Goan Voice Newsletter: Thursday 12 Aug. 2010
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Tanya D’Souza: Univ. of South Dakota, Director of Research
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11 Aug: Argus Leader. Tanya D’Souza will be the new director of research development at the University of South Dakota (USD). D’Souza comes to USD after serving as an associate for Faegre & Benson, LLP specializing in intellectual property for the Minneapolis, Minn.-based law firm...
Tanya D’Souza She earned a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Bombay. She and her husband, Geoff Larson, have two children, Rohan, 5, and Xereyna, 11 months. click here.
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Goa Church sells island to resort company
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12 Aug: IANS. The Church in Goa has come under a cloud following the sale of one of the river islands owned by the Archdiocese of Goa to a resort developer. Villagers residing at Vanxim (Ilhas de Capao) [near Divar], a small picturesque island located in the Mandovi river, have alleged that the Church and the administration colluded to strip them of their land and sold it to a Bangalore-based luxury resort company at throwaway prices... Church authorities, however, have chosen to remain mum over the controversial land sale ... 608 words. Click here.
8 Aug: Face-to-face with neo-colonialism in Goa. Click here.
12 Aug. IANS. Church denies it has a role in the sale ... Fr Victor Rodrigues, in-charge of church properties in the Goa Archdiocese, said "It is the tenants who have sold the land to developers. How can we stop the sale of land when it does not belong to us?..." 656 words. Click here.
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Robin D'Abreo appointed as Canadian National Men's Hockey Coach
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12 Aug: International Hockey Federation. Field Hockey Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Robin D'Abreo as the National Men's Coach. Robin was a member of Canada's National Team for over 13 years, after which he started his coaching career... 307 words.
Robin D'Abreo was born in 1975 in Bombay and earned his first international cap in 1993 against France. click here.
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Margao hospital turns home for healthy but homeless Goans
13 Aug. Times of India. As a result of the government’s lackadaisical attitude in taking care of homeless destitute Goans, the Hospicio hospital in Margao, finds itself over burdened. Out of humanitarian concern, it is forced to also tend to people deemed medically fit, but have nowhere to go to after being discharged... 549 words, click here
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Oscar Rebello resigns from Goa Bachao Abhiyan
13 Aug: Times of India. Former Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) convenor Oscar Rebello has submitted his resignation from the organization but declined to comment on the reasons behind his decision... the resignation letter would be placed before the core committee of GBA which will meet on Friday... 289 words. click here
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India rejects UK scientists' 'superbug' claim
12 Aug: BBC News. India has rejected a claim by British scientists that a new superbug, resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics, has entered UK from India... Scientists say patients who went to India and Pakistan for treatments such as cosmetic surgery have come back with the superbug ... 387 words. Click here.
New superbug found in Canada
12 Aug. Toronto Star... All of the infections, including the Canadians and Americans, started with hospitalization in India or Pakistan .. 1041 words. Click here.
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UK govt woos Indian tourists with easier visas
12 Aug: PTI. Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said visa restrictions would be eased for Indians to promote Britain's tourism industry amid surge in cash-rich Indian visitors shopping in London's plush West End... 407 words. click here
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Despite new curbs, 37,000 Indians take up jobs in UK in Apr – Jun 2010
12 Aug: The Daily Telegraph. (UK). Between April and June this year 186,000 people started work in the UK of which 145,000 were foreign and just 41,000 were British ... Of those who came from outside the EU more than half - 37,000 - came from India... Keith Vaz MP, the Labour chairman of the Commons’ Home Affairs committee said his committee would investigate the sharp rise. He said he was “amazed and surprised” by the figures ... 820 words. click here
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UK Advisory: Avoid physical contact when first meeting someone from India.
11 Aug: Visit Britain. Guidelines on the etiquette to be observed while dealing with foreign visitors to the 2012 Olympic Games ... Be tolerant if Indians at first seem impolite, noisy and impatient. This is partly the result of living in chaotic cities and environments. They usually appreciate orderliness when they see it... click here
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Many Goan youth denied govt jobs on merit
13 Aug: Navhind Times. It is common knowledge nowadays that most of the jobs go to those having close affinity to the powers that be and that merit is hardly a criterion for selection of candidates... 557 words. click here
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Gregory Fernandes Death: Thug’s brother attacked Good Samaritan
12 Aug: Daily Echo (UK). The brother of a teenage thug jailed for the manslaughter of Gregory Fernandes attacked a man who had helped put him behind bars, a court heard. Luke Pritchard punched Jody Miles and tried to headbutt him... In 2007 Mr Miles had gone to the assistance of Gregory Fernandes when he was attacked by a gang in Fawley ... Mr Miles told Southampton Crown Court that the manslaughter case had sparked considerable “emotion” in the area and he had been verbally abused... He also explained how he tried to give the £250 to the seaman’s family but they had rejected the offer... 361 words + photo. click here
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Cycle mission to help India's poorest kids
11 Aug: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, UK). Stephen Flett is all set to ride along the world’s highest cycle path to raise money for the charity Children Walking Tall... He only returned home in May after spending 10 months in Goa working with the Children Walking Tall charity... To find out more about the Children Walking Tall Charity go to www.childrenwalkingtall.com Anybody who would like to sponsor Stephen can go to www.mycharitypage.com/steveflett. Text of article, 421 words + photos + Comments. click here
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Film will talk of real issues in Goa
12 Aug: PTI. Rajendra Talak’s new project, ‘O Maria’, will be shot from August 23 across locations in Goa and will be completed by September so that it can be premiered in IFFI which is held in November-December in Goa... 161 words. click here
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Weekly Weather & Exchange Rates
