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An
Immigration Program Under Stress
22 Mar: Embassy, Canada.
Excerpted from a speech given by Citizenship and
Immigration Minister Monte Solberg at the Public Policy
Forum conference on immigration in Toronto, March 20.
Citizenship And Immigration Canada does some things very
well. But I think it's safe to say that there are many
areas where more work is needed. Today the immigration
program is under stress. Newcomers wait too long to come
here. Applications in many cases are not processed fast
enough. Many newcomers have trouble finding work that
allows them to fully use their skills and experience.
Their unemployment and underemployment represent more
than just a drag on Canada's productivity. It is a human
tragedy and basic decency dictates that it not be
allowed to continue.
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more ...
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Pandemic
influenza communications campaign:
Health Minister launches
one-stop pandemic influenza web site and new information
resources for Canadians
OTTAWA, March 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Health
Minister Tony Clement today launched a new web-based
resource on pandemic influenza that will give Canadians
access to a one-stop source of information on pandemic
influenza and Canada's preparedness. The Minister also
unveiled public information materials to be distributed
to doctors and pharmacists across the country to assist
them in answering questions from the their patients and
clients on pandemic influenza.
The web site www.pandemicinfluenza.gc.ca brings together
information from across the Government of Canada's
departments and agencies, providing a central web site
for information on Canada's pandemic influenza plan and
other public health measures to protect Canadians.
Read more ...
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Canadian Doctors of Indian Heritage come together via
New Association
By Lisa Darwen _ Medical Post
http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20060320_185417_4452
TORONTO | For the first time
in its history the American Association of Physicians of
Indian Origin (AAPI) will hold their semi-annual meeting
outside of the United States. It will be held in Toronto
and that event also marks the inaugural conference of
its new cousin, the Canadian Association of Physicians
of Indian Heritage (CAPIH). AAPI president Dr. Vijay
Koli and Dr. Joseph Kurian (PhD), president and CEO of
Alpha Laboratories of Toronto, thought Indian-Canadian
physicians would benefit from an association like AAPI.
A teleconference in October 2004 with Canadian
colleagues, including past Canadian Medical Association
president Dr. Sunil Patel, confirmed the idea had merit.
On Nov. 2, 2005, CAPIH was constituted and incorporated.
Read more ...
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Commonwealth Games
A Success
MELBOURNE,
Australia (CP) - Canada took aim at winning 100 medals
and finishing among the top three countries at the 2006
Commonwealth Games. It hit half the target. After 11
days of competition in 16 sports, Canada ended up with
86 medals (26 gold, 29 silver, 31 bronze), good enough
for third in the overall tally behind the powerhouse
Australians and England.
Canadian chef de mission Ross Outerbridge admitted
officials may have been overly optimistic with their
three-digit medal expectations, especially when many
Canadian athletes were just beginning their competitive
seasons.
But he says the team's performance at the Games bodes
well for the future.
Read more ...
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Australia rout
Pakistan 3-0 to bag Commonwealth hockey gold medal
MELBOURNE: Olympic champions Australia won their third
successive Commonwealth Games men’s field hockey title
with a 3-0 victory over Pakistan here on Sunday. Liam De
Young put the Kookaburras ahead in the 18th minute
before Luke Doerner and Jamie Dwyer scored in the second
half to seal their team’s emphatic win.
Malaysia, meanwhile, capped their rapid improvement
through the Games by taking the bronze medal with a 2-0
win over England.
Read more ...
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Commentary
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Priests and
Non-Catholics in Goa
From: "George Pinto" <georgejpinto@yahoo.com>
To:
"Tanzanite Goans" <goans_tanzanite@yahoogroups.com>March
24, 2006
Basilio <basilio@optonline.net>
wrote:
Priests
in Goa and in the rest of India do social work of all
types, conduct sports activities, build schools and
community facilities, they run schools, dispensaries, they
educate, assist the unemployed to get jobs by putting a
good word or using their friendships, they mediate family
disputes; and you name it, they do, besides burying the
dead, baptizing the infants, marrying the marriageable,
celebrating the Eucharist, and feats, etc. etc....
