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Maurten GEL 100 CAF 100 Single
Energy capsulated in a natural hydrogel. Each serving contains 100 mg of caffeine and delivers 25 grams of carbohydrates. Built with seven ingredients – no added colourants, preservatives or flavours.
Maurten GEL 100 CAF 100 Single quantity
SKU: MGC100S-1 Categories: Gel, Hydrogel, Maurten
GEL 100 CAF 100 – Product description
The GEL 100 CAF 100 contains 100 mg of caffeine – that's the equivalent of 1,5 espressos – or one cup of brewed coffee. That's a lot, compared to many of the traditional gels out there. It delivers 25 grams of carbohydrates through a unique blend of fructose and glucose (ratio of 0.8:1) which enables uptakes of up to 100 grams of carbohydrates per hour. It packs a high weight to energy ratio and doesn't contain any added flavors, preservatives or colorants. Just like all of our products, it's vegan friendly.
Use the GEL 100 CAF 100 on its own during shorter durations, or combine it with other Maurten products to ensure you have enough energy throughout your session.
WHY CAFFEINE?
Caffeine has been shown to increase alertness and reduce perceived effort. These are properties that can be beneficial in sports performance. The GEL 100 CAF 100 can be used for building up caffeine levels – on its own, together with regular coffee – or to achieve sufficient caffeine levels during activity.
Studies have shown that our bodies can make use of up to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour. Recent science has shown that the 0.8:1 fructose to glucose ratio enables even greater uptake – up to 100 grams per hour. The GEL 100 is developed by using this ratio and packs a lot of energy. One serving contains 25 grams of carbohydrates.
GEL 100 CAF 100 – HOW TO USE
Developing a nutritional strategy for races or key sessions is complex. Everyone is different –and the caffeine absorption and metabolizing rate varies between individuals. There are two key factors that are important to take into account: your body weight and if you're used to caffeine. Science suggest an intake of 3 mg of caffeine per kilogram body mass, to aid performance. But again, it's highly individual. We've developed some general guidelines on how to use the GEL 100 CAF 100, based on our own findings and scientific literature.
Gel 100, box of 12 servings


Renal calculi this medical condition is commonly known as kidney stones. It is seen in residents of hot areas with decreased intake of water or citrus juices. Stones can be single or multiple in number, size and shapes may vary according to the type of kidney stones.
Causes of kidney stones are repeated UTI infections, dietary factors such as increased intake of calcium and phosphates, food such as red meat, fish, tomatoes, spinach etc, and increased levels of uric acid and hyperparathyroidism.
Symptoms of kidney stones include renal pain which is dull aching or pricking type in the affected lower back region. Pain may also radiate from the loins to the thighs region, blood in the urine, recurrent UTI and extreme tenderness during the pain attack.
Flushing Therapy - If the stones are less than 5mm then intravenous fluids are given along with diuretics for the forced flushing of small stones.
Extracorporeal Short Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)- This is the safe and standard method followed due to its painless, simple and low cost affordability procedure. It is done following the cystoscopy. A ureteric stent is placed into the ureter on the side of the renal stone, then shock waves are generated which helps in blasting the stone. The stones get crushed and sent out by the side of the stent.
Ureteric stone - Stones when descend down from the kidneys, get impacted within the ureters leading to the inflammation of the kidneys, ureters and severe colicky pain. Treatment for ureteric stone is same as kidney stones, ESWL is done if the stones are impacted at the upper region of ureter or Flushing therapy is also followed. Depending on the area of impacted stones, fluoroscopic or ureteroscopic manipulation is also done. In case of failures with any of the above methods, then stone is removed by the open surgical method called ureterolithotomy.
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - This medical condition in seen older adults above the age of 60 years. The characteristic features of BPH are increased frequency of urination both day and night, urgency in passing the urine even for little quantity, acute retention of urine leading to enlargement of urinary bladder and blood in the urine in rare conditions. Drugs are less likely to help in this medical condition, hence surgery is adopted.
Varicocele This medical condition is characterised by dilatation of the testicular veins. It is most commonly seen in left sided testis than right. This is also one of the cause for the male infertility. They are usually painless and do not show any symptoms. The only major complication include oligospermia where the count of the sperms are less than 15million sperms/mL due to the venous congestion leading to the decreased production of sperms.


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Atradius Ireland hires head of risk
On the Move	/ 04-07-12 / by GTR
Atradius bolsters UK business development team
LiquidX and Marsh launch e-marketplace for trade credit insurance
Standard Chartered exec to lead Ed's credit, political risks and surety business in Asia
Analysis: Top 5 risks for trade finance in 2019
Coface innovation director named new ICISA president
Atradius has hired Tony Gordon as its new head of risk in Ireland. He will lead the team responsible for managing the trade credit risks of Irish businesses.
Gordon joins Atradius from Coface, where he was a risk manager for Ireland for almost five years. He has 20 years of experience in the commercial and risk sides of the industry, during which he also worked at Allianz and Marsh.
Stuart Ramsden, country manager of Atradius Ireland, comments on the appointment: "Tony couldn't have joined Atradius at a better time. We have developed a name for ourselves as the trade credit insurer that helps Irish businesses, particularly after well-publicised claims pay-outs on Superquinn, BHT and other high profile cases in recent months. As a result, we've seen a surge in demand from businesses looking to protect their receivables both at home or even entering new export markets. With 20 years in the business in Ireland and an impeccable reputation, Tony is the perfect candidate to fill our most senior Irish underwriting position and we're delighted to have him on board."
Gordon adds: "Atradius is a company committed to helping Irish trade to happen and I look forward to playing a key role in their ongoing success in this. The trade climate for Irish companies is tough, but it's good to be able give businesses some peace of mind by managing their trade credit risks – we are here to help."
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La  est une ancienne communauté de communes française, située dans le département de la Haute-Saône en France.

Elle a fusionné avec une autre intercommunalité le  pour former la communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois.

Historique
L'intercommunalité a été créée par un arrêté préfectoral du .

Compte tenu de sa faible population, l'intercommunalité a très rapidement été confrontée à des perspectives de fusion avec d'autres intercommunalités, mais les communautés de communes voisines ne souhaitaient pas l'accueillir. En effet, le Chanois était endetté pour 25 ans à la suite de la création d'un pôle scolaire alors que les autres intercommunalités n'avaient pas cette compétence

L'article 35 de la loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 « de réforme des collectivités territoriales » prévoit toutefois d'achever et de rationaliser le dispositif intercommunal en France, et notamment d'intégrer la quasi-totalité des communes françaises dans des EPCI à fiscalité propre, dont la population soit normalement supérieure à .

Dans ce cadre, le Schéma départemental de coopération intercommunale de 2011 a prévu la fusion des communautés de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois, afin de former une nouvelle structure regroupant 27 communes et environ .

Cette fusion est effective depuis le  et a permis la création, à la place des intercommunalités supprimées, de  la communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois.

Territoire communautaire
L'intercommunalité était constituée, en 2013, par les 6 communes suivantes pour une population totale de  (RGP 1999)  :
La Demie
Échenoz-le-Sec
Le Magnoray
Neurey-lès-la-Demie
Vallerois-Lorioz
Vellefaux

Organisation

Siège
L'intercommunalité avait son siège au Pôle éducatif de  Vellefaux, rue du Stade.

Liste des présidents
L'intercommunalité était administrée par son conseil communautaire, constitué de délégués des  conseils municipaux de chaque commune membres.

Compétences
L'intercommunalité exerçait les compétences qui lui avaient été transférées par les communes membres, dans les conditions déterminées par le Code général des collectivités territoriales. Il s'agissait notamment de :
 Environnement et cadre de vie : assainissement collectif et non-collectif, collecte et traitement des ordures ménagères, action de sensibilisation à la protection de l'environnement ;
 Action sociale intercommunale ;
 Actions de développement économique ;
 Équipements scolaires, culturels, socio-culturels, socio-éducatifs, activités périscolaires ;
 Aménagement de l'espace : Plans locaux d'urbanisme (PLUI), constitution de réserves foncières, programmes d'aménagement d'ensemble ;
 Développement touristique ;
 Logement et habitat : programme local de l'habitat (PLH), politique du logement social et non social ;
 Aménagement numérique du territoire ;
 Protection animale.

Régime fiscal et budget

La Communauté de communes était un établissement public de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre.

Afin de financer l'exercice de ses compétences, l'intercommunalité percevait la fiscalité professionnelle unique (FPU) – qui a succédé à la taxe professionnelle unique (TPU) – et assure une péréquation de ressources entre les communes résidentielles et celles dotées de zones d'activité.

Elle percevait également la taxe de séjour, ainsi qu'une redevance d'enlèvement des ordures ménagères, qui finance le fonctionnement de ce service.

