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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
A Tropical Twist on Diaper Rash Cream!
P's diaper rashes were one of the main reasons that I wanted to switch to cloth diapers and one of the only reason I was a little hesitant to make the switch. Before we made the switch to cloth diapers, I read a lot of information online saying that people that dealt with cloth diaper rashes ended up putting their little ones in disposables until the rash would clear up. I was flabbergasted by this information; if people were putting their children in disposables to get rid of the rash, I could only imagine the sores that would cover P's little bottom from a cloth diaper rash!
Well with diaper rash comes diaper rash ointment… so the research continued. I was discouraged with my findings for cloth diaper ointment; most of the cloth diaper "safe" ointments still recommend that you put a liner in the diaper to protect the diaper from any leaking and repelling issues. I was determined to find something that was truly cloth diaper safe!
One day while researching newborn cloth diapers, I stumbled across some information, the article recommended that you use olive oil on your newborn's bottom for the first week after birth to help prevent diaper rash, olive oil check (we cook with it so it is just a matter of getting it in the jar located in the nursery before babies arrival in December). The article went on to pay attribute to another type of cooking/baking oil, Coconut Oil. The article commended Coconut Oil for its quick healing ability and went on to say that it is completely cloth diaper safe. I was very intrigued so I researched further and ended up putting Coconut Oil on my shopping list, it couldn't hurt to try.
After figuring out a diaper rash plan of attack (Coconut Oil), we ordered our cloth diapers, a sample size of CJ's Butter Ointment and liners (as a backup plan). I then headed out to the store and purchased a jar of Coconut Oil, most local grocery stores carry it in either the cooking/baking oil section or in the pro-biotic section.
Our diapers arrived and P has been in them for 2 months, no redness, no bumps, no sores, no rashes, no Desitin…
We have been dreading the arrival of P's final tooth! Well the other day that pesky eye tooth reared its ugly head! I picked P up from day-care and D said she thought he was teething because he had been drooling a lot (his shirt had been changed twice already and his current shirt was soaked) and he had started biting again (P's bad bad teething habit). I asked if she noticed any rash starting (knowing that with a new tooth also comes a new rash) and she said that his bottom looked great all day! We got home and I quickly changed him, trying to stay on top of changes so a rash wouldn't start. I changed him 3 times in a matter of 5 hours (yes a little OCD and a bit challenging when dealing with a not so patient 2 year old), after the first change his bottom looked good, the second change there was a little redness around his area (nothing to cause concern, a little air drying time was all that was needed) and by the third change, bedtime change, he was sobbing because his now bright red bottom hurt so bad! In slight panic I reached for the "emergency" drawer (packed with liners and the sample size container of CJ's Butter ointment), but as my hand fell upon the drawer my eyes met the jar of Coconut Oil, I pushed the drawer back in its place and decided that we would test the Coconut Oil method for overnight protection. I was hopeful that it would at least contain the rash to just redness and that we wouldn't have to bring out the 4 sole disposables that I have stashed in the bottom of the "emergency" drawer.
P was off to bed with a refreshing smell of Coconut lathered across his bottom. I set my alarm for 2am so that I could change him in an attempt to keep the rash at bay, but when I entered his room I was surprised to discover that he was soundly asleep (when he was in disposables and had a rash, he would wake up in the middle of the night screaming, demanding to be changed). I couldn't bring myself to wake him up, so I went against my better initial judgment and went with my mommy instincts (yes there are times these contradict each other) and left P to sleep peacefully.
When I went to change him in the morning I asked if his bottom hurt and he said No! I didn't fully believe him, thinking he was still half asleep, but as I laid him on the changing table and took off his diaper I was shocked to find that there was not a red spot anywhere! NOTHING! He had a beautiful peachy baby bottom that still smelt of coconut! P and I did a happy dance and we went about our day diaper rash free!
A few "good to knows" when purchasing Coconut Oil:
1. Coconut Oil comes as soft solid, instead of as a liquid; it melts right in your hand or your babies' bottom, I just rub my finger across the top and it melts onto my finger so I can then rub it on my little ones bottom.
2. A little goes a long way!
3. Look for an organic, cold compressed, unrefined Brand of Coconut Oil; this will ensure that you are receiving all the benefits that Coconut Oil has to offer, (if you are using Coconut Oil with little luck, it probably isn't cold compressed and is probably a refined version, try another brand).
4. Coconut Oil is antibacterial and antifungal!!!!
5. Best of all… Coconut oil is COMPLETELY cloth diaper safe; it comes right out of cloth diapers in the wash. No need for liners or a protective barrier!
Coconut Oil will be the only thing that I reach for when a rash occurs! I feel so relieved to know we have an actual fight against diaper rash and that it is something I feel confident won't wreak havoc on my precious stash of fluff! Don't worry the CJ's butter will go to good use, fighting dry and cracked skin from the harsh MN winter!
Bio: My name is Amanda and I am a mother to two amazing little boys and am expecting a little girl in December! Cloth diapering mommy who is ecstatic to have found a better smelling, faster working, and healthier alternative for Diaper Rash treatment!
10 comments:
- Nicole Shock said...
Where did you buy your coconut oil and what brand? I'm in need of a good diaper rash cream!!! Thanks!!
- October 5, 2011 at 8:53 PM
- JessicaAnneArborMI said...
Oh my gosh!!! I am so thankful for the timing of this post...my 9 month old has a yeast infection and an open sore. The doctor has prescribed creams and antifungal but says the sore could take months to clear up. With every diaper change I get so sad looking at his bottom (AND MY WHOLE STASH OF CLOTH DIPES!!!) but I have been keeping him in disposables because of all of the creams etc. I will be running to the store first thing in the morning to pick up the coconut oil, it is worth giving it a try :) Again, thanks so much for sharing your story!!!
