eu Poland's Only Cat Museum Puts Couple's Private Collection of Trinkets on Display By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The pint-sized institution, which opened last year, is filled with 1,000 feline-themed knickknacks that journeyed with their owners from Ukraine Full Article
eu All of the Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:39:39 +0000 The new findings raises questions about the authenticity of a collection of texts known as the "post-2002" scrolls Full Article
eu Ten Museums You Can Virtually Visit By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 Museums are closing their doors amid the coronavirus crisis, but many offer digital exhibitions visitors can browse from the comfort of home Full Article
eu 5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Damages Zagreb Cathedral, Museums By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:12:59 +0000 The tremors, which arrived in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, was the worst the Croatian capital has seen in 140 years Full Article
eu Van Gogh Masterpiece Stolen From Dutch Museum Shuttered by COVID-19 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:38:25 +0000 Thieves pilfered "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884" from the Singer Laren in the early hours of Monday morning Full Article
eu Shuttered Museums Use Social Media to Share Bouquets of Floral Artwork By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:55:47 +0000 Hundreds of museums are participating in an online attempt to spread joy as COVID-19 keeps their galleries empty Full Article
eu This Museum Is Asking People to Remake Famous Artworks With Household Items By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:28:28 +0000 The Getty Museum hopes its social media challenge will spark inspiration amid the COVID-19 pandemic Full Article
eu Quarantined Couple Builds Art Museum to Entertain Pet Gerbils By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The story of two bored art lovers who found a way to "a-mouse" themselves Full Article
eu Meet the Artist Behind Animal Crossing's Art Museum Island By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:57:04 +0000 The art within Shing Yin Khor's virtual world represents a sassy response to the game's built-in natural history museum Full Article
eu The Museum of Modern Art Now Offers Free Online Classes By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:12:23 +0000 The nine classes span contemporary art, fashion and photography Full Article
eu Miniature Gecko Art Gallery Premieres on the Heels of Viral London Gerbil Museum By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The creator behind the reptilian repertoire hopes many more pet museums are in the works Full Article
eu This Free Game Lets Users Build Their Own Virtual Art Museums By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:22:51 +0000 "Occupy White Walls" allows players to design their own art galleries—and explore others' out-of-the-box creations Full Article
eu Museums Challenged to Showcase 'Creepiest Objects' Deliver Stuff of Nightmares By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:00:19 +0000 We’re really, really sorry Full Article
eu Unwind With These Free, Museum-Led Meditation and Mindfulness Sessions By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:59:20 +0000 The Rubin Museum of Art and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art offer an array of relaxing experiences Full Article
eu You Can Now Download 1.9 Million Free Images From the British Museum By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The London institution's online offerings include 280,000 newly added Creative Commons images Full Article
eu 5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Damages Puerto Rican Museums By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:31:53 +0000 The Museo de la Massacre de Ponce and Casa Paoli were among the buildings affected by Saturday's tremors Full Article
eu Explore World-Class Museums From Home With Smartify's Free Audio Tours By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:48:20 +0000 The app features a database of some two million artworks housed at more than 120 venues Full Article
eu How to Watch the National Air and Space Museum's Free Virtual Concert By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 Catch the musical event, featuring Sting, Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard and other artists, on YouTube tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern time Full Article
eu All Smithsonian Museums and National Zoo Remain Open Through Friday; Events Canceled By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:02:52 +0000 With Washington, D.C. COVID-19 state of emergency, Smithsonian officials say museums to close Saturday, March 14; events canceled through May 3 Full Article
eu Smithsonian Museums to Close Amid Coronavirus Outbreak By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 22:24:00 +0000 In an official statement, the Institution announced temporary closures beginning Saturday, March 14 Full Article
eu Six Online Courses About Europe to Take Before You Can Safely Travel There Again By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:09:59 +0000 Sheltering in place doesn’t mean you can’t study up for your next European adventure Full Article
