Re: [Goanet] To Whom Does the Black BMW with number 007 belong to?

[Jim Fernandes]

That would be mine!




 From: augusto pinto 
To: goanet  
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 4:58 PM
Subject: [Goanet] To Whom Does the Black BMW with number 007 belong to?
  

Some time ago I saw in Panjim a black BMW with the number 007 and the
picture of a hand holding a gun after it (as in the Bond movies).

I wonder who owns this superb car which also probably has the ability to
become invisible everytime a policeman happens to near it.

Regards
Augusto

[Goanet] Goa news for January 13, 2014

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

*** Congress is shameless about corruption, says Narendra Modi
in Goa: Highlights - NDTV
oa-Modi-to-take-pledge-to-fulfill-Vivekanandas-dreams/articleshow/28694686.cms">In
Goa, Modi to take pledge to fulfill Vivekananda's dreams
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHa2BkTNRuCu1enxnoxI4bmcIVuwA&url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/election-2014/congress-is-shameless-about-corruption-says-narendra-modi-in-goa-highlights-470113

*** Goa-ing for it on a winter break to India-lite, where
endless beaches soothe ... - Daily Mail
ily MailBut, then, Goa does impermanence like nowhere else on
earth. By the beginning of May, most of the beach huts and
nearly all the restaurants will be dismantled in preparation for
the monsoon season and won't be erected again until the deluge
ceases in ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH-MYIDhrvKE0_56Iw6Pf_KoR7WvA&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2537288/Goa-ing-winter-break-India-lite-endless-beaches-soothe-soul.html

*** Narendra Modi to address rally in Goa shortly - NDTV
olitician nexus and Mr Modi fighting elections on
anti-corruption plank, Goan voters will expect some answers from
the BJP which is currently in power in the state.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGmGgGVsWOGXlZGrEeAJcgz4j6BYA&url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/narendra-modi-to-address-rally-in-goa-shortly-470020

*** Still Goa-ing strong: Made In Chelsea's Binky Felstead and
Alex Mytton share ... - Daily Mail
ily MailIt looks like Alex Mytton and Binky Felstead's
relationship is faring far better than any other in Made In
Chelsea, as they shared snaps from their recent holiday. The
couple headed to Goa on a romantic break which Alex organised as
a Christmas present ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG_LCOKQL3k0pD4hL4wwy4b4T20hA&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2538276/Still-Goa-ing-strong-Made-In-Chelseas-Binky-Felstead-Alex-Mytton-share-romantic-snaps-holiday.html

*** Goa: Despite membership rush, not all are excited about AAP
- Economic Times
onomic TimesOn January 5, musician Remo Fernandes took the stage
to address a crowd of 300 Goans in the confines of a small
compound of an apartment in Gogol, Margao in South Goa.
"Everybody please join in and sing, 'No more corruption, no more
corruption'!http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG7UhD4_NknrpLHz_32hTgK2K0LVw&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/goa-despite-membership-rush-not-all-are-excited-about-aap/articleshow/28689996.cms

*** Law and order should be uniform for everyone, irrespective
of their religion ... - Daily News & Analysis
ily News & AnalysisIn a bid to cash in on Modi's popularity,
BJP's Goa unit is collecting a registration fee of Rs 5 per
person to attend the rally of its prime ministerial candidate
here on January 12, which will kick start party's Lok Sabha
campaign in Goa. The rally ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGlwepnRuQvDd87SJilH-Q89rW8Bg&url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-to-kick-start-bjp-s-lok-sabha-campaign-in-goa-rally-today-historic-turnout-expected-1949488

*** Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar Facebook wall receives
least number of ... - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar comment on
social networking site Facebook on BJP's prime ministerial
candidate and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi rally in Goa
on Sunday received least number of like till date on the
comments posted by ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFXqNwfTOodKcvCunjpmekHrSOJug&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Goa-chief-minister-Manohar-Parrikar-Facebook-wall-receives-least-number-of-likes-on-Modis-rally-in-Goa/articleshow/28686462.cms

*** Narendra Modi to address 'Vijay Sankalp' rally in Goa today
- Zee News
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*** GCCI requests Centre for sops to boost Goa economy - Times
of India
D and relief to mining loanees are some of the ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEfc_E8hf3pKzr_uvXHsSRV1eXKdA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/GCCI-requests-Centre-for-sops-to-boost-Goa-economy/articleshow/28718504.cms

*** Goa building collapse spurs efforts to improve
infrastructure - Times of India
mes of India... to form a committee of RCC experts to check the
safety of buildings in the state. The Goa chapter of Indian
institute of architects (IIA) has also offered to prepare a
draft of suggestions to tighten the process of planning,
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[Goanet] To Whom Does the Black BMW with number 007 belong to?

[augusto pinto]

Some time ago I saw in Panjim a black BMW with the number 007 and the
picture of a hand holding a gun after it (as in the Bond movies).

I wonder who owns this superb car which also probably has the ability to
become invisible everytime a policeman happens to near it.

Regards
Augusto

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[Goanet] Narendra Modi - Vijay Sankalp Rally 12.1.14

[JoeGoaUk]

 

Modi speaking
http://youtu.be/vs6jz-YhYGY

Mining, Special Status but no mention of Dual Citizenship

Some pics

blog
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2014/01/narendra-modi-vijay-sankalp-rally-goa.html


Lotus at night
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914916054/in/photostream



The rally
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914736913/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914902444/in/photostream/

a  modi in the audience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914891784/in/photostream/


The Real Modi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914712293/in/photostream/

Stage set-up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11915314846/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914849734/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11915276006/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914364085/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914817784/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914770864/in/photostream/

Swami Vivekananda
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914699743/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11915289806/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914350235/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11915236806/in/photostream/

Police on watch tower
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11915300956/in/photostream/


a young Volunteer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914688273/in/photostream/

A cross in the field
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914662563/in/photostream/

Cut outs of Modi, Parrikar etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11915262826/in/photostream/


Seated crowd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914337215/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914615633/in/photostream/


the Main Gate / Arch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/1191478/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914777094/in/photostream/


Parking two wheelers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914587943/in/photostream/


Rally success, at what cost?
Chaos on the road. 
Passengers and Rally attendees had to walk for upto 2 KMs by abandoning their 
buses due to traffic jam. Pax on city routes waited for hours as most buses 
hired by the Rally organizers. Big Q at Shuutle buses counter and than held up 
in the traffic jam. Saw people walking from upto Bambolim slope to Panjim. 
Goa Traffic Police cannot even manage 2000 odd people at Kala Acadamy Festivals 
etc how could they handle 2lakhs? Parrika...r should know this than anbybody 
and should outsource the traffic cops from neighbouring states. btw, what was 
the neet for organising this rally? Publicity stunt? All they wanted to make 
this historic or record breaking rally so that it give wider publicity by 
national TV channels etc. Ok, they achieved their goal but at what cost?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914249675/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914580263/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914715904/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914289095/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11915160186/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914249675/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914741834/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914734554/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914721704/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914243945/in/photostream/

Waiving Modi, Parrikar etc

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914498833/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914202755/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11915084526/in/photostream/


Waiving Masked modi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914237335/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914509373/in/photostream/

Waiving crowd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/11914465803/in/photostream/


Narendra Modi, Gujarat Chief Minister
also BJP's  Prime Ministerial Candidate

Modi speaking
http://youtu.be/vs6jz-YhYGY

Preparations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch1CCcCwaow

Blog
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2014/01/narendra-modi-vijay-sankalp-rally-goa.html

