*** Goanet News Bytes * Aug 25, 2005 * Maharashtra bans plastic bags ... Composting works at Campal

2005-08-25 Thread Goanet News Service
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*** Goanet News Bytes * Aug 24, 2005 * Four days later, a survivor comes home from the jungle copter crash

2005-08-25 Thread Goanet News Service
## # Don't just read the news...discuss it. Learn more about Goa via Goanet # # Goanet was setup in 1994 and has spent the last decade building a # # lasting Goan non-profit, volunteer-driven network in cyberspace.

*** Goanet's 11th Anniversary - August 25, 2005

2005-08-25 Thread Herman Carneiro
## # Don't just read the news...discuss it. Learn more about Goa via Goanet # # Goanet was setup in 1994 and has spent the last decade building a # # lasting Goan non-profit, volunteer-driven network in cyberspace.

[Goanet] Goanet's 11th Anniversary - August 25, 2005

2005-08-25 Thread Herman Carneiro
Dear Goanetters, Goanet celebrates its 11th anniversary today -- August 25, 2005. On behalf of the Goanet Admin team, I'd like to thank all our members for making this possible. Goanet had a humble beginning in 1994 with only 20 members. Today, Goanet is *the* public forum of choice for

Re: [Goanet] Re: Roman script Konkani... in new form

2005-08-25 Thread Bernado Colaco
Not to be gofhy please install PT (Portuguese) in your system to get the ortography. B. Colaco , renamed as The Crimp of Konkani? Eugene Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

[Goanet] THE DOG WATCH

2005-08-25 Thread Francis Lobo
THE DOG WATCH Francis Lobo Bird Watching is not for me --- I cannot walk with my nose in the air, life has taught me to keep my eye on the ground. [There is the modern hazard of slipping on a banana skin thrown by competition.] So I decided on Dog Watching during my walks in the park in

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * Aug 25, 2005 * Maharashtra bans plastic bags ... Composting works at Campal

2005-08-25 Thread Goanet News Service
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[Goanet] Resurrection Song revives Gospel spirit in GenX

2005-08-25 Thread Goanet News Service
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1470186,0047.htm Resurrection Song revives Gospel spirit in GenX Asian News International Panjim, August 23, 2005 A Biblical play acted out in the famous tourist resort of Goa by a group of youngsters has given a totally new dimension to the different

[Goanet] French Day at Xavier's

2005-08-25 Thread St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce - Mapusa -
French Day at Xavier's French is the language of the future , said Mrs. Anuradha Wagle, lecturer in the Department of French of Goa University addressing recently students who had assembled for the French Day celebrations at St. Xavier's College, Mapusa. The occasion was marked by a

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * Aug 24, 2005 * Four days later, a survivor comes home from the jungle copter crash

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[Goanet] E-mails

2005-08-25 Thread doreen mendes
To Whom It May Concern: Without my consent, I have been sent so many e-mails from goanet - thus hotmail has deleted several important e-mails which I didn't make copies of I don't have time to waste. I am furious. Doreen C. Mendes

[Goanet] PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE TODAY AND TOMORROW

2005-08-25 Thread St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce - Mapusa -
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE TODAY AND TOMORROW St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, in association with Fundacao Oriente, is celebrating a day dedicated to Portuguese Language and Culture in the College Hall on 3rd September, 2005. The theme for the occasion is Portuguese Language - Today and

[Goanet] Koslich Malis Nastana

2005-08-25 Thread Daniel F.de Souza
Koslich Malis nastana (Chuk suddharni) 22ver Agostache hanvem voir dil'lea mathalea khall ek lhan lekh boroun 'Goanet ani Konkani forum toxench Gulf-Goans' heam kaim mailing listancher pattoil'lo. To lekh GULAB ani THE GOAN REVIEW hea don konkani masikancher attaplolo aslo. Eka borea

Re: [Goanet] Women's Fronts

2005-08-25 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Anthony M Barreto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great Philosopher Hiraclitus was wrong. Some things never change. Ten years back I had written a piece for Gomantak Times that read 'women fronts for fukot publicity.' Well I still believe in myself. Mario muses: Hiraclitus said, There is

[Goanet] GOA Assembly Session:CM Rane speaks on law and order

2005-08-25 Thread Goa Desc
- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/

