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It is possible that the main title of the report Adult Onset Still's Disease is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare inflammatory disorder that affects the entire body (systemic disease). The cause of the disorder is unknown (idiopathic). Affected individuals may develop episodes of high, spiking fevers, a pink or salmon colored rash, joint pain, muscle pain, a sore throat and other symptoms associated with systemic inflammatory disease. The specific symptoms and frequency of episodes vary from one person to another and the progression of the disorder is difficult to predict. In some individuals, the disorder appears suddenly, disappears almost as quickly and may not return. In other people, adult onset Still's disease is a chronic, potentially disabling, condition. Various medications are used to treat individuals with adult onset Still's disease, affected individuals may respond to therapy differently. Adult onset Still's disease does not appear to run in families.
Adult onset Still's disease is the adult form of systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (juvenile Still's disease). The disorders are name after a British physician who first described systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in the medical literature in 1896. The term "adult Still's disease" was first used in the medial literature in 1971, but cases that fit the description of the disorder appear in the medical literature as early as the late 1800s.
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My blog used to be called Nappy Valley. But now I've moved to the dizzy heights of Crystal Palace (via a spell as an expat on Long Island, New York). And my Littleboys are long out of nappies.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Speed dating on chairlifts and other Vermont tales
We have just returned from a week in Vermont. After a seven hour drive home yesterday, the Littleboys returned (grumpily) to school, and The Doctor and I returned (grumpily) to work. And so on to January, a month in which we have both decided to forego wine for three days a week. What is more, since we left early on Boxing Day morning, our house still looks like it did on Christmas Day, with toys old and new strewn everywhere, in between the dried up spines of the Christmas Tree. Happy days.
Vermont was as lovely as ever, but ski-ing this year provided us with some challenges. For one, the snow (not good anywhere in the US at the moment) has been inconsistent, so only 30% of the resort had opened up. When it did snow, the ski-ing was great, but then it would warm up again within 24 hours, leaving the slopes an interesting mixture of slush and ice. There was also a thick cloud sitting on the mountain most days, meaning that the beautiful views of the Green Mountains we enjoyed last year were mostly obscured.
Littleboy 1, at 6, has now also passed the age where all day ski camp is included in the package; we could have paid for him to do it every day, but it's expensive, and after the first two days, when they managed to put him in the wrong class for his ability, we decided he'd stick with the two hour lesson instead. This meant someone had to be back at base camp to pick him up at 12 every day, and because some of the runs were shut, this involved taking a shuttle bus from one part of the resort to the other. (On New Year's Day, sharing this bus with a load of hungover snowboarders was NOT fun).
The net result was that The Doctor and I spent parts of several days skiing by ourselves, and sharing long chairlift rides with strangers. After the first day of doing this, The Doctor compared it to 'speed dating' - you have to pour out your entire life story to someone within a 15 minute window, and then never see them again as you ski off in different directions. Luckily my 'rides' were fairly interesting; a good thing too, since on one journey the chairlift broke down for a good 15 minutes.
Still, we adapted to the new routine, taking Littleboy 1 ski-ing with us in the afternoons as he improved (by the ending of the week he was beating me down the hill, and taking flying leaps over bumps whenever he got the chance.) I still got to have my Amaretto coffees in the Black Bear Tavern, and the warmer temperatures meant at least your hands and feet weren't blocks of ice by the end of the day. Meanwhile, Littleboy 2 progressed steadily at ski camp. After spending just one afternoon with us, when he decided to throw a major, glove-related tantrum midway up the mountain, we decided it was best to keep him there. (We asked him if he would have behaved that way at camp. "No," he answered, wide-eyed. Yup. He is as good as gold with teachers and other people, saving the meltdowns for us).
Anyway after a nice but fairly low-key Christmas Day (Highlights: the boys loved their new toys and were really thrilled by Christmas; Lowlights: I was ill and on antibiotics, and the 'ham' we thought we had bought turned out to be a shoulder of pork due to some communication problem with the butcher) it was good to get away from it all and have nothing more to think about than whether to do another ski run, or go in and warm up with another hot chocolate. We even got to see the New Year in at a rustic Vermont inn, with the boys safely having separate fun on a 'kids' night out' which involved bouncy castles and pizza. Here's to a healthy, happy and productive 2012 for all. Now, pass me the sparkling water....
11 comments:
- MsCaroline said...
We have had some quite interesting chairlift conversations in past years (#1 is still the conversation with the young man who was there on his honeymooon, sharing a small condo with his entire extended family...different strokes, I guess...)still, sounds like fun despite the pork/ham mixup and the littleboy issues...believe it or not, you'll be hard-pressed to remember the meltdowns and mixups years from now and just have fond memories...promise!
Checking in quickly, got back to Seoul from Phuket this am and have 2 days to do all the washing and packing before leaving to take son#1 back to the US for uni...very much a bittersweet time. Happy 2012 and enjoy that sparkling water!
- 4 January 2012 at 02:17
- Nota Bene said...
Skiing sounds fun with/without good snow...glad the boys like it. I've never thought of saying much to a stranger on a ski lift...perhaps I should
Have a brilliant year
- 4 January 2012 at 08:39
- Knackered Mother said...
I love being home for Christmas but would have loved to have been in the mountains for New Year. Something about mountain air...sigh. No wine for you then. I'm having a dry week but am looking forward to a small glass of sherry on Friday night.
- 4 January 2012 at 14:59
- About Last Weekend said...
That is just so so true. Kevin and I have spent the last nine years speed dating on ski lifts and it's a mixed bag out there. Those kids' group lessons are very variable. In the end we bit the bullet and paid loads for the privates, they're almost Olympians in a couple of lessons. Happy new Year and so looking forward to reading loads more of your blog posts in 2012!
