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This is what I feel like lately. So I thought I'd get you guys in on it too, I don't want him to get tired of hearing my voice - I know I sound pathetic sometimes. I'm really in need of some prayer right now - prayer for my family, for my marriage, prayer for our house situation, prayer for Cory's deployment, prayer for me - personally, prayer for our move, prayer for our finances, prayer for MY SANITY, the list could go on and on. I just feel so defeated right now and I'm trying to trust in God to take these burdens from me, but I feel so overwhelmed. I am completely broken, physically, mentally and emotionally and I don't know what to do. I just want to be able to take care of my family and provide what we need, nothing more - nothing less. I know "if its God's will" - I've heard that so many times lately I could puke. I know in my heart that's true, but what do I tell my head when I'm laying awake at night stressing about it all? Can you please help?
Monday, April 28, 2008
Hello God, Its me again!
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Are you listening?
I was reading some of my old blogs from my MySpace and came across one I wrote back in August of last year. I wanted to share it with my blogger friends who may not have read it on MySpace.
** This post was from August, so I know Oprah didn't do this show yesterday.**
Did anyone watch Oprah yesterday? I was listening to her while I was cleaning the apt. She had some celebrity women who were talking about the lessons their life taught them. So I started thinking about the lessons my short life and those in it (past and present) have taught me. I pose the question to you - Are you listening to the lessons your life is teaching you? The following are some of the lessons I have learned:
1) One of the greatest qualities a human can possess is EMOTIONAL INTEGRITY - saying what you mean and meaning what you say.
2) Follow your dreams, but keep yourself grounded.
3) True friends are the ones who are completely honest with you even when you don't want to hear it. (Amy)
4) Never regret anything. Everything in your life has shaped who you are today - wear those "pings in your golfball" proudly (Jennifer).
5) Sometimes on your way to your dreams, life happens and it is so much better. (this is a quote from a friends Myspace page, but it is so true)
6) If you had never been born, no one would have ever known. Make your mark on this world so that those around you will never forget you.
7) Sometimes to really find yourself you have to be plucked out of your comfort zone.
8) Misery loves company. Respectfully send a regret for this invite.
9) The best way to bring you to reality is spending time with your kids. You are automatically stripped of the titles and lables society has given you. You are just a mommy - perhaps the greatest title of all.
10) Its when you don't know where you are going that your life's journey really begins.
11) You will have a richer life once you let yourself be who you truly are (no matter how OCD/neurotic you are).
12) Sometimes the best way to learn a lesson is to go through it yourself.
13) Don't just learn from YOUR mistakes, learn from others as well.
14) Love yourself and you will attract those who will love you.
15) You CAN have it all. But the "it" may not be what you expected.
A couple of these lessons are taught to many people (including those celebrities on Oprah). I feel like my time here in Texas has changed me. But then I ask myself, Am I changing? I'm still the same loud mouth, easy going, want it my way, open minded person I was in SC. I'm just using this time to do some soul searching and discover what makes me , me. So is it a change or am I just becoming more true to myself? One of the celebrities posed a question yesterday that struck a cord with me - "Do I really want to be the person I am programmed to be or do I want to rewire my software?" Being raised in the Bible belt, I was raised that I should think a certain way but never really given a reason behind it. I was just supposed to do it because my parents, pastor, etc did. Those of you who know me, know that I have a hard time doing something just because. I've always felt a secret shame because I often go against what others tell me to do and think because people think that I am simply being stubborn. That's not the case. I just try not to live my life the way others want me to to simply to fit into "their" mold of what THEY think I should be or be doing! I mean no disrespect to anyone or the way they live their life. I try my hardest to judge NO ONE, as this is not our right as humans. I accept all for who they are, and where they come from. All I ask is that the same respect be given to me! What are some of the lessons your life is teaching you or has taught you lately?
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Pics of pics
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
What do you give the Pope for his birthday???
No, this is not the beginning of a joke. We were watching CNN earlier today - the Pope was making his way through Yonkers, NY. (As I stated earlier, I LOVE the PopeMobile - did you know it is a Mercedes?). On the bottom of the screen, they put up something about how 8 youth gave the Pope gifts for his birthday (apparently it was sometime this week). I kept watching to see if they would disclose what these youth gave him. But they never said. So I'm wondering - what do you give the Pope for his birthday?!?!?! Anybody have any ideas?
On another note, I want to give a Congrats shout out to Marie (Horne) Bracken. She is a good friend of mine from high school (most of you know her) and she got married today. She doesn't read my blog, I'm sure, but I wanted everyone to know her big news. I hate that I didn't get to be in the wedding or even attend (thanks once again Uncle Sam), but I know she was beautiful!!! She is now the loving wife to Chip, and step mother to 3 boys!!! I love you girl and wish you all the happiness in the world!!
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
This Army wife's biggest fear...
As I stated in an earlier blog, this is my biggest fear of Cory's deployment! I have become almost obsessed with it - reading books, articles, researching the topic and treatment as well has PRAYING. I just thought that as you guys are praying for our soldier's safety, you should also be praying for their sanity. As horrible as it sounds, I could deal with death or dismemberment of my husband better than his mind/personality changing!!!
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In the news...
Staying at home with Reese, I have been afforded the opportunity to watch the news daily. I didn't have the time to do this while I was working and going to school. I LOVE the Today Show, so I never miss at least the first hour - that's usually when the "important stories" are on. So today's Thursday 13 are the stories that have truly interested me over the last week!!!
1. Somewhere in Florida, there was a poor teenage girl who was beaten up by 6 other girls for writing some mean stuff on her MySpace about them. That's not even the bad part - THEY VIDEOED it and put it on YouTube. Can we say stupid?? Beating her up was bad, but videoing it was dumb!!!
2. In El Dorado, TX (about 2 hours from here, maybe less), there was a raid on a "religious" compound. Texas CPS removed over 400 children from the polygamist camp. Today there is a hearing to determine which, if any, of the children could return to the camp where their parents are. It is my prayer that the Judge decides not to send any of them back just yet - I feel there's some more investigating that needs to be done!
3. In relation to the same story, the Today Show explored why the women of these sects dress and act the way they do - here's what they came up with: The hair is a status symbol. The community believes that the longer the woman's hair, the closer they are to God. The "old timey" dresses are worn to cover a religious shroud that the women wear; also, the colors help to tell who's with who - each family has a color; everyone wearing that color belong to that family. Now my only question is: Where's the men? They are supposed to be the "leaders" of this commune, but I've yet to see one of them defending themselves against these MAJOR allegations!!!
4. MADLIBS are celebrating their 50th birthday today!! I used to LOVE these things - I'm considering posting one here and letting you guys feel in the blanks in the comment section!!!
5. There is some chemical in plastic bottles that has been deemed "dangerous". Look on the bottom of any plastic item and locate the number in the triangle. They say the numbers 3, 5 and 7 should be used cautiously!!!
6. This Presidential campaign has become quite to war of words. I'm not sure exactly what's being said between O and C, I usually leave the room when this comes on. I just know I'm tired of hearing it!!