eu Comment on Squeekville, model train amusement park, on display at Children’s Museum Gala – Oak Ridger by modelsteamtrain By rss-newsfeed.india-meets-classic.net Published On :: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 12:19:12 +0000 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Squeekville, model train amusement park, on display at Children's ...: Squeekville, model train amusement park, ... http://bit.ly/9x4oFS</span></span> Full Article
eu Comment on Song Contest: Raab und Engelke sollen Eurovision-Finale moderieren by Deutschland News By rss-newsfeed.india-meets-classic.net Published On :: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:23:41 +0000 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @imconair Song Contest: Raab und Engelke sollen Eurovision-Finale moderieren http://bit.ly/fsr6gD #IMCRadio.net: Song Contest: Raa...</span></span> Full Article
eu Mount Pearl entrepreneur cast into limbo by pandemic is symbolic of soaring jobless rate By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:36:29 EDT Newfoundland and Labrador's already fragile economy suffered another gut-punch in April, with Statistics Canada reporting Friday that 29,000 jobs were lost in April alone. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
eu Debt, allegations and e-books: Battle between Alberta lotto winner and entrepreneur rages on By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:00:00 EDT A longstanding battle between an Alberta entrepreneur and a $50-million lottery winner is still raging after a new legal judgment, a securities investigation, allegations of harassment and even duelling ebooks. Full Article News/Canada/Edmonton
eu Labeling Antibodies Using Europium By cshprotocols.cshlp.org Published On :: 2020-04-01T06:30:11-07:00 There are many uses for antibodies labeled with metal ions. Most of these methods involve first attaching a metal chelator to the antibody molecule. This is achieved using standard cross-linking chemistry and then adding the desired metal at appropriate concentration and pH. The method described here outlines a basic procedure for creating a lanthanide conjugate. Lanthanide conjugates are used for proximity assays, as MRI contrast agents, or for mass cytometry experiments. Different metals and chelators can be substituted, but the basic procedures are similar. Full Article
eu More selective elimination of leukemic and hematopoietic stem cells By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:30:02 -0400 Acute myeloid leukemia is an aggressive cancer of the blood-forming system. It affects the hematopoietic stem cells, or blood stem cells, of various white blood cells and of the red blood cells and platelets. Full Article
eu 8 Things New E-Commerce Entrepreneurs Need to Know By www.ecommercetimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T12:32:23-07:00 With something like 380 websites being created every minute, building an e-commerce shop can be a daunting task. It's easy to look at all of the success stories out there and think, "How could I possibly be that lucky?" However, the opportunity for growth in e-commerce is not slowing down. E-commerce sales are projected to grow 85 percent from their 2019 totals by 2022. Full Article
eu Isabel Schnabel: The European Central Bank's response to the COVID-19 pandemic By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-16T11:05:00Z Remarks by Ms Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at a 24-Hour Global Webinar co-organised by the SAFE Policy Center on "The COVID-19 Crisis and Its Aftermath: Corporate Governance Implications and Policy Challenges", Frankfurt am Main, 16 April 2020. Full Article
eu Fabio Panetta: Why we all need a joint European fiscal response By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-20T22:00:00Z Contribution by Mr Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, published by Politico on 21 April 2020. Full Article
eu Isolation Museum seeks to capture 'slice in time' By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:55:03 EDT CBC Ottawa is committed to bringing you all the information you need to know about COVID-19 to stay safe. But we also want to make room for all the positive stories. You'll find them here. Full Article News/Canada/Ottawa
eu How Do American Indians Celebrate Mother’s Day? | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian – Smithsonian.com By rss-newsfeed.india-meets-classic.net Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:46:36 +0000 How Do American Indians Celebrate Mother's Day? | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian.com Full Article IMC News Feed
eu Bundesliga reports 10 positive tests as European leagues try to resume season By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 11:28:24 EDT The German soccer league reported 10 positive tests for the coronavirus among 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and second division on Monday. Full Article Sports/Soccer
eu European Repo Demonstrates Its Resilience By openmarkets.cmegroup.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:44:42 +0000 The European repo market has held up well amid the initial volatility created by the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19,... The post European Repo Demonstrates Its Resilience appeared first on OpenMarkets. Full Article Global Finance Coronavirus Repo
