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Israel sends army reservists into Gaza battle

2009-01-11T23:49:00.001-08:00

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli leaders trying to find a knockout blow against Hamas militants defying a 17-day-old assault on the Gaza Strip have sent army reservists into battle.

With the Palestinian death toll nearing 900 and international pressure for a ceasefire mounting, Israeli forces might launch a full-scale attack on Hamas smuggling tunnels on Gaza's border with Egypt, and perhaps a wider urban operation.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met late on Sunday and decided to tighten pressure on Hamas, Israeli media reported.

Livni told Army Radio that the Gaza offensive had "restored Israel's deterrence" and "created a new equation ... which says that when our citizens are attacked we respond with force."

She declined to say when Israel would end its assault.

RESERVISTS

Busloads of Israeli reservists headed south toward Gaza on Sunday as fighting raged on in the Hamas-ruled territory in defiance of a U.N. Security Council demand for a ceasefire.

The reservists had been held back while Israeli leaders ponder an all-out ground offensive on Gaza's towns and cities to try to destroy Hamas's ability to fire rockets into Israel.

Such a move would risk higher Israeli military casualties as well as even heavier losses among the 1.5 million Palestinians packed into the tiny coastal enclave with no escape route.

Israeli warplanes have repeatedly bombed the so-called Philadelphi corridor along Gaza's 15 km (nine mile) border with Egypt, sometimes using "bunker buster" munitions that explode underground and cause shockwaves to try to collapse the tunnels.

"We are continuing to operate to restore calm to the south and to create a situation of effective action along the Philadelphi corridor," Barak told visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the defense ministry said.

"We are determined to achieve the goals we have set for ourselves at the beginning of the operation, and are in parallel examining the diplomatic course as well," Barak said.

Israel, which rejected last week's U.N. ceasefire resolution as unworkable, wants a halt to rocket attacks and measures to stop Hamas from rearming via the cross-border tunnels.

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said his Islamist group would not consider a ceasefire until Israel ended its air, sea and ground assault and lifted its blockade of Gaza. A Hamas delegation is in Cairo for talks on an Egyptian truce plan.

Western and Israeli officials said diplomats were discussing a broad internationally assisted monitoring system to help Egypt stop weapons smuggling and intercept rocket shipments.

Please Do Not Dial !

2009-01-11T23:01:00.001-08:00

Please circulate the message:-

IF SOME ONE ASKS YOU TO DIAL #09 or #90, Please Do Not Dial This When Asked, Please circulate URGENTLY. New Trick of Terrorists to Frame Innocent People! If you receive a phone call on your Mobile from any person saying that they're checking your mobile line, and you have to press #90 or #09 or any other number.. End this call immediately without pressing any numbers. Friends there is a fraud company using a device that once you press #90 or #09 they can access your SIM card and make calls at your expense. Forward this message to as many friends as u can, to stop it. This information has been confirmed by both Motorola and Nokia. There are over 3 million affected mobile phones. You can check this news at CNN web site also.

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Regards..
Ravindar

Free Download Windows Search 4.0

2008-12-22T21:24:00.000-08:00

Windows Search 4.0 lets you perform an instant search of your computer. Windows Search 4.0 helps you find and preview documents, e-mail messages, music files, photos, and other items on the computer.

The search engine in Windows Search 4.0 is a Microsoft Windows service that is also used by programs such as Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Office OneNote 2007. You can use this search engine to index a program's content and to obtain instant results when you search in a particular program.

Windows Search 4.0 includes the following improvements:

Support for indexing encrypted documents of local file systems
Reduced affect on Microsoft Exchange when you index e-mail in online mode, and there is no local cache (.ost)
Support for indexing online delegate mailboxes
Support for client-to-client remote query to shared indexed locations
Improved indexing performance
Faster previewer updates for Windows XP
Per-user Group Policy settings
Windows software updates for Watson errors
Support for the following new enterprise Group Policy objects:

Computer policies

Prevent adding Universal Naming Convention (UNC) locations to index from Control Panel
Prevent customizing indexed locations in Control Panel
Prevent automatically adding shared folders to the index
Allow for indexing of encrypted files
Disable indexer back-off
Prevent clients from querying the index remotely
Allow for indexing of online delegate mailboxes
Prevent adding user-specified locations to the All Locations menu
Enable throttling for online mail indexing

Per-user policies

Prevent adding UNC locations to the index from Control Panel
Prevent customizing indexed locations in Control Panel
Prevent indexing certain paths
Default indexed paths
Default excluded paths

Windows Search 4.0 packages include the following:

The Group Policy template (Search.adm or Search.admx /l) for managing Group Policy objects that span multiple versions of Windows Desktop Search and Windows Search
The Add-in for Files on Microsoft Networks for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 packages

This add-in is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

918996 Availability of the Windows Desktop Search add-in for Files on Microsoft Networks

This add-in lets Windows Search index redirected "My Documents" folders. This add-in also lets Windows Search index shared items on remote networks. By default, this add-in is included for supported 32-bit operating systems.