7. The President is making all Army deployments only 12 months long (they have been 15 months for quite some time.) This sounds great accept that it will only effect those deployed after August - Cory leaves in June!! We've been told to prepare for 18 months, but hope for 15.
8. Gas prices are absolutely ridiculous!!!! That's all I'm gonna say about that!
9. There's a woman that has posted a video on YouTube about her divorce. I think this is hilarious. She's so upset and just ranting. I think its good therapy!!!
10. This week marks the one year anniversary of the VA Tech tragedy. I think they said they had something like 30,000 people at a candlelit vigil last night!! Wow, that's a lot of people!
11. Some kid got a BUTTER KNIFE stuck in his head!!
12. The Pope is visiting the US! I would love to see the PopeMobile in person.
13. The WINNER of The Biggest Loser is a girl!! GIRL POWER!!!!!!!!
So there it is. If you've lived under a rock for the last week or so, that's all you've missed. I wanted to put links to all the stories in each comment, but I can't figure out how! Can someone help me? Happy Thursday!
Posted by Medic Mom at 11:18 AM 1 comments
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
And the Oscar goes to...
Samantha and Hailey were in their first play today: Little Red Riding Hood!!! It was so cute and they did such a GREAT job. I took video with my digital camera - but I can't figure out how to get it downloaded on the computer. They memorized ALL their lines and have been practicing for the last couple of weeks. Samantha was Grandma and Hailey was the Narrator!!! I'm so proud! Here are a few pictures until I can figure out how to get the video downloaded!!!
Samantha as Grandma and Hailey as the Narrator - Before their acceptance speech.
Samantha in Action
Hailey in action - see the intensity on her face
The cast!
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God's Cake
I received this in my email box today and realized I really needed to read this. So I thought I should share with you guys!!! Have a great day!
Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away.
Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, I love your cake."
"Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers. "Yuck" says her daughter.
"How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gross, Mom!"
"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?" "Mom, those are all yucky!"
To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!
God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!
God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, but He chose your heart.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well share God's recipe.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Here are some recent pics!! Sorry I haven't been the greatest at taking them. I want to say thank you who left me words of encouragement on my last post!! You'll never know how much they helped me!! I'm working it all out in my mind and feeling better everyday!! Enjoy the pics!
Kisses for Daddy!!
Reese has learned how to smile!!
He hates to wear socks; they hurt his fat legs, I guess. So I bought him some slippers to keep his cold feet warm!!
This one's for Gramps (Cory's dad). He's wearing his first Atlanta Braves shirt!!
We had a "Salute to the Heroes" festival last week. Here's the girls on the swings!!
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Tattered and worn, yet sturdy
I've got a heavy heart tonight. There are several reasons why, I'm choosing not to go into them at this time. I don't know where this blog is going, so if you get lost and wanna leave, I don't blame you. For those faithful that stick with me, I appreciate it. Either way, please just pray for me as I'm "dealing".
I'll be the first to admit that I have always taken the unconvientional route of doing things in my life. I dated several people who could be labeled as "unhealthy", at best, in high school and even into college and after. I've almost always had very poor taste in men (present company excluded, honey). Some would blame their past on poor relationships with parents for their mistakes, but that's just not me. I've always taken full responsibilty for my actions. Reality is, I had a pretty good childhood. Yes, my parents divorced, but lets be honest - I don't remember my mom and dad living together. Those years for me are a hodge-podge of moments that just kind of run together. My earliest memories are of sleeping in my dad's t-shirt and watching Cops at his trailer and eating Denton Cinnamon gum. It wasn't until I was probably in late elementary school (and maybe even early middle school) that I realized that having divorced parents wasn't the norm. My mom remarried and so did my dad. I think as I went through high school, I began to notice that my relationship was a bit strained with my "real" dad. But it wasn't until I had the girls that I noticed just how "strained" it really was. (I'm not blaming the girls by any means, I'm just saying they shed some light on the subject). Again, I'm not blaming my past on this relationship. This week my heart was broken - as Annie stated in an earlier blog, my Grandfather passed away. This is not what upset me as I haven't seen my Grandparents in close to a decade, maybe more. What broke my heart is that I had to hear about it from my brother. My dad didn't call me until after I had spoken with Brian. I've always secretly longed to have the type of relationship that Brian and my dad have. Maybe its my fault; maybe I haven't tried to make it that way. I don't know. All I know is that we have a very "platonic" almost business like relationship. And I have to wonder why?!?!
Now back to the topic at hand - each person I have been close to have "scarred" my life. Some good, some bad. I realize that I didn't wait til I got married to have intercourse or have children. And I'm not gonna sit here and try to say that the girls were a "one time" slip up. They weren't, they were just the one that caught up to me. I'm not gonna go into detail about the relationship (or lack there of) with their "father"(I use that term VERY loosely) - the fact is that I was only lucky that my lifestyle had not caught up to me before then. I was diagnosed as "bipolar" at the young age of 12 and placed on medication. This is a stigma that I have worn secretly until now. I am proud to say that I have not been on medication for over a year now and am doing VERY well. I believe this was a diagnosis placed on me too early. The medication I was placed on caused me to be very deceitful to those around me and I'm sad to say that it ruined quite a few relationships. And it caused much strife in my family - and caused much embarrassment, I'm sure. For that, I am truly sorry. I think I was so caught up in "trying to find love" that I was willing to do and give almost anything. Now let me take a step back and say that I came from a VERY loving home, it was something inside of me that was missing. This "search" led me down some very rocky roads - but roads I'm proud to say I went down and survived.
I say all that to relay this - I realize that I have TRUCK loads of baggage and I have unfortunately caused some unneeded baggage for those who love me the most. But it is my hope and prayer that as those around me look back at the "shameful" past that I fully claim as MINE, they will see that I am NOT ashamed; no, I am proud: proud of where I've been, proud of where I am and proud of where I'm going. No, I do not live a convientional life - not even after all the mess I've been through. I live a life with sin (maybe more than some others) - but that does not make anyone better than me. I should not be judged by man, that privilege belongs only to God. And for those of you in my life that I have added baggage to, I apologize; but more importantly - THANK YOU for your love and support! I am like an old suitcase: my exterior is tough like leather, my interior is satin - with a few rips; I may look horrible to the naked eye, but in my Keeper's eyes, I am perfect; I've been to many places and seen a lot of trials-each making their mark, yet they don't take away my dependibility; I'm tattered and worn, yet sturdy!!
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Mind numbing...
Annie tagged me and I thought I would go ahead and do this MeMe. Hopefully it will help to numb my mind from the chaos that is going on!
Answer the questions with 7 responses. . .then tag 7 people.
What I was doing 10 years ago - Spring of 1998
1. Ending my sophmore year in High School.
2. Hanging out with Marie.
3. I think I worked at Buck's Pizza.
4. Drove a Honda Civic
5. I'm sure my parents were planning some sort of vacation (that I probably didn't go on).
6. Working and going to school.
7. I had a pretty boring life.
Seven snacks I enjoy
1. Salt and Vinegar chips
2. Doughnuts
3. Snickers
4. Reese's peanut butter cups
5. Fruit
6. Crackers
7. Popcorm
Seven things I would do if I became a billionaire
1. Give big to the EMS services and fire dept that Cory and I have ties to. We would also give to Church's whose missions we believe in and that my not get that money from somewhere else.
