Sunlight in
the barn
Sawdust
dancing up and down
Cough ends the
smoochy
The window
might shatter
If the
butterfly’s wings
Are helped
by the storm
Clouds
gather
While the
sun seeks sleep
The tree’s
wrath
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Tilus, a new form of micropoetry
Grey sky, river, bridges
Fragrance of
Spring
Tree shedding its acorn
Rain all night
Rain
Let yourself float downstream
On the Rhine
High
Mighty river flowing
The seagull
White
Golden light upon Rhine
Clouds in blue
Sky
Even in the forest
Shadows and
Light
The leaves are perfect now
In late spring
Green
Heads together they keep
Their voices
Low
Cherry blossoms falling
Paint the ground
Pink
Recently I've seen Björn using a three line form of poem, which is
called Tilus. Kelvin S.M created this form of
micropoetry. He explains it in this way: "The form is divided into two
parts: the first part is composed of two lines following a 6-3 syllable count;
the second part, a one-syllable word to close and/or complete the subject
layered in the first part." For the full text look at the link given
below.
It isn't a haiku. But if you are fond of haiku like
myself, you also likeother forms of brevity. The tilus is like an arrow.
After I've used it myself, where should have
used haiku, I was please to see that also Kristjaan played with the
new form.
I hope that more people of the haiku community will use this new form. I
wish good luck to Kelvin and the tilus!
Links:
kelvin s.m. @kelvinmoustache http://kelvinsm.blogspot.de/2013/10/tilus.html?m=0
Lothar M. Kirsch 祁建德 @Rheumatologe http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2014/05/carpe-diem-haiku-creation-aboriginal.html
Kristjaan Panneman
@Chevrefeuille2 http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.de/2014/05/carpe-diems-little-ones-11-tilus-new.html
Monday, May 26, 2014
The Very Basic Guide to French
This is a very basic guide to French. You might have read my very basic
guide to Spanish, Russian, Japanese or Mandarin; if not, please look for the
reference / link part at the end of this blogpost.
Pronunciation is harder than Spanish, but easier than Russian, Mandarin
or Japanese. Moreover you don’t have to acquire knowledge in a new writing
system like Chinese characters, hiragana, katakana, or the Cyrillic alphabet. Best would
be listening to some French chansons to get an idea of the different vowels. Or
you can listen to pronunciation examples on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language.
Words are stressed on the last syllable. So some words, you already know from
English or other languages, might sound strange.
Thanks – merci
Many thanks – merci beaucoup
Please – s’il
vous plait
I am (very) sorry – excusez-moi or je regrette (you might have heard the chanson “Non,
je ne regrette rien”)
Good morning – bonjour – used during the whole day
Good evening – bonsoir
Hello – also bonjour (makes it easier)
Goodbye – au
revoir
How much? – combien?
Please write it down- écrivez-moi s'il
vous plaît
I don’t understand – je ne comprends pas
Where is – où ce trouve
Where are the toilets? – où sont les toilettes?
What is your name? – comment vous appelez-vous (I recommend using the
vous form (formal) and later learn the tu form)
I am LMK – je
m'appelle LMK
Left – gauche
Right – droite
Straight ahead – tout droit (!!!)
To the right - vers la droite
To the left – vers la gauche
Numbers are a bit tricky as 80 is quatre-vingts (four
twenties), but 40 isn’t double-vingt but quarante. 75 is soixante-quince (60 +
15). Guess, what’s 30? No, it isn’t demi-soixante but trente. Enough jokes! Here
are the numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4 … Sorry numbers have to be learned or write the numbers down or
let the bill be shown to you.
PS. Mistakes are my mistakes!
