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40-year-old woman gang raped in Goa
14 Jan: Deccan Herald. A 40-year old woman was raped by a gang of masked men
who broke in and robbed a house in South Goa on Wednesday. The gang also
sat for about four hours coolly polishing off the liquor in the house with
their victims bound and gagged.
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan142006/national1755452006113.asp
India's New Faces of Outsourcing
11 Jan: Washington Post. Before he supervised teams, wooed American clients
over dinner or sat in a boardroom alongside U.S. executives, Constancio
Fernandes wrote computer code for a living ... But somewhere along the way,
Fernandes became more confident and outspoken. He began questioning the
Americans and suggesting cheaper, faster ways to run their businesses. They
listened. "Most of the companies in the U.S. used to see Indian companies
as sweatshops," said Fernandes, 33, who began as a programmer but is now the
director of engineering at Reston-based Approva Corp.'s offices ... As they
climb higher in the corporate food chain in transnational firms, Indian
workers and executives are pushing their U.S. counterparts to take them
seriously, taking on greater responsibilities and subtly changing the
corporate culture of both countries. 1712 words with photographs and audio
files.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/10/AR2006011001687.html
Travel diseases high among Toronto immigrants
13 Jan. Toronto Star. Toronto has one of the largest groups of international
travellers in the world who come back with a tropical disease, according to
a new study. Almost half are immigrants returning from visiting family and
friends in Third World countries ... They see no risk in visiting homeland
... About 8 per cent of travellers to the developing world require medical
care during or after their trip ... Preventive drugs can cost over $1,000
for a family of four and are no longer covered by OHIP. The government's
attitude is, "If you can afford to travel, you can afford to pay." 734
words.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1137107412794
Goa: Two UK convicts go berserk, allege harassment
13 Jan: Herald. Two British inmates at Central Jail Aguada turned berserk
and lashed at jail guards alleging corruption and harassment ... they
claimed that the jail guards refused to allow them to call their families in
the UK. http://oheraldo.in/node/8553
Claude Moraes: Parliament to investigate rendition flight claims
13 Jan: The Guardian (UK). The European parliament agreed yesterday to
investigate allegations that the CIA set up secret prisons in eastern Europe
and transported detainees through EU countries on "rendition" flights.
British Labour MEP Claude Moraes said he expected to be on a committee
looking at whether the CIA was involved in the torture of terrorist suspects
in Europe. For a photograph and profile of Claude Moraes see
http://www.claudemoraes.net/
Dinesh D'Souza named for new Marietta College lectures
12 Jan: Marietta Times. Dinesh D'Souza, who has been named by the New York
Times Magazine as one of America's most influential conservative thinkers,
will open the series Feb. 7. He served as the senior policy analyst at the
Reagan White House in 1987-88. His two most recent books are "What's So
Great About America" (2002) and "Letters to a Young Conservative" (2002). In
1995, D'Souza published "The End of Racism," a controversial national best
seller. http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/story/new66_112200694639.asp
For a profile of Dinesh D'Souza see http://www.dineshdsouza.com/
Also check out Salon, 13 Jan 2006 for the new controversy regarding Samuel
Alito's Supreme Court nomination and his association at Princeton with
Dinesh D'Souza "who has endorsed the repeal of the 1964 Civil Rights Act,
and has argued that what Americans regard as racism is only common-sense
discrimination." Full text at
http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/01/13/alito_controversy/
Couple fly out to open two children's shelters
11 Jan: Wilmslow Express (UK). Anne and Allan Dawson fly to India next month
to officially open two children's shelters that generous Wilmslow residents
helped to build. They have spent the past two years campaigning tirelessly
to raise £20,000 needed for two shelters to house street children in Goa ...
Anne and Allan became involved with the charity, El Shaddai Goa, eight years
ago when they met the founder, Anita Edgar, at a popular tourist market near
the beach resort of Calangute ... 416 words.
http://www.thewilmslowexpress.co.uk/news/s/208/208012_couple_fly_out_to_open_two_childrens_shelters.html
UK Forthcoming Event
Sat. 25 Feb. 4 pm to 10:30 pm at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon.
Traditional Red & Black evening to celebrate Goan carnival, partly in aid
of PEACE HAVEN. Enliven yourself with live bands - Level 4 and Chicco.
Dress - Red & Black combination. Tickets (inc. Buffet & snacks) adults
£15.00, children 4-12 years £5.00. contact- 0208 932 9375, 0208 640 6589,
0208 681 8716 or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Eve Menezes Cunningham Offers 15 Tricks to Brighten Your Day
10 Jan. The Evening Standard (London). Tips include: Take a bath full of
colour; Change your posture; Go somewhere new; Breathe away your anxieties;
Eat something different; Light a candle, etc. Full text, 920 words at
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=MFHQL7JUN018
The Eve Menezes Cunningham website is at www.applecoaching.com Also check
her out at
http://www.namastecentreofhealing.co.uk/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/namaste?opendocument&part=5
Her email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eve helps people who are feeling
stressed, ill, off-balance or simply in need of pampering.
Eve's father is Tim Cunningham (
http://www.opengroup.com/pxbooks/187/1871471893.shtml ) the poet, Her
mother, Alexandra nee Menezes, who is professionally known as to Maeja
Raicar, is a psychotherapist, with her website at
www.namastecentreofhealing.com. Alexandra was born in Nairobi, Kenya and is
the sister of Frank Menezes (London), Tony Menezes (Norway), Melita
Figeiredo (London) and Angela Menezes (Goa).
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