Réalisations

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Intercommunalités de la Haute-Saône

Chanois

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We are making a small change to the timing of our GI BJJ Vancouver program. We are going to be running the class on Wednesday's from 7-8 pm. This will enable the juniors who want to do the MMA class from 5-7 pm to transition into the GI BJJ class and the adults can also attend and transition to the Muay Thai from 8- 9:30 pm.
Hayden started BJJ by taking grappling classes in high school, from then on he was hooked. His official training began in December of 2009 at Gracie Barra Jiu Jitsu School and Hayden quickly adopted Jiu Jitsu as the foundation of his daily activity; helping his focus and supporting all other aspects of his life. Hayden's teaching goals focus on conceptual learning that matches the goals and learning styles of students. Hayden believes learning concepts rather than a step-by-step process helps to make lessons more solid for students and let them follow their own path in Jiu Jitsu.
Hayden is currently a brown belt and has a wealth of experience in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ( BJJ Vancouver ) and competition.
We are looking forward to this new time slot for the GI BJJ Vancouver class, as it should help both the students and instructor attend regularly and make progress. The Saturday time slot often conflicted with tournaments and events.
You will need a Gi for the program. Below are a couple of examples of basic Gis. We do order all our Gis from www.Bushido.ca . You are welcome to click on the link to see all the color and style options to suit your taste and needs. You can order the items at the dojo. Please ask Simon Posener for details.
Thank you and we will look forward to having you join this program! OSU!
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MUMBAI: For the first time in the BMC's history, a list of independent experts has been presented by the municipal commissioner to the tree authority, as directed by the Bombay high court. The five names include two botanists from Mithibai College and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
The authority needs to make a selection of four, but the panel's members abstained from Friday's meeting, stating that they were not taken into confidence about the shortlist, and that the experts suggested by Ajoy Mehta don't have "mandatory government certificates". Upset, Mehta has decided to select four candidates from the shortlist with the help of his officials. "We will submit our final report to the high court on Tuesday," Mehta said.
The civic tree panel has powers to approve or reject a project that requires the cutting or transplanting of trees. It also decides on expending budgetary allocations on trees. The panel's members aren't paid and are mandated to meet once in 21days.
On Friday, only two of the authority's 12 political members—nine are from the Shiv Sena and the BJP—attended the meeting when it commenced around noon. According to the rule of completing quorum, the civic commissioner called the meeting again after a 30-minute break to ensure maximum presence. But the second time, not a single member attended the meet. A source said that panel members abstained as candidates they supported failed to find mention on the shortlist.
Till last year, BMC's ruling party would nominate only supporters to the tree authority as experts. But in October, the Bombay high court observed that the appointment of independent experts on the panel was mandated by law. The court asked the BMC to appoint four independent experts to the authority before project applications could be heard.
Several projects—on public and private property—got delayed for want of the authority's approval. Recently, the court reprimanded the BMC for delaying the appointment of independent members to the panel after the Metro corporation informed the court that work on the Aarey car shed had come to a halt as its application to cut over 2,700 trees was pending with the authority.
Recently, the BMC issued advertisements in newspapers, asking botanists and environmentalists to volunteer for the tree authority by becoming independent members. More than 36 people responded, after which the BMC formed a scrutiny panel under two additional municipal commissioners. It is this panel which prepared the shortlist of five candidates.


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Charis Shafer
Charis Shafer (she/they) is Grants Manager at ClimateWorks. Charis comes to ClimateWorks from the Open Society Foundations where they worked in the Office of the General Counsel as senior assistant to the general counsel and later as a legal specialist. Charis has a B.A. from New York University in art history and two Masters' degrees: one from the University of Essex in film and literature and the other from Columbia University in oral history. While not working at ClimateWorks, they enjoy cooking, long-distance running, playing the piano, and volunteering for an organization that assists in resettlement efforts for refugees from Afghanistan.


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Q: Expand whole TreeView in Silverlight How can I expand the whole TreeView in Silverlight?
EDIT: Here is the XAML :
<controls:TreeView x:Name="tv">
    <controls:TreeView.ItemTemplate>
        <common:HierarchicalDataTemplate ItemsSource="{Binding Children}">
            <CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding Visible, Mode=TwoWay}" Content="{Binding Name}"/>
        </common:HierarchicalDataTemplate>
    </controls:TreeView.ItemTemplate>
</controls:TreeView>

Perhaps using the ItemTemplate makes the ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex return null on any index?

A: First, read this post:
http://bea.stollnitz.com/blog/?p=55
Second, inherit TreeViewItem and TreeView:
public class TreeViewItemEx : TreeViewItem {
    protected override DependencyObject GetContainerForItemOverride() {
        TreeViewItemEx tvi = new TreeViewItemEx();
        Binding expandedBinding = new Binding("IsExpanded");
        expandedBinding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
        tvi.SetBinding(TreeViewItemEx.IsExpandedProperty, expandedBinding);
        return tvi;
    }
}

public class TreeViewEx : TreeView {
    protected override DependencyObject GetContainerForItemOverride() {
        TreeViewItemEx tvi = new TreeViewItemEx();
        Binding expandedBinding = new Binding("IsExpanded");
        expandedBinding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
        tvi.SetBinding(TreeViewItemEx.IsExpandedProperty, expandedBinding);

        return tvi;
    }
}

Third, binding your Model's property to "IsExpanded".

A: You will have to use TreeView.ItemContainerGenerator to get the TreeViewItem instances and set IsExpanded on those. This is slightly complex as the expansion is performed asynchronously. You can find code samples on the internet or simply use this extension method:
public static class TreeViewExtensions {

  public static void ExpandAll(this TreeView treeView) {
    for (Int32 i = 0; i < treeView.Items.Count; ++i) {
      TreeViewItem item = treeView.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(i) as TreeViewItem;
      if (item != null)
        ExpandAll(item);
    }
  }

  static void ExpandAll(TreeViewItem item) {
    if (!item.IsExpanded) {
      item.IsExpanded = true;
      item.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() => ExpandAll(item));
    }
    else {
      for (Int32 i = 0; i < item.Items.Count; ++i) {
        TreeViewItem childItem = item.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(i) as TreeViewItem;
        if (childItem != null)
          ExpandAll(childItem);
      }
    }
  }

A: TreeViewMenu.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() => TreeViewMenu.ExpandAll());
Just add this line after creating the treeview items.
thats all!

A: I know this is a bit late but I found this when looking for an answer and have since found that in Silverlight 4 you can use implicit theming to do this:
<Style TargetType="controls:TreeViewItem">
    <Setter Property="IsExpanded" Value="True" />
</Style>

In Silverlight 5 you will have to add this code to the  section to achieve this.
<Style TargetType="sdk:TreeViewItem">
    <Setter Property="IsExpanded" Value="True" />
</Style>

A: yourtreeview.ExpandAll()
EDIT: Martin indicated that the ExpandAll() method does not exist for TreeView, however, I just typed the following code in my Silverlight Project and intellisense picked up:
TreeView test = new TreeView();
            test.ExpandAll();

You can also set the TreeView attribute IsExpanded = "true" in the XAML although I am not sure if that expands the whole tree or just one level

A: I do not see, that the question is answered, since the TreeViewItem is always NULL:
TreeViewItem item = treeView.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(i) as TreeViewItem;
      if (item != null)
        ExpandAll(item);

Call UpdateLayout() on the TreeView before you try to get the TreeViewItem. That should help!

A: if you wish to do in in Xaml, it can be done using silverlight toolkit theming assembly & setting styles resource.
Code is available here:
http://bea.stollnitz.com/blog/?p=54