- 4 January 2012 at 15:26
- Expat mum said...
Well, the less said about my ski holiday the better!
I remember last year, hubbie and I were on a chair lift together and the guy next to me was really friendly. Turns out he grew up just outside of Chicago so we talked for the whole ride (about 10 minutes). Literally, in the last 60 seconds though, he managed to turn the conversation around to Jehovah! I was gob-smacked and half expected him to pull out a pamphlet as we disembarked.
I thought these guys went to other countries, not ski resorts!
- 4 January 2012 at 16:44
- PantsWithNames said...
what is it with these boys saving their filthy behaviour for at home? I'm torn between being thankful noone else has to witness it and wanting a break!
Happy New Year, sounds like you had a great break. x
- 4 January 2012 at 16:58
- Metropolitan Mum said...
I really had to laugh at the 15 minutes speed dating thing, imagining some poor person being forced to listen to my life story, spontaneously deciding to ski off in the other direction, happy to finally get away...
Happy New Year! :) x
- 5 January 2012 at 17:49
- Circles in the Sand said...
Love the speed-dating analogy! I was just reading a blog about how you can 'sand board' in the desert here, down the dunes ... I think Littleboy 1 would be a pro! (and a softer landing apparently - maybe I'll try it!)
- 6 January 2012 at 05:00
- Michelloui | The American Resident said...
Wow! You;ve had a busy past few weeks, then. I remember growing up in Minnesota and skiing (that's right, no mountains, but they make fab use of the massive bluffs around Minneapolis and Duluth!) and we would positively try to get in the right place so we could be on the lift with the right person just for this speed dating experience...;)
- 8 January 2012 at 02:46
- nappy valley girl said...
MsCaroline - honeymoon with the inlaws, well each to their own....!
NB - you wouldn't have much choice in the US, as everyone (except teenagers) is incredibly friendly and chatty....
KM - a small glass of sherry sounds very civilized. I had fun in the wine shop the other day, choosing more expensive wine to make up for not drinking all week!
ALW - yes, I think private lessons are probably the way forward, but skiing with his Dad seems to have worked well this year!
Expat Mum - that sounds like your worst nightmare on a chairlift. I remember being stuck at a bus stop with a Jehovah's witness once and praying the bus would come. It didn't, and eventually I just walked away and made an excuse....
Pants - yes, what is it? I suppose I should be glad he's angelic at school, but no-one ever believes me when I say he can be difficult....
MetMum - they'd probably love being on a chairlift with you!
Circles - yes, he would definitely love that. He already wants to snowboard.
Michelloui - I can imagine as a teenager it would have been very strategic....
- 9 January 2012 at 20:35
- A Confused Take That Fan said...
Happy New Year!! Sounds like you're having fun, as always, despite the lack of snow and clouds. I haven't been skiing since I was 15 in France on a school trip. Must give it a go. Problem is, the girls in this family hate being cold...
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Get Me to the Church On Time -- Not So Quick at the 30th Anniversary Quicksilver 50 Mile
Saturday 11 May 2013
I realized that it was unlikely that I was going to come close to my fastest previous times on this course:
- 7:17 in 2007,
- 7:22 in 2008 (race report), or even
- 7:38 in 2006. More realistic was something like
- 7:51 in 2006 or
- 7:58 in 2009 (race report).
Hell, I really didn't care if I finished in more than 8 hours for the first time. My only goal was to make it to my older son's piano recital. The teacher had actually moved the starting time back an hour by my request. I knew I could be cutting it close....
This year it was fairly hot-- making everyone's times relatively slow.
But I finished WAY over 8, in 8:48:40 -- 1 1/2 hours slower than by personal best.
I had no idea this would be the last time running this race, since the next year the 50 mile distance would be replaced by the more hair-on-chest-producing 100k distance.
|look at me, I'm a blur
|always wash your hands after wiping!
|dang I forgot to write down who took this pics!
During the last several miles, I thought I could console myself with a top ten finish, but in the final descent, stiff legs (rather than being short of breath, or too fatigued) prevented me from trying to match the surge by Greg Bruso of Santa Rosa, whom I met for the first time at the Inside Trail Marin Ultra Challenge 50 Miler the previous year (when I beat him). He passed me with with less than a mile to go during the final descent, and there was not way I could mount a counter-attack against his 13-years less aged body. Nothing to do with aerobic capacity, but just my joints can't take the pounding. This is what happens when you get older.
|with Greg
|photo by Allen Lucas
So I really really needed to get moving, but I realized I had to eat and drink and cool down a little before getting in my car for at least an hour. During which time I took my usual post-race pics.
|Harris Goodman, another doctor and fellow Quicksilver teammate
|Chau Pham, 50k finisher
|with winner Chikara Omine, 6:16:54
despite the heat, he was only 73 seconds behind his own PR and the race's 2nd fastest time ever
|ran into Darlene, childhood friend of my ex-girlfriend
when I was living in San Francisco, pre- and early med school
she is now a dentist
wanted to talk more, but had to keep moving
|got my schwag from race director and Quicksilver teammate Pierre Couteau, here with one of his daughters
|Gary Wang on the right, keeps finishing closer to me each year
this time he was less than a minute behind
|schwag, including my Bear II drop bag, special Quicksilver 50 30th edition, by Victory Sportdesign
All ultrarunners should get themselves at least one of these.
no shirt
one of the best schwag packages ever
|me and Allen, almost a year later
with my family I randomly ran into him wit his wife and friends
at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
My son's teacher had held up his performance and had several students go ahead of him. Finally I arrived, still covered in sweat, salt and the fragrance of a hot ultra race.
|photo of a later performance
I was, uh, taken aback.
