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Ryan Dempster
I almost take it back - this deal is alright, aka the I'm a Genius thread
One last word on Dempster ...
It actually appears to have turned out almost exactly the way I wanted it to. Almost.
On the 21st of October, I proposed the following move: Step Two - Housekeeping: I offer the following deal to Ryan Dempster: 3 years for 36 million dollars, with a 4th year for 14 million that can be exercised mutually between team and player, or kicks in automatically if he averages 200 innings or more of work during seasons 1-3.
On the 18th of November, Dempster actually signed this contract, according to ESPN: He gets a $4 million signing bonus, $8 million next year, $12.5 million in 2010 and $13.5 million in 2011. Dempster has a 2012 option for $14 million.
In other words, I proposed a 3 year deal for 36 million plus a 14 million dollar option year, and Dempster signed a 3 year deal for 38 million, and a $14 million dollar option year. The only difference between my proposal and the real one is that Dempster's option year is player-controlled, while I wanted the Cubs to either push for a mutual or have it kick in automatically based on performance.
Don't get me wrong, everybody. I've expressed a healthy amount of skepticism, but only because I think that Dempster; Year 4 is going to be equally ugly and brutal. But I do think that he's going to mostly earn his pay, which is more than you can say about most pricey starting pitchers these days.
We'll talk about the 2012 ramifications later, but for now, I'm going to give a reluctant approval to this transaction. After all, it's almost exactly what I was pushing for, right?
Now if only Hendry would follow Step 2-A of my plan: I also offer Kerry Wood a 2 year deal for 15 million, with mutual options for a 3rd year at 8 million which also has an option to kick in automatically based on meeting performance goals.
If only.
The case FOR Ryan Dempster
Kurt ain't gonna like this, because even 4x12 isn't gonna be enough.
It is 4 x 13, according to the SunTimes.
Which is, from the top of my head, a little less than what Jake Peavy stands to make through his contract. But, Kurt and others are yelling right now, YOU (me) said Jake Peavy is an ACE, and Ryan Dempster is NOT.
Yep, I said that. I meant it, too. And I still do. I most certainly think, even with Dempster back in the fold, that there is still room for Peavy. I could certainly go to war next year with Peavy, Dempster, Zambrano (who has done his best work as a #3 starter), Lilly and Harden as the Best Fifth Starter In The History of Baseball. Oh yeah, I would.
But that doesn't prove the point that Ryan Dempster is worth the fourth year. It wouldn't make ANY difference if I told you that 4x13 was less than what I figured he was going to get. I figured in the 2008-9 CC Sabathia Sweepstakes Season, that we would be lucky if Dempster came back to us for 4x14.
I am willing to bet right now that once the exclusivity window expired, that Dempster and his agent were expecting just a groundswell of glad tidings and expressions of desire, and all they got was "we're waiting on Sabathia" and "we're broke" and "what did you say your name was?" I'm thinking that this was a useful exercise for all parties. Dempster probably saw that he wasn't going to find a more supportive front office than the one he has. And the Cubs got to see that it isn't that easy to just go out and replace 17 wins, because they don't have the prospects to trade for a Peavy, and they won't spend the money to sign an A. J. Burnett, who is also not a staff ace, but will end up with more money than Dempster, based on the widespread belief that the AL is the superior league, and that Burnett's 18 wins mean more. Which may or may not be true (future column idea for a Colin or a Kyle? I don't want any part of it. Like I say, I could give a rat's patoot less about the rest of MLB)
So, was this year a typical salary drive, or was this a genuine, sincere effort to finally meet the expectations that Ryan Dempster has had since the year he broke in with Florida? Obviously, if this was a salary drive, then this was some SERIOUS wasted money. One could, and someone will, end up playing the race card on this one. Somehow dorky white guys from some backbacon village in BC don't conduct salary drives? They spend the winters running up and down Saddleback Mountain for no other reason than self-actualization, to become all they can be? And what if, say, Derrek Lee worked his ass off especially hard this off-season and posted a 35/115/.320 next year, it being his salary year at roughly the same age? In fact, my recent bellyaches aside, Lee has had a more productive four year stretch than Dempster has had with us. But mark my words, if Lee comes back strong next year, then holds his hand out, people are going to shout SALARY DRIVE! And just because he's a cheery glass of milk, we're just supposed to TRUST Dempster to be able to post the same numbers the next four years?
Um, well. Seems like I have hoisted myself on my own petard. Except that the Cubs just signed someone who possesses #2 Starter talent, and who has put up #2 Starter results (at least in 2008), and is in the best shape of his life, for #2 Starter money. And unlike an outside free agent, the Cubs have had the opportunity to employ this man for the past six years, and don't have to rely on scouting reports or the empty promises of an agent to know what kind of competitor he is.
