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It's a week until Christmas Day, all your Christmas shopping is done AND wrapped and sitting neatly under your tree. Your Christmas food shopping is all pre-ordered from Marks and...
"When I found DTD it was completely by accident. I had been searching nutrition and exercise on Facebook hoping to find something that made sense to me. The year before I had done some research into 'diets' as being the biggest I had ever been after giving birth to my last baby I was struggling to move about, felt unhappy and knew something had to change. So I joined a well known diet group, the weight started to fall off and I started to move about more freely.. However, I found myself craving sugary foods more than ever and having a blow out every weekend after weigh in. Then came the guilt! I went on like this for months until I started to feel miserable.. Utterly miserable and so so tired! I assumed it was just me until I sat down and really thought about what it was that was making me so unhappy.. My food restrictions and feeling humiliated each weigh in that I hadn't had a big loss and feeling like I had failed. So I took heed of what I had been reading on DTD Facebook page and I did just that.. Ditched the diet! I stopped going to group and stopped restricting my food. There was no local group unfortunately but then I had an email about the first ever online group.. I listened to the free webinar and just knew this was what I needed to do.. What did I have to lose?!
I was a little apprehensive but excited and so grateful to know I wasn't alone! It wasn't me that had failed at my weight loss at all, I hadn't let myself down and I had most definitely made the right decision by ditching that diet! Everything I had been taught previously is exactly what was making me feel so terrible, all the low fat, no fat and sugar free.. How do I know? Because I haven't felt like it since! After reintroducing the right fats and being more mindful of my sugar intake along with learning about processed foods.. I FEEL better, I have more energy and I sleep better than ever before.
All the information at the start felt a little overwhelming, it was all new to me and some of the words I just had no idea what they were.. It got easier though, the more I learnt and the more I researched the more sense it all started to make. I am still learning but I think I always will be and that is the part that has me hooked! I have to admit that I did miss the weekly meets ups, the social side of the meets but I have made some fantastic friends via the group all the same. The weekly meets were also 'MY' time but through DTD I have learnt how to make my own 'Me' time and how to make it count.
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Near Sanford in Conejos County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Pike's Stockade
Near here, on the banks of the Conejos River, Zebulon M. Pike built a log stockade in early February, 1807, and for the first time raised an American flag over what is now Colorado. Pike's trek of 1806-07 was the second official United States expedition into the lands of the Louisiana Purchase, acquired in 1803. Exploring the southern region of the new territory, Pike crossed into the San Luis Valley in January, 1807. On February 26, at the stockade, he and his men were arrested by Spanish dragoons for illegally entering New Spain. They were escorted to Santa Fe where they arrived on April 2, 1807, for questioning. They were detained for a few months in Chihuahua after which they were able to return to the States, crossing the Rio Grande River on June 1. The stockade was reconstructed by the Colorado Historical Society in 1952.
Erected 1936 by the Colorado Historical Society. (Marker Number 43.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the History Colorado, and the National Historic Landmarks marker series.
Location. 37° 17.631′ N, 105° 48.631′ W. Marker is near Sanford, Colorado, in Conejos County. Marker is on County Road 24 ¾ mile south of County Road Y, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map
Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "The Manassa Mauler" (approx. 10.8 miles away).
More about this marker. Pike's Stockade was designated as a National Historical Landmark on July 4, 1961.
Statement of Significance::
Zebulon Pike raised the American flag over Spanish soil at the stockade after leading the second official U.S. expedition into the Louisiana Territory in 1807. It was the first major expedition into the Southwest.
Regarding Pike's Stockade. Zebulon Pike was ordered by President Thomas Jefferson to follow
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Also see . . .
1. National Historic Landmarks Program: Pike's Stockade. (Submitted on September 24, 2009.)
2. San Luis Valley Heritage: Pike's Stockade. The San Luis Valley is the largest alpine valley in the world, 122 miles long and 75 miles wide. The valley floor averages 8,000 feet in elevation and the upper Rio Grande and several tributary rivers flow through it. Abundant ground water gives rise to many lakes, wetlands, springs and flowing artesian wells, but farming is difficult here due to the high elevation, short growing season, and extremely cold winters with heavy snow. Apart from the wetlands is the Great Sand Dunes National Park near the 9,950-ft. Medano pass. (Submitted on September 24, 2009.)
3. San Luis Valley Historic Drive. National Geographic Society "drives of a lifetime". (Submitted on September 24, 2009.)
4. Pike - The Real Pathfinder. (Submitted on September 24, 2009.)
5. Zebulon Pike: Hard-Luck Explorer or Successful Spy?. (Submitted on September 24, 2009.)
6. Zebulon Pike and the Search for the Source of the Red River. (Submitted on September 24, 2009.)
7. Zebulon Pike. Wikipedia article (Submitted on September 24, 2009.)
8. Fort Garland Museum/Pike's Stockade. Colorado Historical Society (Submitted on September 24, 2009.)
Additional comments.
1. Pike's Stockade
Elevation is 7,572 feet. There are restrooms at the site but it is not staffed. The gate is open 9 am-5 pm from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The site is sometimes closed due to flooding, so check with the Fort Garland Museum before visiting, and don't enter the site if the gate is closed. The site attracts fewer visitors than its historic importance warrants, and the property is subject to vandalism due to its isolation. Watch out for rattlesnakes in the tall grass. Mosquitos are abundant in the willow swamps on the banks of the Conejos River, so bring repellent. Birdwatchers like to come here to see the Southwest Willow Flycatcher.
— Submitted September 26, 2009.
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 24, 2009. This page has been viewed 2,830 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 25, 2009. 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2009. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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The resources administered by Catholic Charities are diverse. Hundreds of qualified, low income and working poor families in the region, including Coles and Douglas County, receive support every year. This can include case management, assistance for basic needs, food and more.
Basic needs are available from centers in Springfield, Alton, Effingham, and Granite City Illinois. If you or your family is facing a crisis, the Catholic Charity organization will offer both self-sufficiency and maybe short term financial aid too. Case managers work closely with struggling families to find a solution.
While the exact type and amount of assistance will vary based on need and the applicant's situation, you may receive case management, guidance, referral and advocacy. Some of the basic needs offered may include clothing, food and household vouchers, rental and utility bill assistance. During the holidays and including Christmas, special food baskets, toys and gifts may be offered. People in a crisis situation may also need someone to help them, and the centers will do their best.
No matter which county you live in, the staff and volunteers from each church or Catholic Charity center are knowledgeable and offer referrals about services provided by other non-profit agencies and government institutions in each area.
Catholic Charities will work closely with groups across Edgar and Douglas County to find and assist with applying for the best solutions. As an example, if a qualified applicant requests a service from the agency that is not offered, staff from the charity will do their best to find a way to connect them with a nearby agency, church or facility that can help with those services or need. They have knowledge on Illinois state government programs, federal resources, and much more. The organization takes pride in the amount of knowledge that they have on these various resources and government programs that operate in the region.