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Power politics weakening projects
The state has 20,000-30,000 mw of hydro-power potential but only 3,000 mw has been tapped till date
Dehradun, August 31
The Uttarakhand Government finds itself in a piquant situation on the important issue of speedy construction of hydro-electric projects that could bring in prosperity in the state.
Srinagar power project under construction. A Tribune photograph
A traditionalist to the core
Memories of his childhood often resurface in the lyrics that he pens for Hindi films; the bitter competition of the Mumbai filmdom has not erased these. It is with the great intensity that lyricist and ad man Prasoon Joshi responds to issues that he feels are in the interest of the state and its culture, still worried about the smells and sights of small towns that he feels be preserved and protected.
EARLIER EDITIONS
Female foeticide strikes roots in hill areas
U'khand players not having a ball
Despite ban, faith helps shell trade thrive
Pull of the cable car gets stronger
Jumbo march hits human wall
Farmers undone by early sowing
Climate change studies yet to come of age
Assan all set for a make over
Now, NBA to accredit technical institutes
Institutions launch war on ragging
Standing tall, still
Asia's tallest pine tree, 60.65 metres long and 2.50 metres in diameter, in the Tons Forest Division of Uttarakashi district, which fell after a storm a few years ago, has been preserved by the forest authorities
Dehradun August 31
A pine tree in the Tons Forest Division of Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand, which has long been dead, continues to be source of tourist interest, courtesy the forest authorities. Asia's tallest pine tree - 60.65 metres long and 2.50 metres in diameter - fell after a storm a few years ago. However, it has been preserved at the very site by Yamuna Circle forest officials, who despite meagre departmental resources have even created a mini-museum that has become a major tourist destination.
Kumaon Engg College renamed
Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank yesterday announced renaming of Kumaon Engineering College as late Vipin Tripathy Engineering College.
SMA Kazmi
Politics has affected power projects. The state government has had to abandon the Pala Maneri and Bharion ghati hydro-electric projects under pressure from right-wing activists who demand that there not be any power project on the holy Bhagirathi river between Gangotri and Uttarkashi.
Cost overrun and inordinate delays has plagued the Lakhwar-Vyasi multi-purpose hydel project on the Yamuna near Dakpathar. The project would produce 420 mw of power on completion.
Vijay Bahuguna, MP from Tehri Garhwal, gave a call for a bandh in Uttarkashi in protest against the decision of the Union Ggovernment to stop work on the Lohari-Nagpala project built by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) since February 2009 following the threat by environmentalist Prof GD Agarwal to resume indefinite fast.
"Politics should not determine the fate of power projects that are essential for the development of our nascent state. The Chief Minister should come out with a policy on power projects," said Bahuguna.
The Uttarakhand Government had taken over the Lakhwar project from the NHPC after work on the Pala Maneri and Bhairon Ghati projects was stopped.
Interestingly, while projects undertaken by state agencies are getting delayed, the Uttarakhand irrigation department has decided to set up a separate power corporation to build hydro-electric projects in the state.
Two key hydel projects have been allotted to the department.
The department has submitted a proposal to the state government in this regard that will be put before the cabinet for approval.
Senior irrigation department officials are hopeful that the proposal will be passed by the state government, paving the way for the department to play an important role in the construction of hydro-electric projects.
Senior irrigation department officials say since the department manages the hydro-electric projects and barrages, they are capable enough to undertake construction of hydro-electric projects that are multipurpose in nature, also catering to the irrigation needs. With a corporation of its own, the department hopes to get more contracts in the near future to develop hydel projects.
The state has 20,000-30,000 mw of hydropower potential. After the creation of Uttarakhand in November 2000, hydro-electricty is seen as a major area of development. Only 3,000 mw has been tapped till date.
The Uttarakhand Government has allocated Arakot Tyuni (81 mw) and Tiuni Plasu (72 mw) to the irrigation department.
Earlier, the department was also involved in the construction of the second phase of the Maneri Bhali project on the Bhagirathi upstream of Uttarkashi but delays and charges of irregularities prevented the state government from considering one of its own department for the job.
Now, once again the state government has reposed faith in its irrigation department which is busy preparing a detailed project report (DPR) of the two projects.
The 72-mw Tiuni Plasu is being developed on the river Tons, a tributary of the Yamuna in Tiuni area of the hilly Uttarkashi district.
The run-of-the-river project will have three units of 24 mw each and generate 273.67 million units (MU) of power at 90 per cent availability.
The head race tunnel of the project will be 4.3 km long.
The 81-mw Arakot Tiuni will come up on the Pabar river, a tributary of the Yamuna in Purola area of Uttarkashi district.
The project will have three units of 27 mw each with a 11.08-km-long head race tunnel. It will produce 404 MU of power.
But the major worry for the state government remains the Lakhjwar Vyasi project that has been much delayed. The cost of the project was estimated at Rs 141 crore only when envisaged in the seventies. But now it has shot up to Rs 4000 crore.
The state government awarded the project to its the Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam last year but there remain several hiccups with various works done by various agencies since the project was started in 1979.
An amount of Rs 247.64 crore has been spent on the project. The construction on the project began in 1979 and came to a halt in 1997, mainly owing to inadequate funds. The National Hydro Power Corporation has sought a claim of Rs 75 crore from the nigam for preparing the detailed project report (DPR) and other works.
The project is likely to produce 852 million units of power besides irrigating 40,000 hectares through the East Yamuna Canal. Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi will be the beneficiaries of the project.
The project will also help generate 75 million units of extra power from downstream projects like Kulhal, Dhalipur and Dhakrani during the lean period by virtue of its vast reservoir.
Neena Sharma
Memories of his childhood often resurface in the lyrics that he pens for Hindi films; the bitter competition of the Mumbai filmdom has not erased these.
It is with the great intensity that lyricist and ad man Prasoon Joshi responds to issues that he feels are in the interest of the state and its culture, still worried about the smells and sights of small towns that he feels be preserved and protected.
Here in Doon to receive the prestigious Shalinder Samman, Joshi emphasised on the need to preserve Uttarakhand's innocence.
Favouring selective entry for producers keen to shoot in the state, Joshi feels that in order to preserve the beauty of the state, certain places need to be kept out of bounds.
"I am in favour of restrictive entry. The innocence of a small town will be lost forever if crew from Mumbai was to descend there; it would be blatant interference in the the daily life of our people and their traditions," he says.
Quick to admit that it was his songs that brought him popularity, he says: "Though I started writing poems at age 17, it was only when these were set to music that people started noticing my works.
I did not approach people for work but after my first work with Shuba Mudgal 'Ab ke baras,' things took an altogether different turn," He said.
Joshi believes that a demanding audience can bring in the best in people and force producers and lyricists to come out with good work. "At times I am surprised at the utter lack of awareness that the media displays while evaluating a piece of work. One has to remember that nothing in art can be black or white," says Joshi.
Calling for an art institute in Uttarakhand that can hone the talent of young artistes, Joshi says: "It can do wonders to aspirants as there is no dearth of work for talented artists, but right attitude and training is a must."
Having built a rapport with the likes of AR Rehman and Aamir Khan, he says: "I believe that relationships have to be built beyond work; a dialogue has to be struck some-where and it is sure to see you through turbulent times."
On his association with the Rural Entrepreneurship in Art and Cultural Heritage (REACH) that plans to rope him in as brand ambassador, Joshi says he is willing to work in any manner provided due respect is accorded to state culture and heritage.
Jotirmay Thapliyal
A pine tree in the Tons Forest Division of Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand, which has long been dead, continues to be source of tourist interest, courtesy the forest authorities.
Asia's tallest pine tree - 60.65 metres long and 2.50 metres in diameter - fell after a storm a few years ago. However, it has been preserved at the very site by Yamuna Circle forest officials, who despite meagre departmental resources have even created a mini-museum that has become a major tourist destination.
The tree, locally known as 'Chir', fell in May 2007 after a fungus Ganoderam appalnatum had already weakened it. Forest Research Institute officials made frantic efforts to save the tree, but failed.
However, after it came down, Yamuna forest authorities decided to preserve the tree, which was once even awarded by Union Forest Ministry because of its length.
Yamuna forest officials sent a proposal to Uttarakhand tourism department for preservation of the tree, but after getting little support decided to go ahead on their own.
"After the tourism department showed little interest, we decided to use our own budgetary resources and turned the site where the pine tree had fallen into a museum," said BP Gupta, Chief Conservator of Forest,Yamuna Circle.
The tree now lies close to Tyuni Nogaon road and tourists who come for rafting in Tons River, which is located closeby, often visit the museum as well.
The Tons Forest Division has the reputation of being one of thickly forested areas of Uttarakhand. Apart from the fallen pine tree, it houses Asia's tallest living Deodar tree that is 48 metres in length and 8.25 metres in diameter. This tree has an estimated age of 400 years. An 'Ambu' tree in the region - 50 metres in length and 3.35 in diameter - was awarded by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1995 as the tallest tree in Asia.
The Chief Minister made the announcement on the occasion of fifth death anniversary of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal leader from the Kumoan region. Nishank, who was away in Delhi interacted over the telephone with MLA Pusphesh Tripathy, son of late Vipin Tripathy.
He also described late Vipin Tripathy as an able statesman and a mass leader.
"Tripathy's contribution to the society and the cause of the hill people will be remembered for a longtime," Nishank said.
Meanwhile, Nishank has expressed grief over demise of literatteur and senior journalist Pitambar Dutt Deorani.
While expressing his condolences to the bereaved family members, Dr Nishank recalled Deorani's contribution in enhancing the literature in the region.
He said the state had always been home to eminent literary personalities and Deorani has been one of them.