[Goanet] GOA - acronym

2005-08-25 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
The most famous GOA stands for is Gulf of Alaska. That's lesson 101 for every sailor and Pacific fisherman. :=)) Gulf of Alaska is also important for those cruising the northwest GOA is also important for those in the oil tanker business Kind Regards, GL Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha From:

[Goanet] India's monsoon season draws Arab guests

2005-08-25 Thread Goanet News Service
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05235/558052.stm India's monsoon season draws Arab guests Tuesday, August 23, 2005 By Yasmine El-Rashidi, The Wall Street Journal PANAJI, India -- Haya Bin Hammad's smile faded as she stepped off the plane here to start a family vacation. Her Barbie umbrella was

[Goanet] Roman Script Movement (RSM) in Goa

2005-08-25 Thread konknni kendra
THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR B. B. Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim GOA - 403 521, INDIA (0832) 2415857, 2415864 e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website:www.tskk.org Do you know RSM? It stands for Roman Script Movement. Why RSM? Roman script Konkani was the foundation on which Konkani was recognized by

[Goanet] Cornel DaCosta... on items on Goanet (from http://www.gonvoice.org.uk )

2005-08-25 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA Amidst the hype and excitement about World Goa Day and about its origins, Ancy S. D'Souza Paladka provides a brief but interesting article on Konkani Day celebrations held in Mumbai. In several related articles there is a very

[Goanet] Re: Children's telescope for Goa - Aug 27 event, San Francisco Bay area

2005-08-25 Thread George Pinto
Hi Santosh I am thrilled to read you are involved with Association of Friends of Astronomy. Not that the group needed any more credibility but a renowned scientist like you further validates the great work they are doing. I am glad Goa Sudharop is doing its bit to give them a telescope. In

[Goanet] Email ID

2005-08-25 Thread thaddee
Hello, I would appreciate if somebody could assist me by providing with the Email ID of Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao. - Original Message - From: Goanet News Service [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet-news@goanet.org Sent: 23 August, 2005 00:58 Subject: *** Goanet News Bytes * Aug 22,2005 *

[Goanet] For Goans in the UK

2005-08-25 Thread rene barreto
0 MONEY TIPS http://us.f531.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=69_23069813_613473_1971_10171_0_45625_26629_198804355Idx=1YY=46532inc=200order=downsort=datepos=0view=ahead=bbox=Inbox O MAJOR TESCO

Re: [Goanet] Panchayat elections in Velim

2005-08-25 Thread armstrong augusto vas
results are laredy out On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 Shamine Coutinho wrote : Is there any news about the recent voting done in Velim(Cutuband) for the position of the Panch ?

[Goanet] Calling Jaime X. D'Mello

2005-08-25 Thread Mario Goveia
I am trying to reach Jaime X. D'Mello to congratulate him for the simple Konkani Tutorial called Teach Yourself Some Konkani to be found at the URL: http://www.goa-world.com/goa/konkani/ When I emailed him at the yahoo.com address on the URL I found that it bounced back to me with the caption

RE: [Goanet] CAN you help a Goenkar ?

2005-08-25 Thread Dominic
Hi Goenkar Sanfu, My name is Dominic Ferrao and I was in US a few months back, on short term - precisely St.Louis, Missouri. We stayed at a place called 'Day's Inn' (its got branches all over the US.)for a week (economical too) - In the mean time, we looked out for apartments online. This is the

[Goanet] RE: Free Thoughts on World Goa Day

2005-08-25 Thread George Pinto
Thank you Lig and Vic. George --- Ligorio Soares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well said. lig From: VICTOR RODRIGUES [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [World Goa Day] Re: Free Thoughts on World Goa Day Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:50:23 -0500 George,

[Goanet] From: Roberta Menezes in response to Venantius Pinto

2005-08-25 Thread kaleon
From: Roberta Menezes in response to Venantius Pinto Way to go Mr. Pinto. I couldn't have said it better myself. Roberta, a forum is where you hold discussions not criticise others. Also keep your fires for the kitchen, it would serve better there. Best Regards Louise

[Goanet] CAN you help a Goenkar ?

