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Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birthday of Ganesh, God
of Success. He is invoked at the beginning of new
undertakings. Ganesh is also worshipped as Vighneshvara,
the destroyer of obstacles
GREETINGS FROM
ARCHBISHOP
The Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao,
in his message said, “In the name of the Catholic
community of Goa and in my own, I am glad to send
cordial greetings and best wishes to all our Hindu
brethren who celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi,
praying for God’s generous blessings to fall on every
concerned household and individual. May the spiritual
and material gifts that the deity is believed to bring
along with it be theirs in abundance.” “As we, followers
of a different faith, share in the joy of these brothers
and sisters of ours on the occasion of their annual
festival, I raise an earnest prayer that we may all
imbibe the perennial values this festivity celebrates,”
he said. "Above all, may this occasion once again
strengthen the bonds of friendship that have always
existed among people of diverse religious traditions in
our state of Goa,” he added. |
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McGuinty Government
Helping Students Succeed
New Investments To Help Young
People Be First In Family To Pursue Higher Education
TORONTO, Aug. 30 /CNW/
- Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty today announced new
investments to build opportunity for young people by
helping students become the first in their family to
attend college or university or become an apprentice.
"We're on the side of Ontario families who are working
hard to build opportunity for their children," said
Premier McGuinty. "By providing young people with the
information and financial support they need to pursue
higher education, we're creating a highly skilled
workforce that will attract jobs and investment and help
all Ontarians prosper."
The McGuinty government is investing $5 million in
programs run by colleges, universities and community
organizations that will help potential first generation
students - young people whose parents did not attend
college or university. These partners will encourage
young people to pursue postsecondary education and
apprenticeships by offering valuable information and
advice.
The government is also investing $1 million in Ontario
First Generation Student Bursaries that will be
distributed by colleges and universities to eligible
students in the 2006-07 academic year. The bursary
program was established last year to assist students
facing financial obstacles to higher education. |
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Ontarians Shouldn't Rely
on Government After Disaster: Officials
Josh Pringle
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
From:
http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=1&nid=42232
Ontario emergency officials say citizens will likely have to
rely on themselves for at least a few days if a disaster hits
the province. Emergency Management Commissioner Julian Fantino
says one of the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina is that
residents can't necessarily count on government and relief
agencies for immediate help in disasters.
Fantino says "people should be prepared to look after
themselves for at least three days. In New Orleans, people
were left to their own devices for a long time."
Officials say you should prepare a home survival kit,
including at least four litres of water per person per day;
non-perishable and canned food and a can opener; and essential
tools like a pocket knife, flashlight, batteries, radio,
first-aid kit, and waterproof matches.
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Breaking news!!! Bill Gates Challenged by an Indian!!!
From: "Charles De Souza" <charlesdesouza70@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 11:34 PM
Subject: New Computer Genius has arrived from India.
Just one INDIAN is challenging Bill Gates...... This is not
only ground breaking news; it's space-breaking news indeed.
Ramlal Bhagat, a XII std. student from Haryana, has
developed a 32-bit operating system demonstrated to be far
superior to any of the desktop operating systems on the
market today.
The program has been named "O-Yes". O-Yes provides
operating system services on any Pentium-based Personal
computer (PC) and does not require MS- DOS as a base
operating system.
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Labour Day Brings
Back-to-Work Butterflies
Workopolis Poll Finds Working
Canadians Wish Laid Back Summer Atmosphere Could Continue All
Year Long
TORONTO, Aug. 30 /CNW/ -
The Labour Day holiday, an international tradition with roots
in Canada, marks the unofficial end of summer and is a
significant transition point for many employed Canadians.
According to Workopolis' annual Labour Day poll, almost half
(41 per cent) of working Canadians say they feel a marked
difference in the atmosphere at work before and after the
Labour Day long weekend. Many would like to continue the more
casual, relaxed feel of summer all year long.
According to the poll of employed Canadian adults, one quarter
(26 per cent) feel more refreshed and ready to be productive
after summer, while 15 per cent experience feelings of either
dread or anxiety. These feelings of dread or anxiety are
particularly strong among the youngest workers (18-24 year
olds).
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Commentary
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The Catholic Church in Tanzania asks Vatican to declare
Nyerere, the nation's first president, a saint- by Arthur
Wille, M.M. ©2006 Maryknoll
From: "DeSouza, Stanley" <Stanley.DeSouza@sfdpw.org>
Jul 31, 2006 -
Bestowing sainthood on one of our modern presidents at
home or abroad defies credulity. Yet, without qualms, the
bishops of Tanzania are pressing the cause of canonization
for Julius Nyerere, founding president of Tanzania, who
died in 1999. He was 77.
The former president and pan-African political leader was
renowned for his honesty, humility and intelligence.