On the afternoon of July 22, 2015 investigators from the newly awarded PS-OCs convened to introduce their respective Centers and begin networking in areas of mutual interest. On July 23-24, 2015 an open scientific symposium brought together the larger research community, including PS-OC investigators from the initial phase of the program, to discuss more broadly on how this Network can uniquely identify and address major questions or barriers in cancer research.
2015 American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting.
The 2015 AAAS Annual Meeting will include exciting work at the intersection of the physical and life sciences, including two sessions organized by NCI Physical Sciences-Oncology Network (PS-ON) Program Directors.
Our Computational Foundation Crisis and Life Beyond.
Organizer: Jon Candelaria, Semiconductor Research Corp.
Visualizing Biomedical Data and Processes Across Space and Time Scales.
The Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) has planned a series of workshops as part of its focus on Cancer and its Environment over the next year.
Workshop 1: Ecology and Evolution of Cancer. September 15 - 19, 2014. Ohio State University, OH.
Workshop 2: Metastasis and Angiogenesis. October 13 - 17, 2014.
Workshop 3: Cancer and the Immune System. November 17 - 21, 2014.
Workshop 4: Tumor Heterogeneity and the Microenvironment. February 02 - 06, 2015.
Workshop 5: Treatment, Clinical Trials, Resistance. February 16 - 20, 2015.
Workshop 6: Targeting Cancer Cell Proliferation and Metabolism Networks. March 23 - 27, 2015.
Workshop 7: Stem Cells, Development, and Cancer. April 13 - 17, 2015.
Gordon Research Conference on Circulating Tumor Cells and Metastasis. August 3-8, 2014. Mount Holyoake College, MA. .
Epithelial progenitor and stem cells, mesenchymal cells, fetal cells, and circulating tumor cells are normally relegated to extravascular organs but can traffic within the blood stream to initiate a number of important biological processes, such as organ repair and regeneration, angiogenesis, and metastasis. This conference will bring together engineers, biologists, and clinicians to address the wide range of interest in these rare cell populations, particularly cancer-relevant cells.
2014 SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences (August 4-7, 2014, Charlotte, NC). This conference organized by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Activity Group on Life Sciences brings together researchers who seek to develop and apply mathematical and computational methods in all areas of the life sciences. NCI is sponsor is organizing a mini-symposium on August 4, "MS7: Convergence of Applied Mathematics and Oncology"
Physics of Cancer Sessions at the 2014 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. July 21 and July 23, 2014.
These sessions will highlight recent advances that illustrate how physical science approaches have enabled breakthroughs in cancer research, imaging and treatment.
This conference organized by World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB) is an international meeting held once every four years. This, the 7th WCB, will once again bring together engineers, scientists from various disciplines including biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry and various clinical specialties to present their latest finding that range from basic biology to medical devices technologies. The NCI, in conjunction with the US National Committee on Biomechanics (USNCB), is organizing a podium session on August 7, "Biomechanics in Oncology"
Fifth Annual PS-OC Network Investigators' Meeting. April 3-4. 2014. Bethesda, MD.
This event will highlight scientific efforts within the PS-OC Network, promote collaborations, and provide a venue for discussions that will explore the physical laws and principles that shape and govern the emergence and behavior of cancer at all scales.
The Physical Sciences in Oncology Symposium will convene on April 2 in the Natcher Conference Center (8:45AM - 5:30PM). The Symposium includes a diverse group of participants from both the NIH intramural and extramural communities who embrace the physical sciences and engineering perspectives to study how cancer cells and tumors organize, sense, communicate, adapt and evolve. While speakers will highlight recent scientific efforts, the Symposium provides a venue for participants to engage in thoughtful discussions outside of their usual comfort zone, and importantly, make new productive contacts in this highly collaborative atmosphere.
Students and post-doctoral researchers from the PS-OC Network are meeting to share their latest findings and learn about training and funding opportunities for trans-disciplinary research.
NCI Strategic Workshop: Biomimetic Tissue Engineered Systems for Advancing Cancer Research. February 26, 2014. Rockville, MD.
The field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has made advances in developing in vitro and ex vivo model systems to recreate tissues and their microenvironment. At this workshop we will assess the next steps for developing tissue engineered systems for cancer research and to determine what type of infrastructure or funding support may be required to advance current technologies.


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Q: Deserializing an array with json.net I need to deserialize a json array:
{"response":
[19,
    {"mid":1068,
     "date":1343848664,
     "out":1,
     "uid":44852633,
     "read_state":1,
     "title":" ... ",
     "body":"А я вовсю."},
    {"mid":1007,
     "date":1328782448,
     "out":1,
     "uid":16098752,
     "read_state":0,
     "title":" ... ",
     "body":"http:\/\/theantidj.net\/wp-content\/themes\/theantidjnet\/images\/khubvio.php"}

and so on. I'm using json.net. Can I perform deserealization using JsonConvert.DeserializeObject()? And if so what classes should I create?

A: Just another solution.
var itemList = ((JObject)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json))["response"]
                .Skip(1)
                .Select(x => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Item>(x.ToString()))
                .ToList();

public class Item
{
    public int mid { set; get; }
    public string date { set; get; }
    public int @out { set; get; }
    public int  uid { set; get; }
    public int read_state { set; get; }
    public string title { set; get; }
    public string body { set; get; }
}

A: L.B. provided the solution. But i would notice if my memory serves me well that JObject is used for dynamic types. Thus it requires .Net 4 or higher. Just in case.

A: You can use JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<RootObject>(jsonstring) after you define this RootObject.
The tool I use is http://json2csharp.com where you simply put in JSON and get out a corresponding object. You will want to make sure your JSON is well formed though, since in its current form it is not parsing.


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Q: How to check the both option:selected and radio input :checked at once in different divs these are the codes I initially used
var value_price = jQuery('option:selected', this).attr('value_price');
var value_price = jQuery("input[name='style']:checked", this).attr('value_price');

and tried the following but it doesn't support every situation.
var value_price = (jQuery('option:selected', this)
    .attr('value_price'))?jQuery('option:selected', this)
    .attr('value_price'):jQuery("input[name='style']:checked", this)
    .attr('value_price');

Please help me to solve it out


A few days ago it was Father's Day in Australia, our second one as a little family. Chop said he didn't want us buying him a present, he would be happy just spending the day together. So that's what we did. It sounds really slack on my behalf, but I promise that I'll make more of a fuss when Eddie is older and can help choose a gift and make a card.
We actually had the whole weekend together, a very rare occurrence! So on Saturday we took Eddie to the beach. And on Sunday we had a fun little barbecue in our back yard. The beach was a bit of a nightmare on Saturday because it was the first time we've taken Eddie there since he could walk. I expected to just play in the sand with a bucket and dig holes, as the water is still cold from winter. Well that was a joke. As soon as we put Eddie on the sand, he ran straight to the water and beyond - in his clothes! I had to run after him to take hold of his hand before he went too far. Chop was on the sand telling me to get Eddie out of the cold water, but when I went to pick him up he started going all sloppy (so I couldn't pick him up) and having a meltdown. I kind of had to drag him out of the shallow water onto the sand, then I scooped him up and went further up onto the sand to try and distract him from the water. Chop and I had a bit of a contained argument because I cracked it at him for telling me what to do but not helping, and he snapped back at me for getting pissed off with him. So I was fuming, and Chop was fuming - both of us being totally irrational. Meanwhile we are both trying to show Eddie other parts of the beach. I think we were only there about ten minutes before Chop decided that we needed to get Eddie home and out of his cold wet clothes. I hope the next visit to the beach is a bit more successful than that one!
The Father's Day was much better. Whenever we go out to our back yard, Eddie runs into the garage and tries to pull our manual lawn mower out to the grass. He LOVES it! He can actually push it himself now, although I am always standing with him and making sure he doesn't put his hands into the blades. So here's a couple of pictures and a video from Sunday.
That's a little update from the weekend. In other news, I've recently bought an external hard drive to store all of my photos on (as my laptop computer has just not been coping with the amount of photos), so I'm in the process of copying all of my photo DVDs onto the external hard drive. Over the years, I've just taken them off the laptop by putting them on DVDs, but I wanted extra insurance that I wouldn't lose the images so I'm now also saving them on the hard drive. Anyway, once I get this mammoth task completed I want to put together a photo book of Eddie's first year as something he can keep forever. It all seems like a very big project at the moment because I take so many photos, and I think that's why I've been delaying the task. But if I don't get started on it, he'll be an adult before I know it! Haha.


