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Maybe it's just the excitement for festival season or our desire to answer the age-old fashion dilemma — what do you wear to a concert? — that's got us outfitting three perfect looks to get you to your next show in style. We've scoured the cool-girl goods and put together three distinct concert ensembles that'll take you from your city music hall to the season's biggest outdoor festivals. Just scroll down to get inspired, and shop our picks!
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Michelle Dortignac, founder of Unnata® Aerial Yoga, is an E-RYT 200 certified Yoga instructor of close to 20 years, while during most of those years also being a professional aerial acrobatics performer.
Michelle grew up in Colorado where she and her family spent a large part of their time in the Rocky Mountains hiking, camping, and contemplating the silence of nature. The athletic quality of Hatha Yoga is a natural outgrowth from those days, using strength, endurance and flexibility to seek an inner calm and peace.
In 1991, Michelle moved to NYC to study Dance and Yoga. The two practices became integrated for her. In 1998, she became certified to teach Vinyasa Yoga through the OM Yoga center, and began teaching at the center. In 2002, Michelle transitioned her Dance training from the floor to the air, learning the circus art form of Tissu/Silks. That same year, she left OM Yoga center, continuing to explore her unique vision of Aerial Dance and Yoga. She practiced at home, in Circus studios, and at the renowned Dharma Mittra Yoga center, culminating all her studies into this combined class — Unnata Aerial Yoga. Although the first classes were taught in January 2006, Unnata Aerial Yoga is an organic hybrid that has grown out of a lifetime of study on movement and meditation.
Learn more about Dharma Mittra's Yoga center. Learn more about Michelle's aerial performance troupe, Suspended Cirque.
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Dr. Norman L. Cheung graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1986. He works in Fremont, CA and 1 other location and specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Cheung is affiliated with Saint Rose Hospital and UCSF Medical Center Parnassus. He speaks Chinese and English.
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"Ha ha! Party people! It's time to get stupid!" That's something a teenage Vin Diesel said on record in 1986. He wasn't talking about his movie-star career; that wouldn't launch in earnest until he landed a supporting role in Saving Private Ryan more than a decade later. Instead, he was talking about what he was about to do with a beat by the late avant-disco pioneer Arthur Russell.
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Topless chicks in masks! Billowing clouds of Photoshop smoke! Skulls! A new Prince of Persia-looking band logo! It's all there in what you see above, which happens to be artist Kirstin Mitchell's cover for the new Black Lips album Arabia Mountain, out June 7 on Vice. At least a couple of them have nice hats, right?
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Let's say you're a die-hard Queens of the Stone Age fan, and you've made it backstage to meet the band after one of their concerts. Small problem, though: you're in a lot of pain, and you might have appendicitis. Do you seek medical attention from a licensed doctor... or do you allow one of the band members to perform surgery on you right there? According to QOTSA's Troy Van Leeuwen, somebody actually did this.
Echo Chamber: Dan Deacon and Val Kilmer, BFFs
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"just met val kilmer. i'll be sharing ffc's guest house with him. this week rules."
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When Arcade Fire were nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year for The Suburbs, it was a wonderful long-shot moment. But tonight, they actually won, beating Grammy-night juggernauts Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Lady Antebellum. The first thing Win Butler said from the podium: "What the hell?" That about sums it up.
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Right now, Hoboken indie masters Yo La Tengo are in the midst of a tour that doubles as a bizarre conceptual stunt. Every night, they invite someone in the crowd to spin a giant wheel, and then they play whatever set the wheel tells them to. Depending on how the wheel spins, audience members could be in for a set from their garage-noise alter-ego the Condo Fucks, an entire set of songs that begin with the letter "S", or a question-and-answer set, and so on. One of the options on the wheel is for the three members of the band to act out "a classic sitcom." And as Spinner reports, the crowd at the Metro in Chicago found out on Friday night that they weren't joking about this particular joke.
