GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER MON 09 AUGUST, 2010
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| USA: Aarti Sequeira: Finalist 'The Next Food Network Star' | ||
 9 Aug: Food Network. One of the 3 finalists is Aarti Sequeira, 31 (Los Angeles,
Calif.), a former CNN producer experiments adventurously with Indian flavors and
incorporates them into American classics. She now has an online cooking show called
"Aarti Paarti." Born in India and raised in Dubai, Aarti draws culinary
inspiration from her cultural background, her mother and never-ending food experiments...
Her Favorite food destination: Dubai. You can quite literally find food from all
over the world... For full text with links to her bio, recipe and video clips,
click here.
For the Aarti website with her bio, recipe and video clips, go to http://www.aartipaarti.com/ | ||
| Young fans meet Loretta D'Souza | ||
 4 Aug: Cornish Guardian (UK). The author of a new children's book visited St Austell
this week as part of a book signing tour. Loretta D'Souza (photo) met fans of
her first book, Sonny the Sea Tractor, at the Eden Project... The book teaches
children how to play safely on the beach ... 91 words. To listen to Loretta talking about her book in a BBC radio interview, click here. For the book website, click here. Loretta and her brother have just bought a property in Colva, Goa. She will be visiting Manor House library on 31 Aug. at 3.45 and Dulwich Library on 17 Sep. at 4pm for readings and activities. Details at http://www.maverickbooks.co.uk/events/ Signed copies of books will be available for £5. | ||
| Australia: Kiara Rodrigues bags a swag of medals | ||
 7 Aug: Townsville Bulletin (Queensland, Aus,). Singing sensation does not begin
to describe Kiara Rodrigues - try triple world champion ... The talented 14-year-old
has just returned from the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood
where she collected a swag of medals... Back in Townsville, the St Anthony's Catholic
College student said she was still buzzed from the two-week US trip. ... The budding
starlet also noted the tireless efforts of her parents... Kiara will now focus
on her studies, while working towards a career in music... 260 words. Click
here. For more photos, audio & video clips and more, go to http://www.myspace.com/kiararodrigues | ||
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| London: Community Invitation to the Indian Independence Day Celebrations: Sun. 15 Aug. The High Commission of India is celebrating India's Independence Day on Sunday 15 August 2010 at the Indian Gymkhana Club, Thornsbury Avenue, Isleworth TW7 4NQ (opposite Osterley Tube Station) from 10.30am to 3pm with the flag hoisting ceremony by the High Commissioner of India - Shri Nalin Surie - taking place at 11am. There will be stalls offering complimentary food from different regions, enjoyable cultural programmes plus a raffle with fantastic prizes. Everyone who attends will need to show personal ID to facilitate entry. | ||
| Tony Fernandes: Tunes Hotel launches in London at £35 a night 10 Aug: Daily Mail (UK). A new chain of no-frills hotels set to open in London at the end of the month charging just £35 a night for a standard room. The hotel chain's founder Tony Fernandes is also behind low-cost, long-haul airline AirAsia as well as a string of budget hotels in Malaysia and Indonesia, which offer rooms for as little as £2 a night... 592 words. Full Text. | ||
| Russian citizens in Indian jails 9 Aug: Torontovka.com (Russia). Arsenty Khanova, a Russian national visited India on a visa which expired on Apr 28. Unscrupulous middlemen in Goa undertook to arrange a three month extension but he was arrested in Mumbai of not having a valid visa... Bail was refused since only an Indian national could provide surety... There are reported to be many other Russian nationals in Indian jails because of visa problems and the feeling is that the police have discovered a new business – put people even with the right documents in jail and release them on payment of a bribe ... 397 words. Machine translation... Full Text. | ||
| New Zealand: Parents keep tech tabs on kids 8 Aug: New Zealand Herald. More than half of parents keep an eye on their children by checking their social networking online ... Denzil Rodrigues, 41, a supply chain manager of Avondale, had a different view for his daughters Rebecca, 15 and Rachel, 10. He wanted them to wait until they were married to have sex. Rodrigues, who is from India and lived at home until he married at the age of 23, said his viewpoint was cultural... Full Text. | ||
| Bahrain: Nuvem lift Goans trophy 9 Aug: Gulf Daily News. Nuvem were crowned champions of the Bahrain Goans Seven-a-Side Soccer League following a 1-0 victory over Baga on the final day of matches at Al Qadisiya Club in Salmaniya... 218 words. Full Text. | ||
| 15 cases of swine flue detected in Goa within a week 9 Aug: Digital Goa. Swine flu has hit the state yet again with 15 lab confirmed cases of the disease reported during the week.. 204 words. Full Text. | ||
| Get Ready To Go Boom! 7 Aug: Gibraltar Chronicle. "One of the world's biggest alternative festivals will be held in Portugal at the end of August. The Boom festival, now in its eighth edition, plans to be the best yet ... it will be at Castelo Branco a few kilometres west of the Spanish border... Attracting some of the world's top Djs in Psychedelic and Goa trance, it expects to draw over 25,000 people from the 18th to the 26th of August, peaking with the celebration of the full moon during this time... 697 words. Full Text. | ||
| Death: Ann Pinto 6 Aug: Philadelphia, PA, USA. ANN PINTO. (age 64; nee Borges; ex-Mehmooda Building, Karachi). Wife of Joseph Pinto. Mother of Derrick, Christopher, Trevor and Steve. Sister of Angelo Borges. Funeral on Tuesday Aug 10th at 10 a.m. St. Helene, 5th St. on Godfrey Ave, PA,19120. [Info: Pompie Gois]. | ||
| Guru Cool 9 Aug: Times of India. Goa-based Patrick, a faith healer who’s also a qualified doctor from London, travels the country curing people of disease, pain and emotional problems. Patrick loves his cognac and has won the best dancer couple award along with his wife at a Mumbai Rotary Club. He believes in healing insecurities and problems related to loss, love, etc, using the universal force around and within... Full Text. | ||
| Richard Jervis: Leeds RAF man 9 Aug: Yorkshire Evening Post. Richard Jervis now 87 and living in Leeds, was navigator in a Lancaster bomber and flew 36 missions over Germany... He still has a taste for travelling. "I go abroad for winter," he said. "I go to live in Goa in India for three or four months a year." Photo + text. Full Text. | ||
| Non Cognisable case registered against Health Minister 9 Aug: Digital Goa. The Police have registered a fresh case against Goa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane in connection with the alleged threatening call made by him to social activist Aires Rodrigues on 31st July 2007... 192 words. Click here. 8 Aug: Target Goa. Vishwajit Rane case: Aires slaps Goa Chief Sec with legal notice. 468 words. Click here. | ||