2005-08-25 Thread rene barreto
ooo CAN you help a Goenkar ? 88 Dear Renee, My wife, kids I, have just received our US DV permanent residency visas, plan to relocate to the US (preferably Houston) in January '06.

[Goanet] The Goan may go out of Goa but the Goa will not go out of the Goan !

2005-08-25 Thread rene barreto
0 The Goan may go out of Goa but the Goa will not go out of the Goan. O The Goan may go out of Goa but the Goa will not go out of the Goan. World Goa Day

Re: [Goanet] Further insights into WGD

2005-08-25 Thread rene barreto
--- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So how much more can one do? Rene Barreto and WGD through their web writings encourage Goans to write and be creative artists. But somehow we cannot complete the loop. Perhaps one needs some influence. :=)) In case you may wonder, Amchi

[Goanet] Sania cruises into quarters

2005-08-25 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Sania cruises into quarters August 25, 2005 12:07 IST India's tennis ace Sania Mirza beat Israel's Shahar Peer 7-6, 6-1 to move into the quarter-finals of the $75,000 Forest Hills Women's Classic in New York. Sania, who is ranked 50th in the WTA Tour rankings, will next face Italy's

[Goanet] True Goans have a snooze!

2005-08-25 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=08232 Navhind Times on the Web Siesta Time Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005. BESIDES fish-curry rice, football and the fiery feni, have you ever wondered what is the other single thing that is so dear to the heart of a Goan? Yes it is

Re: [Goanet] reactions to posts

2005-08-25 Thread cornel
Hi Eugene, Some netters have been forced to send posts privately because, in my experience, posts do get rejected rather inconsistently on this forum. A simple reply of thanks to one who provided an answer to a query can most unexpectedly be deemed to be a private response and face rejection.

[Goanet] Re: Roman script Konkani... in new form

2005-08-25 Thread Eugene Correia
Since the Dalgado Konkani Academy hasn't said anything regarding the new Roman Konkani script, it's fair to assure the body has accepted the script. Like Fred, I too am totally taken by surprise by TSKK's about turn or rather a change in direction, from first pushing from a devnagiri script to now

[Goanet] Re: PROMINENT INDUSTRIALIST MR, V D CHOWGULE turns 90

2005-08-25 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Hi Godfrey JI: I'm not sure the caste origins of those named below are particularly relevant in discussing business achievement. What is the point you're trying to make? Other than the obvious reality that the big guns in the world of business came from diverse backgrounds? gonsalvesgodfreyji at

Re: Re: [Goanet] Konkani Day celebration at Meera Road, Mumbai

2005-08-25 Thread Ancy S. D'Souza Paladka
Dear Colaco, We Mangaloreans use both the words Dis and Diwas. But Dis may be better than the word Diwas. Dev Borem Korum, Ancy Ancy Salvadore D'Souza, Paladka Url: http://www.konkanifoundation.com/ancy Photographs: http://ancy.fotopic.net/list_collections.php

Re: [Goanet] Roman script Konkani... in new form

2005-08-25 Thread Ancy S. D'Souza Paladka
Dear Fred, TSKK has done a good job by modifying Roman script of Konkani as it is easy to write and to pronounce. With the modifications now even Mangaloreans too have come forward use Roman script for Konkani. Dev Borem Korum, Ancy ___ Ancy Salvadore D'Souza, Paladka Url:

Re: [Goanet] If you're a VSNL user...

2005-08-25 Thread Vincente Fernandes
If one wants internet access for a month what is the best plan available in Goa. If 1 month plan is not available can that be used by anybody in goa or can the unused plan mintues or offer give away to somebody? Can someone care to explain what are the Prepaid SIM Cell Phone offers available in

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: The changing landscape

2005-08-25 Thread Bernado Colaco
More fiction (R. Goswami). Just give us 24/7 power and electricity. We do not need to be near hubs. B. Colaco India is being reshaped by globalization, technology and innovation into one of the genuine players in the world economy, and our small state is a mere air hop from some of

Re: [Goanet] Children's telescope for Goa - Aug 27 event, San Francisco Bay area

2005-08-25 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We invite our Goa Sudharop supporters to send their donations to purchase a telescope for this program for our “Year of the Child” contribution toward science education in Goa. I would strongly urge folks to do this. Mr. Percival Noronha and the