My Morning Jacket Frontman Jim James and M. Ward Start a Blog About Crème Brûlée
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M. Ward and My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James are rock stars, which means they get to travel all over the world and eat whatever they want. And what they want to eat, it turns out, is crème brûlée. As Food Is the New Rock points out (via the Daily Swarm), the two love their crème brûlée so much that they've started a new website to document all the different varieties of the creamy French desert they encounter on their travels. World, meet the Crèm-brû-log.
Jim O'Rourke Soundtracks Walmart Ad
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Even in our post-sell-out age, it's a bit jarring to hear a song by iconoclastic artist and producer Jim O'Rourke in a Walmart commercial. The super-lame spot (see below) is soundtracked by O'Rourke's "Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World" from 1999's Eureka, which probably would never be available at Walmart considering it features a painting of a naked guy with a rabbit on his crotch on the cover (see above). In fact, when we just searched "Jim O'Rourke" on Walmart's website, we got exactly zero results. And they have everything! (Thanks to Michael Kokodynsky for the tip.)
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Summer Session II runs from July 8 through August 2. Library hours are as follows:
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Beginning July 9th, the Ethel K. Smith Library will be on its Summer Session II schedule, which is as follows:
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Excellent location – rated 9.1/10! (score from 1757 reviews)
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Nice that the hop on hop off tour was very close and the Airlink 747 was so convenient. a few decent places nearby for eating and drinks. Breakfast decent enough. It's fine enough if you'll be touring all day, just make sure you're far from the club.
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747 Airport Bus stops right in front 10 minute walk to Temple Bar area
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Location was perfect, walking distance to almost everything. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Room was very clean.
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This hotel is within walking distance of shops, hotels and some bus lines.
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location and the room was cleaned every day
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Closeness to O'Connell St. And very helpful young man at reception desk. Manager who made sure we didn't have to wait til 14:30 to checkin as a young female clerk bound and determined that we old folk should.
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Very handy to the center of town. A great Sports Bar (The Living Room) is directly next door with loads of big screen televisions for NFL games and soccer games. As a result large SRO crowds for the games.
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-Very convenient location -Staff was helpful when booking a day tour -WIFI works well in Room 621
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It was very convenient to Dublin's City Centre. Also clean and great staff.
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Just off O'Connell Street, Best Western Plus Academy Plaza Hotel is a 5-minute walk from Connolly Train Station. The hotel features stylish, air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi, an on-site restaurant and a beauty salon.
The modern bedrooms at the Best Western Plus Premier Academy Plaza Hotel are decorated in rich colors. Rooms feature flat-screen TVs, work desks and marble-finished bathrooms.
Sir Harry's Grill Bar & Bistro serves traditional dishes using fresh local produce. Sir Harry's Bar and Bistro has a variety of teas and coffees. Guests can enjoy traditional full Irish and continental breakfast in Oscars Restaurant, which is located within the hotel.
The beauty salon offers a range of treatments including pedicures, manicures and various massages. The Temple Bar district is a 10-minute walk away and the hotel has a 24-hour front desk.
Trinity College and Dublin Castle are within a 10-minute walk of the property. There is an air coach stop at the Academy Plaza, which is next to the Best Western hotel.
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at night the neighboring sports bar/ club is a bit noisy...might affect those who have a light sleep
Walking distance to all of the city attractions.
Rooms are quite small
I loved the hotel from the room to lovely staff. The breakfast was very nice and plenty of it. All together a memorable stay for me and my friends for my 50th.
Very convenient and central location also for airport bus. Staff is excellent
The health club needs to be better advertised
Slightly off the beaten track but still very central. Clean, warm and comfortable with good friendly staff many of whom went the extra mile to make our stay more enjoyable. It isn't what you'd describe as a hotel full of character but that isn't its niche. I've stayed here often and will definitely stay again in the future.
The location was good being close to the city centre and all that Dublin has to offer. There was plenty of choice at the breakfast buffet and the early evening meal offer was good value for money. The simple controls on the safe were ideal and easy to understand and operate
The Wifi reception was a bit of a hit or miss in the bedroom sometimes disconnecting altogether and guests seemed to get better reception in the entrance foyer. The individual controls for the heating in the bedroom did not appear to work which was a bit of a let down on cold winter days.