Between Ramirez, Lee, and to an extent Kerry Wood, the Cubs have had decent success in the past three years with re-signing their incumbent free-agent candidates. (Jury's still out on Zambrano). They know what they have, and they didn't skew any existing salary structures in the process. In the wild weird world of Major League Baseball spending, the Cubs could have done a lot more risky things than sign Ryan Dempster to 4x13MM.
The case against Ryan Dempster
Rumors out of Chicago have the Cubs close to re-signing Ryan Dempster to a 4 year deal worth $50 million, or roughly $12 million per season. This is about a year more than what I think Dempster deserves, and while it will be unpopular I'm prepared to make my case against him here.
First, let's look at the positives. In his first season as a starter for the Cubs, Clownsevelt had a pretty kick ass season. He went 17-6 with a 2.96 ERA before imploding in the playoffs. For that reason, he's looking at a 7 to 10 million dollar per year pay raise, and I can understand why.
As a teammate, Dempster is well-liked and is well-known for keeping the boys loose. On a team without a distinct leader-type, Dempster has to have some points accumulated toward his Leadership Factor Score.
In other words, Dempster was a reliable, good player in 2008. Now, as to why I don't think he deserves it ...
At the age of 31, Dempster has played in 11 seasons in the majors. In those 11 seasons, he's been a starter for 7 of them. In those 7 turns as a starter, he's had exactly 2 seasons that were better than mediocre - 2000 and 2008. His third best year was 2001 in which he went 15-12 with a 4.94 ERA and 112 walks in 211.1 innings pitched.
During the 2003 season, after having started the year with a 3-7 record and an ERA of 6.54, Dempster suffered damage to his elbow and required Tommy John Surgery. According to Will Carroll, a guy who knows more than me about these sorts of things, TJS has an interesting side-effect - a pitcher's arm is pretty close to indestructible for the next 5 seasons. After that, he's susceptible to re-injuring his arm.
While he's pitched well - but not spectacular - as a Cub before 2008, Dempster had to have been a tremendous surprise in the '08 season. Then again, he was in a contract year. But while I'm not predicting that he's likely to suffer arm problems next year - or ever again - I do think he's going to be hard-pressed to match his numbers from '08.
That isn't to say he won't be a bust in 2009. My feelings are that he'll win more than 14 games but fewer than 17, and will have an ERA higher than 3 but lower than 4. But while he very well may be a reliable pitcher next year, and even the year after that, considering how unlikely it is that he'll ever put up comparable numbers to this season - unless he's the right-handed Jamie Moyer, pitchers rarely enter a higher level of ability after they turn 30 - I just can't believe that he's worth the risk of a large, 4 year contract.
3 years plus an option I can get behind. 12 million a year per year I can accept. But let me also ask you this: considering how deep the free agency market is for starters this season, and especially considering how the economy is in the tank - which will certainly have an effect on the revenue of teams next season - isn't it possible that the Cubs would be able to sign a good starter even if they lost Dempster?
I realize it's a risky proposition, but I just have to think that Hendry and the Cubs could've found a replacement who will do as well and pay him less than what Dempster is bound to earn.
But then again, maybe I'm making much ado about a whole lot of nothing. I suppose that 1 extra year on a contract shouldn't make or break bringing back Dempster, especially if he's agreable to something that pays 12 million or less. I can certainly be accused of nit-picking in this case. I just feel, I dunno, as if Hendry and the Cubs could've done better.
So, in conclusion, I'll simplify it by saying this:
- He might not stay healthy for 4 years
- He is unlikely to be as consistently good as he was in 2008
- There are other free agents available who are just as likely to do as well as Dempster but may be less expensive
- He's only had 2 good years ever, and it seems like an awful risk to throw 50 million at a guy with his track record
And that's all I have to say about that ... erm, for now.
The Case For Dempster, a rebuttal
I fully expect one of my fellow Goat Riders to strongly disagree with me. I welcome one - or more - to post their thoughts in this article, here. (I'm looking at you, Rob)
The ever-looming deadline of tomorrow
I'm picturing a visual right now of a herd of GM's storming toward a payphone, hefting the woman operating the phone over and behind their heads and fighting each other to determine who gets to call up Kerry Wood and Ryan Dempster first. Or they could just use their cell phones.
The Tribune is reporting that tomorrow is The Deadline! where, should a pending free agent not be re-signed, he can receive offers from other teams.
The Cubs don't seem too concerned about The Deadline!, but I'm sure there are some loyal Cub fans out there who worry like me that Kerry Wood will get swept off his feet by some Johnny Come Latelys who'll throw money and years at him.
