Gabe, for the second day in a row, one of the digest versions I receive from GoaNet has been exclusively from you! Thank you for keeping us informed and providing impetus for discussion. Also, thank you for being sensitive to concerns from everyone on this list and modifying your tag line to accomodate those sensitivities.
Jose, claiming to be a 'non-expert' in Konkani (regardless of the script), gave us translations for 'Thank-you' in Portuguese and Hindi, both of which have words to express gratitude without invoking divine blessings. Bosco brought up other examples of how greetings for 'Good Morning' and 'Good Night' also implore supernatural intervention. Were these phrases developed after the Portuguese introduced the concept of 'One God' to the local population, who I presume, were predominantly Hindu at that time? Reading so much about our mother tongue on this forum, can a language be considered to be 'religious'? Are there no other Goan atheists in the world? Getting to the reason for this post, is it too mundane to ask the Dept. of Veterinary Services and Animal Husbandry in Goa how they propose to 'seal' the borders against migratory birds, which have been a significant mode of transmission of the H5N1 variant of avian influenza. I posted a long comment by Maneka Gandhi about the impending avian flu issue to GX without giving credit but here is a link to the online version http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=2006012114033373 Shukria, Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. --------------------- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:47:27 +0000 From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Goa Admin asked to seal borders for entry of birds Animal Husbandry Minister Fransisco Pacheco said..... "Not a single bird would be allowed to enter the state and strict check would be kept on the borders to prevent their entry," Pacheco said. --------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
