Hmm, i initially said they do test for most diseases, but under emergency situations, but over the course of this rather lengthy thread lost focus and contradicted myself. I understand what youre saying and agree. there isnt an excuse for not testing on a normal time table. as always its due to corruption and massive amounts of unnecessary bureaucratic red tape.
BUT they dont have time for testing in these extreme, emergency situations. And some of those tests are expensive. I like some of the guidelines/filters theyve placed; i just dont agree with the 2 partner metric, its too broad. Dont get me wrong its a wonderful thing people are donating but we must be prudent when dealing with all of this.
From the source article:"The 1994 guidlines exclude certain groups as donors, including men who have had sex with other men within the past five years, people who've used IV drugs or exchanged sex for money or drugs in the past five years, hemophiliacs, those exposed to HIV, and people who've had sex with anyone in those categories. They also limit people who've been incarcerated.

The new plan calls for the first-ever guidelines for testing living donors and it adds hepatitis B and hepatitis C to the list of must-test viruses, along with HIV, Kuehnert said. As it stands now, only HIV is included in the guidelines, though most organ transplant centers do test for a range of other potential diseases."


Seems a bit disconcerting, Hep. B and C testing are less stringent in the "guidelines" for some reason, but they say its on the must-test list and most centers test for a wide range of viruses. As a recipient i would definitely ask for a complete report.

Also, it kind of gets scary in the case of herpes because its hard to know for sure of its presence in the body as initially the disease shows no signs or symptoms in some people. More importantly i find this 2 partner in one year metric to be insufficient.
It looks like it was incinerated by the sun's cme.
"If an extreme situation arises where that donor's organ can be life-saving, a more scrutinized testing will ensure the organ is good to go."

/read before commenting.
Or umm...oh man this is tough... -.-'...or some sorta strap thingy? ah screw it ill take my chances.
I think this is needed...
This is mind blowing! This one of the very few things that gets me excited, I must go see this display.
By using proper shielding among other (dielectric) layers so theres no electromagnetic interference or contact. This isnt really a sensitive device to begin with and they can go with a zig-zag scheme if they wanted to transfer data over it, or even by tightly folding them; so theyre able to place the conducting wires inside at whatever distance to each other with insulating layers. Better yet they could use the shielded twisted pairing method. Just guesses on my part. I'd love to cut one open to see how they did it.
So they essentially make a tight spiral of copper, aluminum, or whatever conductor, and add a layer of stretchable insulation (rubber wiring) on the outside. This isnt a new technique though.
edit: the show is actually India Talent Show, not Indias Got Talent. #whitenoise
Im completely speechless. Apparently the Indias Got Talent is truly no holds barred. I think they all have mercury poisoning from eating those florescent lamps. Im glad they won though, they deserve it. This is absolutely bat shit crazy!

#tips
i wouldve tried your app out since im an IT freelancer/contractor, but too bad its not for android or wp7. #whitenoise
@chris robson @C3 @Daniel Vega: you all bring up good points, but failed to see the reference.

@zekestone: +1
good point and this one has 1550 ft. lbs.
25 tons and only 435 ponies under the hood; needs more COWBELL!
You misunderstood my point, i didnt say it was a glitch.

I was mainly talking about the big GIZMODO block letters. i dont think theyll ever make the changes i pointed out, theyre raking in a good amount of money. i was expressing my and most readers' disgust on the annoying ad placement methods they employ on the site. #tips
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