However, I'll leave you with this thought. Jim Hendry has yet to lose a talented player he's wanted to keep. Maybe that thought will keep you warm, although I'm inclined to feel nervous still because, who knows, maybe he doesn't want Wood or Dempster. And quite frankly, for the money he's asking for, maybe not wanting Dempster is for the best.
Pitching conundrums
It's getting closer to the point where Ryan Dempster and Kerry Wood should start receiving outlandish and ridiculous contract offers from teams desperate for a starter and closer. Meanwhile, Jim Hendry's focus remains on Jake Peavy, which Paul Sullivan reports could affect whether or not the two fan favorites return to Chicago next season.
Considering how up-in-the-air the bullpen is, and especially considering how much Kerry Wood means to the team and their fans, I think that Hendry re-signing Wood is a no-brainer. However, Dempster obviously becomes a low-priority so long as Peavy may accept a trade to Chicago.
Now, something that Sully reflects on in his piece is this: The question Dempster must ask himself is: Why should I take a hometown discount when the team is apparently willing to spend more money on Peavy?
Obviously I can't get into the mind of Clownsevelt, but I can tell you how I would feel were I in his position. Dempster appears to like Chicago, and he is apparently willing to take a discount to remain a Cub. While he hasn't expressed a willingness to take a paycut to improve the talent of the team - ala Sutcliffe in '87, who was willing to take a six figure cut in pay if it meant signing Andre Dawson - I can't believe that Dempster would oppose the acquisition of an uber-talented starting pitcher like Peavy, as it improves the team's chances of winning next season, with one exception.
If Peavy comes, it is likely that Dempster goes. That's the issue at hand. But what if Hendry was able to sign Peavy, and re-sign Dempster? If he's able to find a taker for Marquis, it's a wash - Peavy's contract pays only $500k more next season than the contract of the Marquis de Suck.
It's also likely that Hendry should have the money to pay Kerry Wood what he's worth. In fact, Hendry certainly has the money for Dempster, too. I don't think the dollar figures are the issues, I think the years desired are what is holding things up. Dempster certainly wants minimally a 4-year deal - that's a year too many, and Wood probably wants minimally a 3-year-deal, which Hendry might be reluctant to offer.
I realize that the money train isn't unlimited, the Cubs have a budget, and we all want to see them upgrade the offense, but comparably there's no reason they can't do both. It's just a matter of Hendry needing to go bargain hunting for an outfielder if he pulls off a Supra Upgrade of his rotation. Regardless, it remains a cunundrum, but it is one with a potentially very happy outcome. Let's just hope that Hendry doesn't try to grab too much and come away with nothing at all.
2008 Season Recap: Ryan Dempster
The journey Ryan Dempster has taken as a Cub has been, at the very least, unlikely. He's been on the team since the tail end of the 2004 season, when Jim Hendry plucked him off the scrap heap while he was still recovering from Tommy John Disease. He had moderate success that season for the Cubs, pitching 20.2 innings in relief.
Even then, I'd clamored for him to be elevated to the role of closer, although my reasoning was nothing beyond "hey, it worked with Smoltz!" I actually had the chance to meet him during the 2005 Cubs Convention, at which point I said to him "I think you'd be a great closer." He agreed with me, explaining how much he loved winning and how competitive he was, and he was then promoted to that role for the next 3 seasons to moderate success.
And by moderate, I mean he pretty well sucked, especially the last two years he was doing it. In fact, at one point he prompted this photoshop:
But it turns out that Lou had other ideas for Ryan. After it was decided that Kerry Wood might be better suited to close for the Cubs, Dempster was given another shot at the starting rotation - something he'd done previously in 2005 for the Cubs. That season, Dempster had gone 1-3 with a 5.35 ERA in 6 starts before being returned to the bullpen. And, because of his past failures as a starting pitcher, I expected to see a similar performance in 2008. Man, was I wrong.
Instead of flopping by the end of May, Dempster took control of the rotation and provided a steady hand, even as pretty much every other pitcher in the Cubs rotation battled difficulties. Dempster started off 4-0 in the month of April, and he never pitched a month in which he lost more than he won.
Consequently, in what may be his final season as a Cub, Ryan Dempster inarguably had a career year. The numbers don't lie - 206.2 innings pitched, 17 wins, only 6 losses, and a sub-3 ERA.
What worked best for Dempster was his clear confidence in his stuff. He knew he had the ability to work his way into and out of situations, and for that reason he was able to use the occasional base on ball advantageously. He forced 19 double play balls this year, 11 more than Ted Lilly and 17 more than Rich Harden.
