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The average charter school doesn't do any better educating kids than the typical traditional public school, according to a new study released Wednesday. In some cases, charter schools do worse.
The report from the Center of Research on Education Outcomes compared the reading and math test scores of charters and traditional public schools that shared traits.
The study concluded that 37 percent of charter schools posted math gains that were significantly below what students would have earned at local traditional public schools.
The report wasn't all negative. Researchers found charter school students do better the longer they're in charter schools. While students' learning declines the first year, they post huge gains during their second and third years.
What makes this study so important is that the group reviewed about 70 percent of the nation's charter schools.
Expect advocates on both sides of the charter debate to cite this study as leaders debate new rules over charters and how quickly to expand them.
The pro-charter Center for Education Reform put out a news release disputing the findings by questioning the report's methodology and data. CER studies show charter schools outperform traditional public schools.
We already know fights are coming here because of the new Georgia Charter Schools Commission, which could authorize its first charters today.
(UPDATE: The commission approved two of the three requests before them. Ivy Preparatory Academy of Norcross and Statesboro's Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts & Technology got the thumbs up. Scholars Academy State Elementary in Riverdale, was denied because of academic and enrollment issues.)
Charter schools are supported with taxes but exempt from many regulations traditional public schools must follow. The expectation is that charters use innovative methods and programs.
What are your impressions about Georgia's charter schools? What questions should we ask as Georgia looks to expand these schools?
June 18th, 2009
8:50 am
Personally i think the only questions that needs to be answered are
If it truly is about the children and not the politicans–
1: Why are local boards turning down charters that the state will approve?
2: Why has this taken so long to come about?
June 18th, 2009
10:13 am
jim, maybe the question should be "why is different considered to be better?" What I think a lot of charter schools find out is that the "way it has been done" is frequently a good way to do it for most kids, and "there are things out of your control" which is what the traditional public schools have known for quite a while. Unfortunately, the traditional public schools are giving up more and more of their authority to shape children by making excuses about the home lives of the kids, instead of saying, "Once your child comes through THIS door…"
I reported a case of suspected abuse/neglect to one of those at my school who should get those reports, who said to me, "We can't tell parents how to raise their kids." When I heard that, I went to the next person on the reporting chain.
Charter schools whose reason for being is to "be different" don't have the success of those with more specific intent, such as to educate girls more appropriately.
June 18th, 2009
10:41 am
I feel that a great deal of this relates to parent perception and socio-cultural components and values. Parents who are actively involved and who decide to move their children, could do so out of regard to the learning climate in their child's current school. Still others may perceive these schools to be alternatives to private schools, and therefore be more supportive of the initiatives of the school. While I am not fully aware of the bureaucratic elements these schools are able to skirt, if it will enable like-minded students and parents to work in tandem for the success of the students and schools- I support it and I am a public schools teacher. On the other hand, I also recognize that there would be issues for students who are "left out", and another whole set of politics for schools who teach students with hardships not accounted for in AYP and CRCT measures. Environmental aspects count, and any school, whether it be public, private, or chartered, will be successful when: the students are motivated to learn, learning is modeled at home or is valued, and parents, teachers, and admin are on the same page. There is no room for politics and PR if we are truly vested in refacing Georgia's schools. We educators have taken the brunt of accountability, however, students and parents must share in this responsiblity if there are to be productive changes.
June 18th, 2009
10:59 am
Well, there are some good schools and not so good schools – whether you are talking about private, public, or charter schools. Isn't that obvious?
June 18th, 2009
12:01 pm
Reality2 – you are so right, but it takes a multi-year, $3 million study to verify your claim.
June 18th, 2009
1:13 pm
And I have noticed that many things labeled "best practices" require investments in materials from certain companies. Or they require an investment in staff in order to pull off the practices that, frankly, the school board will not hire, expecting the current levels of staffing to "work harder" instead.
June 18th, 2009
1:32 pm
According to the AJC my school district is in the top five of all Georgia counties in math, reading and Language Arts on the CRCT. First of all, I despise the CRCT as it is currently used, but that being said, what does this mean? I can't possibly tell what other teachers in private schools, charter schools or even other public schools are doing in their classrooms, but I can tell anyone that will listen what the secret to success is. Make the classroom a place of learning. I tell my students I am not their mommy or daddy and I will not be disrespected. Ever. I emphasize their problem solving skills, not mine. When they ask a question, I turn it around on them and ask them how can THEY find the answer. I'll admit I am a dinosaur when it comes to education, but who says you have to have the latest and most expensive toys to be the best? My generation produced some of the world's best thinkers and we didn't have smart boards or the internet. We didn't even have color TV. I watch the younger teachers try their best to entertain the students to grab their interest and I do that to some degree as well, but in my class, I am the entertainer/teacher. It's my responsibility to get the information to the students in a way that they can understand and learn. All the visual stimuli and computer programs are nice, but what good are they if the kids don't get the concepts? They end up being high priced toys. I haven't had a class score less that 97% on the math CRCT since I've been teaching in Georgia. No magic, just hard work and high expectation put on the students. It doesn't matter where this occurs, public, private, or charter schools. That is the recipe to success!
