523 North Goa
Cavelossim S.O 403731 South Goa
Cavorim B.O 403714 South Goa
Chandor S.O 403714 South Goa
Chicalim S.O 403711 South Goa
Chimbel B.O 403006 North Goa
Chinchinim S.O 403715 South Goa
Chorao S.O 403102 North Goa
Cola B.O 403702 South Goa
Collem S.O 403410 South Goa
Colva S.O 403708 South Goa
Colvale S.O 403513 North Goa
Corgao B.O 403512 North Goa
Corjuim B.O 403508 North Goa
Corlim IE S.O 403110 North Goa
Cortalim S.O 403710 South Goa
Cotigaon B.O 403702 South Goa
Cotorem B.O 403506 North Goa
Cudne B.O 403505 North Goa
Cumbharjua B.O 403107 North Goa
Cuncolim S.O 403703 South Goa
Cundaim I.E.S.O 403115 South Goa
Cundiam B.O 403115 South Goa
Curca B.O 403108 North Goa
Curchorem S.O 403706 South Goa
Curdi B.O 403704 South Goa
Curti B.O 403401 South Goa
Curtorim S.O 403709 South Goa
Darbandora B.O 403406 North Goa
Davorlim B.O 403707 South Goa
Dhagalim B.O 403513 North Goa
Dodamarg B.O 403503 North Goa
Dramapur S.O 403725 South Goa
Durbhat B.O 403401 South Goa
Farmagudi B.O 403401 South Goa
Fatorda S.O 403602 South Goa
Fatorpa B.O 403703 South Goa
Fontainhas S.O 403001 North Goa
Gandhi Market Cmplx
  MargaoSO 403601 South Goa
Gaodongarim B.O 403702 South Goa
Goa Univ S.O 403206 North Goa
Goa Velha S.O 403108 North Goa
Gogol S.O 403601 South Goa
Guleli B.O 403506 North Goa
Gurim B.O 403507 North Goa
Ibrampur B.O 403503 North Goa
Kerim B.O 403505 North Goa
Loliem Polem BO 403728 South Goa
Loliem S.O 403728 South Goa
Loutolim S.O 403718 South Goa
Macazana B.O 403709 South Goa
Majorda S.O 403713 South Goa
Malar B.O 403403 North Goa
Mandrem S.O 403527 North Goa
Mandur B.O 403104 North Goa
Mangor Hill B.O 403802 South Goa
Mapusa I.E. S.O 403507 North Goa
Mapusa S.O 403507 North Goa
Marcaim B.O 403404 North Goa
Marcela S.O 403107 South Goa
Mardol S.O 403404 South Goa
Margao H.O 403601 South Goa
Matri Indian
  Antartic
  Station B.O 403001 North Goa
Maulinge B.O 403504 North Goa
Mauzi B.O 403506 North Goa
Mayem B.O 403504 North Goa
Menkurim B.O 403513 North Goa
Moira B.O 403507 North Goa
Molcarnem B.O 403704 South Goa
Mollem B.O 403410 South Goa
Morjim B.O 403512 North Goa
Morlem B.O 403505 North Goa
Mormugao S.O 403803 South Goa
Morpirla B.O 403703 South Goa
Mulgao B.O 403503 North Goa
N B Verem S.O 403109 North Goa
Nachinola B.O 403508 North Goa
Nagao B.O 403722 South Goa
Nagargaon B.O 403506 North Goa
Nagzar B.O 403512 North Goa
Nanora B.O 403503 North Goa
Nanorem B.O 403506 North Goa
Navelim B.O 403505 North Goa
Navelim Camp SO 403729 South Goa
Navelim S.O 403707 South Goa
Nerul B.O 403114 North Goa
Netorlim B.O 403704 South Goa
Neura S.O 403104 North Goa
NIO DonaPaulaSO 403004 North Goa
Nirankal B.O 403401 South Goa
Nuvem B.O 403601 South Goa
Onda B.O 403530 North Goa
Onda I.E. S.O 403530 North Goa
Orlim S.O 403724 South Goa
Oxel B.O 403517 North Goa
Ozari B.O 403513 North Goa
Pale S.O 403105 North Goa
Palolem B.O 403702 South Goa
Panaji H.O 403001 North Goa
Panchwadi B.O 403706 South Goa
Parra S.O 403510 North Goa

Re: [Goanet] Portugal and Pedophiles

[roland.francis]

Two questions of my own:

Should the morals of Portugal rest on the shoulders of its one and only 
notorious dictator?

Besides extreme stubborness did that dictator not have any major vices? 

Roland.


