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Range of batteries for renewable energy applications. Suitable for residential and commercial applications, medium industrial solar systems, small solar and wind powerstations, offshore buoys, yachts and measuring stations and other safety equipment power supplies.

Sonnenschein A600 Solar Batteries are tubular plate gel batteries developed for medium to large solar powered applications.

Typical applications for these maintenance free VRLA-batteries with successful dryfit technology are solar and wind power stations, power distribution companies, telecommunications, railways etc.

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  • Energy-saving features in addition with robust reliability
  • Maintenance-free (no topping up) during the whole service life due to the Sonnenschein dryfit technology
  • Nominal capacity 240-3500Ah @ C100
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    • 18 years for 2 V cells at 20°C (80% remaining capacity from C10)
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    • Cells = SAN, UL 94-HB; optional ABS, UL 94-V0
  • Robust tubular plate technology
  • Very low gassing due to internal gas recombination
  • Long shelf life up to 2 years at 20°C without recharge due to the very low self discharge rate
  • Proof against deep discharge according to DIN 40744 (blocks), DIN 40742 (cells)
  • In compliance with DIN 40744 (blocks), DIN 40742 (cells)
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  • Completely recyclable

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Mini tour of Canada

Thanks to my long-term “virtual” friend, vegetable and fertilizer innovator extraodinaire Michel Lachaume, I have been invited by well-known Québécois farmer and author Jean-Martin Fortier to hold a seminar at the farm he manages in Hemmingford, Quebec: permaculture-inspired  la Ferme des Quatres-temps for leading chefs in the area! This will probably be on 11th April!

You can read more about Jean-Martin here:

I’m going to take advantage of this amazing opportunity to do a little mini-tour of Canada, do a bit of teaching, learning and experience early spring edibles in another part of the world in nature and gardens! Here’s my rough tentative itinerary
Arrive Vancouver 28th March
29th March – 4th April: Salt Spring Island – Victoria –  Vancouver
(5th – 6th April) Halifax, NS (uncertain)
7th – 12th (Montreal – Quebec – Ottawa area) with 11th at the farm!
13th Toronto (Botanical garden?)
13th Evening flight back to Norway!


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Childcare and early education group Bright Horizons Family Solutions has reported net income of $180.4 million for 2019, up from $158 million reported for 2018.

Revenue for the year was $2.06 billion, up from $1.9 billion reported for 2018.

The Watertown, Massachusetts-based company also reported results for the fourth quarter of 2019. Its net income for the period was $47.8 million, up from $46.7 million reported for Q4 2018.

Revenue for the quarter was $520.6 million, up from $478.2 million reported Q4 2018.

Bright Horizons chief executive Stephen Kramer said: “We are pleased to report strong financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019. Our solid financial results in 2019 reflect the positive momentum across our business and the results from recent investments we have made in our people and systems to strengthen our market position.

“As we look ahead to 2020 and beyond, we believe we are well-positioned to deliver on our growth plans. Equally important, I am especially honoured by the recent recognition we received from Bloomberg, Forbes and Fortune Magazine as leaders in creating inclusive workplaces for all of our employees. These awards help create real business value, validate our unique culture and reputation, and demonstrate to our clients the values of the Bright Horizons family.”

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We recognize the cognative dissonance involved in being loud deniers of  forecasting and predicting on the one hand — and using the PnF system as a crystal ball (something of an exaggeration) on the other.  Well, you have to predict the future some way and this way is better than most.  And right now the system is looking for almost 2400.  We can believe that.  As they say, it might be fortune telling, but it’s our crystal ball.  Do not take any of this seriously.

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Good news or bad news?  Or no more news?  Silver breaks out — but it is now maybe, too hot to touch.  It has gone parabolic,  and you know what happens when an issue has gone parabolic.  In general they collapse and burn late buyers.  We will be watching silver this week to see whether to add-on or exit.  You can always buy and take your chances  — but you must stop it up tightly and watch it closely.  Of technical interest silver had three gaps before breaking out.  Then it had a breakaway gap and then a runaway gap — and went parabolic.

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While we were wrapped hand and foot negotiating a really bad transaction with the Internal Revenue Service prices snuck out to the upside, making new highs.  New Highs are always inflexion points and represent a battle zone for contrarians and investors.  We bought more.

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Never ones to stick around when unwelcome we fled from our shorts in gold and silver.  Honestly it makes you think you ought not to do anything until this sidewave is done.  Our retreat from the metals is based on our insistence that trades go well from the beginning, or be left to the gents in Macau.  This is all a very refined lesson in how important the state of the market is, and the present state is somewhat like an irritated porcupine.

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The EESI Group is made up of a number of business units, EESI Contracting, Environmental Earth Sciences, Waste Science and The Centre for Contaminated Geoscience. These four business units work together to offer our clients unique, cost-effective solutions. Working as...

New Soil offers a cost-effective alternative to landfill disposal for hydrocarbon (petrol, diesel, waste oil etc.) contaminated soils through the use of our fully licensed soil recycling facilities. We maximise the potential for beneficial re-use, turning contaminated soil into reusable...

We are a well-known professional consultancy that manages potential health and safety and environmental risks at property sites. As a division within the EESI Group, we work closely with Environmental Earth Sciences (our environmental consultancy) and EESI Contracting, (the contracting...

    Since 1984, Environmental Earth Science has operated as a consulting firm that is passionate about repairing and nurturing the land and removing harmful waste in the most sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. We were the first company to...