- October 5, 2011 at 9:02 PM
- ann.e said...
thank you for posting this!! I have been using disposables the last 3 nights with burts bees to get rid of a rash. I was so bummed because I hadn't bought disposables in months. I will try this tomorrow!
- October 5, 2011 at 9:35 PM
- krystina said...
I will def tuck this away! I'm expecting #2 soon and had great luck with no rash with #1, I hope to keep it up. But just in case... thanks!
- October 5, 2011 at 10:34 PM
- doulagirl81 said...
So excited about this post! Thanks so much for sharing! I do have one quick question, and I think it was covered, so Coconut oil safe for pocket diapers? I'm just wanting to make sure before I slather my little one's bum with my coconut oil in the pantry!!!!
- October 6, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- doulagirl81 said...
So excited about this post! Thanks so much for sharing! So it's safe for pocket diapers??? Just want to make sure before I go slather it on my little one's bum!
- October 6, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Jenney said...
I am SO going to try this. My daughter can't eat anything with tomato in it along with grapes, berries, pears, or and significant amount of apples without having a horribly sore bottom.
I, of course, give her these things anyway because, well they are part of a healthy diet. But then we fight rash daily. THANK YOU for a new suggestion!
- October 6, 2011 at 4:37 PM
- Hannah said...
I love coconut oil for baking and I had never heard of this. Good to know!
- October 7, 2011 at 6:39 PM
- lilmrsmchenry said...
Another great thing that I reach for is corn starch! It is especially great during hot weather. I keep it in an old spice jar so that I can sprinkle it on as needed.
- October 9, 2011 at 9:44 PM
- Cori S said...
This works AMAZINGLY! I found a jar at whole foods for about $8! So easy to use and smells great.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Yale women's ice hockey team had its best offensive game of the season, rallying from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game vs. Providence 3-3 early in the second period Tuesday night at Schneider Arena. But the Friars responded with six straight goals and went on to down the Bulldogs 9-3.
Providence (2-6-2) got the scoring started at 3:24, with forward Ashley Cottrell jamming one past Yale freshman net minder Jaimie Leonoff. The Bulldogs responded immediately, with junior forward Danielle Moncion scoring off assists from freshman forward Stephanie Mock and sophomore forward Jenna Ciotti at 5:13.
The 1-1 tie lasted all of 37 seconds, as Providence forward Kate Bacon knocked in a pass from the right wing to put the Friars back on top. When Providence scored again (forward Beth Hanrahan) 70 seconds after that, senior goalie Genny Ladiges came on in relief of Leonoff.
The Friars just missed out on a 4-1 lead when defenseman Maggie Pendleton's blast from the blue line hit the post. Providence goalie Nina Riley then stopped a slap shot by junior forward/defenseman Alyssa Zupon and a wrister from freshman forward Jackie Raines in the next two minutes before a Friars penalty gave Yale the chance to creep closer. Raines' power play goal at 14:53, assisted by senior forward Aleca Hughes, brought Yale within 3-2.
The Bulldogs killed off a penalty late in the first, getting blocks from Ciotti and Zupon, and went into the first intermission down a goal. They tied the game 2:04 into the second. After senior forward Lauren Davis took a faceoff in the right circle in the Providence zone, she got the puck to junior forward Jen Matichuk down low. Matichuk slid the puck across the goal mouth, and sophomore forward Ashley Dunbar was all alone at the far post to knock it in.
Once again, though, the Friars responded quickly to a Yale goal. Forward Corinne Buie's tally at 6:50 started a run of three straight goals in the second period for the Friars, as Bacon scored again on a power play and defenseman Christie Jensen added one to make it 6-3 heading into the second intermission.
Yale (0-5-0) then had a chance to get back within two goals, but a shot by Hughes hit the post four minutes into the third. After that, Friars forward Laura Veharanta added a pair of goals, including a short-hander, to make it 8-3. Buie scored again with 4:21 to play for Providence's ninth goal.
The three-goal total represents a season high for the Bulldogs, and their shot total (26) was the second-most they have had in a game. Ladiges finished with 30 saves, while Leonoff made four.
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Monday night at 5:30 the two rivals tip-off at Allen Arena. The game will be joined in progress by CSS on Comcast Channel 27. The Lady Bisons are 3-12, 1-4 in the A-Sun. Belmont is 7-6, 2-3 in the conference.
The Lady Bisons have won three of the last four meetings between the two teams. The Burins have a 13-4 advantage in the series since the two teams made the transition to NCAA Division I.
"We have had some very good games with Belmont the last few years," Lipscomb coach Frank Bennett said. "This is really the first time in the Division I era when we have had a true doubleheader with Belmont.
"Our games with Belmont are toss-ups a lot of the time regardless of the records just like all rival games. We have had some success the last couple of years with them. Belmont is always tough. It should be a great game."
Bennett is seeing improvement from his Lady Bisons, but he wants more offensive firepower from both the perimeter and the inside. Assistant coaches Katie Beth Pate and Lynsie Blau have been working with the post players on their one-on-one moves inside.<
"We played well in spots Saturday against USC Upstate," Bennett said. "Anna Bowers and Hannah Phillips both shot the ball great.
"We are trying to get consistency across the board on a regular basis. There are bright spots at the post. Clair Waggener was three-of-four against Upstate. Brittany Duerk has had a couple of good games. Chelsea McMeans has had some good games."
The Lady Bisons will be facing a number of familiar faces when the Bruins hit the court. Senior guard Amber Rockwell leads Belmont in scoring with 13.7 points per game. Sophomore post player Haley Nelson is averaging 12.3 points and a team-high 10.2 rebounds per game. Senior guard Kristin Bunch is averaging 10.5 points per game.