Sent from Samsung Mobile

 Original message 
From: "J. Colaco  < jc>"  
Date: 23-02-2014  8:14 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: "roland.francis" ,"Goa's premiere mailing list, 
estb. 1994!"  
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Portugal and Pedophiles 
 
On 22 February 2014 14:14, roland.francis  wrote:
'Imagine our colonial power once the most militant evangelist of Catholicism, 
now a tolerator of the most grievous crimes of sexual abuse against orphan 
children.

An investigation of an international ring of pedophiles by the Canadian RCMP 
led to these revelations in Portugal. Even the Madeleine McCann disappearance 
has links to this ring.'

QUESTION:

As Portugal is no longer governed by the "power" in charge of the "colonial 
power", do you believe that the above two situations would have been tolerated 
when that "colonial power" was in "power"?

jc

Re: [Goanet] Portugal and Pedophiles

[J. Colaco < jc>]

On 22 February 2014 14:14, roland.francis  wrote:
'Imagine our colonial power once the most militant evangelist of
Catholicism, now a tolerator of the most grievous crimes of sexual abuse
against orphan children.

An investigation of an international ring of pedophiles by the Canadian
RCMP led to these revelations in Portugal. Even the Madeleine McCann
disappearance has links to this ring.'

QUESTION:

As Portugal is no longer governed by the "power" in charge of the "colonial
power", do you believe that the above two situations would have been
tolerated when that "colonial power" was in "power"?

jc

[Goanet] What's going on in Velsao Parish Church?

[JoeGoaUk]

What's going on in Velsao Parish Church?

The Parish priest sent on long leave?

'It's a conspiracy hatched by a handful of PPC members' says a speaker

'The Church or the Bishop house listen through his one ear only' says the other.

'We want our Parish Priest back' say all in one voice

Silent March or peaceful procession headed to Cansaulim Church to handover the 
resolution to the Dean who is the Parish Priest of Cansaulim. Another copy to 
be handed over to Bishop house tomorrow.

Parishioners want the priest back before the start of the lent i.e. before 
5/3/14 


 Taking about Bishop, Fr. John D'Silva, Fr. Jason, Fr. Oliver, Fr. Sartorio, 
Sr. Suzie, Sr. Jaya


Speakers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721103274/in/photostream




Andrew Ferrao


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720664725/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720896333/in/photostream/



Maria


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721128884/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721142704/in/photostream/



Kevin


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720856403/in/photostream/



Orland  Souza 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720869453/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721183884/in/photostream/



Thomas Pinto
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721211814/in/photostream/




Thomas

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720925663/in/photostream/



the people

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721013625/in/photostream/




http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720939163/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720952513/in/photostream/



in one voice ' We want out Parish Priest back'



http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720966043/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720827185/in/photostream/



Slogans / banners/ Procession / March

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721292154/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720851895/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720863335/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721331524/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721040603/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721355134/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720914105/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720926655/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720939105/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721405314/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721115003/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721127153/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12720989455/in/photostream/


At Cansaulim Church
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/12721153483/in/photostream/

Video coming here.. 

Blog - for more pics and updates
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2014/02/whats-going-on-in-velsao-parish-church.html

joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa & NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

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For Hospital, Police, Fire etc   

[Goanet] First global village? The story of Anjuna

[Bernice Pereira]

The article made me really proud. Thank you Oxford for your huge contribution 
in bringing Anjuna into focus.  Ever since I was a little kid growing up in 
Anjuna I knew it was one of the most beautiful places in Goa. It has been 
through a rough time, earned itself a bad name, most estate agents say they 
dont want to touch it with a bargepole, but it has always shaken the ashes off  
and come out of the mire. Only please, don't let the multi storey developers 
get their fangs into it.  
 
Bernice Pereira

[Goanet] Fwd: FW: Green Channel Counter (GCC) swiping machines of SBI - User's safety concern

[Stephen Dias]

Manager
S.B.I.
( Main Branch )

This is a very important that SBI should see there is a complete
secrecy of the pin usage by the customers. Goa Govt should also see
that the ATM and the Green Channel Counter swiping machines are to
used very efficiently with greater secrecy and thus avoiding any
fraud. The customer Mr GC Bhatacharya is my colleague who has brought
this to the notice of the Branch Manager D.Paula for information.
Hope this message is reached to all the customers for their safe usage
of their cards.
Newspapers need to bring this matter published  in public interest

Stephen Dias
D.Paula


From: G. C. Bhattacharya [mailto:bhattacharya...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 9:00 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Fwd: Green Channel Counter (GCC) swiping machines of SBI -
User's safety concern





Dear Friend/s

I am a customer of the State Bank of India (SBI) in the state of  Goa.
 My this mail is to share with you one my serious concern about an
existing  practice in the SBI, which I think is putting the customer's
at grave risk of a possible banking fraud.



