[Goanet-News] BrieFNcounters: Plants, gardens, wines, writing how-tos, and the media ...

[Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या]

Some moving images from Goa, via YouTube:

>From The Word to The Field : the priest of plants
A "diesel priest"? Yes, that's what Father Inacio Almeida was called
for his propagation earlier of jatropa, the biogas-creating hardy,
easy-to-grow plant. Fr Almeida, now located in another part of Goa,
talks of his work and his priorities ... as a green and agri-friendly
knowledgeable priest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dtkd_Rhtg

Gardens and fields: A young lady shows the way
Christabel Borges finds meaning in an unusual field... plants,
biodiversity, and things grown the organic way. She talks about the
the work her parents (Francis and Mrs Borges) have inculcated her
into... The family lives on the main road at Assagao, that leads to
Anjuna.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HZWph91qJk

Goa and wine: It's just a hobby -- Lumena Lobo of Siolim
Siolim villager Lumena Lobo is a winemaker who works on a range of
tropical fruits. Check out her simple story of how she got
involved....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka_DrhbxSVU

VRR ON WRITING: My novels
Celebrated Goan author Victor Rangel Ribeiro on ... how I wrote my
first (and second) novel(s). An interview in Porvorim, Goa. May 31,
2008. By FN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNp_pvej3ek

VRR ON WRITING: Creative non-fiction
Creative non-fiction? Is it fact or fiction? Does it exist at all? How
does one write well and readably? Victor Rangel Ribeiro, writer and
former journalist, narrates his view at a May 2008 interview in Alto
Porvorim (Goa), a former Portuguese colony on the west coast of India.

VRR ON WRITING: Getting Into Journalism
Prominent Goan writer, novelist and former journalist Victor Rangel
Ribeiro, an enthusiastic octogenarian who spends time between NY and
Goa and mentors youngsters here, talks about his experiences with
journalism in India and the West. Many an interesting tale from a
fascinating story-teller here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg4aRLzGAEs

VRR ON WRITING: Mentoring people in writing
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, novelist and former journalist, explains the
tips and tricks of mentoring people into the world of writing. He
tells what works, and what doesn't....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijkS54ebtKU

VRR ON WRITING: My advice to newbies
Prominent writer and former journalist offers advice to newbies
wanting to enter the field.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjiYOnegV7c

The Froth Estate? Where is Goa's media going? A union perspective...
Long-time journalist and Goa Union of Journalists' chief Suhasini
Prabhugaonkar (now with Gomantak, and who earlier wrote for Sunaparant
under her maiden name of Sunita Dhempe) explains issues facing the
media in Goa... She has been at the helm for two years in succession,
and for four annual terms in all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ZTKGq8diU

Other brief videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha
-- 
Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist
http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490