At CyMap, a Lens free microscope launched by UK Cancer Research Scientists. It has won the first prize of the Medical and Health category is “ The Engineer’s Technology and Innovation Awards” on Friday Dec 4th. This cell imaging system is very compact, used to quantify the medical samples in research laboratories.

The CyMap technology employs light to illuminate cells which provide light diffractions that can also be completely recorded by a single optical detector. It enables to researchers to find the number of cells in a sample.

According to their research consultant, “CyMap can transform existing systems by enabling imaging capability where it was past too expensive, and open the door to the creation of amazing new stand alone devices”.

The technology of CyMap lens-free microscope is robust, cheap and simple. It’s having become more sophisticated in helping doctors and scientists to understand cell changes. CyMap was developed in the research to monitoring the cell movements like cancer cells and also be used in diagnostic settings. It is currently available to be licensed through Cancer Research Technology (CRT) – Cancer Research UK’s commercialization and development arm.

In order to secure a peaceful arrangement in the Middle East, trade unionist has decided to boycott Israeli goods. A report on Palestine and Israel assembled by the senior members who visited the troubled area has been published by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

The massive deaths caused by the Israeli military attacks on Gaza have led the trade union to take such a drastic decision. The trade union representatives met Israeli politicians and trade unionist and Hamas leaders. They were shocked at the condition of the Palestinians. Basic human rights were denied to the people. Discrimination was evidently prevalent all over. Unemployment has risen to almost 80%.

The ICTU delegates requested the Hamas politician to end the rocket attacks on Israel. They were deeply moved by the conditions of people in Palestine and have felt an urge of pushing for international action. They have already had a talk with the US and the UK.

Expert have found the similarities between Mumbai and Lahore attack to cities evidence to show that terrorist were changing tactics going for commando style after suicide bombings. Intelligence division of network police department have done a study of the terrorist styles and said there was evidence of shift in technique from suicide bomb to commando style with small team of trained people with heavily armed operatives.

The newyork city police commissioner Raymond said that we are paying very close attention to this trend.Kelly also pointed out other similarities of choice of location that is dense ,relatively unprotected urban areas where the terrorist can establish strategic choke points to the response of authorities.He said that we also know some of the detailed pre attack carried out in both attacks .Same both set of attackers coordinated their movement closely with the use of basic technology like cell phones in Mumbai and small battery powered two way radios in Lahore.Both groups were calm,no hurry and methodical .They also carried food and drugs to increase their stamina and performance.In Mumbai the terrorist used cocaine to stay awake.

Even though India stressed on gains from a biberal H-18 visa regime new delhi has said that granting of such visas are right of United states.H1-B is not a problem that India and US can negotiate and discuss.This is not the part of bilateral and it cant be by definition said the foreign ministry shiva shanka menon at the end of his visit with the US officials.

He said that H1-B were mentioned in the conversation and we discussed the situation.We were told what the current policy is for the united states to decide and we talked about it.

The rest is in the hand of US to decide about it.Issue of US visa is American sovereign function.There was a Question for menon on the restriction imposed on H1-B visa holders in the stimulus package.And it is not for us to tell the US what their policy is going to be or reverse.But when it effects outs we have to mention them what we are thinking about it.For the answer to the Question Mr.menon said there is a problem of free of movement of person and it is an issued which is being discussed consistently.It is the discussion between the partners and it is their decision to take .This will be true whether we change our immigration regime or whether they do it.