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Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom
of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute
http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical
references, some photographs and documents)
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Aye Irmao Fred, you forgot the relevance of Matka and government
numbers! You live in Goa do you? Don't say.
Imagine if the numbers came through....your bank balance would be smiling no!
I am going out right now and play the numbers (open has better odds
no) behind the Moira church. And if I win, fried rice is on me at
Authentic Goan Chinese food 'gaado' in Parra ok.
The Pandurang.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Frederick "FN" Noronha <[email protected]>
wrote:
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> Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom
> of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute
> http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical
> references, some photographs and documents)
>
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> Goa government, it appears, acts like an agency willing to cash-in on
> the number-fetish of its citizens. The Directorate of Transport, for
> instance, will sell you certain numbers, at a premium:
> What is surprising is they will even charge a premium for the number
> 786 (a number which has religious connotations in Islam!)
> FN