"George Pinto" <georgejpinto@yahoo.com
> responded
The word 'priest' if I
am not mistaken, derives from the Greek word meaning
'elder'. Christ often used the word priest as 'shepherd'.
There have been approximately 15,000 Goan priests in the
last 300 years, and approximately 2,000 nuns. Their work
historically was understood in the context of elder and
shepherd. However, in the last 40 years or so, some in Goa have
become active in social justice issues, reflecting a
world-wide trend. Post-Vatican II, they have crossed the
road and commune with the laity, a good thing. I could be
very wrong, but in 50 years or so, I can see service and
social justice as their primary role, with scholarship a
very minor activity. I agree with Basilio, Goan priests
(and nuns) are an imperfect lot - just like the rest of
us. Long Live Imperfection.
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A
New Foreign Policy Direction for Canada
"DREAMLAND: How Canada's
Pretend Foreign Policy Has Undermined Sovereignty" by Roy
Rempel Presented by the Breakout Educational Network and
the Queen'sUniversity School of Policy Studies
TORONTO, March 30 /CNW/
- Does the world need more "Canada"? Indeed, does the
world really want more "Canada"? In his new book,
Dreamland, Roy Rempel, author and policy advisor, asserts
that Canada's international significance is declining and
that Canadians have come to believe in a false global
identity. He traces the roots of this fallacy through
Canada's foreign policy and the fantasy world it has
created for Canadians.
In the foreword to his Government's 2005 International
Policy Statement, former Prime Minister Paul Martin noted
that: "independent countries like Canada - countries with
small populations - risk being swept aside,
their influence diminished, their ability to compete
hampered. This may sound dramatic, but the stakes are that
high".
However, "the stakes are that high" because Canada's decline is about much
more than a simple loss of influence. And the causes go
beyond a general unwillingness to invest in international
policy capabilities. Canadians have come to believe that
"playing a role" or "expressing national values" is the
raison d'etre of foreign policy and that foreign policy is
solely about such things as peacekeeping, aid in Africa or
diplomacy at the UN.
But while this may sound good to many, Rempel argues it
has done Canada a great disservice. This ideological
approach to foreign policy has neglected the country's
real national interests. Rempel reasons that what Canada
urgently requires is a foreign policy that puts the
national interest first. For Canada, this means
cultivating our relationship with the United States to
ensure that we remain a partner, rather than becoming a
protectorate in North America, where the U.S. would assume
control over Canada's security.
Dreamland provides a blueprint for moving Canada's foreign
policy in a new direction that advances the collective
interests of all Canadians and ensures that Canada won't
simply be "swept aside".
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News Clips from Goa
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Cartoon By Alexyz
ARCHITECT CHARLES CORREA RECEIVES PADMA VIBHUSHAN
Padma Shri
conferred on Prasad Sawkar
 NEW DELHI (UNI), Mar
29: The majestic Ashok Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan reverberated
with thunderous applause as 53 eminent citizens including
former chief justice of India, Mr Justice (retd) VN Khare,
noted actor Konidala Chiranjeevi,
well-known architect, Mr Charles Correa,
herbal cosmetic queen Shahnaz Hussain, litterateur Dinesh
Nandini Dalmia, Malayalam poetess Sugathakumari, Ghazal king
Pankaj Udhas and Prasad Sawkar received the Padma awards
today. While Mr Charles Correa got the Padma Vibhushan
(science and engineering) Prasad Sawkar received the Padma
Shri (art). (NT)
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"New avenues for tourism in
Goa".
 PANJIM, Mar 29: Goa
should focus on promoting planned medical tourism, according
to the professionals in the tourism and health sector. Demerg
System India, a company offering web-based solutions, today
organised a convention at Panjim titled "New avenues for
tourism in Goa". Tim D'Mello, Managing Director of Demerg
Systems, said, "Goa needs to take
the lead and show what health tourism means. Goa is a natural
magnet for tourists from the West. However, in Goa, medical
tourism is not at par with some of the metros, D'Mello felt.