2. Buy out Cory's Army contract and the contracts of anyone of our friends who want to get out now.
3. Invest, Invest, Invest. That way, if the money runs out, it'll keep rolling in.
4. Buy dream houses for our families (those who want one) and our closest friends. We would also build a house on our property for our parents for when they are old. As well as secure some money to pay for round the clock care!! We love our parents, but living with them in their old years may be tough!!! (We love you all).
5. Pay off all our debt along with the debt of our family members and close friends.
6. Open an assistance place for middle class single moms. Mom's who struggle and work hard, but make too much for government assistance. We would provide things like Wal-Mart gift cards, diapers and formula, have mechanics to help with car trouble, people to cut grass and do in home repairs, etc. * This was Annie's but I would definitely fund the program if we had the money and they didn't.
7. Secure a nest egg for our families/ put some away for a rainy day.
Seven of my bad habits
1. Stressing about things that are out of my hands
2. Not cleaning as much as I should.
3. Not folding laundry after it comes out of the dryer
4. Procrastinating
5. Not filling up the gas tank until the light comes on -this drives CORY crazy.
6. Not resting when I should
7. Not making the time for my husband that I should.
Seven places I have lived
1. Lyman, SC
2. Anderson,SC
3. Killeen, TX
4. Fort Hood, TX
5. Starr,SC (I've only lived four places, so I have to list Cory's as well)
6. Spartanburg, SC
7. Boiling Springs, SC
Seven jobs I've had
1. Pizza maker at Buck's Pizza
2. Customer Service at Sally's Beauty Supply
3. Waitress at Denny's for 1 day (then they realized I made a better hostess)
4. Behavior Therapist for an Autistic child
5. Substitute Teacher
7. Mommy
Seven Places you would rather be:
1. Anywhere in SC
2. With Amy
3. On an Alaskan cruise
4. In a new house
5. Eating at any Japanese establishment in the upstate.
6. Hanging out in Charleston with the Magners - I hope to do this more often once I'm back in the same time zone.
7. ANYWHERE but here.
Seven Plans you have for 2008:
1. Send my husband to war.
2. Buy our first home.
3. Move for the 3rd time in a year and a half.
4. Celebrate my birthday and anniversary and every major holiday alone.
5. Go back to work part time
6. Prepare the girls to possibly test out of 1st grade.
7. Travel and spend as much time with my family as possible.
Seven People who E-mail you regularly:
1. Amy
2. Jenn Monroe
3. Jenn Meredith
4. Brittany
5. Amanda
6. Jaime J.
7. Traci
Seven Things you think about often:
1. Where are we going to find the money to buy a home?
2. How do I explain to my children about what Daddy's about to do?
3. Making the most of everyday we have together.
4. What is Cory really in for over there?
5. How do I let go and let God take over?
6. Saying good bye is closer everyday.
7. Cory will miss so much of our lives, how can I share while he's away?
1. Natalie
2. Kristi
3. Jaime Brown (when she gets back)
4. Stephanie Dale
5. Jesse Hill
6. Haley
7. Brian
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
My name is Christan, and I'm about to have an Anxiety Attack. This whole mortgage thing has turned me into a nervous wreck. I haven't felt this anxious since I was in high school. I used to take medication for anxiety and for the first time in almost a decade, I find myself wanting to open that bottle again (the medication, not the alcohol). I hate knowing that my family's future rests in the hand of someone I do not know. I have so much to worry about with Cory's deploying, I would really like to not have to worry about where I'm going to place my family while he's away. Please pray for me as I am realizing that as each day passes, I am one day closer to sending my husband to war and one day closer to being "homeless". * I am trying to turn it all over to God, but I have such an uneasy feeling that its hard. I know HE will provide for my family, but there are too many uncertainties in my life right now and I feel like worrying about this is the straw that's going to break my back.
*please note that my parents would NEVER let us be truly homeless, but not having a house of my own constitutes as us being homeless for all intensive purposes.*
Posted by Medic Mom at 1:05 PM 2 comments
Monday, April 7, 2008
The BIG 100
I was going to do a BIG 100th post by listing 100 things about myself, but I've found that I just don't have time for that. However, Annie posted something I thought was neat; so I thought it would be a good idea to do one similar
I LIVE: in a military town
I WORK: at home - my primary MOS is MOM and secondary is WIFE!
I THINK: making a decision about dinner is harder than it should be.
I SMELL: like sweat - I've been working out!
I LISTEN: to anything but hard rock and rap.
I HIDE: my fears about deployment from my family.
I WALK: at least 3 times a week, or at least I try to. I want to lose 20 lbs before June.
I WRITE: more checks than I like to think of.
I SEE: the unseen toll of war on families.
I SING: a lot. I'm sure its not pretty!
I CAN: multitask very well
I WATCH: Big Brother and Dr. Phil religiously. If I miss it, I never fret - its on DVR!!!
I DAYDREAM: very rarely
I WANT: to be debt free - just like Annie does!!!
I CRIED: just a few minutes ago - I'm extremely frustrated.
I READ: whenever I find the time and a good book.
I LOVE: that my Husband "knows" me and still loves me.
I RODE: on an airplane with my family just a few weeks ago.
I SOMETIMES: freak out about all the unknowns in my life.
I FEAR: my husband will not be the same person on the inside when he returns from A-stan. (Is it wierd that I don't fear death or dismemberment?)
I HOPE: that my kids know how hard I try to make a good life for them everyday.
I EAT: way too much at meals - I'm trying to cut back.
I DRINK: too many carbonated drinks.
I PLAY: with my little Reese all day - its great!
I MISS: SC, my family, my friends and good Japanese food.
I FORGIVE: easily, but sometimes I don't forget as easily
I DRIVE: a 2007 Kia Sorento and I love it. I just need more room.
I DREAM: very rarely, as I do not sleep.
I KISS: Cory and the kids a million times a day.
I HUG: just about everyone at least once.
I HAVE: a life that some people will only dream of.
I REMEMBER: very little these days. I have to write everything down. I blame it on Reese taking all my brain cells.
I DONT: know if we'll ever get a house
I BELIEVE: God will take care of my family.
I OWE: my strength to my past and the fact that I have such a GREAT support group.
I KNOW: what will be, will be. I just have a hard time letting go.
I HATE: paying for other people's mistakes and past.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Thursday 13
Today's Thursday 13 is dedicated to what I should be doing this weekend! Notice I said, "should", not will be doing. I hope to get as much done as possible!!
1. Unpacking from our trip to SC. I'm a slacker when it comes to packing/unpacking. I've GOT to get this done so I can give our neighbors their suitcases back.
2. Help Cory clean out our garage. Its not big enough to park in, so we've used it as a storage place. Now we are turning it into a "play room" for the girls toys.
3. Move the girls toys to the garage.
4. Clean the old play room - we're getting a roommate.
5. Go through the girls clothes and get rid of the stuff they can't/don't wear.
6. Go through the girls toys and get rid of the stuff they don't play with - can you tell I'm down-sizing for when we move?!