Security cards were nonsense! !Had to be reset constantly.
The food was excellent the staff very friendly and helpful. Very modern facilities in a great location just off O Connel st. Most definitely will be back again soon.
The location was perfect! We both were surprised at how cheap it was. Nice staff and great service.
Room service came too early in the morning.
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Super-friendly staff, excellent location, very elegant place to stay.
Heating was tricky and the wifi very poor.
Location is excellent. Young lady in the bar on the night of Wednesday 14th Jan 15 was great, very friendly and helpful.
I was saddened to find the residents bar wasn't really a residents bar, but more of an hours grace added to usual opening hours, so a bit misleading.
Room good size for two sharing and plenty of storage. Well equipped with tea and coffee making, ironing board etc.
Our room was in the rear of the hotel so made room gloomy. Plenty of lighting in the room, but felt harsh to have all the lights on all the time. Decor pleasant, but not memorable.
the staff was very helpful at all times checked us in early which was good
The room was clean and comfortable and the staff were friendly and helpful.
Only a minor problem. We had a room that had a tv on the wall but when on the bed, we could only watch it from the side as it didn't swivel around for easier viewing. However, the staff were quick to offer us another room.
Location brilliant for tour buses and normal city services. Perfect distance walk to Temple Bar and other attractions. Beautiful lobby, very clean room, very comfortable. Staff were friendly and helpful. We were able to check in early and this really helped us make the most out of our first day. When I return I will without a doubt book to stay here again. Thank you very much
Bed was comfortable. It was very simple and clean. The joke we requested was satisfactory and made me laugh.
No complaints.
The pillows and the place to put ur luggage!!
Rooms to cold breakfast was very very poor !!
Location, location, location
Nothing. Hotel was perfect for a short stay in Dublin, close to main attractions.
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Last week, we dropped our first CyanogenMod 7 Theme Roundup, and since then, we've gotten several great theme suggestions, as well as a bundle of requests to do another roundup - so here we are! This edition of the roundup brings some really nice offerings from the theming community. Everything from mellow colors with tones of blue and grey, to multiple colors that really stand out, there should be something for everyone.
Manufacturer user interfaces (UIs) can be a bit of a hot-button topic in the Android world. Some prefer vanilla Android, à la CyanogenMod. Others have no issue with them whatsoever, and even actively seek to restore some of the functionality. (Others still prefer to roll their own, or like the ability to switch at will...
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Consider recording your voice over demo reel standing up. Standing opens your breathing and makes it easier to speak clearly and consistently. By removing the compression on your breathing muscles, you make it easier to take deeper breaths. In addition, a standing position allows you to be more animated. This is a good thing. In fact, get your whole body into the performance.
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One of the reasons why official figures of victim of trafficking are so low, is that - unfortunately - being a trafficking victim doesn't make you a de facto victim. To go into official figures you have to be recognized as one. There are a lot of victims who don't go into the figures because they are simply not recognized as such.The way to "certify" a victim is specified by each country's law, which, in most cases, use the definition of the UN protocol on organized crime, which is very narrow. In order to be considered a victim of trafficking, a person has to be taken from her/his country against her/his will FOR THE PURPOSE of being exploited, sexually or otherwise. So, if you are taken out of you country against your will but are not clearly exploited in the end (for example, if you are forced to get married, not work), or if you end up being exploited but left your country on your own, you do not qualify as a trafficking victim. Let alone the very blurry definition of exploitation.Also, if you are a trafficking victim but (and it's the majority of the cases) you are also an illegal immigrant, law enforcement agencies may arbitrarily decide that your illegal status takes precedence over your victim status, and kick you the hell out of the country, without bothering to put you in those figures.Finally, it takes a lot of money to implement an all-round trafficking strategy. Such a strategy would imply: investigating crimes and criminals, protecting victims, giving legal support, but also providing legal status, education, alternative job opportunities and - a time and place for reflection for victims, and time to recover from the very often horrific experiences they had at home, during the trip, or in the country of destination.