June 18th, 2009
1:41 pm
One thing I neglected to mention is that while I sound like a character out of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, my students know that I love them. They know that even though I'm hard on them, it's because I want them to succeed for their benefit, not mine. I build relationships with all my kids. It's as simple as asking what they did over the weekend or how's your mom feeling after the surgery? Whatever it takes to get inside their little heads and hearts. With some kids it isn't easy to be sure, but they all deserve the chance to feel good. They feel like the teacher cares, they like school. Part 2 of my recipe for success. And before I'm accused of teaching in nice suburban schools where there are little to no discipline problems, I have taught in some of the poorest districts in the entire country with some of the hardest thugs imaginable. I have taught every segment of the socioeconomic spectrum there is. There is no substitute for hard work, high expectations and caring for the kids to get them to learn.
June 18th, 2009
4:11 pm
dbow, well said! That is the way that I approach teaching students – hard work, high expectations, and genuine caring. By the way, the hard work is from me and the students.
June 18th, 2009
4:21 pm
Middle school teacher, I said what many of us feel. We do a lot of up front work that pays off in the end. Enjoy your summer!
June 18th, 2009
6:06 pm
My goodness, it does seems that the corporate shills at the AJC are pushing the "Ain't education grand in Georgia?" agenda with their slant on the CRCT reporting. I guess they are only doing their part as corporate citizens to convince us the overwhelming majority of Georgia's students are on track according to CRCT scores.
Before you buy into the hype, try the following. Get a hundred middle school students from any and everywhere in Georgia. Ask them to read to you, discuss current events with you, and then write an essay. Then ask yourself if would you be happy with their current level of education if they were your child?
Given the push for charter schools, private schools, and home schooling, I think, despite the AJC's best efforts to market the CRCT, we know the answer.
June 18th, 2009
7:06 pm
If we support the charters doing great work, assist the charters which are doing good but could do better and close the charters doing poor work, we will see K12 education improve. We can not be scared to change the way we do things currently.
June 18th, 2009
7:11 pm
The key to the whole discussion is that charter schools fared worse when compared to traditional schools with similar traits???? Well Duh, the point of a charter school is to create a better school in an area where the traditional public schools aren't getting it done. The only comparison of value is whether the school is outperfoming the local competition ie the schools their kids would have went to were the charter not available. You can sum up the entire premise behind publics schools (indeed most any government operation) Equality via mediocrity. Show me a public service where this is not applicable
June 18th, 2009
7:37 pm
As with all schools, there are good charter schools and bad ones too…a school is only as good as its staff/leaders. More freedom is only better when you have qualified, motivated individuals at the helm.
That said, I am a big fan of charter schools. Schools should have the flexibility to hire/fire whomever they need to. In most public schools, if the job title isn't an "official" job title in the district, you cant have that position, no matter how necessary it may be.
June 18th, 2009
8:04 pm
Oh, come on! The study says that the kids do poorly their first year(s), and then they improve, right? Here is an explanation:
The first year(s) of a charter school, most open their doors to any and all students just to make classes. This is when those "students" do poorly. Then, once they have a charter, and they have classes of students, they can weed out the trouble makers and the real dumb kids – and magically the remaining kids do better!
Imagine that!
If only a public school could do the same…..
June 19th, 2009
3:55 am
Alvin sure didn't mind using his buds in the General Assembly to change the rules of the game when it came to wanting to increase his power. Now that others have used the General Assembly to have options when Napolealvin-that's his nickname right?-wants to have Alvin control instead of local control he cries foul.
Only thing I smell that's foul is a certain bureaucrat's hypocrisy.
June 19th, 2009
10:14 am
I agree with you comment about Alvin, I will include members of the Board. Alvin thinks his staff is above being held accountable for ethic violations. Yes, he hired an African American to recruit minorities upon discovering his directors were discriminately terminating minority employees, yet he turned around and promoted those (guilty) directors into executive positions based upon favoritism and his personal beliefs. I still think he is discriminating against individuals with disabilities, because he did not hold people responsible for their actions. Why would you want a person like this running your school? He is out of touch and I really think his support comes more from a fear of having a minority controlled system, rather than leadership in education. Charter schools are designed to reflect the community, their problems, and raising and educating future citizens.
June 19th, 2009
3:58 pm
I think charter schools, because of the legislative rules around funding them in Georgia, do a disservice to children and their communities. They are just another way for the state to step out of huge funding obligations in the guise of "helping" people have broader access to "quality" schools. If families can't afford to pay significantly for what is essentially semi-private education, they can't afford to fund a charter school appropriately. That's not fair to the students who attend.


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Morning Snack – Fuji apple wedges with chocolate peanut butter dip.
Lunch – Open-face barbecue bison burger, sweet potato fries, chipotle ketchup.
Afternoon Snack – Hot dog skewers with roasted cherry tomatoes, jalapeno mustard sauce
Dinner – Cuban-style shredded beef, cumin-dusted brown rice, char-grilled corn.
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Afternoon Snack – Artichoke hummus, fiber crackers, sliced turkey
Dinner – Chicken and veggie stir-fry with brown rice, wilted bok choy
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Morning Snack – Chocolate berry trifle
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KAR Auction Services (NYSE: KAR) is one of the largest domestic providers of vehicle auction services. It derived 54%, 36% and 10% of its fiscal 2012 revenues from whole car auctions, salvage car auctions and vehicle floor plan financing, respectively.
Of its three segments, the whole car auctions segment is the most cyclical, depending on used vehicle sales which in turn are driven by new vehicle sales. Despite this, KAR's whole car auctions segment provides a large existing client base and strategic locations for cross-selling to customers in its salvage car auctions and vehicle floor plan financing segments.
