Re: [Goanet] ABBE FARIA'S SERMON IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL

2005-09-04 Thread Sonia Vaze
Venantius J Pinto wrote: Dear Sonia, My personal opinion is that the overall design sensibility in India is somewhat outdated. Design is something that one lives and not merely apes. In this regard the Dutch stamps are very well designed. However,if ones goes to the the philately section at the

Re: Re: [Goanet] ABBE FARIA'S SERMON IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL

2005-08-31 Thread Sonia Vaze
Venantius J Pinto wrote : The line portrait on the site - www.abbefaria.com would make an intriguing image on a stamp- perhaps, a narrow vertical. It would workwell either in gravure or in mixed technique printing (the IPT avoidsthis) - engraving with gravure. I have a feeling the drawing is by

[Goanet] Re: WGKF-GU Biodiversity

2005-08-31 Thread Sonia Vaze
Miguel wrote: WGKF has signed a five year Memorandum of Understanding with Goa Univeristy to plant and maintain the trees. This barren patch of the plateau [which was wooded/forested in the 1960s as per aerial photographs with Dr.S.G.Torne, the first Head of Botany Dept. at Goa Univeristy and

[Goanet] Re: Zero-plastic shopping...

2005-08-23 Thread Sonia Vaze
Vidyadhar Gadgil wrote : The only way to tackle this problem meaningfully is to zero in on the producers, and make them responsible for the plastic they produce. The two main offenders are mineral water and carbonated water manufacturers. Why can't legislation be brought in, making them

[Goanet]Re: WGKF - Support Goa University

2005-08-14 Thread Sonia Vaze
Alfred de Tavares wrote : Sonia, dear, perhaps, dear Wendel could help evolve mentalities. His hoardings are by far the hugest and do tend to overpower a sizable portion of Goa's ... trees sight,smells,shade and fruits ... . Alfred, Just truing to help a little.. Dear Alfred, On

[Goanet]Re: WGKF - Support Goa University

2005-08-13 Thread Sonia Vaze
Alfred de Tavares wrote : Sonia, dear, perhaps, dear Wendel could help evolve mentalities. His hoardings are by far the hugest and do tend to overpower a sizable portion of Goa's ... trees sight,smells,shade and fruits ... . Alfred, Just truing to help a little.. Dear Alfred, Yes,

[Goanet]Re: WGKF - Support Goa University

2005-08-10 Thread Sonia Vaze
Miguel wrote : Advertising has evolved. The understatement is in, the flaunting on large hoardings is passe. When you see the trees and enjoy the sight,smells,shade and fruits just bless the ones that thought of the trees before they thought of what they will get out of it. That will be

[Goanet]Re: WGKF - Support Goa University

2005-08-03 Thread Sonia Vaze
Chowgule and Company is giving earthmoving machinery totally gratis while Ses Goa will develop the area around the Library and develop two of the four traffic islands while SBI develops the third traffic island on the stretch of the Bambolim-to-Dona Paula road that passes through the Goa

[Goanet]Re: Dumping of garbage

2005-07-28 Thread Sonia Vaze
No more dumping in Curca, say residents: The apathy of the government in dumping garbage on the Curca plateau without treating it seems to have caused havoc in the surrounding area. Water that was accumulated at the dumping site had seeped into the wells, in low lying areas, contaminating them.

[Goanet]Re : ABBE FARIA

2005-07-26 Thread Sonia Vaze
May 31, 2006 will mark the 250th birth anniversary of Abbe Faria. Perhaps, incorporated in this YearÂ’s World Goa Day should be the initiative to urge the Indian Postal authorities into issuing a stamp to mark the historical event and the singular significance of this illustrious Goan.