Food, meals, and hunger fighting programs are available. This support residents of Springfield, Alton, Carlinville, Effingham, Decatur, Mattoon, and Quincy. Hundreds of families, and many children, struggle to find food on a daily and weekly basis. Catholic Charities is focused on assisting these families when it is possible and resources allow. For residents of all ages (senior citizens, newborns, children) who confront hunger, solutions can be found. The staff and items available at the food pantry may be able to help address the immediate hunger problem and also find a long term solution for the family.
Each food box offered or meal served supplies one-third of the individuals federal nutritional recommended daily allowance. When possible they will also try to offer one-third of the recommended calorie intake. Contributions of food, time, and money are necessary for this program to continue to function, so please give if you can. Groceries and fresh food are always needed by the Catholic Charity pantries.
Meals are served and prepared from time to time. They may be offered by Catholic Charities in Coles for people with special dietary needs. This can include, but is not limited to, low-sodium, low-fat, diabetic, bland and renal options are available. A typical meal served by the agency may includes meat, fruits, vegetables, breads and other items, such as dessert.
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Two properties belonging to elderly residents have been broken into in Dronfield.
Between 10pm on Wednesday, April 8 and 8.30am on Thursday, April 9, offenders targeted a garage at a property on Snape Hill Lane. They forced their way into the outbuilding through a window before taking items from inside and making off.
During the same time frame, offenders entered another property on the same street through a front patio door. They were distributed by an internal alarm system and made off with keys.
PC Sally Horner from the Dronfield Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "The two properties that have been targeted in these incidents sit near to a busy junction and so we're urging anyone who may have seen anything suspicious to get in touch with information.
"We will be stepping up patrols in the area and we're encouraging residents to be vigilant and take note of simple crime prevention advice including installing an alarm system, motion sensitive lighting and locks to their property in a bid to clamp down on this type of crime."


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|Emperor Leo V of the Eastern Roman Empire (775 - 820)
Leo V the Armenian (Greek: Λέων ὁ ἐξ Ἀρμενίας) was Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820. A senior general, he forced his predecessor, Michael I Rangabe, to abdicate and assumed the throne. He ended the decade-long war with the Bulgars, and initiated the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm. He was assassinated by supporters of Michael the Amorian, one of his most trusted generals, who succeeded him on the throne.
His eldest son Symbatios (Greek: Συμβάτιος, from the Armenian Smbat), variously also Sabbatios (Σαββάτιος) or Sambates (Σαμβάτης) in some sources, was crowned co-emperor and renamed Constantine (Κωνσταντίνος) soon after the accession of Leo V. He reigned nominally along with his father until the latter's deposition in 820, after which he was exiled to Prote as a monk.


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The only thing better than taking a new shiny bat out of the wrapper is taking a few perfect swings and nailing some line drives into the outfield realizing you made the right decision. But slogging through all the dozens of options and listening to a sales pitch at your local sporting goods store isn't always fun and games. There are nearly a hundred BBCOR Certified bats on the market. That's a lot of bats to choose from. In this equipment guide, Dugout Debate covers all the bases: first we explain BBCOR certification, then we look at some of the other most important things to keep an eye on before you make a final purchase, and lastly we take a closer look at the best baseball bats of this year. If you're a grizzled baseball vet we suggest skipping to our lineup of the best baseball bats. Also, if you're looking for youth baseball bats check out that guide.
Overview of the Best Baseball Bats
Here are the most popular and top rated baseball bats (BBCOR and -3 Drop) currently on the market. We have them arranged by price in our comparison chart so that you can budget accordingly. We also keep our posts updated with new products, but still feature some of our old favorites.
|Easton S2Z-Core
|Composite; Two-Piece
|Easton MAKO TORQ
|Composite; Two-Piece
|Louisville Slugger Omaha
|Alloy; Two-Piece
|Rip It AIR Elite 2014
|Alloy; One-Piece
|Rip It AIR Prototype
|Alloy; One-Piece
|Rawlings 5150
|Maple & Carbon; Two-Piece
|Rawlings 5150 2016
|Composite; Two-Piece
|Louisville Slugger Omaha 2016
|Alloy; Two-Piece
|Rip-It AIR Elite 2015
|Alloy & Composite; Two-Piece
|Easton ZCore Hybrid
|Alloy; One-Piece
|Louisville Slugger Omaha 2017
|Alloy; Two-Piece
|DeMarini Voodoo Insane Overlord
|Alloy; Two-Piece
|DeMarini Voodoo Insane
|Aluminum Alloy; Two-Piece
|Easton MAKO Beast
|Composite; Two-Piece
|Easton ZCORE Lock & Load
|Alloy; Two-Piecce
|Demarini CF7
|Composite; One-Piece
|DeMarini CF Zen
|Composite; One-Piece
|DeMarini Voodoo Overlord
|Alloy; Two-Piece
Top 18 Best Baseball Bats of 2017-2018
These bats meet the 2017 BBCOR standard and are the top picks of this year. We've also suggested to you some older versions of each bat for your consideration. Often not much is changed in the design besides color, so you can sometimes get a great bat at a slighter lower price if you aren't as picky about style. After you read through our suggestions, you can also check out our buyers guide, with features to look for.
DeMarini Bats
1. 2018 DeMarini Voodoo Insane:
This series of bats has been among the favorite of many athletes for several years running. Demarini is one of the gold standards in the business and is a leading innovator in the chase to craft the perfect bat. Their latest Voodoo bat has been praised as their best yet. The 2018 Voodoo Overlord FT is a -3 drop bat that uses an X12 alloy material for the barrel. The barrel has a slight end lowad for extra power and pop. The Overlord's barrel punishes the ball for daring to come near. (Sorry Pitchers)
Their 2017 version is also a worthy companion and you may be able to save some $$ by going with the slightly older version. Plus, DeMarini has put some hardcore graphics on this monster.
The 2016 Insane Voodoo Overload, brings a different color and style, but the same quality. It's also at a much lower price, and you might even be able to dig up a gently used one online.
2. 2018 DeMarini CF Zen:
Another successful bat from DeMarini, following the CF7, 6, and 5, is the Zen. This is an expensive composite bat and is almost entirely constructed from their Paradox +Plus composite material. This composite tech blends together some of the best fibers in the industry. The new D-Fusion handle is promised to eliminate all handle vibrations. The material on the Zen is built 22% stronger than previous models.
There are a select few bats that can match the top of the line balance of power and light weight that the Zen offers. RCK also finished the ends off with their low pro end cap on one end and the RCK knob aka the "Real Cool Knob" on the other.
The Demarini CF7 was one of the best bats to come out of 2015. It rivals the Zen both in power and structure. Due to it's age, you will be getting it at a more reasonable cost, while still getting the DaMarini CF quality and power.