KAR's salvage car auctions segment, operated under Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA), combines the best of both worlds. It has competitive advantages that keep competitors at bay and positive demand drivers supporting near-term growth.
Competitive edge of KAR in the salvage car auctions space
Unlike auctions of paintings or antique vases, vehicles cannot be placed in any storeroom. Salvage car auction operators require a sufficient quantity of lots located across the country to facilitate the efficient hauling and holding of salvage cars. New entrants face an uphill challenge finding new areas to build holding lots.
Another advantage is that insurance companies are the key suppliers of KAR's salvage car business. Most of these large national players prefer to do business with car auction companies of similar scale and reach across the country, like KAR.
Furthermore, IAA is the only salvage auction company in the country which offers buyers both physical and live online purchasing opportunities. IAA's i-Bid LIVE platform, providing live auction internet bidding for salvage vehicles, allows potential buyer to see vehicle images and listen in to the auction event "live."
Short-term growth driver: salvage car auctions
First of all, insurers are no longer the sole source supply of salvage cars. KAR is getting a bigger share of its salvage car auction business from car dealers, charities and consumers themselves. According to KAR's 10-K, only 30% of vehicles de-registered annually are sold through salvage auctions, with insurers accounting for the majority of sales.
Secondly, the average ownership period of a car is now at an all-time high of 10.8 years as of 2012, according to the results of a study by Experian Automotive.
Last but not least, recycled parts from salvage vehicles are gaining an increased acceptance within the collision repair industry. Alternative parts utilization levels have risen from about 25% to above 30% in the past decade, according to KAR's most recent investor presentation.
Long-term growth driver: vehicle floor plan financing
KAR runs its vehicle floor plan financing segment under Automotive Finance Corporation (AFC) and works with independent used vehicle dealers. While AFC accounted only for 10% of KAR's total revenues, it generated more than a fifth of KAR's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation or amortization (EBITDA). AFC delivers superior margins exceeding 60%, compared with margins in the 20%-30% range for KAR's other two segments.
Although KAR grew its loan transaction by a four-year compound annual growth rate of 11% from 799,000 units in 2009 to 1.2 million units in 2012, loan transaction volume is small compared with about 14 million independent dealer used car sales in 2012. With a network of 11,000 dealers and more than 100 physical locations, KAR has the ability to grow AFC's contribution through further market penetration.
KAR guided for full year fiscal 2013 earnings per share to increase by 24% year-on-year to $0.82 per share based on the lower end of its estimates.
Peer comparison
KAR's peers include Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) and LKQ (NASDAQ: LKQ)
Unlike KAR, Copart is primarily focused on the salvage vehicle auction market. Also, while KAR is still very much a North American play with all of its revenues coming from the U.S. and Canada, Copart ventured into the U.K. in 2007 and has recently expanded into Brazil, Germany and U.A.E. While other investors might favor the international growth angle for Copart, I still prefer KAR over Copart.
KAR, as a pure domestic North American play, should benefit from the historical high car ownership period driving new vehicle sales and salvage car auctions. Another key factor in choosing KAR over Copart is that KAR sports an attractive 3.4% forward dividend yield, while Copart does not pay any dividend. Copart does not provide any forward-looking guidance, but the company grew its revenue and earnings per share by 12% and 4%, respectively, for the nine months ended Apr. 30.
LKQ is a distributor of alternative repair products, including salvage vehicle parts, to professional repair shops. Similar to KAR, relationships with insurance companies and physical locations are key drivers for LKQ's business. LKQ increased its share of insurers' repair programs from 40% of its fiscal 2008 revenues to more than 50% of its fiscal 2012 revenues through the provision of free quotation services and total loss vehicles disposal services.
With over 300 facilities located across the U.S. and Canada, LKQ has an edge over smaller players as its customers prefer to deal with the company because of its national footprint. LKQ raised its organic revenue growth guidance for the full year of 2013 from 5.5%-7.5% to 6.5%-8.5%. This came on the back of a record quarterly revenue of $1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2013. Like Copart, LKQ does not pay a dividend.
I like KAR for its market leadership, operating the top two players for whole car auctions and salvage car auctions in North America. It is also valued at a slight discount to its peers with a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 16.6. Despite this relative undervaluation and a 3.3% forward dividend yield, KAR is still overvalued on an absolute basis with a price/earnings to growth ratio of 1.35. I will recommend investors to put KAR on their watchlist and consider taking a position if it moves below 1.0 times price/earnings to growth.
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Leicester Tigers face a potential banana-skin with the visit of Italian Pro12 side Treviso in the Heineken Cup second round on Friday.
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With a change of coach on the horizon at the season's end, Treviso will relish the opportunity to go head-to-head with one of Europe's heavyweights.
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Leicester Tigers: 15 Niall Morris, 14 Blaine Scully, 13 Vereniki Goneva, 12 Dan Bowden, 11 Adam Thompstone, 10 Toby Flood (c), 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Ed Slater, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Graham Kitchener, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Logovi'i Mulipola.
Replacements: 16 Neil Briggs, 17 Boris Stankovich, 18 Fraser Balmain, 19 Louis Deacon, 20 Jordan Crane, 21 David Mele, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Terrence Hepetema.
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Replacements: 16 Franco Sbaraglini, 17 Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet, 18 Pedro di Santo, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Dean Budd, 21 Marco Filippucci, 22 Fabio Semenzato, 23 James Ambrosini.