But regardless of that, Dempster did not have it in October. In his one start against the Dodgers, Dempster came unglued, reverting to his old self, and walked way too many guys while getting pummeled by a strong offense. It was just one game, making it a far too small sample size, but I would probably feel uncomfortable with Dempster starting another Game One in a short series.
The Debate About His Free Agency
The great Earl Weaver was known to say that if he had a team of 25 players who were pending free agents, then he would win the World Series. I don't know if there is any real statistical correlation between this concept and reality, but perhaps it is not coincidental that Dempster had a career year at 31 as a pending free agent.
Consequently, he is likely to land a very hefty payday - if not with the Cubs, then elsewhere. I think most pundits would agree that Dempster will likely earn an average of 12 million a year or more, and he will likely be looking for a 4 year deal or longer. While it would not be easy for the Cubs to make up for the 17 games he directly won last season, there is no guarantee that he'll come anywhere close to his '08 performance ever again - in fact, I'd wager it's unlikely.
For those reasons, I'd argue that Dempster will probably not be worth whatever kind of contract he signs in the coming weeks, although he very well might be a reliable, above-average starting pitcher next year and beyond. It's just that such a pitcher is probably not worth ace money. But if Jason Marquis is worth 8 million a year, then surely Dempster is worth 10 to 12, and the Cubs will hopefully succeed in signing him to a deal that does not overpay.
Regardless of what happens next, Ryan Dempster has been a valuable addition to the Cubs. He is apparently well-liked by his teammates, he pitched his ass off in 2008, and the Cubs clearly would not have reached the playoffs without his consistency. If he in fact has thrown his final pitch in a Cubs uniform he will be hard to replace. However, letting him go and allowing somebody like Samardzija to have an opportunity to start may be the best chance the Cubs have to assemble the money to upgrade in other important areas. It's a difficult situation for Jim Hendry to be in, but considering the success of Dempster and of the '08 Cubs, I'm grateful that he has put the team in this position.
And, of course, I'm anxious to find out what happens next. But rather than end this article on that thought, I'll spell out the likely scenarios for you...
1. Dempster re-signs with the Cubs, freeing up Hendry to deal Marquis (saving 8 million) and promote Samardzija (or Marshall, or Gaudin) to the rotation. A fair contract would be 3 years for $36 million with a 4th year that is a) guaranteed to kick in if Dempster averages 200 innings pitched or b) a mutual option should Dempster fall short of the 200 IP average, for $15 million.
2. Dempster goes elsewhere. The Cubs choose to retain Marquis and allow Samardzija, Marshall, Gaudin, and perhaps even Rich Hill to compete for Dempster's spot in the rotation.
3. Dempster goes elsewhere, the Cubs use the money they were going to offer him to pick up one of the free agent pitchers on the market. In this scenario, Marquis returns to the trading block.
4. Dempster goes elsewhere, and by including everything and the kitchen sink, the Cubs replace him with Jake Peavy in a big trade. Marquis remains in the rotation as the players who were dealt away would probably have included the guys most likely to compete for a free spot in the rotation.
Probably the first 2 scenarios are the most likely, and I suspect that Scenario 2 is the most possible. Look for me to write an "I told you so" a month from now if I turned out to be right, which is bound to happen since I pretty well covered all the bases here... for whatever that is worth.
Hendry speaks
Now that Hendry's extension is out of the way, he's started to talk about the direction the Cubs are headed in this offseason. The interesting thing is that the storyline is shaping up to be Dempster stays, and Wood goes.
"I had a lot of talks with Ryan - not dollars and cents talks - during the season," Hendry said. "Ryan knows we want him to stay here. He's never expressed a desire that he wanted to leave. We have not had formal conversations yet. But I expect to speak with Ryan's agent and Ryan himself, possibly, in the next week or so."
"Ryan knows we want him to stay here, and he's never expressed a desire that he wants to leave," Hendry said Monday. "Certainly, the year he had and type of clubhouse presence he is and total team guy, we certainly have every intention of trying to keep Ryan."
Now, here's what he says about Wood:
"We're going to get our plan together, and we'll try to move forward with what we think is best for the organization," Hendry said. "Kerry has done a terrific job in the closing role. But at the same time, there's a lot of conversations that have to happen with his representatives and him as to what his desires are and what type of contract he's looking for."
The tenor there seems different. Keep in mind that Wood is probably the consolation prize for whoever wins loses the K-Rod Derby – it's a thin crop at closer this offseason, especially if Hoffman gets retained by the Padres and the Brewers exercise their option on Salomon Torres. There's nothing the hot stove loves to do more than shower stupid money on relief pitching. Especially for guys who are "proven closers."