Easton Bats
3. 2017 Easton ZCORE Lock & Load:
Easton is a premier manufacturer of some of the best baseball bats the market has to offer. They've been locked in a battle with DeMarini for the title of best baseball bats for some years now. The latest Z-Core release is this beautiful Lock & Load edition.
Made with Hyperlite Matrix Alloy, the material is sure to give you more power throughout your whole swing. The tapered handle and superior grip will give you confidence in your stance.
Another great Z-Core Bat is the Hybrid Edition that released in 2016. With a Swing Weight Index of 33″ you'll have a faster swing, due to the weighted end.
The S2Z ZCORE is a -3 drop BBCOR bat that implements a two-piece construction design and the expected 2 5/8 barrel diameter. The ZCORE series of bats use a Hyperlite Matrix Aluminum, and are great for contact hitters looking for a fast swing speed. If you're looking for a one-piece design from Easton, they also offer the S3Z ZCORE bat.
4. 2017 Easton MAKO TORQ:
This bat is quickly growing in popularity, in part because of the new TORQ technology. Easton indicates that studying high speed film of some of the world's best hitters it shows they actually adjust their grip mid-swing. This helps them keep the sweet spot of barrel in the hitting zone longer and get more leverage. The new Torq handle is designed to assist hitters in rotating their hands while swinging.
Easton has seen so much success with this new bat tech they are now implementing Torq in more of their bats. Also, a thing to be aware of is that the Mako Comp has the same design as this bat. The only difference is the handle that "twists" and adds $100 to the price tag.
5. 2017 Easton MAKO Beast
The Beast is almost an understatement of a name for the longest two-piece barrel in the baseball world, and with the weighted end it's also got the fastest swing time. Obviously all of this comes with a much higher price tag, but you are more than getting what you pay for.
The technology is patented in design, the two piece construction allows for precise construction of the handle and the barrel. The grip will help you feel comfortable after all kinds of hits, both square on and at high speed pitches.
6. 2015 Rip-It AIR Elite:
The AIR from Rip-It has been putting up huge sales numbers and has solidified Rip-It as one of the big players in the bat business. The AIR is a single-piece alloy and the AIR Elite is a two-piece hybrid. Both are BBCOR certified and implement Rip-It's Rifle Barrel design. This barrel is designed so that the average wall thickness is extremely thin but still strong enough to last numerous seasons.
The Elite has an aluminum barrel (R3 Alloy) with a composite handle (R3 Composite) making it Rip It's fastest bat yet. These bats are backed by their 400-day warranty with unlimited parts replacements and is further complemented by their 30 day love it or return it policy.
The 2014 Rip It AIR Elite and earlier editions have all been released as prototypes. This particular edition of the AIR Elite does not lack quality even though it is not quite the finished product. It was still made with skill and power in mind.
The 2013 Prototype is similar in strength and design, however a few things are a bit more basic. The handle is straight, rather than tapered, and the end has a more rounded design.
7. 2017 Rawlings 5150:
This bat made our list because of its maple barrel and composite handle hybrid build. The Rawlings 5150 alloy is a BBCOR approved bat.
This 2016 5150 Model is one of the best selling Rawlings bats on Amazon, and it is one of the more recent additions. Aside from it's electric color, the bat itself is made from the same alloy as all other 5150 models that give you a strong hit.
8. 2018 Louisville Slugger Omaha:
A trusty bat from the long-standing Louisville brand, the Omaha has been a solid bat throughout all it's generations. The 2018 version is a fresh release, with a more simple and modern design. it's construction is very similar to that of the last few years releases as well.
The customized grip on the Slugger Omaha 2017 Edition, makes this a remarkable bat. The design is slightly more simple than it's predecessor, but the one piece construction of alloy is the same. And just as spectacular.
The Louisville Slugger 2016 Omaha bat uses a new lightweight 7U1 alloy material and implements the Slugger Flex Band technology in the barrel. The "lizard skins" grip and bright yellow and red design is a head turner. It's backed by a 30 day no questions ask performance return policy just in case you aren't feelin' it.
What is BBCOR?
BBCOR stands for ball-bat coefficient of restitution. Yeah, we like BBCOR better too. It is a relatively new standard that was put in place in 2011 to replace BESR (Ball Exit Speed Ratio) which failed to account for bat performance after it is broken in. To make a long story short, BBCOR came about because of the trampoline effect. The trampoline effect is a term used to describe the phenomenon of when the baseball "jumps" off the bat upon contact (stiff barrel = slower, soft barrel = faster).
Pre-BBCOR, organizations like the NCAA determined ball exit speeds were too fast, resulting in too much risk to the pitcher and infielders. 90 mph pitches were coming off bats at nearly 110 MPH. Pitchers were vulnerable to comebackers, which could hit their unprotected head at up to 4000 pounds of force. At the very least, that would make for a very bad day. Talk about staying cool on the mound and having confidence in your reflexes.
Almost all high school and collegiate players are now required to use BBCOR certified bats. Though hitting production has been noticeably reduced as a result of these restrictions, players are much safer. It is rumored that BBCOR now makes all bats (composite, aluminum, hybrid) equal in performance.
That's not true.
Just like with previous regulations, not all bats are created equal. To meet these BBCOR standards, barrels must be thicker than before, or dampened somehow internally. Bat manufacturers have come up with many different ways to still meet the new standard and optimize the bats weight and speed.
- Standards for NCAA Players can be viewed here.
- Standards for High School and Youth Leagues can be viewed here.
Keep your Eye on the Bat: Top Factors to Consider
Bats have got increasingly complex over the years. Sports science continues to find ways to tweak and hone bats. Thousands of dollars are spent figuring out ways to increase the sweet spot by a fraction of an inch.
The most common bat materials found in high school and college are aluminum and composite. Hybrid bats are made of both composite and aluminum material. Each has its own distinct contact sound: the "ping" of the aluminum versus the "thud" of a composite.
- Composite: Composite bats are composed of woven fibers such as Kevlar, graphite, carbon fiber, and fiberglass. Manufacturers use numerous tight weave tech to create the optimal pop in their bats. One thing to keep in mind is that composite bats need to be broken in for best performance. The best way to do this is take about 100-200 swings, rotating the bat a quarter turn after each swing. Many studies have found newer composite bats to be better performing than bats constructed from other materials because of their lighter weight. Composite bats are also known for their ability to better absorb vibrations. Typically, they are more expensive than their aluminum bat counterparts.
- Aluminum: Metal, aluminum, and alloys all fall under the aluminum category. The feel of aluminum making contact with the ball is stiff and responsive. You will really feel the ball when you make a good connection. Aluminum bats are usually more affordable than composite bats. They do not require that "break in" period that characterizes composite bats.
- Hybrid: Hybrid bats are a middle ground of sorts. They are designed to reduce some of the cost of a full composite bat and still retain many of the benefits. If you're on a strict budget you may want to look at these when checking out aluminum bats.
There are two major construction designs for bats: one-piece and two-piece.