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Philip Mulvey is part consultant, part contractor, part researcher and part entrepreneur but has always been a free thinker.  He has built army bases in East Timor, supervised the erection of the largest tent in the UK, sold meat pies in the USA, cleaned up 2 uranium mines, developed townhouses on landfills, rewrote the manual on oil palm development on PASS in Sumatra, evaluated rehabilitation of the desert in Kuwait, participated in the first green city design in the world, evaluated degraded land on the Monaro and he has represented Australia in sailing.

He currently has businesses in environmental soil science, whole of farm management, remediation and civil earthworks and property development in which he has trained numerous scientists in the art of commercial scientific problem-solving.  He is a father of 4 and a grandfather soon to be of 4.  (His family are undecided whether he is a pain in the arse all the time or only part of the time). He is proud to say he is a ...

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James has been an Environmental Engineer for ten years with a few breaks for global travel. His environmental experience has predominately focused on the investigation, remediation design and remediation of gasworks, including the large Leicester and Bilston Gasworks in the UK. Both projects James was on site as both the Site Engineer and environmental consultant.

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Geordie has demonstrated the ability to combine technical skills for groundwater, geochemistry and remediation with commercial requirements of consulting – to provide cost-effective solutions. As the manager  in Victoria, Geordie is committed to bringing out the best in his team and supporting their development.

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Sarah has a broad experience and success across two sectors which excel at marketing exceptionally well – property and luxury brands. Sarah is really passionate about working with teams and businesses to grow and reach their full potential through effective marketing.

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Tips on using this preset:
- The noisegate: I left the noisegate off, you might like it without the hiss but it sounds mighty different with it on! (When playing you don't notice it anyway)

- Use 2 knobs in the beginning: the overdrive (preamp) and the overdrive (master)! Turn the master almost to 0 and turn the pre amp all the way up ... turn the pre amp almost to 0 and turn the master all the way up. Try to get an even blend of the 2! This is what worked nice with my guitar! (This thing has a LOT of gain)

- The para EQ in front of the amp is so my pickups sound different ... you might like it off.

- Switching the mod switch to normal adds fizz but gives it that real punchy character

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Dental Anomalies: Genetics

Development of teeth is under strict genetic control, which ensures the formation and renewal of a certain number of teeth with specific shapes and positions in a reproducible timetable. Gene mutations can disturb normal dental development and affect tooth number, shape, eruption or formation of the hard tissues, enamel, dentin or cementum. These anomalies are often observed as isolated, that is, only dentition is affected, and especially failure to develop all teeth, tooth agenesis or hypodontia is extremely common. Different dental anomalies are also observed in numerous rare developmental syndromes because the genes and genetic networks that regulate tooth morphogenesis and differentiation are also active in the development of other organs and tissues. Tooth anomalies are especially associated with other ectodermal defects and orofacial clefts. Many examples indicate that teeth are often most sensitive to a reduced activity of a specific genetic pathway which is related to the complexity and self‐organising features of dental development.

Key Concepts:

  • Teeth are specialised ectodermal organs.

  • Development of dentition is regulated by cell interactions by same signalling pathways that are active in other organs and requires modulation of signalling by antagonist factors.

  • Tooth agenesis (failure to develop all teeth) is one of the most common developmental anomalies.

  • Most cases of tooth agenesis and supernumerary teeth are caused by reduced rather than complete inactivation of gene activity.

  • Dental anomalies are often diagnostic indications of a heritable syndrome or systemic disease.

  • Dental hard tissues do not regenerate after an injury and their development involve unique mechanisms.

  • Studies into congenital enamel defects are revealing functions for novel proteins that are involved in cellular regulation in ameloblasts and other cells.

Keywords: tooth agenesis; hypodontia; oligodontia; ectodermal dysplasia; cleft lip; cleft palate; enamel; dentin; tooth eruption

Figure 1.

Schematic presentation of genetic regulation of early tooth morphogenesis. Signalling molecules mediate cellular communication within and between the epithelium and the mesenchyme (epithelial signals, upper arrows; mesenchymal signals, lower arrows). The signals belong to conserved families that regulate the development of practically all tissues and organs (BMP, bone morphogenetic protein; FGF, fibroblast growth factor; SHH, sonic hedgehog; and WNT, homologues of Drosophila Wingless). Placodes and enamel knots are signalling centres in the epithelium which express locally more than 10 different signals regulating morphogenesis. Inactivation of the function of many different genes in mice leads to an arrest in tooth development at a specific stage, and their expression is typically regulated by the signals. Mutations in several of these genes have been shown to cause dental anomalies in humans.

Figure 2.