Also, Kremlinologists among you can have fun parsing this statement about Felix Pie:
"We feel Felix is going to be a good player," Hendry said. "You're talking about a 23-year-old kid. He'll be an out-of-options player. Without any kind of injury or significant change, he'll have a very good chance to make the ballclub out of Spring Training."
Of course, I'm glad that Hendry isn't simply looking at this as a way to fix the team's October "problem":
"I don't know how you differentiate between you build a team for April to September and then you try to build something different for October," Hendry said. "We had as good a team as there was in the National League. We had the best record. We just played bad baseball for three days. We stunk last year against the Diamondbacks. We're all going to put our heads together and see if there are other ways we think we can improve the club. All you do is try to get in every year and keep working on trying to get better once you get in there to accomplish that goal. There's a whole history in professional sports of clubs that kept getting close and kept getting close and finally they knocked that door in. That's what we're going to continue to try to do."
Your milage may vary.
In wake of Soriano's injury, we must not lose sight of the bigger picture
From Jump Street, let me state that I do not think losing Soriano is a good thing at all. Colin whips out the numbers that clearly state that there will be a short term dropoff while Soriano heals. Obviously Murton/Hoffpower don't produce what he does on an annual basis - if they did, then it would be they making thee eight-figure salaries! What really sucks is that he just got his legs back. And Kurt ventures that in the long run, Cubs players of late have not had much luck recovering their power from broken hands, particularly from Soriano, whose main gift from God is his wrists, and this particular fracture metacarpal is closely adjacent to said Wrists of God.
I knew, sitting here watching my guys, Our Cubs, run off the best record in baseball, that it was too good to be true. Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, Sammy Sosa...all too good to be true. Several times I thought and mentioned that the only thing that could stop us in 2008 is injuries. When you saw Pujols get hurt and Yovanni Gallardo get hurt, as a hypersensitive, oversuperstitious Cubs fan, you had to wonder...Where's Ours?
Hopefully, this is it.
I honestly think, though, that it could be worse. I have stated on here time after time that I think Alfonso Soriano is nothing more than a backup generator - a failover system that occassionally - nay, frequently - can carry a team for weeks at a time while everyone else struggles. There is NO 2007 Division Crown without his September. And yes, when taken on an annual basis as Colin has, the man produces abundantly.
Thing is, though, is that his contributions are not consistent. He differs from, say, Ramirez, who pretty much produces at the same rate every day. You know that, if you write him in the lineup for a week, that he will give you hits three times out of ten, probably a homer, about four RBIs, and he'll walk a few times. Managers and teams tend to LEAN on people like Ramirez, they count on him, and when players like him lose time, the loss is quantifiable.
With Soriano, on the other hand, you just don't know. He HAS been giving us more consistent production the past couple of weeks, yes. But you honestly don't know what we're going to miss out on the next six weeks. Might he hit 12 bombs and drive in 30? Or might he hit .150 and chase every pitch thrown at him? He isn't going to be there, probably the rest of the year, to pick us up when we need it...that's the great loss with Soriano. Our Plan B is gone for 2008. However, it isn't the end of the world if Murton plays there the next six weeks. We could still play winning ball, if...
...we don't forget about the pitching! Sure, Dempster whipped out his big brass nutts last night and went the distance, and for the moment, you have to feel confident that Wood and Marmol are rested enough. For now.
Lemme ax u a question - consider Z's last two starts, do YOU feel confident that he is going to go out there today and mow them down? Do you feel confident that the offense is going to keep bailing Lilly out from under his early-inning catastrophes? July is only three weeks away, do YOU know where your Marquis de Suck is? Still with US, that's where he is.
They're talking up Sean Marshall as the next callup, saying that he has made the most progress in Iowa. His last start? Five runs in six innings. But hey, he only walked one.
We can't lose sight of the fact that we still need a solid middle-of-the-rotation guy, to minimize the amount of time we have to see Wuertz and Lieber and Hart and yeah, even Marmol and Wood.


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The Jackson Public Schools are offering more than just summer school this summer.
Children up to eighteen years-old are invited to take advantage of the JPS "Summer Feeding Program."
The program offers free lunch from 11:00A.M. to 12:30P.M. at thirteen schools, Monday through Friday. School officials say the need in the community is large.
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22 Jun 2011 11:19 AEST
From: New Delhi
20 Jun 2011 16:26 AEST
From: Sydney
Sad state of affairs
Sad to see the poor, who have been left out of the booming India, being exploited by the naxals to their advantage. These backward regions are recruitment grounds for these factions and they exploit the fact that they have direct access to people who are vulnerable to leaders who can motivate them to take up arms against the system. These naxals know very well that if they participated in the democratic system, they would go nowhere, hence their attempt at forcing the Govt by using violence.