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The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tripura said that the notifications for first phase and second phase polls will be issued on March 18 and 19 next.|File Image
Tripura all set for a 2-phase Lok Sabha polls on April 11 & 18
The state will vote for the first time in two phases for the East Tripura and West Tripura constituencies
11 Mar, 2019 at 11:41 AM
Agartala: Lok Sabha elections in Tripura will be held in two phases -- April 11 and 18, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) schedule announced on Sunday. For the first time, polling will be held in two phases, one for East Tripura and the other for West Tripura constituency.
Moments after the announcement of the schedule, BJP state general secretary Pratima Bhowmik said, "The BJP, along with its allies, will form the NDA government for the second time after May 23 with more number of seats. This time, more women will exercise their franchise in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he had launched numerous schemes to empower them right from the grassroots level."
Bijan Dhar, convener of the Left Front, said, "The party is ready to contest in the Lok Sabha elections. Within next two days, the list of the Left Front candidates will be declared by the party."
He also said that the CPI-M has submitted memoranda to both Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi and the Chief Electoral Officer in Agartala demanding peaceful conduct of the elections and tight security in the polling centres to ensure that nobody gets deprived from casting their votes.
Meanwhile, Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) vice-president Tapas Dey said that the party has already geared up for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. On March 13, the central committee of the party will organise a meeting in New Delhi to discuss and select the suitable candidates from Tripura.
"The two-phase election will be helpful for the party and also provide adequate security measures for smooth conduct of the general assembly in the state," the TPCC leader added.
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My name is Joyce and I lost my 56 year old husband 06.03.08 due to a blood clot to his heart. I have been coming here since August 2008. I don't post alot but I read the posts of others who have lost their spouses/SO. It has helped me so much to read about their thoughts and emotions. It seems I take one step forward and then three steps back. I can truly say I haven't had a happy day since the day Ron died. I did try group therapy but it didn't work out for me. I struggle every day. Some say it gets better but it hasn't for me yet. But there's always hope, right? I wish all of us peace.
ahhhh.. grandkids.. My grandson was 3.5 years old when his Papa passed. They were very, very close, adored each other. We had explained to him that Papa was in Heaven and watching over all of us. One night, about a month after his Papa left, we were sitting down for dinner and he asked "Grandma.. is Papa watching me right now?' and I say yes, Papa was always watching him and my grandson then asked "Is he watching us on a TV?"
Let us all find some Peace.
Penny... I wish I could reach out and give you a hug. I come here often to read the posts but I rarely post myself. I lost my husband 06.03.08 at the age of 56. He died suddenly of a blood clot to the heart. Although I'm much further in the grief process than you are, I do relate to what you are going through. I wish I could tell you that it gets easier but, for me, it hasn't yet. The first year I was in such a fog, denial and still making deals with God. The second year the fog lifted and I came the the realization that Ron was not coming home. But this third year has been the hardest I think. Everyone, including my family, has moved on. And that's a good thing, but I haven't "moved on". I'm in my mid-fifties (kinda young :-) and the thought of living the rest of my days without Ron is still unbearable. I just don't know how to move on from here. You are not alone.... someone is always here to vent to. Keep posting.
Thanks Autumn for the words of hope and survival, they are appreciated. My life just doesn't seem to be following the "normal" (whatever that is) track of grief. I remember many, many years ago a very dear friend of mine husband had died 7 years prior to the question I asked.. which was "Diana... are you happy?" to which she replied "I haven't had a happy day since Wayne died." I remember thinking how terrible for her to feel like that. I felt so sorry for her. Now that's just how I feel. I have not had a happy day in 2+ years. She passed away in June and I didn't grieve for her because she was now happy. She believed, as I do, that I will see my husband someday. That day just can't come soon enough.
Like Pete (UK) I lost my husband June 2008 and haven't been here to much lately. I'm from Northern California and yes, my life has been a living hell and doesn't seem to be getting any better. I have read that the second year is the worst (don't know why) but with each passing year it has gotten worse. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I spent last Christmas, my first w/o Ron, with the bed covers over my head. It was a completly horrible day. My husband LOVED the holidays. I won't go through that hell again so this year I'm taking my kids and grandkids to Hawaii over the holidays. I don't know if it will be any better but I pray it will be.
Yeah Seven.. I've noticed them to. The problem is they will keep coming back, under another name so blocking them really does no good. The best thing is to just ignore them and pray they get tired and go somewhere else.
If it were me.. I'd run... run to the nearest exit, and keep running. I don't know, it just seems that he has alot of baggage and unresolved issues. But maybe that's just me. I just remember, with my husband, there were no games. It was so easy with him, from the day I met him until the day he left me. But you know what is best for you and I'm sure you will make the right decision. Good luck.
On June 3 will be my first since my Ron left me. This last month has been hell. I had thought I was getting better but as this horrible date approaches I feel myself going down a very dark, black hole. I just can't believe it's been almost a year since my life stopped. It's so strange that around month 10 I truly realized my husband was not coming back home to me. I guess I wanted to believe SO much that he was just out of town for a few days. I really don't know how I will survive without him here. Every night I ask him to come and get me. But every morning I wake up to another empty, lonely horrible day to face and I hate it. I don't want to be here anymore.
Sonya.. I'm SO sorry to hear of your job situation. On top of everything else you have gone through you don't need this. I will be praying extra hard for you in the days ahead.
Casper.. I'm so sorry to hear about your husband. I lost mine 10 months ago to a blood clot to the heart. He was only 56. This site has been a God send for me. There are people here who are in all stages of grief and their advise and stories have been a blessing for me. As for me, it has not gotten any easier for me so far. I miss my husband so much. I don't want this new life.. I want my old one back. All of our plans and dreams are gone. There has not been one day that I haven't cried. Not one. Some days more that others. Everything you are going through is "normal" in this grief journey. Carrie is right.. drink lots of fluids, get as much rest as you can. Take care of yourself first. Do what you want, when you want. Don't let anyone try to "guilt" you into doing something you don't want to do. Come here often. Although I don't post alot, I have been here almost every day since I found this site. People here care about you and know the hell you are going through.
Praying for all of us here.
Georgia.. today is my 10th wedding anniversary. I went to work and left after a few minutes, I have been crying all day. All these firsts Georgia are horrible. Last Friday was 10 months since Ron left. These last few days have been very difficult and I can't imagine what it will be like on June 3, 2009. There is such a void in my life... well.. what life I have left. We are all thinking of you today Georgia.. your words help so many of us here. You are quite special.
Friegden... I met my wonderful husband on the internet (yikes)..We had 13 wonderful years with each other. Here's my 2 cents (for what it's worth)... as long as your children are OK with it why should anyone else matter? Your children are your first priority.. you are second and everyone else doesn't matter. The one thing I have learned in the last 10 months is that I do what I want, when I want. I am truly sorry if that does not suit some people (family or not) but I really don't care what they think. Unless you have been down this road you have NO idea what it's like. Do what you want to do.. you will make the right decision.


The high steppes of the Hulunbuir grasslands span across Inner Mongolia, in northeastern China, forming one of the largest and best-preserved grasslands in the world. For millennia, these pristine pastures have been home to a population of nomadic herders who raise sheep, cattle (including yaks), camels, and goats, but mainly horses—lots of horses. It's said to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan, and it's easy to imagine the sound of thundering hooves as he and his warriors stormed across the region centuries ago. Visitors today will almost certainly come across riders on horseback, but they might also spot a grazing gazelle, smoke rising from a yurt, or a splash of wildflowers among the grass.
Hulunbuir Hulunbuir or Hūlúnbèi'ěr is a region that is governed as a prefecture-level city in northeastern Inner Mongolia, in China. Its administrative center is located at Hailar District, its largest urban area. Major scenic features are the high steppes of the Hulun Buir grasslands, the Hulun and Buir lakes, and the Khingan range. Hulun Buir borders Russia to the north and west, Mongolia to the south and west, Heilongjiang province to the east and Hinggan League to the direct south. Hulunbuir is a linguistically diverse area: next to Mandarin Chinese, Mongolian dialects such as Khorchin and Buryat, the Mongolic language Dagur and some Tungusic languages are spoken there.


