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Heat Wave in Canada !- Record energy consumption
http://www.northpeel.com/br/news/v-printbrampton/story/3616727p-4181199c.html
08/02/06
Brampton residents and businesses put unprecedented drain
on the local power grid yesterday, toppling the previous
record demand set just two weeks ago. At 2:30 p.m. Hydro
One Brampton reported a load of 760 megawatts and rising,
beating the July 17 record of 758 megawatts. Ontario had
already hit record demand at noon.
Despite the strain, hydro staff said the local transmission
system stayed strong.
"It's held up well under the circumstances," said
engineering manager Remy Fernandes, who praised
local control room staff for staying on top of the demand.
"It's quite hectic, and the guys are under tremendous
stress."
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Canada’s Birth Rate
Declines Ontario relies much more on international
immigrants for births
Excerpts from:
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060731/d060731b.htm
Canada's crude birth rate (the number of live births for
every 1,000 people in the population) edged downward to
another record low in 2004 — despite a second straight
increase in the number of live births.
The crude birth rate declined from 10.6 live births for
every 1,000 population in 2003 to 10.5 in 2004. Rates
appear to have stabilized, with crude rates hovering
around 10.5 to 10.7 since the millennium.
The number of births in 2004 actually increased by 1,870
compared with 2003, but the increase in the number of
births was not large enough to outpace the increase in
the crude rate.
In total, 337,072 babies were born in 2004, up 0.6% from
the previous year. This followed a 1.9% gain the year
before.
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Indians Without Visas
Flood Beirut Mission
Shreevatsa Nevatia
From:
www.HindustanTimes.com
Beirut, August 3, 2006
The Indian embassy in Beirut has an unusual problem on
its hands. While the last of the 2,000 Indian evacuees
left by naval ship on July 26, there's been a steady
stream of Indians turning up at the embassy after that.
The problem: Most of them are illegal immigrants with no
visas. Many don't even have a passport or a photocopy of
any proof of identity.
Sandeep Singh, of Punjab, only had a passport number. He
was sent to Beirut by an agent named Tarseem. He was
first sent to Jordan, where he was made to hand over his
passport to another 'agent' and put on a donkey cart to
Lebanon. Sandeep crossed the border 10 months ago, but
couldn't find any work. Finally, he landed a job at a
plastic factory north of Beirut.
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San Paulo of the North: The
effects of mass immigration on our cities
Daniel Stoffman | July 7, 2006
What will Canada look like in the year 2020? To encourage a
debate about the major challenges Canada will face in the
coming decades, the Dominion Institute and the Toronto Star
have invited 20 leading thinkers to write about an issue or
event that they think could transform the country by 2020.
Daniel Stoffman
It's 2020 and the days in Toronto when everyone used the
public health care system are gone. So is the time when a
majority of affluent, middle-class parents sent their kids to
public schools.
In 2020, vast tracts of suburban slums occupy what used to be
good farmland on the city's outskirts. Traffic congestion and
air pollution are unbearable. Toronto's reputation as one of
North America's most liveable cities is a distant memory. It's
now known as the "the Sao Paulo of the north."
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Commentary
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World Goa Day Origins & Outcomes
From: George Pinto
Posted On: Tanzanite Goans
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 5:41 PM
World Goa Day origins & some brief history
Francis Rodrigues <fcarodriguez@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Whilst the Day's origins remain shrouded in the mists of
antiquity (I will refer you to George here),
Dear Francis
Here is a brief overview. In 1999, I was President of the
Goan Institute of San Francisco and met Filomena Giese in
connection with the canonization cause of Blessed Vaz (as
of today, Goa does not still have native Goan saint even
after 500 years of Catholic tradition). During our
conversations she mentioned that in 1994, she had tried to
start Goa Sudharop with a few others but it did not take
off then. She asked if I would be interested in doing
something. I explained to her that I was extremely
disappointed that Goan organizations around the world
(especially the USA, UK, Australia, Portugal, Canada) were
not much more than social organizations and were not
meeting the current needs of the community. But it was not
just the associations, members themselves were not
reaching out to improve the Goan situation or connecting
with Goa.