20 Jun 2011 13:38 AEST
From: Canberra
19 Jun 2011 22:29 AEST
From: Adelaide
19 Jun 2011 22:29 AEST
From: London
Looting land
Indian high caste is not new to looting land of the lower castes. They did it with the help of British Raj, where ever these high caste colonial parasites (parasite is not a word I like to use but perfectly explanation) went. Time to dismantle Indian empire within and without.
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Do you remember when cutting government meant allowing the private sector to thrive? Government, we are told, only drains resources from the private sector and can never EVER create jobs. It is the mantra of every small government conservative and it is the daily reminder from unemployed conservative blogger, Gary Gross.
Except today apparently:
Also discussed was how the decision was reached. In the commission's opinion, the public's input was limited at best. The commission is putting a resolution that a) talks about the economic impact closing the department down will have on St. Cloud's economic development and b) will call for a more transparent, public process. [emphasis mine]
WHOA WHOA WHOA! How is it possible that making a government entity such as St. Cloud State University smaller would have a negative impact on the economic development of St. Cloud? If anything, conservative theory should tell us that the free market and the private sector are now free to soar in ways they were held back by that dastardly government.
Oh wait, could it be that since conservative ally Jeff Johnson is losing his job because we are cutting government spending (something he and Gross previously supported) that now spending on THIS government program is important? I guess now we see that when government is spending on our allies Gary Gross and St. Cloud conservatives can be counted on to support government but when government is spending money on our enemies THEN it is really really bad and needs to be cut. Now I understand…


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The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics aren't just becoming the Olympics of botched hotel accommodations, they're quickly becoming the Olympics of wardrobe malfunctions.
Or maybe I should say near wardrobe malfunctions.
As you'll likely recall, a few days ago, Russian speed skater Ulga Graf unzipped her suit as she skated around during her celebratory lap, completely forgetting she had nothing on underneath. Thankfully nothing catastrophic happened and Graf didn't experience complete embarrassment – though she did grab headlines.
That wasn't the only speed skating wardrobe issue in recent days though as a Japanese speed skater seemed to have a bit of a problem with her thong. The issue? It was completely visible through her suit.
With just fractions of seconds often deciding races, speed skaters do everything they can to gain a competitive advantage – even as going as far to wind test their suits years before the games. Maybe this speed skater was opting to go with the more traditional idea of distraction?
Seriously – they couldn't have done something about that? Like, you know, find a matching color? Or built something into the suit?
H/T Guyism.com
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No matter how great your space looks or how much you have organized, if you live in a small space with a roommate (or two), chances are there are going to be some frustrations, some disagreements and maybe even some fights. We've gathered our favorite small-space sharing tips for those with roommates.
Watch for clutter Anything goes when it comes to each person's room, but common areas should definitely come with a limit on how much stuff they contain; these rooms will get filled up quick. We suggest the "something in, something out rule." If a roommate brings an item into a common area to stay, they have to remove an item (of theirs) of roughly equal size.
Decide a room's purpose Understanding what each room's purpose will be and how each roommate will use it is something to consider. One roommate might like to work on their laptop on the only couch, while another roommate might have plans to use the dining room table as an office. In an apartment or house where space is limited, understanding how all the rooms will be used will help quell possible disagreements in the future.
Utilize labels Labels in a small space will help keep things organized by reminding all roommates what each cabinet/drawer/closet has been designated for. They don't have to be complicated or too meticulous, and they should be decided together as a household. If cabinets and drawers are assigned to individual roommates, it can help a messy roommate see when they are the one who needs to reorganize.
Embrace eclectic It's sometimes hard for one person to decide on a style of decor when living in an apartment, let alone multiple people. So that everyone has a chance to let their personality shine, decide early on that every furniture, accessory and art piece has a chance to see if it fits in with the decor. The ending result might not have one single style and will probably have a lot of colors in the palette, but chances are a great eclectic balance can be found and everyone will feel like it's a home.
Do you have any stories relating to a roommate situation that illustrate a specific tip or idea that someone sharing a small space with roommates can incorporate? While roommate horror stories are common, when are the times you've lived with someone and it worked? Tell us why!
More roommate tips:
Living with Roommates: Lessons from 5 Communal Homes
Advice for Unpleasant, Unlivable Roommate Situation?
How to Keep That Laptop Locked Away from Nosy Roommates
Sharing and Living In A Super Small Space
Couples: How do you create a space together?