Radiographs and photographs of dentitions with tooth agenesis or supernumerary teeth. Asterisks mark the missing teeth. (a) Dentition with the common incisor–premolar hypodontia. Mandibular (lower) second premolars and maxillary (upper) right third molar (wisdom tooth) are missing. (b) Dentition with the common incisor–premolar hypodontia. Maxillary lateral incisor on the left side is missing and the one on the right side is peg shaped (arrow). Reproduced with permission from Nieminen . (c) An example of severe taurodontia (apical displacement of the root bifurcation) in molars (arrows). (d) Oligodontia caused by a mutation in PAX9. Missing permanent and second deciduous molars in a 7‐year‐old boy. Also, three of the second premolars as well as the upper lateral incisors are missing. (e) Oligodontia caused by mutations (compound heterozygote) in WNT10A. 15 permanent teeth are missing and the maxillary lateral incisor is peg shaped (arrow). Deciduous maxillary right canine and mandibular incisors and canines are retained at the age of 13 years. (f) Dentition of a boy with HED/EDA. Most of the permanent teeth are congenitally missing. Reproduced with permission from Nieminen . (g) Dentition of a patient diagnosed with Rieger syndrome. Nine permanent teeth are missing and the deciduous upper central incisors persist. Maxillary lateral incisors are peg shaped (arrows). (h) Supernumerary incisor, mesiodens, in an inverted position between the maxillary central incisors of a 9‐year‐old girl (arrow). (i) Dentition in a 15‐year‐old girl with cleidocranial dysplasia. Supernumerary teeth were depicted with arrows. (a), (b), (e), (f), (g) and (i) Courtesy of Sirpa Arte, (c) courtesy of Tiina Kuittinen, (d) courtesy of Satu Alaluusua, (h) courtesy of Ulla‐Maija Wesander.

Figure 3.

Radiographs and photographs of aberrations of dental hard tissues. (a) Panoramic tomogram of the dentition of a 12‐year‐old girl affected by dentinogenesis imperfecta type II as a result of a mutation in DSPP. Tooth crowns have a bulbous shape as the cervical regions are constricted and the pulp chambers have been obliterated, that is, filled with mineralising dentin. Attrition is observed in several teeth (arrows). (b) Upper dentition of the previous patient. Enamel has chipped off in several teeth and severe attrition is evident. (c) Panoramic tomogram of the permanent right molars of a 22‐year‐old woman with dentin dysplasia type II. Only a typical thistle‐shaped pulp chamber remains. Reproduced with permission from Nieminen et al. . (d) Schematic presentation of the DSPP gene and the consequences of different types of mutations. Mutations concentrate in exon–intron boundaries and in the code for (DPP). Black arrows and text denote dentinogenesis imperfecta II and blue arrows and text dentin dysplasia II. All types of mutations prevent export and secretion of the DSPP protein. (e) AI, X‐linked hypoplastic type with hypoplastic stripes in the enamel of a 17‐year‐old girl. (f) AI, hypomaturation type. Teeth of an 11‐year‐old girl have a chalky opaque appearance. (g) AI, hypocalcified type. Teeth of a 10‐year‐old girl have a brownish discolouration. (a), (b), (e), (f) and (g) courtesy of Satu Alaluusua, (c) courtesy of Sirpa Arte.

Adaimy L, Chouery E, Megarbane H et al. (2007) Mutation in WNT10A is associated with an autosomal recessive ectodermal dysplasia: the odonto–onycho–dermal dysplasia. American Journal of Human Genetics 81(4): 821–828.

Ahmad W, Brancolini V, ul Faiyaz MF et al. (1998) A locus for autosomal recessive hypodontia with associated dental anomalies maps to chromosome 16q12.1. American Journal of Human Genetics 62(4): 987–991.

Arte S, Nieminen P, Apajalahti S et al. (2001) Characteristics of incisor–premolar hypodontia in families. Journal of Dental Research 80(5): 1445–1450.

Bailleul‐Forestier I, Gros C, Zenaty D et al. (2010) Dental agenesis in Kallmann syndrome individuals with FGFR1 mutations. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 20(4): 305–312.

Bloch‐Zupan A, Jamet X, Etard C et al. (2011) Homozygosity mapping and candidate prioritization identify mutations, missed by whole‐exome sequencing, in SMOC2, causing major dental developmental defects. American Journal of Human Genetics 89(6): 773–781.

Bohring A, Stamm T, Spaich C et al. (2009) WNT10A mutations are a frequent cause of a broad spectrum of ectodermal dysplasias with sex‐biased manifestation pattern in heterozygotes. American Journal of Human Genetics 85(1): 97–105.