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Compare Central African Republic to other countries
Show the size of Central African Republic compared to Egypt Hide the map
If Central African Republic were your home instead of Egypt you would...
die 22.1 years sooner
The life expectancy at birth in Central African Republic is 51.35 while in Egypt it is 73.45.
be 47 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS
The percentage of adults living with HIV/AIDS in Central African Republic is 4.70% while in Egypt it is 0.10%. 11,000 people in Central African Republic and 300 people in Egypt die from AIDS each year.
be 4.1 times more likely to die in infancy
The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Central African Republic is 92.86 while in Egypt it is 22.41.
be 38.46% less likely to be unemployed
Central African Republic has an unemployment rate of 8.00% while Egypt has 13.00%
make 89.39% less money
The GDP per capita in Central African Republic is $700 while in Egypt it is $6,600
be 4 times more likely to be murdered
13.60 in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Central African Republic compared to 3.40 in Egypt
experience 99.03% more of a class divide
The GINI index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income. In Central African Republic it is 61.30 while in Egypt it is 30.80.
use 98.01% less electricity
The per capita consumption of electricity in Egypt is 1,408kWh while in Central African Republic it is 28kWh
consume 93.62% less oil
Egypt consumes 0.3948 gallons of oil per day per capita while Central African Republic consumes 0.0252
spend 88.26% less money on health care
Per capita public and private health expenditures combined in Central African Republic are $17.80 USD while Egypt spends $151.60 USD
be 75% less likely to be in prison
19 in every 100,000 people are currently imprisoned in Central African Republic compared to 76 in Egypt
have 51.82% more babies
The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Central African Republic is 35.45 while in Egypt it is 23.35.
More Information about Central African Republic
With its 5,277,959 people, Central African Republic is the 117th largest country in the world by population. It is the 45th largest country in the world by area with 622,984 square kilometers.
The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 and lasted for one decade. In March, 2003 President Ange-Felix PATASSE was deposed in a military coup led by General Francois BOZIZE, who established a transitional government. Elections held in 2005 affirmed General BOZIZE as president; he was reelected in 2011 in voting widely viewed as flawed. The government still does not fully control the countryside, where pockets of lawlessness persist. The militant group the Lord's Resistance Army continues to destabilize southeastern Central African Republic, and several rebel groups joined together in early December 2012 to launch a series of attacks that left them in control of numerous towns in the northern and central parts of the country. The rebels - who are unhappy with BOZIZE's government - participated in peace talks in early January 2013 which resulted in a coalition government including the rebellion's leadership. In March 2013, the coalition government dissolved, rebels seized the capital, and President BOZIZE fled the country. Rebel leader Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency, reappointed Nicolas TIANGAYE as Prime Minister, and established a transitional government on 31 March. On 13 April 2013, the National Transitional Council affirmed DJOTODIA as President.
Languages spoken: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
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Cardiac remote monitoring programme launched in London
One of the first big implementations of remote monitoring technology in the UK will reduce risk and improve care for up to 8,000 patients waiting for heart surgery
The Ortus-iHealth remote monitoring technology is being implemented across eight London heart centres to monitor patients before and after surgery
Thousands of Londoners with heart conditions will receive better care following the launch of the London Cardiac Remote Monitoring Programme using technology from Ortus-iHealth.
The programme has been commissioned on behalf of the South and North London Cardiac Operational Delivery Networks, with £750,000 of transformation funding from NHSX.
It will enable the eight tertiary heart centres based at the capital's major hospitals to adopt the Ortus-iHealth platform, which was developed by Dr Debashish Das, a consultant cardiologist at Barts Health NHS Trust.
Initially, patients waiting for heart surgery will use the system to complete questionnaires and submit data to a 'virtual ward' dashboard monitored by their clinical team.
Patients showing deterioration will then be identified, prioritised, and offered support by message, video consultation, or at an in-clinic consultation as appropriate.
The procurement of Ortus will deliver a baseline capability for London, providing cardiac and other services with the tools to develop innovative new ways of working
Stephen Edmondson, NHSE Cardiac Network clinical director for the London region, said: "We have a responsibility to keep our patients as safe as possible while they wait longer for life-saving cardiac surgery due to the impact of the pandemic. This means we have to identify those patients who are deteriorating and offer early intervention when needed.
"The Ortus digital platform, which has been procured on behalf of all the major London cardiac centres, creates a patient and clinician user-friendly digital ward environment to continuously monitor and reprioritise our patients.
"We were keen that any such digital solution would improve the overall patient experience and the Ortus platform, which can be web or app based, also provides digitised information concerning their particular treatment, digitised consent, and digitised aftercare and follow up."
Crucially, at a time of stretched resources and capacity, the Ortus platform will also facilitate earlier discharge into a safer and more-responsive aftercare setting.
London is the first city in the UK to run a remote monitoring programme on this scale.
The initial focus is on the heart surgery pathway because post-pandemic there are 1,400 patients on the cardiac surgery waiting list, and it is growing by 100 patients a week.
Region-wide access to cardiac information will improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of care for patients cared for by London trusts
All the hospitals involved in the programme will adopt the same patient pathways, the same state-of-the-art technology, and deliver the same service to patients, wherever they live.
Gary McAllister, chief technology officer at OneLondon, a collaboration between London's integrated care systems and London Ambulance Service, said: "Remote monitoring and virtual wards are a fundamental enabler for sustainable and transformed clinical pathways.
"The procurement of Ortus will deliver a baseline capability for London, providing cardiac and other services with the tools to develop innovative new ways of working.
"Fundamental to the delivery of transformed cardiac services is the interoperability of Ortus with the London Care Record, extending the reach of cardiac information to all services across the region.
"Region-wide access to cardiac information will improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of care for patients cared for by London trusts."
Ortus-iHealth can also be used to support patients on other cardiac pathways, to give them information about their condition, help them prepare for treatment, and to make sure they spend as little time in hospital as possible.
This means that, once implemented, there will be the opportunity to extend the use of the Ortus platform to support the 1.2 million people in London with heart conditions.
For example, there could be the opportunity to support patients who have been discharged after treatment for a heart attack. These patients need to take increasingly-strong doses of medicine to strengthen the heart, in a process known as titration.
It's the first, real, pan-London remote monitoring programme for any clinical specialty and we're delighted that our solution has been recognised as the best option to support both clinicians and patients
Dr Das and his team originally developed Ortus-iHealth because they wanted to make sure the patients treated at Barts Heart Centre were being titrated properly, and were responding to ongoing care.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ortus-iHealth meant they could also discharge patients 1-2 days after surgery, rather than the usual 3-5 days, to reduce their risk of contracting the disease in hospital.
But Dr Das stresses that to be safe and effective they must use technology to collect and analyse data and to keep patients in touch with their clinicians.
"You cannot just send somebody home with a blood pressure monitor," he said.
"You need a dashboard to collect and analyse that data, and you need easy communication between the patient and the clinician.
"If I am working at my hospital, I will do a ward round, look at the observations, talk to the patient, and make a plan; and if I am working on a virtual ward, I need to be able to do exactly the same things. That's why we built Ortus-iHealth.
What is so exciting about the London Cardiac Remote Monitoring Programme is that it has been developed by experts who have already tried out virtual wards and who understand what is needed to make them work
"It collects quantitative data, like blood pressure readings and patient-inputted symptoms, and qualitative data, like responses to questionnaires. It displays that data on a dashboard, alongside a communications link to the patient.
"That means I can message you to say: 'I've seen your observations, and they look fine' or: 'I've been alerted to a problem, and this is what we are going to do'.
"What is so exciting about the London Cardiac Remote Monitoring Programme is that it has been developed by experts who have already tried out virtual wards and who understand what is needed to make them work.
"It's the first, real, pan-London remote monitoring programme for any clinical specialty and we're delighted that our solution has been recognised as the best option to support both clinicians and patients."
Barts Health NHS Trust
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How NHS Nightingale innovation is helping other hospitals
Barts Health NHS Trust launches analytics application
Technology and new workflow solutions delivered in just three days
£26m to help hospitals introduce digital prescriptions
Barts Life Sciences spearheads cutting-edge AI research
Winners of HSJ Awards 2017 are announced
IT security 'an afterthought' warn experts following NHS cyber attack
England's largest NHS trust hit by cyber attack
World's-first virtual reality operation carried out at London hospital
Healthcare industry fosters innovation with Extreme Networks' application analytics
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The three-day event began with the full-day product-neutral Advanced Education Conference Program that set the tone for the next few days. This year's line up offered 22 speakers in five tracks: Esthetic Science; Healthy Aging; Spa, MD; Trends; and an all-day Owner's Forum.
Saturday's Conference Program kicked-off with the Attack the Morning Networking Breakfast featuring Richard Williams, spa director for The Peninsula Bangkok in Thailand, who I originally met at Chiva-Som in Hua-Hin, Thailand, one year ago. In his lecture, he shared insights about the dynamics of networking and explained how attendees can create their own spa networks.
I also had the honor, alongside associate editor/Web editor Cathy Christensen, of presenting awards to the winners of Skin Inc. magazine's second annual Best of the Best Awards. You can read more about this year's award-winners in Cathy's article, Skin Inc. magazine's Second Annual Best of the Best Awards.
The two-day expo that followed provided attendees with the opportunity to meet with more than 245 manufacturers and suppliers occupying 450 booths, and to choose from among 39 manufacturer classrooms.
"Face & Body attendees come to our show with a clear agenda. More than 75% said they came to identify new products or services, and more than 75% came to purchase new products or services," says Sandy Chapin, director of events. "Of all the goals, including education and networking, nearly 92% of Face & Body attendees indicated that they achieved their pre-show agendas." How's that for success? Be sure to read Abby Penning's article Building a Better Spa: Face & Body 2007 Spa & Healthy Aging Conference and Expo of this issue for more details about the show.
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As if BallieBallerson, London's adults-only ball pit bar, wasn't bonkers enough, the giant ball pit has now been given a glowing makeover. The ball pit is now UV lit and lined with mirrors – and the multi-coloured balls have been replaced by 250,000 clear balls, which will be lit up by 10,000 LED lights underneath, which pulse in time with the music. So, naturally, it's been renamed GlowyMcGlow.
And if you thought all that sounds a bit mad, wait until you hear about the space-themed cocktails they've been cooking up. There's the Neptune, based on charcoal and liquid nitrogen, the helium-rich Saturn that's garnished with a floating balloon, and, um, Uranus, which comes with a 'miracle berry pill', whatever that is. Remember those birthday parties at soft play centres you used to go to as a kid? It'll basically be like that, but with booze. And flashing lights, obviously.
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BallieBallerson GlowMcGlow have recently rebranded themselves with new clear balls 250k in fact that change colour due to the LED lighting under the 10k floor that pulsate in time with the DJ spinning out funk and ragged house music. This was my first ever time in an adult ball pit and I do mean ever and boy I loved it. Forget about swimming in water go and try and swim in a ball pit instead. You can have so much fun with the balls from jumping into them whichever way you desire, try to swim in them, walk or should I say hike in them, hide amongst the balls, dance, juggle with a ball or two, play with them, throw them around or why its winter try and do a perhaps a 'Ball (snow) Angel' move.
BallieBallerson also sells unique cocktails with them all being named after planets. I especially loved the the cocktail Saturn which did not just taste good but also came with added fun a helium balloon, Pluto that is bedazzled with glitter and then I loved the look of Mars that is set on fire. There are so many unique cocktails all with fun elements to choose from with them costing around £10 each. The cocktail bar is also fun with it's plasma balls hanging above and the glow in the dark murals that are charged with UV light and the cocktail men are lush too.
This place is most definitely fantastic for a mini party celebration or just for a pure fun get together.
An adults only ball pit with alcohol is 100% my thing but throw in UV lights, balls lit up by an LED dancefloor and planet themed cocktails.... 110% up my street and racing to be the first to try it out... luckily I got to experience it before its official opening (this Friday) and was thoroughly impressed by the concept, the friendly staff, the insane drinks and ALL THE BALLS!!! A 10 minute walk from Dalston Kingsland, BallieBallerson is easy to spot.... due to the wall full of LED balls in. It covers two floors with the bar on the ground floor surrounded by neon painted walls and psychedelic lights (memorising) and the ball pit in the basement. If you see a space at the bar make sure you get in quick as the cocktail menu is gonna be popular! The planet themed cocktails are awesome with my top recommendations being Neptune and Uranus. The former a blueberry, sugary spirit concoction topped with cream that they turn to ice cream in front of your very eyes (liquid nitrogen is involved!) and the latter a super sour mix that requires you popping your very own pill to turn your tastebuds on their head (I also managed to eat a whole lemon wedge without wincing after...W-T-F). The ball pit itself is much bigger than I thought with over 250000 balls. There is a DJ booth at the back and a cloakroom for all your valuables just before you enter. It was an absolute blast diving in and jumping around like a hooligan. Fuelled by the alcohol and a sugar rush along with the pumping music, my friend and I had a great time. This place is a must and would be fantastic for a birthday night out!
BallieBallerson GlowMcGlow I went along to their press night to celebrate their new ball pit which was balltastic. They have recently rebranded themselves with new clear balls 250k in fact that change colour due to the LED lighting under the 10k floor that pulsate in time with the DJ spinning out funk and ragged house music. This was my first ever time in an adult ball pit and I do mean ever and boy I loved it. Forget about swimming in water go and try and swim in a ball pit instead. You can have so much fun with the balls from jumping into them whichever way you desire, try to swim in them, walk or should I say hike in them, hide amongst the balls, dance, juggle with a ball or two, play with them, throw them around or why its winter try and do a perhaps a 'Ball (snow) Angel' move.