The concern relates to the use of swiping machines of the Green
Channel  Counter (GCC) which has been introduced by the SBI some time
back. Needless to say that I highly appreciate this GCC system as it
has enhanced the efficiency of many of the  banking operations, made
banking easier and speedier and in overall it has made great
contribution for environment protection by reducing  usage of lots of
paper. However, I have noticed a shortcoming in the way the customers
have to use this facility (GCC swiping machines) at the bank counters.
 The shortcoming is that the GCC swiping machines are not provided
with any proper enclosures, due to which the users are compelled to
enter   their PIN in the GCC swiping machines in front of other
customers standing in queue in the counter. This puts the customers at
great risk of their confidential Debit card PIN to be known / seen
by others.   I do not know whether you will consider  this situation
desirable and safe for the customers. Personally, I think this is not
a safe practice and this is unnecessarily putting the customers at
great risk of exposing their confidential PIN to others and thus
making them vulnerable  to possible banking fraud. I have noticed that
the SBI instructs the customers not to expose their PIN to others
while using the ATMs. However, I fail to understand then why the SBI
is putting the customers at risk while using the GCC swiping machines
at their bank branches. In the  SBI branch where I am a customer, I
saw a makeshift cover has been provided to one of the two GCC swiping
machines installed over there with  a shoe-box size empty cardboard
box of HP printer cartridge. Since that small box cover is very
inconvenient for using the swiping machine,  hence some customers are
pulling out the GCC swiping machine while using it.



I am distressed with this situation. Earlier, I brought my concern in
this matter to the notice of the Branch Manager and although he
apparently agreed that the practice is unsafe, still he appeared to be
clueless about how to resolve the issue satisfactorily. I think this
shortcoming can be easily resolved if the bank authorities can provide
safe, proper and convenient enclosures for GCC swiping machines
installed at its bank counters.



I  have shared my concern with you as I thought the matters relates to
safety of all customers of the SBI and making others aware of this
problem may help for its satisfactory solution under public pressure.
Therefore my request to you is that, if you agree with my concern then
in the public interest kindly forward this mail to your friends and
others known customers of the SBI.



Thanking you in advance,

Sincerely yours,

A Customer  of SBI

[Goanet] GOA: 20-year-olds create an innovative Braille learning device, to demo at PyCon 2014 in Montreal this April

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

20-year-olds create an innovative Braille learning device, to demo at PyCon
2014 in Montreal this April

Aditya Bhushan Dwivedi | February 07, 2014 at 3:51 pm
534 515 12 5 2

Aman Srivastav and Sanskriti Dawle, The Brains behind Project Mudra

Give an engineer a tool and he will work wonders. This is what happened
when Sanskriti Dawle and Aman Srivastav, second year students at BITS Goa,
came across Raspberry Pi (a credit card sized computer) during a workshop.

It didn't excite them at first. "Typing code to make lights glow, what's
the big deal,"  said Sanskriti. However, as Aman continued playing around
with the device he saw a lot of possibilities. It was during a random
conversation that they came up with the idea of a  'Braille Dicta-Teacher',
a device to make learning Braille easier for the visually challenged. The
Device is under wraps as it will be unveiled at PyCon 2014 in Montreal in
April.

There are over 285 million visually challenged people in the world, and
even in a developed country like the US less than 10 percent of the
visually challenged people are literate. The scenario in India is much
worse. To counter this, Sanskriti and Aman started Project Mudra. They have
developed a device which converts voice input to Braille characters using
Google's speech API and hardware using Raspberry Pi.

The device works in three different modes - Browse mode, Auto mode and Exam
mode.

The concept diagram of the Device, from speech to Braille

Browse mode - In the browse mode, user speech input is converted into
tactile Braille output. This enables users to speak out the words they want
converted into Braille thus learning at their own pace and comfort.

Auto Mode - The Auto mode runs a predetermined speech sequence and converts
it into a tactile output. This is generally suited best for memorization
and disciplined learning. It reads through all the English alphabets and
numbers sequentially and the Braille output for each of them is generated
synchronously along with the audio output.

Exam Mode - Exam mode tests the user recall based on his ability to guess
the correct letter in the Braille interface and gives the answer as speech
output. Here a random letter is chosen in Braille script and the user is
prompted by the speech input for the respective letter. Then the user's
input is checked against the database and the correct answer is revealed.

