[Goanet] Goa traditional markets...

2009-03-25 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Dear all: Was just putting together a list of traditional weekly markets. The list below has obvious gaps, specially in central and south Goa. Any inputs would be appreciated... FN VILLAGE MARKETS Dodomarg, Sun 6.30 am to 2 pm, 12 kms from Assonora Banastarim, Thursday evening-Friday morning

[Goanet] Konkani, computing....

2009-03-23 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Anyone interested in volunteering to translate Konkani for computers? Just register and check this place: http://pootle.locamotion.org/kok/ -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook:

[Goanet] How was....?

2009-03-21 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
[A word of thanks to Goanetter Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, who spends time mentoring and passing on his skills, during his annual sojourn in Goa. --FN] Victor and Lea were (unnecessarily, if you ask me) apologetic for a seven-minute delay at Porvorim on Saturday at 9 am. But, after that, everything

[Goanet] Campaigns.... some short videos

2009-03-18 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Dear all: Recently, I did some short videos on campaigns of a diverse range. Please see a full list at [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/message/13281] Below are some which could be relevant to Goa (and, btw, Patrice is a long-time Goanetter who first used the term Lusostalgia

[Goanet] RTI on wheels... and a helpline (Pankti Jog)

2009-03-18 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Goan campaigner Pankti Jog is co-ordinator of the Gujarat (Ahmedabad)-based Mahiti Adhikar Gujarat Pahel, a group that works to spread information about the Right to Information Act, India's law that seeks to make governance more transparent and accountable. They run a phone help-line [99240

[Goanet] Disability links

2008-12-17 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Some links, if you're into this issue: Disability Goa: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disability-goa disability-...@yahoogroups.com Disability India: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disability-india disability-in...@yahoogroups.co A differently-ability lady (visually) who does radio reporting and

Re: [Goanet] Who speaks for us Hindus?

2008-11-30 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Maybe it's time the Hindus themselves choose some articulate, rationale, non-fundamentalist and more convincing spokesmen for themselves. Though I very much suspect that the game is lost by positing the issue in these terms -- do we think of ourselves as Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsees and

Re: [Goanet] 25 November Real Liberation Day of Goa

2008-11-25 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
BC, You should shift to, at least, the AD era! Do you belong to the same team as Timoja, etc? Your comment about being kappas continues the great Goan tradition of treating People Not Like Us with contempt and condescension, even when we can least afford it! Keep up the good work! FN 2008/11/25

[Goanet] Domnic's Goa...

2008-08-15 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Domnic just told me that his book DOMNIC's GOA, Rs 350, is available at the following places in Anjuna. It makes a good present, for anyone interested in how yesterday's Goa lived: 'ARCADE' supermarket at Sorantto 'OXFORD' supermarket at Mazalvaddo 'SPEEDWAY TRAVELS' at Tembi A cyber cafe in

[Goanet] RTI Case: HC stays Info Commissioner's order on Governor's report

2008-08-08 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-7445.html RTI Case: HC stays Info Commissioner's order on Governor's report Panaji, Aug 6 : The debate whether Goa Governor S C Jamir's confidential report to the Centre on political developments in the state come under the purview of the Right to

Re: [Goanet] Avocado...

2008-08-07 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Dear Parnell, I suggest you join the Botanical Society of Goa network and mailing list. Lots of knowledgeable people there . http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bsg-goa/subs_add As far as growing the avocados go, I'm not an expert. My view is that they take root easily in the soil in Goa. Miguel,

[Goanet] When Baga was 'bridge-less'

2008-08-02 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
25 years ago, when starting off in journalism, this was one of the first photographs of mine that got published. It was in the Herald, sometime after October 1983. By some chance, it surfaced amidst the clutter of paper on my table. It has been a long journey …

Re: [Goanet] St Stanislaus

2008-07-31 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Actually, I was rather puzzled on reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislaus_Kostka and wondered what exactly the 17-year-old did to deserve sainthood. Is the Wikipedia page inadequate in reflecting his life? Or, did he get sainthood because of his family connections and links to influential

[Goanet] Publisher's Post...