When we went down for the interview there was nobody there. I went to the room where the event was supposed to happen and people were already taking their seats. Nobody knew anything about the interview. I went back and forth between the restaurant and the conference room until I saw René with Filip, the organizer of the event, and stopped them. We all went to the restaurant, but now Suzanne was missing. René's assistant Manuela went to fetch her while we were directed to a place near a big window that was supposed to be great for photos (though it wasn't…really). Then Suzanne appeared and we started. It went really well and I found it very enjoyable. (You can read the interview here) Suzanne and Marguerite had dared me to wear my Goth clothes (black hoodie with silver barbed wire and Poe t-shirt) and I agreed to do it because it was close to Halloween anyway, which explains my strange outfit on the interview photo.
After the interview, René had about ten minutes left before the talk started. He entered on his knees — to everyone's surprise and delight — and then talked about himself for a bit. Afterwards he invited everyone to ask questions. Most of the questions were rather unusual. Only a few of them were related to Star Trek. One fan wanted to know whether René was feared as a tyrannical director while directing several of the DS9 episodes. René replied that he was anything but a tyrannical director. Quite the contrary, he was tyrannised by the actors. He recalled that he ended up almost begging Alexander Siddig to follow certain cues so that he could finally wrap up a scene. There was also one question regarding what it was like to work with William Shatner on Boston Legal. René explained that he had expected Shatner to have a very big ego because of his reputation but found him to be very different, very interested in people. Actually he found James Spader a bit disconcerting at first, but then learned that he was just very meticulous and serious about his work, and then everything was great. One fan told René that he was a musician and wondered if René thought that acting was comparable to playing a musical instrument. Of course René saw the similarity! Suddenly Judith entered the room. René was completely surprised because she had never done that before. Later, when somebody wanted to know whether he had a private relationship with Nana Visitor, René asked Judith if he did. That was really funny. He then explained that he liked Nana but that he never really saw her apart from occasional meetings at conventions. They were just colleagues. It all went well and René seemed quite happy with his audience and their questions. At one point, he said that he regretted two things in this life: First, he had never learned a foreign language properly and second, he never learned how to play a musical instrument. The talk was followed by a photo shoot. I took advantage of it because it was included in my ticket and it turned out to be a really good photo — after I had messed up two other attempts to the photographer's chagrin! René was very patient though.
After the photo shoot there was a raffle. René was asked to dress up as a lucky fairy and draw the winners. His costume consisted of a pair of wings, some sort of wand and a crown and it looked all right, but I don't think he was very comfortable with the whole thing. Several sponsors had donated posters, t-shirts, and other items. Neither Suzanne nor I won anything. Then René did the autograph session and Suzanne and I sold drawings for Médicins sans Frontieres while René started signing photographs. We were quite successful. Almost everybody who queued up for an autograph also bought a drawing. I am sure this was partly due to Suzanne hypnotising half of the fans and then telling them they desperately wanted a drawing! René was very busy indeed drawing buckets. Then he packed up and went upstairs while we proceeded to our expensive buffet. Most of the food was gone already. Great! But then René came down again to mingle with the fans and he sat with Suzanne, Manuela, and me a lot of the time, nursing a non-alcoholic beer. The three of us had Spezi — a Bavarian drink (Coca-Cola or Pepsi mixed with orange lemonade). At about 10:20 p.m., René said good night. We sat and talked until way after midnight.
It was a very nice event, well organised. Filip explained that he was thinking of holding the event in Munich but this wasn't really possible because the rent, accommodations and food — anything, really — would be too expensive. It is not a bad idea to hold the event at a place like Deggendorf. There is a direct train from Munich to Plattling and usually the connecting train is waiting when you arrive to take you directly to Deggendorf. It was a more intimate event, with only about 70 people, and after attending DragonCon this year (over 35,000 people), I just loved that. René also appreciated it, after having spent nine days on a small boat with 3,000 rowdy people — only a few of them being Trekkies.


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Bright Skies for Plant-Based Jet Fuels
March 19, 2019 by JBEI
Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers demonstrate that jet fuels made from plants could be cost competitive with conventional fossil fuels
With an estimated daily fuel demand of more than 5 million barrels per day, the global aviation sector is incredibly energy-intensive and almost entirely reliant on petroleum-based fuels. Unlike other energy sectors such as ground transportation or residential and commercial buildings, the aviation industry can't easily shift to renewable energy sources using existing technologies.
However, a new analysis by scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) shows that sustainable plant-based bio-jet fuels could provide a competitive alternative to conventional petroleum fuels if current development and scale-up initiatives continue to push ahead successfully.
"Techno-economic analysis and life-cycle greenhouse gas mitigation cost of five routes to bio-jet fuel blendstocks" published recently in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, provides promising evidence that optimizing the biofuel production pipeline – taking carbohydrate-rich plant material and using genetically modified bacteria to digest the isolated sugars into energy-dense molecules that are then chemically converted into a fuel product – is well worth the effort.
From left: Nawa Baral, Daniel Mendez-Perez Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Blake Simmons, Corinne Scown and Taek Soon Lee.
"It's challenging to electrify aviation using batteries or fuel cells in part because of the weight restrictions on aircraft, so liquid biofuels have the potential to play a big role in greenhouse gas emissions reductions," said lead author Corinne Scown, a researcher in Berkeley Lab's Energy Technologies Area as well as DOE's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI). "The team at JBEI has been working on biological routes to advanced bio-jet fuel blends that are not only derived from plant-based sugars but also have attractive properties that could actually provide an advantage over conventional jet fuels."
How to get fuel from plant material
Currently, multidisciplinary teams based at JBEI are focused on optimizing each stage of the bio-jet fuel production process. Some researchers specialize in engineering ideal source plants – referred to as biomass – that create a high proportion of carbohydrates and a low proportion of lignin, a type of material that, as of now, is more challenging to make useful. Meanwhile, others are developing methods for efficiently isolating the carbohydrates in non-food biomass and breaking them into sugar molecules that bacteria can digest, or "bioconvert," into a fuel molecule. To obtain the highest possible yield from bioconversion, yet other JBEI researchers are examining what genetic and environmental factors make the modified bacteria more efficient.
Once these stages are optimized, JBEI scientists can transition the technologies to commercial partners who may then modify and blend the fuels into ready-to-use products and devise strategies to industrialize the scale of production. Given the vast amount of experimentation and innovation needed to accomplish all this, Scown and her co-authors used innovative analysis methods to assess whether the undertaking could actually reach the end game of a jet fuel alternative that airlines will want to use.
"Our hope is that early in the research stages, we can at least simulate what we think it would look like if you develop these fuel production routes to the point of maturity," Scown said. "If you were to push them to the ethanol benchmark – the technology to create ethanol from plant material like corn stalks, leaves, and cobs has been around a long time, and we can ferment sugars with a 90 percent efficiency – how close would this get us to the market price of petroleum fuels? That is important to know now.
"Thankfully, the answer is they can be viable. And we've identified improvements that need to happen all along the conversion process to make that happen."
Imagining the production process at scale
From left: Co-authors Nawa Baral and Daniel Mendez-Perez
Due to the biomass deconstruction and fuel synthesis technologies developed at JBEI, the theoretical cost of bio-jet fuel has declined steadily in recent years and is currently as low as $16 per gallon, as compared to $300,000 per gallon when JBEI was established, according to co-author and JBEI postdoctoral fellow Nawa Baral. The cost of standard jet fuel is about $2.50 per gallon.
To explore how bio-jet fuel could bridge the remaining price gap, the research team used complex computer simulations that modeled the necessary technology and subsequent costs of complete, scaled-up production pathways at different efficiency levels and with a range of biomass and chemical inputs. The authors simulated a total of five different production pathways to four distinct fuel molecules.
The results showed that all five pathways could indeed create fuel products at the target price of $2.50 per gallon if manufacturers are able to convert the leftover lignin into a valuable chemical – something JBEI researchers are currently working toward – that could be sold to offset the cost of biofuels. The net price of a gallon of biofuel could be lowered further if airlines were offered even a modest financial credit for emissions reduction.
Following some industry research, the team also found that airlines may be willing to pay a premium of as much as fifty cents per gallon because all four biofuels deliver more energy per unit volume, meaning a plane could fly farther on a tank of the same size.
"The development of plant-based compounds that have a performance advantage over their petroleum-based counterparts is an important factor in determining their marketplace viability," said Blake Simmons, a co-author and the Chief Science and Technology Officer at JBEI.
However, as promising as these findings are, getting the biofuel production technology to the gold-standard yields assumed in these simulations will require further advances.
"It's clear that, to get these fuels to commercial viability, we need all hands on deck," Scown noted. "But this analysis highlights the importance of multi-institutional, integrative research centers like JBEI because no group working on one phase of the process alone can make it happen."
The other co-authors on the paper are JBEI scientists Olga Kavvada, Daniel Mendez-Perez, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, and Taek Soon Lee.
Funded by the DOE's Office of Science, JBEI was created with a mission to develop economically-viable, carbon-neutral biofuels and bioproducts that utilize the sunlight energy stored in biomass.
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Nine good tips on how to get started marketing your book (for free!) from Bryan Thomas Schmidt.
The Beat provides a summary and discussion around a recent hot topic on Twitter: are cartoonists doomed to die poor (while pirates dance on their graves)?
In American Censorship news, Arizona's ban on ethnic studies will keep a wide range of great books out of the classroom – including Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Lindsay Doran in the New York Times on what makes a movie ending "happy" (some great writing craft advice here).