Pamela Mascarenhas, Deputy Director of Tourism said that
during conferences in the UK, the department informed that Goa
has the medical facilities. Demerg systems plan to organise a
conference on health tourism in April 2007 to discuss various
aspects of medical tourism in Goa. (H)
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Shigmo in Panjim
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My designs are a tribute
to modern Dance: Wendell
MUMBAI (IANS), Mar 29:
Ace fashion designer Wendell Rodricks used the platform of the
ongoing Lakme Fashion Week here to pay tributes to Isadora
Duncan - the pioneer of modern dance. Calling his presentation
"Isadora in India", Rodricks showcased clothing that was
reflective of the culture of dance in the country. "...My
clothes are just that, clothing for dance - wearable and
simple and yet dramatic."
(NT)
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Marna Catholics show the
way
SIOLIM: While a huge
and cry is being raised over the inconvenience cause by
religious places lying by the roadside, a path-breaking
decision taken by a section of the Siolim parishioners to
relocate a quaint roadside chapel dedicated to Our Lady of
Sorrows played an important role in strengthening the
religiosity of the residents of Cruz Vaddo and Noronha Vaddo.
Letting better sense prevail and inspired by the guidelines of
the Synodal document, it was decided that the chapel be
relocated in the same property. The new chapel, built on the
same strip of donated property, is much more spacious and well
away from the main road. The chapel was designed by Arch
Agnelo D'Oliveira, while Alec Madeira executed the construction
work. (GT)
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CONSTABLE SHOOTS HIMSELF TO
DEATH
PANJIM:
Vaibhav Vaingakar, a police constable, allegedly shot himself
to death, at Mary Immaculate High School in Panjim. The
28-year-old constable, who was attached to Bicholim police,
was posted in the North District Reserve Line Force and was on
duty at Std XII examination papers evaluation centre.
According to Panjim town PI Mahesh Gaonkar, Vaibhav picked up
his .303 service rifle, rested the handle on the wall and
thrust its muzzle onto his chest. A wooden stick was used to
pull the trigger. Vaibhav chose this extreme step because he
felt he was a failure in life. The bullet passed through his
body and zipped across the room and ricocheted off a pillar.
Vaibhav left behind two notes: one addressed to his parents
stating "I am extremely sorry and nobody is responsible for
this. I have no right to live." The second note, addressed to
his brother-in-law, said, "What have I thought and what am I
living. Nothing came true and nothing I've got, but only
dreams I had of the future. I'm lonely, I've nobody with me,
only dreams." Early next morning at around 7 am, the school
watchman, Ibrahim Khan, was shocked to see a policeman lying
in a pool of blood.
(GT)
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Obituary
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Conceicao Maria Coutinho
March 20, 1921 – March 29,
2006
It is with great sadness we
announce the passing of Conceicao Maria Coutinho, our
beloved mother and grandmother, on Wednesday March 29th,
2006. Devoted and loving wife of the late Sebastiao Coutinho.
Dear mother of Manuel (Barbara) Coutinho; Leocadia (Joseph)
Barreto; and Yolanda (Gildo) Fernandes. Cherished
grandmother of the late Savio Barreto; Michelle (Jeremy)
Pereira; Jude Fernandes; Neil Coutinho; and Elaine Fernandes.
Visitation will be held at
Chapel Ridge Funeral Home, 8911 Woodbine Ave., Markham,
(905-305-8508) on Sunday April 2nd, 2006, from 1:00-2:30
p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. A funeral mass will be held on
Monday April 3rd, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Barnabas Church,
10 Washburn Way, Scarborough. Interment to follow at
Beechwood Cemetery, 7241 Jane St., Concord.