"Learning ABC is the first step to literacy in any language," says
Sanskriti. And this is what they are trying to accomplish for the visually
challenged. At present, Aman and Sanskriti are working on improving the
device to make it handy. They will unveil it in PyCon 2014 in Montreal in
April.

http://yourstory.com/2014/02/braille-learning-device/

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[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Eighth Sunday of the Year

[Jude Botelho]

23-Feb-2014

Dear friend,

You may have noticed that insecure people like to control a lot. Only those who 
feel safe and non-threatened live in freedom and are ready to let others free. 
When we trust others we do not need to control nor do we need to worry and be 
anxious. Yet, we have become worriers, anxious about so many things. In the 
desire to be secure we tend to
 believe that wealth gives security. However, the more we have, the less secure 
we become! Our faith tells us God is in charge of our life. Have a 'care-free' 
weekend, surrendering to Him! Fr. Jude

Sunday Reflections: Eighth
 Sunday - "Why worry about food and clothes? Trust Your Father who knows your 
needs!" 2-Mar- 2014

Isaiah 49: 14-15;           1Corinthians 4: 1-5;           Matthew 6:24-34;

In the first reading the prophet Isaiah asks: "Can a mother forget the baby at 
her breast?  And have no compassion for the child she has borne?" The Lord 
assures us, though a mother may forget, I will never
 forget you! God cares for us more than a mother for her child. We are his 
beloved sons and daughters. We are the apple of his eye. He cannot forget us: 
"I have carved you on the palm of my hand." Fashioned into his image and 
likeness, God
 carries us in the palm of His hands. All he asks is that we trust in Him.

Cure for Sorrow
There is an old Chinese tale about the woman whose only son died. In her grief, 
she went to the holy man and said, 'What prayers, what magical incantations do 
you have to bring my son back to life?' Instead of sending her away or 
reasoning with her, he said to her, "Fetch me a mustard seed from a home that 
has never known sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life." 
The woman went off at once in search of that magical mustard seed. She came 
first to a splendid mansion, knocked at the door, and said, "I am looking for a 
home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a place? It is very important to 
me." They told her, "You've certainly come to the wrong place," and began to 
describe all
 the tragic
 things that had recently befallen them. The woman said to herself, "Who is 
better able to help these poor, unfortunate people than I, who have had 
misfortune of my own?" She
 stayed to comfort them, then, went on in search of a home that had never known 
sorrow. But wherever she turned, in hovels and in palaces, she found one tale 
after another of misfortune. Ultimately, she became so involved in ministering 
to other people's grief that she forgot about her quest for the magical mustard 
seed, never realizing that it had, in fact, driven the sorrow out of her life.
Brian Cavanaugh in 'The Sower's Seeds'

In today's gospel we are continuing with the Sermon on the Mount. Though we 
might not believe that it is possible, yet the risk of worshipping a false God 
is a threat in every Christian life. The Lord points out very clearly and 
forcefully: "you cannot serve God and wealth. Jesus demands an exclusive option 
for God. Yes, we can affirm
 that we serve God but there
 is also the danger of serving wealth. Serving mammon amounts to converting it 
into an alternative for God, specifically because we can continue to profess we 
adore God, when in practice we have given our lives over to money and what 
derives from it. Matthew emphasizes this perspective in the beautiful passage 
of trusting in God's providence based on the metaphor of the birds of the air 
and the lilies of the field. In plain words, trusting God who loves us like a 
loving mother means placing our lives in the hands of God's care and being free 
to serve him and his people. Jesus insists: 'Do not worry, do not strive 
needlessly. Your Father knows what you need." This leads us to the central 
statement: "Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness." 
Welcoming the gift of the kingdom demands that we practice righteousness. The 
grace of the kingdom has to produce our solidarity with others, especially with 
the poor and the needy. Thus, to be a
 faith-person demands that we make a radical choice: God or wealth. If we are 
constantly worried and anxious we are insulting God, we don't believe He can 
and is taking care of us!

Thank you for tomorrow!
Benjamin Reaves tells about a little fellow whose mother had died. His father 
was trying to be both Mum and Dad under difficult circumstances. The father had 
scheduled a picnic for the two of them. The little fellow had never been on a 
picnic. He was excited - so excited that he couldn't sleep. Soon there was a 
patter of little feet down the hall to where the father was sleeping. He shook 
his Dad who would have responded gruffly except he saw the expression on his 
little son's face. "What's the matter, son?" he asked. The fellow said, "Oh, 
Daddy, tomorrow's going to be so wonderful. I just can't sleep I'm so excited." 
The father laughed and said, "It
 won't be
 wonderful if we don't get some sleep. Now you go back to your bedroom and try 
to sleep." A l

[Goanet] Follow Up With Raids on Bureaucrats

[roland.francis]

There is no reason why only politicians should be raided when there are others 
who help them to do what they do. 