"They have a lot of veteran players," Bennett said. "Some of them we have seen for three or four years like Amber Rockwell and Kristin Bunch. Their perimeter is very experienced.
"Haley Nelson has been player of the week twice. She has had a lot of double-doubles. She is a really good rebounder."
Bennett is expecting a defensive challenge for his Lady Bisons, especially as they try to stop Belmont's perimeter game.
"They are a good 3-point shooting team," Bennett said. "They run a lot of high-ball screens and variations to get shots. Nelson is effective scoring coming off those screens.
"They are guard-oriented. We have to limit the quality of their looks from the 3-point line. They are also a very good free throw shooting team."
The Lady Bisons have one player in double figures in scoring, junior guard Jenna Bartsokas with 11.7 points per game. Sophomore center Brittany Duerk leads in rebounding with 6.3 per game.
"This game is big enough," Bennett said. "There is the emotion. A lot of times the key thing is execution. We have to control the nerves, the energy and the excitement. If you get psyched up too much you can lose your execution if you are not careful."
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Monday, 30 March 2009
Edward Thomas Cruse in World War I
Edward would have been 34 years old at the outbreak of the First World War. From his service records I've discovered that he enlisted on 5th September 1914 at which time he was described as a printer. He began his service career as a private in the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He was promoted to Corporal on 21st December 1915 and to Lieutenant Sergeant on 31st December 1915. He was then promoted to Sergeant on 16th April 1916. On 1st April 1916 he was transferred to the Training Reserves. In a reorganisation he was posted to the Hampshire Regiment on 1st November 1917, and finally on 26th November 1918 he was transferred to the Labour Corps. He was discharged on 1st June 1919. His medical report on discharge shows that he was suffering from hallus valgus (bunions) on his left foot. He had had an operation to remove the head of a metatarsal bone. He had also had an attack of influenza in January 1919 following which he suffered from a cardiac irregularity, though no irregularity was found at the time of the examination. He was classified as being 20% disabled.
The service papers also most helpfully provide information about Edward's wife and children. Edward claimed to have married Edith Louisa Carswell on 4th February 1905, though the marriage is recorded in the GRO indexes in the first quarter of 1906 in the West Ham Registration District. Edward had seven children:
- Arthur Edward Cruse, born 10th November 1901
- Grace Edna Elizabeth Cruse, born 15th Feb 1903
- Edith Lilian Cruse, born 20th July 1906 in Upton Park, London
- George Thomas Cruse, born on 22nd August 1907 in Stratford, London
- Rose Louisa Cruse, born on 30th November 1911 in Stratford
- Louisa Elsie Cruse, born on 14th November 1914 in Stratford
- Ernest Alfred Cruse, born on 19th Feb 1916 in Stratford
Edward's eldest two children, Arthur and Grace, were from his first marriage to Janet Frances Amelia Gillard. Edward and Janet married in 1901. Janet sadly died in 1904 when Grace was only around a year old.
At the time of Edward's discharge from the army the family address was 2 Hotham Street, Bridge Road, Stratford, London E15. Edward apparently left his family after World War I and never returned for reasons which are unclear. I wonder if anyone has any further information on Edward and his family. I would be particularly interested to hear from any of his descendants in New Zealand. © Debbie Kennett 2009-2012
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- stephen said...
my name is stephen george cruse my father is william thomas his father was cyril thomas. i live in nz u can find me on fase book. i`m
wondering if im related
- 30 May 2011 at 06:14
- Debbie Kennett said...
We have a Cruse group on Facebook which you can find here:
If you join the FB group I will be able to make contact with you there.
- 30 May 2011 at 15:52
Hi my name is sara louise malt my nan was rose louisa cruse who married a stanley charles allen they had 2 children yvonne and marcus sadly both my grandparents are no longer with us hope this is of some help
- 7 February 2012 at 15:53
- Debbie Kennett said...
Hi Sara
Thanks for getting in touch, and thanks for the information about your nan Rose Louise Cruse. I've added the information to my database. Are you in New Zealand? Do let me know if you want any further information.
Best wishes
- 20 February 2012 at 22:58
- jean louise said...
Hi my name is Jean,edward thomas cruse was my grandfather.1880-1959.his daughter louisa elsie was my mother.1914-2000.the person who has written the piece on him I think is my cousin rita or helen their parents were george and jess.please get touch would love to hear from email@example.com.
- 21 March 2012 at 08:31
- jean louise said...
I thought I should clear up the fact that edward thomas cruses two eldest children were not born out of wedlock,but to his first wife[gillard]married in 1901.my nan bought arthur and grace up,till arthur went into the fisheries and grace into service.
- 22 March 2012 at 19:29
- Debbie Kennett said...
Jean, Many thanks for pointing out this mistake. It wasn't your cousin who made the mistake it was me jumping to the wrong conclusions. In fact I do now have the marriage certificate for Edward's first marriage to Janet Gillard which I received from one the Guild Marriage Challenges. I'd already updated my database but had forgotten to update this post. I've now changed it to include the new information about Edward's first marriage. I'll contact you by e-mail so that we can exchange information.
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Modularity in Flex Applications
There has been talk recently about the trend towards inversion-of-control frameworks in Flex. In addition to this, a higher-level movement can be seen towards modularity frameworks. Such an approach to architecture can bring many benefits, particularly in enterprise settings with larger teams and formal release processes. This post explains what modularity means in the context of Flex and discusses some of the benefits and options available for implementation.
What is Modularity?
