Goan Voice Newsletter: Saturday 07 Apr. 2012
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Canada: Alex Rodrigues’ high school team taking shot at world robotics competition
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4 Apr: Calgary Herald. … “Eight months ago it was just an idea,” said team leader Alex Rodrigues. “It’s come a long ways really fast.” … Rodrigues said the group worked nearly every day for six weeks to qualify for a national tournament in Ontario last month where it faced 36 teams from across Canada and the northern United States in three-on-three play. The Calgary qualified for a world tournament in St. Louis, Mo., where teams from more than two dozen countries will face off in the last weekend of April… click here.
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Jagdish Menezes leads India's triumph at Vienna International moot court
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7 Apr: Times of India. Goan law student Jagdish Menezes led the Indian team to success at the world's largest and most prestigious moot court competition held in Vienna on April 5. Menezes' team won the competition beating 283 teams from the world's best known law schools including University College, London in the final … Educated at Campion and St Xavier's, both Jesuit institutions in Mumbai … Jagdish is the son of Glenroy Menezes and Anjinha Faleiro … click here.
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Sing Hallelujah
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7 Apr: Herald. By Cedric Silveira. Lending ones voice for the Lord is the best thing that one can think off. And that is exactly what some six top girl singers of Goa and many others are going to do on Easter Sunday for the “Sing Hallelujah” musical at Don Bosco grounds, Panaji, at 6 p.m… The singers better known as Music Mission met initially at Tivim where they had gone to sing for the HIV infected children and out that the idea of doing something much more for the Lord came about… The programme will also inaugurate the 40th year celebrations of the National Charismatic Convention which is to be held in Goa… 588 words. click here.
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Goa: Cabinet berths for 6 more on Sunday
8 Apr: Herald. 4 BJP MLAs, 1 MGP and Independent are new entrants. The six are: *Shiroda MLA, Mahadev Naik. *Saligao MLA, Dilip Parulekar. *Mormugao MLA, Milind Naik. *Canacona MLA, Ramesh Tawadkar. *MGP MLA, Deepak Dhavlikar. *Independent, Avertano Furtado. They will be sworn in by Governor K Sankaranarayanan at 4 pm at Raj Bhavan on Sunday… click here
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Pissing on beach pisses off MLA: Soon, a clean Calangute
8 Apr: Times of India. Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that he took a team of PWD officials and impressed upon them the need to construct toilets, changing rooms and shower rooms for tourists in Calangute … according to him if one stands on the steps leading to the beach, one sees at least "ten people per minute, urinating in the open" sending the stench all around… Lobo said garbage and other issues, including a sewage treatment plant for Calangute, will be discussed with the chief minister next week. 464 words. click here
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Video: Goa: Easter Special
7 Apr. Prudent Media. Part 1. Making and decorating Easter eggs, 14m. 27s. click here.
Part 2: Making Angel Fruit cake. 12m. 57s. click here.