The Goan organizations had served their initial purpose
when Goans immigrants were in a survival mode in their new
environment, but their calendars were still from the 60's
and 70's and had not been updated to meet the needs of
Goan youth and the changing face of Goan immigrants who
had gone from first-generation immigrants to more
established communities. The calendar of events at the
Goan organizations and associations and Institutes still
were an annual picnic, Christmas/NY dance, anniversary
dance, Halloween/Valentine Day's function, Kids party and
Francis Xavier feast (I am writing here of Goan Catholic
expats). Membership was dwindling as Goans did not seem to
have a real Goan anchor (in my estimation). Except for
Gulf Goans, nothing Goan was being celebrated, honored,
fought for or remembered. Hence, the WGD idea.
During my discussions with Filomena she had suggested the
idea of a World Goa Day to be specifically set aside to be
about Goa, a serious celebration of our history, people,
culture. In addition, WGD was supposed to bridge the
divide between the Goan Catholic and Hindu communities
which I might add are painfully segregated in their
interactions (take Toronto for example). I had posted the
idea in emails in Goan cyberspace in 1999 and suggested
January 1as WGD to signify a new beginning. During that
time I met Rene who we brought to Goa Sudharop as an
Advisor and for the first three years in addition to
setting up the website and making phone calls to various
Goan groups and sending emails, tried to set up WGD. The
initial thought was to get some traction and make it easy
to celebrate WGD without too much hassle. So any
celebration was called WGD. In hindsight, that was a
mistake since groups have taken the easy way out and
called picnics and mindless events as WGD events. Even
that would be something we could live with except, at some
of these affairs, not even a WGD sign is displayed, not a
mention made of WGD, or anything Goan done or remembered.
Yet, some of the Presidents, have splashed their
"celebrations" in cyberspace for publicity. Clearly some
of us are not fooled or happy at this devaluation of WGD.
Rene has been tireless in organizing the event for which
he was honored with a Goa Sudharop award but the world
Goan community has let us down. At the founding stages,
Basilio Magno (Spain) wrote the song, and Goa-World helped
promote the event (there are others I might have
overlooked for which I apologize). Many of the Goan
organizations who used to celebrate WGD no longer do so.
Part of the reason is that Goan associations committees
come and go on a volunteer basis and there is no
continuity. Additionally, picnic, dances seems to be
popular but that is specifically what we trying to avoid.
There are 364 other days in the year for that tamasha. As
you can see with the Abbe Faria and Konknai script this
year (to mention two issues) there are enough
opportunities for Goan groups to do something. Instead we
see empty rhetoric and messages of goodwill, unity,
togetherness, and such nonsense when the proof really is
to do something concrete. In fact, in one of the early
years, the WGD theme was GIVING BACK TO GOA. You guessed
it, nada happened. When the time comes for action, Goans
disappear. But they are there to give speeches.
I had set up a WGD yahoo group to discuss WGD issues and
you guessed it, nada ideas. Instead emails about non-WGD
stuff which was available on other Goan cybergroups so I
disabled the group. My own fear is that after all the hard
work of the first few years (the first three for me
specifically), we are watching WGD lose its way and be
devalued. Something that could have made a difference is
falling behind its purpose. As a community, are we only
Goan by name? Are the new immigrants in Goa from Bihar,
Kashmir, Karnataka, etc. who are actually doing something
in Goa, more Goan? Who knows, they will soon celebrate WGD
and give it meaning, something we are failing to do.
I will write more later (time permitting), including on
Silviano's book sales. I regret that although I am an
optimist by heart, my tone in this email is not uplifting.
Perhaps there is a hope, however small, that this might
motivate our Goan community into doing something concrete.
Regards,
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News Clips from Goa
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PICTURE FOR TODAY
Young Anglers: The group of youngsters who participated
in the angling competition for the Altar Boys of Siolim
Church, under the guidance of asst parish priest Fr Deryk
Fernandes, last week.