Modi’s full speech 44mins

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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[Goanet] How to Improve Emotional Intelligence: 8 Steps (with Pictures)

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Re: [Goanet] The Canacona Tragedy and Joe Goa

[J. Colaco < jc>]

DITTO DITTO DITTO a 100%

jc


On 12 January 2014 14:06, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك
نورونيا  wrote:

> I'd like to second this very strongly. Just earlier today, I happened to
> wonder myself over how many of us could even imagine how much time,
> trouble, sweat and expenses JoeGoaUk expends, to record, process and
> disseminate all this work of his.
>
> From his coverage, it's very clear that that JoeGoaUk goes out of his way
> to keep track of issues that he feels are important to inform Goa about.
> Whether these break out in Canacona, Corjuem or wherever! It is quite one
> thing to go out of one's way to specially create content (unpaid) for
> sharing on the Net, and another to share what one already has created
> (either for some other purpose, or because we happen to be there). Some of
> us, including myself, indulge in the latter form of sharing, which is far
> more easy to undertake.
>
> Which also makes me wonder: why doesn't JoeGoaUk just give up his
> anonymity, and start contributing to some local paper or the other? (Of
> course, anonymity here isn't the main issue. He could probably do that
> *with* his anonymity too) Readers in Goa too would gain from his inputs
> and insights, and be overall better informed thanks to his photos, comments
> and videos. That way too, he would be at least earning some small
> compensation for all the work he puts in, and get a bit of the credit he
> rightly deserves! If he doesn't need the money, he could ask the paper
> concerned to automatically direct it to his favourite charity.
>
> If I was running a local paper, I would have surely employed JoeGoaUk by
> now :-)  But then, that might have also dampened JoeGoaUk's art and damaged
> his enthusiasm. So, fortunately, I'm not
>
> Best wishes, and a big thank you Joe again! FN
>
>
> On 12 January 2014 22:40, roland.francis  wrote:
>
> > It would be remiss not to thank Joe Goa UK for his excellent pictures,
> > blog and the video posted on YouTube of the tragedy's aftermath.
> >
> > His timeline description was an excellent accompaniment to the pictures
> > and video and gave us meaning to the whole affair.
> >
> > Keep up the good work JGUK and you deserve commendation for coverage that
> > is brought to us on your own time and expense.
> >
> > Strength to your hands and your heart.
> >
> > Roland.
> > Toronto.
> >
> >
> > Sent from Samsung Mobile
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Goanet] Green grass on other side of the fence ?

[J. Colaco < jc>]

Dear Ana,

Thank you for your friend's story. I am happy to learn that, in the final
analysis, ALL turned out for the best for him.

My only addendum to the above is as follows:

1: if your friend was an engineering graduate from a top college in Bombay
and he signed up "with an agent" to work as a waiter, he was not very
intelligent.

2: if he did it 'because of love', he was far dumber than one can imagine.

3: there are very few places in the world which will allow 'foreigners' to
work jobs reserved for locals ie waiters, car washers etc

4: until you put names of cities/countries and the years involved, I will
applaud you for your imaginative fiction.

5: my personal experience with most Goans (Indians) is that while they may
have come with $8 in their hands (the foreign exchange allowed in  the
1970s) and while they may have initially worked mundane jobs (as landed
immigrants) eg at Heathrow and Toronto airports or at the restaurants and
fast food places in those countries, TODAY they own the businesses and
employ Europeans to work in them. Their children are almost invariably
independent professionals eg doctors, lawyers, accountants, pharmacists etc.

6: It all depends on one's focus. One can be positive or one can be
negative.

7: And YES, if one wants to make it, one can make it anywhere in the world
including right in Goa. (As in many offers ...CONDITIONS APPLY)

jc



On 12 January 2014 09:05, Ana Maria Fernandes wrote:

My class mate in school in Bombay after finishing his engineering in bombay
got a job in one of the top industries in bombay. Inschool he was a topper
and a source of intellegence. He joined a top college for science . He was
earning around sixty thousand in seventies when you could get a rice plate
for just one rupee and a cup of tea for four annas. He married his next
door neighbour whose dreams was to go west. While she was for he was
against but as theirs was a love marriage he did not want to cause
disturbances and agreed. Paid a huge sum to an agent and migrated. Result
he found his engineering degree in the waste paper basket. The agent
arranged him a job as a waiter in a small resturant. Worse was the wife was
expecting and she could not cope up . They were literally beggars. she
could not complain while he bore all these for her love sake. He could not
afford to learn anything as everything was expenses. They had got a house
on rent and every month the landlord was to be paid. He was forced to buy a
car. Now wife's pregnancy. He would start his work at 6 in the morning that
is washing cars, cleaning the floors etc etc.Then he would go to real work
place at11 am and would leave at 11 pm. All he could afford was a slice of
bread and butter and some water to drink. They did not know if they could
afford the hospital bills during delivery. He thought it best to send his
wife down to Bombay for delivery. The wife agreed . My class mate thought
this is the best time to leave the west and search a nice job in Mumbai and
under the pretext of losing his job and migration he came to India . He
managed to get a nice job with a salary of forty thousand . His wife too
realised that it is better to stay in India and educate your children then
to jump to the west and struggle for just a status sake.

Re: [Goanet] The Canacona Tragedy and Joe Goa

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

I'd like to second this very strongly. Just earlier today, I happened to
wonder myself over how many of us could even imagine how much time,
trouble, sweat and expenses JoeGoaUk expends, to record, process and
disseminate all this work of his.

>From his coverage, it's very clear that that JoeGoaUk goes out of his way
to keep track of issues that he feels are important to inform Goa about.
Whether these break out in Canacona, Corjuem or wherever! It is quite one
thing to go out of one's way to specially create content (unpaid) for
sharing on the Net, and another to share what one already has created
(either for some other purpose, or because we happen to be there). Some of
us, including myself, indulge in the latter form of sharing, which is far
more easy to undertake.

Which also makes me wonder: why doesn't JoeGoaUk just give up his
anonymity, and start contributing to some local paper or the other? (Of
course, anonymity here isn't the main issue. He could probably do that
*with* his anonymity too) Readers in Goa too would gain from his inputs
and insights, and be overall better informed thanks to his photos, comments
and videos. That way too, he would be at least earning some small
compensation for all the work he puts in, and get a bit of the credit he
rightly deserves! If he doesn't need the money, he could ask the paper
concerned to automatically direct it to his favourite charity.

If I was running a local paper, I would have surely employed JoeGoaUk by
now :-)  But then, that might have also dampened JoeGoaUk's art and damaged
his enthusiasm. So, fortunately, I'm not

Best wishes, and a big thank you Joe again! FN


On 12 January 2014 22:40, roland.francis  wrote:

> It would be remiss not to thank Joe Goa UK for his excellent pictures,
> blog and the video posted on YouTube of the tragedy's aftermath.
>
> His timeline description was an excellent accompaniment to the pictures
> and video and gave us meaning to the whole affair.
>
> Keep up the good work JGUK and you deserve commendation for coverage that
> is brought to us on your own time and expense.
>
> Strength to your hands and your heart.
>
> Roland.
> Toronto.
>
>
> Sent from Samsung Mobile




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Re: [Goanet] FW: The Shame Faced by Goans Living Abroad

[John Eric Gomes]

Well, all this is happening under the watch of Parrikar, one of BJP's blue
eyed boys who promised us good governance. Another one, PM in waiting,
lectured us at the Vijay Sankalap Rally today and promised us paradise. We
have to help the AAP dismantle this prevailing nexus, so that even if the
AAP is unable to get a foothold, politics will be better for it!