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Please inform any executive member if you are aware of any member of our community who is hospitalized or unwell.
|22 February, 2012
It is with great sadness, we announce the sudden passing of John (Johnny) Fernandes. Son of the late Ida and James Fernandes. He is survived by his loving wife Miriam, son Wayne, sister Virginia (Mahmoud), and brother Savio (Sameera).
Details of the funeral services are:
Date: Friday, 24th February, 2012
May his soul rest in peace.
Our heartfelt condolences to the family.
|12 February, 2012
It is with deep regret that we announce the sudden loss of our beloved mother/grandmother Dorothy (Dots) Freitas. She passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012 at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
There will be a funeral mass on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:00pm at Immaculate Conception Parish, 8842 - 119th Street, Delta, B.C. This will be followed by a reception in the Parish's gathering area.
The burial (note: no mass preceding the burial) will be on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 9:00am at 'The Gardens of Gethsemani Cemetery',15800 - 32nd Avenue, Surrey, B.C.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to Luke 15 House, http://www.luke15house.com, will be greatly appreciated.
Charmaine, Malcolm, Danielle and Kaitlyn
|7 February, 2012
Joachim de Figueiredo
It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father and grandfather, Joachim who quietly slipped away from us at Burnaby General hospital.
Joachim was predeceased by his wife, Ivy and his eldest son, Brian.
He will be lovingly remembered by his son Alex (Chris), daughters Doreen, Stella (Tony) Evelyn (Cris), daughter-in-law Maria de Fatima & by his grandchildren, Trevor (Pam), Kevin, Nigel, Sean, Darren, Sabrina & Warren.
Joachim lived his 103 years with fortitude and faith. He loved his family and friends and showed love and kindness to all who knew him. He lived an active and productive life in Kenya and later settled in Canada with enthusiasm and devotion. Joachim had a special fondness for his homeland of Saligao, Goa and much affection for the Goan community. He will be dearly missed.
There will be a Wake service on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 7.00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 11.00 a.m. Both services will be held at Saint Francis de Sales Church, 6610 Balmoral Street, Burnaby, followed by a reception hosted by the family.
In lieu of flowers a donation to Luke 15 House (www.Luke15house.com) or a charity of your choice will be greatly appreciated.
Evelyn (daughter)
|31 May, 2011
It is with sincere regret we inform the community of the passing of Chev Bruno Fernandes MBE, Kt ST S (Ex Entebbe, Uganda), on 24 May 2011: Siolim, Goa.
Beloved husband of LINA, Father of Dr Clarence/Vienna(Vancouver), Delia/Canute, late Marylou and grandfather of Aaron, Aiden, Aiden Neil/Hazel, Joey. Brother of the late Alex Procopia/Angela (Toronto) Late Dominic/Innocencia (London) Lily/late Jacob (Tivim). Brother in law of Tony/Lira (Toronto) Benny/Bella (Toronto) Peter/Etlhel (Petawawa) Annie/late Diago (Verem).
Memorial service to be held in London at St John Fisher Church 207 Cannon Hill Lane, Wimbledon, London SW20 9NQ On Tuesday 31st May at 7pm. Condolences to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our heartfelt condolences to the family.
|23 May, 2011
It is with sincere regret we inform the community of the unexpected passing of Joseph B. Correia on Thursday May 19, 2011.
He is survived by his wife Iris, and children, Moira (Fergus), Sam (Maureen), Noel, (Roxanne), Brian (Tazim), Josie, Joe-Luis (Janis) and grandchildren, April (Ryan), Sean (Kirsten), Nola, Christopher, Cory, Chelsea, Ryan, Jason, Robyn, Justin, Nicholas, and Lauren and five great grand-children.
As per his request, the service and cremation will be private.
The family thanks all who have called with their thoughts and prayers.
May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Our heartfelt condolences to the family.
|24 April, 2011
It is with sincere regret we inform the community that Doreen Ann Mendes passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011 at the age of 67. Survived by her husband Gerald and three siblings David, Edward and Joyce, Doreen will be lovingly remembered by her three children Julian (Kelly), Natalie (Jeff) and Gregory and her five beautiful granddaughters Shaelyn, Makenna, Teghan, Mila and Sadie. Doreen will be remembered for her selfless dedication in providing loving care to others.
Prayers will be said at 7:30 pm on Thursday, May 5th at St. Augustine's Parish, 2028 W. 7th Ave at Maple St. in Vancouver, where Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, May 6th at 11:00am. Interment to follow at Gardens of Gethsemani.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the BC Cancer Agency (www.bccancerfoundation.com) will be gratefully acknowledged. The family would like to thank the staff at VGH for their compassionate care.
Our heartfelt condolences to the family.
|10 February, 2011
We regret to inform you that Charles Gerald D'Silva, beloved husband of Rose Norah D'Silva (nee Vaz), father of Bernadette (Bunny)/Hormus and Alan / Nikki, grandpa to Joshua, Rachel and Krish, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2011.
The funeral is being held at St Peter's Church in Bandra, Mumbai on Thursday, February 10th at 4:30pm.
|24 January, 2011
Vincent, MELVYN Rodrigues, 57, passed away peacefully on January 24th, 2011 in White Rock, after a short but critical illness complicated by heart-break on the loss of his wife Milly.