My wife meanwhile almost threw up!


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Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County is in southeast Michigan, with a population of 322,895 people (as of 2000). It's considered to be a part of metro Detroit, which is located just to the east in Wayne County.
Other destinations[edit]
Ann Arbor (along with its neighbor Ypsilanti) is a university town with a large number of international students. This means a lot of international restaurants, ethnic grocery stores, and lots of non-native speakers of English. There are several language schools in the heart of downtown, so as you're walking down the street, you're highly likely to encounter groups of people speaking Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic, or one of dozens of other languages. Of course, there are also native speakers from all over the country, and the rest of the English-speaking world, so you're liable to hear a wide variety of accents as well. For a small town, there's a surprising amount of cultural diversity.
Also recognize that you're not far from Dearborn, home to the largest Middle Eastern population in the United States. While the Arabic population of Ann Arbor isn't nearly as visible as its Asian (particularly Korean) population, you may have the opportunity to meet visitors from Arab countries or locals of Arab descent.
As for the native English speakers in the area, Michigan is situated in the middle of the Northern Cities vowel shift, which in some ways has made the local accents more similar to a Canadian accent. In particular, you're likely to notice a difference in the low front vowel a (as in "hat" and "ramp"), which is raised and highly nasalized, and the close-mid back vowel o (as in row and soap), which is fronted such that it resembles a Minnesota accent.
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By car[edit]
The only interstate in Washtenaw County is I-94, which goes west from Detroit, south of Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, then past Dexter and Chelsea toward Jackson. US-23 goes north from Toledo, Ohio past Milan, between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, then toward Flint. Saline is on US-12 southwest of Ypsilanti, while Manchester is on M-52 south of Chelsea and north of Adrian.
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Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti are linked by the Ann Arbor Transit Authority (AATA) [3], which provides routes all over Ann Arbor, between the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti town centers, and limited routes within Ypsi. To reach any of the other towns and villages, you'll probably need a car.
Airport taxis and shuttle services between Ann Arbor and the Detroit airport are also available; details are on the Ann Arbor page.
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Beginning in 2004, Washtenaw County embarked on a plan to provide free or lower-cost high-speed wireless Internet access to everyone in the county, regardless of their location or economic status. Although the project has been held up by funding issues, the goal is for all urban and rural areas to have wireless connectivity within the next few years; 84KB low-speed access will be free, and higher-speed access will be available for a monthly charge of $35 and up. As of January 2008, 30 square miles in the county have wireless coverage.
Stay safe[edit]
Crime rates in Washtenaw County remain relatively low, although violent crime is more common in Ypsilanti. In Ann Arbor and the smaller towns, at least, it's generally quite safe to walk through town even late at night. As always, though, be circumspect, and don't take unnecessary risks.
Washtenaw County tends to have a few cases of West Nile virus each year. If you're going to be out after dark, particularly in wooded areas, be sure to take mosquito-repellent precautions, like dousing yourself in bug spray and wearing clothes that cover your bare skin.
Get out[edit]
To the east, Detroit is about 45 minutes away on I-94. Windsor, just across the Canada border, is about an hour. Be sure to bring your passport and photo ID to get into the country.
To the west, Jackson is about 40 minutes away on I-94, and state capitol Lansing is a little over an hour away on I-96.
To the north, Flint is about an hour away on US-23.
To the south, Toledo, Ohio is about an hour away on US-23.


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CAIRO (AP) — U.S. officials say protesters climbed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Egypt's capital Tuesday and took down the American flag, replacing it with a black Islamist flag to protest a film produced in the U.S. that attacks the Prophet Muhammad.
Hours later, armed men in eastern Libya stormed the U.S. consulate there and set it on fire as anger spread. A State Department officer was shot and killed.
The protests were sparked by outrage over a video promoted by an anti-Muslim Egyptian Christian in the United States. A 14-minute trailer of the movie posted on YouTube depicts Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a madman.
The crowd in Cairo chanted, "Islamic, Islamic. The right of our prophet will not die." Some shouted, "We are all Osama," referring to al-Qaida leader bin Laden. A group of women in black veils and robes chanted, "Worshippers of the Cross, leave the Prophet Muhammad alone."
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To be honest I haven't bought anything from Illamasqua for a while. Maybe its because it's quite dark and brooding and I've been in the mood for princessy and light packaging lately!
However – I was sent three products from the Illamasqua 'Theatre of the Nameless' collection to try. I hadn't seen the collection so I didn't have a clue what to expect.
Nail Polish in Kink £13.50, Blusher in Ambition £16.50 and Precision Ink in Havoc.
First off, I was excited to see the nail polish they sent me was Kink, a deep green. I've had a thing for greens lately but something that's wearable day to day.
This polish is supposed to have a 'rubber finish':
I'm not the best at talking about nail polishes – to me it looks like a semi matte finish which is quite nice although the colour doesn't speak to me the way I thought it would once applied. I had to use two coats and it still didn't look as even as I like – I am very fussy about polish application, one of the reasons I rarely wear it because if it isn't perfect, I take it off.
It wasn't my favourite thing at all.
The powder blusher Ambition just seemed like a neutral rose pink with sparkle:
I just don't feel blushers that much and I tend to go for oranges. However – this is super lovely. It's got this neutral edge to it and sparkles that are multi coloured. It's highly pigmented – I had a cheek accident with this – so you just need a tiny bit.
For me this is a shade I can wear regularly and the sparkle isn't horrible or too obvious. It also doesn't seem to highlight pores.
This picture shows that micro sparkles – don't clone my fingerprint:
Precision Inks – I love purple eyeliner at the moment, I love By Terry's vivid colour! Havoc is a dulled aubergine. It doesn't look black, but it's a very dull brown-purple. It isn't one of those shades you see and feel like you must have, but it is very nice and nice for every day use.
