Re: X for sha

2002-11-08 Thread Neep Hazarika
Since the x's in Assamese are pronounced the same, would it not make sense to do away with it all and have only one alphabet to represent it? Also, one whole line of ta, tha, da,.. can be eliminated. A dynamic language has to get rid of vestigeal alphabets. I tried to run this by some of the

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From kabul please assit.

2002-11-08 Thread amina ahmed
Please I need your help. I am Afganistan woman who before the activities of terrorists and the American bomb blasts (which I welcome) has a family. My family is Christian unlike the majority of Afganistians who are Islamic fanatics,but like other christians,we had to claim Islam,just to make

Re: X for sha

2002-11-08 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
and others have suggested that we should use only one XO (dontyo XO) for all the Assamese words. When we write Assamese in Roman script, we donot create three different XO for three different spellings, but we create one XO for one pronounciation. We simply wantpeople to speak

writer/researcher needs your help

2002-11-08 Thread Steve Lawler
Dear Colleague, I am writing to ask your help for a book I am writing about Life Practices. I am looking for examples of those simple things that we all do that are essential to expressing and maintaining our values as we face life's ups and downs - our Life Practices. What I am seeking is a bit

Re: X for sha

2002-11-08 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
*** count me in on your side here Neep :-). Makes a lot of sense. I know Rajen also advocated the same right here in Assam net years ago. It turned out to be that I am again in the opposition (actually not, it is just too much for me to bear), C'da. Serves me right for not paying attention! I

Re: X for sha

2002-11-08 Thread Chan Mahanta
Say what Alpana :-)? Well, I got the idea, sorta-kinda, that you are on Neep's side. But the rest I couldn't figure out. Are you relapsing to the mode of complicated-speak that Nitin attempted to cure you from :-)? c-da At 8:41 AM -0600 11/8/02, Alpana Sarangapani wrote: *** count me in

re: NHRC steps in

2002-11-08 Thread deepjyoti kakati
I think its strange that the same police who could have staged the encounter are asked to protect the doctor. who is he hiding from ? if his account is true, he needs to hide from police coercion not have a grinning ACP outside his door! the press / NHRC - why hide. his safety lies now in being

Indigenous Technology in NE India

2002-11-08 Thread Sanjib Baruah
http://www.himalmag.com/2002/november/briefs.htm BRIEFS In currency Necessity being the mother... and all that, ingenuity is an impor-tant component of a survival kit in the developing world. And in the northeast of India, being even more developing than most, this

Assam Flood Relief

2002-11-08 Thread Mahesh Baishya
Dear Friends, Hope you still remember this year's devastating flood situation back home. In response to our appeal you had generously contributed money for the reliefof the flood victims. I collected a good sum of money $ 2,125.00 and sent it to AAROHI, a NGO based in Guwahati. Time to time

Prefix of 2

2002-11-08 Thread Debicharan Borah
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RE: from The Washington Post

2002-11-08 Thread Kamna Das
Hi Alpana, She did look the same to me. All i can say is that she is very beautiful, eloquent and knowledgeable.I went to hear her lecture hosted by the Asia society, there was a house packed audience and she addressed the issues very well. There were lot of youngsters of Indian origin and

RE: from The Washington Post

2002-11-08 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Thanks Kamna. And yes, yes! I do think of her very highly in every respect like you (and the article also) said..just got caught up withher still young and beautifullooks and forgot to mention those important things. :) I envy you all for being able to see all the good things that happen in

Re: Stun gun 22446

2002-11-08 Thread Stun
Title: Many Local Ordinances Prohibit Use of Stun Devices Protect Yourself Stun Gun 120,000 Volts Non-lethal

Re: NHRC steps in

2002-11-08 Thread Saurav Pathak
deepjyoti kakati said on AssamNet: + I think its strange that the same police who could have staged the + encounter are asked to protect the doctor. who is he hiding from ? + if his account is true, he needs to hide from police coercion not + have a grinning ACP outside his door! + the

Re: from The Washington Post

2002-11-08 Thread KJDeka
In a message dated 11/8/02 1:36:07 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When a leading Muslim cleric in New Delhi called on Indian Muslims to join the jihad in Afghanistan last year, Indian actress and activist Shabana Azmi, a Muslim and an appointed senator, suggested in a