eu On the road throughout Europe - International By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Throughout the year Bus4Life provides encouragement to local pastors and OM teams in Eastern Europe, partnering with them to share the Gospel. Full Article
eu Maple Leafs sign veteran European defenceman Mikko Lehtonen By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 10:41:49 EDT The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Finnish defenceman Mikko Lehtonen to a one-year, entry-level contract for the 2020-21 season, the club announced Monday. Full Article Sports/Hockey/NHL
eu Luis de Guindos: Presentation of the European Central Bank Annual Report 2019 to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-05-06T22:00:00Z Introductory remarks (by videoconference) by Mr Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Frankfurt am Main, 7 May 2020. Full Article
eu Christine Lagarde: Opening remarks at the EUI's State of the Union event By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-05-07T22:00:00Z Opening remarks by Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, at the Online Edition of The State of the Union conference organised by the European University Institute, 8 May 2020. Full Article
eu European countries form coalition over contact tracing app concerns By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:27:01 -0400 Several European countries, including Switzerland and Germany, are demanding all user data generated by coronavirus contact tracing apps be stored on-device, rather than aggregated on a centralized server. Full Article
eu Designing and Troubleshooting Immunopanning Protocols for Purifying Neural Cells By cshprotocols.cshlp.org Published On :: 2014-12-01T06:30:39-08:00 Purifying and culturing cells from the central nervous system (CNS) has proved to be an incredibly powerful tool for dissecting fundamental neuron and glial properties, and especially powerful in understanding neuronal–glial interactions. In a series of detailed protocols, we have provided step-by-step instructions for purifying and culturing specific types of neurons, glia, and vascular cells from the CNS by immunopanning. This article discusses common pitfalls and errors as well as important design considerations for the immunopanning procedure. Full Article
eu Is Valeant Pharmaceuticals the Next Enron? By www.nytimes.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:21:03 GMT Allegations about Valeant’s practices and its own disclosures while under pressure cause one to wonder. Full Article
eu BIZ-Quartalsbericht März 2018: Volatilität rückt nach Aktienmarktturbulenzen erneut in den Fokus By www.bis.org Published On :: 2018-03-11T17:00:00Z German translation of the BIS press release about the BIS Quarterly Review, March 2018 Full Article
eu Vertrauen - der Schwachpunkt heutiger Kryptowährungen By www.bis.org Published On :: 2018-06-17T16:00:00Z German translation of Press Release on the pre-release of two special chapters of the Annual Economic Report of the BIS, 17 June 2018. Trust is the missing link in today's cryptocurrencies - Cryptocurrencies' model of generating trust limits their potential to replace conventional money, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) writes in its Annual Economic Report (AER), a new title launched this year. Full Article
eu Zimbabwe: Appoint Neutral Interim Government By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:00:00 GMT Full Article
eu Marian basilica offers daily Eucharistic blessing of Rome under lockdown By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:30:00 -0600 Rome, Italy, May 7, 2020 / 09:30 am (CNA).- A Eucharistic blessing of the city of Rome has been offered each day from the doorstep of Rome’s largest Marian basilica as coronavirus measures restricted the public from attending Masses. The daily Eucharistic procession and benediction takes place in the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major immediately following a livestreamed Mass at 11 a.m. local time from the chapel containing the Marian icon Salus Populi Romani, Mary Protection of the Roman People. “The cardinal archpriest, all the canons, priests and religious of this basilica wish to give testimony to the Real Presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Doctor and Medicine for humanity tried by this pandemic,” states a caption for the video of a benediction from the loggia on March 21. As Rome entered phase two of coronavirus restrictions this week, more people have been able to witness the Eucharistic procession and blessing in person. In the second phase of Italy’s lockdown, which began May 4, residents are allowed to exercise and go for walks in the city with facemasks. A Eucharistic procession and blessing of the city of Rome is offered daily from the doorstep of the Basilica of St. Mary Major during the coronavirus pandemic. pic.twitter.com/LSmHBloK8N — Courtney Mares (@catholicourtney) May 7, 2020 On the first day of the eased restrictions, a tour guide in Rome stumbled upon the Eucharistic procession in the basilica. “I saw that confession was available and adoration was taking place. Following adoration, the