Also – I love love love the sponge tip applicator – makes it super easy to apply – literally seconds in the morning and the texture is very smooth, not too thick, not too runny and lasts all day. An excellent liquid eyeliner:
The only thing I noticed about this is that when you take it off it crumbles off which means you have to be careful not to get bits in your eye. I will definitely look for this in more shades if and when I actually finish a liquid liner!
Overall surprising hits from the Theatre of the Nameless collection. The blush and precision ink I think are fab.
See the Illamasqua collection!
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***1/2 (out of four)
That sensation, one that the movies rarely elicit anymore, is your heart tingling.
While writer-director Richard Curtis ("Notting Hill," "Love Actually") always can be accused of sentimentality, corny plays well in characters we hope find happiness—especially in "About Time." On that note: Welcome to the big show, Domhnall Gleeson. In an immensely likable, breakout turn, the actor ("Anna Karenina") stars as Tim, a shy, 21-year-old Englishman whose dad (the great Bill Nighy) informs him that the men in their family can travel back in time. Not to, say, kill Hitler or shag Helen of Troy. The power only allows them to return to moments they've lived before and get a do-over.
Once he's finished revising New Year's Eve missteps and re-failing at wooing the gorgeous Charlotte (Margot Robbie of the upcoming "Wolf of Wall Street"), Tim focuses his attention and, periodically, his gift on American girl Mary (Rachel McAdams, of course). Even granted the ability to order second and third takes of his own story, Tim discovers the limits to manipulation and the life that happens when you're neither looking nor trying.
At times the movie's light on conflict; elsewhere Curtis generates it through somewhat arbitrary rules, the exact sort of clunky business "Looper" worked to avoid. But hey, it's a time travel movie. The physics aren't always going to add up. The filmmaker has blended a "Futurama" episode with "Serendipity" (and perhaps specks of "In Time" and "Sliding Doors") to craft that near-extinct being, the quality date movie. It's recommended for anyone with a soft spot and someone to sit next to while getting emotionally (or literally, I guess) rubbed.
It spoils nothing to say that the hilarious, deliciously romantic "About Time" closes on a lovely, mundane moment between two people, appreciating the specialness of the ordinary—which doesn't seem so ordinary with the right perspective. What a privilege to swoon over the familiar.
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We had loyal reader Citromike send in these great Citröen wagon shots yesterday, but I didn't have a chance to post them during our very first Maximum Wagon Day. So here ya go! We'll let Citromike take over the description:
Citroen CX extended, extra axle, cargo box on back. It's one monster that I covet.
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For the first time since last November's Gaza war, Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired a missile into southern Israel on Monday.
The missile, a medium-range Grad-type projectile, landed on the outskirts of the coastal city of Ashkelon, causing no injuries or damage.
Israel halted its anti-terror operation against Gaza terrorists last November on condition that Hamas would cease and prevent all mortar and missile fire at Israeli towns and villages.
Monday's attack was carried out by the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, a "military wing" of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction. Spokesmen from the group said the attack was a demonstration of solidarity with the Palestinian rioters clashing with Israeli soldiers in Judea and Samaria.
UN officials said they were "deeply troubled" by the attack and called for a cessation of cross-border hostilities.
But Hamas indicated that it intends to further up the ante by abducting more Israeli soldiers in the near future.
Iran's Fars news agency reported that at a rally in Gaza this week, a senior Hamas official urged activists and operatives to kidnap Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips to obtain the freedom of jailed Palestinian terrorists.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Floating men in bowler hats don't dot the sky in Brussels, but the city is full of references to surrealist painters and poets such as Rene Magritte and Paul Delvaux, who lived and worked here.
The Belgian capital is full of galleries and museums with surrealist works and, heading off the tourist track, you can see surrealist art in the streets and visit bars where Magritte and his contemporaries drank.
6 p.m. - Whether you get a train from Brussels' Zaventem airport, a Eurostar from London, or a bus from the low-cost airport in Charleroi, south of Brussels, you'll probably arrive at Gare du Midi station.
If you're lucky, you'll be able to reserve the Magritte room at Hotel Le Dixseptieme and spend the weekend surrounded by the artist's prints. The best way to get there is jump onto a northbound train and travel one stop to Gare Centrale.
6:10 p.m. - You're now in the heart of Brussels' former Latin Quarter, where Magritte and his clique had studios and galleries.
Step out of the station onto road Cantersteen and head right until you come to a semi-circle-shaped pedestrianized area at the foot of Brussels' Mont des Arts — a monumental staircase and park originally conceived by King Leopold II to improve the area for the city's 1910 hosting of the World Fair.
Hotel Le Dixseptieme is one block down Rue de la Madeleine, one of the streets that radiates from the semi-circle.
7 p.m. - A fine place to have dinner on your first night is La Roue D'Or, a surrealist-themed restaurant just off Brussels' spectacular Grand Place. Bowler-hatted men peek at guests from behind the bar.
From the hotel, head back up Rue de la Madeleine until you get to the junction with Rue Duquesnoy. Turn right, and then right again down Rue de Marche au Fromage. Carry on into the pedestrianized area and the restaurant is left, at 26 Rue des Chapeliers.
9:30 a.m. - The best place to start your journey is out in the down-at-heel northwest suburbs of the city, where Magritte's one-bedroom flat has been turned into the Musee Rene Magritte. It's not to be confused with the Musee Magritte, the Magritte museum, the new gallery that you will visit towards the end of your journey.
The museum is a fair trek, so it's a good idea to head off early. The easiest route is to go back to Gare Centrale and get an overland train to Gare du Midi. From there, the 51 tram heading for Heysel will take you to the stop Woeste.