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Childless? Go To Goa
With Cucumbers
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004409698
August 2, 2006 11:37 a.m. EST
Ankit Gupta - All Headline News Staff Writer
Velha, India (AHN) - In a unique tradition, the origins of
which remain unknown, thousands of childless couples offer
cucumbers at a fourth century church in Goa, in the hope of
being blessed with a child, reported the Asian News
International.
Welcome to St Anne's Church in Velha, located around 15
kilometers southeast of Panjim.
Legend has it that childless couples come here praying and
seeking children, by offering a cucumber.
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GOA REMIXED
http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/9527.html
Leher Kala
Posted online: Sunday, July 30, 2006 at 0000 hrs
THE MONSOON IN GOA is full of surprises. While the sun is
blaz-ing, it suddenly starts pouring. The wind blasts give the
coconut trees a permanent 60-degree slouch. The beaches are
reduced to a narrow strip and the waves have a deafening
tsunami-like ferocity. This seaside state’s wild natural
beauty is at its most spectacular in the rain. And now the
world has discovered it. So, despite the fact that at this
time of the year there’s no access to the beach, no shacks to
park in and have a beer, no shopping and just a few
restaurants open, touristsareflockingto Goatoenjoythe wet
season.
The top 10 five-star hotels are boasting 100 per cent
occupancy on weekends and 80 per cent during the week. Goa is
rocking. For both busi-ness and leisure. It’s now a 365-day
op-tion for a vacation.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/canada2020/essay-stoffman.html
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Monsoon CALLING
Have the rain gods gone on a vacation or have they entirely
given up on Goa? Goa hasn't seen a decent display of rain this
whole season. The smell of wet earth is no longer a familiar
one. This deprivation of rainfall has left farmers and
horticulturists worried sick. According to horticulturist
Miguel Braganza, "To a farmer, farming is more emotional than
economical. It is, in fact, cheaper to buy crops from the
market then to grow it in their fields! Perhaps it is that
inexplicable bond between farmer and field that propels him
into such action. But with the erratic rainfall, farmers are
no longer doing the rain dance." (Tawina Fernandes, GT) |
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'St Britto students carry
message of Jesus to world'
PANJIM, Aug 2: Jesuit
Provincial for Goa, Fr Anthony D'Silva on Sunday stated that
students of St Britto High School carry the message of the
Society of Jesus to the whole world. Fr D'Silva was delivering
his homily at the thanksgiving mass to celebrate the
completion of 60 years of St Britto High School, Mapusa. (H) |
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Feast of Our Lady of
Snows
MARGAO, Aug 1: The feast
of patron - Our Lady of Snows - popularly known as "Konsanchem
Fest", will be celebrated at Raia church on August 5 with pomp
and gaiety. History of the church reveals that there was no
snowfall in Italy during the 15th century and that the people
had difficult times to beat the heat. The devotees prayed to
God wholeheartedly and vowed to build a church at a place
where snow falls. Soon the prayers were heard and luckily snow
fell. The people constructed the church and named it Our Lady
of Snows Church. (NT) |
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62 injured in Sanguem
mishap
SANGUEM, Aug 2: As many as
62 passengers on an overcrowded minibus were injured, 14 of
them seriously, when the bus proceeding from Sanguem to Kalay
fell on its side near Miracles High School, here on Wednesday
afternoon. This is the fourth bus mishap in the State within
six days, injuring a total of 90 persons so far. (H) |
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Trial run on JATROPHA
BIO-DIESEL
PILAR: Use of bio-diesel
from jatropha Carcus, locally known as erond, as an
alternative to diesel, is inching closer to reality in Goa
with a trial run of power tiller at Pilar using this
eco-friendly option. The experiment has become possible thanks
to the fabrication of an indigenous machine 'Bio-Diesel
Processor' by final year students of Hirasugar Institute of
Technology, Belgaum, for extraction of the fuel from the seeds
of Jatropha Carcus. Fr Inacio Almeida, sfx, who runs the Pilar
Nature Farm by Society of Pilar met the students and evinced
interest in holding a demonstration to extract the bio-fuel.