priests processed the Blessed Sacrament through the church and into the piazza for a benediction over the city. They then walked to the back door and out into that piazza for another benediction,” Mountain Butorac told CNA. “This being one of my first experiences in church in nearly two months brought tears to my eyes and hope to my heart,” he said. Public Masses will be able to resume in the Diocese of Rome and throughout Italy beginning on May 18, 70 days after the restrictions on Mass went into effect. During Rome’s lockdown, Pope Francis made a brief walking pilgrimage to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray for the Virgin Mary’s protection from the coronavirus pandemic affecting Italy and the world. The pope later had the basilica’s Byzantine icon of Salus Populi Romani brought to St. Peter’s Square for the extraordinary Urbi et Orbi benediction on March 27. The Marian icon remained inside the basilica throughout the Easter Triduum liturgies. The Salus Populi Romani icon was also processed through Rome by Pope Gregory I for an end to a plague in 593. The benediction takes place following a livestreamed Mass before the Salus Populi Romani, the same Marian icon processed through Rome by Pope Gregory I for an end to a plague in the 6th century. pic.twitter.com/efIbaJF6Hf — Courtney Mares (@catholicourtney) May 7, 2020 Among the four major papal basilicas in Rome, St. Mary Major is the only one that maintained its original structure. Mosaics dating back to the 5th century can be seen in the central nave of the basilica, which also houses the relic of the Holy Crib from the birth of Christ. According to tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared to both a nobleman named John and to Pope Liberius (352-366) in a dream foretelling the August snow and asking for a church to be built in her honor on the site of the snowfall on Aug. 5 in the year 358. The church was rebuilt by Pope Sixtus III (432-440), after the Council of Ephesus in 431 declared Mary to be the Mother of God. Vespers and prayers of the holy rosary are offered via livestream each day from the Marian basilica just before 5 p.m. in Rome. Full Article Europe
eu Heartfelt reunion By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:05:21 +0000 OM Peru recently completed their second medical outreach this year. Mayelo Gensollen, OM Peru's leader, shared his impressions from the experience. Full Article
eu CDF: Belgian Brothers of Charity hospitals must drop Catholic identity over euthanasia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:01:00 -0600 CNA Staff, May 4, 2020 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has ordered 15 psychiatric hospitals in Belgium which belong to the Brothers of Charity to cease identifying as Catholic institutions after they allowed the euthanization of patients in 2017. The hospitals are managed by a civil non-profit corporation with the same name as the Brothers of Charity religious congregation which owns them. The CDF decision was communicated in a letter dated March 30, stating that "with deep sadness" the "psychiatric hospitals managed by the Provincialate of the Brothers of Charity association in Belgium will no longer be able to consider themselves Catholic institutions." In a statement responding to the CDF's decision, the superior general of the Brothers of Charity, Br. René Stockman, said that "with a heavy heart" the religious congregation "must let go of its psychiatric centers in Belgium." Br. Stockman pointed out that it is "painful" that the psychiatric centers of the Brothers of Charity in Belgium have lost their Catholic status, considering also that the brothers "were among the pioneers in the field of mental health care in Belgium." At the same time, Stockman said he recognizes that "the congregation [the Brothers of Charity] has no choice but to remain faithful to the charism of charity, which cannot be reconciled with the practice of euthanasia on psychiatric patients." The decision by the Vatican's doctrinal office ends three years of disputes between the Brothers of Charity and the corporation which manages their hospitals in Belgium. In 2017, the board decided to allow euthanasia to be carried out in its hospitals in Belgium, where the euthanasia law is among the most broad. At the time of the decision, the board of the corporation was composed of 15 members, with only three of them religious brothers of the congregation. Two of the three religious brothers among the board members, Luc Lemmens, 61, and Veron Raes, 57, supported the euthanasia decision. Their terms on the board ended at the end of September 2018 and were not renewed. The religious congregation, especially Stockman, protested the decision, reiterating the Brothers of Charity's rejection of euthanasia in their hospitals. The brothers appealed to the Vatican, which asked the psychiatric hospitals to change their protocol allowing euthanasia as “a medical act” under certain conditions. The hospital management responded with a long statement in September 2017, in which it contested a lack of dialogue and maintained the hospital was "perfectly consistent" with Christian doctrine. The CDF's direction that the hospitals must no longer identify as Catholic was communicated in a letter signed by CDF