- One-Piece: The handle and barrel of one-piece bats are made from one solid piece of aluminum, wood, or alloy. These bats are great for power hitters because when making contact with the ball, little to no energy is lost using a one-piece bat. This allows you to completely crush it. These types of bats are also known for their robust durability.
- Two-Piece: This type of bat obviously differs from the one-piece bat in that the handle and barrel are two separate pieces. These pieces are bonded together. The two-piece design allows the bat to flex, making it better for contact hitters whose main focus is putting the ball in play. Two-piece bats generally have a faster swing speed than one-piece bats.
One of the first metrics you should look at is size. Your weight and height will help determine the best option for you.
- Weight: As players get bigger and stronger they usually prefer heavier bats for maximum power. It is a good idea to see how much weight you are comfortable with by swinging some of your friends and teammates bats.
- Barrel: Barrel diameter is restricted by most leagues to a certain maximum. Most youth players in Dixie and Little League baseball with players 12 and under use 2 ¼ inch barrels. There are some exceptions in specific leagues and travel teams that allow the use of larger 2 ¾ inch barrels. High school and college leagues restrict players to a 2 5/8 inch maximum barrel diameter.
- Drop: Also known as the length-to-weight ratio. You may have heard this term thrown around before. It is the way a bat's weight is measured and is unique to softball and baseball. The drop weight is found by taking the difference between the length of the bat and its weight. For example, a bat that is 34 inches long but weighs 26 pounds has a drop weight of -8. Ideally you want something that optimizes your swing speed (without losing too much power) by matching your ability to the bat's size. All BBCOR bats feature a drop 3 length to weight ratio. So if someone is talking about the best -3 baseball bats you know they are talking about BBCOR bats.
- Length: We've included the chart below that shows you the best length for your personal weight and height. All BBCOR bats range from 29 to 35 inches in length, with most falling between 31-34 inches. Of course, longer bats are usually heavier which could slow down your swing speed, but on the other hand they give you greater reach. It's a good idea to find a middle ground.
Powerful endcaps, well-designed handle knobs, exceptional handle grips, manufacturer's warranty, and other featured highlights are worth keeping an eye on. For example, some bats have cushioned handles to reduce contact sting or special endcaps designed to eliminate vibration by pushing energy back into the barrel for maximum power.
There is a wide range of bat prices—all the way from eye ball popping to lowly prices that draw skepticism (is that bat going to explode when it hits a wiffle ball?) We've included a few different price ranges in our best bats line-up to assist you in making your selection. Of course, you want to buy a bat from somewhere that has competitive pricing as well as a good reputation.
Boutique bat stores offer top notch customer service, but marks up their bats accordingly. Many online stores have great prices and a wide selection, including all the size and weight options, but you'll need to have a good idea of what you are looking for. Wherever you go, we think a key thing to look for is the company's return policy, you don't want to spend a couple hundred bucks and be stuck with a bat that has a defect or isn't right for you.


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Home Depot Product Manager - Print Media Platforms in Atlanta, Georgia
The Product Manager – Print Media Platforms is responsible for driving a world-class and industry-leading marketing content and asset management platform to support all printed media, including catalogs, newspaper inserts, fliers, and corresponding space and communications planning in our stores. This platform will be responsible for the creation, management, and distribution of content for use in all related customer communications. Our printed media and store spaces are critical for communications with our customers and this platform will help ensure that customers have the most convenient and valuable experiences possible in those media.
The Product Manager is responsible for owning the business requirements, roadmap, and capital budget for the print media platforms and their progressively more effective role in creating great experiences for customers of The Home Depot. The Product Manager is responsible for understanding and intercepting capability needs for the platform among its internal customers/stakeholders and ensuring that those needs are appropriately scoped, prioritized, and delivered within the product roadmap.
The Product Manager will also support in-depth business reviews, present to senior management, and partner with the Technology, Design, and Operations teams. The Product Manager must be able to work at the strategic level (generating bold and innovative ideas for growth) and at the tactical level (analyzing data, solving problems). He or she will help monitor and drive the platform effectiveness, measuring and reporting on its impact on marketing effectiveness and efficiency. The Product Manager should be passionate about the marketing technology and how it creates better outcomes for internal marketing customers and ultimately for our end-customers, making their experiences with The Home Depot more consistent, valuable, and intuitive…all in service of servicing their Home Improvement needs. The Product Manager must have proven analytical capability, the ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast paced environment, and outstanding abilities to partner with a diverse range of internal partners.
Gain a thorough understanding of customer needs, both existing and potential, and use that knowledge to help deliver site features that provide Home Depot customers with an unparalleled shopping experience.
Forecast, monitor, analyze and report on the product line.
Conduct financial analysis and assist in the creation of business plans for new opportunities.
Create business requirements and drive improvements to customer-facing site features, back end systems, and new business models.
Apply a thorough understanding of the E-commerce industry, its seasonality and global business trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments.
Drive projects and promotions with site merchandising, web development, and design teams.
Identify and assess value of technology licensing with new vendors to deliver on innovative customer experience features.
Position typically reports to Dir, Online Product Management.
Accountable for direct supervision of the work activities of others. Planning, monitoring and reviewing work of subordinates is required. This may include direct supervision of a shift or the coordination of multiple work groups.
Makes recommendations concerning selection, termination, performance appraisal and professional development.
Typically located in a comfortable indoor area. There may be regular exposure to mild physical discomfort from factors such as dust, fumes or odors, temperature extremes, loud noise, strong drafts, or bright lights.
Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Additional Environmental Job Requirements: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Additional Minimum Qualifications:
Education Required:
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Years of Relevant Work Experience: 5 years
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Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
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Preferred Qualifications:
MBA or Masters preferred
5-7+ years (i.e., technology, ecommerce, consulting)
Previous experiences within a consumer goods or retail company
Familiar with consumer behaviors, web marketing, online user experience concepts, practices, agile, business models, and programs.
Demonstrated knowledge of and confidence in financial and capital reporting.
Experience working in a matrixed team environment and attaining accountability and results from matrixed groups.
Must possess strong organizational skills and excellent relationship building skills across technology and marketing organizations.
Experience with web analytics software (i.e., adobe web analytics, google analytics, etc.)
Quantitative and qualitative analytic skills
Experience with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Exceptional interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), cross-collaboration, and team skills
Passion for and experience with Marketing Technology Product Management.
Specific expertise with CMS/content management platforms and ideally their interactions with campaign management platforms.
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Proven track record of taking ownership and driving meaningful results
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Carriers underway
The UK's new aircraft carriers are taking shape in an artificial world that looks out over the sea high above Portsmouth, home of the Royal Navy.
The broad suite of techniques being used to design the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers draws upon a mixture of gaming technology to provide a synthetic environment through to wooden mock-ups that have been used to understand design for decades.