7. Wait on pins and needles to hear from the mortgage guy on whether we've been approved or not.
8. Pray that the house we are in love with does not get a contract on it this weekend.
9. Clean the house.
10. Do our weekly dinner night on Sunday - I've got to figure out what to cook.
11. Clean out my car - its gotten a little out of hand.
12. Find a "home" for all of Cory's new gear. He got all new stuff to take to A-Stan and I"VE got to find somewhere to put it so it doesn't get lost/ruined. We have approximately $50,000 worth of STUFF just sitting in our laundry room.
13. REST!! I'm still nursing my back/shoulder. I think it may be getting worse - or maybe its just hurting in a different place. Either way, I'm still in pain and should be taking it easy (there's that word again).
I hope you are having a good week. Its almost over!!! I'm working on a BIG post for my 100th post. So be sure to check back.
Posted by Medic Mom at 12:08 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Pains, sprains and auto-mobiles
This week has been mundane so far. I hurt my shoulder sometime last week and Cory and I have been trying to "nurse" it. We both HATE to go to ANY MD, so we always try to fix things ourselves. Well, it wasn't getting any better and yesterday I woke up and couldn't move my left arm. Of course I was freaking out. I went to the MD yesterday and after what had to be the shortest doctors visit in history (I was in and out in like 20 min, no lie), I was diagnosed with a Sprained Trapezius muscle. For those of you who may not be so savy on med terms, its the muscle that runs along your back, above your scapula. I think its more of a "strain" than a "sprain", but who am I to second guess a doctor (I won't go into the differences between the two). So she gave me some drugs and told me not lift anything over 10 lbs (Reese weighs 15lbs). I'm feeling a little better today, but not much. Anyway. We didn't get the loan we initially wanted for the house, but we are exploring other options. I was devastated yesterday to hear the news, because I want that house SO bad, but I've come to terms that if God wants us to have the house, we'll get it. That's part of the "letting go" I spoke of earlier. So keep praying, I don't know what God has in store for us in the future.
Reese had two good nights (he slept for like 4 hours at a time), but last night was rough. I've discovered that he LOVES the mobile on his crib. He'll sit and watch the bears turn and just smile and coo. The catch - I have to sit and spin it the whole time. We didn't get the motorized mobile with the bed we bought!!! Just my luck~
Anyway. The girls are good - ready for school to be over with. We're about to turn our garage into the "play room" because one of Cory's "joes" is moving in with us. On a side note, why is it that I have a ROOM FULL of toys and 2 girls that always complain of being bored?
Cory is doing well - he broke down just the other night when we were talking about the deployment. He's really nervous and not looking forward to missing so much of Reese's life. Please keep him in your prayers - his burden gets heavier everyday.
So that's it. Our life is pretty boring right now. Until we figure out what to do about a house, we're just hanging in the balance. I know its all in God's hands, but I would love to be able to see the future - I wouldn't stress so much, I'm sure.
I hope you all are having a great week. Happy Hump day!!
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Before installing Shortcodes & Widgets add-on module, you should ensure that you have the latest version of Magento WordPress Integration and all FishPig add-on modules and that you have no errors in the module configuration in the Magento Admin.
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- Login to the Magento Admin and disable the cache. If you are using the Magento Compiler, disable this too.
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The Madison Mallards ended the six-game winning streak of the Kenosha Kingfish on Saturday with a thrilling extra innings victory. The Mallards ended up winning the game in the 11th, after some ugly play early. The teams combined for seven errors and gave up a whopping 13 walks.
David Vinsky extended his impressive hitting streak to 15 games on a double in the 11th, which moved Jake Randa to third. Next, Justice Bigbie was able to hit the ball deep enough to score Randa with ease to end the game.
On Sunday, Kenosha came back to beat the Mallards handily. The Kingfish pulled away in the bottom of the fifth inning 6-1, went on to add five more in the sixth, before finishing out the game with a score of 14-5.
David Vinsky went on to extend his hitting streak to 16, Trevor Schwecke and Nick GIle hit home runs, and Trevor Boone threw one of the only scoreless innings in relief.
The Mallards are back in Madison Monday and Wednesday, as the Kalamazoo Growlers are in town. Both games are set to start at 7:05.


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Instalation of Win7 extremly slow
Hi to all good people out there. I have instalation problem and I hope that someone will help me to solve it.
I have : Gigabyte MB ; SATAII WD HDD ; AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+; 2 GB Kingston RAM .
I have XP instaled on first partition ( C:\ ) working well and I want to install Win7 onto second partition D:\ and dual boot.
The problem is this : when I try to install Windows 7 RC 7100 x86 everything goes well but extremly slow ( and when I write slow I mean slow ) I was installing it for about 2 hours and it had only finished 13 %.
I stoped the instalation because I know that it is not how it should be.
Can someone help me with these.
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RedShark Replay: Are consumer products more advanced than professional ones?
It used to be very obvious that professional products were more advanced than consumer ones. Look at Formula One racing, for example: there's probably not a nut or bolt or byte of software on those cars that's as mundane as anything on a consumer vehicle. And it seems entirely reasonable that these cutting-edge developments that are tested under the harshest and most competitive of conditions will trickle down to "ordinary" cars. First, perhaps, at the top end (sports and luxury cars) and then - sometimes surprisingly quickly, into everyday cars that are driven by people who are not necessarily wealthy.
It's such a natural progression that it's hard to see how it could ever change. But it has. We're starting to see the reverse happen. Consumer devices are setting the pace and redefining what we mean by "professional"
It happens in two ways: actual and virtual. What do I mean by this?
It's happening in the real world
We've just seen an example of it happening in the real world. Sony's consumer 4K camcorder, the AX100 comes with a very good sensor (Sony's Exmor "1-type" - which seems to be a reference to the fact that it's one inch across) and a very powerful processor which can handle 4K or which can downscale a 5K (20 megapixel) image to HD in real time. (This is what happens with Sony's RX10 camera).
Both of these elements (the sensor and the processor) are perfect for the professional version of the camera that has just been (sort of) announced by Sony. There is nothing about these parts that holds the performance back in any way compared to what you might expect to find on a professional device. What Sony is doing here is taking the technology of the consumer camera and repackaging it with better audio and codecs (and perhaps some other stuff that hasn't been announced yet) and marketing it as a professional device.
In our view, there's nothing shoddy or cheap about this approach. It just happens that consumer technology has become so good that there is no reason why is shouldn't be used as the basis for a professional device. The quality of the picture at this price point is now so good in a consumer device that there is no reason why it shouldn't be used by professionals, who will benefit from a better code and a nicer way to handle audio.
Good news for professionals
This is good for professionals because it keeps the price down and the development cycles shorter.
Ever since the iPhone came out in 2007, there's another way in which professional products are based on consumer technology.
Smartphone and tablet devices are now so powerful and so capable that they're way beyond what a lot of professionals need in a basic computing platform. This opens the door to professional app writers to create programs that do very specific "professional" tasks that run on generic consumer platforms.