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Cameron Freeman Napier, Ladies Memorial Association
The Ladies Memorial Association was an important organization after the Civil War and into the twentieth century. The organization oversaw burial of the dead, monument construction, and advocacy for the creation of Confederate Memorial Day. It also purportedly helped Jefferson Davis and his family after the war, conducted Confederate Memorial Day every year since 1866, and helped build and preserve the Confederate Monument on Capitol Hill in Montgomery.
Ladies Memorial Association in Talladega
Southern benevolent associations in general were formed by the wives, widows, sisters, and mothers of Confederate soldiers. Assuming "men's work" while those men were away, the women volunteered in aid societies, hospital associations, sewing groups, and other forms of benevolent aid. The Ladies Memorial Association in Alabama had its beginnings after the war, when Montgomery women gathered to assist the Historical and Monumental Association of Alabama, chaired by Gov. Thomas Hill Watts. That men's group was founded on November 23, 1865, to build a monument on Capitol Hill. The members, however, were diverted from their task by the public outcry surrounding horrific conditions at cemeteries, where rains washed out shallow graves that vandals then plundered. The men, stymied by the enormity of their task, sought the assistance of Judge John Dennis Phelan, a prominent judge and driving spirit in the organization's founding, who in turn asked his wife, Mary Anne Harris Phelan, for help. Inspired by women's aid groups in Jackson, Selma and Columbus, Mary Phelan had been trying to organize Alabama's first Memorial Day in Montgomery, and turned her attention to the cemeteries.
To assist with reburials, Phelan arranged a meeting in Montgomery at the Court Street Methodist Church (current site of the Federal Court House) to raise money. The meeting was presided over by Sophie Gilmer Bibb, wife of prominent judge Benajah S. Bibb and much admired for her work in hospitals during the war. The April 16, 1866, gathering founded the Ladies Society for the Burial of Deceased Alabama Soldiers, which shortly changed its name to the Ladies Memorial Association.
The association conducted its first memorial ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery County, decorating the graves of both southern and northern soldiers on April 26, 1866, the first anniversary of Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's surrender at Durham Station, North Carolina. On May 1, 1866, the association raised $1,000, which provided for 200 burials. Similar commemorations took place in other southern states and preceded by two years a national tribute to northern soldiers. Union major general John A. Logan, Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, declared May 30, 1868, Decoration Day, the anniversary of the discharge of the last Union Army volunteer soldier. Most southern states, however, refused to acknowledge the holiday. In the twentieth century, Decoration Day became Memorial Day, a day to honor all American war dead.
In the years following the Civil War, ladies memorial associations proliferated throughout the South. Generally, members took to the gruesome task of disinterring bodies, many buried hastily in mass graves after battle, and giving each set of remains a proper burial. The associations then raised money to erect monuments to honor the dead. In Alabama, the association built monuments in Camden, Gainesville, and Florence. The Ladies Memorial Association again assisted the men's Historical and Monumental Association, helping to fund the Monument to Confederate Soldiers and Sailors of Alabama on Capitol Hill in Montgomery. The men's association had largely lain dormant for 20 years, but in 1886 brought 78-year-old Pres. Jefferson Davis to Montgomery to lay the cornerstone of the Confederate Monument in elaborate ceremonies on April 28 and 29. It was the only cornerstone laid by Davis. The men's association, however, had difficulty raising the $46,000 to finish the monument and once more turned to the Ladies Memorial Association for help, again led by Sophie Bibb.
Alabama Confederate Monument
Overall, the Ladies Memorial Association raised $10,000 for the monument, whereas the men's organization raised $6,755, politicians $5,000, and two grants from the legislature added $20,000. It would be another 12 years of tedious work between the Ladies Memorial Association and Alexander Doyle, the designer, before the monument was completed. Doyle, an Ohio sculptor, was known for his work in New York, Maryland, and New Orleans, and Fred Barnicoat of Quincy, Massachusetts, carved the granite figures that were installed by a local company, and F. L. Fossick in Russellville, Franklin County, quarried the limestone for the base and steps. Limestone for the column was brought from Indiana by Doyle, and the Henry Bonnard foundry in New York cast the bronze figure atop the shaft and the band at its base. The elegant monument was dedicated on December 7, 1898.
The Ladies Memorial Association, along with other Confederate heritage organizations, conducted a centennial re-enactment of the laying of the cornerstone in 1986, at which Bertram Hayes-Davis of Colorado Springs, Colorado, the great-great-grandson of Jefferson Davis, laid a wreath at the cornerstone. The four flags around the monument were dedicated on April 25, 1994. A centennial re-enactment of the dedication was performed in 1998, again led by the Ladies Memorial Association and other heritage organizations. The association later solicited contributions for the monument's restoration during the 1998 centennial re-enactment of the dedication and deposited the funds with the Alabama Historical Commission, which oversaw the restoration. From preliminary assessments in 1999 to completion in 2004, the meticulous restoration took five years at a cost of $231,600. To celebrate the restoration, the Alabama Historical Commission and the Alabama Tourism Department led ceremonies in the Capitol Auditorium. Once again Bertram Hayes-Davis travelled to Alabama, joining Alabama governor Bob Riley in laying a wreath at the base of the monument on Confederate Memorial Day April 26, 2004.
The Monument to Confederate Soldiers and Sailors rises 85 feet, with the three National Flags and one of many military banners, to memorialize the nearly 16,000 Alabamians who died for and 81,000 who served the Confederacy. In addition, the monument is a teaching tool for all who read the legends at the base of each flag pole. It is a memorial to the men who died and served their country, but it is also a memorial to the women who built it and preserved it.

Additional Resources

Napier, Cameron Freeman. "The Ladies Memorial Association in Alabama." UDC Magazine (November 1993): 28-29.
Parachin, Victor M. "The Origins of Memorial Day." Retired Officer Magazine (May 2002),
Wilson, Charles Reagan. "Confederate Memorial Day." In The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, edited by Mary L. Hart et al. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989.
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It Donned On Me is putting together a web series on "normal people who do not so normal things." The idea is to feature everyday people who have unique hobbies or interests that may make one go "hmm." These mini-documentaries will be entered into festivals and competitions throughout the United States, and will also be featured on a designated It Donned On Me web series site. For our inaugural subject, we will feature Dr. Charles Wickersham, a pharmacist by day and an ultrarunner by night. Dr. Wickersham just so happens to be my marathon mentor and trainer, and you may have seen previous blog entries and tweets referring to him as "Wickpharm."

Dr. Wickersham has run a lot of races, but the San Francisco One Day, a 24 hour run around the lagoon in Crissy Field, is something that people will no doubt find compelling. We all know about marathons and the smaller races, but the general public is probably not familiar with the 100 mile run or the 24 hour run. I'm sure that many think Dr. Wickpharm is nuts for running these races, and this is exactly what makes him the perfect candidate for this project. It Donned On Me spent the whole weekend with Dr. Wickersham as he ran 100.79 miles in 20 hours and 46 minutes.