If top bureaucrats did not abet politicians, the looting might have been a lot 
more inhibited. Remember every rupee taken in by the govt is from the people 
and the nation's resources and a crime against the nation itself. 

There are several apologists from among the b'cats: the politicians make us do 
it on threat of transfer, we cannot survive on a govt salary, we cannot beat 
the rotten system etc etc. All hogwash. A person is rotten because he is 
rotten. No one cam make him do it. Ask all the honest ones there are, though 
only a few remain.

I suppose the b'crats are like the New York Madam from the Mayflower 
descendancy. They couldn't arrest her since she had all the city's private and 
public elite on her customer list. But in the end she was jailed by an honest 
cop who had no idea of the house of cards he sent to the ground. 

Something that we can hope will happen to the VIP pedophiles in Portugal 
courtesy the RCMP.

Roland.
 


Sent from Samsung Mobile

[Goanet] Sound of music - dailymail.co.uk

[Camillo Fernandes]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2565578/Maria-Franziska-von-Trapp-passes-away-age-99.html
 

[Goanet] IN GOA A VOTE FOR THE AAP WILL ONLY HELP THE COMMUNAL BJP

[Aires Rodrigues]

If even Anna Hazare being his mentor has refused to certify or vouch for
the integrity and credibility of Arvind Kejriwal, why should you and me as
an Aam Aadmi take a risk of trusting him.


Delhi was fortunate to be liberated in 49 days from Arvind Kejriwal's
motley and chaotic rule. But Goa is painfully suffering over the last two
years under another dictatorial IITian Manohar Parrikar who by all his U
turns has been dragging Goa down the tube. Rampant corruption and utter
saffronisation of the entire administration is there for all to see. He had
promised to drive the Casinos away but on coming to power after having
welcomed Jaydev Mody's "MV Horseshoe" Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is
now all set to usher in yet another one, the monstrous biggest ever Casino,
 this one owned by the Sahara group.


In Goa the concern regarding the credentials and genuineness of the Aam
Aadmi Party (APP) is on account of it being strategically steered and
geared by some Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
pracharaks. A vote for the AAP would only benefit the communal BJP as it is
clearly an undercover incognito B team of the BJP with some naïve altar
boys drafted in the usual saffron shrewd style to split the anti-BJP
secular votes.


The common man should therefore be very cautious and vigilant. Look beyond
the curtains and read between the lines while sniffing the political broth
that is cooking. Our nation cannot allow its secular fabric being corroded
by the butcher of Godhra Narendra Modi.

Aires Rodrigues
T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat
Ribandar - Goa - 403006
Mobile: 9822684372

[Goanet] The Cheek of Micky Pacheco

[roland.francis]

I remember the days in Bombay when "the height of" jokes were currency. For 
example: What is the height of imagination?  Answer: An ant climbing up an 
elephant with intent to rape.

So also the height with Micky. Here is a man who comes from a humble background 
but now owns 7 cars, undeterminable real estate and buildings and an account 
with a Swiss Bank, in all probability. He is bound to say that this money is 
inherited or gifted by an American widow with whom he is reported to have 
co-habited or some such tale.

Whatever the integrity of Indian IT officers, they are no fools and cannot be 
fobbed off with stories, or in this case bribery since the raids are high 
profile and directed from Delhi. Only submitting to political blackmail of the 
UPA govt will save him, if at all.

Now coming to the point, here is a politician as corrupt as they come in India 
and he had the gall to say that IT raids will hamper politicians. Only in 
Bharat, as they say.

I am not condoning selective targeting of guilty politicians (a redundancy 
since all Indian politicians are by nature guilty of some major crime or other, 
including corruption) since to be fair, if Micky is raided, so must all past 
and present politicians including the most notorious ones like Kamat, 
Narvemcar, Monserrate, the Alemao brothers and many many more.

However if this is not to be so, at least one is better than none.

Roland.


Sent from Samsung Mobile

Re: [Goanet] TRAFFIC VIOLATION ON OVERCHARGING THE PUBLIC BY TRANSPORT VEHICLES

[John Eric Gomes]

If the format is followed, an app can auto process and acknowledge reply
with serial number, follow up to its logical conclusion by checking and
action by authorities also monitored. Trust this is allowed for/being done!


