http://apletters.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Anil Prasad en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:48:42 GMT 2009-12-28T19:48:42Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977571089   A saturated classroom study setup.   Development of formal classroom study setups are now in a saturated situation. In most places further development of infrastructure for conventional . . . Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977571089 Anil Prasad 2009-01-22T07:00:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977514342 A Transnational Qualification Framework (TQF) is a developing system of framework for educational qualifications that would be recognized internationally. A Qualification Framework is primarily . . . Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:56:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977514342 Anil Prasad 2008-11-22T04:56:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977114514   Dear friends,   Even though we are all trying to make our planet a peaceful place to live, the situation is worsening day by day. Why? The question will definitely bring in silence for . . . Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:17:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977114514 Anil Prasad 2007-09-12T05:17:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018053 It's like a dream Half revealed and Half unrevealed   Gives a feel that's familiar Still remains to be Unfamiliar always   Seems to be near But remains to be Far…far…away . . . Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:47:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018053 Anil Prasad 2007-06-02T14:47:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976871329   I enjoy writing short stories. But certainly I do not follow any systematic writing plan hitherto. For me, story writing is some thing like an occasional exploration to my inner self. Dreams, . . . Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:25:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976871329 Anil Prasad 2006-12-28T08:25:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976870539 A sincere tribute to all my past years   Dreams... They gave me expectations;   Expectations... They led me forward.   Experiences... They gave me wisdom;   Wisdom... It . . . Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:51:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976870539 Anil Prasad 2006-12-27T15:51:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976867865             Merry Christmas       And       Happy New Year       From       Spectra   . . . Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:57:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976867865 Anil Prasad 2006-12-22T09:57:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976865605   Transportaion in Metro Cities   In the 1st article we have discussed the general nature of the metro cities. Now let us go to specific issues, starting with the issue of transportation. . . . Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:39:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976865605 Anil Prasad 2006-12-19T09:39:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976864551     From small groups in the forest to the villages; from villages to little towns; from little towns to cities; from cities to metro cities - yes the civilization grows, they say. But really . . . Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:16:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976864551 Anil Prasad 2006-12-18T05:16:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976863432 Yet another email of today. This time it is not a joke, but a serious thought of Saint Vivekananda. I think it is proper to share with u as we are getting ready to see off 2006 and welcome 2007. When . . . Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:33:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976863432 Anil Prasad 2006-12-16T14:33:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976863410   I would like to share the joke I just received via eMail   *** An apple a day Keeps the doctor away   .....if the doctor is handsome Throw the apple away ***   Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:43:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976863410 Anil Prasad 2006-12-16T13:43:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861816   Delegation of authority is a widely discussed term in governance as well as business. Though the intended activities under delegation are more or less same in business and governance, the means . . . Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:10:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861816 Anil Prasad 2006-12-14T14:10:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976860866   The Anesthetist signaled okay. The patient was shifted to the operating table from the amphitheatre. The Junior Doctors waited for the crash-landing of Prof. (Dr.) Narendran, their Department . . . Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:56:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976860866 Anil Prasad 2006-12-13T08:56:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858899 I.     INTRODUCTION This contains a briefing on the experiences of international workshop on EQUIP (Effective Quality Undetaking and Improvement Process)  held at INTAN Main . . . Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:54:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858899 Anil Prasad 2006-12-11T09:54:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858248 This is the technical details contained in the white paper that I have presented in an eGovernance Workshop a few months back. As eGovernance initiatives are being implemented by Governments all over . . . Sun, 10 Dec 2006 13:26:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858248 Anil Prasad 2006-12-10T13:26:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976857080   This article is supplementary to the article on Bureaucracy that is being discussed. Almost all the Governments in the world are implementing Good Governance initiatives to save its citizens from . . . Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:51:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976857080 Anil Prasad 2006-12-08T17:51:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976856847   Bureaucracy is derived from the word bureau used from early 18 the century. It refers to an office or workplace. The term bureaucracy came into use shortly before the French revolution of 1789. . . . Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:55:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976856847 Anil Prasad 2006-12-08T12:55:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976856218   Matthew Arnold was the most influential critic among the Victorians. For him ‘literature is a criticism of life'. Arnold did not limit the term criticism to literary criticism, for him . . . Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:53:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976856218 Anil Prasad 2006-12-07T16:53:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976856011     By word meaning Information and Communications Technology (ICT) means the study or business of developing and using technology to process information and aid communications. ICT covers . . . Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:36:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976856011 Anil Prasad 2006-12-07T11:36:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976855990   A major development that holds the full attention of management today is Total Quality Management (TQM). It tries to meet or exceed customer expectations. TQM is a strategic way for revamping . . . Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:25:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976855990 Anil Prasad 2006-12-07T10:25:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976855363   Modern societies are called ‘Societies of organizations'.  All the institutions like religious centers, educational institutions, hospitals and business enterprises affect our lives . . . Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:47:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976855363 Anil Prasad 2006-12-06T16:47:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976855276   Death is always an interesting subject of poetry. A lot of beautiful poems, that depicts the philosophical beauty of death, are here in our gather community also. My memories go back to the college . . . Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:26:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976855276 Anil Prasad 2006-12-06T15:26:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976854190   IT was raining heavily out side. An unexpected thunderbolt banged.  Power went out.    Mad winds pounded the doors and windows.  Normally he liked the untamed forces . . . Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:23:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976854190 Anil Prasad 2006-12-05T11:23:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976849315   He sat in the Metro train to the airport with a swollen heart. His mind hesitated to give up hope and his eyes scanned each metro station for her. She was his childhood friend. He met her again . . . Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:56:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976849315 Anil Prasad 2006-11-29T06:56:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976848591   Yesterday she had a dream about him. He was seen injured and lain unconscious on the stone bench of a park that was seemed familiar to her. He was her classmate in high school. He was always kind . . . Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:53:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976848591 Anil Prasad 2006-11-28T11:53:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976840646 It was the hardest winter in his memory. He shivered heavily in the piercing winter wind as the full Moon peeped through the pale yellow sheath of snow. The view of the village in the yellow moonlight . . . Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:06:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976840646 Anil Prasad 2006-11-17T11:06:28Z