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From Frederick Noronha, a journalist in Goa, India.
Oct 29
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Checking out details of ‘A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization’ by Deltina Hay. Interesting http://ping.fm/ZeXoV

Oct 23
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Baga, beach scene.

Baga, beach scene.

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Artist and writer Silvia Braganza, widow of Aquino Braganza (a Goan who played a pioneering role in supporting the liberation struggle of Black Africa, and even dying on the plane crash that killed President Samora Machel) reads out her Portuguese poem, a tribute to the spirit of Barak Obama.

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From the tiny riverside village of Pomburpa, along the Bardez (Goa) coast, Vamona Navelcar tells his story of his work and his art. He has been based in Mozambique, Portugal and Goa, and has held individual exhibitions in Lisbon, Mampula, London, Geneva, Lourenço Marques, Goa, Macau, among other places. His works are exhibited at museums, government offices and in private collections in India, Maputo, Beira, Quelimane, Nampula, Lisboã, Abrantes, Amação de Pera, Braga, Porto, Coimbra, Rio de Janeiro, Porta Alegre, Brasilia, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Geneve, Stockholm, Macau, New Jersey, Helsinki, New Castle, Tokyo, Rijeka, Washington, Paris, Bonn, St John (Canada),Seoul, Sofia, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Cyprus and Madrid… Contact the artist at: Esvonta Building, Rua Bragança Pereira, Sta. Inez, 403001 Panjim Goa Phone +92-832-2995225

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Wine, women?

Wine, women?

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Back here…

… after ages!

Feb 09
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A striking image I came across in rural Goa (Quepem)

A striking image I came across in rural Goa (Quepem)

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The Truth in shackles: The odyssey of a Karnataka journalist, B. V. Seetharam, clearly shows how press freedom in India is a mirage, says BHAMY V SHENOY.
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Beware a friendly media: If Nitish Kumar really wants to strengthen democracy and fight corruption, he must keep friendly journalists at bay. In not giving him accurate feedback on the level of corruption in Bihar, the press is doing him a disservice, says SOROOR AHMED.
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Uma Singh: Sometimes what looks like an assault on press freedom turns out to have nothing to do with press freedom at all. The Nepali journalit Uma Singh whose recent murder in the Terai region caused outrage, was actually the victim of a property dispute, the police say. The Hoot had carried a story on her killing which said it was the consequence of her journalism.
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Nov 10
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Updating today’s photos to http://ping.fm/fI4da

Oct 27
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Bookworm (which promotes reading among children) has a blog at http://ping.fm/7Wxiw