On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 7:24 AM, Stephen Dias wrote:

> E-ADDRESAL OF COMPLAINTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATION
>
> Directorate of Transport (Goa) is likely to launch an SMS complaint
> service for the general public on 51969 to their respective RTO, for
> violation of rules, on overcharging, rash and negligent driving, rude
> behaviour and all sorts of traffic violation by drivers and commuters
> of taxis, auto rickshaws or even buses in this state.
>
> This could be in response from the local Press exposure recently that
> the RTO has woken up, and might have taken note of it.
>
> It is a welcome decision by RTO, even though it is late, but it all
> depends whether it will be implemented in toto. The rates needs to be
> displayed and should be made mandatory in all the transport vehicles
> so that the public is aware of the rates being charged. Why RTO has
> not made mandatory for having meter installed in their vehicles? These
> are already been implemented in other states and why not in Goa?
>
> Earlier we know that the sensors were being installed in certain
> strategic point in the city, for violation of traffic which includes
> wrong parking but this system has failed miserably as the Traffic Dept
> had no adequate facilities to monitor the visuals. Similarly this step
> of sending SMS which is very important not only for the locals but
> also for the tourists who are been taken them for a ride on violation
> of traffic rules, whether this will be implemented by RTO is a million
> dollar question.
> 
>

[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day....

[Gabe Menezes]

The romantic Strings - Cuando calienta el sol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUs93GCQBgE

g



-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] First global village? The story of Anjuna

[vmingoa]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/First-global-village-The-story-of-Anjuna/articleshow/30869900.cms

First global village? The story of Anjuna

Visitors to Oxford Arcade supermarket in
Anjunaquickly glimpse
an exciting, highly cosmopolitan future that is quietly
being made for Goa, and possibly eventually the rest of the country.

Like many other stores of its kind, Oxford displays a number of imported
products for sale. But far more than any other, it has also become a
showcase for artisanal foods made right here in Goa by foreigners. The high
quality and sheer variety of this new kind of "local produce" has to be
seen to be believed.

There's beautifully bottled strawberry, pineapple, and banana/orange jams
made in Goa from a "French traditional recipe." In another aisle, more than
a dozen varieties of freshly-baked bread: crisp baguettes made by a
Belgian, heavy German-made sauerteigbrot (sourdough bread), lots of
brioches, croissants and pain au chocolat.

In one fridge's shelves, a cornucopia of cheeses made in nearby Siolim by
the Swiss Happy Cow company: ricotta, real mozzarella di bufala, camembert,
blue cheese, and a soft 'Tomme de Goa' which comes studded with walnuts, or
capers, or green pepper, or garlic and chili flakes. Next to Israeli-made
hummus there is Russian-style smoked kingfish, to be eaten in bites like
tapas alongside the pickled cabbage and brined potatoes also available in
neat packages.

Oxford carries ravioli and several kinds of pasta sauce made in Pilerne,
and many kinds of cereals and grains from an organic farm in Parra. A
freezer shelf holds-almost miraculously-the best creme fraiche and sour
cream you will find anywhere in India. Also made by Russians, up the coast
in Morjim, these rarities are roughly the same price you could expect to
pay in Europe, but a trip to Anjuna is certainly much shorter and cheaper!

No less than the goods at this unusual supermarket, its clientele is wildly
globalized. On a midday visit earlier this week, I heard at least nine
languages in its lanes. Finnish natives brushed shoulders with Farsi
speakers, and two young Afghans stood ahead in line while I chatted with
Mendel, an equally young, orthodox Jewish Lubavitcher from Brooklyn who
sported his knotted tzitzit (ritual fringe) with as much aplomb as the
Japanese woman at the opposite register tossed her dreadlocks.

All this may seem very new. But like the rest of Goa, Anjuna has always
been at the vanguard of what is now called globalization. Across the road
from Oxford is a multi-turreted mansion that is an exact replica of the
royal palace of Zanzibar, erected by a team of African craftsmen sent by
the Sultan in gratitude to his personal physician, Manuel de Albuquerque.
This son of Anjuna earned distinctions in Bombay, Edinburgh, Dublin and
Brussels in the late nineteenth century, before spending decades as consul
general of Portugal to Zanzibar.

Delving even further back, historian Teresa Albuquerque (a daughter-in-law
of Anjuna) reports that the village's name is derived from the Arabic word
'Hanjuman' (meaning merchant guild). More than a thousand years ago it was
"a prosperous Arab commercial settlement and an important port along the
west coast." Nearby Chapora (Shah pura) "had for long been a vital maritime
hub. It was once a gateway to the holy city of Mecca and many ships were
anchored, repaired and even built there. To Chapora came Arab dhows loaded
with horses bound for the great market at Pernem, across the creek."