Take Rue Leopold I, the road to the right just after the tram stop. The museum is second left on Rue Esseghem, but be careful, the modest terraced house, number 135, is easy to miss.
Magritte lived in the ground floor flat of this small suburban house a stone's throw from a gas works and a Coca-Cola plant from his late 20s until he became famous in his 50s.
Despite the glass-ceilinged studio in the garden, he painted most of his works in the small dining room so he could be close to his wife Georgette as he worked.
Look carefully, and you'll recognize elements from his paintings - the staircase which leads nowhere in "La lecture defendue", the broken bowed-top window in "La clef de champs", and the mantelpiece which has a steam train coming out of it in "La duree poignardee".
11:30 a.m. - Jump back onto the number 51 tram and head back into the city.
12:10 p.m. - Get off at Porte de Ninove. It's a convenient place from which to make your way back into the city, and it will also take you past Luca Patella's Magritte Fountain. Look from a distance, and you should see Magritte's profile demarcated by the contours on the stem of the fountain.
12:30 p.m. - Head straight up Rue des Fabriques and follow it as it becomes Rue des Chartreux and you'll find the splendidly restored art nouveau brasserie Greenwich.
Magritte would head down here every week with the surrealist crowd in Brussels to play chess. The hushed silence of the chess games has given way to a lively bistro nowadays, making this a great setting for lunch.
1:30 p.m. - Once you've eaten, turn left and then right down Rue Auguste Orts. Straight ahead of you is the Bourse underground station.
Head down the escalator and above you is Belgian surrealist Pol Bury's 1976 stainless steel sculpture "Moving Ceiling". Look right and on the upper wall of the mezzanine is a 1978 painting of trams by Paul Delvaux, another surrealist painter.
2 p.m. - Return to street level and head down the side of Brussels bourse and turn left at the end of the street. Walk for a couple of minutes through the cobbled streets of Brussels' old center, much of which dates back to the 15th Century, to Rue Gretry and then turn right.
Carry straight on until you get to the 19th century arcade Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert. The Museum of Letters and Manuscripts is on the left inside the gallery.
Here you'll find a section on Magritte and the surrealists, including a letter from Magritte to his friend the Belgian poet Andre Bosmans where he describes director Alfred Hitchcock, who had released "Psycho" earlier that year, as "un imbecile de grand talent" (an idiot with a lot of talent).
There's also a letter by Andre Breton, the French founder of the surrealist movement, in which he complains about France's Prince of Poets prize being awarded to rival Jean Cocteau. You can also see a manuscript by Spain's Salvador Dali.
3 p.m. - It's time for refreshments, and luckily one of the old surrealist drinking dens is just a few streets away.
Head back down Rue des Bouchers and take the second right down Rue de la Fourche. When you get to the end, turn right on Rue de Marche aux Herbes, and hidden at the end of a small alleyway on the right is L'Imaige de Nostre Dame. You'll spot it from the sign screwed into the brickwork above the alley entrance.
This was a watering hole owned by Geert Van Bruaene, a surrealist poet and art dealer, who went on to set up the main surrealist bar which you will visit later.
You can order a coffee, or the bar sells Malheur (literally 'misfortune'), a beer similar to those the surrealists would once have drunk here. Beware, though, that like many of Belgian "sipping beers" this is 10 percent alcohol, so drinking more than two might jeopardize the rest of your tour.
The owner might be willing to recount a few tales about the nights the surrealists spent there if you buy him a beer.
4 p.m. - It's a good idea to drop by the Magritte Gallery before it closes for the weekend. It's straight up Rue du Marche aux Herbes as it turns into Rue Infante Isabelle and then Mont des Arts. At the end, take a right and the gallery is on the left-hand side.
It stocks lithographs of many of Magritte's signature works such as "La Traihison des Images" (the one with the pipe saying "this is not a pipe") and replicas of statues. They sell for 200 to 1,000 euros ($250-$1,300).
5:30 p.m. - It's time to go to Magritte and the surrealists' favorite bar and restaurant. Head down the sweeping Mont des Arts stairway back onto Cantersteen, and then turn left. Follow Cantersteen past the royal library until you get to Rue des Alexiens. Turn right and in a moment you will find yourself on Place de Dinant.
5:50 p.m. - Before you head in to La Fleur en Papier Doree, take a moment to look around the square. You'll find declarations written by Van Bruaene etched into the paving stones, such as "Le ciel au ciel et la terre a la terre" (the sky in the sky and the earth on the earth).
6:30 p.m. - The bar sits on the western corner of the square. Inside, almost every inch of the wall is decorated with photographs, paintings and declarations such as "Tout homme a droit a 24 heures de liberte par jour" (every man has the right to 24 hours of freedom per day).
On the back wall, Magritte looks down at you from a blown-up photograph of the Belgian surrealists assembled outside the bar.
This is a great place to have dinner, the bar sells traditional Brussels stoemp, a mashed potato-based meal, and bloempanch, a typical Brussels dish with sausage and a caramelized piece of apple.
It's worth hanging around here for a beer or a glass of wine after your meal and you'll soon get talking to the Brussels-based writers and painters who still frequent the place.
10 a.m. - Magritte had to wait until his 50s for fame, and when he finally achieved international recognition, he moved with Georgette to the affluent and leafy suburbs of Schaerbeek, where he lived out the last 12 years of his life until his death in 1967.
Head up to central station and the cemetery is a 40 minute ride on the 63 bus. You might want to stop off on the way to see Magritte's last house.
11 a.m. - Get off at Leopold III and walk along Boulevard General Wahis for 10 minutes. Turn right when you get to Rue des Pensees, and Rue des Mimosas is the first on the left.