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A Shoutout To Liz In Muse
Liz expresses The Fan Morning Show's thoughts on the home opener
Matt Koll
The Pittsburgh Pirates are undefeated. 4-0. They just won their home opener against the Twins 5-4 and newcomer Colin Moran hit a grand slam in his first home at-bat as a Pirate. Liz in Muse just wants to enjoy that.
She called in to The Fan Morning Show today to talk about the divide among Pirates fans as to whether you should still go to games, even if you are unhappy with the way this past offseason went. In so many words, Liz pretty well encapsulated the thoughts of Colin and Jim today with her call.
She started by saying that she went to the home opener yesterday with her husband and enjoyed it. She then said that if you don't want to go to the game, you have that choice not to. But, you don't have to tell other people not to go down to PNC Park and/or make them feel bad when they do go.
She said she has a neighbor with a 12 year-old son who would love to go to games but won't because his father doesn't want to give the ownership group his hard-earned money. She says that's fine, but don't tell me how to spend mine! She ended by saying that we should all be thankful that we have a major league baseball team in this city and two other professional teams as well. You can listen to her call below.
Colin and Jim had some fun with Liz, but what Liz represents is the baseball fan that just enjoys the game and going to the stadium. What she depicted her neighbor representing is the disgruntled fan that refuses to go games (which is well within his right) but then makes other people feel bad for going to games. Colin says there should not be a great divide here. There is a middle ground where you can be angry and upset with the way the team was handled in the offseason AND still go to the games with your kids or your family. He says you can go to games without it being a direct sign that you support the way the organization is being run. You can go just to spend time with family and root for the players on the field.
If you want to go to games like Liz in Muse, you're not a villian. If you don't want to go to games like Liz's neighbor in Muse, you're not a villian either. It's your choice. Enjoy that choice.
In the end, everyone just wants to see the Pirates win and they are off to a 4-0 start.
Enjoy that, too.
Liz In Muse
home opener


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Brickyard Tavern
brickyardtaverngr@gmail.com
Located in the historic Boardwalk Condo building
Our building has been home to a variety of different businesses over the years. The original inhabitant was the Berkey and Gay furniture company in 1892. After finally declaring bankruptcy in 1948, Berkey and Gay were forced to close down. In 1999, the owner of Pioneer Construction led a $35 million rehabilitation project of the massive former factory into "The Boardwalk Building" that exists today. It currently features five floors worth of condo/apartments, a restaurant space, multiple office spaces, a gym, a salon, a massage therapist office, a clubhouse/game room and a laundromat. Our restaurant space has previously been home to both Waterworks Restaurant & Pub and JD Reardon's.
Newly redesigned and renovated, Brickyard Tavern opened in the spring of 2019. Ever since, we have prided ourselves in our delicious food and craft cocktails. We have live music on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. We host trivia every Wednesday night. In the summer, we offer outdoor seating on our beautiful, expansive patio that is unlike anywhere else in Grand Rapids!
Our General Manager
Linsey Hayes
Brickyard is one of Grand Rapids' hottest up-and-coming restaurants thanks in part to Chef Linsey. She takes pride in our menu to make sure every dish is cooked to an ambitious standard. She has brought our cuisine to new levels with her carefully-crafted brunch menu. Beloved by all of the Boardwalk residents, Linsey ensures everyone's dietary restrictions are considered while also allowing everyone the privilege of tasting our bold and unique flavors that come from years of training and experience. Starting at Brickyard as a line cook, she has worked her way up to earn her title through hard work and dedication to her craft.


Cindy Needham came up with Ultimate Stencils. . .is this the same concept that you are considering? While I love your idea; it is rare that the "stencil" is going to fit the space. It seems there is always a bit of "redesigning" that happens as blocks aren't as square as we think we stitched them! Kudos for making so much progress!!!
I looked at Cindy's. They are not the same. I recently realized that nearly everyone who does ruler work designing starts with a basic set of marks kind of like a skeleton to build the design on. I think Cindy's may have more on hers than I am thinking and there are significant differences. It's hard to explain. I am thinking two or three of these together with some videos on my site. I'm really not interested in having a huge amount of sales that takes all my time shipping, but something to have to sell at my workshops and from my website. Not sure whether I will do it or not…still researching.


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Australian Medicare Data Breach Early July 2017
Posted: 4 August 2017 9:51 AM
Related Categories: Healthcare, Insights For CIOs & IT Directors , Hospitals, Security
Reports claim that Australia's Medicare system has been breached and people can now buy the medicare details of any Australian individual for about AU$30 on the Darknet. It is believed that the breach did not occur as a result of a cyber attack and that the information was likely accessed via a doctor's office or through another unknown vulnerability.
It is not surprising that the seller was able to easily breach the Medicare system. Records show that there are over 200,000 medical professionals and administrative staff that are authorised to access personal health records. With a single phone call, the only requirement is to provide the name and date of birth of the victim before receiving the individual's Medicare number.
However, investigations are still ongoing and nothing has been confirmed. A statement released by the government says that it is taking these reports very seriously and has referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police for investigation.
Paul Farrell, a journalist at The Guardian, was able to verify the validity of this breach by buying his own details from the vendor who goes by the name the "Medicare Machine". In a Tweet, Farrell wrote, "I purchased my own Medicare card details from the Darkweb auctioneer for just $20USD. The vendor even uses a fake Aus gov logo". Before going public with the breach, the news site brought it to the attention of the relevant departments in government.
In spite of this, Minister of Human Services Alan Tudge has said, "People's health records are not at risk because of this, because your card alone doesn't give you access to your health record". This may be why the memo that ordered Australian Tax Office employees to decline Medicare cards as proof of identity was almost immediately retracted. However, medicare details have been known to be used by criminals (specifically organised crime) in identity theft.
According to The Guardian, the vendor has been selling Medicare numbers on the Darknet since 2016 and has sold at least 75 card details since then. The vendor also plans to begin selling the personal details in bulk upon request.
This incident does not bode well for the Australian Government and may push many people to refuse the My Health Record initiative which aims to centralise Australians' medical health records. Next year an account will be made for every Australian individual, but if people lose faith in the government's ability to secure their privacy, many will opt out of this project. This is due to the fact that if this initiative is implemented, the centralised database will be accessible to 100,000 hospitals and medical centres, making personal health records even more vulnerable to breaches.