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http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bosco, I asked those who said IIFI was a waste of money for specific reasons to support their argument. Unfortunately none were forthcoming from anyone but Phillip Thomas. Roland replied with a couple of generalities, inanities, personal insults and has constantly taken this thread on a tangent. Please refer to the rest of my previous posts where I suggested that we should return to the crux of this thread, which you seem to have understood. I am going to provide the positive benefits IFFI has had (once again) for Panjim. Joe also mentioned some of these. 1. We now have a fantastic pedestrian promenade by the Mandovi. 2. The Campal-Miramar Road (D.B. Marg, I think) has become far less congested. This road used to be a traffic nightmare during end-of-school hours. 3. The electricity situation in the market area has improved dramatically, due to the new transformer installed for INOX(the main IFFI venue). 4. The Old GMC has been fantastically restored to its former grandeur. 5. Goans now have a fantastic world class multiplex to watch movies through the year. 6. Goan film buffs get a chance to watch excellent world cinema during IFFI. 7. There is organised entertainment for everyone during IFFI. 8. Kala Academy has been renovated.(Though Phillip blames IFFI for the leaks). FN & Phillip have provided the following as drawbacks of IFFI. 1. Mis-management of funds. 2. Trouble finding parking in Panjim on a daily basis. 3. Flooding of DB Marg. 4. Trenches dug to place underground cables have not been filled I pointed out that points 2 and 4 have nothing to do with IFFI and also the flooding in that particular area was not caused by IFFI related works. It is a shame that this long standing fault was not rectified while widening the road. That leaves us with the mis-management of funds. Are we going to blindly oppose every financially intensive development project on the hypothesis that funds are/will be mismanaged? If these works had been done unrelated to IFFI would the fund management or quality of work differ? Are we finding fault with IFFI or the Government agencies that undertook the work? Are we proposing that no work should have been done at all? Best Regards Sunith I don't think trading personal barbs is a healthy exercise in trying to address the specific issue that is being lost in the 'noise'. So either we are going to return to a healthy discussion of the issue(s) or we are going to drop this thread. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. Events scheduled from Dec 16 to 21, 2006 For more details visit http://www.bmxgoa.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------