The foursome - Vainath Patil, Vishwanath Khambi, Shridhar
Patil and Mitra - used the fuel to run the college water pump.
Trial runs of this bio-fuel after etherification have already
been held and it is found to be eco-friendly and gives an
extra mileage of 2 kms as compared to diesel. It costs at
least Rs.10 less than the conventional fuel and smoke
emissions do not contain carbon monoxide. A litre of fuel can
be removed from 3 kg of Jatropha. Each village can have its
plantation and own machine for extraction of the bio-fuel," Fr
Almeida says. (Paul Fernandes, GT) |
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It's important to keep
alive Portuguese language: expert
PANAJI, Aug 2: The head of
the Centro de Lingua Portuguesa, Instituto Camoes, Goa, Prof
Jose Miguel R Lume said that the institute can provide the Goa
University with all the necessary infrastructure for its
post-graduation course in Portuguese literature and culture,
so that those undergoing the course could later teach
Portuguese as the second language in schools. Speaking as the
chief guest during the convocation ceremony for a Portuguese
conversational course recently organised by Indo-Portuguese
Friendship Society, Goa, in collaboration with Fundacao Cidade
de Lisboa, Prof Lume said that it is important to keep alive
the Portuguese language in the state, as it is a part of the
unique and beautiful culture of the region. (NT) |
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GFBOA opposes fishing of
solar shrimps by canoes
MORMUGAO, Aug 1: The Goa
Fishing Boat Owner's Association is up in arms against the
fishing of solar shrimps by mechanised canoes. GFBOA has
claimed that mechanised canoes, using outboard motors of about
10 HP, have been catching tonnes of prawns since the last
three days. (H) |
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Obituary
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3 Aug2006:
Moira, Goa. LUIS MANUEL DE SOUZA (born 1915 Moira, ex-Mombasa &
London). Husband of Geraldina (nee Pinto ex- Olaulim, Goa).
Father of
Lira/Eddie Fernandes (UK); Luisa/Colin Harvey (UK); Sebby/Fernanda
(London,
& Bambolim, Goa); Lucy/Nelson Da Silva (London); Leonora
(London).
Condolences to
lira@fernandes.u-net.com |
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7 Aug.
Mississauga, Canada. REMY DE MELLO. (exTanzania, Air-
India/Kuwait Airways, aged 72.) Husband of Maggie. Father to
Evon (Everard), Evet (Carlton), Evelin (Keith) and
Elizabeth; beloved grandfather to Kevin and Katelin. Dearly
loved by brothers Francis, late Jules, Santan. Remy was a
talented jazz musician who brought joy to many people
through his music and fun-loving nature. His family will
receive friends at The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre
(1535 South Gateway at Dixie Rd, Mississauga, 905-602-1580)
on Friday, August 11, 2006 from 2 – 4 p.m. and 7 – 9 p.m.
Rosary at 8:15 pm. The Funeral Mass will take place on Sat.
August 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church (921 Flagship
Drive, Mississauga, 905-270-2301). Private Cremation. In
lieu of flowers, donations to the Credit Valley Hospital –
Ward 1E, would be appreciated by the family (www.cvh.on.ca).
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4 Aug.
Basingstoke, Hanys, UK. JOANITA GOMEZ. Wife of Oscar. Mother
of Audrey and Carl. Grandmother to Holly Jessica Pyne.
Sister of Olive, Leandro, Alex, Alba, Bertha, and Marjorie.
Funeral will be held on Fri. 18 Aug. at St Joseph's Roman
Catholic Church, Basingstoke, at 11.00hrs, and burial at
Worting Road Cemetery and thereafter the wake at The
Hampshire Centrecourt Hotel. Condolences to
marjiefernandes@hotmail.com |
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4 Aug:
Nairobi, Kenya. ALFRED ANTHONY D'SA. Husband of Teresa (UK).