To join her in her courageous fight against Asthma, Diabetes
and Heart Disease, donations in her memory will gratefully
be accepted by the Lung Association; Diabetes Foundation;
and Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Many thanks for the care and support provided by the staff
at Peter and Paul Nursing Home over the past 3½ years and at
the Rouge Valley Centenary hospital in her final days.
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Events
Goan
Events in Canada - 2006 |
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Date |
Organization |
Event |
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Sunday, April 16, 2006 at 1.00
pm to 6.00 pm |
FIFTY-FIVE PLUS GOAN
SENIORS GROUP - WEST GTA |
Easter Brunch |
Click for flier |
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Sunday,
April, 23, 2006 – 2.00 p.m. |
Goan
Overseas Association |
Annual
General Meeting |
www.goatoronto.com |
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April, 29, 2006 – 2.00 p.m. |
Goan Overseas Association |
Spring Fling – Anniversary Dance |
www.goatoronto.com |
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Sunday, April, 30, 2006 – 2.00
p.m. |
Goan Overseas Association |
Building Special General Body
Meeting |
www.goatoronto.com |
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Sunday May 7, 2006 |
Goan Overseas Association |
Career Newworking Mixer |
www.goatoronto.com
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 |
Saligao Social Committee of
Toronto |
Annual Saligao Social at
International Banquet Hall,
5835 Kennedy Road, Mississauga (Kennedy & Brittania)
Mass at 12:00 noon followed by festivities |
Click for
flier |
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May 12,6.15 pm |
Fifty-five Plus Goan Seniors
Group- West GTA |
Ladies Dine & Pamper Nite
Mary Kay®Dinner & Makeover
You are cordially invited to a "Girlfriends Night Out"
Enjoy a great Buffet Dinner.
Click Flier for details
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e-mail:
Goan Seniors
West
Click for flier |
Sunday, May 14th, 2006
11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. |
Goan Overseas Association (GOA)
St. Francis Xavier Senior's Club
The Canorient Christian Association of Metropolitan Toronto
The Canorient Seniors Club of Toronto
The Manglorean Association of Canada (MAC)
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ST. FRANCIS XAVIER JUBILEE YEAR
- CANADA
Food & Craft Fair
Brebeuf College School
211 Steeles Avenue East
(Near Bayview & Steeles)
Toronto, Ontario |
Flyer |
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Saturday, May 27th 2006 |
Toronto East Goan Seniors
Association |
3rd Anniversary Dance |
Click for Flier |
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June 3, 2006 |
Goan Overseas Association |
Golf Classic |
www.goatoronto.com |
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Friday
9th, June 2006 |
FIFA
World Cup 2006 |
Germany |
Schedule |
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Saturday June 10, 2006 |
Villagers of Siolim Association - Greater Toronto Area |
Celebration St Anthony's Feast |
GVC |
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June 11, 2006 |
Goan Overseas Association |
St. Francis Xavier Summer Picnic |
www.goatoronto.com |
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June 11,2006 |
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‘LADIAN” refreshments,
Video of “Mother Theresa’s Life. |
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June 16, 2006 |
Goan Overseas Association |
Goan’ Overboard |
www.goatoronto.com |
June 17th, 2006
Michael Power high school - Etobicoke, Ontario |
Michael Power high school -
Etobicoke, Ontario |
Konkani Tiatr "KIDD"
written by : Ben Evangelisto (Goa)
Directed by:Marshal Fernandes |
For more information, please
contact Marshal Fernandes or Sandra Menezes at (416)
503-0043 |
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June
23rd, 2006 |
55
Plus Goan Association - West GTA |
"First Annual" dinner dance at the renaissance banquet
hall - Mississauga,ONT. |
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Saturday July 8, 2006
6.00 p.m. to 1.00 a.m. |
Monte
De Guirim – Toronto Chapter |
Summer Blast 2006 |
Click For Info
E-mail
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Saturday July 8, 2006 |
CLR
Family Picnic at Erindale Park, Mississauga |
Picnic |
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Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 - 12.00 noon |
Calangute Association Canada |
Feast
of Patron Saint Alex |
GVC |
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July 29,
2006 |
Goan
Overseas Association |
Viva
Goa 2006 |
www.goatoronto.com |
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Saturday,September 16, 2006 |
Dr.Ribeiro's Goan School Ex-student's Committee -
Toronto |
Grand
Reunion Dance
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See Flyer & Events Program
Ticket Forms |
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 - From 6.00 P.M. To 1.00
A.M. |
Calangute Association Canada |
Annual Social |
GVC |
October 1, 2006
12:00 noon |
Curtorim . Loutolim . Raia .
