Goan Voice Newsletter: Wednesday 30 Sep. 2009
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Video: St Paul’s School, Belgaum, India
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29 Sep: GoaNet via Frederick Noronha. Anthony S. Dennis of Mumbai and Miramar in Goa tells the story how alumni of St Paul's, a prominent school in Belgaum, went ahead in building their alumni network... Dennis can be contacted via mobile +91-98 19 32 42 04 or email anthonysdennis at yahoo dot co dot in. 8m. 54s. click here.
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Canada: Alisha Fernandes wins $5,000 grant
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29 Sep: Orillia Today. Alisha Fernandes, of Orillia, was one of six students awarded a research fellowship from the Ontario Genomics Institute. As summer jobs go, Alisha Fernandes’s four-month stint researching perceptions about genomics – the genetic make-up of cells – was anything but typical… 338 words. click here.
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From Mumbai to Marylebone
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29 Sep: Evening Standard (London). From next month National Rail Enquiries will be answered in India … Darryl Pinto has replaced his Indian inflections with a somewhat over-refined English accent … Many of the agents are Catholics, for whom English is their first language … When Indian call-centre agents say their name is Joey, Norman or Rochelle, it’s probably true. There’s even an agent called Diego Alphonso … 1707 words. click here.
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Keith Vaz: Conference Caper
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30 Sep: The Times (UK). Keith Vaz was sailing close to the wind at the Diversity party in Brighton where he took to the floor with a troupe of belly dancers. "Thank God they've finished, Harriet's about to arrive," he added later. "She'll probably think they're lap dancers and shut them down."
Photo from Daily Mail (UK). 29 Sep. click here.
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Deaths
29 Sept: Porvorim/Mapusa, Goa. VALERIANO LUIS AZAVEDO (Born 1954; Ex-Sesa Goa, Sirsaim). Beloved husband of Arlette. Loving father of Aldrin & Aldryk. Brother of late Gilberto, Eufemio/Veronica, Anita/Greg, Irene/Allen, Prakash/Cynthia, Ancila/Victor and Roscilda/Arthur. Brother-in-law of Adolfo/Terezinha, Astrid/Alfredo, Celestino/Nicolette, Alirio/Maria, Augusto/Adelaide, Asterio/late Anna, Aurio/Mary Ann and Fatima/Raphael. Funeral on 30 Sep. at Mapusa.
29 Sept: Old Goa: BENICIO MARIANO AFONSO. (Born 1934). Son of late Francis/late Piedade Afonso. Brother of late Crispin Afonso and Monica Afonso, late Cyprian/Anita Afonso (Canada), Alex/Rosemarie Afonso (Canada) and Anthony/Ludwin Afonso. Funeral: Se Cathedral, Old Goa, on 30 Sept 2009 at 4 pm followed by burial.
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Calgary: Fif Fernandes
30 Sep: Calgary Herald. Calgary’s Tibetan community and is ready to welcome the Dalai Lama to Calgary today… Calgarians Fif Fernandes and Hamish Boyd have adopted many of the Tibetan beliefs and teach Laughter Yoga … Fernandes was raised Roman Catholic but has since taken vows as a Buddhist…
For a photo of Fif see GVUK 2008-19. click here
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Video: Hopes rise for football academy…
30 Sep: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The file pertaining to 1.32 lakh square metres of land at Panzarcone, in Cuncolim was finally handed over to urban development minister Joaquim Alemao by housing minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco on Wednesday. The fallout of the patch-up between the housing minister and urban development minister appears to be a good omen for football lovers in the state as the proposed Bharti football academy project is likely to be revived. 4m. 30s. click here
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Football: Churchill Brother: No more the eternal bridesmaid