Father of Carol and Brian (UK). Bother of Eddie & late
Cynthia (UK), Hector (Australia) Funeral was on 9 Aug.[Info
from Dr.Joyce Shamshudin] |
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Events
Goan
Events in Canada - 2006 |
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Date |
Organization |
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August 22, 2006 |
Monthly meet at Malta Band Club |
Whist
– Line Dancing – Tambola & Games |
Click for Flier |
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Saturday,
19 Aug, Time: 10.00am |
Quebec
Goan Association, Montreal |
You are
invited to the World Goa Day 2006 picnic.
Venue:Parc Agrignon, Lasalle. [Entrance near METRO station]
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Click for Flier |
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Friday
September 8, 2006 |
TEGSA |
Fish
Curry Nite at Commander Park Arena |
Click for Flier |
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Saturday
September 9, 2006 |
Parra
Association |
Parra
Feast 2006 Shingar Banquet Hall
2084 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton (STEELES & TORBRAM)
Mass: 4:30 p.m.
Dinner & Dance |
Click for Flier |
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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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Click for Flier |
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September 19, 2006 |
55PGA -
Monthly meet at Malta Band Club |
Whist
– Line Dancing – Tambola & Games |
Click for Flier |
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September 23 2006 |
55PGA "Western Nite" at the
Meadowvale
Community Centre.
Timothy Hall, ,-6655 Glen Erin Drive-Mississauga
Near Meadowvale Town Centre.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL… ....$20.00 (till Sep10)
$25.00(after Sep 10)
Dress Code: Casual Western – Meals Inclusive |
See flier . So get set to put on
your "Western Gear" and have an evening of fun and
entertainment We will have a "kick-off" start with a
home-cooked / home-style meal.!! Come ready to polish up on
yr line-dancing skills!
Contact: Vivien Fernandes, Tel: 905 - 607- |
Click for
Western Nite flier |
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 - From 6.00 P.M. To 1.00
A.M. |
Calangute Association Canada |
GOAN
EVENTS IN CANADA - 2006 |
Click for Flier |
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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October 7, 2006 |
Toronto Tanzanities |
24th Annual Tanzanite Dinner
Dance |
Click for Flier |
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October 17, 2006 |
55PGA -
Monthly meet at Malta Band
Club |
Whist – Line Dancing –
Tambola & Games |
Click for Flier |
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October 22, 2006 |
Villagers of Moira, |
Moira Social, Feast of Our
Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
moirasocial |
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November 22, 2006 |
55PGA -
General Body Meeting at
Malta Band Club |
Tentative Agenda:
- Update on
Constitution
- Name our
Association
- AOB |
TBA |
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November 18, 2006 |
Navelim Association of Toronto |
Navelim Social
At Claireport Place
65 Claireport Crescent, Etobicoke
(Hwy 27 & Albion Rd) |
Details to follow:
For information email-
jjfrebello@yahoo.ca
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December 3rd 2005 To December 3rd
2006.
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St
Francis Xavier Jubilee Year Celebrations |
Greater Toronto Area Events |
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December 12, 2006 |
55PGA -
Monthly meet at Malta Band Club |
Whist
– Line Dancing – Tambola & Games |
Click for Flier |
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Friday
December
15, 2006 |
55PGA |
Mark your
Calendar for Grand Christmas Dance |
Details to follow |
Sunday,
June 3rd,
2007 |
Aldona
Association Toronto |
The Feast
of St. Thomas - 32nd Annual Aldona Social Location: Payal
Banquet Hall, 3410 Semenyk Court, Mississauga |
Details to Follow
Watch
www.goanvoice.ca
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Announcements |
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Toronto East Goan Seniors
Association (TEGSA) has a busy program of events and activities
for 2006
Click to View Our Summer Events
Come join us – become a member.
Click to Download Membership form |
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You're
Invited... to A THINK-TANK MEETING
To look after the interests and welfare
in Goa of Non-Resident Goans
Date: Sunday- September 10, 2006
Time: 1:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Eatonville Library Meeting Room, 430 Burnhamthorpe Rd,
Etobicoke.
