[Goanet]Konkani Ek Ankhi Nattkuleanchi Spordha-Kuwait

2003-10-12 Thread lino dourado
Jahir Kollovnni Kuwaitche Konknni machier ithias rochpi 'United Club of Utorda-Kuwait, tumchea mukhar haddttat, tanchem seguid tisrem vorsavolik Konkani Ek Ankhi Nattkuleanchi Spordha. Tarik nond kelea Janerache 30ver, 2004 Nove boroipeank/digdorxpeank ut’tejon dhivpak, ek

[Goanet]This is Powerful! This is worth reading

2003-10-12 Thread Auspicio F.M.Rodrigues
Allow me to share this with you Goaneters! I am posting below the contents of an email .I received from Gerry Ward an old friend of mine who lives in Australia. [ This may get you thinking! Hope so...we let so many things (values) slip by. This has really been brought home to Jan( his wife) and I

[Goanet]11 OCT 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2003-10-12 Thread Joel De'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 11 Oct 2003 GOVT BANS SMOKING ON BEACHES: The State government has now imposed a blanket ban on smoking and spitting on beaches and bus stands/railway stations of Goa. This has been notified under the Goa Prohibition of Spitting and Smoking Act 1997, which came into

[Goanet]Why I translate proverbs...

2003-10-12 Thread Helga do Rosario Gomes
I hope that Prof. Olivinho Gomes was misquoted when he was purported to have said that the English language is not as rich as Konkani because the word sunset has several words to describe it in Konkani and only one in English. Surely a linguist and scholar of his repute could not have made a

[Goanet]Re: Rajan, the inveterate liar...

2003-10-12 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:24:46 -0700 (PDT), Goa's PRIDE www.goa-world.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is Rajan Narayan listening or rather reading all this? Just a stray thought this late Sunday evening! Gaspar Almeida www.goa-world.com Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know most Goans on

[Goanet]Rajan, the manipulator...

2003-10-12 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
So Rajan has quit the Herald, after unethically misusing its editorial columns to drum up *Cristao* support for his planned venture, the Independent Goan Observer (IGO). His Oct. 12 *Stray Thoughts* and other articles at the website www.rajannarayan,com say it loud and clear: that he will

[Goanet]Rajan, the inveterate liar...

2003-10-12 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
I know most Goans on the Net who know me personally, will wonder if I've gone nuts, to give such a subject line. But before I actually get down to jotting this post, may I draw your attention to Goa's very FIRST e-book, written by former and current working journalists who worked in Goa. Titled

[Goanet]RE:Copying Wisdom in Proverbs and Goan books

2003-10-12 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Subject: Copying Wisdom in Goan Proverbs Gilbert Lawrence responds: Copying Goan books for the cyberspace is a good idea for the greater good or is it? May I ask what the authors and publishers gain except for may be a wider audience. Is this how we want to encourage others to undertake the hard

[Goanet]Re: Copying Wisdom in Proverbs and other Goan books

2003-10-12 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 09:11:31 -0400, Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Response: Subject: Copying Wisdom in Goan Proverbs Gilbert Lawrence responds: Copying Goan books for the cyberspace is a good idea for “the greater good”. May I ask what the authors gain except for may be a wider

[Goanet]Goa Day Celebration in Houston, Texas

2003-10-12 Thread rene barreto
Goa Day Celebration in Houston, Texas by Ligorio Soares Thanks to the support and encouragement from Rene Baretto and the worldwide Goan and non-Goan community, the TIPCA community from Houston, Texas was treated to a taste of the

[Goanet]Aaaaaaaah....Sorpotel !!

2003-10-12 Thread sarabond
That was tempting Daisy !! To think of it and the mouth goes wet. But I always wondered why such a name to the delicious dish? Sorpotel ... translates to SNAKE-OIL. Is it the ingredients that suggests the name?? Specially the first six mentioned in the list of Ingredients. What ever the name has

[Goanet]Re-Goa in the World Sex Map.

2003-10-12 Thread Sanny Vaz
Re-Goa in the World Sex Map (Carlos Rodrigues 8th Oct. 2003) A few days back most of our net readers and writers were grumbling on the topic Should Prostitution be legalized in Goa well folks here we are, the way Alka Rastogi from Lucknow pronounces it, Goa already has legalized prostitution

[Goanet]Re: Konkani Proverbs !

2003-10-12 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:30:06 +0400, George [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi ! It was nice to get the golden konkani proverbs from many goenkars. Here are few more to add: - Soblle podle bait, ani koble zale nitov. - Bikareachea kotten, kaudo aglo - Natu xikoita ajeak - Chiklean fator marit, chikol

[Goanet]Teaching in Konkani

2003-10-12 Thread Miguel Braganza
The Need to spell out the language policy in education: Though there are 1,250 primary schools in the State, only 217 used Konkani as a medium of instruction as against 1,004 in Marathi. Statistics produced by Thomas Stephens Konkani Kendra, show that out of 979 government primary schools, 930

[Goanet]Wisdom in Goan Proverbs

2003-10-12 Thread Eddie
Dear Friends, I have compiled all the konkani proverbs posted on goanet till date (without the English translation). If you would like to have a copy pls drop a line on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards Eddie Verdes Jeddah (KSA)

[Goanet]Peace Concert

2003-10-12 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Goanetters, [This was meant to be an early-bird report on Friday night. Sancharnet denied me access till Saturday noon. I got through to [EMAIL PROTECTED] but the 'Rich Text ' format option that remained in default on my outlook express prevented it from getting it to you. Haste maketh