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"sex and all it stands for – [is] pleasure, sharing, sexual empowerment and women's liberation"
it is PRIMARILY a matter of mutual consent among adults. No consent, no good; agreed. IF there is consent, however, it's none of the government's business to play Victorian morality-guard.
"Stop the Demand."
I'm sure you know that will NEVER happen.
Yes, the gruesome scene of Queens is as described; the only way to snuff it out, however, is to LEGALIZE prostitution. Why enslave people, to provide for a service that is ALREADY legally available? No one keeps, e.g. hairdresser-slaves, electrician-slaves, or plumber-slaves.
But I agree with one, important point: NEITHER men, NOR women should be penalized. The system, as it now stands, is horrifically unfair to women.
Stop the Traffick: Stiffening State Laws Helps Trapped Women
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I know a woman from South America who spent her first night in the Big Apple in a brothel overlooking Roosevelt Avenue in Queens. With a timer at her side she "serviced" 19 men – a veritable United Nations parade of taxi drivers to restaurant workers who literally queued up for a turn to have 15-minute sex sessions with the women at this brothel.
If you never had a picture of what the low-budget, factory-style prostitution that makes up much of the local NYC sex industry, this is it – up close, uncomfortable and a mockery of sex and all it stands for – pleasure, sharing, sexual empowerment and women's liberation.
At the beginning of each shift, the women are given a produce box top with two rolls of paper towels, rubbing alcohol, a bottle of lube, and a baggie filled with unwrapped condoms. The condoms are prepped like diced vegetables at restaurants before the rush hits. There are tips that go to the men who stand on the corners as dusk sets in and pass out business cards for the brothels and give directions to the houses where sex can be bought $30 for 15 minutes. The price went up this year from $25.
It would be a year before "Carmen" could slip from the grasp of her trafficker. She endured long nights of anonymous men in the beginning, a method that is used the world over by pimps and traffickers (one and the same) to break down a woman's spirit, sense of self and fight. Serial rape will do that to you.
After that, the threat of violence kept her in place, coupled with a threatened smear campaign of her reputation back home.. Her traffickers told her if she didn't stick it out, they'd drop the news in her town that she'd become a whore in the U.S. The smartest move, they advised, was to suck it up, make some cash and get home soon. For a woman from a small town in South America, womanhood can be defined largely by being in the respectable camp or the whore house.
Flip past the electronics category of the Verizon Yellow Pages and you'll find dozens of pages of "escort services" many including startling images of girls that appear to be as young as 10 years old. It's a good business. Idearc, which owns Verizon Yellow Pages in the New York Metro area charges $45,000 for a full-page color ad and apparently has no limits on what they'll accept.
At NOW-NYC we started a campaign called "Trafficking Free NYC!" asking publishers to use common sense, do some basic due diligence and stop taking ads that exploit women through the commercial sex industry. So far, we've convinced 15 publications to stop being the marketing arm of the commercial sex industry.
In 2007, New York became the 33rd state to create an anti-trafficking law. Sex trafficking is now a B felony and labor trafficking is a D felony. The new law establishes a comprehensive definition of trafficking, services for victims, clearer laws on sex tourism operations, and increased penalties for patronizing prostitution from a B to an A misdemeanor.
But we still have a long way to go. The 2007-08 state budget allocated only $450,000 to implement the law. It costs more to clear snow from New York City streets for one day. Cops need training in identifying trafficking and recognizing that prostitution is a crime that has many victims -- it's not just vice. Studies suggest that up to two-thirds of prostitutes have been sexually abused as children, a majority have drug dependence issues and many have mental illnesses, and almost half have attempted suicide.