Modularity is something more general than the Flex Module and ModuleLoader components. These are a form of modularity, but the principle is broader: modularity is about separating applications into smaller units that can be developed and deployed independently. In the context of Flex, these units might be modules, sub-applications or any other kind of encapsulated content. A modular application usually has a structure like that shown in Figure 1.
In the figure above, the application consists of a thin shell that loads three modules: Dashboard, Contacts and Messages. These modules represent different functional areas of the application. Their implementation detail is independent of one another. The application shell is responsible for loading and laying out the modules, and providing a means of communication between them. This might be a global data model, a registry of interfaces, or in the case of Figure 1, some kind of message bus.
What are the Benefits of Modularization?
Modularization can bring benefits for end-users of an application and also for the teams that develop and deliver them; Here are some of the benefits:
- A module can be developed, tested and profiled in relative isolation.
- Build times are shortened, since changes to one module don't require other modules or the shell application to be recompiled.
- Modules can be loaded on demand, so the initial download for an application is smaller.
- If a user never uses the features of one module, that module need not be loaded.
- Individual modules can be deployed into production, instead of redeploying an entire application.
- Different modules can be loaded for different users based on their entitlements.
- A module is easier to understand and maintain than a monolithic application, since it is more functionally cohesion.
- The interactions between modules can be confined to a thin API, reducing regression as an application grows.
The benefits in terms of architecture and development efficiency are arguably the most important. Small groups of developers can work on individual modules. The contracts of communication between modules can be agreed, so the implementation is free to change and improve without regression.
Framework Provisions for Modularization
Some frameworks have features to help with building modular applications. PureMVC was probably the first to do so with the multi-core version of the framework and its Pipes utility for controlled flow of messages between modules. The Parsley application framework is also designed to support modular applications, in which a module would normally have its own inversion-of-control context that inherits object definitions from the context of a shell application. Parsley includes a messaging framework that can be used for loosely-coupled communication between modules.
The other frameworks are hot on their heels. Spring Actionscript will have modular support as of version 0.9, where each module can have its own context with the option to inherit the object definitions of its parent. A parent context will be able to control which object definitions are exposed to a child context. And the lightweight Swiz framework is going to improve its support for modular development in the near future with its 1.0 release.
In addition to these established frameworks, there are some emerging frameworks focussed more specifically on modularity. Potomac and Adobe Gravity are two new frameworks inspired by OSGi, the dynamic module system for Java. Both aim to provide the infrastructure for loading bundles (i.e. modules) at runtime and communicating between them through service interfaces. Adobe Gravity remains an Adobe internal project but there are plans for a future open-source release, while Potomac is publicly available and includes some developer tooling in the form of a Flash Builder plug-in.
Cairngorm 3 and Modularization
One of the key messages of the Cairngorm 3 reference architecture (currently in draft) is to separate applications into distinct functional areas that can be developed independently; in other words a modular architecture, where each functional area is a module. The Cairngorm guidelines recommend that communication between functional areas takes place through a thin API that might consist of interfaces, events and data transfer objects. This approach minimizes dependencies between the distinct functional areas of an application. It promotes what Robert Martin terms "good dependencies" in the direction of stability. More details can be found in the Creating Functional Areas draft document.
The Enterprise Solution: Adobe LiveCycle Mosaic ES2
LiveCycle Mosaic ES2 is far more than a modularity framework, but modularity is an important part of its design. It's a client-and-server-side technology for building applications by composition, combining different pieces into personalized views that are focussed on the activities that different users perform. On the server-side, reusable application assets can be stored and shared, while LiveCycle DataServices is available for integrating with different data sources. On the client-side, applications are assembled from different tiles, that can be developed from scratch or adapted from existing Flex and HTML applications. A customizable shell application loads and lays out the tiles, and the framework provides a publish-subscribe messaging API for communication between them. For more details about the Adobe enterprise solution to modularity, refer to the LiveCycle Mosaic ES2 product page.
As we attempt to build bigger and better applications in Flex and AIR, the topic of modularity becomes more important to ensure efficient development, scalability and maintainability. It is vital to be able to separate portions of a large application so they can be developed, tested and deployed independently. The Flex SDK provides some simple means of modularization with Modules and Sub-Applications, and some frameworks build on top of these to provide more features. Furthermore, Adobe has now released an enterprise solution in LiveCycle Mosaic ES2 that provides the infrastructure for rapidly developing and deploying RIAs to the browser and desktop in a modular way.
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Kirk Gibson said it earlier this week about these Dodgers: "They've had an exceptional second half, but their journey is just beginning. This is the easy part. A lot tougher things are to come."
Tougher than coming back from 9 ½ games and sitting last as major underachievers in the National League's West division in mid-June, watching their manager squirm and fans get flustered, to scrambling all the way into first place by August and then becoming baseball's first team to clinch a playoff berth?
Easy for him to say.
These Dodgers' veterans, rookies and everyone else in between may be wise to listen to the current Arizona Diamondbacks manager and one of the toughest Dodgers anyone would want to have as a teammate on the 1988 World Series title squad.
Maybe there's a reason why this franchise hasn't won anything improbable, or impossible, in the past 25 years.
It wasn't as if Gibson was standing in the home team's dugout yelling at all these kids to get off his lawn Thursday afternoon. He just had nothing left in his power to prolong the Dodgers' victory celebration after Hanley Ramirez hit two homers and A.J. Ellis' eighth-inning home run capped a four-run comeback and turned the Dodgers into National League West champs with a 7-6 victory over Arizona.
The toughest thing the Dodgers have at the moment is how to get the smell of Korbel champagne out of their drenched uniforms.
The toughest things for Dodgers fans might be trying to rein in their budget when the National League Division and Championship Series tickets go on sale Friday morning.