12 Aug. : Indian Met Dept. (Goa). Weather: Max = 28.2 ; Min = 23.6. Rainfall 14.4mm.
Exchange rates (Prithvi): £= 73.05 ; $ = 46.60; € = 60.05
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Margao hospital turns home for healthy but homeless Goans
13 Aug. Times of India. As a result of the government’s lackadaisical attitude in taking care of homeless destitute Goans, the Hospicio hospital in Margao, finds itself over burdened. Out of humanitarian concern, it is forced to also tend to people deemed medically fit, but have nowhere to go to after being discharged... 549 words, click here
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Oscar Rebello resigns from Goa Bachao Abhiyan
13 Aug: Times of India. Former Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) convenor Oscar Rebello has submitted his resignation from the organization but declined to comment on the reasons behind his decision... the resignation letter would be placed before the core committee of GBA which will meet on Friday... 289 words. click here
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India rejects UK scientists' 'superbug' claim
12 Aug: BBC News. India has rejected a claim by British scientists that a new superbug, resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics, has entered UK from India... Scientists say patients who went to India and Pakistan for treatments such as cosmetic surgery have come back with the superbug ... 387 words. Click here.
New superbug found in Canada
12 Aug. Toronto Star... All of the infections, including the Canadians and Americans, started with hospitalization in India or Pakistan .. 1041 words. Click here.
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UK govt woos Indian tourists with easier visas
12 Aug: PTI. Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said visa restrictions would be eased for Indians to promote Britain's tourism industry amid surge in cash-rich Indian visitors shopping in London's plush West End... 407 words. click here
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Despite new curbs, 37,000 Indians take up jobs in UK in Apr – Jun 2010
12 Aug: The Daily Telegraph. (UK). Between April and June this year 186,000 people started work in the UK of which 145,000 were foreign and just 41,000 were British ... Of those who came from outside the EU more than half - 37,000 - came from India... Keith Vaz MP, the Labour chairman of the Commons’ Home Affairs committee said his committee would investigate the sharp rise. He said he was “amazed and surprised” by the figures ... 820 words. click here
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UK Advisory: Avoid physical contact when first meeting someone from India.
11 Aug: Visit Britain. Guidelines on the etiquette to be observed while dealing with foreign visitors to the 2012 Olympic Games ... Be tolerant if Indians at first seem impolite, noisy and impatient. This is partly the result of living in chaotic cities and environments. They usually appreciate orderliness when they see it... click here
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Many Goan youth denied govt jobs on merit
13 Aug: Navhind Times. It is common knowledge nowadays that most of the jobs go to those having close affinity to the powers that be and that merit is hardly a criterion for selection of candidates... 557 words. click here
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Gregory Fernandes Death: Thug’s brother attacked Good Samaritan
12 Aug: Daily Echo (UK). The brother of a teenage thug jailed for the manslaughter of Gregory Fernandes attacked a man who had helped put him behind bars, a court heard. Luke Pritchard punched Jody Miles and tried to headbutt him... In 2007 Mr Miles had gone to the assistance of Gregory Fernandes when he was attacked by a gang in Fawley ... Mr Miles told Southampton Crown Court that the manslaughter case had sparked considerable “emotion” in the area and he had been verbally abused... He also explained how he tried to give the £250 to the seaman’s family but they had rejected the offer... 361 words + photo. click here
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Cycle mission to help India's poorest kids
11 Aug: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, UK). Stephen Flett is all set to ride along the world’s highest cycle path to raise money for the charity Children Walking Tall... He only returned home in May after spending 10 months in Goa working with the Children Walking Tall charity... To find out more about the Children Walking Tall Charity go to www.childrenwalkingtall.com Anybody who would like to sponsor Stephen can go to www.mycharitypage.com/steveflett. Text of article, 421 words + photos + Comments. click here
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Film will talk of real issues in Goa
12 Aug: PTI. Rajendra Talak’s new project, ‘O Maria’, will be shot from August 23 across locations in Goa and will be completed by September so that it can be premiered in IFFI which is held in November-December in Goa... 161 words. click here
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Weekly Weather & Exchange Rates
12 Aug. : Indian Met Dept. (Goa). Weather: Max = 28.2 ; Min = 23.6. Rainfall 14.4mm.
Exchange rates (Prithvi): £= 73.05 ; $ = 46.60; € = 60.05
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