(Burnhamthorpe/East Mall)
The International Goan Organization (IGO) Toronto, in partnership
with The Forum of Overseas Goans/Indians of Goa (FOGI), invites
you to a meeting to
identify and discuss critical issues and problems in Goa, faced by
non-resident Goans (NRGs).
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Meet The
Archbishop of Bangalore
Most Rev. Dr.
Bernard Moras, Archibishop of Bangalore visits
Toronto.
Konkani Mass – 20th August
– Sts. Martha and Mary Church, Mississauga.
(Click on image for details)
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Notices
to foreigners in Goa purchasing property
Message sent by:
Antonio
Mascarenhas
Panaji: The Goa
government today issued public notices to foreigners
purchasing properties in the state, cautioning them against
the violations of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA),
1999.
"The government has come to know that foreigners are buying
properties in violation of FEMA. Foreign nationals are not
supposed to buy farm land or agriculture properties in the
state but recently it is noticed that in Goa, 480 such
properties were purchased by them", State Finance Secretary
Ramesh Negi told PTI.
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People Places and Things
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While nearly all
Canadians want a sparkling shower, many seem to resent the
time it takes to clean it
Excerpts from:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2006/31/c2391.html
Breakthrough Shower Cleaning Product makes Dreaded Chore
EASY
BRANTFORD, ON, July 31 /CNW Telbec/
- While nine out of ten Canadians agree a clean
home is important, they would like to spend less time
cleaning
and welcome help in making these chores easier, according to
a national Ipsos Reid survey commissioned by SC Johnson.
Specifically,
95% of Canadians said any help they can get in making
household cleaning easier is greatly appreciated.
89% of Canadians said they would really like an easier way
to clean their shower.
94% of Canadians said it is important to keep their home
clean, but they would like to spend less time doing it.
71% of Canadians agree finding time to do household cleaning
is difficult because of their busy lives.
Canadians point to the bathroom (74%) and kitchen (83%) as
the two most time-consuming rooms in their home to clean.
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Scenes from Viva Goa '06 - Toronto
Pictures &
Captions by Francis Rodriquez
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66036492@N00/
August 29, 2006
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Great
Fisherfolk Dancing |
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Original
Ras dandia Chreographed by Hema Pereira (seen beneath
the Balloons!) |
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GOANETTERS 8 @VIVA GOA '06
(L to R standing) John D'Souza,
Bosco D'Mello, Eugene Correia,
Mervin Lobo (with Elora
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If
Furniture Could Talk
2007
IKEA Catalogue Features Home Furnishing Solutions That Can
Influence More Than Just Décor
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2006/01/c2493.html
TORONTO, August 1 /CNW/ - Will the choice of a round kitchen
table over a square one impact family communication during
dinner? Is there really a difference between bunk beds and
single beds in a child's bedroom? Starting tomorrow, IKEA will
unveil the 2007 Catalogue, full of new inspiration and
innovation. The Catalogue will be distributed to 35 countries
in 27 languages and 55 editions. The total weight of all these
Catalogues is equal to 650,000 Sumo wrestlers; if all the
Catalogues were stacked on top of each other, they would be as
tall as 3,000 CN Towers.
"With the 2007 Catalogue, IKEA Canada is unveiling a new
tagline, 'Love Your Home' - the idea that by creating a home
that works for your life, you create a unique living
environment that helps to foster feelings of well being," says
Madeleine Lowenborg-Frick, Public Relations Manager for IKEA
Canada. "The Catalogue presents a wide range of styles and
inspiration that IKEA customers can easily integrate into
their own homes and lives."
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Health & Wellness
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Region of Peel - EXTREME HEAT ALERT IN BRAMPTON/CALEDON
08/01/06
The Region of Peel has declared a Heat Alert for the City
of Mississauga and an Extreme Heat Alert in the city of
Brampton and the Town of Caledon for today, Tuesday, Aug.
1.
An Extreme Heat Alert is forecasted for the cities of
Mississauga and Brampton and the Town of Caledon for
tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 2.