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Goa: Rich tapestry of names
7 Apr: CNN-IBN. …all licentious Goan women get labelled as Julie by Bollywood. Fortunately, the tapestry of Goan Christian names is far richer than we can imagine. For instance, if the character is a wily fox, he could be called Lobo, a sailor can be a D’Costa, a wild guy can be a D’Silva, a pastor D’Cruz, a mine owner Ferreira, a thirsty-for-success bloke Sequeira… For exotic surnames: Simoes, Couto, Britto, Miranda, Saldanha, Correia, Pereira, Carvalho and Moraes. When none of the above works, try Dias, Gomes, Gonsalves or Pinto. 369 words. click here
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Goa witnesses a jump in arrival of Russians
7 Apr: Herald. A sudden jump in the number of Russians arriving in Goa has posted them high on the tourism chart … from 57,623 in 2010 to massive 133,780 in 2011. The number of Britons has witnessed a slump from 154,122 in 2010 to 117,683 in 2011 … The increasing presence of Russians in the State has also been looked upon as a worry on the law and order front and also a cultural invasion… click here
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A dip in Alphonso mango prices; may not last long
7 Apr: Indian Express. Alphonso mangoes are being sold at Rs 600-800 a dozen in retail, which sellers said was around 25-40 per cent lower than prices the fruit commanded in April last year… click here
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Goa: Poor catch leads to increase in fish prices
7 Apr: Navhind Times. Everyday fishing trawlers venture into the sea in the wee hours, but return almost empty … On Friday morning, king fish were being sold for Rs 500 a kg, large pomfrets for 500-600 a kg; king prawns for 320 a kg; 3 large mackerels for 100 … click here
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Australia: Great Barrier Reef rates with Indians
5 Apr: Cairns Post (Aus). More young Indians are travelling to the Far North so they can “brag” about visiting the Great Barrier Reef to their family and friends, a new report has found… Former Indian resident now based in Cairns, Ashley Sequeira, said he hosted several Indian friends and family members each year. “The Great Barrier Reef is definitely a must … Mr Sequeira said his visitors preferred to have at least one home-cooked Indian meal each day… click here
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The case against the NRI doctor
6 Apr: The Hindu. The Indian government is in the process of enacting laws to allow doctors who hold the Overseas Citizens of India status to practise in India and even become faculty members in medical colleges… This move is obviously to woo the large number of non-resident Indian doctors in the U.S. and the United Kingdom… The western world is coming up with stricter requirements for doctors to maintain certification like ongoing periodic examinations and continuing medical education. To allow a doctor to practise in India without satisfying necessary prerequisites would be regressive. 656 words + comments. click here
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Ten places worth a pilgrimage
7 Apr: The Canberra Times (Aus). Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa. Thousands of devotees - Christian and Hindu - converge on this 400-year-old cathedral to feel the benefit of the healing powers of St Francis Xavier, the co-founder of the Jesuits. His ''incorruptible body'', as fresh as the day he died as the guides proudly claim, rests inside a silver casket … It is enough to be there and gaze at the ornate facade of the cathedral, World Heritage-listed as a landmark in the history of Christianity… click here
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Goa: Se Cathedral plays host to history
7 Apr: Times of India. A centuries-old tradition, otherwise observed only in Rome, lends a solemn but unique touch to the enactment of Christ's crucifixion at the Se Cathedral, Old Goa, on Good Friday. Though popularly called 'Xempeanchem Pursanv' (Procession of Tails), it is not as well-known as the 'Santachem Pursanv' (Procession of the Saints) of Goa Velha. Both processions are coincidentally held only in Goa after Rome… 558 words. click here
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UK: Cardinal Keith O'Brien urges Christians to 'proudly' wear cross
7 Apr: BBC. Britain's most senior Roman Catholic Church cleric has called for Christians to wear a cross every day. In his Easter Sunday sermon, Cardinal Keith O'Brien will tell worshippers to "wear proudly a symbol of the cross of Christ" each day of their lives. His comments come as a case is going to the European Court of Human Rights to allow employees to wear crosses… click here
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Goa: Cabinet berths for 6 more on Sunday
8 Apr: Herald. 4 BJP MLAs, 1 MGP and Independent are new entrants. The six are: *Shiroda MLA, Mahadev Naik. *Saligao MLA, Dilip Parulekar. *Mormugao MLA, Milind Naik. *Canacona MLA, Ramesh Tawadkar. *MGP MLA, Deepak Dhavlikar. *Independent, Avertano Furtado. They will be sworn in by Governor K Sankaranarayanan at 4 pm at Raj Bhavan on Sunday… click here
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Pissing on beach pisses off MLA: Soon, a clean Calangute
8 Apr: Times of India. Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that he took a team of PWD officials and impressed upon them the need to construct toilets, changing rooms and shower rooms for tourists in Calangute … according to him if one stands on the steps leading to the beach, one sees at least "ten people per minute, urinating in the open" sending the stench all around… Lobo said garbage and other issues, including a sewage treatment plant for Calangute, will be discussed with the chief minister next week. 464 words. click here
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Video: Goa: Easter Special
7 Apr. Prudent Media. Part 1. Making and decorating Easter eggs, 14m. 27s. click here.
Part 2: Making Angel Fruit cake. 12m. 57s. click here.