Stop the Demand
We will never make progress until we address the men who create the demand. The recent story of Tom Athans is all too common. In April, Thomas Athans, husband of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich), admitted paying a woman in Detroit $150 for 15 minutes of oral sex. While the 20-year-old woman accused of prostitution was arrested and forced to pay $100 bail to get out of jail until her day in court, Athans was stopped in a Cadillac Deville and let go – after giving information that helped police build their case against the women he paid to give him oral sex.
As it stands, the men who drive demand are barely held accountable.
In most cities, women are arrested for prostitution in far greater numbers than men who patronize them; there are 20 times more arrests of women in some areas. Yet, a Chicago study on men who buy sex revealed that 83 percent of those interviewed noted that jail time would deter them from purchasing sex, and 87 percent said that some form of exposure, such as having their name or photo in the news, would also deter them. The new anti-trafficking law in New York increases penalties for johns. read more at http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/july08/july2008_8.php
In my opinion nearly no one in this world is forced into prostitution.
They just claim they are afterwards, because they are embarassed to say that they did it out of their own will.
Especially in Germany and Switzerland none of the prostitutes are forced. The girls from Eastern Europe and Asia are running over here to find a man, or a better life.
Poor that they have to do that for a better life, but they don`t forced to.
So I think there is less people trafficking than we think, there are often two sides of the medal.
I second Ms. Hammond's point
"Of note is their silly "prostitution pledge" under which nobody gets any aid dollars if they decriminalise prostitution..."
by also mentioning the injunction of our (God-fearing, and oh-so-morally-superior) White House that we help no poor countries that support CONTRACEPTION, either; to quote Mme. Reagan, those immoral savages ought to "just say no", and get on with their salvation otherwise.
I do wish our own UK-based sites and political journals would force their attention away from the Whitehouse and towards the UK once in awhile, especially the Economist, who I increasingly suspect of being CIA financed.
The Americans are APPALLING at dealing with trafficking. Back before the millennium they estimated 50,000 trafficking victims a year entering their country. Then they blanketed the country with 42 Justice Department task forces and forked out $150m mostly in grants to hundreds of spontaneously formed anti-trafficking groups.
Seven years of looking later, they'd found less than 1,400. Their annual Human Trafficking Report fiasco, which the poor things have to produce since stupidly making it a requirement of law, is a bible to the rest of the planet on how not to deal with trafficking.
Of note is their silly "prostitution pledge" under which nobody gets any aid dollars if they decriminalise prostitution, thus keeping it underground in large parts of the planet which would otherwise be better able to fight Aids, trafficking and a host of other problems.
Now can we put that unfortunate obstruction between Europe and China known as the USA away, please. Someday, hopefully, the Economist will turn its attention to UK trafficking.
Here it will discover estimates of between 4,000 persons trafficked into the UK for sex at any one time and 700,000 (equal to the entire population of Leeds) entering annually, and any number in between, all on Government websites.
Little wonder none of our four nations qualified for Euro 2008. A miracle indeed they were between them capable of finding 11 men capable of standing up.
It will also discover that the nation's 55 police forces have been mobilised twice on the issue in the last three years in the Pentameter operations, searching brothels from Land's End to John O'Groats and have only found a maximum of 250 persons trafficked for sex.
Despite the incessant media reports of would-be nannies multiply raped at gunpoint in brothels throughout the nation, it may go on to discover that in the relevant sections of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, anyone is deemed a trafficker (and anyone they traffic, presumably, a victim) if they knowingly assist in their arrival in the UK, help move them around the UK, or leave the UK with the intention that they, or a third party, intend to use them to commit any of the wide range of offences in Part 1 of the Act, at home or abroad.
In other words, nobody has to be forced, coerced or duped to be deemed trafficked, though undoubtedly some, perhaps most among the 250 were.
One can be trafficked if assisted in one's arrival in or movement around or departure from the UK by someone who knows of your intent to have sex in a public toilet, as this is an offence in Part 1 of the Act. Not, though, if you have it in the middle of Horse Guards Parade.