One example of this is the Mackie mixer which is fully controllable from a consumer device: an iPad. The functionality of the Mackie iPad app has nothing to do with whether the device it is running on is "consumer" or "professional" any more than when you shoot a documentary the pavement you're walking on is "professional": it simply ceases to have any meaning in that context.


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Finnish software firm Jolla has been working in some depth of obscurity recently. One moment, it's put a cork on hardware development, the next, the Kremlin starts thinking about adopting its Sailfish OS to boot out Microsoft and Android.
Now, the company is working on pushing its software out through the Sony Open Devices Program. Jolla publicized its new efforts at MWC 2017 and is now working on preparing its community beta group for tests of Sailfish OS 2.1.2 through single-SIM Sony Xperia X devices.
Eventually, Jolla wants to be able to sell Sailfish as a ROM for more Sony devices to users who so wish to play with the OS. Those who were affected by the Jolla Tablet crowdfunding debacle could perhaps get this ROM for free as means for compensation.


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Australia's best bosses
Josh Fajzullin
The country's most generous bosses hand out millions in each year in cash, overseas holidays and luxury cars to their hardworking staff.
After a year of hard yakka it's the kind of recognition we all hope for, but these days don't all get.
So what does it take to work for these generous companies?
That is unless you score a job with one of these bosses - the six multimillionaires who are playing Santa Claus.
And the good news is they want you to work for them.
We all know flamboyant Stefan Ackerie for his salons and that pink power boat, but now he'll also be remembered for his cars.
"I'm doing this because I live by the law of reciprocity - if people are good to you, you need to reciprocate," Ackerie said.
And reciprocate he did, picking up the tab for his staff for four new Mercedes Benz and a ute, all worth more than $350,000.
"I remember five of our staff receiving five beautiful Celica's in 1972, so this is not new to me," he said.
Work for one of Ackerie's salons and you'll go in the running for a holiday conference in Hong Kong - hundreds are sent and live it up every year.
From cars to cold hard cash, millions are thrown at employees.
At a time when businesses are tightening their belts, Angus Kennard has awarded his workers at Kennard's Hire a $3 million bonus, with a fatter pay day for 850 employees.
"On the Tuesday it just turned up in their bank account, some people thought there was an error in their pay," he said.
Assistant Manager Lance Hawes says the timing couldn't be better. He's about to get married.
"If you look after your people, then they're going to look after you," Hawes said.
At Di Bella Coffee, one employee has just been given a round-the-world trip for doing what she does best - making good coffee.
"I do enjoy the gift of giving," said Phillip Di Bella.
But Di Bella's got an even bigger stocking that needs filling - a brand new BMW for simply working hard.
Minna Ali started out as a secretary, and now she's being promoted to a director.
"I can't really put into words how special this place is to me, because it's not just a job - it is definitely a way of life. It is part of who I am," Ali said.
Even in the remote mining town of Moranbah in Central Queensland lavish spending hasn't dried up with employees being given a well-deserved weekend away.
CEO of Employer of the Year Hutchinson Builders, Scott Hutchinson, has opened his cheque book, sending 300 of his staff members to the Whitsundays. Hutchinson sees it as an award to staff who are often away from home for weeks on end.
"These guys have earned this, they've earned every second of that holiday."
Despite this, there are plenty of employers who are giving their workers that little (or big) bit extra.
Be the fastest delivery driver at Dominos and you're in the box seat for a bonus. Dominos CEO Don May says "we go after different targets and we make sure we put carrots behind those."
Help thousands of customers book holidays at Flight Centre and you can score one yourself - you could find yourself anywhere on the globe, and this year 2,500 partied in Paris.
But it all pales in comparison to what billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer dished out last year. In what's said to be a record bonus by an Australian boss, he gave away 55 Mercedes Benz cars and 700 holidays, taking lavish spending to the extreme.
"We broke all production records in the plant's history, so we're very happy about that," Palmer said.
But this year it seems he is human. The price of nickel's dropped off 50 per cent and with it the bevvy of bonuses.
Davidson Recruitment's Rob Davidson warns that grand gestures can sometimes backfire.
"Next year could be a much tougher business environment, if you're having to suddenly cut costs, perhaps even let staff go, people are going to remember."
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DI BELLA: Currently we have NO positions vacant however always willing to hear from passionate and dynamic people that would love to join our team.
DOMINOS: 2,500 jobs going across Australia - from in stores, drivers, managers, etc.
FLIGHT CENTRE: There are currently around 100 vacancies for sales roles across all brands in Australia, including retail and corporate consultants.
There are currently around twelve vacancies for support roles in head offices in Australia, including accountants, marketers, ticket centre, product and air contractors, lawyers, human resources, managers and more.
HUTCHINSON BUILDERS: Currently looking for employees in the mining sectors in Surat Basin (Darling Downs; Bowen Basin (Central QLD); Pilbara region (Northern WA).
Everyone from labourers, carpenters, leading hands, foreman, machinery operators, site managers, project managers, contracts administrators and we're setting up a civil operation in Moranbah so we're looking for civil experts (engineers, surveyors, project managers, operators). All willing to work in regional locations - unfortunately not recruiting in Brisbane, Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast at present.
If applicants would like to contact regional offices across Australia directly (this is a good approach as each Team recruits independently) then they can find office details at
KENNARDS HIRE: No vacancies at the moment. Happy for expressions of interest.
STEFAN: We have 39 positions available across QLD AND NSW.


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Renowned baseball diplomat Barry Bonds has come up with a solution he believes could stop the bickering over whether Pete Rose or Ichiro Suzuki should be the all-time hits king.
Suzuki surpassed Rose on Wednesday with two hits against the San Diego Padres, giving him a combined 4,257 in nine seasons in Japan and 16 more in the U.S. But Rose doesn't think the 1,278 hits Suzuki had in Japan before signing with the Seattle Mariners in 2001 should count the same as the 2,979 he has in the majors. All of Rose's 4,256 hits came during 24 seasons in the majors.
Bonds, who is the hitting coach for the Miami Marlins, the team Suzuki now plays for, had this to say about the controversy, as told to USA Today:
"Just (bring) those two together (in a public forum). I think Pete would love that. I think it would be great. And, (4,256) hits, that is far beyond, it would just be really good to have those two.
"What it does is bring our world together, not just one side is better than the other. A kid from Japan comes over to the United States, and did something between the two places, and united two countries together. We've been playing against each other forever. We finally got two of the same. … It would be great for the game of baseball. MLB would look hugely great on it."


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Jeremy Brockie scored the most votes from Round 19 and now sits in equal first place with Taylor Regan.
Following each Newcastle Jets game the Men of Football nominate who they think were best on field for the Jets by allocating 3 points, 2 points and 1 point.
As Jeremy Brockie equals with Taylor Regan in the best player poll, this is the final week votes will be made public.
At the Jets final home game the winner will be announced and a representative from the Men of Football will then present a trophy to the highest ranked player.