When Kenley Jansen set down Arizona with a perfect ninth inning to ring up his 26th save of the season, finalized when left fielder Skip Shumacher gathered in a fly ball from Aaron Hill in the bottom of the ninth, the dugout emptied onto the field and a congregation took place around the second-base bag.
Jansen spelled relief in many different ways.
Despite the Dodgers' ridiculous run during July and August, September had been a struggle. After a six-game win streak brought them into the month, the group that manager Don Mattingly couldn't always find enough healthy bodies to fill a suitable lineup card with had put together a clump of games where they went 4-9 coming into Thursday's contest.
Opportunities to wrap up the NL West during a series at Dodger Stadium last weekend didn't happen. Then they lost two of the first three games of this series in Arizona.
Ramirez's three-run homer in the third inning could have signaled a flicker of life, if not for Arizona scoring six of their own off Ricky Nolasco to snuff it out.
When Ramirez homered again to lead off the seventh inning, suddenly the Dodgers were tied again at 6-6. When Ellis led off the eighth with his drive to left that just cleared the wall, the advantage wasn't going to be squandered again.
Bottles of the California bubbly that had been on ice for too long the past week were finally uncorked in the small visitors locker room at Chase Field.
"To watch this team celebrate, and I'm part of it, it's emotional," said Ellis, a longtime minor-league catcher who has finally established himself as the everyday blue-collar player on a roster of high-paid marquee names. "No one wanted to go to San Diego (where the Dodgers start a three-game series) and start scoreboard watching."
With nine games left in the regular season, the Dodgers' lead over second-place Arizona isn't a concern anymore. It's now time to focus on getting players healthy and setting up a rested pitching rotation and bullpen to be in place once they find out who they will play in the NL Division Series that begins Oct. 3.
Matt Kemp, who just came off the disabled list Monday after missing more than half the season with a variety of shoulder, ankle and hamstring injuries, took off his goggles amid the spraying champagne in the locker room long enough to dry his eyes and look back before trying to see what lies ahead.
"Sometimes, this season has seemed like it's been a little off course for me, but it's been fun to watch players like Hanley and Yasiel Puig, just hoping I can get in there and contribute," Kemp said.
"I think we might have got a little comfortable after we made the playoffs two years in a row (going to the National League Championship Series in 2008 and '09) and the last three years have been tough. You've got to enjoy these moments when they come and not take them for granted."
Ned Colletti, the Dodgers' general manager who was given a super-size checkbook to go out and acquire the players he desired under new management starting a year ago, isn't taking this first step for granted.
"This has been a process all year long, and there's even more to do," he said. "We can still have the best record in the NL. We have to be consistent with our approach. We can't take our foot off the gas."
Tough luck for any other team trying to get in their way at this point.


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Thunderbird can be configured to work seamlessly with Google's Gmail service. Messages are synchronized between your local version of Thunderbird and the web-based Gmail.
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Configuring your Gmail account
To configure Thunderbird to work with Gmail, first enable IMAP on your Gmail account. See Gmail's instructions for help. (IMAP is enabled on new Gmail accounts by default.)
Next, select Automatic Account Configuration for more information.. The dialog is displayed. After you provide your account information, Thunderbird will automatically configure your Gmail connection. See
To manually configure a Gmail account, see Manual Account Configuration for instructions (which includes Gmail-specific examples). Also, refer to Gmail's Thunderbird version 3 instructions.
See also Gmail's IMAP tips.
Archiving messages
In order to be consistent with Gmail's behavior, Thunderbird archives your message in the "All Mail" folder, and not in an "Archive" folder as it does for other accounts (as described in the Archived Messages article).
Note that thebutton is disabled for Gmail accounts, as it is not necessary to define the archive granularity with Gmail.
Subscribing to folders and synchronizing messages
Understanding Gmail labels and Thunderbird folders
Gmail uses a special implementation of IMAP. In this implementation, Gmail labels become Thunderbird folders. When you apply a label to a message in Gmail, Thunderbird creates a folder with the same name as the label and stores the message in that folder. Similarly, if you move a message to a folder in Thunderbird, Gmail will create a label with the folder name and assign it to the message.
In the example shown below, the folders at the same level as the "[Gmail]" folder ("Personal", "Receipts", "Travel" and "Work" and "g+") correspond to Gmail labels.
There is also a set of special sub-folders for the "[Gmail]" folder:
- All Mail: contains all of the messages in your Gmail account, including sent and archived messages. Any messages that you see in the inbox will also appear in the [Gmail]/All Mail folder.
- Drafts: contains draft messages.
- Sent Mail: contains sent messages.
- Spam: contains messages that were marked as spam (either by Gmail or Thunderbird).
- Starred: contains messages that were starred (either by Gmail or Thunderbird).
- Trash: contains deleted messages.
- Important: contains messages that Gmail has flagged as "important". (See Priority Inbox overview for more details about this Gmail feature.)
Note that a message can have multiple labels (for instance, "Personal", "Travel", "All Mail" and "Starred"). In this case, a copy of this message will be downloaded and displayed in all the corresponding Thunderbird's folders.
Subscribing to or unsubscribing from folders (labels)
You can configure which Gmail folders you want to display in Thunderbird. By default all Gmail folders are displayed, as described above. To configure folder display, right-click any folder and select
Uncheck any folders that you don't want to display in Thunderbird. Messages will still be downloaded and available through the "All Mail" folder. They will also be included in search results. However, the Gmail label (Thunderbird folder) will not be displayed.
Synchronizing folders (labels)
If you want to see all your Gmail labels and messages in Thunderbird but prefer to avoid all the messages from being downloaded to your system, you may want to tweak the synchronization settings. This allows you to define which folder should be synchronized. If you don't synchronize a folder, the message header will still be displayed in Thunderbird, but the message content will only be downloaded when you click on the message header.