Association |
7th ANNUAL SOCIAL
At Claireport Place
65 Claireport Crescent, Etobicoke
(Hwy 27 & Albion Rd) |
Flyer |
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November 25th, 2006 |
The Hamilton Goan
Association |
Annual Christmas Dinner/Dance 25th Anniversary
Celebration
Liuna Gardens, Stoney Creek, Ontario |
N/A
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December 3rd 2005 To December 3rd
2006.
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St
Francis Xavier Jubilee Year Celebrations
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Greater Toronto Area Events |
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Announcements |
TEGSA - Annual General Meeting -Baton Change.
The Toronto East Goan Seniors Association had all good news
to report to the 59 members who attended the AGM on Sunday
March 26, 2006
The Executive Committee Members for the 1st 2 year term
were, Claude Gomes, Romero Dias, Bel Remedios, Anthony
Saldanha, Elsie Fernandes, Uvy Lopes, Olga Madeira, Vivien
Dias. & Netto Noronha,.
Highlights of reports from President Claude Gomes, Secretary
Bel Remedios
& Treasurer Anthony Saldanha:
-Membership 430
-Finances in good shape. Not-for profit organization, hence
only minimal operating
funds carried forward
-Christmas Dance and other event ticket prices kept low with
subsidies from Asoociation's funds.
-Membership fee for current year to remain same as 2005 - no
enrolment fee for new members
-Grant from City of Toronto helped to fund a wide range of
social and cultutral events
-Minutes of last meeting and General Secretary's report
approved without amendment
Click to read President Claude Gomes Address
The new 2006 - 2008 Executive Team :-
President :
Alpoim Andrade.
Vice President: Leo Braganza.
General Secretary: Carmelita D’Souza.
Treasurer: Valentine Viegas
Social Secretary: Victoria D’Souza.
Cultural Secretary: Zena Vaz
PR., Media & Communications Co-Ordinator: Uvy Lopes.
Trips Co-Ordinator: Hilda Vitor
Member: Charles Fernandes.
Auditors : Pelagio De Souza & John Barretto
For Full Text
Click Here
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Fifty Five Plus Goan Seniors Group – West GTA
Easter Greetings
On behalf of our Executive Committee, I am pleased to send
out special Easter greetings to all our members, especially
those who have helped and supported us in achieving the
formation of our Association since its inception 10 months
ago.
Without the enthusiastic and ready support of all my
co-coordinating committee and endless hours of planning for
the last 10 months, nothing could have come to fruition.
Therefore, I am proud to report that we started off with a
ground zero base, then at the next general meeting, we had
65 members and now it has soared to at least 300+ and is
still growing..!!
For Full Text
Click Here
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Calling All
Professionals…..Mentors Wanted For Career Networking Mixer!
Are you looking for a way to
make a difference to a person starting out in their career?
Would you like to help shape the career path of someone in
the Goan community? If so, we have an excellent opportunity
for you. Join other working professionals for the G.O.A.