During the 24 years of his presidency, he accepted an
annual salary of $8,000, and his office was never accused
of corruption or bribery.
A faithful Catholic and daily communicant, Nyerere would
locate the nearest church, even when traveling, so that he
could worship at Mass and receive the Eucharist. "Without
daily Mass it would be impossible for me to do my work,"
he once told Bishop Justin Samba of Musoma. Nyerere's
wife, Maria, told me that her husband would choose a
Scripture passage for his daily meditation.
The first step in the sainthood process took place last
January in the crowded church in Butiama, Nyerere's home
village near Lake Victoria, where Cardinal Polycarp Pengo
announced the Vatican's approval that Julius Kambarage
Nyerere be called "Servant of God." The Church now goes
though an investigation process, and if found above
reproach, the servant of God is "beatified" and public
veneration is allowed. The final step is the official
"canonization," declaring the person a "saint."
In his homily at the Mass, attended by Nyerere's widow and
Maryknoll missioners, many of whom knew the late president
personally, Pengo said, "We are presenting his cause based
on his life as a Christian and how his faith influenced
his entire political career."
A prime mover in the country's struggle for independence,
Nyerere served as the new nation's first prime minister
and then president in 1961 after he joined the island of
Zanzibar to Tanganyika to form the Republic of Tanzania.
"We the people," he said, "would like to light a candle
and put it on the top of Mount Kilimanjaro that would
shine beyond our borders, giving hope where there is
despair, love where there is hate and dignity where before
was humiliation."
We missioners are often blessed to come into contact with
individuals who influence us profoundly and enrich us
greatly. Julius K. Nyerere was such a person.
I first met Nyerer e in 1955 in Butiama. The British
protectorate of Tanganyika had just forced him to choose
between his post as a teacher in St. Francis Catholic
Secondary School outside of Dar es Salaam and his
organizing role as a leader in the Tanganyika African
National Union to bring about independence from Great
Britain. Nyerere resigned from the school even though he
loved teaching. He was best known to the Tanzanian people
as Mwalimu, teacher in Swahili.
At our meeting, I hired him to teach me Zanaki, the tribal
language of the local people. He was delighted, and the
salary enabled him to support Maria and their children,
Andrew and Anna. Years later, he would humbly introduce me
to others, saying, "Father Wille was my boss." In addition
to teaching, he composed an English-Zanaki grammar book
and dictionary. He also translated catechetical materials
and hymnals, as well as the Sunday Scripture readings for
the year.
After our lessons, as we enjoyed a cup of tea together,
Nyerere would explain how he wanted to build a system of
government based on the culture of the Tanzanian people,
not one inherited from colonial powers. He called his
Tanzanian system ujamaa, the Swahili word for extended
family. All rural land, he explained, is tribally owned,
and people share resources. It is incomprehensible, for
example, for anyone with a spring near his or her home to
claim ownership of the water.
When I asked who his heroes were, Nyerere replied,
"Mohandas Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln. They have taught the
world essential values that will always be
meaningful-non-violence by Gandhi and equality by
Lincoln." He lived those values and fiercely opposed
discrimination, whether racial, tribal, religious or
economic.
Those of us who had the privilege of working with Julius
Nyerere were inspired by him. While we are doing al l we
can to aid his anonization process, we already believe he
is a saint. |
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News Clips from Goa
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Serve others, archbishop
urges students
PANJIM, Aug 30: The
challenge before us is to give ourselves joyfully for others,
reminded Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao while formally
inaugurating the new academic year 2006-07 at St Xavier’s
College. He was reflecting on the theme of the inaugural mass
‘Jesus our treasure, knowledge and power’. Speaking further he
advised the faculty, staff and students to be witnesses to the
values of Jesus. In his introductory remarks Principal Prof
Newman Fernandes congratulated effusively the students and the
faculty for their strong motivation and unmeasurable
commitment towards higher achievement orientation to make
education more productive as well as a high level of
performance. Joanne D’Mello (SYBSc) then enthralled the
audience with a soul moving English solo and an instrumental
piece followed by a beautiful rendition of a choral piece by
college students. [H] |
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Around 2 lakh foreign
tourists expected to visit Goa
PANAJI, Aug 30: Around 850
charter flights are expected to land in Goa in the ensuing
tourist season bringing in nearly 2 lakh foreign tourists.