When you install the Windows Search 4.0 packages, you also install the following items:

XmlLite

For more information about XmlLite, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

915865 The XmlLite update package is available for 32-bit versions of Windows XP with Service Pack 2

914783 The XmlLite update package is available for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

IFilters

For more information about IFilters, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

915800 A hotfix is available for Windows Desktop Search document IFilters in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

Windows Search 4.0 supports the following operating systems:

32-bit versions of Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
64-bit versions of Windows Vista with SP1
32-bit versions of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or a later version
64-bit versions of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or a later version
32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 with SP2
64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Home Server

The Windows Search 4.0 installation process automatically upgrades Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 2.6 and later versions of WDS. If you are running a version of WDS that is earlier than WDS 2.6, use the Add or Remove Programs tool to remove the earlier version before you install Windows Search 4.0.

Note To install Windows Search 4.0 successfully on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, Terminal Services must be running on the computer. Also, Terminal Services must be running for Windows Search 4.0 to function correctly. By default, Terminal Services is configured to start automatically. However, it may have been disabled manually or by third-party software. If Terminal Services is disabled, the installation of Windows Search 4.0 will fail with error code 643.

To determine the status of Terminal Services, and start the service if it is disabled, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then press ENTER.
Locate Terminal Services.
If the Status of the service is not set to Started, right-click the service, and then clickProperties.
In the Startup type list, click Automatic, click Apply, and then click Start.

Note If the installation of Windows Search 4.0 was not successful because Terminal Services was disabled on the computer, you can now restart the installation of Windows Search 4.0.

For Windows Search 4.0 administration and troubleshooting guides, visit the following Microsoft Technet Web sites:

Windows Search 4.0 Administrator's Guide
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/f98696ed-6e3e-47b7-ab38-511439bce7ae1033.mspx?mfr=true

Windows Search 4.0 Troubleshooting Guide
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/84c1c305-baaa-4352-b55a-45daaebf18df1033.mspx?mfr=true

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the 32-bit Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 package now.

Note The 32-bit Windows Vista package and the Windows Server 2008 package contain resources for 36 languages.

Download the 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 package now.

Note The 64-bit Windows Vista package and the Windows Server 2008 package contain resources for 36 languages.

Download the 32-bit Windows XP package now.

Note The 32-bit Windows XP package contains 22 stand-alone language installers. This includes English.

Download the x64-based Windows XP package now.

Note The 64-bit Windows XP package contains 10 stand-alone language installers. This includes English.

Download the 32-bit Windows Server 2003 and Windows Home Server package now.

Note The 32-bit Windows Server 2003 package and the Windows Home Server package contains 22 stand-alone language installers. This includes English.

Download the x64-based Windows Server 2003 package now.

Note The 64-bit Windows Server 2003 package contains 10 stand-alone language installers. This includes English.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

For more information about Windows Search, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/default.mspx

The Multilingual User Interface Pack for Windows Search 4.0

The MUI package for Windows XP and for Windows Server 2003 contain an English (EN-US ENU) package installer that also contains resources for the following 30 languages:

Brazilian Portuguese (pt-BR PTB)
Bulgarian (bg-BG BGR)
Chinese – Simplified (zh-CN CHS)
Chinese – Traditional (zh-TW CHT)
Croatian (hr-HR HRV)
Czech (cs-CZ CSY)
Danish (da-DK DAN)
Dutch (nl-NL NLD)
Estonian (et-EE ETI)
Finnish (fi-FI FIN)
French (fr-FR FRA)
German (de-DE DEU)
Greek (el-GR ELL)
Hungarian (hu-HU HUN)
Italian (it-IT ITA)
Japanese (ja-JP JPN)
Korean (ko-KR KOR)
Latvian (lv-LV LVI)
Lithuanian (lt-LT LTH)
Norwegian - Bokmål (nb-NO NOR)
Polish (pl-PL PLK)
Portuguese (pt-PT PTG)
Romanian (ro-RO ROM)
Russian (ru-RU RUS)
Slovak (sk-SK SKY)
Slovenian (sl-SI SLV)
Spanish (es-ES ESN)
Swedish (sv-SE SVE)
Thai (th-TH THA)
Turkish (tr-TR TRK)

The Windows Search 4.0 MUI installation process automatically upgrades the earlier versions of the WDS 2.6 MUI and later versions of the WDS MUI. If you have an English version of Windows and the Windows MUI and if you have an earlier version of WDS that was a stand-alone non-English installation, use the Add or Remove Programs tool to remove the earlier version before you install the Windows Search 4.0 MUI.