Melvyn was born in Mombasa, Kenya & moved to Edmonton, Alberta after marrying Mildred Pereira in 1988, where they resided happily for 21 years. He was always active in his Church Community as Usher, Eucharistic Minister and Greeter as well as in the Goan Community with his musical talents
Sadly, his beloved Mildred passed away in 2009. In July 2010 Melvyn moved to White Rock, BC to join his sister, Isabel , Ed & Pereira family.
Melvyn is survived by his sisters, Annie (Nelson) Pereira; Titia (Julian RIP) Mascarenhas and Zerbin (Vicky) Rodrigues, in Australia; Isabel (Edwin) Pereira in BC. Canada. He is further survived by Nieces: Janice (Paul), Annel (Ben), Sharleen, Jolene, Talitha (Mark), Tracy (Michael), Tamara, Giselle and Kimberly: and by Nephews Reuben, Karl, Devlin, Alexander, Jeremy and Mark. As well as his mother in law, Ivy, sisters in law & brother in law, Sylvia (Joe), Celine (Ivor), Steve (Norma) and many other relatives. He was truly a special loving, twice-over Uncle, because his wife Milly was also Edwin's (Isabel husband's) sister. We will miss him so much.
Please send condolences by e-mail to: firstname.lastname@example.com or by Post to: Ed & Isabel Pereira, 13951 20th Ave., White Rock, B.C., V4A 2A1.
The final service, a simple one, followed by cremation was Melvyn's desire. Service is Monday January 31 at 11 AM. Good Shepherd Church, 2250 - 150 Street, Surrey BC. Phone 604-531-5739
|19 January, 2011
Maria (Bella) Simoes peacefully passed away on January 19th at Minoru Residence. She is survived by her husband Mario Simoes her sister Ethel Pereira and brother Gabby Rodrigues.
|12 December, 2010
We regret to inform you of the demise of Cynthia Martin on December 8th in Santacruz, Mumbai. She was the loving wife of the late Roger Martin, mother of Gordon/Heather, Howard (late)/ Lorraine, Clint/Clothilda, Kenneth/Avril, Donald/June (late). Grandmother to Roger, Ethan, Adam, Jordan, Aaron, Kirsten and Donovan.
The funeral is being held on Saturday, December 11th at 4.00 pm in Mumbai. Prayer service details in Vancouver to be announced later
|25 November, 2010
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Lancelot Joseph Fernandes on November 21,2010 at SMH.
Lancelot is survived by his wife Vellie Fernandes and their children Karen, Romayne & Andre.
The Funeral Mass will be held at IC church- Delta at 10:30 am on Saturday , Nov, 27th,2010 with a reception and burial to follow.
|7 November, 2010
Effie DaCosta passed away November 6th, 2010 at 7:50pm in Richmond Hospital with family around. Funeral details to follow.
Prayer services for Effie DaCosta will be held on Sunday November 14th, 2010 at 7:00pm. The funeral mass will take place on Monday November 15th, 2010 at 10:30am at Saint Joseph the Worker Parish (4451 Williams Road, Richmond BC) followed by the buriel at Forest Lawn in Burnaby at 2:30pm.
|5 June, 2010
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and friend, Marlene Pereira, on June 1, 2010. Many of you have already heard our sad news through word of mouth, but we wanted to send all of our family and friends a joint email with a few more details given that everything happened so quickly and suddenly.
Marlene was born in Calcutta, India, and always had many colourful stories of growing up in India with her brothers and sister. She married our father, Philip Pereira, in 1964, moved shortly afterward with him to Hong Kong and then they immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1975 with three young children, Robert, Michelle and Jill. Though she had a great passion for travel and was fortunate enough to see much of the world, she always looked forward to coming home to her beautiful Vancouver. Marlene was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma in 1990 and, after receiving aggressive chemotherapy and radiation back then, she successfully went into remission. She was very proud to let people know that she was a cancer survivor, and her strength was an inspiration to so many people. She was diagnosed, again, in 1997 with a carcinoid cancer near her vocal chord, but the thought of losing her voice was too much for her to bear that she successfully overcame the radiation treatments that she underwent at that time. It was only last February, 2009 that her lymphoma resurfaced. Bravely, Marlene underwent two different courses of chemotherapy over the past year, with courage and without complaint, all the while continuing to enjoy life to the fullest. Two weeks ago, she started experiencing sudden shortness of breath which prompted us to take her to Vancouver General Hospital. Her breathing became progressively worse, and 2 days later she was transferred to the ICU. After a brave fight, she finally succumbed to her illness, and passed away peacefully surrounded by her children.
Marlene will be remembered for her indomitable spirit. She embraced life to the fullest and her child-like enthusiasm was so very refreshing. Marlene is predeceased by her husband Philip, and she is survived by her children Robert (Lucia), Michelle (Arvind) and Jill (Rob), her granddaughter Olivia, her step granddaughters Kamara, Marista and Leandra, her siblings Joy, Eryx, Elmo and Loy and many other extended family and friends. Marlene waited so long to be a grandmother and the past 9 months brought her so much joy and contentment as she was able to spend time with her beautiful, bright-eyed Olivia. She will be missed by all.