On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Yvonne Pereira wrote:

>
>
>
> Subject: Re: The Shame Faced by Goans Living Abroad
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> For quite a few generations Goans were looked upon with respect for their
> honesty, hard work and reliability.  It is almost a shame to be called a
> Goan today, with the type of news that is covered by all the foreign media.
>  Rape, murders, sexual assaults, wild night life, drugs, sex trade  and all
> the types of illegalities pertaining to land, property, development etc etc
> make us the laughing stock of most people/tourists when we mention our once
> dear a homeland.
>
>
> The recent building collapse in Concona followed by numerous deaths, and
> the illegalities coming to light are only the tip of the iceberg.  If more
> investigations were to be carried out with the TCP and Land Registry and
> the Contractors/Builders/developers  who have poured into Goa to milk it in
> a similar fashion as the miners did, we would be able to halt  concrete
>  being poured over the rest of our once beautiful land.  Can no one put an
> end to the corruption that prevails in Goa?
>
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Re: [Goanet] ' father of Goan Democracy'.

[Bernado Colaco]

Wasn't Roque Santana part of Azad Gomantak Dal, world's first terror group?

BC



On Thursday, 9 January 2014, 23:20, Jose Colaco  wrote:
 
On Jan 8, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Siyona G Gaunkar  wrote

"I am working on avery old  research paper form Goa archive  that says that 
soon after liberation Roque Santana wanted to do away with the ‘zoan’ enjoyed 
by the  settlers from Carambolim, further this article says that this settlers 
never voted Roque Santana"

COMMENT

Re: ZONN
1: as one who has never personally collected or benefitted from this thing 
called Zonn (royalty on Carambolim commune property which pre-dates the arrival 
of the Portuguese in Goa but which was allegedly 'taken over' by the Portuguese 
apparently to act as a granary for Goa)

2: as one who opposes the entitlement culture and believes that the Zonn is a 
form of entitlement.

3: as one who believes that Zonn and all other entitlements are actually 
deterrents to personal self-development and education.

4: as one who believes that one should only gain financially from what one pays 
into or invests in.

5: and While I am not one to attend loud (and basically useless ) public 
meetings, morchas etc

6: and While I understand that my position might not take into account the 
contractual terms that might be involved in the Zonn

I believe I can perfectly well take a decision as an individual and stand on 
the side of anyone who opposed and opposes the Zonn. 

Now, this might upset some of my folks (as in the past) ... and So be it. 

It is also my belief that Had the Carambolim settlers of Velim expended as much 
energy in hard work, academics and education as they did/do in the politics of 
Zonn, there would have been many more distinguished scientists, physicians, 
lawyers, educators and other professionals from Velim than there presently are. 
And trust me, there are quite a number. Never mind what Nehru is reported to 
have called us but it is not all 'Cooks and Butlers' in Velim (or Goa for that 
matter). Not that being a cook or butler is worth any less than any other 
profession.

Re: 'settlers never voted Roque Santana'

I can only speak for myself.  I have never voted for Roque Santana.  Also, I 
have never voted for any other politician or in any political election anywhere 
at any time. I just have not been able to trust politicians enough to bring 
myself to vote for them. It also happens that I left Goa (for good) soon after 
reaching voting age.

I cannot, with any form of reliability, comment on the secret ballots cast by 
others. Others might have this insight or knowledge. I certainly do not. I also 
lack the powers attributed to Caju Feni which I positively hate.


Re: the holding of 'Land' (ie. property)

Land Law cases will likely teach us that land and other pretentious 
acquisitions will only bring bring eventual 'panvati' to the family. Perhaps 
because of this and the influence  of the Jesuits esp. my late uncle (by 
marriage) Tio Armando aka Swami Animananda SJ (Time Magazine Apr 23, 1973) my 
unitary family continues to live a very simple life in a small 2 bedroom flat. 
(Those who have visited me will attest to that). That is the only property we 
hold. Nada Mas. We have invested in our children's education and pray that they 
too focus on what is fair, meaningful and productive.

Re: Carabolim, SFX, Catholicism and the Portuguese.

I am grateful to be a descendant of Carambolim. I am also grateful to be a 
descendant of the first set of new Roman Catholics on the subcontinent. Just 
that you know, I oppose circumcision in little children unless it is surgically 
really warranted. Thank you Adm. Timoja and Thank you Portugal. But for your 
timely intervention, a whole pile of folks would continued to have their 'tips' 
excised.and the rest of the other stuff. (No Thanks, however, for the 
Inquisition). 

Above all, Thank You SFX for bringing Roman Catholicism to Goa and Jesuit 
Education esp to the 'outcastes' of the subcontinent..esp the Fishery Coast.


Re The State's duty to protect its citizens / residents

As I have said on numerous occasions before, I abhor violenceesp if it is 
directed against innocent civilians who are going about their daily lives. It 
is also my belief that Violence (exc in self defence) only provokes more 
Violence. And while some might prosper in the short term, a greater number 
eventually suffer. The increasing violence in the world has certainly caught my 
attention, hopefully yours too.

Besides, there is nothing which cannot be resolved (albeit gradually) by 
peaceful methods. Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela are 
near-time testaments to that.

Re: research papers.

That is an excellent idea. I know that you will research widely and with an 
open et analytical mind. As it is a literary paper and not a scientific one, 
you are unlikely to be burdened by statistics and statistical methods to remove 
bias. But surely, you will search and cross sea

Re: [Goanet] DR. PROENÇA PASSES AWAY

[roland.francis]

Thank you Doutor for a beautiful and fine tribute to the head and heart of the 
late Dr. Proensa. But for your rememberance we might have never known and that 
would have been a pity.

Like this giant personality there were Goan physicians and surgeons living and 
practicing in Bombay in the years gone by who matched his qualities of 
excellence, compassion, humility and utter disregard for money and material 
benefits of whom like Dr. P we should all be proud.

In these times unfortuntely there are less of these beacons of light or perhaps 
not much of them is known.

A happy and peaceful New Year to you and yours.

Roland.


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 Original message 
From: Francisco Colaco  
Date: 12-01-2014  4:21 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: GOANET  
Subject: [Goanet] DR. PROENÇA PASSES AWAY 
 