I had the honor of being Dr. Wickersham's pacer for the final 10 miles of this event. Speed walking from 3am to 6am in the dark was definitely a challenge, but I did what I could do to get my friend to the finish line. What Dr. Wickersham did this weekend is amazing. He continues to inspire me again and again.

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After an eventful Premier League weekend, Iain Macintosh runs the rule over another weekend in the latest edition of Heroes and Villains.

Just for a moment, let's forget that Leicester received the trophy on Saturday. Let's forget the talk of impossible dreams and miracles. Let's just focus on the way that they tore Everton apart at the King Power stadium. From the first whistle, they were magnificent. Aside from everything else they have achieved this season, Leicester are fun to watch. They make things happen, they fight for everything and they look like they're enjoying themselves. And they didn't even need to win. They were only playing for pride! Perhaps Everton should have tried that...

And let's remember it all again! Let's remember how everyone, this column included, tipped Leicester to go down. Let's remember how we all reacted when Claudio Ranieri was appointed in the summer. And let's never forget how that affable Italian galvanised a squad of never-had-beens, took them to the summit of English football and kept them there, grinning away and cracking jokes as the pressure mounted. But the pressure never took its toll. We all thought that the Premier League title was a private party for the super rich. Ranieri begged to differ.

Sunderland and Jermain Defoe beat Chelsea to inch ever closer to escaping relegation.

And if Everton's travelling supporters resented having to sit through someone else's party on Saturday, they might want to pass on the midweek trip to Sunderland. Sam Allardyce's side have left it late, even by Black Cats' standards, but a win over Everton this week will guarantee Premier League survival while simultaneously relegating bitter rivals Newcastle. That's the stuff dreams are made of. Once again, Sunderland had Jermain Defoe to thank for a winning goal, his strike securing victory over the now former-champions Chelsea. They're almost safe.

It wasn't a particularly impressive performance, but it's all starting to look a little rosier for Arsenal after their 2-2 draw at the Etihad. Not only can they secure their favoured fourth position slot with a single point at home to Aston Villa, not only can they guarantee third and a place in the Champions League group stages with a win at home to Villa, but the tantalising prospect of finishing above Tottenham in second has suddenly emerged. If there is one thing that might redeem the beleaguered Arsene Wenger in the eyes of his critics, it's a surprise St Totteringham's Day.

It's odd that a goalless draw at home to the team in 18th place can be considered a success, but it's been that sort of season for Aston Villa. Congratulations though to Eric Black, the club's caretaker manager, who avoided a 12th successive defeat with what looked suspiciously like a team putting in a decent day's work. It also spared the fans one last humiliation. Having mercilessly mocked the Newcastle supporters in 2009 when the Magpies were last relegated, karma threatened an appearance. Instead, it seems that Villa have taken Newcastle into a grisly embrace and they've both fallen into the shadows.

The best you can say for John Terry is at least his challenge was evidence of some kind of desire. There hasn't been much of that at Chelsea this season. But what a thing for an experienced defender to do in injury time. And what a price he has had to pay for his mistake. There will be no final farewell for him in a Chelsea shirt, no last opportunity to savour the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge. Whatever you think of the man, this is no way to bring down the curtain on his career. Terry is here in the villains section, but the only person he's robbed is himself.

No one is trying to say that Manchester City have had a good season. No one is trying to say that Manuel Pellegrini wouldn't have been sacked already had it not been for Pep Guardiola's remaining Bavarian commitments. But surely he deserved a better send-off than to wander around an emptying stadium as only just enough people lifted a suspiciously corporate-looking banner in his honour. It feels like a long time ago now, but he did win the league with City, you know. And the hair. Surely you'd stick around for one last look at that magnificent hair?

Newcastle couldn't pull out a win vs. relegated Aston Villa, further adding to their likelihood of dropping down to the Championship as well.

You cannot say that Newcastle haven't had their chances to escape the drop. A trip to Villa Park is as close as you can get to a guaranteed three points these days, but where was the desire? Where was the intensity? It's baffling that this team starts so slowly, as if they need to be reminded of their plight by Rafa Benitez in every half-time break. As if they all slap their foreheads and cry, "Oh yeah! We're in the relegation zone!" There's absolutely no sympathy here if they do go down this week. They deserve it.

When Norwich beat Newcastle, they must have thought that they were going to survive. It was, after all, their second win on the spin. But since that day, they've played four games, they've lost them all and they haven't even scored a goal. Alex Neil was visibly frustrated, and you can certainly understand why. The Canaries keep making the same silly errors. But money was spent in the winter transfer window, serious money, and they still don't have a regular goalscorer. Without one of those, there's very little chance of survival.

In one of the shortest news conferences of the season, Roberto Martinez told reporters that there were no positives whatsoever for Everton after their 3-1 defeat in Leicester. That wasn't strictly true. The fact that they got away without shipping the five or six they should have shipped was a positive of sorts. We like Martinez here, as a man and as a manager, but there's no question that it's all gone horribly and irreparably wrong for him. The kindest thing to do now would be to settle his contract and spare him what would be a toxic Goodison Park on Sunday.