A Prayer Service will be held at 7pm on Thursday, June 10, 2010 at St. John the Apostle Parish, 5457 Trafalgar Street in Vancouver. The Funeral Mass will be held at the same location at 11am on Friday, June 11, 2010, with a reception and burial to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Foundation in memory of Marlene by mail at 660 - 686 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1G1, by telephone at (604) 877-6040 / toll-free 1-888-906-2873, or online at her memorial page http://donate.bccancerfoundation.com/goto/marlene.pereira.
Thank you so much for the many condolences that have already been extended through email, cards, phonecalls and flowers. We apologize that we have not yet been able to respond to everyone.
|29 March, 2010
It is with much sadness that we have to announce the death of Flory Cordeiro on March 29th in Goa.
Flory is the mother of Maura DaCruz, Malvina Athaide (RIP) and May Cordeiro in Vancouver and Mavis DaCruz (New Jersey), Merlyn Velho (Goa) and Milena Moniz (UK). She leaves behind her loving daughters, sons-in law and many grandchildren.
Flory was an active member of the 'Golden Heritage Seniors Club'. She will be missed by all who knew her and loved her. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.
|14 February, 2010
Lucian Franz (husband of Ruby and father of Juju, Kevi, Milu & Lorraine) passed away on Feb 14th, 2010.
Our deepest sympathies go to Ruby Franz, her children and all of their families.
The service will be held at: St. Bernadette Parish. There will be a Wake and Viewing service from 7:15PM - 8:00PM on Thursday, Feb 18th, 2010, followed by the Funeral Mass beginning at 8:00PM. After the mass refreshments hosted by the family.
|1 February, 2010
GOA Vancouver wishes to announce the passing of Maria Antoinette Antao in Toronto. Maria, who lived in Uganda prior to settling in Toronto in 1974, was predeceased by her husband Anthony and her daughter, Jenny DeMello.
Our deepest sympathies go to their surviving children Vinolt Antao and Villa Pinto, both from Richmond, Vienna Fernandes, from Maple Ridge and Vita Lobo, Victor Antao, Virginia Vaithilingham and Dr Viola Antao, all from Toronto, and to their families.
|28 May, 2009
|Funeral Services for Joseph Ngyou:
On behalf of GOA Vancouver, we would like to extend our heartfelt sympathies to Teresa and her family on the passing away of her husband, Joseph (Joe) Ngyou. Joe died peacefully on May 23rd at Burnaby General Hospital. He will be sadly missed by his wife Teresa, daughter Grace and husband John and their children Kayla and Devon, and son Kenneth and his wife Sharon and their children Isaac, Nicholas, Andrew and Adam.
Pray services will be held on Sunday, May 3lst at 5 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales church, 66l0 Balmoral St., Burnaby, followed thereafter by a short reception in the church hall. Anyone who wishes to bring finger foods/snacks for this day, please contact Val Carrasco at 604-271-9102 or 604-727-4462, who is co-ordinating this reception.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, June lst at 11:00 a.m. also at St. Francis de Sales church. A reception will be held following Mass in the church hall.
For those who wish to attend, the burial will take place at Gardens of Gethsemani, l5800- 32nd Ave., Surrey, at 2.45 p.m.
|27 May, 2009
The funeral mass for William (Willie) D'Cruze, husband of Camille D'Cruze and father of Glenn & Charissa, will be held on Friday, May 29, 2009, at 10:00 am at St. Paul's Church, 8251 St. Alban's Road, Richmond, BC. There will be a viewing half hour before the mass and a reception to follow after the mass.
|31 December, 2008
The Goan Overseas Association is sad to announce the death of Laura D'Souza in Mumbai on
December 31, 2008. She was the sister of Olga Vaz. Laura is survived by her husband Louis and her
three married children: Lisa, Lester and Leroy.
|08 December, 2008
|Stephen Joe De Souza, son of late Camillo and Argentina, passed away peacefully surrounded by his
family at the FMC on December 4, 2008 at the age of 60 years.
He leaves behind his beloved children, Malcolm (Nathalie), Wesley (Georgina), Ryan (Ioulia), Melissa (Matthew), Justen and Vanessa. He is also survived by his grand-daughters Kaylin and Madison. He will be deeply missed by his brother Selzick (Corryine), nephew Al-Camil, niece Tina-Ann as well many other relatives and close friends. The family wishes to sincerely thank all the staff at CHR and FMC, especially in the ICU and Hemodialysis units for all their special care and treatment.
Those wishing to pay their respects may do so at Pierson's Funeral Service at 4121-17 Avenue SE, Calgary on Tuesday December 9, 2008 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.
Funeral mass will be held at Corpus Christi Parish at 404 Northmount Place NW on Wednesday December 10, 2008 at 11:00am, with Reverend Raul Ranola Celebrant. The interment will follow at Queens Park Cemetery (32 Ave. & 4 St. NW.)
If desired, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kidney Foundation of Canada (www.kidney.ca or 1-800-361-7494). Messages of condolence may be forwarded to the family at www.piersons.ca. Arrangements are in care of PIERSON'S FUNERAL SERVICE. Telephone 235-3602.
|17 November, 2008
|Mrs. Esther da Silva, wife of the late Julius da Silva and mother of Rita, Reina, Joe and Cris,
passed away peacefully on Saturday the 15th of November.
Prayer services will be held at St Joseph the Worker Parish, 4451 Williams Road, Richmond BC on Wednesday November 19th 2008 at 7:30 pm, followed by a reception, hosted by the family.