The votes from Week 19 against Melbourne Heart were as follows:
Jeremy Brockie - 45 votes Tiago Calvano - 36 votes Jobe Wheelhouse - 28 votes
Votes year to date and as of week 19: Taylor Regan - 414 votes Jeremy Brockie - 414 votes Kasey Wehrman - 325 votes Nikolai Topor-Stanley - 301 votes Ryan Griffiths - 272 votes


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After losing pole position to teammate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday, Bottas was peerless yesterday (Mar 17). He executed a lightning start to easily snatch the lead from Lewis at the first turn and never looked likely to relinquish it, dropping a place only temporarily during the pit stops.
It was an imperious opening for the Finn, who ended 2018 winless despite his teammate winning the world title, and he said it was a relief to find himself back into the winners circle.
"It was definitely my best race ever," Bottas said. "I just felt so good, everything was under control and the car was so good today.
"Truly enjoyable… I'm so happy. I can't wait for the next race."
Bottas's hunger to make his mark on the weekend was highlighted by a series of radio exchanges with his engineer late in the race about setting the fastest lap of the race, which in 2019 is worth one additional championship point.
Bottas was warned not to take too much out of his tyres as a precaution against a safety car, but when Max Verstappen took the fastest lap from him, Bottas couldn't help himself, taking it back on the penultimate lap to score a total of 26 points for the weekend.
"I needed it," Bottas said. "I had really strong pace and I wanted to get that in the end [though] it's always a risk with worn tyres."
Hamilton held second place but was operating a step below his teammate. After fending off an undercut attempt by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on lap 15, Hamilton's main task was keeping Red Bull Racing's Verstappen at a safe distance in the second stint on his degrading tyres.
The shadowboxing duel lasted until lap 49, when Verstappen ran off the track at the first turn, ensuring Mercedes a one-two finish.
"It's a good weekend for the team, so I can be happy for everyone," Hamilton said. "A fantastic job by everyone.
"It's a great start to the year, more than we could've hoped for as a team."
Hamilton said he had some ideas about where his deficit to Bottas sprung from, but conceded his start put him on the back foot.
"I'll wait to see with my engineers to go through it," he said. "It's a bit frustrating when you've had a good weekend up to that point, but that's how it goes."
Verstappen's mistake cost him a shot at Bottas, but the Dutchman had built a large enough gap to Vettel behind him to hold third place regardless, securing Red Bull Racing a strong result on its first outing with new power unit partner Honda.
"I had to overtake Seb to get onto the podium, which is not easy around here," he said. "I was happy I pull the move off.
"To start the season on the podium, challenging the Mercedes car ahead, I think is a very positive start for us."
Verstappen's third-place finish in his Honda-powered RB15 was the first podium for the Japanese manufacturer since the 2008 British Grand Prix and its first since its return to Formula One in 2015.
Sebastian Vettel finished a perplexed fourth place and left to wonder why Ferrari's preseason testing pace has failed to translate into a car fast enough to challenge Mercedes.
"Why are we so slow?" the German asked his pit wall deep in the final stint of the race. "We don't know at the moment," came the demoralising reply.
Vettel even came under a late assault for position by teammate Charles Leclerc, who endured a weekend of mixed form. The Monegasque botched a first-lap attempt to pass Vettel and lost touch with the leading pack after a lap-nine gravel excursion, but a switch to the hard tyre while his rivals opted for the medium compound turned out to be the quickest way forward, delivering him a fast finish.
Kevin Magnussen brought home eight points for sixth place on a bittersweet weekend for Haas. Though the Anglo-American team marked itself out as having the quickest car of the midfield, it lost its second driver, Romain Grosjean, to a loose wheel in the race for the second year in succession, throwing away a likely six valuable points.
Nico Hulkenberg moved up to seventh place for Renault, giving the French manufacturer something to smile about after failing to qualifying in the top 10. His teammate, Australian Daniel Ricciardo, retired from the race as a consequence of first-lap damage.
The German held off Kimi Raikkonen's Alfa Romeo in a tight scrap for the minor podium places. Raikkonen finished eighth, followed closely by Racing Point's Lance Stroll and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat in ninth and tenth.


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Warren's immigration plans reflect party's leftward shift
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren is rolling out a far-reaching immigration agenda that envisions a significant leftward shift in U.S. policy.
Warren's plan includes the remodeling of immigration enforcement agencies "from top to bottom" and new limits on the detention of migrants who enter the country.
The new platform was released Thursday ahead of Warren's appearance alongside four Democratic presidential rivals at a forum hosted by the League of United Latin American Citizens.
It comes as President Donald Trump's detention policies continue to spark fierce Democratic pushback and stoke public debate.
Warren would also dent the Trump administration's detention practices by creating "a Justice Department task force to investigate accusations of serious violations" in facilities that house migrants, giving that effort "independent authority to pursue any substantiated criminal allegations."


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The Small Business Façade, Site Improvement and Adaptive Reuse Program (FSARP) is designed to revitalize business corridors and abandoned buildings within the City limits through funding for building façade, site improvements, and/or building reuse improvements ("Award"). The goal of the FSARP is to preserve our history, contribute to our economic vitality by promoting small business and to cultivate vibrant neighborhood business corridors. The FSARP is designed as a forgivable loan program. Awards made to properties will encourage reuse of vacant or underutilized properties, improve appearance, and support the long-term viability of the City.
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- Buildings must be located within the City of Orlando limits. Small Business Façade, Site and Adaptive Reuse Improvement funding shall only be awarded for eligible properties that pay ad valorem taxes.
- Applicants must be a commercial property owner and/ or a new, for-profit business (tenant) moving into an existing site, or an existing for-profit business (tenant) in the City of Orlando.
- All business owner applicants must be a small business as defined by the U. S. Small Business Administration. http://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-size-standards
- All existing business owner applicants must possess a current City of Orlando Business Tax Receipt.
- All applicants must be current with state, and local taxes, and not have any outstanding tax liens imposed against any property.
- All applicants must propose a minimum of three (3) distinct improvements.
- All applicants (business and/ property owner) must not have outstanding code enforcement violations or liens (unless related to a change of use).
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IBM Cognos Framework Manager is a metadata modeling tool that drives query generation for IBM Cognos software. A model is a collection of metadata that includes physical information and business information for one or more data sources. IBM Cognos software enables performance management on normalized and denormalized relational data sources and a variety of OLAP data sources.
- Training by Realtime Expert trainer
- Live Online Classes
- Free study material
- Online virtual Classes available in morning, evening and weekend
- Knowledge of common industry standard data structures and design
- Experience with SQL
- Experience gathering requirements and analyzing data
- The format is 40% theory, 60% Hands-on.
- It is a 20 days program and extends up to 2hrs each.
- The format is 40% theory, 60% Hands-on.
- It is a 5 days program and extends up to 8hrs each.
- Private Classroom arrenged on request and minimum attendies for batch is 4.