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Multilingual User Interface Pack for Windows Search 4.0 Preview for Windows Server 2003 (KB940157) package now.

Note The MUI for Windows Server 2003 contains resources for 30 languages.

Download the Multilingual User Interface Pack for Windows Search 4.0 Preview for Windows XP (KB940157) package now.

Note The MUI for Windows XP contains resources for 30 languages.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

APPLIES TO

Windows Vista Service Pack 1, when used with:

Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, when used with:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, when used with:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Desktop Search
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Home Server

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Why Sex Decreases After Marriage- The Solution is here

2008-12-20T06:44:00.001-08:00

Not all couples experience an exponential drop in their sex lives post marriage- or so I hear. I'm still waiting to meet the couples that continue vigorous and enjoyable sex lives throughout their marriage-with each other, affairs don't count!

For all the men who feel betrayed and the women who feel underwhelmed about the loss of sexual encounters within their marriage, it really is normal, not great, but normal. I can't believe how many men are puzzled and angry because they expected sex to still be on the uppermost section of the couple's list of priorities after marriage. Although, women can be known to put sex on the back burner, but usually because we have all burners going at once, typically thinking about 20 things simultaneously. Sex gets shuffled around on our to-do list; kid gets sick, and sex just jumped several items down on that list or maybe it leaped off the list altogether. Some people even think marriage itself is the culprit for the lack of sex- as if a few vows lower sex drive. If you are puzzled by what decreases the sex life between couples, here's a few hints.

Children- Duh! Especially Babies

Ok, this is the obvious, but still worth mentioning. Children have a huge impact on a couple's sex life. I remember a repetitive conversation/arguments my husband and I had during the many ensuing months after our daughter was born. Our dialogue would go as follows:

Husband: "So am I going to get some (sex) tonight"?

Wife/Me: "Well if that line alone doesn't get me in the sack, what will (heavy sarcasm)? Certainly not a massage, foot rub, you cooking dinner, or you putting the baby to sleep..."

Husband: "Ok, I get the point".

Wife/Me: "I can't believe you have time to think about sex when all I can think about is the luxury of taking a shower or eating lunch one of these days."

The wife is left feeling resentful and the man feels inadequate because he wants some of the precious time his wife spends on the baby. Men can get bogged down from the extra pressure that comes with being a father, but the negativity will only increase if you want your wife to put you before the baby or if you have any other unrealistic expectations from her. While men feel the pressure of fatherhood, a woman is going through much worse. She is learning how to balance time for herself, baby, and husband (and job in many cases).

Another secret I'll let the men in on; Make it easy for your wife to be with you. Don't remind her how long it's been since you've had sex, schedule for a pre-agreed upon babysitter for time alone with her, and insist that your wife has time for herself sans baby or children. Women get consumed, even obsessive, with their role as a mother and if she doesn't get to be by herself for decent periods of time, she will forget the woman inside her- leaving that identity for the role of supermom.

Women have a bottomless reserve of giving, and giving, for their children- it's an instinct. A man will say he is tired and plop himself on the sofa, done with his day. But a woman will keep on giving to her children, past the point of exhaustion. She may not have anything left, but somehow if her children need more or are sick, she digs deep down in her bottomless reserve and gives more.

The problem is the husband wonders why she can't find it within her to give more (i.e. sex) to him- why will she not go above and beyond for his needs? That's not a fair question for men to ask. No competition- sorry guys. Like I mentioned before, if you give her time away from the kids, it will be easier for her to separate her womanly/wife identity from her mother role. If husbands are expecting their wives to easily shut off their mother role once the kids are asleep, he'll be disappointed. Give her time, on a weekend or during the day sometime, to shut off the mother role- when she is not exhausted already. And don't expect to get sex the first week or so of giving her more outings by herself- be patient and show her this is genuinely time she deserves, no strings attached. Even if you're hoping for some sexual favors sometime down the road, you should still be sincere about helping her detach from the kids a little.

Where's the Person I Married?

