GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 11 AUGUST, 2009
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| Joanne D’Mello: Goa’s Classical Enchantress | |||
 11 Aug: Navhind Times. By Clara Rodrigues. Joanne D’Mello shifted to London for the much-needed exposure to be a world-class performer and the inspiring teacher in Patricia Rozario… 731 words.
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| Neville Pereira 'will give you a shot' | |||
10 Aug: Union Leader. Despite the recession, veteran food service manager Neville Pereira and his wife, Stephanie Acquilano, are taking a chance by opening Ignite Bar & Grille at 100 Hanover St. downtown… Pereira, 53, was raised in Kenya, working in the hospitality industry in Kisumu and Nairobi. He has been in the U.S. since 1983… In 2000, Pereira bought the Capitol Grille in Concord and was there until last June… 577 words + comments.
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| UK: Antonio Fernandes leads tribute to Thangam Philip | |||
 1 - 15 Aug: Express Hospitality. Antonio Fernandes, production manager, Alpha
Flight Services UK [Heathrow] & executive councillor-Institute of Hospitality
leads the tribute organised by Institute of Hospitality for Padmashree Thangam
Philip at Quilon Restaurant, Taj Suites and Restaurants in London… Photo
and text at the link below. Antonio Fernandes, asfernan@blueyonder.co.uk is ex Colva and ex Uganda. | |||
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| Making a Difference: Tanya Pinto | |||
 9 Aug: Voice of America. Tanya Pinto, an Indian-born woman in Dallas, Texas, leads a charity she started to help India's poor children. Transcript of radio broadcast… 536 words.
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| UK to crack down on 'tantriks', 'babas' 10 Aug: PTI. British authorities are cracking down on the many 'tantriks', 'babas' and psychics who prey on the fears and desires of the Asian community by promising them remedies, everlasting love and good fortune… 211 words. more details.. | |||
| GBA cries foul over passing of Panchayati Raj Bill 10 Aug. Times of India. The Goa Bachao Abhiyan strongly protested passing of the Goa Panchayati Raj (amendment) Bill, 2009, in the legislative assembly recently. "The said bill, if it becomes law, will in effect nullify the powers of the elected members of the village panchayat , the sarpanch and gram sabhas by reposing the final powers in the panchayat secretary," said speakers at a meeting conducted on Saturday… 162 words. more details.. | |||
| India: Fake sex drugs have Gulf market 9 Aug: Times of India. For men suffering from erectile dysfunction in Gulf countries, there is a thriving business here to manufacture a so-called remedy Ramagra and Kamagra, fake cousins of sildenafil citrate popularly known as Viagra… the fake sex drugs, valued at Rs 60 lakh were seized in raids… 301 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa University to develop corpora for Konkani 10 Aug: UNI. Goa University has been assigned the project for corpora initiative in Konkani … The basic starting point for this project will be a list of 50,000 sentences used in the tourism and health domain … 465 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa: Psychedelic drugs racket busted 10 Aug: UNI. A major racket involving sale of hypnotic drugs was busted today resulting in suspension of licences of five chemist shops in North Goa … manufacturing companies supplying the drug catamine [ketamine] were also directed to verify stocks … The racket came to light whena foreign tourist who consumed the drug died recently following an overdose… When asked about the drugs like catamine seized in Italy with its origin from Goa recently, the minister said the authorities were investigating the matter… 457 words. more details.. | |||
| Death: Dominic D'Souza 10 Aug: Dar es Salaam. Tanzania. DOMINIC D'SOUZA. Son of Lina & the late George D'Souza. Brother of Tootsie, Billy, Desmond, Greg, Loney, Gina, Joey, Elaine & Kenneth. [Info from Brendan Abreu] | |||
| Goanet Highlights by Cornel DaCosta "Caritas in veritate"---Encyclical Letter of His Holiness the Pope (Charity in Truth) is a long but fascinating document on a range of issues. However, it has caused irritation to some Goanetters and others who believe that the Pope should not mix religion, economics and politics. I offer below a flavour of some responses to the Pope's Encyclical: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/world/europe/08pope.html http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181274.html http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=14970 We are informed by Frederick Noronha about a new book by Aureliano Freddy Fernandes that is "essentially aimed at comparative decentralization scholars and those engaged with the praxis of the art of local governance" Read more about this book at: http://openlibrary.org/b/OL23650581M/Panchayattantra Is governance in Goa an example of 'Goan Political Tragicomedy'? Several posters have been inclined to see it thus and as to exactly what this means can be found at: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.culture.region.india.goa/95807 The author of a new song book, Francis Rodrigues, a resident of Toronto, Canada, will present his book in Goa, London and Toronto this month. Essentially, Rodrigues focuses on the "Golden Era of Konkani music and indicates that there will be further follow-up books. This first one is titled 'The Greatest Konkani Song Hits' [of yesteryears]. Find out more at: http://www.konkanisongbook.com Those who use the Net invariably encounter appeals for support to on-line petitions. As the appeals appear to be for good causes, many do support them. However, how effective are they? "The e-petition offers instant comfort to those outraged by the latest ills of the world through its implicit assurance that affirming their names to a statement decrying a situation and demanding change will make a difference." But now we hear from GoenchimXapotem, a site akin to Goanet and agreeable to appear in the Goan Voice (UK) that "the assurance is a severely flawed one for a multitude of reasons." Find out more on this theme at: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.asp Finally, President Obama's current popularity and his proposals for health reform in America features prominently on Goanet. There are those who are strongly for him and also against what he stands for. See below for what hopefully will be of interest illustrating Obama's current standing: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll To visit the Goanet archives go to http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ To subscribe to Goanet send an email to subscribe@goanet.org | |||