Over 700 charter flights landed in the state last year
bringing in around 1.5 lakh tourists. The vice-president
(North) of Travel and Tourism Association of Goa, Mr Ernest
Dias told The Navhind Times that charter flights from two more
countries (Czech Republic and Latvia) would also bring in
tourists from those countries. Mr Dias said that the charters
would start arriving in the state in mid-October and the first
flights to land at the Dabolim airport would bring in tourists
from the United Kingdom and Russia. Sources (in the industry)
said that Air Lanka would also operate flights from Colombo to
Goa. The state has been receiving tourists from the UK,
Germany, Denmark, Russia, Sweden, Finland, and Spain. [NT |
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WORLD GOA DAY
CELEBRATIONS IN MOMBASSA
MOMBASSA: To celebrate
World Goa Day, the Goan Community of Mombasa organised a Goan
Food Festival on 26 August 2006 under the chairmanship of
Angelo Pereira, on the lawns of the Mombassa Institute. People
from all walks of life attended and joined in the colourful
celebrations, happily dining, drinking and dancing under a
beautiful moonlit sky. Ten stalls, erected and effectively
decorated with flowers and palm leaves, served authentic Goan
cuisine just to mention a few dishes like Sorpotel, Shakuti,
Ambotik, saanas, pickles followed by an array of delicious
Goan desserts. The youth performed a Portuguese dance followed
by "Mandos" sung by members of the Goan Community after which
our guests were invited on the floor to dance and make merry
in Goan traditional style. Music for the evening was provided
by our Goan musicians Tony Remedios and Jam Sounds who gave us
popular Goan tunes. [Brenda Abranches] |
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‘State soft target for
terrorists’
PANJIM, Aug 29: Not ruling
out a Bali (Indonesia)-like threat perception for Goa, the
“State is a most-likely canvas where terrorists could paint
their picture” looking at its bustling tourism industry. This
was pointed out by Dr Dayanand M S, Senior Lecturer,
Department of Management Studies, Goa University, at a
programme - Terrorism and Civilization Threats to Peace and
Stability in Goa - held at the International Centre, Dona
Paula, on Tuesday. Speaking on ‘Terrorism and its Impact on
Society’, Dr Dayanand informed, “In 2004-05, 2.4 million
tourists visited Goa and the figure is set to grow
considerably by 2009. In the last five years, the State has
witnessed an average growth rate of 14% in the tourism
sector.” [H] |
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From: Goanet News Service <goanet-news-service@goanet.org>
Visit
http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
Goa policemen to
patrol on bicycles (NDTV)
The friendly neighbourhood cop in Goa will now be doing his
duty on the good old bicycles. The moves seems surprising,
especially when the police force across the country is going
high-tech to cope with rising crime.
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Gay marriages on the
rise in Goa (IBN live)
As the number of gays entering into wedlock in Goa rises, NGOs
are demanding legal cover for such marriages.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/gay-marriages-on-the-rise-in-goa/19836-3.html |
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Goa CM hands over Rs 1
cr for victims of July 11 serial blasts (New Kerala)
Mumbai, Aug 25: Goa Chief
Minister Pratapsinh Rane today handed over a cheque of Rs one
crore towards financial assistance for
victims of the July 11 serial train blasts in Mumbai.
http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=12947
Kotawala India acquires beach resort in Goa (New Kerala) |
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Goa to face acute water
shortage: GCCI (The Economic Times)
PANAJI: Goa will suffer an
acute water shortage as its demand is expected to touch 575
mld as against the current 415 mld in few years, according to
an apex industrial body report.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1929080.cms |
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Govt is fooling people,
says Goa minister (The Times of India)
The state BJP have alleged that a new bridge was being built
in Goa to generate funds for the ensuing assembly elections.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1929075.cms |
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Obituaries
Philip Gracias, beloved
husband of Pamela, father of Celina and Terry Telles,
Douglas and Wendy Gracias and Gerard Gracias, Grandfather
of Jade, Laura, Daniel and Natasha, brother of Maurice and
Angela Gracias, Clara and the late A.R. d'Costa, Bridget
Gracias and the late Dolly and Mario Carvalho, peacefully
at Dartford, Kent on September 4.
Funeral arrangements to be announce later.
Condolences to
tcjl.telles@btinternet.com
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Events
Goan
Events in Canada - 2006 |
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Organization |
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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 |
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Sunday,
September 10, 2006
Time: 1:45 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. |
International Goan Organization (IGO) Toronto, in
partnership with The Forum of Overseas Goans/Indians of Goa
(FOGI), |
Meeting
to identify and discuss critical issues and problems in Goa,
faced by non-resident Goans (NRGs).
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Venue:
Eatonville Library Meeting Room, 430 Burnhamthorpe Rd,
Etobicoke.
(Burnhamthorpe/East Mall) |
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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 22 2006 |
TEGSA |
Karaoke Night |
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 |
September 29, 2006
TIME 7:00 P.M. |
Navelim Association - Toronto |
MASS FOR THE DECEASED RELATIVES
& FRIENDS
OF NAVELIM
PLACE: THE CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
45 LUDSTONE DRIVE, ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
(Martingrove & Ludstone) |
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, |
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