Aren't we all guilty of accusing our spouses for changing after we marry them? Sometimes it seems they change so much, we lose some of the initial attraction we felt for them. Or maybe we changed so much that our attractions varied as well.

The way a woman views her man is crucial to her sexual feelings toward him. A woman feels most attracted to a strong (not necessarily physical, perhaps stable) and supportive man- even if a woman is strong and independent and earns her own way, she still wants to know her man represents a safe place to fall. Women have an ideal in their head, from the time they were little girls, about the man they will marry. While it's important for women to give up their man in the fairytale, it's also important for men to know what makes their wife attracted to them most and up their game, so to speak, in that category. If she is attracted to your child-like boyishness, find places to go where you can play.

It's complicated in the way that love is unconditional, but realistically, attraction is conditional. We can't give up or let ourselves go. There is nothing in the marriage vows about being eternally attracted to your spouse- sad but true.

Men seem to complain a lot about their wives’ body changing after marriage, usually gaining weight. If you pressure her or concentrate on this aspect too much, then she will withdraw further away from the bedroom, and consequently your chances of sex diminish. Women are very mental/psychological creatures, especially concerning sex. They realize when they've gained weight and it effects them mentally. The best thing to do is be an example- stop eating junk around her or focusing activities around eating. Women want to feel close to their husbands so they will partake in activities or even bad habits, like late-night snacking- just to spend time with you. If she gets her connection by eating with you, then she won't need to engage in other connections, such as sex.

Competition of Needs

There may come a time when your partner says I want less sex or more sex. You would like to acknowledge your partner's needs, but they aren't compatible with your needs or maybe you feel like you can't give more sex unless you get some of your non-sexual needs met.

Typically, women have emotional, spiritual, and psychological needs that must be met before she welcomes the idea of sex with her husband. If her needs are not met, sex decreases or becomes dissatisfying. But how does each partner get their needs met when one is not willing to give unless given to?

The sex is only a symptom of what's really going on in the relationship. First, the needs should be communicated in the most respectful way with your partner- no attacking or blaming. Then work on a give and take program- you ask for a date night or a massage (whatever you deserve or helps you feel connected) from your partner and you will give him a favor (of his reasonable choice) in return. I have to say this works to get things going again and proves to one another that giving and taking is possible. Scorekeeping like this isn't a long-term solution, but it works during the lulls and low points.

Effort

Yep, it takes effort to have a sex life with your spouse, and even more effort to have a good one. Not much spontaneity and lusty encounters anymore. Couples are surprised at the effort involved to just get away from their routine to have sex or quality time that might lead to sex. Sex doesn't just happen when married. Many men are introduced to the idea of fulfilling their wives sexually. Sooner or later if she is not also fulfilled, sex becomes another chore for her, then you can count on her dragging her feet and procrastinating her way into the bedroom. Three minutes is not enough for a woman to even get undressed, let alone turned on.

Men, put out effort, and your wife may put out too. Since spontaneity and lust are pre-marital luxuries, romance is the replacement now that you're married. What is your wife's definition of romance? In addition, pour on the romance occasionally without even attempting to get her in bed. This will demonstrate you have no ulterior motives for being romantic- it's a deed done for the favor bank.

Women's effort should begin with herself- make the effort to get dressed up periodically or do something special for yourself. Seriously, take the time to do something that makes you feel more attractive. For me, that's reading or watching a romantic or sexy book or movie. A little fantasizing does a woman's brain wonders. Now that I am a stay-at-home mom I can't justify spending much money on my wardrobe, but once a month I buy a new outfit or some item of clothing, and wear it, maybe even on date night with my husband, to feel good about myself. Also, exercise gets your blood flowing to all you areas (wink, wink)- even if your goal isn't losing weight, it releases feel-good hormones, which help in other areas of you life (ie. sex life). I really think a woman's sex life is reflective of the effort she puts into herself. Yes, I know it's easier said than done and that's why we call it effort.

It's Not All About Sex

So what are some ways to get things going without sex?

Masturbate together
Make-out in a parking lot
See a romantic or steamy movie together
Go to one of your favorite date places before you got married
Talk dirty (over the phone or email is good)
Touch each other more
Try a new activity with your spouse- you may see them in a new light

For additional information, visit Dr. Laura Berman's website http://www.drlauraberman.com/public/askdrberman.aspx. She regularly answers and discusses marital issues involving sex.