A Funeral mass will be held at St Joseph the Worker Parish, 4451 William Road, Richmond BC on Thursday November 20th 2008 at 11:00 am , followed by a burial service at Ocean View Burial Park, 4000 Imperial Street, Burnaby BC.
|23 October, 2008
|The G.O.A. would like to extend its sincere condolences to the family of Brendon Furtado who passed
away on Oct 21st. He is predeceased by his father, Frank Furtado.
He is survived by his wife Marie-Theresa and his daughter Fedora, both of Richmond BC. He will be greatly missed by his mother Annie Furtado(Bombay); his sister Audrey & her husband Eusebio Mascarenhas (Bombay); brother Clifton Furtado & his wife Maryann Furtado (Bombay); and his sister-in-law Noella & her husband Leslie Travas (Richmond).
The family is having a Mass for the Repose of his Soul on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 10.00 am.
Please see below for additional details:
Location: St Paul's Parish Church 8251 St. Albans Rd, Richmond BC.
|3 October, 2008
|The G.O.A would like to extend their sincere condolences to the family of Joseph Patrick Arathoon
who passed away in India on Aug 27th 2008. He is survived by his Mother Mary Arathoon(Australia);
wife Crena D`Moore Arathoon(India), his son and daughter-in-law Mark and Geeta(Vancouver), daughter
and son-in-law Andrea Arathoon and Paul Mehra(Australia) as well as his brothers and sisters, Glenn,
Ronnie,Barbara, Sr Flavian, Anne and Bernadette and his grandchildren Luke, Anaheit and Nicholas.
The family is having a Mass for the Repose of his Soul at Sacred Heart Church on Oct 17, 2008 at 9AM. Details are as follows:
Light refreshments will be served in the Clubhouse thereafter. Finger foods are welcome.
|1 September, 2008
Margaret Cunha passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2008, at 8:20 pm Pacific Standard Time.
While surrounded by her devoted husband, Paul, and children Nicola/Jean-Francois, Nitin with fiancee
Blenda. Margaret passed on peacefully. May her soul rest in peace.
If you have any further clarifications that you wish to add, please do let me know.
|21 August, 2008
The GOA is saddened by the sudden death of CYRIL SEQUEIRA in Bombay on AUGUST 9, 2008. He is the
brother of Merwyn and Vincent Sequeira. The Executive and members of the GOA extend to Merwyn and Vincent
and their families and relatives it deepest condolences.
|20 August, 2008
The GOA is saddened by the death of RALPH MASCARENHAS in London, England on August 11, 2008.
Ralph is the brother of Merle Lobo.
|20 July, 2008
The GOA is sad to announce the sudden death of one of its Member- Jose (Felix) de Quadros after a
short illness. Jose is survived by his wife Benny and two sons James and Michael. Funeral services will be
held for him as follows:
|15 July, 2008
COUTINHO, Maria Angela passed away peacefully on July 15th, 2008 with her family by her side.
She will be lovingly remembered by sons Richard, Edmund (France) and daughters Dulcie (Pat), Jocelyn
(Jean-Claude), 7 grandchildren: Eric, Katherine, Sean, Meagan, Madison, Cassidy and Diego. She was
loved and respected by many and will be greatly missed by all.
|27 May, 2008
Mrs. Medina Francisca D'Souza passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday, May 25th at
Richmond Hospital. She is survived by her children Allan D'Souza (wife Patricia), Colleen Vishwanathan
(husband Victor), Vivienne Fernandes (husband Nazareth), grandchildren, Cedric, Gloria and Aloysius
D'Souza, Anita Bawa (husband Reg), Lara Vishwanathan, Melissa & Dustin Fernandes and great
grandchildren Yamila & Kavin Bawa.
|14 May, 2008
It is with great sadness we announce that Florie Sales, wife of the late Alex Sales, passed away on
May 9th, 2008. She was 84 year old. She is survived by her sons ,Anthony (and wife Jennifer) of
Richmond, and Patrick, of Washington, DC, Joseph of Karachi, and twin grandsons Alex and Francis of
|11 Feb, 2008
Please pray for the soul of Peter Damian Lobo who passed away peacefully on 10th February 2008
at Surrey Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved father of Deborah D'Mello (GOA Vancouver Secretary),
Darryl Lobo and Desiree Nazareth, father-in-law of Louis D'Mello, Edwina Lobo and Kenneth Nazareth
and grandfather of Gavin, Vega, Sharlene, Dillan & Krystle.
|1 Oct, 2007.
Please pray for the soul of Ana Rosa deSouza, mother of Andre deSouza, mother-in-law of Ruby deSouza, grandmother of Ruan/Norysca, Andrea & Anita, great-grandmother of Rynelle & Rygel, who passed away peacefully on September 30, 2007 in Bombay.
|28 Sept, 2007.
Letitia D'Cunha, wife of Paschal D'Cunha of Mangalore, mother of Nirmala,
Vinod and visiting daughter Dhina, of North Vancouver and sister-in-law
of GOA member Paul Cunha of Burnaby, expired on Thursday, Sept. 27 (Indian
time) in Bangalore after a short illness. May her soul rest in peace.