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Here's my best small space tip: Keep it clean. Yes, that works well everywhere, but is especially important in a smaller space where your can, for example, see the kitchen from the living room and where, for another example, a pair of sneakers left on the floor become more of a health hazard and eyesore than a minor annoyance.
That, and keeping the noise to a reasonable level, seem to make all the difference.
Split the cost of a cleaning service to come at least once every 2 weeks. This is the singular way to prevent fighting and harboring resentment about who is doing how much of the cleaning. With one caveat - you can also avoid the problem if one roommate takes sole responsibility for the cleaning of all common areas in exchange for paying a lower share of the rent (or having the larger bedroom or something).
My rule numero uno is each person should have a bill in their name so each person is responsible for taking care of it - and pay that person with a CHECK! We would always give cash to the person who was in charge of our gas bill (the cheapest bill, mind you) and one day we came home to find a red note taped to the door from the gas company threatening shut off. We were forced to write $7 checks from then on, and made sure to make them out to the gas company directly. And no, she was not a stranger, we grew up together practically... but she had a shopping problem.. and you just never really know someone!
I also agree with clutter thing, I don't care what you do in your room (short of just being nasty dirty) but common areas are off limits for your crap. My roomie would literally leave a trail of stuff to her room as she came in and began to get undressed. When I tripped over her heels that were directly in front of the door and rolled my ankle I was DONE!
Also, just making rules before move in day. Like we had a dishwasher but each of us rarely used many dishes, but one person wanted to be super lazy and run the dishwasher for her cereal bowl and spoon. Things like that should be discussed to avoid some of the unnecessary arguments.
Also, I think everyone discussing how they tend to function is important. Myself and one other roommate were just the types to go in our rooms and shut our doors. Our other roomie was not happy with this and took it personal, as she was the type who wanted to gather in the kitchen and living room every evening and kept her room door open constantly, even when blasting music. Had we discussed all that before hand I have a feeling almost all of the issues we had would have been non-existent.
Phew. Now I remember why I live alone!
Everyone probably has a roomie story that can end with,
"...and that's when the fight started."
make sure that your potential roomie who loves to bake isn't also conveniently allergic to dish soap...
just fyi :)
After numerous roommate issues in our 3BR apartment, my roommate and I realized that the major points of disagreement with each of the residents of the 3rd room were always the same: cleanliness. The two of us are not perfect (my room is frequently a disaster) but when the common areas are taken over by someone else's messes you start to feel excluded from your space.
In the end, we opted not to get a third roommate again once the last moved out and instead have a lovely guest room/exercise room that never leaves its stuff all over the kitchen and living room.
My situation has worked out surprisingly well. I took on a roommate in a 2-bedroom apartment I'd already lived in on my own for years. I think respect is the most important thing - respecting one another's private space, and respecting the common space that you share. We don't have rules around chores - they just get done by one of us. Sometimes she does my dishes, sometimes I vacuum her room. It works out pretty equally, and the apartment is always tidy. We take turns buying supplies like TP and dish soap, I pay the utility bill b/c it's my stuff dominating the apartment, and we each have our own phones. It was a little hard for me to learn to accomodate someone else (and their stuff!), but even so, after a few months, even the furniture got completely re-arranged to accomodate our new ways of living - and I like it better this way! Plus we have a worm compost and a recycle centre now. The advantage of a roommate is that he or she can teach you new ways to live. :)
I have had more lousy roommates than good ones in my life. I think avoiding them is the key to happy living, but if you can't, absolutely everything needs to be up front before you move in together and EVERYTHING needs to be clearly agreed on. Preferably in writing, and with consequences. (No, I never managed that in Real Life.)
My current situation is a "domestic partnership" with my ex-husband. So I guess it counts as "roommates". After 30 years mostly together, with a few years off in the middle, we know each other and what to expect from each other and we have very similar ideas of what it should be like in our home.
I clean and do laundry, he drives us to restaurants, we each pay our own way, we share pet maintenance responsibilities, I contribute an agreed on amount towards the mortgage and various bills (less than my "half" because he earns almost 4 times my salary)... and we are pretty content. I am the primary decorator, but it's his home, too, so I never make changes without consulting with him first. Our taste is similar, so that's not often a problem.
So finding the right roommate and having realistic expectations, is another solution.
cleaning is one issue; decorating is a whole different mess...
Amen, Steph2. Sometimes everything can be hunky dory on every other front - cleaning, bills, etc. - but you are still living with someone who insists on hanging their GIANT Michael Jackson flag in the living room, and gets upset when you don't want to hang paintings a few inches from the ceiling. Sigh. There's no accounting for taste.
re: kirstenruby,
Im hesitant to move in with my significant other due to their tendancy to hang artwork wayyy to high on the wall. I use the term "artwork" loosely as it includes a framed jigsaw puzzle.