India running out of terrorist attack control

2008-12-04T23:11:00.000-08:00

Just guess, your bag has been picked by somebody. You are just watching the thief and you have nothing to do at that moment. Seeing you are crying yourself silly, he stops and listens you sympathetically. “I have been summoned by the boss,” he tells you. “If I find the thief on my way, I will catch him and get back your bag,” he adds helpfully. Meanwhile, the cop on the other side has vanished.

Its really a wretched situation. You can see the thief and you can’t do anything about it. You only have a number of non-options and this leaves you virtually paralyzed. You curse your luck that the bag contains the month’s salary. Now magnify this crime a hundred times over.

Friend! It’s not just that you have lost your bag with month’s salary. It’s matter of your life and security. The killer has already mowed down thousands and coming towards you. You may have many ways of stopping him but each option will come with scary side effects. You face the same paralysis- inducing dilemma, leading to a sense of helplessness.

That’s really the predicament of the government in the wake of the Mumbai carnage – it knows the killers, knows where they were trained, who were the trainers, their links with the sections of ISI, and much more. Yet it doesn’t know what to do next.

Let’s get into the full story. Pieced together after talking to people who are in thick of it.

The Indian government feels the attack this time was meticulously planned, with the help of top intelligence inputs and professional. It thinks that its unlikely the Indian fishing trawler Kuber was hijacked. A well planned attack mission like this would not depend on the off-chance of hijacking a boat for it’s success, Rather the Indian crew of the boat were probably mixed up in smuggling and got sucked into this deadly game. And paid with their lives.

The Indian government knows the attack organized by Pakistan related communities. In fact, the Pakistan government does not deny this. Even now when Asif Ali Zardari is telling Larry King that the terrorist attackers are “stateless people”, he isn’t saying they are not Pakistanis. Earlier, foreign minister shah mehmood Qureshi, who was in India when the attack took place, told the media he was willing to send the ISI chief for joint probe, signaling that he believed the attackers were Pakistanis.

The ISI was telling the civilian government to get off. Meanwhile, the Pakistan army sounded a warning about an Indian military buildup along the border. Media close to the army like “Pakistan Observer” and “Frontier Post”, and some TV channels played up this alleged buildup.

What is in our hands? Let us see what will be happen in the next phase of this current situation.

Economics and Information Technology (IT)

2008-11-02T09:57:00.000-08:00

During the 1990s there were three back-to-back events that stimulated investment in information technology: telecommunications deregulation in 1996, the “year 2K” problem in 1998-99, and the “dot com” boom in 1999-2000.The resulting investment boom led to a dramatic run-up of stock prices for information technology companies. Many IT companies listed their stocks on NASDAQ. The following figure depicts the cumulative rate of return on the NASDAQ and the S&P500 during most of the 1990s. Note how closely the two indices track each other up until January of 1999, at which point NASDAQ took off on its roller coaster ride. Eventually it came crashing back, but it is interesting to observe that the total return on the two markets over the eight years depicted in the figure ended up being about the same.

This figure actually understates the magnitude of technology firms on stock market performance, since a significant part of the S&P return

was also driven by technology stocks. In December 1990, the technology component of the S&P was only 6.5 percent; by March, 2000, it was over 34 percent. By July 2001, it was about 17 percent. A prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist described the dramatic run-up

in technology stocks as the “greatest legal creation of wealth in human history.” As subsequent events showed, not all of it was legal and not all of it was wealth. But the fact that only a few companies succeeded capitalizing on the Internet boom does not mean that there was no social value in the investment that took place during 1999-2001. Indeed, quite the opposite is true. One can interpret Figure 1 as showing something quite different from the usual interpretation, namely, that competition worked very well during this period, so that much of the social gain from Internet technology ended up being passed along to consumers, leaving little surplus in the hands of investors. Clearly the world changed dramatically in just a few short years. Email has become the communication tool of choice for many organizations. The World Wide Web, once just a scientific curiosum, has now become an indispensable tool for information workers. Instant messaging has changed the way our children communicate and is beginning to affect business communication. Many macroeconomists attribute the increase in productivity growth in the late 1990s to the investment in IT during the first half of that decade.

If this is true, then it is very good news, since it suggest we have yet to reap the benefits of the IT investment of the late 1990s.

TECHNOLOGY MAKES BLIND TO SEE THROUGH “BIONIC EYE”

2008-09-04T11:49:00.001-07:00

Technology is running after the inventions that are being made on the "HUMAN EYE".

There may many reasons for natural blindness, the reasons will differ from patient to patient and its very tough task to research on such a complicated organ. But a small success in this regard can change the can change the blind's life drastically and that's the reason why these research is going on for the past 20 years.

"LIGHT" in their "LIFE"