GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 29 AUGUST, 2009
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Interruption of Service
From Eddie Fernandes: I am currently on holiday in Wales and unable to provide the same level of surfing. Normal service will resume from Tuesday 1 Sept. Thank you.

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Video: Aires Rodrigues scores writ petition against Goa’s Advocate General
Aires Rodrigues
28 Aug: Goa365. In a major setback to Goa’s Advocate General, the Bombay High Court at Goa on Friday admitted the criminal writ petition filed by social activist Adv. Aires Rodrigues against Subodh Kantak. 2m.44s
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Death: Marcelino Rodrigues
28 Aug. Vasco, Goa. MARCELINO RODRIGUES. (Born 1924). Husband of late Luisa. Father of Hubert, Jacqueine/Elson, Esther/Simon, Malcolm (UK)/Petra, Fatima/Glen. Funeral at Bogmalo, Goa on 30 Aug.
Arnold Peter, LA entertainment lawyer from Goa
27 Aug: The National (UAE). The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles begins taking applications for its Film Fund -development prize of $10,000 … Hollywood has struggled in the vast Indian market says Arnold Peter, an LA entertainment lawyer from Goa… Peter predicts that in the next 10 years, one of the biggest Hollywood stars is going to be someone of Indian background … For full text click here.
For his bio, click here. For a profile, click here.
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Video + Photos: Patricia Rozario in Goa
From Joel D'Souza. Patricia Rozario held a press conference at the Kala Academy in Panjim on 28 Aug 2009. The press meet was followed by the audition vide which Patricia will select budding singing talent for training to be conducted by her in Goa. For the video clip, click here
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Musical History in the Making. By Vivek Menezes
28 Aug: Herald. London-based opera star Patricia Rozario is to make her first public appearance in her ancestral homeland tomorrow in a free concert at the Kala Academy… the same stage saw a superb performance by the homegrown violin virtuoso Sanya Myla Cotta on 26 August from one of Europe’s top conservatories, in Nuremberg, Germany…. Joanne D’Mello from the Royal College of Music in London recently starred in impressive concerts with the Goa State Symphony Orchestra… 1354 words.
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Next craze: Dream cruise on the high seas
28 Aug: Times of India. Fancy a cruise on a luxury yacht along the coast of Karnataka, Kerala and Goa? … Under the inter-state project, tourists will travel from Mangalore to Kochi, Karwar and Goa ... The luxury ships will offer all facilities, including dining and bed, for a minimum period of 10 days... 469 words.
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes

TRAVEL: Goa. Thomas Cook TV
Sunday 30 August 01:30 to 01:45. The latest holiday bargains from the seaside resort in India

SERIES: Something Understood. BBC Radio Four
Sunday 30th August 23:30 to 00:00. The Extraordinary Mary Ward. Mike Wooldridge explores the life and legacy of an extraordinary Yorkshire woman, Mary Ward, who founded the Loreto Sisters 400 years ago.

DOCUMENTARY: Crossing Continents. BBC Radio Four
Monday 31st August 2009. 20:30 to 21:00. Bihar. David Goldblatt reports from a small town in the Indian state of Bihar that has turned into something of an academic hothouse.

HISTORY: Britain's White House. BBC Radio Four
Wednesday 2nd September 20:45 to 21:00. Part1/2. Careers of Britain's first Asian MPs. Dadabhai Naoroji and Sir Bhownaggree entered the House of Commons in 1892 and 1895. Pt 2 is next Wed.

DOCUMENTARY: Behind the Scenes at the V and A. BBC Radio Four
Wednesday 2nd September. Time: 09:30 to 09:45. Behind the scenes at London's Victoria and Albert Museum - the curators in India to consider the museum's growing international work.

HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: The Muslim Tommies. BBC 1
Wednesday 2nd September. 23:25 to 23:55. Account of some of the Muslim soldiers who fought in the trenches of France during the First World War as part of the Indian Corps.

DOCUMENTARY: Ganges. BBC 2
Friday 4th September. 19:10 to 20:00. Documentary which journeys deep into the Himalayas to the source of the Ganges, providing a glimpse into the natural and spiritual worlds that swirl around India's most sacred river.

DOCUMENTARY: Don't Tell the Bride. BBC 3
Friday 4th September. 22:30 to 23:30. Ritesh and Sheena have been given £12,000 towards their wedding.

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