The work being done at the QE Class MS Integration facility at Portsdown Technology Park will make sure that the new Queen Elizabeth (QE) Class Aircraft Carriers, currently under construction in shipyards across the UK, will be state of the art and fully integrated with the new F-35 Lightning II when the aircraft is delivered.
The QE Class MS team are involved in a three-year programme of visualisation and experimentation to reduce cost through risk mitigation by integrating real, maturing and prototype systems with assistance from their developers working in partnership with the MoD and Navy to iron out any problems at an early stage. The facility is also designed to evolve to enable the integration of delivered systems prior to their installation on the carriers.
The carriers in question are the QE Class Aircraft Carriers, which at 65,000 tonnes at full displacement, will be the largest surface warships ever built for the UK and represent a steep change in capability and in the way the design process has been carried out.
The QE Class carriers are over three times the size of the current Invincible Class Aircraft Carriers. They have a new and innovative design featuring increased survivability as a result of the separation and distribution of power generation machinery throughout the ship. They also feature twin islands, which separate out the running of the ship from the flying operations providing greater visibility.
Affordability of through-life support has been a key driver in adopting a commercial design allowing key operational spaces to be readily reconfigured and additional equipment inserted in a cost effective manner. Key to the approach is to attack a problem, as early as possible before the cost escalates, using software emulation, human factors engineering, role play with the user and any other method that will bring the issue to life in an affordable but effective way.
In the latest scenario at MS Integration facility, Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA) roar off the deck of the aircraft carrier, with the objective of containing a territorial conflict between two rival nations. Command and control, computer systems and intelligence (C4I), together with aircraft, air and ship-based support systems, must all work in harmony to ensure mission success.
The scenario for this C4I trial depicts a territorial conflict between two adjacent, imaginary countries, Dragonia and Caledonia. The UK naval task force's mission is to conduct military operations throughout the joint operating area and enforce the conditions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions. A range of strike, suppression of enemy air defence, close air support and counter air missions can be played out, ensuring different planning cycles and systems are exercised. To ensure that the exercise is realistic, the scenario even includes environmental conditions.
Familiar scenarios like this have evolved with Navy Command to reflect not only the acceptance scenarios against which the QE Class will be delivered but also the training scenario the first Ship's Company and Airwing will enact to bring the Carrier Strike Capability to Operational Readiness.
A live network link with the US forges the way for transatlantic collaboration, which allows cooperation on common training and integration into the synthetic environment. The integration of radar sensor data into the combat system and the first Integrated Network Electronic server rack build show how the knowledge gained in the synthetic environment is being integrated back into the real environment as the digital systems become reality in the build programme.
Additional programs exercise the ship's visual surveillance capability; mission briefing and debriefing; NATO coalition networks and key roles within air and sea environments.
Real engineering underway
Following the successful collaboration between MoD and industry in 2008 and 2009 to harmonise JCA offboard software and operations with the QE Class Mission System (MS), the activities have now entered the next phase. Understanding how the carrier's planner and the squadron mission team synchronise their efforts remains the underlying scenario, but real engineering integration is now running in parallel as industry and the UK MoD collaborate to deliver the next generation of military capability.
The JCA and the Royal Navy's QE Class Aircraft Carriers enter service within the next decade, so the systems must be ready. Simulation evaluations are already under way to guarantee that future missions proceed with clockwork precision.
A C4I applications trial is being held to investigate mission support and flight scheduling applications for the QE Class and its on-board aircraft in support of carrier strike capability.
"The synthetic environment allows scenarios to represent the dynamics of ship-board operations and combat activity, and can be used to create stressing situations and interaction between ship and air support groups and operations staff," says Commander Owen McDermott, mission system lead, Ministry of Defence.
Investigations carried out during events draw on the expertise of active Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel, as well as experts from the MoD and industry, and look at current and future applications for rotary and fixed-wing mission support alongside C4I applications.
Teams from across the UK and US defence organisations and industries have contributed to the simulations.
BAE Systems is a member of the Aircraft Alliance, responsible for the QE Class MS, and a principal partner to Lockheed Martin in the development of the F-35 Lightning II.
Squadron Leader Bob Arber, JCA Project Team says: "This is, to my knowledge, the first time two major project teams and industry have collaborated, to this extent, this early in a programme. It is an important message and one that will sit well with our leadership as exemplar, particularly within the Defence Industrial Strategy."
Within the backdrop, QE Class MS and JCA Project Teams will conduct a series of investigations to mitigate key risks across the scope of the QE Class MS including: Comms message handling and integration; aircraft logistics management; full mission planning and execution; and aircraft control via data link.


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Announcing the launch of: The Nameless Zine Readers Awards!
Have ever read a list of the winners of the Nebula Awards or Hugo Awards, and thought, "Yeah, that was a good book, or story, but ____ was much better!"? Haven't we all? Well, if you've ever been wracked with disappointment that your favorite didn't win, or wasn't even nominated, now's your chance to nominate and vote for your favorites - and you won't have to pay for a membership to do so.
The Nameless Zine wants YOUR nominations for bests in many categories, and after we've collected them we'll put them to you for a vote. Winners and runner-ups will receive award certificates, if we have addresses for them, and results will be posted on our website as the ne plus ultra of readers' recommendations.
Nominations will be accepted though March 15th and posted on (or about) April 1st; voting will then commence for an as yet undetermined time; it may depend this first year on the number of submissions. So nominate many, and vote often but only once per category, please! And if you think we left out a vital category, gently inform us and we shall rectify the oversight or at least consider doing so.
We will go with a ranked system of tallying, so choose up to 4 favorites per category ranked 1st through 4th : 1st choice gets 4 points, 2nd gets 3 points, 3rd gets 2 points, and 4th gets 1 point.
Nominations currently sought for the following categories, for 2014 publications:
Best SF Novel
Best SF Novella
Best SF Short Story
Best Humorous SF Story
Best SF Poem
Best Sequel in an SF Series
Best SF Cover
Best Fantasy Novel
Best Fantasy Novella
Best Fantasy Short Story
Best Humorous SF Story
Best Fantasy Poem
Best Sequel in a Fantasy Series
Best Fantasy Cover
Best Interview
And since we wish to honor all the fine work that has gone before, we will also issue Archive Awards for each of the 15 above categories as well any copyright date from the past 7 years, just to be arbitrary.
But wait, there's more! Since Awards should be iconic, distinctive works of art, even the 2 dimensional ones, we request YOUR designs for The Nameless Zine's Best ____ Certificate and Honorable Mention Certificate.
All themes welcome, but a special request for a Fantasy Certificate: the 3 Norns at the root of Yggdrasil, sprinkling the healing waters on the tree. Bonus points if they resemble Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch.
If your contribution is not immediately selected, do not lose heart; we might change the design form year to year if the submissions are so wondrous as to warrant it.
Send yur nominations to email@example.com
Thank-you, readers and artists, and happy holidays to all.
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Pray For Our Passover Seders!