The 250 trafficking victims, or trafficked persons, constitute a third of 1 per cent of the Home Office's estimate of 80,000 persons engaged in prostitution in the UK at any one time, according to its "Paying the Price" publication (2004, I think).
I hasten to add that I speak of ADULTS only! Anyone found to have placed a CHILD in a brothel ought to be flayed alive, for all I care. I ONLY speak of freedom of choice-- and THAT is, I believe, an adult-only matter.
No person should be FORCED into prostitution. Yet, as examples like the famed Mayflower Hotel (of New York, of the august Biddle family), or ex-governor Spitzer's recent fiasco clearly demonstrate, not ALL prostitutes were forced into "the world's oldest profession".
The salient question is LIBERTY: let governments, NGOs, and the citizenry of all countries fight ENSLAVEMENT. Beyond that, if a woman CHOOSES said profession --and, yes, some evidently DO-- it's no one else's business to either approve, or disapprove of it.
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The blood libels beloved of anti-Semites through the ages echoed clearly from the unsupported op-ed article freelance reporter Donald Bostrom ran in the Swedish Aftonbladet newspaper last week.
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The Obama administration signalled a new mood of compromise on settlement construction just ahead of the key talks in New York between Israel's defense minister Ehud Barak and prime minister's adviser Yitzhak Molcho and US envoy George Mitchell Tuesday, June 30.
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I can't believe I'm joining the pregnancy journals!
DH and I are so excited to be expecting (BFP May 15, 2007). It definitely took some time to get here, but we are happy with God's timing.
Our little bundle of joy is due January 20, 2008. We have our first doctor's appointment June 12th.
Here is one of my last posts on the TTC journals:
Ummmm.... 19 months later.... at 7:19 this morning, we got a BFP!!!!!
I knew I was kind of late, but I also knew that it wasn't impossible for me to go another few days seeing as there was a lot of stress this month. DH has been asking if "everything was okay" each time we talked. Last night he asked, "So, what does this mean if AF doesn't start tomorrow? When do you take a test?" (he didn't say AF). We kind of decided to wait until Sunday to give it a few more days and b/c he'll be on a trip Thurs - Sat. Well, this morning my temp was still up and no sign of AF. I had one test left. It was one left from a two pack my mom bought when she had a scare months ago (hers was negative, menopause starting). It technically expired 12/06, so I'm sure we'll buy another one tonight. Regardless, we talked ourselves into testing this morning! It's funny how the thought of taking a test makes me need to pee... I set the test out, went to put stuff in the crock pot, and kept finding excuses to not go back to the bathroom. Next thing I know, dh comes in the hall and is grinning! He has the instructions out and says, "Come tell me if I'm reading this right!" I see the two lines, one is really dark! I was jumping up and down, he was smiling and saying, "Really, are you sure?" I said, "There's two lines! I've never seen two lines before! We did it! God gave us a baby! It's those karate men down there "
We are both happy and scared. It hasn't sunk in yet. I'm going to call my doc today to see what he wants to do next.
We want to keep it a secret for a little while, at least until we see the doctor. We agreed to only tell our parents in person, so it may be a few weeks before we see dh parents again.
Wow. I praise God for this blessing. I would praise him regardless. Thank you Lord!
5 weeks 1 day
We're leaving for vacation in Destin, Florida today!
My mother and grandparents have spent part of yesterday and today with me. It's been crazy keeping the secret. I think we'll tell them on our way home from Destin, so we can tell my in-laws the same weekend. I'll only be 6 weeks along and would like to wait longer, but I can't think of any better way to do is so we can tell everyone in person. I'll think about it while I'm on the beach!
6 weeks 4 days
Since my last post, we've been on vacation and spent time with both families. We told DH's family on Sunday and my family on Monday. Everyone was ecstatic. Actually, DH made the announcement and everyone thought he was kidding at first. Then they all looked at me and realized it was true. I remember the look on my mom's face. Her chin dropped, then she started smiling. I could tell she was tearing up a bit too. My grandmother was very happy. She said she'd been trying not to ask me about it. They all knew we'd been trying for a long time. DH's family was great too. His sister lent me some of her books. Everyone gave us hugs. It was fun sharing the news.