Course Content
- Discuss IBM Cognos and Performance Management
- Describe IBM Cognos components
- Describe IBM Cognos architecture at a high level
- Define IBM Cognos groups and roles
- Explain how to extend IBM Cognos
- Examine the characteristics of operational databases and databases designed for reporting
- Examine relationships and cardinality
- Identify different data traps
- Examine dimensional data sources
- Examine key modeling recommendations
- Define reporting requirements
- Explore data sources to identify data access strategies
- Examine the IBM Cognos BI and Framework Manager workflow processes
- Define a project and its structure
- Describe the Framework Manager environment
- Create a baseline project
- Enhance the model with additional metadata
- Identify facts and dimensions
- Examine relationships, and data traps
- Verify relationships and query item properties
- Ensure efficient filters by configuring prompt properties
- Model for Predictable Results: Identify Reporting Issues
- Describe multi-fact queries and when full outer joins are appropriate
- Describe how IBM Cognos BI uses cardinality
- Identify reporting traps
- Use tools to analyze the model
- Identify the advantages of modeling metadata as a star schema
- Model in layers
- Create aliases to avoid ambiguous joins
- Merge query subjects to create as view behavior
- Model for Predictable Results: Consolidate Metadata
- Create virtual facts to simplify writing queries
- Create virtual dimensions to resolve fact-to-fact joins
- Create a consolidated modeling layer for presentation purposes
- Consolidate snowflake dimensions with model query subjects
- Simplify facts by hiding unnecessary codes
- Use calculations to create commonly-needed query items for authors
- Use static filters to reduce the data returned
- Use macros and parameters in calculations and filters to dynamically control the data returned
- Make time-based queries simple to author by implementing a time dimension
- Resolve confusion caused by multiple relationships between a time dimension and another table
Specify Determinants
- Use determinants to specify multiple levels of granularity and prevent double-counting
Create the Presentation View
- Identify the dimensions associated with a fact table
- Identify conformed vs. non-conformed dimensions
- Create star schema groupings to provide authors with logical groupings of query subjects
- Rapidly create a model using the Model Design Accelerator
- Work with Different Query Subject Types
- Identify key differences and recommendations for using data source, model, and stored procedure query subjects
- Identify the effects on generated SQL when modifying query subjects, SQL settings and relationships
Set Security in Framework Manager
- Examine the IBM Cognos BI security environment
- Restrict access to packages
- Create and apply security filters
- Restrict access to objects in the model
Create Analysis Objects
- Apply dimensional information to relational Metadata to enable OLAP-style queries
- Define members and member unique names
- Identify changes that impact a MUN
- Sort members for presentation and predictability
Manage OLAP Data Sources
- Connect to an OLAP data source (cube) in a Framework Manager project
- Publish an OLAP model
- Publish a model with multiple OLAP data sources
- Publish a model with an OLAP data source and a relational data source
Advanced Generated SQL Concepts and Complex Queries
- Governors that affect SQL generation
- Stitch query SQL
- Conformed and non-conformed dimensions in generated SQL
- Multi-fact/multi-grain stitch query SQL
- Variances in Report Studio generated SQL
- Dimensionally modeled relational SQL generation
- Cross join SQL
- Various results sets for multi-fact queries
Use Advanced Parameterization Techniques in Framework Manger
- Identify environment and model session parameters
- Leverage session, model, and custom parameters
- Create prompt macros
- Leverage macro functions associated with security
Model Maintenance and Extensibility
- Perform basic maintenance and management on a model
- Remap metadata to another source
- Import and link a second data source
- Run scripts to automate or update a model
- Create a model report
Optimize and Tune Framework Manager Models
- Identify and implement techniques to optimize and tune your Framework Manager models
- Use Dynamic Query Mode in Framework Manager
- Work in a Multi-Modeler Environment
- Segment and link a project
- Branch a project and merge results
Manage Framework Manager Packages
- Specify package languages and function sets
- Control model versioning
- Nest packages
Appendix A: Employ Additional Modeling Techniques
- Leverage a user defined function
- Set the order of operations in a model calculation
- Externalize query subjects
- Prepare IBM Cognos 10 content for use as a data source in Transformer
- Create query sets
- Use external source control through Windows Explorer
Appendix B: Model Multilingual Metadata
- Customize metadata for a multilingual audience
Overview of IBM Cognos BI
Identify Common Data Structures
Gather Requirements
Create a Baseline Project
Prepare Reusable Metadata
Model for Predictable Results: Virtual Star Schemas
Calculations and Filters
Implement a Time Dimension
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Burning Cars Germany Struggles to Quell Arson Problem
Hundreds of cars have gone up in smoke in Hamburg and Berlin in recent months. But try as they might, officials have been unable to stop the series of arson attacks. Now, it looks as though the perpetrators are no longer just leftist extremists -- but a Hamburg taskforce has made little headway.
The young man, awakened by the sounds of the doorbell and loud knocking, comes to the door barefoot and wearing a bathrobe. "Can we come in?" asks Senior Detective Christine O., showing her police I.D. "My place is a mess," says the sleepy-looking 23-year-old, reluctantly making way for the visitors. "Doesn't bother us at all," says Senior Detective Kai K., the second plainclothes officer, as he steps into the apartment. He glances into the tiny kitchen, where dirty dishes are stacked in the sink.
The conversation, which takes place around noon, lasts only a few minutes.
"You do know that a lot of cars are being set on fire," says Christine O. "So what?" "This isn't just property damage; it's also considered a crime." "So?" "We're talking about a prison term, not probation."
The young man looks nervously from one officer to the other. "And why are you telling me this?" he asks, looking bewildered. Christine O. pulls out a report.
"Weren't you stopped by the police the other night?" "Yeah. I had to show them my I.D. That was it." "Why were you out so late?" "I'm a cook. I often work until midnight." "Where?" the inspector asks. "At a restaurant in Poppenbüttel."
As they walk back to their car, the officers agree that the young man is harmless. "He's not setting fires," says Kai K. "Who's next?" Someone in a completely different league, says Christine O., reading from a document in her hand. "He set basements on fire three times, was involved in drug deals and has prior convictions for assault and graffiti vandalism."
Visits and Conversations
Christine O. and Kai K. are officers on a special mission. As part of the police force's youth protection division, they see themselves as both inspectors and social workers. Their goal is to prevent adolescents and young people, through visits and conversations, from committing serious crimes.
Christine O., 44, who used to work as a street cop in Hamburg's St. Georg red-light district, and 50-year-old Kai K., a former police trainer for the United Nations, are among the Hamburg police department's last hopes for coming to grips with a sinister phenomenon: the series of arson attacks on parked cars. Since 2004, more than 1,400 vehicles have gone up in flames within the city limits.
In the current year alone, police had counted more than 330 torched cars by mid-August.
The fear that such arson attacks can create in a city has been evident in Berlin in recent days. Several dozen cars have been set on fire in the German capital, with some of the attacks occurring in traditionally middle-class neighborhoods like Charlottenburg and Zehlendorf. Even the deployment of police helicopters outfitted with thermal imaging cameras have been unable to put a stop to the fires. A dozen cars went up in smoke on Monday night with three more set on fire on Tuesday night.
The malicious attacks have quickly turned into a political issue. Even German Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined the debate, voicing her concern that human lives are being "gambled with cold-bloodedly." And her party, the Christian Democratic Union, which has long been searching for an attractive campaign issue to call its own ahead of Berlin city-state elections in September, has zeroed in on the arson attacks. While Berlin's eternally cheerful Social Democratic (SPD) mayor, Klaus Wowereit, has more or less helplessly called upon citizens to be more vigilant, the CDU plans to use alarming images of burning cars in their campaign posters, along with the slogan: "So That Berlin Doesn't Turn Into London."