With all the cool stories we've been sharing from our recent "Christ in the Passover" tours, you'd think that Passover was last month. But really, the first day of Passover is April 23, and we need you to keep praying!
The Feast of Redemption isn't something that we only talk about in churches; it's something that we celebrate in our branches and in our homes. Various Jewish people who don't yet know Yeshua (Jesus) will attend these celebrations, and will hear more than one story of redemption. Please pray for God to bring people with open hearts to our seders, and that many will find ultimate freedom in the truth of Jesus and His sacrifice for us.


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Southeast Publications USA, Inc.
Welcome Home, RGV
Cold River Mining
Jump Pad LLC
Sandy Creek Mining Company
The Original Jumping Pillows
S&S Worldwide
Blue Bay Distributing Inc
Mitchell Proffitt
Wilcor International
Silver-Top Manufacturing Co, Inc.
Moore's Campground Consulting
Ron D Beard & Associates
BASYS Processing
MCPS for Campgrounds
B&B Electrical
Hialeah Meter Co.
Peak Energy Technology, LLC
Utility Supply Group
Your Electrical Solutions, LLC
Bordeaux & Bordeaux CPAs PA
Clearview Financial - An Allegiant Partners Company
MoneyTree ATM
PMC Commercial Trust
Frito Lay Inc.
McCutcheon's Apple Products
Natural Outdoor Supplies
Royale Brands
Syrup Systems
Kampgrounds of America (KOA)
Leisure Systems, Inc.
HD Supply
John Deere
United States Warranty Corporation
Leavitt Recreation and Hospitality
Marshall & Sterling Campground & Hospitality Insurance Program
Allied Specialty Insurance
Great American Direct
Sherwin-Williams Company
Coinmach Corporation
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Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC)
Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
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Cavco Park Homes and Cabins
Champion/Athens Park Homes LLC
Conestoga Wagon Company
Forest River Inc
Montana Canvas Inc.
Nomadics Tipi Makers
Pacific Yurts
Platinum Cottages LLC
Rustic River LLC
Skyline Corporation
Stone Canyon Cabins
Tree Wise Designs
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MyTCoat Commercial Outdoor Furniture.
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Parts one, two, three, and four of the history of where I live covered from the Ohlones to 1899. You don't have to read them, but it probably helps.
As the 19th Century neared its end, the place where I live now had taken on a form that I would have recognized. The old farm and ranch plots north of Oakland, first carved out of the Peralta Rancho in the initial wave of Gold Rush settlement, had been further subdivided into suburban lots. Streets were cut through and named according to the subdivider's fancy. Small-scale developers and individual owners had erected middle- and working-class houses along those new streets — though lots of gaps remained between the houses, empty lots whose owners could afford to sit and wait.
Golden Gate, a community about three miles north of downtown Oakland, had gone from a sparsely settled farming district to a full-fledged streetcar neighborhood in under 30 years. The land had been tamed and named — and in the process stolen, then stolen again with a bit more legal complexity, then bought and sold several times over in ever-shrinking slices. The land baron still had a future in Oakland, but for the next few decades, Golden Gate — my neighborhood — would be shaped largely by those who dealt in smaller pieces of land, and by one event that affected all of the land.
Eliza Donahue had purchased one of those small pieces of the Golden Gate neighborhood: a 50′ x 91′ patch of land identified in public records as Lot 8 of Block D of the Gaskill Tract. Donahue lived in San Francisco with her husband Henry and children — five in 1887 when she bought the lot; ultimately nine. They were no doubt more than enough to keep her busy while Henry sold sewing machines, but she found some time in the 1890s to oversee the construction of a small house on the western side of the lot. It was about 11 feet wide and 30 feet long, smaller than most of the other houses on the block, but it provided the Donahues with a bit of rental income.
The address of Eliza Donahue's rental house was 1073 Sutter Street, but after the neighborhood's 1897 annexation to Oakland, the city changed the street names to conform to its preexisting numbered system. Eliza Donahue was now the owners of a place called 1073 56th Street.
More was changing in the area than just street names. Golden Gate owed much of its allure to its transportation connections. (Transportation was in fact the chicken, not the egg, in the area's development process.) Golden Gate had experienced its first subdivision boom after the construction of a rail line that connected residents to San Francisco via ferry, then a horsecar line to downtown Oakland. The horsecar line originally stopped a bit south of the neighborhood at the property of Joseph Emery (as in Emeryville), who built the line to provide easy access to the lots he was selling. Cable cars replaced the horsecars in the 1880s, and the line was extended northward into the heart of the neighborhood. The impetus for the extension had come from Charles Klinkner, an early developer in the area who had attempted to have it named Klinknerville.
Shortly after annexation, the San Pablo Avenue rail line was electrified under the hand of Francis Marion "Borax" Smith. His nickname derived from the same source as his fortune: borax mining in Nevada and southern California. In the 1890s, Smith turned his millions toward real estate — as is so often the way of things in the Bay Area — and to transportation. He began buying up the area's many privately-owned streetcar lines, including the San Pablo Avenue line, while also working with other investors to buy up cheap, still-undeveloped land in the East Bay. He modernized and expanded his transportation holdings, including a new ferry link to San Francisco, competing with the Southern Pacific railroad. Within a few years, Smith would give his combined transportation network a new nickname, based on the shape its main lines and hubs outlined on a map: the Key System.
The Donahues didn't have a mining fortune to invest, and their empire was not growing. Henry Donahue died on February 19, 1900, leaving Eliza to manage the household with the nine children — though some were hardly children anymore, ranging in age from 21 to 3. At the time, Eliza was renting 1073 56th Street to two local stablemen, William Dingle and Vincent Perkins. The rent was probably her only direct source of income, though her older sons were already working outside the home. John was a salesman; Henry Jr., a day laborer; 15-year-old Andrew, a photographer's apprentice.
These were not easy times for the Donahues. The next year, in March 1901, Eliza's youngest son Joseph died, a month shy of his fourth birthday. Eliza continued to rent the house for a few more years; different tenants cycled through. The 1903 Oakland directory shows it occupied by John Gilmore, a laborer. In 1905, the occupants were George R. Sharp and Frank D. Wilson.
Sharp and Wilson would be the last tenants. That year, Eliza Donahue decided to get out of the rental business. She sold Lot 8 of Block D of the Gaskill Tract and the house known as 1073 56th Street on July 20, 1905.
The buyers were a couple: John and Johanna Kavanagh, 53 and 52 years old, respectively. (The last name sometimes shows up as Kavanaugh, with a "u".) John Matthew Kavanagh was born in Ireland and had come to the United States in 1864. Johanna was Canadian by birth, immigrating in 1867. John was a long-time employee of the Southern Pacific Railroad, working in 1905 as a gateman. They had two sons, John F. (called John Jr.), who was 16, and Matthew, 13. Both worked in printing shops, one for the now-defunct Oakland Herald newspaper. For several years prior, the Kavanaghs had been living in rented houses around the Golden Gate neighborhood.