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The Effects of Apple Pectin Intake on Decreasing Internal Radioactive Cesium Levels: A Single-armed Pilot Study

Author(s): Tetsu Kinoshita*, Masaharu Tsubokura*, Hisashi Katsuragi, Akira Okamoto, Youichi Seki, Makiko Miyashita, Takeshi Tanigawa, Tomoyoshi Oikawa, Yukio Kanazawa.

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Background: Since 2011, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, which is located 23 km north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, acquired a whole-body counter (WBC) and began measuring the internal contamination levels of local residents.

Objective: To examine whether or not the intake of apple pectin decreases the level of radioactive Cesium (Cs) in the body.

Methods: Eighteen participants (sixteen males and two females aged 44–81 years), in whom more than a total of 20 Bq/kg of radioactive Cs-137 and Cs-134 were detected using the WBC, were screened. We measured internal radioactive Cs levels in the participants and compared the change in Cs levels between the observation and intervention periods with the intake of apple pectin. Initially, the participants received dietary education to avoid increasing levels of radioactive Cs through daily food consumption. After four weeks, the participants in whom more than 10 Bq/kg of radioactive Cs had been detected were instructed to eat a jelly with 3 grams of apple pectin, daily, for a period of four weeks.

Results: Although the decrease in the radioactive Cs level in participants during the apple pectin intake period exceeded the decrease during the observation period (-9.6% and -11.7%, respectively), no significant difference in the decrease was observed between the two periods.

Conclusion: This pilot study did not reveal any significant effects of apple pectin. This result may have been caused by low internal contamination levels of the participants and the distribution of food free from radioactive contamination in Fukushima.

Keywords: Apple pectin, whole-body counter, internal contamination, radioactive cesium, dietary education, daily food consumption.

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IMG_5384Hey everyone! There was a mix up yesterday and I forgot to post a blog.. oops. But now I get to talk about what happened today which was our last full day here in the Philippines, sadly.

We woke up at 3am this morning to catch the 5am ferry and I am not writing this blog at 10pm. I surprisingly was not tired throughout the day today probably because it was filled with so many stops. We arrived in Cebu and drove over to my grandparents apartment is Lapu Lapu city. I had heard so much about this Cebu apartment I could not wait. Not only is it an apartment, its a small complex that my grandparents own with my grandfathers name stamped right on the front. Their apartment was filled with pictures of the family and the same homie feel their home in the states has.

We headed out to our meeting. The traffic was crazy but we were finally able to have our meeting and got more insight on how to proceed with our project.

We had lunch just around the corner of the apartment and we ended up seeing my grandmother’s sister and her sons! I had only ever met this family once before about 7 years ago but it was so nice seeing my family talk together. The food was great, as usual although our waitress said many dishes are not available because of the harsh rains that have been occurring. We tried green mango (not yet fully ripe) smoothies and they were perfectly tart.

We then headed back to the apartment for our last meeting of the trip. With out trip tasks completed, we could finally take a deep breath and enjoy the rest of the night. Luckily for us, my extended family made dinner plans. We drove to my great aunt’s house (my grandmother’s youngest sister) and had a feast. Another whole pig, several kinds of fish, squid, noodles, dessert! Their house was beautiful and worth the drive (and getting a little lost on the way). I saw more of the grandmother’s siblings and their children and their children’s children. We all talked for several hours until we had to leave to get some rest before our flight tomorrow.

Once again, being a part of EWB and this project has brought me even closer to my family. I cannot believe this trip went by in a blink of an eye. (Sorry I did not recap on yesterday but I knew I would already have too much to say today). I wish my family the very best and I cannot wait for this project to be a success.

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A desert island Top 5 of flotsam from a commitment-phobe

Something you may not know about me is that I find it hard to commit. I need to be sure before I do that I’m making the absolutely, really, truly, beyond-reasonable-doubt correct choice of sandwich filling when I’m confronted by a shop’s ‘Top 10 combos’. Mistakes are bad. They can be defining. Me? I like a more fluid approach. A bite of my sandwich, a bite of yours. The best of both worlds. Don’t tell That Man. He thinks he gets to eat his own lunch.

Hence this weeks’ Lounge topic was difficult for me. How to choose my Top 5 books, movies or songs? They shift with the tide. With my mood. On the current. With the jetsam and seaweed. As Patrick would say, I’m ‘Like the Wind, through his tree’. So, I’m going to give you my ‘at this moment in time’ favourite movies. See if you spot any of my ‘not-favourtite-but-very-well-liked song’s’ lyrics on the way through.

1. Donnie Darko – Love this. Baby Jake Gyllenhaal and his big sister Maggie in the same movie, fighting at the dinner table. Awesome lines, like: ‘Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?’ He hates these blurred lines between reality and the dream-world he taps into, and becomes agitated and confused, believing the world’s going to end. You would too if you kept seeing a man in a giant rabbit suit.

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I knew you were trouble when you walked in…

2. Les Mis – I know. Just released. Overhyped. Yes, yes. I can hear you all singing, angry men. But I loved every single minute of it. Hugh spends all his time on the duck and weave hiding in doorways cos he looks like somebody that Russell Crowe used to know. And while he’s not at his hottest in this movie, he gives good voice (unlike Russ – meh). When he really lets rip he does remind me a little of Barney on the Simpsons, tonsils jangling visibly in the back of his throat. Voice projection people. It’s important. I’ve never seen it before, but it brings back memories, since Castle on a Cloud was one of the first songs I learned to play on the piano. And Eponine? She just breaks my heart. ‘On my Own’ has to be one of the best torch songs ever. Though, why she’s lusting after that simpering blonde whelp is baffling. She can’t live, with or without him. One of the classic flaws of musicals is the tendency of characters to fall in love for no particular reason, just because there’s a girl or guy standing in front of them. I accept it though – for the music. Movies, musicals. You’ve gotta keep em separated. You know this about muscials, so you leave your brain at the door.