With that kind of history, it is no surprise that the first motley crews of
hippies from the West found themselves exceedingly comfortable in Anjuna in
the late 1960's and early 1970's. The original 'Goa Freaks' blazoned a
trail beginning in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury that meandered through
Western Europe, Afghanistan and Kathmandu before winding up in these same
coconut groves. All those other places have changed beyond recognition, but
that's not the case here in Goa, where a wildly multi-racial, multi-lingual
and multinational mix of 'outsiders' mingles visibly happily and peacefully
with the 'insiders' of Anjuna, resulting in many positive by-products that
include the remarkable smorgasbord of delicacies available at Oxford Arcade.

In recent months, Goa has been largely unfairly, and often maliciously,
portrayed in the media (especially the Delhi-based outlets) as a hotbed of
the kind of narrow-minded xenophobia that characterizes much of the rest of
India. After centuries-indeed millennia-of world renown for
open-mindedness, tolerance and extraordinary hospitality, there is a
worrisome trend of stories about Goans turning nastily against Nigerians,
Russians, even "budget travelers."

But even a short visit to places like Anjuna, demonstrates that the truth
is far different. Don't believe the hype about Bangalore et al, India's
cosmopolitan future is quietly developing right here on Goa's coastlin

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Angovnno Puri Kortanam...

[lino dourado]

Angovnno Puri Kortanam…

 
Khorea bhavarthan magloli vost tuka melltoch, tuvem kel’li angvonn 
potram-masikancher porgott korta. ‘Hea’ bhokt-santak, ‘te’ saibinnink kivam 
khursa udexim tunvem maglole upkar tuka favo zale mhunn, Devak din’vasun 
angvonn palltta. Thodde lok (onbhavarti kai?) angovnno kortana, ‘barter 
system’-a porim kortat. “Tunvem mhojem kam’ kelear, hanv ladain 
kortolom/kortolim ani potrancher porgotolom/porgotolim’, oxe toren; ek kontrad 
soi ‘hea’ ani ‘tea’ bhagevontam sovem kortat. Tum mhaka di, hanv tuka ditam.
Halinch bhair sorloli  Jose Rod-achea ‘GOVAI’, nove cd-intlem ‘Puri Korat’, 
kantar aikotana, ekdam vhoile vichar mhojea monant gusle. Gavpi Jose Rod, 
gitantlean ek sondex dita. Angovnno kortolean, (angvonn kortolo/kortoli somplim 
zalear) tanchea ghorcheamni ti puri korchi. Tagelem kantar aikotam-aikotam, 
hanv hea nirnoyar pavlam. 
Bhokt-Santank, Saibinnink ani Khursank angvonno kortanam, angvonn kortolo 
bhasavnni dita. Maglolo upkar dilo zalear (vhoir sangleam te toren, barter 
system) ladain korun vo potrancher jahirit ghalun, upkar attoitolom/attoitolim. 
Hem borem asa! Tunvem maglam toxem korpak, tumgeli itsa. Amchi addkoll? Nam!!! 
Punn?
Khorea bhavartant magloli vost, Dev dinastona ravona. Dar bodoi dar ugoddtolem. 
Mag ani maglolem tuka melltolem. Hem amchea Povitr Pustokant vachunk mellta. 
Toxench Kristi dhormik pustok amkam ek ugddas korta. Bhorlolem pott borchea 
svatter ritem pott bhorlear, bhukelolo tujea upkarant sodanch astolo. Oxem tor? 
Amcheo angovnno bhokt-santank, saibinnin kivam khursak kortanam, angovnneo 
korpi durboleanchem kiteak chintinam?
Thoddea bhov lokak ghevn kirtanam ghaichea bodla, maglole upkar favo kortolea 
bhagevontachea nanvan onath vo ashramant aslolea bhurgeam sangata, Devan 
dilolea upkarache zoi-zoi gavun, tanchea dukhi mukhamollancher  hanso haddlear 
koso?  Angovnno kortoleanim niyallchem!
Lino B. Dourado

Re: [Goanet] Bahauddin Dagar to conduct a music course in Goa University in March 3-10

[Venantius J Pinto]

Thanks Augusto. Passed in on to friends in Baltimore who will be thrilled
to know about this.

cjp

[Goanet] Goa news for February 23, 2014

[Goanet News Service]