Links:
The Very Basic Guide to Russian http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2012/10/the-very-basic-guide-to-russian.html
The Very Basic Guide to Russian http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2012/10/the-very-basic-guide-to-russian.html
The Very Basic Guide to Japanese http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2013/03/the-very-basic-guide-to-japanese.html
The Very Basic Guide to
Mandarin Chinese http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2013/04/the-very-basic-guide-to-mandarin-chinese.html
The Very Basic Guide to
Spanish http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2013/05/the-very-basic-guide-to-spanish.html
Carpe Diem Haiku Hunting (Mayan Mythology)
Wind in the face
Not a sound! The clever
prey
Follows the hunter
A soft spring rain
Splattering on the pond’s
surface
The koi start singing
“Hunting lizard”
A fly is a fly is a fly
The heavy truck
(inspired by Magical
Mystical Teacher)
Mayan paintings
Collected in old codices
Still alive
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Carpe Diem Haiku Japanese Garden #2
Temple and garden
Bell and the
fragrance of blossoms
Spring reigning Japan
Guests enter chanoyu
Boiling water meets matcha
Spring in the garden
(chanoyu 茶の図 tea house, matcha 抹茶 powdered green tea)
Golden pavillion
A daimyo looks into spring
Forgetting the world
(daimyo 大名 feudal lord, literally great name)
Link to
another blogpost on Japanese gardens:
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Carpe Diem Haiku Jack Kerouac's "playing basketball"
As spring advances
Cherry blossoms start falling
Old man’s empty stare
 |
Playing basketball
Then the kids stop and discuss
Like grown-ups
Road is moving on
Wind scatters blossoms freely
A lemonade stand
Kids playing basketball
Each of them
Yells
Old lady watching again
Just a dream
Once
Carpe Diem Haiku Creation (Aboriginal Mythology)
Out in the desert
Serpent moving, shifting sand
Tracks of the dreamtime
Two Ungambilukas
Finishing
Men
Holy trails of ancestors
Remembered
Rock
On the walkabout
The crocs move far from water
And only starlight
(will see, if I can scan a picture or two)
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Waffen gehören verboten
Gestern las ich in der
Rheinischen Post den Artikel über ein Blutbad in Bielefeld mit drei Toten. Der
75-jährige Sportschütze tötete ein Ehepaar durch Schüsse in den Kopf, danach
erschoss sich der Mann selbst. Das ist für mich bereits ein hinlängliches
Argument gegen Sportwaffen, die zu Hause aufbewahrt werden.
Jäger werden wg.
fahrlässiger Tötung angeklagt, z.B. on Hof: „Im September 2012 hat ein Jäger
aus dem Landkreis Wunsiedel einen 26-jährigen Mann mit seinem Jagdgewehr tödlich
getroffen. Nun muss sich der 53-Jährige wegen fahrlässiger Tötung vor dem
Gericht verantworten.“ Interessanterweise sagte der Jäger einmal aus, er habe
den Mann mit einem Wildschwein
verwechselt; ein anderes Mal sagte er aus, dass sich der Schuss versehentlich
gelöst habe. Wie dem auch sei, es zeigt, dass Waffen Unheil anrichten.
Die Initiative
„Abschaffung der Jagd“ berichtet für 2013 von etwa 40 Toten durch Jäger und
Jagdwaffen. „Opfer wurden sowohl Jägerkollegen und Treiber, aber auch die
Ehefrau und die Kinder von Jägern, der Nebenbuhler, die Ex-Frau sowie Nachbarn,
Spaziergänger, Bergwanderer, Radler und Autofahrer.“ Die Zahl der Jagdunfälle
wird mit etwa 1600 pro Jahr geschätzt.
Ich hatte mich, wie auch
die Rheinische Post, erst kürzlich gegen „die pure Lust am Töten“ gewendet. Ich
bin der festen Überzeugung, dass Menschen, die Tiere mit der Waffe töten, auch
leichter auf einen Menschen schießen. Ich meine aber auch, dass eine Schusswaffe
schon in sich selbst eine Gefahr ist und dazu führt, wozu sie hergestellt
wurde, nämlich zum Tod! Ich bin für die Abschaffung von privaten Waffen, sei es
für die Jägerei oder das Sportschießen.
Links:
Monday, May 19, 2014
Carpe Diem Haiku Worship (Hindu Mythology)
Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna Krishna
Krishna
Hare Hare
Hare Rama
Hara Rama Rama Rama
Hare Hare
Devotees chanting
Dancing round in exstasy
Room filling with bliss
Happily drinking
The nectar of devotion
Krishna’s devotees
Saḿsāra-dāvānala-līḍha-loka-
/ Trāṇāya kāruṇya-ghanāghanatvam / Prāptasya kalyāṇa-guṇārṇavasya / Vande guroḥ
śrī-caraṇāravindam
Tweetup EULAR14
So we've finally met again! The Tweetup lies behind us, the better part of the EULAR 2014 Meeting in Paris lies ahead of us.
Original text below:
The EULAR 2014 Meeting in Paris lies only about 3 weeks ahead of us and we should plan our tweetup. Lets plan for a Tweetup at the meeting itself as well as a Social Tweetup as we already did a couple of times.
Nearly all could attend. Thanks for coming and sharing news and visions again.
Dr. Shashank Akerkar @doctorakerkar twittering about the tweetup!
We definitely should have placed Abigail(ArthritisResTher @ArthritisRes) in the front row. Last year there were more women supporting the tweetup.
Original text below:
The EULAR 2014 Meeting in Paris lies only about 3 weeks ahead of us and we should plan our tweetup. Lets plan for a Tweetup at the meeting itself as well as a Social Tweetup as we already did a couple of times.