DR. PROENÇA PASSES AWAY
A tribute from a colleague and friend
Dr. José Aleixo de Sousa Proença the doyen of Goan
pediatricians died yesterday from a cerebral stroke at his palatial home in
Calangute. Scion of a noble family he stood apart even in his youth because of
his pristine qualities the result of excellent upbringing. He joined the Lyceum
and later took his medical degree from Escola Médica de Goa. He left for
Portugal where he specialized in Pediatrics. He was a gold medalist and won
many other awards. Later he decided to fine-tune his expertise in Germany where
he rose to great heights. Here he had the rare opportunity to brush shoulders
with world leaders in Pediatrics. When a glorious career beckoned this young
promising pediatrician, Aleixo Proença decided to leave everything to return to
Goa, his birth-place, the land he loved so dearly. Setting foot in the Goan
soil in mid-sixties he pioneered modern pediatrics in Goa at a time when
newborn ICUs were not heard of. He joined as a Head of Pediatrics at the
Hospicio Hospital where he earned kudos and fame. He was endowed with a
clinical acumen which is rarely seen today. What is more, he had qualities of
head and heart that combined admirably to view every sick child with a humane
approach. He had a very large practice. Based in Margao  he would hop to Panjim 
and Mapusa. Everyone
longed for his healing touch. He worked night and day and never refused to
attend anyone in need. For him medicine was a mission, a path to God. Simple, 
unassuming,
he had always a kind word in his mouth. There is an entire generation of babies
(now in their adulthood) who has had the good fortune of having been treated by
this gem of a man. He pulled out thousands of little children from the clutches
of death. Each of my three children grew under his watchful eye. Many a time we
knocked at his door even in the dead of the night and were never turned back.
He was an excellent colleague who belonged to the old
generation of doctors. He practiced medicine with ethics. He never criticized
his colleagues, never took kickbacks, never bothered about financial returns.
He did immense charity through his many years of practice.
I remember the time when we used to sit together in the
seventies. That was the time I had purchased my first Echo machine and we had 
equipped
ourselves to diagnose even rare pediatric heart disorders. That was the dawn of
Pediatric Cardiology in Goa. Our work was hailed by other colleagues and even 
stalwarts
from GMC like Prof Rao, Prof Philomena and Prof Mimi Silveira of the
Departament of Pediatrics.  We also won
encomium from other Pediatric Cardiologists in India.
Dr.  Proença suffered
his first cerebral stroke when he was at the peak of his career but recovered
well and continued to practice actively. Sadly the last few years of his life 
were
plagued with cerebrovascular problems which impaired his mobility and brought a
lot of suffering to him. Luckily he was amply compensated by the immense love
of his exemplary wife Dr. Ema, his affectionate children, Ingrid, Vivek and and
Ivan and the three grand children.
As I go down memory lane and write these unpretentious lines with
tears in my eyes  I find it difficult to
do justice to this giant of a man and the legacy he left behind.
His funeral cortege will leave his residence, Porbavaddo,
Calangute at 4.00 pm Monday tomorrow 13th January to St. Aleixo
Church for Eucharistic celebration at 4.15 pm.
Peace be to his soul.
Dr.
Francisco Colaço,
Margao.
Goa.
12.01.14

[Goanet] Birds of Goa

[Vivian A. DSouza]

A number of bird watchers mostly foreigners trek by my home in Goa with 
impressive photographic equioment, and other paraphanelia like big binoculars 
etc.  Apparently my neighborhood is a good place to watch birds.  Not for long 
though.  Sadly the construction boom is creeping into my once bucolic 
neighborhood and the birds will take flight.

One of the bird watchers who has been frequenting my neighborhood for the past 
6 or 7 years is a guy named David Stanton.  Yesterday, he came by with a DVD 
named  "Birds of Goa - Gardens and Forests of the Coastal Belt" which he 
brought as a gift to me.  I was flabbergasted.  I  immediately viewed the 75 
minute long DVD which I found astoundingly beautiful.  There were  scenes of 
the 
beaches of North Goa filmed from an Ultra-light aircraft, pictures of some of 
the stately old homes of Goa, pictures of the greenery, cashew plantations 
etc., and also a scene of bashew apples being
crushed and the juice extracted and later distilled in a "bathi" to make 
"uraaq" and "feni".  I dont know if  someone has recorded such scenes for 
posterity, as in time such endeavours will no longer exist.  Most of the DVD 
was devoted to videos of birds, taking a water bath, eating fruit on trees, 
preening, flying etc. etc., with the names of the birds listed.  It was really 
beautiful.  I asked David if I could get more copies of the DVD to give as 
gifts to my children and grandchildren, so that they get a memento of the Goa I 
love.  He has priced it at Rs. 550/-which is about US $ 9.00 which I thought
was a steal considering the months and years of patience rquired to film the 
birds in action.  I am not his sales agent.  Just passing on information about 
this beautiful DVD. One thing about the DVD.
When I tried to play it on my Goa-acquired computer, it did not recognize the 
format.  So I played it
on my US-acquired lap top and had no problem.  So the techies out there  who 
know about DVD
formats may know how to surmount this problem for Goa based folks.

 

[Goanet] The Canacona Tragedy and Joe Goa

[roland.francis]

It would be remiss not to thank Joe Goa UK for his excellent pictures, blog and 
the video posted on YouTube of the tragedy's aftermath.

His timeline description was an excellent accompaniment to the pictures and 
video and gave us meaning to the whole affair.

Keep up the good work JGUK and you deserve commendation for coverage that is 
brought to us on your own time and expense.

Strength to your hands and your heart.

Roland.
Toronto.


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[Goanet] Feasts and traditions in Goa

[Themistocles D'Silva]

 

Many of our traditions are little known and not documented. Here is one.

 

Themistocles

[Goanet] DR. PROENCA PASSES AWAY

[Francisco Colaco]

To the Respected Editors,

I thank you very much for publishing my article with the above title. I am 
extremely indebted to you. I have a request to make. Could you please print the 
sender as from : Dr. Francisco Colaco or simply Francisco Colaco instead of 
what came: From ME? I will be very grateful to you and please excuse me for the 
trouble.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Francisco Colaco

Re: [Goanet] Canacona Tragedy day 8 , 11.1.14, four more bodies found

[Gabe Menezes]

On 12 January 2014 00:04, JoeGoaUk  wrote:

>
>
> Update: 11.1.2014
>
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890835794/in/photostream/
>  Here you can see 4 of the 6 collapsed slabs
> One fallen out same day  and the other pushed down by Volvo crusher on
> 10/1/14
>

COMMENT: It is a Volvo hydraulic concrete cruncher.

-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 2nd Sunday of the Year

[Jude Botelho]

09-Jan-2014

Dear friend,

In today's world people demand that especially those given responsibility in 
public office be accountable. A lawyer, a teacher, a doctor has to follow the 
norms laid down and his conduct should reveal that one is acting always 
according to the accepted norms of his/her profession. Can we say the same for 
our faith? If we profess to be Christians, does our life style reveal that we 
are Christians? Can we be held accountable to God? To be Christian is to live a 
saintly life. Have a Christ-filled weekend renewed in holiness. Fr. Jude

Sunday Reflections: Second Sunday of the Year "Be faithful to the call to be 
holy, Be Saints-Heroes of faith!" 19-Jan-2014
Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6          Corinthians 1: 1-3          John 1: 29-34

The prophet Isaiah reminds the Israelites, who were in exile in Babylon, to 
realize that they are called to be the light of the nations. As God's chosen 
servant Israel had been unfaithful to her covenant with God and had suffered 
the consequences. But while the people had given up on God, God had not given 
up on them. Even though the people proved unworthy, God still reached out to 
them. The Israelites will be brought back home and given another mission -to 
bring the message of God's salvation to all peoples. We too as chosen people 
have to bring those in darkness to the light by the witness of our holy lives 
and ardent faith.