Magritte's house is the semi-detached one with the white fence on the left-hand side, number 97.
The surrealists were fiercely anti-establishment and Magritte himself was at one time a member of the Belgian Communist party.
The house remains unmarked, perhaps because it represents a final capitulation by Magritte to bourgeois values at odds with the myth of him as a revolutionary.
While none of his major paintings feature any elements of the house, it may have helped inspire his L'Empire des lumieres series, in which he painted isolated country houses sitting in darkness underneath a contrasting bright sky.
11:30 a.m. - Head back to the bus stop and continue to the Brussels Cemetery stop. To get to Schaerbeek cemetery, head up Rue de Zaventem along the back of Brussels Cemetery, and then turn right onto Avenue Jules Bordet. The entrance to the cemetery is about 7 minutes away on the right-hand side.
Magritte and Georgette are buried in plot 16-2, near the squat buildings of the adjoining NATO complex. The sound of low-flying passenger jets overhead on their approach to Brussels airport provides a fittingly incongruous resting place for the father of Belgian surrealism.
1 p.m. - It's time to head back into Brussels and visit the Magritte Museum. Get back onto the 63 bus at Brussels Cemetery and return to Gare Central.
1:45 p.m. - Walk up Mont des Arts and turn right onto Coudenburg. On the right-hand corner of Place Royale is the Magritte Museum, the world's biggest Magritte collection, which opened in 2009.
2 p.m. - You might as well carry on round the square to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium to have lunch in the cafeteria there before heading up the three flights of stairs to the start of the exhibition.
3 p.m. - The museum has some 200 works by Magritte, primarily donated by Georgette and Irene Hamoir, a novelist and the only woman in the Belgian surrealist movement.
Start at the top of the exhibition and work your way down in an anticlockwise spiral. Sadly La Trahison des Images, one of Magritte's most famous painting, is missing from the collection, and is on display instead in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
As you work your way round, look out for L'Homme du large, one of his first surrealist paintings, L'usage de la parole where he first began to disassociate objects from the words that denote them, and the enigmatic L'Empire des lumieres series.
5:30 p.m. - Wander back to Gare Centrale and walk down Rue de Loxum and onto Rue de L'Ecuyer until you reach Boulevard Anspach, a main street. Turn left and then turn left again just before the Bourse. Here you'll find Le Cirio, an art nouveau brasserie which used to be a favorite of the surrealists.
It was here that Magritte first met poet Louis Scutenaire in 1926, Irene Hamoir's husband and a leading figure in the Belgian surrealist movement.
To help you picture the scene, why not order the bar's specialty, a half and half - half champagne and half wine. You could stay on and order dinner here, and sit for a while among the ghosts of the surrealists. ($1 = 0.7889 euros)
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Sandworm was a science fiction and fantasy fanzine edited by Bob Vardeman.
Sandworm was published in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. The first issue was released in 1967, with # 6, #7, and # 8 published in 1969, # 18 was released in 1972, and the last issue, # 19, appeared in 1975. Sandworm was included in the APA APA-45.
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Letters came from Robert Bloch, Andrew Offutt, and Harry Warner, Jr. (Horizons).
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"Tour de Lincoln" expected to raise $200,000 for charity and the arts
Mayor Don Wesely and the Lincoln Arts Council (LAC) announced today the beginning of a new public art community project called "Tour de Lincoln." Area artists will start with a steel sculpture of a bicycle and will add their own unique touches to the pieces, which will be displayed throughout the community. The project will also raise an estimated $200,000 for charity, local artists and the LAC.
"Other communities have conducted similar projects using cows, ponies, pigs and, in Omaha, the J. Doe human forms," said Mayor Wesely. "Lincoln will be the first to use an object instead of a living form, and the bicycle was selected to celebrate our city trail system, one of the best in the nation. This is an outstanding way to take art to the public and to raise money for worthwhile causes in our community."
The bikes were designed by LAC board member Laurel Shoemaker, a designer at Berggren & Woll, Architects. Midwest Steel Works, Inc. of Lincoln will cut and weld the steel bikes. Anchored on a concrete base, each bike will be more than four feet tall, seven feet long and weigh more than 385 pounds.
"Having the opportunity to design the bicycle for the Tour de Lincoln project was very exciting," said Shoemaker. "By using steel, we will be creating permanent pieces of art. This project is one more way the Lincoln Arts Council serves the citizens of Lincoln, and I encourage all Lincolnites to join the Tour!"
Beginning next week, a notice will be sent to local and regional artists, encouraging participation in the project. Artists will develop designs over the summer, and the judging of submissions will take place in mid-August. During the fall of 2002, the Arts Council will host parties at which businesses and individuals can make contributions to sponsor one of the 50 selected designs. The chosen artists will have their sculptures ready for display at sponsor locations during the summer of 2003, and Lincolnites will be encouraged to travel around Lincoln by car, foot or bike to view the sculptures at sponsor locations.
The final phase in the project is a major public auction in the fall of 2003. For each bike sold, the proceeds will be split equally by the artist, the buyer's chosen charity and the LAC. Organizers expect the bikes to be sold for about $5,000.
"Our hope is that some of the patrons who purchase the bike sculptures will donate them to the Parks and Recreation Foundation for placement along our trails," said Lynn Johnson, Lincoln Parks and Recreation Director. "In this way, the general public can continue to enjoy these art works for many years." Deb Weber, LAC Executive Director, said Tour de Lincoln fits well with the mission of the Arts Council to serve as an advocate for the arts, encourage community cultural development, and promote Lincoln area artists.
For more information on the project, call the Tour De Lincoln hotline at 890-1022.