The Kavanaghs' 1905 purchase put them just ahead of the next great boom in East Bay property values — a boom even less predictable than usual. On April 18, 1906 (108 years ago, to the day, as I write this), a powerful earthquake struck San Francisco. The quake toppled buildings, buckled streets, and leveled great stretches of the city. But it was the fire — four days of it, sweeping through the center of the city — that finished the job the quake had started. The quake and fire together destroyed 80% of San Francisco and left over a quarter-million people homeless. Many of the refugees fled the flames and the rubble by boarding ferries east.
Before the earthquake, the East Bay had been a mostly sleepy set of small towns, suburbs, farms and ranches. Oakland had some claim to the status of city, but even prosperous neighborhoods like Golden Gate still had plenty of relatively cheap, undeveloped land. The East Bay had been damaged in the quake, but no firestorm had followed, so the area had fared much better than San Francisco.
200,000 San Franciscans moved east in the immediate aftermath of the quake. Three-quarters of them ended up staying for good. Oakland, Berkeley, and other towns built rapidly to accommodate these new residents, and the Golden Gate neighborhood was caught up in that wave. (For a bit more about the East Bay's post-quake boom, read Kevin Fagan's San Francisco Chronicle article, published for the earthquake centennial in 2006.)
The Kavanaghs, as we might say now, happened to be in the right place at the right time. On the other hand, if Eliza Donahue — who survived the earthquake and stayed in San Francisco — had held onto the lot for just a year longer, her fortunes might have been considerably improved. Real estate markets are hard enough to time, even before you introduce the possibility of geological cataclysm.
When the quake hit, the Kavanaghs were still living in the small house that Eliza Donahue built at 1073 56th Street, which only occupied part of the western half of the lot. In late 1907 or early 1908, John Sr. built a bigger, more modern five-room cottage on the eastern half. The new house was roughly twice as large as the old, but still quite simple in layout: living room, dining room, and kitchen down one side, two bedrooms on the other. It had a front porch, just big enough for a couple of chairs or a bench, overlooking a small front yard and the street. The 1909 city directory lists the Kavanaghs at their new address: 1071 56th Street.
The Sanborn Map update published in 1911 shows the lot in this state: Donahue house on the west (left), the new, larger Kavanagh house on the east (right).
After their move, the Kavanaghs brought in a little money by renting the old 1073 house. From 1909 to 1911, Louise Bernatas, a widowed refugee from San Francisco, lived there with her three children. Another tenant, Leon Bertin, is listed there in the 1912 directory — but the directories lagged behind both building and moving.
Building permits and tax assessor's records show instead that in 1911, John Kavanagh tore down the small house at 1073 56th and built a new one to replace it. He re-used the plans from his previous project, and built on the western half of his lot an exact twin of the house he'd put up on the eastern half: the house so nice he built it twice. These two identical houses, each about 750 square feet, nearly filled the 50′ width of the lot, save a narrow passage of not quite three feet between them. This second John Kavanagh house is the one I live in now. (When my wife and I bought our house three years ago, the date of construction was listed incorrectly as 1905. We thought it had survived the 1906 quake, and we felt pretty good about that. We don't anymore.)
By 1913, the continued infill development of the neighborhood — spurred by the post-earthquake boom — had added enough new houses that they had to be renumbered. The Kavanaghs' two houses were relabeled as 1077 and 1079 56th Street, the numbers they still bear today.
The 1915 city directory shows all the Kavanaghs living at 1077, with Matthew working at the Pacific Manifold Book Company, a relatively new factory at Powell and what is now Doyle Street in Emeryville. Every time I walk to my favorite local bar, I recreate Matthew Kavanagh's walk to work. That site is now being redeveloped into a large apartment building, though they have preserved the factory's eastern brick wall, including the window openings and the arched doorway you can see in this photo from around 1917.
The older Kavanagh son, John Jr., found time around his own printing job to be active in his local chapter of the Native Sons of the Golden West, the "Claremont Parlor", Number 240. The Native Sons are a fraternal order for men born in California, whose primary mission is to preserve the history of the state. His parents were both immigrants from other countries, but John Jr. embraced his Californian identity with gusto. He served as President of the Claremont Parlor in 1913, the year he turned 24.
Among John's brothers in the Native Sons chapter was a man named William C. Boehm (himself the son of German immigrants). Boehm had a younger sister named Marie, who lived nearby and worked as a telephone operator. Marie Katherine Boehm and John Kavanagh met, likely introduced by her brother, and married around 1916. As might be expected, John moved out of the family home at 1077 56th. The newlyweds started their life together in a house of their own — next door, at 1079 56th.
The 1920 Census gives us a picture of the Golden Gate Kavanaghs. John M. (68), Johanna, (67), and Matthew (29) lived at 1077 56th. John Sr. listed no occupation; he had retired from the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1919, after 35 years and 4 months of service. Next door at 1079 56th were John F. (30), Marie (24), and their two sons, William (3½) and John (2½) — yes, another John.
The Kavanaghs were on a real tear on 56th Street in this period. Just to the east of their twin houses was an older house, dating from the 1890s — complete with water tower and windmill, which was the style at the time. Around 1920, Matthew Kavanagh bought that property from its long-time owners, the Pendletons. Within a couple of years, the old house and the water tower came down. John Sr., with some time on his hands post-retirement, built a new house, larger than the twins he'd built next door. That new house was given the number 1073 56th. (You can imagine the knots I tied myself into during the early phases of this research when I was trying to track the Kavanaghs across several changing house numbers, one of which repeats.) 1073 would eventually acquire a carriage house at the rear of the lot, though I haven't yet figured out the year of its construction.
After construction, John Sr., Johanna, and Matthew moved in to the new, larger house at 1073. John Jr., Marie, and their young sons swapped in to 1077. (Because they wanted to hurt future researchers like me.) And the family began renting 1079 — where I live now — to a succession of tenants. The Sanborn map to the right shows the Kavanagh holdings. This one family was now responsible for three out of the 13 houses on their side of the block.
John Kavanagh was no Borax Smith, but he had nonetheless shaped this neighborhood. He wasn't motivated by a desire to name the place after himself or to make a fortune. He was motivated to provide for his family.
Kavanagh and other small property owners like him gave my block of 56th Street the built form it has today. Nearly every house on the block was built before 1925, a plurality (including mine) between 1906 and 1913. They had help from a terrible earthquake — an unusual antecedent for a real estate boom, surely, but the 1906 quake pushed up land values and housing demand in Oakland in the same way the previous, man-made booms had done. The quake tore (or burned) down buildings in San Francisco, and it built my neighborhood.
By 1930, John Kavanagh and his family (and the earthquake) had already left their legacy in the Golden Gate neighborhood. But I'm not through telling their story, or the story of this place. More of both in Part Six.


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Three years ago, Edward Snowden flew to Russia to seek asylum after being indicted on serious charges for violating the U.S. Espionage Act of 1917.