Career Networking Mixer on Sunday May 7, 2006 at Eatonville
Library from 1:30 - 5:00 pm. (430 Burnamthorpe Road,
Mississauga -- Hwy 427 & Burnamthorpe)
All it takes is a few hours to share your experience and
knowledge about your career field. If you are a working
professional in one of these sectors: arts, business,
communications, engineering and technology, education,
public sector, health services, law and public safety,
manufacturing and science, you can help by giving advice to
members of the Goan community on:
• how to network and build contacts
• where to get training and professional development
• how to build skills and qualifications
To be a mentor in this forum, please contact Michelle
Pereira, G.O.A. Career and Education Coordinator at
mpereira@goatoronto.com.
For more information go to
http://www.goatoronto.com and click on Career Networking
Mixer under Latest Events.
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Dear Saligaokars & Friends,
In
keeping with the time honoured tradition of celebrating the
feast of Mae De Deus, patroness of Saligao, we invite you to
join us in Toronto for the annual celebration.
Date:
Sunday, May 7th , 2006
Holy Mass is at 12 noon
Followed by a hot buffet lunch, entertainment and dancing!
Place: International Banquet
Hall, 5835 Kennedy Road, Mississauga
(Kennedy & Brittania, just off Hwy-401) Tel. No. (905) 568
1918
Music: DJ FATZ
Tickets: Adult: $ 25.00 Child (ages
4-12): $ 13.00 Toddler (3 and under): FREE
A prize for the first order received
A prize for the most tickets ordered
No tickets will be sold at the door.
Tables: 10 people per table.
For Full Text
Click Here
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Super Cities WALK for MS
ApersonalmessagefromChrystalGomes"ChrystalGomes"
<walkhelp@mssociety.ca>
http://www.primusmail.ca
Dear Family and Friends,
It's me...soliciting again...this time for a cause that I'm
personally connected to.
This July, it will be 12 years since I first became ill and
was subsequently diagnosed with Multiple
Sclerosis.
Instead of writing about the toll (visible and 'hidden')
that MS has taken on me over the years, I would like
to measure time's passing with all that's
positive in my life...such as the
steadfast love and support of my dear family; treasured
friendships both old and new;
prayers said on my behalf; hope
that faith has sustained; liberating laughter; and countless
other blessings that have been bestowed on me and my life.
I am truly one of the lucky ones. But there are many with MS
who have not been so fortunate. I am WALKing for them this
year, because "There, but for the grace of God go...".
I understand that many of us have our favourite charities
that we support and that no one can possibly support every
worthy cause.
For Full Text
Click Here
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People
Places and Things
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Goan
Association (UK): New Website
http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2006/Mar/issue2/img/goauk.gif
(insert of GAUK)
The Goan Association UK
new website has just been released and is now operational but
development work is on-going.
It can be accessed at: http://www.goauk.com
Comments to
BERNIEGRACIAS@aol.com
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Take My Pulse !!!
The link below takes you to the Goan Overseas Association’s
…the Pulse Newsletter in pdf format. To view the
document, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free program
which can be downloaded from Adobe.com.
http://www.goatoronto.com/pulse/March06.pdf
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New Business Serves In-Home
Needs of Area Seniors
SeniorsGavin
and Priscilla Fernandes
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Gavin and Priscilla Fernandes |
BRAMPTON- Home Instead Senior Care®, the world’s leading
provider of non-medical, in-home services to seniors, is
pleased to announce the opening of a new franchise in
Brampton also serving Caledon, Halton Hills, Woodbridge,
Milton and Vaughan. The franchise is independently owned and
operated by Gavin and Priscilla Fernandes.
Home Instead Senior Care provides services to seniors
wherever they might call home: private or rental residences,
assisted-living facilities and care centers. Its employees,
who are known as CAREGiversSM, help clients maintain their
independence by assisting them with activities of daily
living such as meal preparation, laundry, shopping, light
housekeeping – even providing companionship.
“Our services are designed for practically any living
arrangement where an older adult simply needs human
interaction or help with day-to-day activities,” Gavin
Fernandes said. “Services are available from just a few
hours a day up to 24 hours, seven days a week – including
weekends and holidays.”
Read more ...