Build a better world
A university student who was having a hard time getting his act together 
decided to take his frustrations out on God. He went into the university 
chapel, sat in a pew, looked heavenwards and said, "All we have on this earth 
are problems and a bunch of dummies who will never figure out how to solve 
them. Even I could make a better world than this one." And somewhere deep 
inside him the student heard God's answer: "That's what you are supposed to 
do!" How are we fulfilling the role of being God's chosen ones? How are we 
God's hands, arms, and legs -now?
Gerard Fuller in 'Stories for all Seasons'

In today's gospel John witnesses to Jesus as the Lamb of God that takes away 
the sins of the world. This lamb could be a reminder of the Day of Atonement, 
when the temple priest symbolically placed the sins of the community on the 
lamb's head, and the lamb, laden with the sins of the people, was sent into the 
desert. Jesus would accept the burden of our sins and through his death obtain 
our salvation. Jesus could also be seen as the Paschal lamb. As the original 
paschal lamb's blood delivered the Israelites from the destroying angel, so 
Jesus would bring liberation by interceding on behalf of humankind. Secondly, 
John humbly acknowledges the greatness of Jesus. "This is the one I spoke of 
when I said: A man is coming after me who ranks before me. I did not know him 
myself, and yet it was to reveal him to Israel that I came baptizing with 
water." John points out that his own task was to bear witness and to prepare 
the way for the coming of Jesus. John is
 able to acknowledge Jesus for what he truly is: the Son of God. John is a man 
of honesty, integrity and faith and he is able to see Jesus for what he truly 
is. Lastly John the Baptist calls Jesus the chosen one of God. He points out 
Jesus and adds his own personal testimony. "Yes I have seen and I am witness 
that he is the Chosen one of God." Like John every Christian is called to 
introduce Jesus to others. A Christian is called to be a witness of the life, 
death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. We will be able to fulfill our 
mission in the measure that we have seen and experienced Jesus in our lives; in 
the measure that we are ready to let him take first place in our lives. He must 
increase and we must decrease. People will believe us in the measure that our 
lives are a living testimony to the presence of the living spirit living, 
guiding and acting in us every day of our lives.

Heroic love
Many years ago, there was a busy fire in a certain part of Wales. For three 
whole days the fire raged with such intensity and fury that rescue attempts 
were greatly hampered. Sadly, quite a few lost their lives and their property. 
On the third day, we are told, some Council workers saw a nest in a tree and 
they just could not believe that it had survived the ravages of that 
destructive fire. Very gently one worker brought the nest down. To his surprise 
he found the charred and lifeless remains of the mother bird with her wings 
outstretched. And then to his astounded disbelief, he heard a little chirp and 
found two little young ones beneath the brittle remains of the mother bird. She 
had bravely and selflessly chosen to die in order to protect her little ones. 
What heroic love! - This is what we commemorate and celebrate today. There was 
no way we humans could be delivered from sin and death. A price had to be paid 
and a supreme price could make available
 and possible through his Son Jesus. He is the Lamb of God who has take

[Goanet] Free course on 'Key Moments in Church History'

[Shannon Pereira]

*Free course on 'Key Moments in Church history'*

The Jesuit Fathers of Pedro Arrupe Institute, Raia are organizing a
*free* course
on  "Key moments in Church History*"* at Panjim, Porvorim, Mapusa and
Margao. The course will take place on: *every Monday* (7-8 pm) at Jesuit
House, *Panjim* from Jan 13 to Feb 24; *every Wednesday* (7-8 pm) at Holy
Family Church, *Porvorim* from Jan 15 to Feb 26 ; *every Thursday* (6:30-7:30
pm) at St. Britto's H. School, *Mapusa* from Jan 16 to Feb 27; and *every
Friday* (6:30-7:30 pm) at Loyola H. School, *Margao* from Jan 17 to Feb 28.
Participation is open and free to all. For further details contact Fr.
Shannon Pereira SJ at 8805570108 / 277 69 17 or email
deepenyourfa...@gmail.com

-- 
Shannon Pereira
Pedro Arrupe Institute
St. Xavier's Street,
Damon (East),
Raia, Salcette,
Goa - 403 720,
India
Tel: (+91) 8805570108

[Goanet] Green grass on other side of the fence ?

[Ana Maria Fernandes]

My class mate in school in Bombay after finishing his engineering in bombay got 
a job in one of the top industries in bombay. Inschool he was a topper and a 
source of intellegence. He joined a top college for science . He was earning 
around sixty thousand in seventies when you could get a rice plate for just one 
rupee and a cup of tea for four annas. He married his next door neighbour whose 
dreams was to go west. While she was for he was against but as theirs was a 
love marriage he did not want to cause disturbances and agreed. Paid a huge sum 
to an agent and migrated. Result he found his engineering degree in the waste 
paper basket. The agent arranged him a job as a waiter in a small resturant. 
Worse was the wife was expecting and she could not cope up . They were 
literally beggars. she could not complain while he bore all these for her love 
sake. He could not afford to learn anything as everything was expenses. They 
had got a house on rent and every month the landlord was to be paid. He was 
forced to buy a car. Now wife's pregnancy. He would start his work at 6 in the 
morning that is washing cars, cleaning the floors etc etc.Then he would go to 
real work place at11 am and would leave at 11 pm. All he could afford was a 
slice of bread and butter and some water to drink. They did not know if they 
could afford the hospital bills during delivery. He thought it best to send his 
wife down to Bombay for delivery. The wife agreed . My class mate thought this 
is the best time to leave the west and search a nice job in Mumbai and under 
the pretext of losing his job and migration he came to India . He managed to 
get a nice job with a salary of forty thousand . His wife too realised that it 
is better to stay in India and educate your children then to jump to the west 
and struggle for just a status sake.  

[Goanet] Invitation to the Press:International Congress in Goa 14-15 Jan 2014

[LSG]

Dear Madam/ dear Sir

we have the pleasure to invite you to attend the “India and the Lusophone
Market” International Congress, January 14 and 15, 2014 – Goa, India.

Information about the Congress can be read
here

The programme is here 


Kind regards


Dr. Aurobindo Xavier

President

Lusophone Society of Goa (LSG

i...@lusophonegoa.org
www.lusophonegoa.org


*“India and the Lusophone Market” *
*International Congress January 14 and 15, 2014 – Goa, India*

Re: [Goanet] 'father of Goan Democracy

[Amy Amelia da Cunha]

Once, in Alto Porvorim we ran into Roque Santan and co who were having
lunch at O coquerio, my husband introduced us to him, he was very affable
personality . My husband who was working on the construction phase of new
Legislative Assembly complex  that time invited him to the site, once in
there he was a person who use to inquire in details, really true to his
title ‘father of Goan Democracy, he was impressed to see river Mandovi just
down the slope  bellow  and stretching his neck to find locate the old
Secretariat across he said that he would prefer to get on a boat to come
here from the other side as according to him  bridges were  not reliable,
he was hinting to the collapsed Mandovi  bridge and the failure of the
legislature to frame rules to halt corruption in construction industry gone
out of hand. So to say things are still collapsing in Goa,  ‘Canacona
Chaudi Building collapse’. …What a shame our legislature didn’t learn
anything from the collapsed Mandovi bridge.