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Windows unit president Steven Sinofsky is leaving the company, effective immediately, AllThingsD has confirmed. The move comes less than a month after Sinofsky presided over the launch of Windows 8 and Microsoft's Surface tablet. Photo: Getty Images.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday the central bank could begin scaling back its stimulus programs by the end of the year if the economy shows continued signs of strengthening, especially in labor markets.
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But, as he has for months, the Fed chief stopped well short of guaranteeing such a plan.
"With unemployment still high and declining only gradually, and with inflation running below the Committee's longer-run objective, a highly accommodative monetary policy will remain appropriate for the foreseeable future," Bernanke said.
In his opening remarks during his semi-annual report to Congress, Bernanke said the U.S. job market will have to improve "significantly" for the Fed to start gradually decreasing its $85 billion a month bond purchase program known as quantitative easing.
As he said last month in comments that rattled markets for days, Bernanke said Wednesday that the bond purchase program could be wrapped up by mid-2014, if economic conditions warrant it.
Under such a scenario the unemployment rate would probably have dropped to around 7% by the time quantitative easing was concluded. The unemployment rate currently stands at 7.6%, a level Bernanke has described as "overstating" the health of the U.S. economy.
"The jobs situation is far from satisfactory," Bernanke said in his prepared remarks. Still, the Fed believes the U.S. can eventually lower the unemployment rate to 5%.
Despite Bernanke's mostly dovish tone Wednesday, some analysts believe the Fed has been too optimistic in its forecasts, and that any plans for scaling back its easy money policies will occur later rather than sooner.
"We simply think that the Fed will be disappointed in the results and will have to rethink its plans when the time comes to make a taper decision. Nothing in Bernanke's testimony changes this view," Paul Edelstein, director of financial economics for research firm HIS Global Insight, said in a note to clients.
Bernanke noted that the economic recovery has slowly pressed forward despite "headwinds" created by federal fiscal policy. Bernanke was referring to a payroll tax increase that cut into Americans' take home pay in January and across-the-board federal budget cuts called sequestration that took effect in March.
Responding to questions from members of the House of Representative's Financial Services Committee, Bernanke said fiscal policy set by Congress is "focusing a bit too much on the short run and not enough on the long run." Instead, Congress should take more action to find a "sustainable path forward" for the long term.
Stocks weaved in and out of positive territory as Bernanke testified. The markets have veered up and down in recent months, depending on investors' interpretation of Bernanke's latest comments regarding plan for tapering off the Fed's loose fiscal policies.
Bernanke once again emphasized that the Fed is not on a predetermined course, that the central bank will act according to the economic data as it is released.
Bernanke also defended the Fed's communication of its plans. Without guidance from the Fed regarding the likelihood and timing of tapering, markets risked a dangerous buildup of "excessively risky positions."
The Fed chief has said he and other Fed policy makers don't want the markets to believe the central bank's easy money policies will go on forever.
"I think the markets are beginning to understand our message," Bernanke said Wednesday.
Low inflation was also addressed by Bernanke. The Fed wants to see inflation rise to its target level of 2% because low inflation can be as dangerous as high inflation, causing economic stagnation.
Bernanke said the economy "remains vulnerable to unanticipated shocks," and confirmed plans to keep the Fed funds rate at its historically low level at least until unemployment hits 6.5%. The Fed lowered the key interest rate to a range of 0%-0.25% four and half years ago during the worst of the financial crisis. At the same time, the Fed has increased its balance sheet to nearly $3.5 trillion through bond purchases.
"With the recovery still proceeding at only a moderate pace, the economy remains vulnerable to unanticipated shocks, including the possibility that global economic growth may be slower than currently anticipated," he said.
The Fed believes its policies of low interest rates and pumping cash into the system through bond purchases will keep rates low on important loans such as car loans and mortgages, which will spur economic activity and give a lift to the broader economy. The policies appear to be working in the housing sector as prices have risen and construction of new homes has picked up in recent months.
In response to a question, Bernanke said he doesn't believe Wall Street has benefited more from recent Fed policies than Wall Street. He said the Fed's policies have been focused on creating jobs and strengthening sectors like housing that benefit all Americans.


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There is news today! First of all, The Muppet Vinylmation collection is available online at the Disney Store. So if you're a fan of Muppets shaped like Mickey Mouse or Bean Bunny collectible items, then these are for you! You can buy a box of 24 for $238 (?!?!?!) or single blind-boxes for $9.95 (plus shipping, of course). Personally, I'll be waiting to pick some up when I go to Disney World next month... but that's just me!
Muppet King Arthur #2 will be released next Wednesday (February 24) in comic shops everywhere (or most everywhere, anyway). Featuring covers by David Petersen and Dave Alvarez, issue #2 continues to follow Arthur (Kermit) and his band of rag-tag knights as they attempt to reinvigorate England's hierarchy. Be sure to check it out when it's released next Wednesday!
Our wonderful friends over at ToughPigs have coverage from this year's Toy Fair in New York earlier this week. They of course got the scoop on anything Muppety, Sesame, or Fraggle they could find and they have some great pictures and coverage to check out.
Our other good friends at StichKingdom.com have also reported some great news from Toy Fair New York, including the fact that there will be a re-release of Muppets Monopoly from a few years ago, along with a new Muppets Yahtzee game with the cup shaped like Kermit's head (don't ask me how that works). Our contact at Stitch Kingdom has also mentioned some other exciting Muppet products but wasn't specific. Once I know more information I'll relay it here!