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy. But here's my number. Gotta run - can hear some people singing a song of angry men.

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy. But here’s my number. Gotta run – can hear some people singing a song of angry men.

3. Fight Club – Right here, right now, we’re actually NOT going to talk about Fight Club. You know why, don’t you. Tyler Durden’s like a mole, digging in a hole, except the hole is his brain. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. OK. So, I’m out. I just did, sorta. Probably for the best. My biceps are imaginary.

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Heeeeey, come out and play!

4. Being John Malkovich – I would sure pay money to climb inside John Malkovich’s brain through a tiny door on the 7 1/2 floor of an office building; wouldn’t you? They climb through the little door, then get sucked in through John’s ear canal, where the streets have no name. I’d also pay money to climb inside the brain of whoever came up with this genius movie. It’s so crazy it makes sense. A comedy/fantasy – Hallelujah! The ultimate genre. And Cameron Diaz’ hair!!! It has everything going for it, PLUS JOHN CUSACK. I give this 50 million stars.

I want to run, I want to hide.. inside John Malkovich's brain. Where nobody will see my hair.

I want to run, I want to hide.. inside John Malkovich’s brain. Where nobody will see my hair.

5. To Kill a Mockingbird – only a COMPLETE change of pace here. It’s not often you can have one of your (ooh ahh here comes a HUGE COMMITTING STATEMENT) favourite books also translate into one of your favourite movies. Gregory Peck helps this transition immensely, since he is exactly how Atticus looked inside my head (only – imagine this – BETTER!) It’s such a powerful story and has one of my favourite quotes that I try to follow: ‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.’ I always screw it up, of course, but then I get to picture Gregory Peck when I try to follow it again. Unfortunately I can’t say I shed my skin and put my bones into this list… because no doubt I’ll read some other Lounge posts and go ‘YES’! I love that movie more. And THAT one defined the turning point in my adolescence’ (not that there was one, defining point so much as many points of excruciating existential angst… but you know). But I’ve written my disclaimer. I’m like the wind. I’m blowing away now. (Through Patrick Swayze’s trees … )

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  1. Oh man. Laughing at all the song lyrics. And now I have a GAZILLION songs in my head!

    YES to pretty much your whole list. Ah, Donnie Darko. That Smurfs conversation is the best thing to ever happen in any movie ever. (But, like you, that’s just my opinion right now. I’ll pick a different favourite movie moment tomorrow.)
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  2. I can’t believe you didn’t have Dirty Dancing on your list, after all the Patrick Swayze references. I also can’t believe I still haven’t watched Les Mis. You’re right about leaving your brain at the door for musicals. Luckily I don’t have one, so I LOVE musicals.
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    • WATCH LES MIS Ness! Or I’ll sing the song of angry men at you. You AND your brain you dufus! You both crack me up.

  3. Talk about Fight Club. Edward Norton’s acting and Brad Pitt’s abs, why wouldn’t you be talking? And John Cusack. Mmm, I’m with you there. He’s the thinking woman’s crumpet. :-)
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    • I’ll watch ANY movie with John Cusack with it. I even watched some strange one called War, Inc. I think I quite liked it too. He is PROPER thinking woman’s crumpet. For thinking women, yet still real, proper crumpet. Unlike say, politicians or smart men with no hair.

  4. Yes, Yes, Yes!! I’m sounding like Meg Ryan from a film I don’t particularly like – such is my enthusiastic agreement with your choices. I love a good dose of the surreal and if it comes with a side of Jake G or John Cusack, all the better. To Kill a Mockingbird is also wonderful and I would have named one of my daughters Scout if Demi Moore hadn’t cheapened it. Haven’t seen Les Mis yet…have my doubts about that one, but I’ll have to consider it now that it’s made your list.
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    • YAY a fellow surrealite! I too considered Scout would you believe? Just like I considered Leeloo (from the Fifth Element – but that’s a bit TOO out there). Les Mis IS pretty mainstream, but again, a little eye candy never hurts the movie either ;)

  5. I dont mind if you talk about Fight Club – I am always happy to hear about EdNort. Also thanks for reminding me that I really, really have to see Being John Malkovich. I should infact run to the DVD right now, ignore all the Fassbender movies and go straight to it. Have you seen “Adaptation” which also happens to be written by Charlie Kaufman. Its another total mind fork.
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    • YOU MUST SEE BEING JOHN MALKOVICH. In fact, I don’t think I can speak to you until you do. And yes, of course I have seen Adaptation. It’s strange, and therefore right up my alley. ;)

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Apr 30, 2008

The Wednesday Dee

AMC time, y'all! Which end lines rock your face off? Do tell.

I'm feeling the need for a theme week around here. Something to jazz the place up a little.

Anonymous said...

Stacie, it is so rare when a huge corporation finds the right man or woman for the job, especially when it comes to genre art - but AMC has won the lottery by hiring you on. When I read your articles on AMC, for once it felt like the person I was reading really really REALLY knew what they were talking about. It's a nice change of pace.