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Hi folks,
Below is a poem I had read somewhere as a young girl, luved it and copied it down. I have browsed thru it now and then and dug it up again today for a friend's daughter for her recitation competition. Just wanted to share this with you all too.... for the fantastic theme that is universal..
hi anni,
u mean u r doing a report on this poem?
well, the background of this poem is a colonized africa where the whites had colonized many african countries for their own benefit of getting raw materials & finally selling the finished products. the whites always thot that they were the 'civilized' people & that its ther duty 2 civilize the native barbarians!! (they did not realise that every culture is formed according 2 the climate, environment, vegetation, etc. and no civilization is good or bad. every civilization formed the best of their own ways to live in peace with their environment). so the english too it upon themselves to civilize the natives. this poem is written in protest 2 that. nobody can make another person exactly like him. that man has his reason to b who he is & its foolish trying 2 make someone b like u. the same goes with cultures. whats attractive about this poem is that its a universal theme. be it between a man & man or woman or man or country & country, anything... it is not a bright idea 2 try & make another like u....
i hope this is satisfactory.
..pls help me xplain ds poem..i hve to report n this poem and i rily need a lot of help..pls..
mrs muffet, neha, ds,
yes, its so meaningful that it had touched my young heart and has remained in it 4 so long.... so very true in any kind of relations, between people, countries, cultures, whatever....
dear mayaoonline..
we spnd our
lifetime in
trying to 'change others..
and this is in reply to that...
hey maya...
thanks for sharing this one!!!
its the crux of life and realtions i feel...
we all let all be...just be....
dear ehsaas,
how meaningful ....isn't it ? life is always better with space....
god made me me.
he made you you.
let me be me
for god's sake!
yup, i have always luved that line.... this is so universal...
that was a good one maya!!! let me be me ... for god's sakes!!
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Lauren's January Cure: My First Week
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I just finished my first week of the January Cure and it feels great! Here's a breakdown of what I did this week:
Day 1: This list wasn't difficult to make, as I always get the itch in January to freshen up our home and tie up loose ends. These list items had been floating around in my head for about a week now, playing over and over again in my brain like a broken record as I'd try to fall asleep at night. After I made my list I slept so much easier — it's a bit cathartic just to get it down on paper, isn't it?
Day 2: Another item that came naturally was creating the outbox. I'd been wondering what to do with several random items around our house but just hadn't taken any action. It felt good to round everything up and put it in my outbox. Even though I didn't have to make any tough decisions yet, it felt like the start of something.
Day 3: The weekend chores were a little more difficult to motivate myself on. Luckily, I had a little help from my family on this one. The mister brought me home some pretty pink carnations from the grocery store and I clipped a few things from the garden to make an inexpensive bouquet. I later tackled the floors while my parents watched our two-year-old (thanks Nonny and Poppy!) It takes a village, right?
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So happy I'm following along with The Cure this year — the first week felt great, and I am ready and raring to go on this week's assignments! How did your first week go? I'd love to hear about it!
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I have the opposite problem with my kitchen floors: they're this strange mottled grey, purposely pitted tile (on my long-term list of things to replace...not my style!). The things is, they NEVER look dirty. They hide an incredible amount of disgusting stickiness. Once my seven-year-old spilled an entire glass of juice in his corner of the kitchen, and "wiped it up" by spreading it around, then didn't tell anyone. I admit, I don't go there...it's his spot. When it came time for my weekend floor wash, and I stepped into that corner...my foot stuck to the floor. I seriously couldn't tell that anything was spilled there, but my floor-cleaning cloth sure showed me when I wiped it up. Yuck,


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Adams, 44, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with two class A misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief causing intentional damage to property and one class B misdemeanor of criminal mischief causing intentional damage to property.
Prosecutors allege that on Jan. 6, Adam's patrol vehicle was being worked on at the South Salt Lake auto shop. While Cordova and Adams waited for the repairs to be made, Adams allegedly went to the back of the lot to smoke. After Cordova and Adams left, employees noticed damage "indicative of being keyed or intentionally scratched" to three vehicles parked behind the business, a police report states.
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
This bikini has been to the other side of the world with me and back. No really. This photo was taken in Morocco when I was on a yoga retreat last summer. I chose the Tobago because I knew we'd be surfing and swimming in the ocean and I wanted a cute bikini that would also stay in place. The cliff jumping was a surprise but the bikini held everything together nicely. This is the perfect sporty bikini for girl who wants to play outside but look good while doing it. Get this bikini and join me on my next yoga retreat. :)
prAna Tobago Bikini Bottom
Grant Kates
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
These are my favorite bottoms! They are well made, don't ride up, and the cut it super cute. They cover in just the right places without covering too much so you look like a granny. I like them with the Taala Bikini Top or the Manori Tankini.
Lexi Dowdall
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You know that dreaded, horrible search you embark upon to seek the perfect swimsuit every spring?
After rejecting more suits than I care to remember, this one ultimately came home with me. I was a bit skeptical at first when shopping online, it looked somewhat cute in the pictures, but it could go either way when tried in the first person.
I was pleasantly surprised! prAna has come up with very fetching, subtle details like the front tie, side seams and the absolute perfect amount of cheeky coverage. I didn't expect to keep this one, but after trying it on, I knew it was "THE ONE" I can't say how relieved I am that the search is over.
The nice thing about these is that the fabric is of great quality, it isn't going to break down after a couple of wears like those inexpensive ones you find at Target or TJ Maxx. This one is also awesome for sports. I'm using it for surfing, stand up paddleboarding and cliff jumping. I like how secure it feels.
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These bottoms are super cute on. They have a great seam in the back that makes your tush look good! Not to mention the great colors that prAna's offering.


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