To change how messages are downloaded, set synchronization options for the account and for individual folders. () See IMAP Synchronization for more information.
Useful Add-ons
- If you want to sync your contacts between Thunderbird and Gmail, you should try either the Google Contacts or gContactSync add-ons.
- If you want to sync your calendar between Lightning and Google Calendar, you should read this support article: Using Lightning with Google Calendar.
- Flat Folder Tree is useful to show all the sub-folders of the [Gmail] Imap's folder at the same level than your others folders.
- Gmail Buttons makes is easier to move messages to the Trash and Spam folders. Beta version also shows all Gmail labels for each message.
Gmail and BCC addresses
When you are using a mail client (such as Thunderbird, Outlook, Entourage, etc) with a Gmail account and your account is configured to synchronize mail using the IMAP protocol, you cannot see BCC message recipients when you look at the message in the Sent Mail folder. (See Manual Account Configuration for a description of the IMAP and POP protocols.)
For example, say that you sent a message with the following recipients:
If you subsequently viewed the message in the "Sent Mail" folder, only the "To" and "CC" addresses would be shown as message recipients. This is because Gmail strips the BCC recipient(s) from messages. The message is sent to the BCC recipient, but the BCC recipient is not displayed in the saved sent message. (The BCC recipient is also not displayed on Gmail's web-based interface if the message originated in Thunderbird.)
To work around this problem, use the Gmail web interface to send messages when you need to include a BCC recipient. Alternatively, use an SMTP server other than Gmail's. For example, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) probably provides access to an SMTP server, which you could use to send messages. (See Manual Account Configuration for help.)
For more information, see Gmail's support article on this topic.


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Dr. Kevin Svitana met with a delegation of groundwater professionals from Korea visiting the National Ground Water Association headquarters in Westerville on Nov. 5. Dr. Svitana discussed Otterbein's groundwater wells and monitoring project with the delegation, who were here to gain information on how national groundwater monitoring networks are conceived and maintained, and how the data is gathered and analyzed.
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Will a minor in environmental studies help you land a job? To answer that question, reflect on the various media messages you have encountered during the last few weeks. Topics like climate, energy, water, waste, sustainability, etc. are continually present in news articles, political pitches and advertisements. The increase in environmental awareness and concern for the stewardship of our planet's resources and populations now places environmental issues into almost every profession. Businesses are challenged to reimagine and redesign to help create products that are environmentally friendly and more sustainable.
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Jimmie Evans, 84, of Leavenworth, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Jimmie was born on Sept. 28, 1928, in Wichita Falls, Texas to Ezra and Eva (Green) Evans.
Jimmie attended Beaver High School in Beaver, Okla. He graduated in 1946. He then attended Friends University and received his degree in Elementary Education in 1955 after spending some years working in construction. He received his Masters in Science from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia in 1963.
Jimmie met the love of his life in his first year at Friends University, Genevieve Faye Collins. They married on Oct. 2, 1949, in Friends Church in Gate, Okla. and began a life devoted to each other and the family they would have together. He moved his family to Leavenworth in 1962 to begin his dream of becoming an Elementary School Principal.
He worked in the Leavenworth Public Schools for 36 years as an Elementary School Principal. Jimmie loved working with Big Brothers-Big Sisters. He was a member of the Lions Club in Leavenworth, Kan. He was a Life-long member of the Hazel Nutcrackers Square Dancing Club. He was a member of the Leavenworth Teachers Association. He was also an active member of the First United Methodist Church. Jimmie loved Music, Oklahoma University Football, as well as John Wayne.
He is survived by his wife, Genevieve, of nearly 64 wonderful years. She survives at the home. He is also survived by his son, Dana Lt. Col., USAF (Ret.) (Sonya) Evans of Panama City, Fla.; daughter, Jeanette (David) Desautels of Leavenworth; a daughter in-law, Sharon Evans of Marshfield, Mass.; his grandchildren, Quinn Evans, Capt. USAF, Sara Evans, Ryan Evans, Emily Evans, Madeline Evans, Kristin (Steve) Spacek, Alexandria (Mike) Louk, and Samantha Desautels; three great-grandchildren Noah, Hailee, Summer Louk and with a fourth due in March; and two nieces, Charlene Ayres and Marqueleta Wall.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, John Evans, a brother, Dearl Evans, and a sister, Owita Ellison.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 19, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church in Leavenworth, Kan. Services are being provided by R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. Memorials in lieu of flowers are suggested to First United Methodist Church.


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Kew at home and abroad
In 1865 Hooker's father died and Joseph succeeded him as director of Kew. Hooker was by this time a highly-regarded botanist with a worldwide reputation, nevertheless he might not have secured the position without his father's constant assistance. William Hooker had even offered to leave his vast private herbarium to the nation as long as Joseph were appointed to succeed him.
Hooker remained Director of Kew until his retirement in 1885. These twenty years were marked by the continuation and expansion of Kew's imperial role. In 1859–60, William Hooker and Kew had provided essential assistance in the 'transfer' of Cinchona (the tree from whose bark quinine was made) from South America to India. This enabled this crucial crop to be grown in a British colony with plentiful supplies of cheap labour, resulting in cheaper, more reliable supplies of the drug that was essential to combating the malaria endemic to many tropical colonies. The success of the Cinchona transplantation was emulated under Joseph Hooker's direction in the 1870s when rubber seeds (Hevea brasilensis) were removed to be grown in British colonies, especially in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Singapore and Malaya.