Adam Ross said...

A million votes for "The Haunting," maybe the best final line of any movie. Just perfect.

Theme week? How about Horrifically Funny, horror movies that tried to be funny and actually succeeded.

Stacie Ponder said...

Wait, I thought anonymous comments were always supposed to be negative!

Thanks VERY much. You've made my day!

I'm still getting used to writing for someone else. Sometimes it's sort of depressing, for in the end they edit out quite a bit of the...well, what I consider to be the zing. Eh. That's why I'll never give up the blog- here, I can totally run amok!!

Arbogast said...

How about a Favorite Victims week? I tried to start something on my site, "The One You Might Have Saved" (about my crush on the fat hippie hitchhiker in BEYOND DARKNESS who gets cut up and dissolved in acid) but nobody bit. I think we all have our favorite Not Ready for Final Girls (and Boys), be they Marion Crane from PSYCHO, the first victim in FRIDAY THE 13TH or any of the three good time girls from DEATH PROOF. It could be a lot of fun.

Arbogast said...

AMC edits your stuff? Oh, no no, no, Stacie. No, no, no.

Stacie Ponder said...

Arbo- I saw that post of yours and I love the idea. I've had one cooking ever since, and I'll probably write it up tomorrow.

Unless I forget, which seems the most likely.

And yes, I get edited. Not as much as other sites have, really irritates me to read the final product and see, you know, 5 sentences I sweat blood over parsed down into ONE- one sentence I never would have written and just doesn't sound like me. Even though my writing is ridiculous most of the time, that doesn't mean I don't work really fucking hard at the ridiculousness, and to have it basically erased by someone else pisses me off.

Edit my spelling and grammar, of course. Give me advice, please. But why hire me to write and then water my shit down and make it read like something that's not written by me? I don't get it.

Eh, I'm probably being too whiny, and I'm extremely thankful for the gig. I just don't like that the final product isn't always what I intended.

Unknown said...

I'm glad to see that you and anonymous finally made up, you two kids have been at odds for far too long.

I'm with Adam, I love the last line of "The Haunting." Which fits in with the love I have for the rest of the movie.

Which leads me to ask, have you done a Ghost week yet?

Tom said...

I totally get what you mean about the zing. But yeah, your site more than makes up for it.

The end of The Talented Mr. Ripley: "Good things about Tom: Tom is talented. Tom is tender. Tom is beautiful. Tom is a mystery. Tom is not a nobody. Tom has secrets he doesn't want to tell me-- but i wish he would. Tom has nightmares; that's not a good thing. Tom has someone to love him; that is a good thing. Tom is crushing me... Tom is crushing me... Tom is crushing me..." *gurgle* *weeping*

Anonymous said...

I'm not even gonna swat that fly. I hope they are watching. They'll see. They'll see and they'll know and they'll say, 'Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly.'

Well, that and the question mark that makes THE END into THE END? right before the credits of Flash Gordon.

So, Stacie, why don't you publish the Director's Cut of your essays on Final Girl? If there are copyright issues, just put up the stuff they didn't publish next to the relevant edited sentence(s)? You could stick it on a cut-page on the post when you announce the column, so that those coming back here can check out what the AMC readers are missing out on.

adrien said...

Scott Sigler wishes he was Stacie Ponder.

Stacie Ponder said...

Great call, Bill. That's from Psycho, yeah? Why do I always forget about Psycho?

And that's an interesting thought on the edited material...a Director's Cut...I'm probably getting my panties in a twist over nothing. Stupid panties!

I love Scott Sigler's columns! He's a funny guy. If he wishes he was me, it's only because he wants my autographed photo of Marc Singer. I mean, who doesn't want my autographed photo of Marc Singer?

Stacie Ponder said...

Oh, and I'm not trying to boast or anything, but I have to say..."The Wednesday Dee" makes me laugh every time I think about it. Or see it.

Chris Cooke said...

Hey - nooooooow I see who edits your shit! aha!

Well, whatever their reasons, keep at it Stacie - the work still shines, just read anonymous at the top of this "When I read your articles on AMC, for once it felt like the person I was reading really really REALLY knew what they were talking about." So your personality is still there, hopefully AMC will hear from their readers how much they love your shit and we will get a purer Stacie on their pages soon enough. either way great work, lady!

RJ said...

You know what would really snazz this place up? A review of every movie set in an aerobic studio featuring a bald headed model and a large safety pin.

Adam said...

Unknown said...

Damn! Bill had the idea 1st. Why don't you go back to coaching, ya zombie ;P

I think you should do a "writer's cut" of your AMC posting so we can get the full flavor of your stuff!

Thanks for doing what you do.

Don't pick on anonymous too much, I used to be anonymous.

Arbogast said...

Speaking of final words, I'll always have a fondness for "She was beautiful when she died... over 200 years ago!" and the immortal "We belong dead."

Anonymous said...

Ack! Beautiful Bride, Arbō!

Yes, it's Psycho, Stacie. I don't know why you always forget about it, although you did have that blow to the head with a cast-iron skillet. I told you not to hang around with toons.

And sorry for stealing that idea Jeb. It just popped into my head when I had that delicious bite of your left hemisphere.

Zombie West-Coast-Offense Guru®

Anonymous said...

Oh Dee, your fondness for peanut butter and quarters is something we'll always remember.

Joe said...

ah man i was gonna do the quarter comment. genius.
cheers ladracul.


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