I propose communication
should be done on twitter with the hashtag #EULAR14.
There are the usual
problems, which I believe shouldn't be too difficult to solve, like how many
people to expect and coming to a consent as for time and place.
Let’s first try to make
sure, who is coming. Next step would be, where we could meet.
The meeting will start at
the 11th of June and end at the 14th of June. More on the homepage of EULAR: http://www.eular.org/.
Information on Le Palais des Congrès de Paris / 2, Place de la Porte Maillot / 75017
Paris at: http://www.venuesinparis.com/viparisFront/do/centre/venues-in-paris/palais-des-congres-paris
Some people already announced that they’ll be at the congress (Name / @ twitter):
Seth Ginsberg @CreakyJoints and @SethSaidSo
Dr. Nowell
Dr. Ai Lyn Tan @DrAiLynTan
Dr. Shashank Akerkar @doctorakerkar
Dr. Shashank Akerkar @doctorakerkar
Dr. Michiel Zandbelt @zandbelt
Dr. Antoni Chan @synovialjoints
Dr. Alfred Kim @alhkim
Dr. Chetan Narshi @rheumi_
ArthritisResTher @ArthritisRes
Dr. Thierry Cardon @Docrhumato
Dr. Carlo V Caballero MD @carvicab
Dr. Alfred Kim @alhkim
Dr. Chetan Narshi @rheumi_
ArthritisResTher @ArthritisRes
Dr. Thierry Cardon @Docrhumato
Dr. Carlo V Caballero MD @carvicab
If you don't see your name here, please let me know. Anyone interested in tweet on rheumatology is welcome at our tweetup anyway!
I propose that we meet on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at the exhibition hall. 12:15 p.m. would leave enough time to get to the meeting area and not having to leave a session too early. Please have a look at this map: http://www.eular.org/myUploadData/files/EULAR%202014%20Exhibition%20Layout%20Level_1.pdf
In between GSK, Medac, Novartis, and the oval shaped room is a catering area that isn't too large and marked light blue. Please tell me, if that's convenient. We can talk over then, if we meet later in a bar / bistro, unless someone already has a good idea about the when and where.
08.06.2014:
Last year I've travelled to Madrid by plain and the had been an airtraffic strike in France. This year I intend to travel by train and there's a strike to be expected on Tuesday and Wednesday. So check your connections and expect some trouble reaching Paris. This is part of the text EULAR has sent to me:
Based on
currently available information, the following strikes are now confirmed for
next week in Paris (although the expected disturbances are still subject to
evaluation):
SNCF – FRENCH
TRAINS:
- Strikes announced for Tuesday 10 (as of 19:00) and Wednesday 11 June 2014 (until 19:00 but can be extended)
- This is a nationwide strike that will also impact the RER B line that is the main line travelling from the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport to Paris city centre
- Impact:
- Participants not being able to reach Paris by train (national and international)
- Participants not being able to leave Paris airports by RER to reach the city centre, the hotels and the congress venue
TAXI:
- Strike announced for Wednesday 11 June 2014 (full day)
- This is a European strike that will be also impacting other European capitals and that should impact most of public/official taxis in Paris
- Impact:
- Traffic jams and road blocks inside and outside Paris
- Participants not being able to leave Paris airports by taxi
- Participants experiencing transportation delays due to traffic conditions
The above
will most probably not affect the EULAR 2014 congress but will certainly affect
participants trying to reach the city centre, the hotels and the congress venue
on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 June 2014.
09.06.2014:
Nothing new concerning the strike, but I hope to get more information tomorrow as today is a public holiday.
10.06.2014:
Metro will be available for transport in between railway stations, hotels, and the Congress Center (Porte Maillot). I've chosen to go by car, though.
Here's Michiel's PDF (full info see below):
The route of the 7km walk on PDF is here: (and I have a dutch text PDF telling me what we see) http://parijsmijnstad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wandeling_Germain.pdf
See you on
Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at the exhibition hall!
The route of the 7km walk on PDF is here: (and I have a dutch text PDF telling me what we see) http://parijsmijnstad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wandeling_Germain.pdf
See you on
Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at the exhibition hall!
Friday, May 16, 2014
FreitagsGedichte 16.05.2014
PulsSchlag
Noch einen
Puls-
Schlag weiter
Weiter noch
Der letzte
Puls-
Schlag
Reicht am
Weitesten
Am Ende
Zu eng
AbGeschilfert
Am Rande
Doch die blutige Fährte
VerEndend
AtemLuft, ausgeatmet
Nebliges steht
Am Ende
Zählt nicht die Zeit
Nur Ge-
Teiltes
Stille
Raunen
Rauschen
Dann Regen
Zaghaft
Es wird dieGeschichte des
Waldes erzählt.