As well as expanding the imperial role of Kew by transplanting commercial plants throughout the British Empire, Hooker also grew the Gardens' assets on the home soil of Kew. During his travels Hooker had contributed to the improvement of Kew through the donation of plants to the collections: his dried plant specimens helped swell the herbarium collection and the many new species of Rhododendron Joseph sent back to his father from the Himalayas were added to what had previously been the 'Hollow Walk', transforming it into the Rhododendron Dell. In 1850 Kew's annual report listed '21 baskets of Indian orchids and new species of Rhododendrons', and today the Rhododendron Dell still puts forth a breathtaking spring display.
As Director, Hooker continued to grow the dried and living plant collections at Kew through his network of collectors. So much so that it became clear additional space was required to house the herbarium collection, and in 1871 Hooker's request for a purpose-built extension was granted. Under his aegis the Garden and Arboretum was laid out according to the Bentham-Hooker classification, which he had developed in collaboration with George Bentham. Other notable built additions included the first Jodrell Laboratory and the Marianne North Gallery, donated by the Victorian artist and traveller, to house 800 of her botanical paintings.
The public function of Kew
The public function of Kew became a source of controversy in various ways during Hooker's tenure as Director. He asserted that the Gardens' 'primary objects are scientific and utilitarian, not recreational' and complained about the need to create elaborate floral displays for those he regarded as 'mere pleasure or recreation seekers … whose motives are rude romping and games' (Desmond 1995: 230, 234). Given these views, it is hardly surprising that he continued the tradition of allowing only serious botanical students and artists to enter the Gardens during the morning, and resisted all attempts to extend the Gardens' opening hours for the general public.
Behind this opposition to admitting the public and providing better facilities for them lay an anxiety about the scientific standing of Kew and of botany more generally. Botany continued to enjoy enormous popularity with non-professionals and was associated in the public mind with respectable middle-class activities, such as gardening and flower-painting. It was also particularly popular with women – at a time when the world of Victorian science was almost entirely dominated by men.
Hooker's long struggle to find a paid botanical appointment may have made him peculiarly sensitive to issues about the status of his studies. His concern to transform botany into a properly 'philosophical' study, one concerned with the laws of distribution and the origin of species, helps explain his opposition to the pleasure seekers and 'rude rompers'.
In the 1870s, anxieties over the status of Kew – and over his personal standing in the scientific world – drew Hooker into conflict with Acton Smee Ayrton, the first commissioner of the Office of Works (which had taken over control of Kew from Woods and Forests in 1850). Hooker's notorious irritability – even Darwin described him as 'impulsive and somewhat peppery in temper' (Barlow 1958: 105) – probably contributed to the conflict, but the immediate focus of what became known as the 'Ayrton controversy' was Richard Owen's Natural History Museum at South Kensington.
The new building was to house the natural history collections of the British Museum, including the vast herbarium of Sir Joseph Banks. In 1868, Hooker had proposed that the Banksian herbarium be transferred to Kew, citing mismanagement at the British Museum as his justification. Owen, then keeper of the British Museum's natural history collections, opposed Hooker's plan, which would have jeopardised his new museum. Sharp ideological differences lay behind the dispute: Hooker was one of Darwin's best-known public defenders, while Owen was a vociferous opponent.
Kew is what my father and I have made it by our sole unaided efforts; and the ministers have been...considering a scheme for mentally altering its constitution...without consulting meJoseph Hooker on the 'Ayrton controversy'
By 1872, Ayrton had already made several attempts to cut public spending on scientific institutions and had clashed with Hooker several times as he tried to assert his authority over Kew. He now privately consulted Owen as to the future of the rival herbaria and Owen, not surprisingly, proposed that Kew's collections be transferred to the Natural History Museum – a proposal that would have reduced Kew to a mere public park. Hooker resisted this strongly, calling in every prominent British man of science he knew, including Darwin and Lyell, to protest publicly against the proposed change. After debates in both houses of parliament, Hooker and the Darwinians succeeded in getting Ayrton transferred to the office of Judge Advocate General. Both Kew and the Natural History Museum retained their respective collections and at the general election of 1874, Ayrton lost his seat.
Yet despite Hooker's autocratic opposition to anything he regarded as diluting Kew's scientific role, he was not opposed to widening public participation in science.
In 1866, he addressed the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS), whose meetings the general public were encouraged to attend, and delivered a lecture on 'Insular Floras' in which he finally gave up what he now called 'sinking imaginary continents' and instead adopted Darwin's theory of plant distribution by migration. Hooker's involvement with the BAAS also included presiding over the department of zoology and botany in 1874 and over the geographical section in 1881.
In 1873, Hooker was elected president of the Royal Society where he instituted various reforms designed to broaden public participation in the society, including the ladies soirées. When he retired from the presidency in 1878, Hooker was particularly proud of the £10,000 he had helped raise which allowed the restrictively-high membership dues to be reduced.
In public, Hooker was extremely reticent about his political and religious views. In a letter to Gray, he described himself as a Whig and elsewhere referred to himself as 'a philosophic conservative, a strong Unionist, but not a Tory' (Turrill 1963: 197). However, he never expressed much interest in party politics.
Hooker was similarly discreet about his religious views. He refused to give public support to Sir John Lubbock's petition in support of the authors of the Essays and Reviews (a collection of essays by liberal clergymen that questioned traditional readings of scripture) because he claimed to be unsure as to the benefits of Lubbock's campaign. He was similarly cautious in the controversy over the work of John William Colenso, the Bishop of Natal, whose doubts about the historical accuracy of parts of the old testament led to his excommunication in 1863. Hooker gave money to Colenso's defence fund, provided his name was not published; he told Darwin he was anxious to avoid upsetting his devout, traditionalist mother.