No Longer Safe from Vandalism
Arson attacks in the German capital are not new, but they had long been focused on luxury vehicles, and were seen as a tool, primarily of the radical left, in an ideological struggle over coveted residential quarters. Now though, the Berlin arsons are hardly distinguishable from those in Hamburg, where every citizen could be a target, from the owners of expensive sports cars parked on downtown streets to drivers of compact cars and middle-class minivans who live in suburban row-house neighborhoods. Even motorcycles and scooters are no longer safe from vandalism.
"I'm just furious," says a businessman from the Eppendorf neighborhood in Hamburg, after his car was torched on a narrow residential street, together with five other cars. Not only is he furious with the arsonists, who almost always disappear without a trace, but also with the government for its apparent inability to protect his property.
The BMW owner was awakened by the load noise of bursting tires. When he looked down at his convertible from his fourth-floor apartment, the wheel case was burning. By the time he had reached the street, the engine was on fire. Police officers prevented him from recovering valuables from inside the vehicle, citing the risk of explosion.
The arson victim says that, as a genuine liberal, he used to advocate a restrained criminal justice system. But now he has changed his mind, saying that arsonists should be given "at least five years" instead of the standard sentence of five months with probation.
Outside in Their Pajamas
In his particular case, things could actually have been much worse. A tree caught on fire, sending flames shooting up to windows on the third floor. It became so hot inside the building that the businessman's girlfriend couldn't even use the stairwell.
The arson attacks have repeatedly put human lives in danger. In Hamburg's Elmsbüttel neighborhood, local residents and emergency workers inhaled caustic fumes from a car fire in late May, and a married couple and three police officers suffered critical smoke poisoning. In early July, flames from another car fire, this time in the city's Lokstedt neighborhood, spread to a nearby apartment building, forcing tenants to run outside in their pajamas.
"Eventually, there will be casualties," says Andreas Lohmeyer, 49, head of the Hamburg police department's crime-fighting division. He is under enormous pressure. The nearly impossible task of protecting 4,000 kilometers of city streets and about 720,000 registered vehicles from vandalism is beginning to take its toll.
Lohmeyer is one of those responsible for one of the biggest police operations in Hamburg history. Already, more officers have been assigned to fighting the arsonists than were deployed to hunt for RAF terrorists. As such, the costs of the current operation are high.
Yet it has been relatively unsuccessful, even when, more than a year ago, a special commission dubbed "Florian" was sending up to 200 uniformed and plainclothes police officers into the streets every night, and when helicopters were circling over the city and entire districts were being combed for would-be arsonists. Ten cars were even set on fire in the night preceding a conference of state interior ministers.
- Part 1: Germany Struggles to Quell Arson Problem
- Part 2: The Challenges of Tracking Down the Perpetrators


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County legislators last week discussed the possibility of raising assessment fees from $13.50 per parcel to $16.50 per parcel.
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PLATTSBURGH — Clinton County may raise fees for use of the county's tax assessment services.
Director of Real Property Services Martine Gonyo proposed the idea to lawmakers on July 12.
"In order to break even, we'd have to raise our fees by $3, to $16.50," she said.
The proposed hike would be to erase the department's long-running deficit.
The Clinton County Real Property Office sends two county-employed assessors and one senior assessment control examiner to towns throughout the county to assess properties.
Though the office was meant to be self-sustaining, the eight-person real property office is currently operating at a $40,000 deficit, according to Gonyo.
Currently, the county charges towns $13.50 per property for full time services, and $2.50 per property for part time services.
Though the county raised assessment fees in 2016 from $12.50 to $13.50 per parcel, the office had not increased their rates in over five years, said Gonyo.
Clinton County offers services full time to Champlain, Chazy, Beekmantown, Peru and Dannemora, according to County Administrator Michael Zurlo.
"But all the towns are having financial issues," said Gonyo. "So would they be able to pay?"
Assessors review tax rolls and verify parcel values in each town every year, according to Gonyo. The office charges a flat per-parcel fee depending on the amount of properties in any given town.
For towns utilizing full time services, the change would amount to collective increases in the mid- to high-four digits.
In Dannemora, there are 1,589 parcels — which translates to approximately $21,451 per year in assessment fees.
With the proposed new rate, that would increase to $26,218 per year.
Dannemora Town Supervisor William Chase said towns cannot absorb the costs.
"I wouldn't be in favor of it," he said. "We have the tax cap to contend with. This is just going to be another burden.
"They need to provide services in a cost effective manner."
Peru Town Supervisor Peter Glushko said that the effect this new rate may have on his town's budget is unclear:
"We haven't really gotten into budget discussions yet," said Glushko. "Until that starts, we're not sure what the ramifications of this could be. Once we get into (budget planning) in September, we'll be able to take a closer look."
A proposed rate change in Peru would see an increase of nearly $10,000.
Chazy Town Supervisor Mark Henry said that logically, taxes may increase to pay for the larger fees:
"If (the fees) go up, theoretically, taxes could go up," he said.
Chazy could see a $7,308 uptick.
"(The county) has not come with any proposals to the town yet. We're going to meet with them and have those discussions," Henry told The Sun. "Once we get a better sense of the county's plan, we'll be able to ascertain what impact this may have."
County officials will invite town supervisors to a meeting to discuss a possible assessment service fee hike in September, according to Zurlo.
In the Town of Champlain, assessment fees would rise nearly $9,972.
Town of Champlain Secretary to the Supervisor Jane West declined to comment, citing lack of information.
In Beekmantown, the proposed rate hike would be $8,661.
The City of Plattsburgh and Clinton County are currently negotiating a possible county takeover of the city's assessment office.
As part of the proposed plan, the county would be responsible for assessing the city's 5,000 properties.
"(The county) is already contemplating a higher rate for the city, due to the mix of commercial and residential properties," Mayor Colin Read told The Sun.
Even with a higher rate, the city still stands to save $100,000 per year, he said.
The City of Plattsburgh Common Council passed a resolution on July 13 that will allow Read to move forward with negotiations.
Read said that he expects to present the council with a final proposal within the next month.
With the possibility of the City of Plattsburgh's assessment services coming under county control, legislators shared doubts about the real property office's ability to absorb any further growth.
The county currently has two assessors and one senior assessment control examiner, according to Gonyo.
County assessors usually serve two towns each.
With the possibility of more towns signing on to share the county's assessment services — including the City of Plattsburgh — as part of the shared services plan, County Legislator Simon Conroy (Area 4) expressed his concern with the possible changes:
"We may be expanding our services. We don't want to take that on if we're operating at a loss," said Conroy. "We need to fix this."
Zurlo said that a centralized assessment office, which would have included all towns in the county, will not be part of the shared services plan.
"For every other municipality we consider, we will lose money," said Zurlo.
The county shared services plan will be presented to the legislature before Aug. 1. Public hearings on the plan are set for Aug. 8 at 10 a.m., Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. at the Clinton County Government Center in Plattsburgh.
The plan will be voted on by the Clinton County Shared Services Panel before Sept. 15.