prefect Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer and secretary Archbishop Giacomo Morandi. The letter retraced the developments of the story, recalling that the document allowing euthanasia in the brothers' hospitals "refers neither to God, nor to Holy Scripture, nor to the Christian vision of Man." According to the letter, the CDF had spoken with the Brothers of Charity and had also informed Pope Francis of the gravity of the situation. Other audiences had also taken place beginning June 2017, including with the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Secretariat of State, the representatives of the Brothers of Charity and the managing corporation, as well as representatives of the Belgian bishops' conference. The Holy See also sent Bishop Jan Hendriks, auxiliary of Amsterdam, as an apostolic visitor, but he did not register any steps forward nor a desire to find "a viable solution that avoids any form of responsibility of the institution for euthanasia." The request of the CDF to the Brothers of Charity and to the managing corporation was clear: “affirm in writing and in an unequivocal way their adherence to the principles of the sacredness of human life and the unacceptability of euthanasia, and, as a consequence, the absolute refusal to carry it out in the institutions they depend on." The corporation "did not give assurance on these points." The CDF therefore reiterated that "euthanasia remains an inadmissible act, even in extreme cases," and strengthened the statement by citing St. John Paul II's 1995 encyclical Evangelium vitae, and a Jan. 30 speech by Pope Francis to the CDF. The CDF stressed that "Catholic teaching affirms the sacred value of human life," the "importance of caring for and accompanying the sick and disabled," as well as "the Christian value of suffering, the moral unacceptability of euthanasia" and "the impossibility of introducing this practice in Catholic hospitals, not even in extreme cases, as well as of collaborating in this regard with civil institutions." The Brothers of Charity is a religious congregation of lay brothers founded in 1807 in Belgium, whose specialization is care for the sick and those with psychiatric diseases. At the congregation's July 2018 general chapter the group stressed that the Brothers of Charity "believes in sacredness and absolute respect for every human life, from conception to natural death. The general chapter requires that each brother, associate member and others associated with the mission of the congregation adhere to the doctrine of the Catholic Church on ethical issues." Full Article Vatican
eu Anaerobic Necrotizing Pneumonia: Another Potential Life-threatening Complication of Vaping? By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2020-04-01T01:00:57-07:00 An adolescent girl with a history of frequent electronic cigarette use of nicotine was hospitalized with severe necrotizing pneumonia. Blood cultures obtained before the administration of empirical broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics had positive results for the growth of Fusobacterium necrophorum. The pathogen is an uncommon but well-known cause of anaerobic pneumonia with unique features that are collectively referred to as Lemierre syndrome or postanginal sepsis. The syndrome begins as a pharyngeal infection. Untreated, the infection progresses to involve the ipsilateral internal jugular vein, resulting in septic thrombophlebitis with direct spread from the neck to the lungs causing multifocal necrotizing pneumonia. The teenager we present in this report had neither a preceding pharyngeal infection nor Doppler ultrasonographic evidence for the presence of deep neck vein thrombi, leading us to explore alternative mechanisms for her pneumonia. We propose the possibility that her behavior of frequent vaping led to sufficient pharyngeal irritation such that F necrophorum colonizing her oropharynx was inhaled directly into her lungs during electronic cigarette use. Preexisting, but not yet recognized, vaping-related lung injury may have also contributed to her risk of developing the infection. The patient was hospitalized for 10 days. At follow-up one month later, she still became short of breath with minimal exertion. Full Article
eu Eosinophilic Pneumonia and Lymphadenopathy Associated With Vaping and Tetrahydrocannabinol Use By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2020-04-01T01:00:57-07:00 Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition that is defined by bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and fever in the presence of pulmonary eosinophilia. It often presents acutely in previously healthy individuals and can be difficult to distinguish from infectious pneumonia. Although the exact etiology of idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia remains unknown, an acute hypersensitivity reaction to an inhaled antigen is suggested, which is further supported by recent public health risks of vaping (electronic cigarette) use and the development of lung disease. In this case, a patient with a year-long history of vaping in conjunction with tetrahydrocannabinol cartridge use who was diagnosed with idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia with associated bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is described. Full Article