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Picasso: The Early Years, 1892-1906

NGA - 27-07-2009 10:27 GMT-0000
Pablo Picasso's impact on the history of modern art has been profound. His early development was complex and innovative, constituting a subject of surprising depth. This exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of Picasso's art before cubism, from the academic and realist work of his youth to his emergence as a brilliant stylist in late 1906.

CHANGE IN DRUG TREATMENT REDUCES HIV INFECTION IN NEWBORN BABIES

Special correspondent - 23-07-2009 08:16 GMT-0000
New York: Mother-to-child HIV transmission rates can be dramatically cut with the administration of a cocktail of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs over a longer period of time to pregnant and breastfeeding women, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) announced today.

Workers' remittances have no impact on economic growth

Dr Gyan Pathak - 22-07-2009 10:31 GMT-0000
While it is undeniable that remittances have poverty-alleviating and consumption-smoothing effects on recipient households, an IMF study shows that, at best, workers' remittances have no impact on economic growth.

ENDING RIVER BLINDNESS POSSIBLE WITH COMMONLY-USED DRUG

Special correspondent - 22-07-2009 09:11 GMT-0000
New York: Eliminating river blindness is feasible with ivermectin, a commonly-used drug that has contributed to significantly controlling the disease in endemic countries, according to evidence published today in a United Nations study.

Sleep requirement for various species

Science correspondent - 21-07-2009 12:45 GMT-0000
A living being needs to sleep to rejuvenate itself. However, it has been debated for a long time as to how much a living being requires to sleep. After much research, biological scientists have come to the conclusion that total average sleep requirements of various species differ upto great extent - ie a brown bat needs a sleep time of almost 20 hours per day while a giraffe needs only two hours.

How EL-Nino affects monsoons

Science correspondent - 21-07-2009 12:01 GMT-0000
The name El-Nino comes from the Spanish for 'the little boy'. It is usually noticed around Christmas time in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of South America.

All the Way to the Top of the Corporate Ladder

Jobsbridge - 20-07-2009 13:22 GMT-0000
Getting to the top of the corporate ladder is everyone’s dream. However don’t wait for a miracle to happen to take your career to the pinnacle. You have to work hard and think strategically to make your perception meet reality.

Take Control of Asthma

NHLBI - 20-07-2009 10:41 GMT-0000
New Guidelines from the NHLBI’s National Asthma Education and Prevention Program use the latest research to help you take control of your asthma symptoms and reduce the effects of the disease on your life. Your goal should be to feel good, be active all day and sleep well at night. All patients with asthma should accept nothing less.

ALL ABOUT GURUS

Dr Ramananda Prasad (IGS) - 20-07-2009 08:37 GMT-0000
The contact of great souls who have realized the truth is very helpful. Reading scriptures, giving charity, and doing Saadhanaa alone may not give God-realization. A God-realized soul can awaken and kindle another soul. But, no guru can give a secret formula for Self-realization without His grace. It is said that human birth, faith in God, and the help of a sadguru come only by His grace.

Real gurus are hard to find

There is an abundance of false gurus
Swami Ramsukh Das - 20-07-2009 08:16 GMT-0000
There are four types of gurus : the real guru (SadGuru), the fake guru, the universal guru (ParamGuru), and a guru (subject matter expert, teacher) which are discussed in this article by Swami Ramsukh Das. It is being reproduced here for the benefit of people who are being cheated by the so called Guruvad. - Editor