*** Goanet Reader: Save Konkani from Konkaniwadis... a plea against puritanism

2005-10-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
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*** Goanet News Bytes * Oct 3, 2005 * Goa's great land loot....

2005-10-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
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[Goanet] Re: Musings on crossing a hundred....

2005-10-02 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
On Sat, 2005-10-01 at 22:44 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Musings on crossing a hundred For his September 9, 2005 birthday, he had the company of his children and grandchildren from Geneva, Switzerland, Perth and Montreal and Toronto. Now, doesn't that say something about Goan

[Goanet] On Opposite Sides of the Globe

2005-10-02 Thread Francis Lobo
ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE GLOBE Francis Lobo Those who advocated globalization probably didn’t realize that those on the other side of the globe would see everything upside down. I came to Udaipur from Los Angeles, where everything is new fresh.

[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Outubrachi 3ri, 2005!

2005-10-02 Thread domnic fernandes
Doieallponn sarko aslelea poros chodd molachem. Thodde pavtti eka zonnak goroz nhoi eke porzollit montichi ji uloita punn eka sosnnik kallzachi jem aikota. (To be kind is more important than to be right. Sometimes all a person needs is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a patient heart

Re: [Goanet] The married priest (I'm married to one)

2005-10-02 Thread Viviana
Hello Cornel - I'm quite pleased to see this post - married Priesthood is near and dear to my heart! I'm married to a priest and I've known for probably 15 years, thanks to an article in Time magazine, that there are HUNDREDS of married RC priests in the US functioning with full Vatican

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * Oct 3, 2005 * Goa's great land loot....

2005-10-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
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[Goanet] DOWN MEMORY LANE -- KPA DECEIT

2005-10-02 Thread godfrey gonsalves
Nearly a decade ago perhaps no one at that historic meet which witnessed a mammoth gathering on 14th November 1985 at the Azad Maidan Panaji (incidentally that was Children' Day and the birth day of India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru) DEMANDING RECOGNITION TO KONKANI LANGUAGE

[Goanet] Re: Tips for a comfortable railway journey in India

2005-10-02 Thread Vivian D'Souza
Thanks Lawrence for some excellent tips. A few of my own practical tips to add to yours 1. Smile, greet your fellow passengers, as they will more than likely be with you for the duration of the trip. Getting to know them, helps, especially if you are travelling alone,

[Goanet] Reliance Logistics and Konkan Railway...

2005-10-02 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
See http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200510030325.htm The Hindu News Update Service Monday, October 3, 2005 : 0200 Hrs Business Reliance Logistics aims Rs 2000 cr. yearly growth Mumbai, Oct. 3 (PTI): Earning Rs 2,000 crore per annum through its logistical operations, Reliance Logistics

Re: [Goanet] Re: PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WRIT PETITION NO.3 OF 2005

2005-10-02 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
In 1998, environmental NGOs and citizens formed the Goa Environment Federation (GEF). At the first GEF meeting in June 1998, the problem of plastic waste disposal was highlighted as a major environmental problem facing Goa by no less than five NGOs as well as several citizens in written

[Goanet] Nature of Goa's government

2005-10-02 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Philip, I was hoping someone would respond to your interesting comment. But since no has done so, let me take your bait. Goans can stay in their balcao contemplating the three-ring circus in government in Goa and India. Yet in the short span of about 40-60 years, Goa and India have made

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Save Konkani from Konkaniwadis... a plea against puritanism

2005-10-02 Thread English Books Al-Ahsa S/R
*** Your mail has been scanned by InterScan. ***-*** Hello Joseph It was nice reading your article. You are right when you say that even English language has accept words and vocabularies from other languages and they are there in the dictionaries. Goans as

[Goanet] Re: Travel to Goa - a query from Spain

2005-10-02 Thread jose colaco
--- Thelma . wrote: Dear Dr. Colaço : I have just read your recommendations on precautions to be taken regarding various diseases when travelling to Goa. I am travelling to Goa at the end of the year for a couple of weeks with my daughter, son-in-law and little baby who will then be 17

[Goanet] The married priest

2005-10-02 Thread cornel
Very recently, I attended, a Roman Catholic wedding ceremony in London. It was between the daughter of a close Managlorean friend and her English groom. At the church service, the English priest seemed remarkably humorous in his advice to the couple and he also seemed incredibly well informed

[Goanet] RE: Save Konkani from Konkaniwadis... a plea against puritanism

2005-10-02 Thread jose colaco
Joseph Zuzarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] The proponents of the different types of Konkani should take a look at the English language. Every year the language keeps growing by the simple process of adding new words from other languages, including regular incorporations from Hindi and other Indian

[Goanet] Windows XP Konkani Language Interface Pack

2005-10-02 Thread SACHIN FILINTO
Hi Frederick, Here is some information you might want to distribute out (For windows xp users). Last week Microsoft released a language pack for konkani(devnagiri script). It can be downloaded from

Re: [Goanet] Disappeared on oherald.com?

