First patient portal launched in Estonia

The iPatsient (ePatient) portal, began its pilot phase in November 2007 at East Tallinn Central Hospital and is now fully online for all patients to log onto. To date, nearly 1,000 people have used the portal, and if it proves successful it will be rolled across Estonia as part of its e-health strategy. National deployments of the iPatsient portal are due to start in the autumn. Patients can access the portal from the hospital s website using information sent to them on an ID card in the post. In the hospital, they must use the ID card to log onto the system, on home PCs they will need the card number and a PIN code selected by the user. They must then answer preset security questions to ensure the full security of their medical records.

Voice for freedom

I spent my teenage years in a borderline third world country where I shared a small room with both my siblings. It s the small things you tend to miss. At the store there were two choices of soda: coke or sprite our electric water heater limited hot showers to 2 minutes and English reading material was at a premium-I devoured my books in mere days. Living in the states within that context, I appreciate the things I ve had to live without: the sheer number of choices the grocery store has to offer, the 15 minutes I spend on average in the shower now, and the library and local bookstores, which I can lose myself in for hours. However, watching The Singing Revolution last night, I realized I had taken one Big Thing for granted, in large part because I ve never had to live without it: my freedom.

Human remains found in Tallinn center

Defence Ministry spokeswoman Meeli Hunt told BNS that archaeologists found the remains of two persons from the excavation site on the Harjumagi slope. Although it is not yet clear what time the remains are from, Hunt said it was likely that the burial could be from the period of World War II. This could be decided by the relatively good condition of the remains and the fact that and one of them was found wearing boots. A DNA analysis will be conducted following the excavations. The excavations on Harjumagi Hill are continuing with the archaeologists trying to find objects from the grave that could refer to the time of burial. Last month excavations started on the whole territory of the War of Independence Freedom monument. Last month 17th-18th century walls that had not been indicated on maps of the period were unearthed from the soil of the bastion during the excavations.

Kumu Art Museum

Opened in 2006, the impressive new main building of the Art Museum of Estonia is naturally a magnet for every visitor interested in Estonian culture. It comprises the museum collections and the restoration centre, as well as the multifunctional Kumu Art Museum, where permanent exhibitions, the gallery of contemporary art, the programmes held in the auditorium and the educational activities are all equally significant. Weizenbergi 34 Valge 1 ph. 372 602 6000 www.ekm.ee kumu Tram 1 and 3, Kadriorg stop, Bus 31, 67, 68 Uuslinna stop Open: May September 8594 Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 October April 8594 Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 Price: 80 EEK (adult), 45 EEK (student)

Tallink Superstar Returns to Work

On Wednesday the vessel turned back to port in Tallinn after departure for Helsinki because of technical faults. The Superstar was carrying 700 passengers from Tallinn to Helsinki when it returned to port soon after a 2 PM departure. Tallink said Wednesday evening that the fault was being investigated, but did not release any more details. The shipping line provided alternative travel arrangements for the passengers onboard. Tallink s Superfast was to make several extra runs between the Estonian and Finnish capitals. Passengers from Helsinki to Tallinn who were booked on the Superstar were transferred to the company s ships Galaxy and Star. Tallink s Superstar entered service just one week ago.

Angel Biotechnology signs long term agreement with Estonia

Angel Biotechnology Holdings Plc. said it has signed a long-term agreement with EPhaG A.S., an Estonian pharmaceutical company, under which the company provides the biomanufacturing resources required by EPhaG. The company said initially the agreement is likely to comprise production of four products to support development, clinical research and commercial activities over the next three years, for which it will get royalty payments for five years on the sale of the first three products. Angel Biotechnology Holdings said EPhaG will make an investment of 1 million pounds in the company, 617,023 pounds as a placement to buy shares at 0.275 pence a share, and 382,977 pounds as a convertible loan carrying a commercial rate of interest. It said the loan is designed to convert or be redeemed at the option of EPhaG after 12 months and can be repaid by Angel after 18 months from the date of the agreement.

Tallinn s bronze soldier

Three: two to fight, and one to film it. It is easy to get some yobbos to attack a policeman if he hits back, the footage can be made to look disproportionately brutal. That is what worries Estonians as the anniversary of last year s bronze soldier riots in Tallinn looms. Few people can look back on those events and reckon they got everything right. Estonian politicians used unfortunate rhetoric, and may have been overhasty in moving the capital s best-known Soviet war-memorial in what seemed to at least some local Russians as an act of vindictiveness. That provoked (perhaps stoked by the Kremlin) the worst unrest in Estonia since independence. AFP Kremlin vanguard? The bronze soldier replaced a wooden memorial blown up in 1946 by Aili Jurgenson, then 14, and Ageeda Paavel, who was 15. Both were punished with long terms in the Gulag.

Estonia, Kosovo to establish diplomatic relations

Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Rame Manaj and Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet are scheduled to sign the protocol establishing diplomatic relations in the Estonian capital Tallinn. Estonia is to become the first of the three Baltic States to establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo. The Baltic nation recognized Kosovo s independence on February 21, days after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on February 17. Kosovo has been formally recognized by 36 countries, of which Albania, Austria, Britain, Germany, Switzerland and the United States have opened embassies in Kosovo s capital Pristina. Be the first to comment! Most Popular Articles on M C Today 1. American Idol Results: The luck of the Irish ran out 2. Wikipedia to be converted to a book in Germany 3. Miley Cyrus, have we had enough yet? More naughty photos 4. Mortal Kombat vs.

Estonian History Museum Great Guild Hall

Located in Tallinn s 15th-century Great Guild Hall, itself a spectacular relic of Tallinn s past that s well worth a peek, this museum showcases Estonian history from ancient times to the end of the 18th century. From May to September the museum will host the exhibition By Fire and Sword. 800 years since Christianization in Estonia. The Great Guild, an organization uniting the city s wealthiest merchants, played a major role in city politics in medieval times. The guild s enormous hall has managed to retain its impressive 15th century look, and is now home to the Estonian History Museum. Pikk 17 ph. 372 641 1630 www.eam.ee Open: May August 8594 Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 September April 8594 Thu-Tue 11:00-18:00 Price: 25 EEK(adult), 15 EEK(student)

Baltic Military College

Training of military personnel, including the operation of the Baltic Military College, is among the main topics of the two-day meeting with the participation of commander of Lithuanian armed forces Vladas Tutkus, commander of the Latvian national armed forces Juris Maklakovs and commander of the Estonian defence forces Ants Laaneots. The Baltic Military College trains future commissioned officers both from the Baltic countries as well as military and civil specialists from Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Balkan countries. The commanders will discuss operation of the military swimmers school in Liepaja, various courses for training non-commissioned officers and other projects of training personnel. The agenda includes an exchange of opinions on the operation of the tracking system of air space BALTNET, the BALTBAT battalion, the Baltic naval squadron BALTRON, the NATO mission on patrolling the air space of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as well as other pressing issues of military politics.