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Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 09:00:01 -0800 (PST)
From: "Jeffery S. Nunes" 
To: "goa...@goanet.org" 
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Keep it up??research students and historians,
you?ll are doing good,??give
Goans more of this topic. We need it ?Its all going good.
?
My friends ? I am a catholic and
according to??my
religion??Jesus son of God,
all powerful was rejected by his own people. His seniors were so jealous of
his
claims, teachings and his miracles they got him killed. If it happened to
Jesus, what is Roque Santana,
?
Today ? See the trick they play,
they say Roque Santana was a good person period but if we write of his
valuable
work they get jealous and wish to dethrone him. They are not fools they are
over come by jealousy so they pass judgments in a hurry.
?
I my self as a research student in
Panjim, Goa in 2005 once??I
was taking help of an elderly man who knew Portuguese, to my surprise this
very
man removed a whole page of archive document and forced it in his pocket, I
reported this unbecoming to the supervisor right away who confronted him
and we
forcefully removed the page from his pocket. Be aware of this type of
people who
wish to wipe history. Translating Portuguese documents is a very hard
task??for us today one such
document says Nehru PM?s residence as Anand Bhawan instead of Teen Murti
Bhavan
I was able to recognized this mistake as I have been to New Delhi.
?
Slip of??tongue is not a mistake, try to do
good proofreading and do not rely on the computers for spell checks be
careful
when you copy and paste, do not edit in a hurry, I am telling you from my
own
experience ? not a big thing though. Give Goans more of this topic. Its all
going good.
?
Now about ?12th century
?Kadamba Jayakesi I??Southern
capital headquarters and administrative center, Velliapura in present day
Velim,?South Goa.
?
We get very little information
about Velliapura from the writings of George M. Moraes in Kadamba Kula, the
history of Ancient and Mediaeval Karnataka. There is lot of information
translated by Kannada language experts??from
ancient stone inscriptions??on
Velliapura of which they themselves don?t know the whereabouts of this
place,
??as this place being under Portuguese is almost foreign to them.
This place is very well known to small number of members of the ? Deccan
Kadamba Coterie ? who visit Velim every year as pilgrim and link Roque
Santana
as the descendant of Hangal section of Kadamba's so i was in search of this
link, I first visited Velim site in Sept of 2006, the compound gates were
secured when I inquired with the neighbours??they directed me to a man who
was
looking after the house, he gave me the email address of Roque Santana (
roquesan...@legislator.com). I had
written to Mr.RoqueSantana seeking an appointment at this site in Velim to
which he replied to me that at that time he was in?USA?and he will get back
to me when he returns
to Velim, It was very sad to read the news from the news papers of his
untimely
demise. I wrote to his daughter Maria Suhashini once in London she gave me
the
London based house address of Venkatesh Upadhiaya who was member of the
Coterie
he never replied to me,?I wrote to one of his son's too in USA but no
reply. People in Velim had told me that the road side direction stone went
missing or destroyed in late 60?s and were never replaced by the
Archaeological
survey of India,

A Velliapura??viragal found at Raia, South Goa in
1920?s tell that Jayakesi I in ?a battle?with?his rival to
retain won a decisive victory in Velliapura which was his southern capital,
three horse stables and few officials residences were destroyed in the
battle
according to the Kannada version the days following the victory the wife?s
of
the commanding officers or soldiers celebrated in the royal compound by
lighting and floating ?ponti? in the royal pond ?Toloai? in front 

[Goanet] Alfred D’Cruz honoured with Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award for Journalism

[Sunil D'Cruz]

*Ex-TOI journalist Alfred D’Cruz honoured with *
*Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award for Journalism*

Late Alfred D’Cruz*,* the first Indian sub-editor of *The Times of
India,* Mumbai
in 1947 and a stalwart of The Times Group for 40 years, was honoured
posthumously with the Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award for Journalism in 2013
by the Bori Development Trust, Goa. The award, instituted in memory of
eminent journalist late Laxmidas Borkar, was presented during the well
attended Bori Utsav celebrations, at the Narayan Temple Hall, Ponda in Goa,
recently. Sunil, son of late Alfred D'Cruz, received the award on his
father's behalf.

Way back in 1947, Alfred D'Cruz was hand-picked by the then British Editor,
Sir Francis Low, at a time when Englishmen were at the editorial desk. His
headline *'India wakes up to a new life'* adorned the front page of *The
Times of India*, Mumbai when India gained Independence.


Besides editing countless newspaper pages and bringing out the daily
edition of *The Times of India,* Mumbai, Alfred D’Cruz, who passed away on
June 1, 2012, was the only scribe to write the popular *'Round & About' *column
in the *Evening News of India,* Mumbai for some time when the late
‘Busybee’ alias Behram Contractor was on leave.

He was also the Editor of India’s best comprehensive reference book: ‘*The
Times of India Directory and Year Book 1984'*, including Who’s Who in
India, featuring prominent personalities. The book was listed among the
best in the Directory of Directories, Michigan, U.S.A. and soon became a
best seller in India, US, UK and Europe.

Moreover, when *The* *Times of India* completed 147 years in 1985, Alfred
D'Cruz brought out a special six-page supplement titled `*Down the
Corridors of the Times’* which was a research historical study of the
making of the century-old newspaper from its inception.

Working at a time when computers, Internet and email were yet to become the
buzzwords, he toiled zealously, sometimes until 4 a.m., in the hot metal
press giving his go-ahead to proofs and photographic blocks, so that people
could enjoy reading their newspapers along with their hot morning cup of
tea or coffee. Usually working the late night shift, he edited and put
together countless newspaper pages.

At *The Times of India,* Mumbai, Alfred D'Cruz worked with the doyens of
journalism, namely, Khuswant Singh, M.V. Kamath, M.J. Akbar, Girilal Jain,
Behram Contractor, R.K. Laxman and Mario Miranda, among others.

After his stint with *The Times of India *for 40 years from 1947 to
1987*, *Alfred
D'Cruz worked as the News Editor with *The Sunday Observer*, Mumbai
(India’s first exclusive Sunday newspaper). Thereafter, at the age of 67,
he joined *The Kuwait Times, *as its Assistant Editor.


He co-authored the book '*Saligao: Focus on a Picturesque Goan
Village',* brought
out during the centenary celebrations of Mae de Deus church in 1973, the
only church with Gothic architecture in Goa. The book, illustrated by Late
Mario Miranda, is in the Library of Congress in Washington and 20 major
universities in the USA. The church celebrated 140 years on November 26.


In 2012, Alfred D’Cruz was honoured posthumously with the Lifetime
Achievement Award for Excellence in Journalism by the Journalist
Association of India (JAI) in New Delhi.



Born on 23rd November 1921, Alfred D’Cruz contributed to the enrichment in
the field of journalism for 65 years from 1947 to 2012 and is known by the
newspaper fraternity as the *‘*Eternal Newsman'.


*Picture caption:*
The prestigious Laxmidas Borkar Memorial Award for Journalism was bestowed
on eminent journalist, historian and author late Alfred D'Cruz, a stalwart
of *The Times of India* for 40 years from 1947 to 1987. His son Sunil
D'Cruz, received the award on his late father's behalf from Prof. Prajal
Sakhardande of the Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Miramar during the
annual Bori Utsav celebrations in Ponda, Goa, recently.