Residents are encouraged to keep cool, stay hydrated, and
check on friends and neighbours.
For more information on heat safety guidelines and heat
alerts in Peel, check out
www.
hotweatherinpeel.ca
or call the Region of Peel at 905-791-7800. |
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Important Information About West Nile Virus
Prevention and Control Protect
Against Bites
From PEEL PUBLIC HEALTH – visit
www.peel-bugbite.ca
A mosquito bite may be only a nuisance to some individuals
but it could also cause a severe West Nile Virus infection
in others.
Put mosquitoes out of touch. You can help reduce the
number of mosquitoes in your area by
ridding your property of stagnant water - the breeding
grounds for mosquitoes.
For personal protection against mosquito bites, use a
repellent and wear light-coloured long-sleeved shirts
and long pants when outdoors. Remember to apply repellent
according to the manufacturer's directions.
Preventative Measures that You and Your Family Can Take
• Avoid areas with large numbers of mosquitoes
• Consider staying indoors from dusk to dawn when
mosquitoes are most active
• Wear light-coloured clothing, including long sleeves,
long pants, socks and a hat whenever you are outdoors
(even when you are in your back yard) especially from dusk
to dawn
• Check all window and door screens in your home to ensure
there are no tears or holes for mosquitoes to get through
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Boomers Bear the
Health Burden of Smog
From:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2006/31/c2323.html
Ontario's aging population will be hit the hardest by the
health impact of smog.
TORONTO, July 31 /CNW/
- Ontario Doctors are warning the baby boomer population
about the dangers smog can have on their health. Alarming
new data released today by the Ontario Medical Association
(OMA) shows that almost 6,000 Ontarians will die
prematurely due to smog.
"Our figures show that more and more people in Ontario are
going to suffer from the effects of smog," said Dr. David
Bach, President of the OMA.
"People should be aware of the potentially deadly effect
of smog so that they can take the necessary action to
protect their health."
Since 2000, the OMA has been measuring the impact of smog
with the Illness Cost of Air Pollution (ICAP) model. ICAP
is a computer model that
provides forecasts of health and economic damages for
expected or desired future air quality conditions in
Ontario.
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TASK FORCE AIMS TO
PROTECT VULNERABLE
Message posted on:
goanet@goanet.org
By: Ciril de Quadros
Elderly often targets of greed (in this week's edition of
The Reflector newspaper, Vancouver, Washington) Bill
Myers, staff reporter.
(Ciril writes: Jessica Dimitrov is my sister Tereza's
youngest daughter (Tereza worked at the Standard Bookshop,
Acacia Avenue in Dar many years ago, and now lives in
Vancouver, Washington).)
Members of a recently-formed task force in Clark County
want to prevent vulnerable adults from getting ripped off
by greedy friends or relatives.
Vancouver attorney Jessica Dimitrov, who helped form the
Clark County Vulnerable Adult Task Force, said Washington
law RCW 74.34.005
specifically protects vulnerable adults from abuse,
neglect, financial exploitation or abandonment.
The law authorizes the state Department of Social & Health
Services and law enforcement agencies to investigate such
complaints.
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Helping employees beat
depression
Susanne Ruder
Canadian Business Online, October 27, 2005
Click for more
Your star employee suddenly starts taking more sick days. When
she is at work she's irritable, slow and prone to making
unusual errors. What gives?
Such notable changes in behavior and work habits could be a
sign your employee is depressed. According to a recent study
by Toronto-based Leger Marketing, one in five working women in
Canada has been diagnosed with or shows symptoms of depression
or anxiety. Left untreated, depression can result in personal
hardships for employees, and may have devastating impacts on
your business, too. Fully 66% of CEOs that responded to a
study by FGIworld, a provider of employee assistance programs,
say that stress, burnout and health issues are the main issues
limiting workplace productivity and competitiveness in Canada.
"Depression is a huge issue," agrees Dr. David Goldblum,
senior medical advisor, education and public affairs, at the
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. "In
Canada, the estimated cost just in terms of lost productivity,
is about $30 billion a year." |
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