Shortly after escaping to Russia in June 2013, Snowden was joined by his girlfriend of eight years, Lindsay Mills.
Since landing in Moscow, the pair have lived in an undisclosed part of Russia, though Snowden's asylum will end next year.
Snowden shot to fame in 2013 after he publicly revealed to journalists that his former employer, the National Security Agency, had been secretly gathering private information on Americans.
With Oliver Stone's highly anticipated film Snowden set to open at the Toronto Film Festival this Friday, many people around the world are brimming with questions—about Lindsay Mills.
Did she know what her boyfriend was planning? Why would she leave with him?
More than three years after she left a life she loved to be with Edward Snowden, here are a few things you should know about Lindsay Mills:
She didn't know what Snowden was planning.
When Snowden flew to Russia in the summer of 2013, intending to catch another flight to Cuba, Mills had no idea what he had done. Despite living together in Hawaii, Snowden told reporters that he felt the need to protect his girlfriend and his family until he was sure they would be safe. In a now-deleted entry in her blog subtitled, "Adventures of a world-traveling, pole-dancing superhero," Mills hinted that she never knew about the information that Snowden planned to leak.
"Sometimes life doesn't afford proper goodbyes," she wrote, according to The Guardian.
"As I type this on my tear-streaked keyboard I'm reflecting on all the faces that have graced my path," Mills also wrote, according to the Baltimore Sun. "The ones I laughed with. The ones I've held. The one I've grown to love the most. And the ones I never got to bid adieu. But sometimes life doesn't afford proper goodbyes."
She pole-dances and is a professional acrobat.
A video from the Honolulu Fringe Festival in 2012 shows Mills pole-dancing when she and Snowden were living in Hawaii. She was also a member of the Waikiki Acrobatic Troupe while living in Oahu, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. At least one member of the troupe reportedly told the paper that Mills performed with them for about a year.
She appeared onstage at the Oscars.
When the makers of Citizenfour, a documentary about Snowden, won the Oscar for Best Documentary in 2015, Mills attended the award show.
In a blog post later, Mills explained that she had actually been encouraged to join the filmmakers onstage during the show.
"Just the thought of 36 million people tuning-in was enough to make me hesitate. A decision I didn't make until the lights dimmed for the slide show reel of nominated documentaries. Would I regret sitting in that orchestra seat instead of walking on stage? Yes. I had come this far, why stop just shy of digesting the entire winning event," she wrote.
"We walked up there and 60 seconds later were ushered back stage with 3 statues in hand," she continued. "One was handed to me and, with its 7lb weight, the moment sunk in. We won a motherf---ing Oscar!"


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(Reuters) - Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC.N) reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, but shares of the No. 4 U.S. railroad fell more than 3 percent on concerns over rising compensation and the view its results were propped up by land sales.
The company saw higher fuel and compensation costs in the quarter despite headcount reductions, and declined to detail the financial toll from a September hurricane that disrupted service in the U.S. Southeast.
"It didn't look like a clean beat as one-time items distorted the bottom line," said Chris Horan, a transport specialist with Stifel. "The stock also had a nice run into earnings so not shocked to see pullback."
Norfolk Southern shares were down about 3.2 percent at $128.12 in mid-afternoon trading on Wednesday.
The Norfolk, Virginia-based railroad reported a best-ever quarterly operating ratio, a measure of operating expenses as a percentage of revenue. The metric declined to 65.9 percent in the quarter, an improvement of 1.6 percentage points over the year-ago period.
Third-quarter net income rose to $506 million, or $1.75 per share, from $460 million, or $1.55 a share, a year earlier. Analysts expected $1.64, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Operating expenses rose by 3 percent from a year ago to $1.8 billion. Despite its reductions in overall headcount, pay and benefits were up 9 percent, driven by higher incentive compensation and inflation-linked increases in healthcare and wages.
Those increases were offset by cost-cutting and the sale of property, the company said.
"NSC actually missed the quarter when adjusting for the impact of land sales," said Morgan Stanley analyst Ravi Shanker.
The railroad moved 4 percent more volume in the quarter with 4 percent fewer employees, it said.
Alan Shaw, Norfolk's chief marketing officer, told analysts the company sees opportunities to take business from trucking firms into 2018 amid tightening capacity. The company has also pulled some business from rival CSX (CSX.O), which has been grappling with service disruptions.
Volumes of coal were up 12 percent and intermodal freight - containers that can be transferred between ships, rail, and trucks - rose 4 percent overall to an all-time record quarterly volume, even though its international business was down slightly due to hurricane disruptions.
Coal freight volumes have recovered slightly in 2017 after two years of precipitous declines.
Norfolk Southern last year unveiled a strategic plan that aims to increase cost savings to over $650 million by 2020 from $130 million in 2016.
Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle; editing by Matthew Lewis and G Crosse


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16 May 2018
Archbishop Anthony Fisher has opened his house to students from Sydney Catholic Schools today for a second in a series of discussions with him on subjects including vocations and faith education, same sex marriage, abortion, religious freedom and euthanasia.
Even the existence of God was up for debate.
Archbishop Fisher has now welcomed 70 senior students from 34 schools in the archdiocese's eastern and inner west regions at Cathedral House for informal discussions about their faith over lunch.
Vocations director Fr Epeli Qimaqima, Sydney Catholic Youth team leader Chris Lee and Australian Catholic Students Association leader, Chris Wilks, were also on hand to let the students know about what supports are available to them in their post-school faith journey.
Teachers were exempt to ensure the students could speak openly about their concerns and questions about issues facing the Church in Australia and worldwide.
He said it was a rare privilege to host the groups of young leaders in his home.
"It's great to have you in my house and hear your thoughts on how you are feeling," he said.
When asked what would the Archbishop do if it were proved that God does not exist he said he would have to leave his office.
"Let me very clear on this, I am in this because it is true. I'm not in this for the income, prestige, or the funny hats," he said.
"I am convinced deep in my heart that it is true. That doesn't mean I don't have my doubts and difficulties like everyone else, but I am deeply convinced in the truth, beauty and goodness of the person and message of Jesus Christ.
"If it could absolutely be proven false to me I would have to leave and go and find the truth."He told the students that they are not the future of the Church, but its present.
"You need to giving an example to others, reaching out to the poor and disadvantaged, praying and worshipping God right now.
"Also, you are called to be saints, not to be mediocre.
"Embrace your ideals and give yourself to them completely. Don't let the culture or your own laziness or anything else sell you short."
Alexia Isaac, vice captain of Trinity Catholic College Auburn, said she was inspired by the input from the two bishops and vocational and youth leaders.
"The question and answer session got me thinking that what is important is not just what we think about what is lacking in the Church and what can be done better for us at an individual level, but everyone who is travelling with us," she said.
"As young people going out and starting our next journey as young adults in society, a challenge for us is how to become more connected with God and through that, being more connected with others and making a better society."


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