Ein Paar verschwindetb
und kehrt nicht zurück.
PlatzRegen
Wind
Wieder Rauschen
Stille
Stundungen
Leere Urnen
AscheRäuber Zeit
VerKlebte Augen
GeHässiges Schweigen
Es paßt wieder Asche
In die Urnen
Der Sand
Gehört dem StundenGlas
Wer wird es drehen?
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Integrative Rheumatology Care Program
The idea of integrative
care programs isn’t new. Such programs should promote networks across sectors
in health care (primary care physicians, specialists, hospitals) to improve the
quality of patient care and to reduce health costs at the same time. It took
decades until legislation formed the guiding laws to enable interested health
care providers to build such programs and networks.
We’re in the 9th year with
our Integrative Rheumatology Care Program. We are the Rheinisches Rheuma
Zentrum, Inoges (Rehab facilities, physical and occupational therapy), the
health insurance company BARMER/GEK, general practitioners of the region, and
of course our patients. We developed a unique model of integrated care for all
inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases. The result of our treatment are above
average patient satisfaction and show excellent treatment results. We were one
of the first clinics in Germany implementing such a program. Patients are treated
the entire duration of illness in out-patient , day-clinic as well as in-patient
or rehabilitation settings, always the one that is appropriate to disease
activity and severity. So far about 700 patients have or still are being
treated in our Integrative Rheumatology Care Program. Involved are also more
than 230 practicing physicians as cooperation partners, who were all trained in
the Rheinisches Rheuma Zentrum. The program already has offsprings at other
locations.
A Case Manager (or Rheumatology
Care Coordinator) is available on a hot-line for patients looking after quick first
appointments and follow-ups, aids, rehab coordination and so on. Important is
the involvement of GPs, who fax a screening questionnaire of patients and
forwarding these patients to our out-patient clinic. It is only after verifying
the diagnosis that patients enter the program.
The program has no
restrictions as to drugs. Maybe it’s due to the fact that DAS28, HAQ, BASDAI,
RADAI, and other tools are implemented to guide therapy decisions. Maybe the better
care keeps the costs down; we hope to publish data on this together with the
University of Duesseldorf.
All in all, we're happy with this program and hope that other insurance companies join us.
Typical screening questionnaire for GPs.
Flowchart on how patients enter the program
The German text on
Wikipedia is better, try to read it by machine translation: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrierte_Versorgung
Rheinisches Rheuma Zentrum / Integrierte Versorgung (German text): http://www.rrz-meerbusch.de/de/kompetenzen/medizinische-kompetenzen/innere-medizinrheumatologie/integrierte-versorgung.html
Rheinisches Rheuma Zentrum / Integrierte Versorgung (German text): http://www.rrz-meerbusch.de/de/kompetenzen/medizinische-kompetenzen/innere-medizinrheumatologie/integrierte-versorgung.html
Monday, May 12, 2014
Katzen zum Abschuss
Die Rheinische Post (RP) berichtete
zweimal über den Abschuss von streunenden Katzen durch Jäger. 11.000 Katzen
werden in NRW jährlich erschossen. Interessanterweise erschießen die Jäger aber
nur 50 Hunde pro Jahr. Das Aktionsbündnis Jagdfreie Natur nennt für
Nordrhein-Westfalen und das Jagdjahr 2008/2009 128 Hunde und 11.385 Katzen;
allerdings sei die Dunkelziffer hoch.
Die PR schrieb weiter: „Der
Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (Bund) bezeichnet den Abschuss von
Haustieren als "groben Unfug". Den Jägern gehe es "um die pure
Lust am Töten.“ Und das kann ich am Beispiel von Krähen nachvollziehen. Denn
ich wanderte durch die Issel „und traf auf die beiden Jäger, die sich hinter
Buschwerk und Tarnnetz versteckt hielten. Am Feldrain erblickte ich die
erschossene Krähe, im ihrem Blute lag sie am Boden – tot.“ Angesichts von etwa
zwei Millionen streunenden Katzen in Deutschland ist es lächerlich, einem
Bruchteil davon das Recht auf Leben zu verwehren.
Links:
RP: Jäger wollen weiter
streunende Katzen abschießen -
RP: Katzenjammer -
Rheumatologe: Lustig ist
die Jägerei / Piff! Paff! - http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2010/08/lustig-ist-die-jagerei-piff-paff.html
Aktionsbündnis Jagf´dfreie
Natur: HAUSTIERABSCHUSS: Vom Gesetzgeber legalisiert! - http://www.jagdfreie-natur.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=26
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