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Goa: Rich tapestry of names
7 Apr: CNN-IBN. …all licentious Goan women get labelled as Julie by Bollywood. Fortunately, the tapestry of Goan Christian names is far richer than we can imagine. For instance, if the character is a wily fox, he could be called Lobo, a sailor can be a D’Costa, a wild guy can be a D’Silva, a pastor D’Cruz, a mine owner Ferreira, a thirsty-for-success bloke Sequeira… For exotic surnames: Simoes, Couto, Britto, Miranda, Saldanha, Correia, Pereira, Carvalho and Moraes. When none of the above works, try Dias, Gomes, Gonsalves or Pinto. 369 words. click here
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Goa witnesses a jump in arrival of Russians
7 Apr: Herald. A sudden jump in the number of Russians arriving in Goa has posted them high on the tourism chart … from 57,623 in 2010 to massive 133,780 in 2011. The number of Britons has witnessed a slump from 154,122 in 2010 to 117,683 in 2011 … The increasing presence of Russians in the State has also been looked upon as a worry on the law and order front and also a cultural invasion… click here
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A dip in Alphonso mango prices; may not last long
7 Apr: Indian Express. Alphonso mangoes are being sold at Rs 600-800 a dozen in retail, which sellers said was around 25-40 per cent lower than prices the fruit commanded in April last year… click here
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Goa: Poor catch leads to increase in fish prices
7 Apr: Navhind Times. Everyday fishing trawlers venture into the sea in the wee hours, but return almost empty … On Friday morning, king fish were being sold for Rs 500 a kg, large pomfrets for 500-600 a kg; king prawns for 320 a kg; 3 large mackerels for 100 … click here
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Australia: Great Barrier Reef rates with Indians
5 Apr: Cairns Post (Aus). More young Indians are travelling to the Far North so they can “brag” about visiting the Great Barrier Reef to their family and friends, a new report has found… Former Indian resident now based in Cairns, Ashley Sequeira, said he hosted several Indian friends and family members each year. “The Great Barrier Reef is definitely a must … Mr Sequeira said his visitors preferred to have at least one home-cooked Indian meal each day… click here
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The case against the NRI doctor
6 Apr: The Hindu. The Indian government is in the process of enacting laws to allow doctors who hold the Overseas Citizens of India status to practise in India and even become faculty members in medical colleges… This move is obviously to woo the large number of non-resident Indian doctors in the U.S. and the United Kingdom… The western world is coming up with stricter requirements for doctors to maintain certification like ongoing periodic examinations and continuing medical education. To allow a doctor to practise in India without satisfying necessary prerequisites would be regressive. 656 words + comments. click here
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Ten places worth a pilgrimage
7 Apr: The Canberra Times (Aus). Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa. Thousands of devotees - Christian and Hindu - converge on this 400-year-old cathedral to feel the benefit of the healing powers of St Francis Xavier, the co-founder of the Jesuits. His ''incorruptible body'', as fresh as the day he died as the guides proudly claim, rests inside a silver casket … It is enough to be there and gaze at the ornate facade of the cathedral, World Heritage-listed as a landmark in the history of Christianity… click here
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Goa: Se Cathedral plays host to history
7 Apr: Times of India. A centuries-old tradition, otherwise observed only in Rome, lends a solemn but unique touch to the enactment of Christ's crucifixion at the Se Cathedral, Old Goa, on Good Friday. Though popularly called 'Xempeanchem Pursanv' (Procession of Tails), it is not as well-known as the 'Santachem Pursanv' (Procession of the Saints) of Goa Velha. Both processions are coincidentally held only in Goa after Rome… 558 words. click here
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UK: Cardinal Keith O'Brien urges Christians to 'proudly' wear cross
7 Apr: BBC. Britain's most senior Roman Catholic Church cleric has called for Christians to wear a cross every day. In his Easter Sunday sermon, Cardinal Keith O'Brien will tell worshippers to "wear proudly a symbol of the cross of Christ" each day of their lives. His comments come as a case is going to the European Court of Human Rights to allow employees to wear crosses… click here
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