2005-10-02 Thread Bernado Colaco
Constantino thanks for find the article B. Colaco --- Constantino Xavier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Bernardo, is this the article which you say disappeared on Herald website? ___ Yahoo!

[Goanet] Do you have small personal jobs to be done in Mumbai?

2005-10-02 Thread joseph fernandes
I came across the following advertisement, in The Examiner and reproduce the same, for the benefit of our members. Quote NRI/Out-of-Towners Dont come down to Mumbai for your small personal jobs. Contact us instead. [EMAIL PROTECTED] unquote Joseph Fernandes Mumbai NB: I do not vouch

[Goanet] Remedial Teaching Or Money Spinning? (Bindu Vaz)

2005-10-02 Thread Goanet Reader
Remedial Teaching Or Money Spinning? By Bindu Vas, SAR NEWS There are two types of birds that are found in the desert. The vultures -- that look for dead and rotting meat. They thrive on such food. The other is the hummingbird -- which looks for desert blossoms on cacti and other plants. It

[Goanet] RTO districts in Goa

2005-10-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Does anyone know what are the RTO (regional transport) districts in Goa? I think there are more numbers than GA01 or GA02. Please see below and add the information if possible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RTO_districts_in_India#Goa Regards, FN --

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Save Konkani from Konkaniwadis... a plea against puritanism

2005-10-02 Thread Goanet Reader
Joseph Zuzarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] The proponents of the different types of Konkani should take a look at the English language. Every year the language keeps growing by the simple process of adding new words from other languages, including regular incorporations from Hindi and other Indian

[Goanet] Kator re bhaaji

2005-10-02 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
Thanks to Isabel de Santa Rita Vaz and Cecil Pinto, and ... at a different level, to Dom Martin ... the story of one of the greatest Goans, Abbe Faria, is now being remembered and written about. However, while almost all stories carried in the local print media refer to his dad, Caetano

[Goanet] Mae Ti Mae! - Bab Lino Dourado- hache Mae-k Bhettovnni!

2005-10-02 Thread Silviano Barbosa
Dedication to Mothers! Mae ti Mae Aiz Lino Bab Dourado-hachi Mae-chea mornachea nimtan ho mhozo supurlo lekh haunv amche sogle Mae-ank bhettoitam. Adleo Mae-om gharant kam kortaleo pun aplea bhugeank bore bhaxen voir kaddtaleo, bori dekh, bore gunn xikoun ani xikpacher ton-mon-dhon dovrun.

[Goanet] MONORAIL: DELHI MAY LEAVE GOA STANDING

2005-10-02 Thread Philip Thomas
Delhi seems to be going full steam ahead on a monorail project. It appears to be veering towards Japanese technology for this purpose with Hitachi being the front runner in the race to bag the project. Since 1964, Japan has reportedly built 11 monorail systems for mass transit in its cities,

[Goanet] What are we painting black? Goa or it's Government?

2005-10-02 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
See http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/october/120096.htm Goa: Plastic in the neighbourhood too By: A Mid Day Correspondent October 2, 2005 Dear Editor, I am surprised to read about the alleged cleanliness of Goa and its plastic free policy (Sunday Mid Day, September 11, 2005). At the

[Goanet] A Goan's unusual path to success in New York

2005-10-02 Thread VABaliga
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/magazine/02martins.html October 2, 2005So the Jains, They Have a Problem With Beef in the School Lunches. Who They Gonna Call? By SUKETU MEHTA It was the night of this year's New York primary, and when a billionaire like Mayor Michael Bloomberg holds a

[Goanet] OBITUARY - ANTONETA DOURADO (Utorda - Goa]

2005-10-02 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
OBITUARY Antoneta Dourado (Utorda-Goa) Beloved wife of Martinho Filipe, mother/mother-in-law of Roque/Ignesia, Vincente/Celeste, Lino (Kuwait)/Conception, Xaverinho/Virgilia (Germany) - expired on 2nd October 2005. Funeral will be held on 4th October 2005 at 3:45 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes

[Goanet] Boost cashew production through better seed

2005-10-02 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, It would be nice if our dear Chief Minister took time to read the Project Report prepared for the Government of Goa in 1995 when Mr.Vivek Rae was the Agriculture Secretary of Goa. The report has everything in it that needs to be done for the crop. A Cashew Cell headed by an Assistant