[Goanet] DR. PROENÇA PASSES AWAY

[Francisco Colaco]

DR. PROENÇA PASSES AWAY
A tribute from a colleague and friend
Dr. José Aleixo de Sousa Proença the doyen of Goan
pediatricians died yesterday from a cerebral stroke at his palatial home in
Calangute. Scion of a noble family he stood apart even in his youth because of
his pristine qualities the result of excellent upbringing. He joined the Lyceum
and later took his medical degree from Escola Médica de Goa. He left for
Portugal where he specialized in Pediatrics. He was a gold medalist and won
many other awards. Later he decided to fine-tune his expertise in Germany where
he rose to great heights. Here he had the rare opportunity to brush shoulders
with world leaders in Pediatrics. When a glorious career beckoned this young
promising pediatrician, Aleixo Proença decided to leave everything to return to
Goa, his birth-place, the land he loved so dearly. Setting foot in the Goan
soil in mid-sixties he pioneered modern pediatrics in Goa at a time when
newborn ICUs were not heard of. He joined as a Head of Pediatrics at the
Hospicio Hospital where he earned kudos and fame. He was endowed with a
clinical acumen which is rarely seen today. What is more, he had qualities of
head and heart that combined admirably to view every sick child with a humane
approach. He had a very large practice. Based in Margao  he would hop to Panjim 
and Mapusa. Everyone
longed for his healing touch. He worked night and day and never refused to
attend anyone in need. For him medicine was a mission, a path to God. Simple, 
unassuming,
he had always a kind word in his mouth. There is an entire generation of babies
(now in their adulthood) who has had the good fortune of having been treated by
this gem of a man. He pulled out thousands of little children from the clutches
of death. Each of my three children grew under his watchful eye. Many a time we
knocked at his door even in the dead of the night and were never turned back.
He was an excellent colleague who belonged to the old
generation of doctors. He practiced medicine with ethics. He never criticized
his colleagues, never took kickbacks, never bothered about financial returns.
He did immense charity through his many years of practice.
I remember the time when we used to sit together in the
seventies. That was the time I had purchased my first Echo machine and we had 
equipped
ourselves to diagnose even rare pediatric heart disorders. That was the dawn of
Pediatric Cardiology in Goa. Our work was hailed by other colleagues and even 
stalwarts
from GMC like Prof Rao, Prof Philomena and Prof Mimi Silveira of the
Departament of Pediatrics.  We also won
encomium from other Pediatric Cardiologists in India.
Dr.  Proença suffered
his first cerebral stroke when he was at the peak of his career but recovered
well and continued to practice actively. Sadly the last few years of his life 
were
plagued with cerebrovascular problems which impaired his mobility and brought a
lot of suffering to him. Luckily he was amply compensated by the immense love
of his exemplary wife Dr. Ema, his affectionate children, Ingrid, Vivek and and
Ivan and the three grand children.
As I go down memory lane and write these unpretentious lines with
tears in my eyes  I find it difficult to
do justice to this giant of a man and the legacy he left behind.
His funeral cortege will leave his residence, Porbavaddo,
Calangute at 4.00 pm Monday tomorrow 13th January to St. Aleixo
Church for Eucharistic celebration at 4.15 pm.
Peace be to his soul.
Dr.
Francisco Colaço,
Margao.
Goa.
12.01.14

[Goanet] Goa news for January 12, 2014

[Goanet News Service]

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

*** Goa building collapse: Death toll climbs to 27 - Business
Standard
siness StandardGoa building collapse: Death toll climbs to 27.
Bodies of two men were extricated from the rubble this morning
as rescue operations entered the seventh day. Press Trust of
India 
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*** AAP confronts BJP on mining, casino in Goa - Times of India
nd-nation/bjp-expects-historic-turnout-at-narendra-modis-goa-rally/articleshow/28595229.cms">BJP
expects 'historic' turnout at Narendra Modi's Goa rally
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG1YT_LXL2bEldkWhyytugiX79usQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-confronts-BJP-on-mining-casino-in-Goa/articleshow/28629059.cms

*** Goa, India: Cannabis found in Nigerian's bike after a crash
- P.M. News (blog)
heeler's glove-box, a ruling legislator said. The Nigerian, who
has not ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHBJWlXIHeiBWQ3QoCvJk3q_vK_Ew&url=http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/01/11/goa-india-cannabis-found-in-nigerians-bike-after-a-crash/

*** Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar Facebook wall receives
least number of ... - Times of India
ears-up-for-modi-rally/article5568581.ece">Goa gears up for Modi
rally
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFXqNwfTOodKcvCunjpmekHrSOJug&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Goa-chief-minister-Manohar-Parrikar-Facebook-wall-receives-least-number-of-likes-on-Modis-rally-in-Goa/articleshow/28686462.cms

*** Turf wars tarnish Goa's paradise image - The Guardian
e GuardianOver the past three decades, the tiny western Indian
state of Goa has become a popular destination for Indians and
foreigners alike, offering sun, sand, dance music festivals and
businesses bearing names such as Karmic Cafe, Buddha Tattoo and
Nirvana ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHUyhlaIeXg3OTtrBj7ydKSDuw1ww&url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/07/goa-india-drugs-trade-gangs

*** Goa-ing for it on a winter break to India-lite, where
endless beaches soothe ... - Daily Mail
ily MailBut, then, Goa does impermanence like nowhere else on
earth. By the beginning of May, most of the beach huts and
nearly all the restaurants will be dismantled in preparation for
the monsoon season and won't be erected again until the deluge
ceases in ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH-MYIDhrvKE0_56Iw6Pf_KoR7WvA&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2537288/Goa-ing-winter-break-India-lite-endless-beaches-soothe-soul.html

*** Goa: Despite membership rush, not all are excited about AAP
- Economic Times
onomic TimesOn January 5, musician Remo Fernandes took the stage
to address a crowd of 300 Goans in the confines of a small
compound of an apartment in Gogol, Margao in South Goa.
"Everybody please join in and sing, 'No more corruption, no more
corruption'!http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG7UhD4_NknrpLHz_32hTgK2K0LVw&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/goa-despite-membership-rush-not-all-are-excited-about-aap/articleshow/28689996.cms

*** Merrill Lynch: Investment Wisdom From the 'Guru of Goa' -
Businessweek
Pkl8lp6JU-WM&authuser=0&ned=us">
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFhR4W9DFaDq9CftDgkQQDL6ior9A&url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-10/merrill-lynch-investment-wisdom-from-the-guru-of-goa

*** Goa building collapse: faceless victims of a man-made
disaster - NDTV
ear-old Jaynandan Raut did not make it out alive when the Ruby
Residency building in Goa's Canacona Goa collapsed on January 4.
Jaynandan was among the unfortunate labourers who were trapped
under the rubble and lost their ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNExs-7eH_H8NNEHYlcY_Q9sK74K6Q&url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/goa-building-collapse-faceless-victims-of-a-man-made-disaster-469564

*** Canacona building collapse: Goa Bachao Abhiyan accuses govt
of allowing ... - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) has accused the
state BJP government of deliberately sleeping on the regional
plan 2021 "so that builders could commit illegalities with the
active connivance of the government and its machinery". The GBA
accusation ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEu8pcufEc4gKfKDVJeeflKPvYfEA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Canacona-building-collapse-Goa-Bachao-Abhiyan-accuses-govt-of-allowing-illegalities/articleshow/28670473.cms


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

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Atam Emkodant, Special Offer

[lino dourado]

Atam Emkodant, 'Special Offer'
 
