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Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Egypt State Information Service Discovered in Saqara in 1985, stolen then auctioned, Ushabti - an ancient funerary statue - could finally go home to Egypt where it belongs. Dating back to the 19th Dynasty, Ushabti was identified when a collector - who had bought the statue, having no background about the heist - showed it to experts at a Lyden museum in 2006. It was only then that the amateur collector...
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
An intense cycling adventure begins...
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jump to the full entry & travel map Amsterdam, Netherlands July 13th - Woke up around 10ish ravaged another breakfast, then realized we had 15 minutes to get to the train station or else 3 hours. We took the chance at a leisurely pace, got our Eurail passes validated and were saved by a forgiving conductor. The ride was nice up to Amsterdam, full of reading and napping. Around 2 we...
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jump to the full entry & travel map Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands First day of the UK - the Universal Congress of Esperanto. I'm not even sure why I bother turning up. Even if I paid to join up there's not really that much for me to do here. I suppose it's just the principle now. Weather is absolutely crap. Coldish and a fair bit of rain. I met up with the Germans that I usually hang out with...
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bioethics.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Conference on Biomedicine and Human Rights During the conference eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines (medicine, law, ethics, philosophy) will discuss the meaning of the Convention’s underlying principles and fundamental rights in health care, contemporary dilemmas in health care (policy) and the Convention’s impact on national health legislation and daily practice. The conference provides...
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Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Dutch tax service rejected the so called halal-mortgage. This interest free mortgage was meant for Muslims who due to their convictions could not pay interest. The interest would have been replaced by a fee on profits, but for this reason may not be presented for mortgage interest tax deduction. Because financing housing is therefore going to be too expensive, Islamic financial institute Bilaa-Riba...
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The Birdchaser (Free subscription) | yesterday
So what do you make of these photos recently taken in Netherlands? Eskimo? Little?
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
My Chaotic Life In Amsterdam.
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Josh, Kitty and Bruce The Van take to the roads less travelled!
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Dave & Jeff's Scandinavian Cruise
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
WHO has been notified by the Government of the Netherlands of a case of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (MHF) in a Dutch tourist who visited Uganda. Marburg virus infection has been demonstrated by laboratory tests performed by the Bernhard Nocht Institute in Hamburg, Germany. The 40-year-old woman travelled in Uganda from 5-28 June, 2008, and entered caves on two occasions.
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Utrecht, Netherlands Afloat on the plaas on a warm sunny afternoon the thoughts of continual good weather and easier lifestyle pervaded the scene.