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** Goa tourist taxi operators plan a new 'customer-friendly'
system of operation - Times of India
North Goa tourist taxi owners association (NGTTOA), south Goa
tourists tax owners association (GSTTOA), and federation of
tourist taxi owners and drivers Goa (FTTAG) held in coordination
with Centre for ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHYQCandtYMsqGCpBji3biFmEqHZA&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-tourist-taxi-operators-plan-a-new-customer-friendly-system-of-operation/articleshow/30737512.cms

*** FIFA team inspects AIFF venues in Goa for U-17 World Cup -
Zee News
7 World Cup to be held in India in 2017. The two-member team of
Inaki Alvarez ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHtporynRoRJS0okTRr3r46zj3SSg&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/fifa-team-inspects-aiff-venues-in-goa-for-u-17-world-cup_781095.html

*** Goa seeks to allay safety concerns before carnival - Indian
Express
ay cashew and coconut festival in May," he ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHBINO8WydSoFKRmq1Mlqd-Ii7vGw&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/goa-seeks-to-allay-safety-concerns-before-carnival/

*** Is Russian tourism to Goa more trouble than it's worth? -
eTurboNews
Russia-linked tour operators in Goa want the state government to
consider their problems with sympathy, saying that failing that
would affect the inflow of Russian tourists drastically. They
said that although they have made attempts ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGjtflyWILIwj4x6YT9GM-Y-1Phbw&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://www.eturbonews.com/43028/russian-tourism-goa-more-trouble-its-worth

*** Goa gears up for carnival - Times of India
ay.com/articles/latin-flavour-goan-fervour/15113074">Latin
flavour, Goan fervour
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEZE3Uck1n7ua08dsfoS7UMKthUXg&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-gears-up-for-carnival/articleshow/30793914.cms

*** AAP Goa gearing up to contest both Lok Sabha seats - Times
of India
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http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFt6d8MzHfchg1ld1eSEloRyA26Cw&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/AAP-Goa-gearing-up-to-contest-both-Lok-Sabha-seats/articleshow/30810003.cms

*** Goa diaries: Beaches, water sports, churches - Indian
Express
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http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF7P4va64GKxhUF4nn39QwAAzoHyQ&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/goa-diaries-beaches-water-sports-churches/

*** Russians running illegal travel agencies in Goa - Times of
India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Russians violating the law of the land could
meet the same fate as that of the Nigerians, who were beaten up
by locals in Goa and one even stabbed to death on October 13
last year. In what is alleged to be drugs turf war, a group of
Nigerians ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGhFouq5Vp0GNa1Q6T5T7eOXIW2zA&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Russians-running-illegal-travel-agencies-in-Goa/articleshow/30850770.cms

*** Goa tablet scam: Complaint alleges police pressure -
Business Standard
rore-rupee scam in the allocation of 47,000 tablet PCs to school
students in Goa has now claimed that Crime Branch officials were
intimidating him, forcing him to reveal his source. Sunil
Kawthankar, a ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG96dtwP2PB2KTRvqAe83yH0OSkTA&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/goa-tablet-scam-complaint-alleges-police-pressure-114022200545_1.html

*** Hotels With History in Goa, India - New York Times
w York TimesHalf an hour before our plane touched ground in Goa,
a crew member announced that we would be turning around and
flying back to Mumbai. It was the middle of monsoon season, and
the rain and lightning had grown so heavy, the pilot no longer
thought it ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFO44fOfiGZ0YlkZ9BGFKNxNDTkAA&cid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/travel/hotels-with-history-in-goa-india.html


Compiled by Goanet News Service
http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php

[Goanet] Electricity Department overcharging tactics.. Faulty Meters etc

[JoeGoaUk]

 
Electricity Department overcharging tactics..
Your meter is not functioning?
You could pay upto 4 times more..
It will charge you not as per your average consumption but on 10% of the
connected load. 
e.g. if your 1 bed small house single phase with connected load
say 2240Watts
you will be charged for 224 units per month plus other charges
(units consumed never exceeded 60 in the previous months)
And if the bill is of 3-4 months together. It could
be a shocker 
(past monthly consumption never exceeded 60 units)
here is one example
 
Here are 2 examples/ for illustration purpose only
 
Single phase – Small 1 bed house
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/12702441383/sizes/l/in/photostream/
 
3 bed flat
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/12702771384/sizes/l/in/photostream/
 
including Margao/Verna areas

Note: If meter reading shows Units consumed is 'zero' it is not necessarily 
mean the meter is faulty.
It could also mean the house is closed and there is no consumption at all
It could also mean, there was no power supply at all due to some connection 
cable fault such as carbon formation at the joints etc

cc
CM Parrikar
CEE etc
joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa & NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

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For Hospital, Police, Fire etc