Lapittacho fon vazta…..trink…trink…
“Hello, konn uloita?”
“Hanv re”
“Hanv konn?”
“AAP”
“Nam, nam! Mhaka khuxi nam tumchea 'party'-k tenko divpak”
“Mhaka vollkolo nam re? Hanv re, Agnelo Apolino Pereira”
“Komik korta mure tum. Mhaka dislem Aam Aadmi Party-che monis mhunn. Kitem 
sangunk fon kel’lo?”
“TV-ir polleta ani potrancher vachta astolo tum. Europak, Amerikek, Canadak ani 
heram desamni, marrekar borf poddun soimb ani dot’tori jhelan buddlea. Hea 
thonddayent, kaim lokancher mornam aileant ani sonsunk zainaslolem hinv, 
lokacho jiv kaddta.”
“Hoi saiba! TV-cher polletam. Poir anik ek khobor potracher vachli. Konn eklo 
guneanvkari, kadoi (jail) thoddun pollun  ghelo. Bhaili thonddi sosunk zainam 
zaun, porot kadoyent ailo.”
“Ani tum zannaim Lapitt….?”
“Tunvem ajun sanglem nam.”
‘Tori astona ho lok thondd biyeram ani ice ghalun whisky piyeta”
“Kuddik gormi mellunk zai mhunn...”
“Gormi mhonllear, boro ugddas kelo tunvem. Tuka fon korpachem kharan mhonllear, 
hea thonddecho vo borfacho probhav norkacher (emkondacher) pasun zala.”
“Kitem mhonnta re tum?”
“Borfan, thondd jhelacho sagar kel’lo porinam, emkondantlea khor ujeacher 
bosla. Sumar 60 tok’ke (60%) ujeacho dhog unno zala. Dekhun, infernanchem raj 
cholovpi luciferan, 'special offer ' dovorlea. Dilolea kalla modim norkan 
pavtoleank, jivitbhor 40 tok’ke ujeachi gormi lagtoli”
“Offer bori asa. Punn morunk konnank zai?”
Lino B. Dourado

[Goanet] IT’S A YEAR AND WITH THE CHIEF MINISTER’S BLESSINGS THE RAPIST IS STILL AT LARGE

[Aires Rodrigues]

On 14th January it will be a year that the 7 year old little Vasco girl
from was mercilessly raped in broad day light in the toilet of Deep Vihar
School run by the Mormugao Port Trust where she was studying in the second
standard. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has to date not cared to visit
the victim and her grieving family. The reasons are obvious. It is
appalling that he has dared to show such insensitivity and high-handedly
ensured that the case was hushed up.

While we reflect on this horrifying case we cannot skip those lines of the
American country music singer and song writer Martina McBride

“A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot”

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar may have coerced the police to burn the
midnight oil in the Tarun Tejpal case, but in the Vasco rape case he
ensured that with his political blessings the investigation was totally
botched up with a sole intent to hush up the case to protect the rapist and
his accomplice. The Chief Minister later conveniently washed his hands off
by belatedly handing over the bungled investigation to the CBI.

While the little girl and her grief stricken parents relentlessly quest for
justice, the alleged rapist and his accomplice are still free birds
possibly scouting for their next catch. From the pre-planned manner in
which the little girl was raped it is abundantly clear that it was not the
rapist’s first rape and won’t be his last.

It is an undisputed fact that the Headmistress and the teachers had seen
the rapist in the school premises before the crime was committed. Their
failure to ensure that he was evicted from the school premises led to the
little girl being ruthlessly raped. The Headmistress thus failed to ensure
a safe environment for the child as required by the Goa Children’s Act. It
is also an acknowledged fact that the Headmistress and the staff did not
inform the police for three hours about the crime while they merrily washed
away all the vital evidence. All this was gross acts of omission by the
Headmistress and staff which should have been grounds to nail them as
abettors of that ghastly crime.

The little girl identified the picture of the rapist as well as that of his
accomplice. Everyone is aware of what transpired on that fateful day and
the dubious unpardonable role of the Headmistress and the other teachers in
washing up and destroying all the evidence after that rape. Under
directions of top ruling politicians the Goa Police systematically muted up
the case.

Goa has been witnessing a huge spurt of rapes on minor children.  Seeing
the Vasco rapist scot free, must be only emboldening many other rapists to
rape without fear. Only victims of injustice know the trauma they have to
undergo and in Vasco rape case the trauma inflicted upon the victim and her
poor parents has been appalling. For them there has been no “Vijay” despite
their all out “Sankalp” to nail the rapist who wounded their little
daughter for life.

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

[Goanet] Lorna, live at Saligao

[Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSeIflWZk3g&list=UUQqPnirxxs-J64_SY38_4dg
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FN Phone +91-832-2409490 Mobile +91-9822122436
Blog: http://goabooks.wordpress.com

[Goanet] Canacona Tragedy day 8 , 11.1.14, four more bodies found

[JoeGoaUk]

 

Update: 11.1.2014

video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83LLYqQpxx8


blog
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2014/01/newly-completed-5-storey-building.html

New pics from the top / Site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891067836/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890661904/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890670814/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890680084/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891103426/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890563493/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891121676/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890715664/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890314965/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890758264/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891179476/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890635233/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890370995/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890789854/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890663603/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890398565/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890682533/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890418435/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890835794/in/photostream/
 Here you can see 4 of the 6 collapsed slabs
One fallen out same day  and the other pushed down by Volvo crusher on 10/1/14
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890733674/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890334265/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890343565/in/photostream/

Carrying a body
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891050666/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890509193/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890433465/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891267426/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890720403/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890861924/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890868874/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890465015/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890745753/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890477065/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891317476/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891324196/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890778583/in/photostream/

It took them about 100 minutes (more than 1.5hrs) to retrieve a body which was 
badly entangled with beams, iron rods etc. Spotted at 3.15pm finally pulled out 
at 4.55pm.
As the hearse van about to leave at 5.15, they spotted another body with just 
head and shoulders visible, as if the body in standing position. NDRF  and Goa 
fire Services doing tuff / good job. Volvo Crusher had to pull out pipes, rods, 
beams etc. It even had to break the retaining wall as seen in pic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891338476/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890514265/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890796843/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11891356046/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890943654/in/photostream/

The building
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890892244/in/photostream/

Minister Avertano Furtado
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890190785/in/photostream


MLA Subash Phaldesai, Benjamin D’Silva
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890199855/in/photostream/

 PWD Minister Sudin Davlikar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890208805/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11890492113/in/photostream/


video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83LLYqQpxx8


blog
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2014/01/newly-completed-5-storey-building.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 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] St. Thereza of Jesus - Feast today at Chaudi Canacona

[JoeGoaUk]

  

Happy feast of St. Thereza of Jesus

Feast today at Chaudi, Canacona

Video – Feast eve
http://youtu.be/ERuZgAy8OVQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERuZgAy8OVQ


the Church
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11822572946/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/11822086203/in/photostream/

Inside Church

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/11901579383/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/11901743714/in/photostream/

Main Altar

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/11901735614/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/11901603983/in/photostream/

tiatr
Prince Jacob and Mario Menezes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/11902201366/in/photostream/

Feri 
Kaddio boddio
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/11902211136/in/photostream/


KTC bus Stand
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/11901631523/in/photostream/

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 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] Gardeners Club, Porvorim, meets today, Sunday, Jan 12, 2014 at 4-6 pm

[Frederick Noronha]

Xavier Centre of Historical Research hosts its second meeting
Of Gardeners Club of Porvorim.  Animated by Miguel Braganza
at Xavier Centre of Historical Research on Sunday, 12th
January 2014 from 4 to 6 pm.

For those who wish to join for the first time,
pre-registration is required and the fee is Rs.  200.  For
further details contact Xavier Centre Office B B Borkar Road,
Alto Porvorim, Goa -- 403521 /+91-832-2417772, 2414971
i...@xchr.in or http://facebook.com/xchr.goa

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Death Valley Buttes

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Death Valley Buttes'

Cambrian era peaks.

These stark buttes are seen as you come in from the east on Daylight Pass in
Death Valley National Park, California. In the backdrop are the mountains of the
Panamint Range. A spectacular panorama comes into view soon past what is known
as Hell's Gate. The road drops into Death [...]

You may view the latest post at
http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2014/01/12/death-valley-buttes/

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