2008-07-27 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2008 Toronto International Goan Convention Theme: Goan Identity And Networking Today. http://2008goanconvention.com/index.php Mario Miranda Festival, July 24-26, 2008 Old GMC Building

[Goanet] GOA-NEWS: CM for new scheme to produce documentaries

2008-07-11 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=070456 CM for new scheme to produce documentaries NT NETWORK PANAJI — The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat today said that the government, if needed, would launch a new scheme for producing documentaries on the life of living Goan achievers in

[Goanet] A survey... and bridges with Africa

2008-07-08 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
DPSE SEEKS CO-OPERATION FORM PUBLIC Panaji, July 8, 2008 The Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation will be conducting a House to House Survey on Domestic Tourism, Housing Condition and Particular of Slums, as a part of the National Survey being conducted by the National Sample

[Goanet] Goa weather report : June 24, 2008 :: Not much rain, just a few stray showers

2008-06-24 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
From: DIRECTOR INFORMATION PUBLICITY [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEATHER BULLETIN Panaji, June 24, 2008 Maximum Temperature -31.5 Deg C Minimum Temperature -26.1 Deg. C Relative Humidity 78 % Rainfall for

Re: [Goanet] Beware the Goan media! Breaking Nooj

2008-06-02 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
2008/6/2 cedrico dacosta [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Surprisingly we never heard any expose of the media when Porrikar was in power and when he literally tried to suffocate the Goan media with his fanatical and communial leadership... Just to say I had indeed made this point earlier ... but was then

[Goanet] Translations... a collaborative project?

2008-05-28 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
If we accept that Goa is indeed a multi-cultural society (multi-lingual, multi-dialect, multi-script, multi-ethnic, multi-caste and multi-race), then we probably need to reflect its diversity better in translations too. Was just wondering if we could work out some collaborative translation

[Goanet] Konkani literature: looking back, looking forward (Karmali)

2008-05-07 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Konkani literature: looking back, looking forward (Karmali) Modern Konkani literature is 100 years old, says Naguesh Karmali, a writer and prominent person from that field. Much has happened in the last 30 to 35 years, spanning many genres -- the katha, kadambari, natak, kavita, lekhan,

Re: [Goanet] Goan Food Products

2008-04-29 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Could anyone offer some pointers please? FN 2008/4/29 My Vegas Chef [EMAIL PROTECTED]: *Hello,* ** *I am looking to procure Goan food products such as vinegar, Goan Sausage, Costa's Bibinca, masala's, etc. Could you please advise for USA ?* ** *Thank you.* ** *Chef Christina Wokowsky*

[Goanet] Warwick on Feni:

2008-04-07 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Warwick on Feni: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/go/feni -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | Ym/Gmailtalk: fredericknoronha http://fn.goa-india.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Yahoo addresses...

2008-02-08 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
While the Goa governments (of whichever party) offers tall promises about how IT savvy they are, what great plans they has to offer broadband connectivity across the state, or give almost-free computers to 25,000+ students, the fact is that this technology is hardly used effectively here. While

[Goanet] Query: Information on Nachinola

2008-01-06 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
Dear Albert, Thre's a better chance to get information on such issues by raising the question publicly -- am copying it to Goanet, and the two neighbouring village nets, Aldona-Net and Moira-Net. BTW, what's the link between Friends of Saligao and Nachinola-related information? Most might not be

[Goanet] Check this...

2008-01-01 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
The Goa Tourism site: http://goatourism.org -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 Links from Goa: http://goalinks.livejournal.com/

[Goanet] Spotlight on: the Goa String Orchestra

2007-12-14 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
* * * 2007 ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET - GOA * * * WHERE: Foodland Cafe - Miramar Residency - Miramar, Goa WHEN: December 27, 2007 @ 4:30pm

Re: [Goanet] [GOAN-NRI] Re: Your SILENCE is my LOSS

2007-11-28 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet mourns the passing of Jorge de Abreu Noronha in Portugal - Nov 27/07

[Goanet] Whazzup ... across India

2007-11-24 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- St. Mary's Convent High school, Mapusa is staging a play titled Lion King

[Goanet] Report of last meeting (at the Goa Engineering College)

2007-09-01 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5,

Re: [Goanet] Flavoured vinegars

2007-08-01 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION

[Goanet] Publications from TERI-Goa

2007-07-14 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5,

[Goanet] Regional seminar on Right to Information held in Goa

2007-07-07 Thread Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free