In private, Hooker's religious views were close to the agnosticism of his friend Thomas Henry Huxley; in a letter to his friend, the clergyman and amateur naturalist James Digues de la Touche, Hooker expressed praise for Huxley's concept of 'a religion of pure reason' (Turrill 1963: 198).
Huxley and Hooker were among the founders of the X Club, a private dining society that supported Darwinism and opposed those they saw as obstructing scientific progress, especially traditional churchmen. In letters to Huxley, Hooker was forthright about his dislike of theological dogmatism, sacerdotalism and ceremony, but nevertheless remained a church-going Anglican and agreed to act as godfather for Huxley's son.
Text by Dr Jim Endersby. Reproduced with the permission of the author and Oxford University Press. Full biography also available free online on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website.


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Today's effort comes to me via friend and colleague Richard Donohue, who let me know about the good people of Ledge Wind Energy. You see, Ledge Wind Energy wants to build a wind farm in Brown County, Wisconsin. As part of this process, they filed many, many documents with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, which you can read for yourself if you visit the linked site and then click on the link for Ledge Wind Energy (seems to be no way to link it directly).
Among these filings were a whole series of maps, one of which I'd like to focus on.
Above is a map from Appendix W, showing the noise levels the wind farm is expected to generate. It was prepared for Ledge by Michael Theriault Acoustics, a noise control consulting firm in Maine.
This is not the most attractive cartographic product. It's full of bright colors and high contrasts; it sits on top of a busy base map and features a cluttered, haphazard look. But why does this matter? The map gets the information across; does it matter if it's devoid of aesthetic appeal?
Yes, yes it does. Wind power is a contentious issue, and if you look at the PSC website, you'll note that citizens made hundreds of public comments on the proposal, many of them denouncing it. Every document that Ledge filed was scrutinized by members of the community who had to decide whether to sign on to the project or to try and stand in its way. And as they turned each page they saw maps which unfortunately looked like the above. Ledge Wind Energy has taken their community and made it look ugly. This doesn't look like a happy future; it looks like a noisy one with garish colors. It doesn't look like a map of a place I would want to live, and so it makes me want to oppose the company that's trying to bring about the scenario depicted. This map is Ledge Wind Energy telling the people of Brown County that they're going to be besieged by giant blue and purple amoebae.
It's appearance is amateur, and that subtly makes Ledge look amateur. If they don't take care to hire someone to make a quality map, one that's legible (note the numbers in the image above) and isn't unpleasant to look at, can they be trusted to put up heavy machinery in my town? Where else are they cutting corners? Companies that want to be seen as doing quality work need to do it not just in their main line of business, but in everything that's got their name on it. All of it figures into how we assess them.
Most of the effort here was clearly devoted to the data, rather than the representation. This is raw GIS output; it's designed more for the computer than the human. I'm sure many of the citizens of this area take pride in their community. This map's appearance tells people that Ledge considers their homes to be points in an analysis. The land they live on, the land their ancestors lived on, is just something that needs to be fed into a computer. It's quietly dehumanizing, which is a poor way to win people over to your vision. We're used to maps like this, sure, so it's not a conscious affront. But consider it in contrast to a better designed alternative that suggested the landscape is more than just data.
This map is a missed opportunity. This was Ledge's chance to show people an attractive future. Imagine if more attention had been paid to aesthetics. Subtler colors that actually go together harmoniously. Show the noise polygons, but give them a less jarring, threatening color scheme. A cleaner, less cluttered style. Make the community look good; make the people there feel good when they see their community being represented. Ledge could have shown the people of Brown County that they care about doing quality work, that they care about being a partner in building a beautiful community. That these people are more than just numbers. Think of how few people make maps of this rural area, and how much goodwill Ledge would have generated by giving citizens a rare series of lovely maps of the places they care about. It shows knowledge of the community; an investment in it.
This map and the many others of similar quality which Ledge filed did not stay confined to the halls of government; they've been seen by the residents of the project area. Brown County Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy, for example, makes use of several of Ledge's maps as part of their effort to stir up opposition to the project. Here's their version of the noise map, to which they added a subtle Google Maps base and a few road names.
These maps are most definitely out there, and it seems like a poor marketing move to spend so little effort on the design of something that's part of how Ledge interacts with the community.
Beyond the value of good aesthetics, a few other quick points are worth making about the noise map. First off, it has a pretty weak visual hierarchy. The noise polygons compete with the yellow dots which compete with the green parcels and the red numbers. Everything stands out equally, which means that nothing is prominent. I don't know where to look first. No one is telling me what's important or visually suggesting an order in which things should be read. I can't focus on one type of data without being distracted by another. Everything screams for attention with bright colors in a sensory assault. Arranging things in a visual order, with the noise polygons being most prominent, and the houses just behind, and everything else faded into background, would help significantly.
Oddly, there are two legends on this map, and one is entirely verbal. The parcel boundaries and the green squares are described in a visual legend by the lower left corner. Below that is a written description of what the yellow dots mean and the blue and purple colors. Seems like those items ought to go into the visual legend, where people can compare what they see on the map to its meaning, rather than having to trying and imagine it based on description.
Lastly, I'll point out that, under the noise polygons, you can't actually tell which parcels are green and which parcels are not. It is an obvious waste of time and effort (both the mapmaker's and the reader's) to put data on the map and then not actually make it legible. Again, the map seems ill thought out. It looks sloppy, and this does not cast Ledge in a positive light.
I'm sure that Ledge Wind Energy asked their contractors to put together some quick technical maps on a tight budget. I do not fault the people who intended to simply generate a data visualization to answer a question for a regulatory filing. In my mind, though, Ledge missed an opportunity to help their cause by skimping on the design budget and not thinking past the data.