How am I feeling? Emotionally I'm excited and nervous, as is DH. Physically, a nap is a welcomed event, my boobs have grown and are sensitive, extremely mild nauseau when I haven't eaten, and some bloating. Basically I feel great though. Just can't believe this is happening!
We'd like to share the news with friends after our appointment, 2 weeks from today! Can't wait!
7 weeks 3 days
I've been feeling pretty great. My boobs are still tender and I can tell my belly is thickening, but barely any nauseau. It is still early though!
I was trying to think of all the neat things that happened during this last cycle before we found out we were expecting...
-DH and I agreed we were okay if God didn't want to give us a child right now, but we both believed it would happen some day
-DH asked me to setup our budget so we're living off of one income so that it would be an easier decision to make when that day came
-Had another big work exam (5)
-Watch "Facing the Giants"
-Went to my sister in law's baby shower. Every other girl that came in was very pregnant. I jokingly stuck a balloon under my shirt, not realizing I technically was pregnant!
-I had my yearly GYN appointment. The Doc went through our list of options.
-DH and I decided that, for now, if it didn't happen naturally, we weren't going to pursue more aggressive measures
-We received results from DH's latest SA. The results were the same as the previous results, or slightly worse.
-Mother's Day
I know there are more things... I will have to add more later.
We love you Baby G!
8 weeks and 3 days! First doctor's appointment tomorrow. DH and I are really excited about the first doctor visit. I'm sure it will make everything seem more real. However, this pregnancy has felt more real to me the last few days as my stomach hasn't felt 100%. I'm not complaining though, it's not bad.
I can tell the area where the baby is is slightly less concave, possibly even protruding just a bit.
Hopefully tomorrow we can find out if this baby is one or two!
And, Baby G's cousin could be born any day! How exciting!
8 weeks 4 days! Our doctor's appointment went smoothly. We were originally told Jan 20th as the due date. Today we were told Jan 19th and the ultrasound showed Jan 17th. We're sticking to the 20th.
It's official, we are only having one While we would've loved more than one, we are excited to outnumber our children for a little while.
DH was so sweet. He kept staring at the picture after the ultrasound. I told him to take it to work so he could show it to people when he made the announcement. He said he's more nervous after the visit than before. I think I agree.
When the doc finished the pelvic exam, she said, "Yep, you're definitely pregnant! Your uterus is much bigger." Those words were exciting to hear.
Next visit July 17th we get to hear the heartbeat! I'm falling more and more in love with our baby. I'm falling more in love with DH too. He's such a wonderful husband and will be a great dad. We're both thanksful for our gift from God.
Oh yeah, my baby's cousin, my nephew, will be born on Thursday!!! I can't handle all this excitement!
11 weeks 3 days! I've been too busy to update as I should, partly due to the distraction of my cute-as-a-button nephew, Taylor! He's such a sweet baby. I got to spend the night with them to help out. I became more aware of the fact that regardless how much you plan ahead so that things will go smoothly, something will always happen. You can't predict how your baby will handle the new world, and you can store up sleep hours! All I know is:
1) I'm not going to be afraid to call my friends and ask for help (so I can take a nap) and 2) the love you have for your child overshadows the torture of labor and lack of sleep.
Baby G- I love you so much! I'm anxious to meet you, but not yet of course. Stay cozy and keep growing!


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At last year's Section 8A tournament, the Park Rapids wrestling team qualified four wrestlers for state and had nine other wrestlers place. Head coach Matt Clark is looking for the Panthers to once again peak at the end of the season. Duplicating last year's 10-13 record in dual meets could be tough since seven seniors graduated. That senior crew combined for 64 pins and 108 victories last season. Jared Nash advanced to state as the section runner-up at 171 pounds and capped a 34-7 season with 12 pins by placing fourth at the state tournament.