29 Sep: ESPN Star. Churchill Brothers have shed the tag of chokers. With three national-level titles under their belt, the Goans have finally arrived… 1058 words. click here
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Update with Photo: Death: Kenneth D'Souza
25 Sep: Toronto. KENNETH D'SOUZA. Husband of Jacinta. Loving father of Jason, Andrea and Erica. Funeral on Wed. Sep. 30. Photo and full details at the link below. click here
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Indo-Canadian couple raise money for Canadian team for Commonwealth games
29 Sep: South Asian Observer (Canada). One of British Columbia's big real estate brokers, Avtar Bains, organised a fund-raiser to the Canadian team to the next Commonwealth Games in New Delhi... Among the athletes who attended the event was Wayne Fernandes, Commonwealth Games and Olympic field hockey player … click here
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
FILM: The Drum. Film4
Thursday 1st Oct. 16:40 to 18:35. Alexander Korda's stirring and spectacular melodrama is set on the Northwest Frontier of India. 1938. DOCUMENTARY: Kids For Sale. BBC 3
Thursday 1st Oct. 21:00 to 22:00. Stacey Dooley explores the issue of child labour in Nepal, after being exposed to it when working with people in the Indian fashion industry. HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Gandhi. BBC 2
Saturday 3rd Oct. 20:15 to 21:15. The Making of the Mahatma. Episode 1. His early years in India to the end of his controversial career in South Africa. FILM: Junglee. Channel 4
Sunday 4th Oct. 00:45 to 03:15. Dancer and comic Shammi Kapoor plays Shekhar, a straight-laced killjoy firmly tied to his mother's apron strings. In Hindi with English Subtitles, 1961. COOKERY: Rhodes Across India. Good Food
Sunday 4th Oct. 17:00 to 18:00. Coastal. In Goa, Gary Rhodes and a team of young chefs chances a local pork vindaloo - will it blow his head off? FILM: Mere Mehboob. Channel 4
Monday 5th Oct. 00:50 to 03:50. Set in the early 1900s, Mere Mehboob is a wonderful musical, evoking a bygone era. In Hindi with English Subtitles, 1963. NATURE: Deadly 60. BBC 2
Monday 5th Oct. 08:00 to 08:30. Naturalist Steve Backshall's quest to meet 60 of the deadliest animals on the planet takes him to India to the saw-scaled viper, said to be the deadliest snake on earth. DRAMA: Classic Tales of Horror. BBC Radio 7
Monday 5th Oct. 18:40 to 19:00. My Own True Ghost Story. An Englishman spends a chilling night in a spooky bungalow in India. Rudyard Kipling's haunting tale read by Richard Pasco. DOCUMENTARY: Ultimate Tourist Scams. Bio
Monday 5th Oct. Time: 21:00 to 21:30. Hotel Scam - India. Follow the story of Monica Gieslova, whose visit to India ended in intimidation and theft. EDUCATION: Primary Geography. BBC 2
Tuesday 6th Oct. 11:00 to 11:20. India: Urban India - Mumbai. Children living in Mumbai introduce their city. TALK SHOW: Night Waves. BBC Radio Three
Tuesday 6th Oct. 21:15 to 22:00. Celebrated travel writer William Dalrymple on his new book Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India, which follows his previous works on India such as White Mughals and City Djinns.
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Deaths
29 Sept: Porvorim/Mapusa, Goa. VALERIANO LUIS AZAVEDO (Born 1954; Ex-Sesa Goa, Sirsaim). Beloved husband of Arlette. Loving father of Aldrin & Aldryk. Brother of late Gilberto, Eufemio/Veronica, Anita/Greg, Irene/Allen, Prakash/Cynthia, Ancila/Victor and Roscilda/Arthur. Brother-in-law of Adolfo/Terezinha, Astrid/Alfredo, Celestino/Nicolette, Alirio/Maria, Augusto/Adelaide, Asterio/late Anna, Aurio/Mary Ann and Fatima/Raphael. Funeral on 30 Sep. at Mapusa.
29 Sept: Old Goa: BENICIO MARIANO AFONSO. (Born 1934). Son of late Francis/late Piedade Afonso. Brother of late Crispin Afonso and Monica Afonso, late Cyprian/Anita Afonso (Canada), Alex/Rosemarie Afonso (Canada) and Anthony/Ludwin Afonso. Funeral: Se Cathedral, Old Goa, on 30 Sept 2009 at 4 pm followed by burial.
