http://vinodsailes.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Vinod Sailes en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:27:00 GMT 2009-12-31T19:27:00Z 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=281474977878868 Time and again news reports and editorials have appeared in the media with highlights on the life and activities of M.F.Husain .  Husain is an Indian citizen and a painter by profession. There . . . Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:32:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977878868 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-31T08:32:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875870 I am sharing with Gather friends some piece of humor that was received through mail :       Zailsingh decided to write the MBA exam. He . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:22:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875870 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-29T14:22:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864715 URGENT MEDICAL WARNING Alert!! - Medicine Removal By Terisa Truesdell Hello All, Please read and copy this notice to the people you love. This is not a matter to be taken lightly. This . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:04:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864715 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-22T10:04:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864693 DANGER OF PIG MEAT/PORK (BABI) FYI No more 'zhu zha tang' or yummy 'bak kut teh'... The following is from Dr. Lee Say Fatt, I believe you should read this. Pork Awareness (read this . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:01:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864693 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-22T10:01:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864684 DANGER OF COKE & PEPSI (SOFT DRINKS) AND WE DRINK THIS STUFF!   Coke & Pepsi     ALARMING FACTS!!!   The average pH of soft drinks, e.g. Coke, Pepsi is pH . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:59:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864684 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-22T09:59:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864681 HONEY & CINNAMON vi It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:57:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864681 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-22T09:57:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864676 SALT THE CURE OF PAIN I believe that most of your moms always tell you to drink a glass of salt water/rinse your mouth with salt water if you have a sore throat because salt can reduce inflammation. . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:51:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864676 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-22T09:51:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864675 CAUSES OF CANCER The number ONE killer in Singapore is cancer (followed by Heart Disease & Stroke). Not all cancers are the same. 1/3 is curable. 1/3 is preventable. 2 factors of cancer . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:50:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864675 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-22T09:50:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864672 Tips -  how to stay young Research has found that people who generally live longer do so partly because of good habits.  Here, Dr Vernon Coleman and others provide some of the . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:46:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864672 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-22T09:46:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864670 Health Tips - Super Fruits Kiwi : Tiny but mighty This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber.  It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange. . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:44:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864670 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-22T09:44:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864669   I post below certain tips received by me through mail from a one-time colleague of mine who is a Catholic Priest namely Fr. M. M. Joy sdb. Miracle Cure For Anything That Ails You . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:41:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864669 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-22T09:41:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849241 Nobel Peace Committee in Oslo has, for once come under severe criticism from various quarters, more especially the media that is taking a swipe at its latest bombshell.  Indian media is not far . . . Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:38:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849241 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-12T05:38:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845763 World’s Smallest Fish The world’s smallest fish has been discovered in the peat swamps of the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. The picture on the right shows its size against a . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:20:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845763 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-09T12:20:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845759 Fourteen year old Khagendra Thapa Magar would have to wait for another four years before he can be considered the world’s shortest man after an initial submission of becoming the world’s . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:17:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845759 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-09T12:17:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845748 14-year old Khagendra Thapa Magar shown in the picture with another boy is only 50 centimetres(20 inches) tall and has been submitted to the Guinness world record as the world’s smallest . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:07:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845748 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-09T12:07:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833458 As a young seminarian at Our Lady’s House Higher Secondary School, Bandel Church, Hooghly P.O., West Bengal, India, I had the singular privilege of listening to the life and works undertaken by . . . Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:23:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833458 Vinod Sailes 2009-10-01T08:23:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821785 Suspended in isolation at a distance of approximately 94.5 million miles away from the closest star namely the Sun hangs our blue planet Earth. A unique planet harboring life since millions of years, . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:31:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821785 Vinod Sailes 2009-09-22T13:31:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796913   The world is beset with countless nerve-racking problems, natural as well as man-made. Global warming, recession, melt-down, border disputes, cross-border terrorism, nuclear insecurity, . . . Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:06:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796913 Vinod Sailes 2009-09-02T10:06:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789716 Every man, from every walk of life, profession or disposition, nurses an innate instinct of respect for the dead. Of course, it is another matter if, at the first sight, one may feel a sort of repugnance . . . Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:14:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789716 Vinod Sailes 2009-08-27T11:14:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977787000 Are we alone?  This is a question that man has been grappling with, ever since news and rumors floated by individuals and groups, both reliable and unreliable, about sightings of unidentified objects . . . Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:23:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977787000 Vinod Sailes 2009-08-25T10:23:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770460 When a topic of paramount importance like Law & Judiciary is tossed on to the corridors of Gather, no eye-brows are raised.  No one feels even an itch to refute what is written. No cursory glance . . . Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:32:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770460 Vinod Sailes 2009-08-12T08:32:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763383 The moment you step out on to the road, be sure, you are being watched by hundreds of people from different walks of life viz. businessmen, professionals, educated, uneducated  besides of course, . . . Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:24:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763383 Vinod Sailes 2009-08-05T10:24:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977757483     2700 different languages spoken in the world Today, there are more than 2700 different languages spoken in the world, with more . . . Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:39:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977757483 Vinod Sailes 2009-07-31T05:39:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752090 Hard-work, devotion, dedication, patience, spirit of denial, sacrifice and to top them all, perseverance.  Virtues in abundance.  You name them. He has them all – the Devil! If there . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:03:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752090 Vinod Sailes 2009-07-27T13:03:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752070 One more installment of my comment on the Afzal sentence, which is being put up for Gather Members to view: Protests against Afzal death warrant continues [ 28 Sep, 2006 ] SRINAGAR: Protests continued . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:28:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752070 Vinod Sailes 2009-07-27T12:28:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727095   Child Care & Development Foundation CCDF A-163, Risal Garden, Najafgarh Road, Nangloi, New Delhi-41 Website: www.childcare.org.in Phone: (011) - 28363268 . . . Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:42:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727095 Vinod Sailes 2009-07-02T07:42:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727090       Child Care & Development Foundation CCDF A-163, Risal Garden, Najafgarh Road, Nangloi, New Delhi-110 041 India Website: www.childcare.org.in . . . Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:31:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727090 Vinod Sailes 2009-07-02T07:31:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724102 On several occasions I have made comments on the fate of Mohammad Afzal who was condemned to death for his involvement in sheltering the terrorists who took part in the parliament shoot-out.  In . . . Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:48:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724102 Vinod Sailes 2009-06-29T04:48:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714410   CCDF When a recession hit world is struggling to limp back to normalcy, what means this crusade aimed at enlisting " Sponsorship for Education of Street Children "? Child is an . . . Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:57:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714410 Vinod Sailes 2009-06-18T08:57:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669972 Late Ayatollah Ruhalla Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa in the name of Salman Rushdie, way back in February 1989. The fatwa never got implemented.   Ironically, Khomeini's own Allah issued . . . Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:34:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669972 Vinod Sailes 2009-04-30T08:34:42Z