Pete Stahnke is hoping the pairing of the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley boys hockey teams will continue the Panthers' streak of winning seasons. Last year, the Panthers received the No. 6 seed for the Section 8A playoffs and lost to No. 3 East Grand Forks 5-1 in the quarterfinals to end a 16-8-2 season. Winning 16 games gave the Panthers a winning record for the fifth year in a row. W-H-A received the No. 10 seed for the section playoffs and was eliminated by No. 7 Crookston 16-1 in the first round to end a 0-24 season.
Goalie Keanna Carlson stopped all 24 shots she faced in leading International Falls to a 3-0 victory over the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley girls hockey team Tuesday night at the Ted O. Johnson Ice Arena. Abby Fox scored two goals and Amanda Hofius tallied a goal to lead the Broncos, who held a 27-24 edge in shots on goal. Park Rapids goalie Bailey Moore stopped 24 shots as the Panthers fell to 1-3 on the season. FIRST PERIOD: 1, International Falls, Fox (West, Bahr), 11:08.
Nic Lembcke is counting on the Park Rapids girls basketball team to execute the fundamentals in order to produce more victories this season. Lembcke, who has served as an assistant coach for the Panthers the last three seasons, has eight varsity players returning, including four who started games last season. That experience has the new head coach counting on an improved season this winter. The Panthers have to replace two starters in Hannah Wolff and Hailey Lundin.
Having only two regulars returning from last year's team that went 15-11, Molly Aukes wasn't sure how the junior varsity players would adjust to playing key roles at the varsity level. As it turned out, 15 players saw varsity action this season with 11 playing varsity for the first time. Those players accepted their roles and put a competitive unit on the floor as the Panthers went 2-3 in Mid-State Conference matches and 8-23 overall. Park Rapids opened the season with seven losses as the new players adjusted to varsity competition.
Kerry Johnson had plenty of reasons to be proud of what the Park Rapids boys and girls cross-country teams accomplished this season. The girls fulfilled their main goal by returning to the state Class A meet as the Section 8A runner-up. The Panthers won three meet titles during the season and were ranked as high as No.
Park Rapids' Taylor Ondracek capped off her senior season by placing 10th in the 100-yard backstroke at Saturday's state Class A meet at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Ondracek qualified for her first state meet by finishing third at the Section 8A meet with a state-qualifying time of 1:01.95. That time had Ondracek seeded No. 8 out of the 28 state qualifiers. During Friday's state preliminaries, Ondracek earned a spot in Saturday's consolation finals by placing 11th with a 1:02.49.
Despite dominating in the number of scoring chances, the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley girls hockey team needed overtime to defeat Pequot Lakes Thursday night. McKenna Brand's power-play goal 3:18 into overtime completed a hat trick and gave the Panthers a 4-3 victory in this Mid-State Conference match, which saw Park Rapids hold a 54-19 advantage in shots on goal. Jessica Gapinski's power-play goal at the 3:09 mark gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead in the first period. Pequot Lakes responded with three unanswered goals by Erika Monson, Morgan Demars and Mariah Reed to cl
Warroad's four Division I prospects combined for seven goals and eight assists as the defending state Class A champions opened the season with a 12-0 win over the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley girls hockey team Tuesday night at the Ted O. Johnson Ice Arena. Layla Marvin, a senior who has committed to the University of North Dakota, scored five goals while senior Karley Sylvester, a senior who has signed with the University of Wisconsin, had three assists.
Qualifying for the state Class A girls swimming meet didn't really surprise Park Rapids' Leah Meinert, Taylor Ondracek, Mandy Schirmers, Allycia Zinke, Emily Creager, Katherine Erickson, Hannah Williams and Lauren Rossman. Those eight swimmers were a little surprised after qualifying for state in eight events and winning the Section 8A title by 115 points. The Panthers set a school record by sending eight swimmers to the state meet at last Saturday's Section 8A meet at Bemidji. Park Rapids compiled 422.50 points to easily finish ahead of Bemidji's 307.50 total to repeat as section champs.