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Calgary: Fif Fernandes
30 Sep: Calgary Herald. Calgary’s Tibetan community and is ready to welcome the Dalai Lama to Calgary today… Calgarians Fif Fernandes and Hamish Boyd have adopted many of the Tibetan beliefs and teach Laughter Yoga … Fernandes was raised Roman Catholic but has since taken vows as a Buddhist…
For a photo of Fif see GVUK 2008-19. click here
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Video: Hopes rise for football academy…
30 Sep: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The file pertaining to 1.32 lakh square metres of land at Panzarcone, in Cuncolim was finally handed over to urban development minister Joaquim Alemao by housing minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco on Wednesday. The fallout of the patch-up between the housing minister and urban development minister appears to be a good omen for football lovers in the state as the proposed Bharti football academy project is likely to be revived. 4m. 30s. click here
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Football: Churchill Brother: No more the eternal bridesmaid
29 Sep: ESPN Star. Churchill Brothers have shed the tag of chokers. With three national-level titles under their belt, the Goans have finally arrived… 1058 words. click here
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Update with Photo: Death: Kenneth D'Souza
25 Sep: Toronto. KENNETH D'SOUZA. Husband of Jacinta. Loving father of Jason, Andrea and Erica. Funeral on Wed. Sep. 30. Photo and full details at the link below. click here
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Indo-Canadian couple raise money for Canadian team for Commonwealth games
29 Sep: South Asian Observer (Canada). One of British Columbia's big real estate brokers, Avtar Bains, organised a fund-raiser to the Canadian team to the next Commonwealth Games in New Delhi... Among the athletes who attended the event was Wayne Fernandes, Commonwealth Games and Olympic field hockey player … click here
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
FILM: The Drum. Film4
Thursday 1st Oct. 16:40 to 18:35. Alexander Korda's stirring and spectacular melodrama is set on the Northwest Frontier of India. 1938. DOCUMENTARY: Kids For Sale. BBC 3
Thursday 1st Oct. 21:00 to 22:00. Stacey Dooley explores the issue of child labour in Nepal, after being exposed to it when working with people in the Indian fashion industry. HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Gandhi. BBC 2
Saturday 3rd Oct. 20:15 to 21:15. The Making of the Mahatma. Episode 1. His early years in India to the end of his controversial career in South Africa. FILM: Junglee. Channel 4
Sunday 4th Oct. 00:45 to 03:15. Dancer and comic Shammi Kapoor plays Shekhar, a straight-laced killjoy firmly tied to his mother's apron strings. In Hindi with English Subtitles, 1961. COOKERY: Rhodes Across India. Good Food
Sunday 4th Oct. 17:00 to 18:00. Coastal. In Goa, Gary Rhodes and a team of young chefs chances a local pork vindaloo - will it blow his head off? FILM: Mere Mehboob. Channel 4
Monday 5th Oct. 00:50 to 03:50. Set in the early 1900s, Mere Mehboob is a wonderful musical, evoking a bygone era. In Hindi with English Subtitles, 1963. NATURE: Deadly 60. BBC 2
Monday 5th Oct. 08:00 to 08:30. Naturalist Steve Backshall's quest to meet 60 of the deadliest animals on the planet takes him to India to the saw-scaled viper, said to be the deadliest snake on earth. DRAMA: Classic Tales of Horror. BBC Radio 7
Monday 5th Oct. 18:40 to 19:00. My Own True Ghost Story. An Englishman spends a chilling night in a spooky bungalow in India. Rudyard Kipling's haunting tale read by Richard Pasco. DOCUMENTARY: Ultimate Tourist Scams. Bio
Monday 5th Oct. Time: 21:00 to 21:30. Hotel Scam - India. Follow the story of Monica Gieslova, whose visit to India ended in intimidation and theft. EDUCATION: Primary Geography. BBC 2
Tuesday 6th Oct. 11:00 to 11:20. India: Urban India - Mumbai. Children living in Mumbai introduce their city. TALK SHOW: Night Waves. BBC Radio Three
Tuesday 6th Oct. 21:15 to 22:00. Celebrated travel writer William Dalrymple on his new book Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India, which follows his previous works on India such as White Mughals and City Djinns.
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