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This series of investigative activities for Cadette Girl Scouts begins with an overview of our inner solar system, emphasizes the planetary histories of Mars, Earth and Venus, then concludes with evidence for the greenhouse effect on Earth. The... (View More) activities introduce and reflect the scientific goals of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN), which reached Mars on September 21, 2014, and began its study of the Martian atmosphere. Cadettes will simultaneously learn about new technologies and gain new knowledge as they explore career pathways and develop potential service projects linked to the Cadette leadership journey. (View Less)
This series of learning modules is designed for adaptation in an introductory Earth science or planetary science course. The modules actively engage students through Mars remote-sensing data and Earth-based analogs to understanding Mars geology.... (View More) Interviews with planetary scientists and geologists present current issues in planetary sciences. (View Less)
This is the third module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Each activity is self-directed by students or student teams and utilizes online videos, data from the SDO satellite and hands-on activities to explore,... (View More) research and build knowledge about how the Sun's varying activity impacts Earth and space weather. Each activity provides opportunities to build knowledge and vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections and create resources to use in investigations. Both a teacher and student guide are included with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos, tutorials and internet resources. In Activity 3A: Sun-Earth Interactions, students gather information from online videos and create a 3D model to demonstrate the relationship to Earth's place in space and the affect of Earth's axial tilt on our seasons, then film a short video explaining the reasons for the seasons. Activity 3B: Space Weather, students use online videos to gather information on what space weather is, and its causes and effects, to create a concept map. They then use real-time SDO data to forecast space weather. Activity 3C: Solar Research in Action! Make a Magnetometer has students view information in online videos about to Earth's magnetosphere and the impacts of space weather, then create a magnetometer to detect and visualize changes in the Earth's magnetic fields to monitor solar storm impacts. A computer for student-teams and access to the internet are needed for this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
Materials Cost: $5 - $10 per group of students
Microscopic meteorites routinely reach Earth's surface. While challenging to find and identify, this activity provides techniques for searching for them in the local environment.
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1 per group of students
In this activity, children use common craft materials and ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive beads to construct a person (or dog or imaginary creature). They use sunscreen, foil, paper, and more to test materials that might protect UV Kid from being exposed... (View More) to too much UV radiation. Includes background for facilitators. This activity is part of the "Explore!" series of activities designed to engage children in space and planetary science in libraries and informal learning environments. (View Less)
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This set of physics-based labs uses data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Students create movies using near-real-time data, explore the connection between solar activity and space weather, use different types of data to generate... (View More) and test hypotheses, and collaborate with other students to explore further. Students present their results in a scientifically-appropriate manner. (View Less)
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This is an activity about Earth's magnetic field. Learners will construct a soda bottle magnetometer, collect data, and analyze the results to detect magnetic storm events. Ideally, learners should collect data for at least a month. If several... (View More) months are available for data collection, this is ideal. This is the first activity as part of the iMAGiNETICspace: Where Imagination, Magnetism, and Space Collide educator's guide. Instructions for downloading the iBook educator's guide and the associated Transmedia book student guide are available at the resource link. (View Less)
In this lab activity, students use simulation results and data available through the NASA Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC) to explore the structure of the solar wind, its variation through the heliosphere. Participants will become... (View More) familiar with aspects of the solar wind simulations: variables involved, the shape of the simulation volume, and the accepted methods for displaying those results. It was designed for graduate students doing research, but is also valuable for an undergraduate space science course or as an application in a physics course. The activity is designed for students to work in groups of 3 or 4 sharing a computer and a large work space. The instructors guide includes a discussion of lab goals, a set of concept questions, responses to student guide questions, and some student misconceptions. (View Less)
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This is a lesson about measurement and cratering. Learners will read about the origin of the foot as a standardized unit of measure, work collaboratively to conduct an experiment about cratering, and collect and record data to draw logical and... (View More) scientific conclusions. The lesson uses the 5E instructional model and includes: TEKS Details (Texas Standards alignment), Essential Question, Science Notebook, Vocabulary Definitions for Students, Vocabulary Definitions for Teachers, three Vocabulary Cards, and a Mini-Lesson. This is lesson 7 of the Mars Rover Celebration Unit, a six-week curriculum. (View Less)
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This module focuses on ultraviolet radiation on Earth and in space and how it affects life. Learners will construct their own "martian" using craft materials and UV beads. They will explore how UV radiation from the Sun can affect living things,... (View More) comparing conditions on Earth and Mars, and then discuss ways in which organisms may protect themselves from UV radiation. They will then take part in a Mars Creature Challenge, where they will change their creature to help it survive harsh UV conditions — like on Mars. They will then test their Mars creatures by subjecting them to different environmental conditions to see how well they "survive" in a martian environment. This investigation will explore shelter and protection as one of life's requirements and how Earth's atmosphere protects life from harmful UV radiation. It also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 5 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)


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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Then there's our first views of the "cave of Wonders." Inside the "Lion's Mouth":
Then, the marketplace...
a lovely still life...
more architecture in the marketplace...
We started with a digitally re-assembled pan B/G, and so we'll end the same way! Here's the full piece, followed by left and right sides for detail.
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In the past, BPA has curtailed wind turbines during the snowmelt season, when hydroelectric dams often produce power that far exceeds demand. The action has led to a legal standoff between wind project owners and the grid operator.
BPA said it believed oversupply costs could be between $10 million and $50 million. It also said the chances of curtailment were lower as the region's only nuclear plant - the Columbia Generating Station - was due to be refuelled during the period.
In 2012, BPA displaced 47,000 megawatt hours of generation with energy from the hydro system at a cost of $2.7 million.
In March last year, BPA submitted a proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc), that BPA would cover revenue losses suffered by wind farm owners as a result of curtailments.
It also stated that wind curtailment would become an action of last resort, taking place only after all possible reductions have been made to the output of both hydroelectric and thermal power plants.
In 2011, BPA displaced approximately 97,500 megawatt hours of generation with hydro energy. BPA's policy at that time, called Environmental Redispatch, did not include a mechanism to reimburse generators.