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Cloud Computing? Sounds geeky, isn't it? Actually it's not for the user but yes, of course, for providers. Some of the recent activities of the IT majors like Google, IBM, HP etc related to this phenomenon have seen a reprise from myth to reality. It has already existed among us as a service through software packages but not really with infrastructures and platforms. Now we will see it in reality with the proper blending of Infrastructures, Platforms and Softwares.

Just looking into your own space, what is hidden in you. From where comes this life? From where comes this consciousness?

New York: Male circumcision is a cost-effective means to prevent the spread of HIV, according to a new United Nations-backed report, which found that one HIV infection could be averted for every five to 15 procedures performed on heterosexual men.

Nutrition is an input to and foundation for health and development. Interaction of infection and malnutrition is well documented. Better nutrition means stronger immune systems, less illness and better health for people of all ages. Healthy children learn better. Healthy people are stronger, are more productive and more able to create opportunities to gradually break the cycles of both poverty and hunger in a sustainable way. Better nutrition is a prime entry point to ending poverty and a milestone to achieving better quality of life.

New York: Otherwise healthy people infected with the H1N1 virus do not need to be treated with antiviral drugs, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today as it issued new guidelines in the use of the drugs against the pandemic.

NEW DELHI: 'Naanu Gandhi', a children's film in Kannada, has won international recognition for the manner in which has used a unique contemporary story to keep alive the relevance for all ages of the message of Mahatma Gandhi, a question has clearly begun to perplex Indians more than sixty years after the death of the man who led the nation to independence, and who left an indelible mark.

Breastmilk is natural and perfect food for the baby. WHO recommends that all infants should be fed exclusively on breastmilk until they are six months of age and continued to be breastfed till two years or beyond along with the introduction of adequate complementary foods after six months of age.

New York: Breastfeeding offers babies a lifeline during emergencies, the head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed as World Breastfeeding Week kicks off today.

Timely countercyclical fiscal measures contribute to shortening the length of crisis episodes by stimulating aggregate demand. Fiscal expansions that rely mostly on measures to support government consumption are more effective in shortening the crisis duration than those based on public investment or income tax cuts.