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"WORLD GOA DAY" WORLD GOA DAY AUGUST 15TH, 2009‏ Message From Antonio Mascarenhas (villa.fatima@sympatico.ca) I wish to inform you all that the Goan Overseas Association, Toronto and the Alliance of Overseas Goan Village Associations of Canada along with our sister associations from around the World, will be celebrating "WORLD GOA DAY"on Saturday, August 15th, 2009 by hosting a "PICNIC" at Coronation Park, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Lets showcase our rich and unique Goan culture and heritage. Request Villages to come up with unique ways to represent their Village. Be proud to be a Goan. . Come one - Come all! Proud Villages of Goa: Calangute, Parra, Moira, Curtorim, Loutolim, Raia, Navelim, Cortalim, Aldona, Siolim, Saligao, Mapuca, Panjim, Santa Cruz, Colva, Margao, Colvale, Condolim, Arpora, Tivim, Divar, Pilerne, Majorda ,Cansaulim , Pilerne, Carmona etc. We can assure that it will be a day of fun and entertainment. Your support will be our Goan success! We "R" Goans. Please forward this e-mail to all your family and friends and be a proud Goan. "World Goa Day was a dream which became a reality on the 20th August 2000 when the first ever World Goa Day took place. Let's keep that dream alive" For more details see website: www.goatoronto.com Best wishes to all Goans around the World Antonio Mascarenhas Chairman Alliance of Overseas Goan Village Associations of Canada.

Placido D'Souza's portraits at the UN, Aug 2009. Sun Jul 26 2009 | From: www.goanet.org   Exhibition PORTRAITS OF POWER at 6 p. m. on Tuesday August 4, 2009, atthe premises of the United Nations, New York - Headquarters Southern Lobby Gallery, (1st Avenue at 46th Street, NY, NY 10017). H.E. the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, haskindly consented to open the exhibition. Placido D’Souza is an Indian diplomat who retired in 1991 as High Commissioner of India to Kenya. He was also Indian Consul General in New York from 1981 to 1984. During his career in the Indian diplomatic service, he had opportunities to cultivate his hobby of sketching celebrities and getting them to sign the same. These sketches include those of Nelson Mandela, Indira Gandhi, Angela Merkel, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Manmohan Singh. They have been grouped in categories such as Nobel Prize winners, UN officials, world and Indian leaders etc. and will be on view, daily, from 5 to 14 August from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For Paintings and autobiographical commentary by Placido D'Souza, as well as comments in the French language following the last exhibit in Belgium in May 2009. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6srv4iTiJ_Q Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efQXYzy7xvQ  In French.

World Class Retirement Village Coming Up In Goa From: "Michael Lobo" < info@bougainvilla-hermitage.com > Posted on: "Goanet" < goanet at goanet.org > What's cooking in our neighbouring village of Nachinola Mon Jul 20 -2009: Coming back home is a dream we all cherish. Especially, when it's time to retire and hang up your boots. But there's always the worry - about the change of lifestyle/relocating/backup support systems, and the facilities and comfort you're used to in your adopted country. My wife Tomoko (Japanese) and I returned to Goa 17 years ago and set up home and a company here - Homes & Estates. As Goa's leading property consultants, we also started a magazine, Goa's oldest property and building trade guide. Today among our other popular publications are Find-All-Goa, a monthly events and entertainment guide and Goa Maps. We're nearing our retirement now, and while we're home, we realized there wasn't a senior citizen friendly place here that would address our every need -including the lifestyle we're used to and the independence we long for. That is when I decided, with our long years of experience in the business, to build a world-class Retirement Village that would not only have the amenities for a comfortable and secure retired life, but would incorporate the physical, psychological and emotional environment for a rewarding old age. Bougainvilla-Hermitage Retirement Village has now taken root in picturesque Nachinola, 5 kms from Mapusa. It will be ready in August 2011 and we believe it will fulfill a long-cherished dream of Goans the world over - to retire in their beloved land without compromise to their lifestyle. We have attached the press release as well as the link to our website (www.bougainvilla-hermitage.com) and would appreciate if you could spread the good news within your community. Looking forward to your support and reply. Thanks and take care. Sincerely, Michael Lobo.

Mississauga to host Field Hockey Canada Nationals MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 24 /CNW/ - Field Hockey Canada is pleased to announce that the 2009 National Championships for the men's and women's under 16 age group (U16) will be held at the Iceland Fields venue in Mississauga, Ontario beginning on Thursday, July 30th. The nine-team women's tournament and six-team men's tournament will each begin with BC White versus Alberta, and Saskatchewan versus BC Blue respectively. Classification and playoff matches will begin on the weekend with the gold medal finals scheduled for Monday, August 3rd at 10:00 AM (men) and 12:00 PM (women). The 46-match schedule for the 2009 FHC U16 National Championships is now available on the Field Hockey Canada website at www.fieldhockey.ca