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A
Passage To India
Paul Sullivan
(Paul Sullivan is a longtime Vancouver journalist and president
of
Sullivan Media.)
VANCOUVER (GlobeinvestorGOLD) - The real estate
market in India is hotter than a flame-throwing chicken
vindaloo these days. It's the result of the natural demand
fostered by the increase in software and call-centre business,
combined with a shortage of office space. India has less total
office space than Shanghai and Beijing, about 70-million square
feet of A-grade space. Demand has doubled annually since 2002,
according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global Real Estate report.
Then, there's a bit of a bubble. The sector is growing at the
rate of 30 per cent annually, and already, in the first half of
this year transactions have increased by 20 per cent over last
year, according to Jones Lang Lasalles. That growth is mostly
in the cities: Mumbai, Bangalore, New Delhi and Hyderabad. A
typical example is Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi, where property
prices have increased by up to 50 per cent in the last 18
months.
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Health & Wellness
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Go Mad For Mangoes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/health_and_fitness/4273006.stm
 It's half-time, you're
out of breath and in serious need of an energy boost. Time
to tuck into the oranges.
Or is it?
It's been the footballer's food of choice for years, but
it looks like our favourite citrus fruit could be in for a
spell on the bench. On in its place comes an exotic new
talent from the far east. Full of flair and bursting with
energy, this fruit is certain to give its team-mates a
lift.
And its name? Mangifera indica - the mango.
New research has found the tropical fruit to be the
ultimate half-time reviver.
It has three times as much carbohydrate (the body's main
energy source) as oranges and gets energy to the muscles a
fifth faster.
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Good drinks, bad drinks
This is the print version
of story
http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/s1592547.htm]
by Peter Lavelle
Published 16/03/2006
A hundred thousand years ago, the
choice was simple when it came to a drink ? there was no
choice. It was water or nothing.
What a different world we live in today. Diet soft drinks,
ice teas, fruit juices, coolers... Every year, about 1,000
new beverages come onto the market, targeting our rising
incomes and our innate fondness for anything sweet.
And they're changing they way we get our nutrients. Over
the past 20 years, we?ve added between 630 kilojoules (150
calories) and 1260 kilojoules (300 calories) to our daily
diet ? and half of this additional amount is from drinks.
About 20 per cent of our total energy intake now comes
from beverages.
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Water the winner
Top of the list is
water, they said. It has no kilojoules at all - though no
nutrients either, but that's not a problem. Ideally, we'd
drink only water and let the nutrients come from a
balanced food diet. This was, after all, how our bodies
naturally evolved.
How much water? There's no recommended amount. Drink when
you feel thirsty, the researchers advise. It's almost
impossible to drink too much ? the kidneys excrete the
excess out almost straight away.
But water is also tasteless and it's not much of a reason
to get together with those old friends. ?I know a great
little garden tap? isn?t much of an invitation. What about
the alternatives?
Next best, from the point of view of health is tea. Both
black and green tea contain antioxidants and studies have
shown them to lower the risk of heart disease and possibly
cancer.
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Low fat milk
Next on the list
are low fat milk products; low fat (1.5 per cent or 1 per
cent) and skim milk. They're a good source of protein and
of calcium and Vitamin D ? a high milk intake is
associated with strong bones and is recommended for kids
and for older women especially. Full cream milk on the
other hand is high in calories and saturated fat and has
been linked with heart disease and should be avoided, the
researchers say.
Next comes diet soft drinks ? drinks sweetened with
artificial sweeteners rather than sugar. They do help
people lose weight, compared to sugary soft drinks, the
research suggests. There's no evidence these sweeteners
are harmful, but there?s no evidence that they?re safe
over the long term either.
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How to Lead a Stress
Free Life
No matter what we do each day
there is frequently something that we do that will cause
us to become tense. That's what we commonly call 'stress'.
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Why Stress Makes You
Sick
Scientists have
confirmed what's been suspected for years: stress makes
you sick, from the common cold to cancer.
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http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/stories/s1601716.htm
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