Also had the problem with moving in with a frien who was then upset that I spent too much time in my room and not with her in the living room.
then she caused a house fire.
then i moved in with a pack-rat/hoarder.. who had all the bills in his named but never mailed the payments in.
its not you, its me.
I, myself, hate living with other people.
I wish that when I was interviewing potential roommates I could have asked them to take a snapshot of their bedroom. Instead I asked people about their cleanliness standards and of course everyone insists that they're tidy, clean people. It would also have been illuminating about their personal style. I have one roommate who's bedroom looks like an episode of Hoarders and she has an overwhelming love for the color pink. Our color palettes don't mesh and I am incredibly resentful of filthy common spaces. If I had seen what her room looked like beforehand, I could have avoided these problems.
Somehow I think that asking strangers to bring a camera phone picture of their bedrooms to an interview would have made me look like a crazy person. I guess there isn't a way to discover if people are ACTUALLY clean other than hoping they don't lie.


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USA, Gold Cup Champs
By Leander Schaerlaeckens
ARLINGTON, Texas – USA head coach Jurgen Klinsmann could miss Sunday's Gold Cup final after being dismissed for complaining and slamming down the ball after a series of non-calls in the United States' 3-1 semifinal win against Honduras.
Since there is no such thing as a red card for managers, only straight ejections, suspensions are not automatic and a disciplinary committee will take referee Walter Quesada's match report into consideration and deliver a verdict within 24 to 48 hours, according to a CONCACAF spokesman.
In the 87th minute of the match, with the score at 3-1 in the USA's favor, DaMarcus Beasley looked to have been fouled after losing control of the ball, which went out of play for a Honduras throw-in. An enraged Klinsmann had a few choice words for the referee, gesticulating and possibly swearing in multiple languages until the official sent him out of his coach's box.
"It was just a reaction out of frustration because fouls had added up throughout the last half an hour, one really, really bad right before our third goal," Klinsmann explained following the game. "And then came this foul on [DaMarcus] Beas[ley] with two guys going into him from behind and I just kind of overboiled it."
Klinsmann chuckled at that point, having long since returned to his invariably laid back demeanor. Then he turned apologetic. "Obviously you shouldn't then throw the ball down on the ground," he said. "I apologize for that reaction. It was not meant against the referee, against nobody. It was just frustration because you fear the health of the player in that moment."
"He sticks up for us players, so I don't have any complaints about that," said Beasley, the captain.
Yet for the coach's contrition, his fate is at the mercy of other men. "That would not be good for us," star forward Landon Donovan said of a possible suspension. "We're very hopeful that that's not the case. You never want to see a player or a coach suspended for a final so hopefully whoever reviews that takes that into consideration. Sometimes that happens in the game and we've all made those sorts of decisions at times so hopefully it doesn't affect us."
"It's going to be a loss if he's not with us on the sideline," Beasley said. "But at the same time, he'll be with us in spirit if he's not there. I'm sure he'll be cheering us on wherever he's sitting."
With Mexico and the United States leaving some of their biggest stars off the Gold Cup roster, there is some question as to how crucial winning the tournament really is to the big nations.
However, there is no doubt over how important the Gold Cup is for the individual players who were called up — the Cup has shown in the past that it can serve as a springboard for fringe players to make the following year's World Cup rosters.
This year on the United States' side, three names have come in focus particularly: Chris Wondolowski, Stuart Holden and DaMarcus Beasley. The "late bloomer," the "comeback kid," and "the captain," respectively.
FOX Soccer took all three on a relaxing boat ride in Baltimore ahead of the USA's quarterfinal win against El Salvador, and each spoke about their goals, each other's talents, and what makes suiting up for the red, white and blue so special.
The US men's national soccer team put on an impressive show in a 5-1 win over El Salvador to secure a spot in the Gold Cup semifinals. Landon Donovan was the Man of the Match for his goal and three assists, but it was substitute Eddie Johnson who stole the show.
If you blinked, you might have missed it. It took Johnson a ridiculously fast 14 seconds after jogging onto the pitch to score on his very first touch of the game. His header off a perfectly executed short corner kick gave the US a 3-1 lead with 30 minutes to go.
The immediate impact led Gus Johnson to emphatically pronounce him the "Demolition Man!"
Not surprisingly, the twitterverse was abuzz following Gus's call:
STRAIGHT OFF THE BENCH BABY #DEMOLITIONMAN— Nick Adams (@NickAdams33)
Whatever Eddie Johnson put in his hair…tell him to keep doin it. #USMNT #demolitionman— Joe Cross (@joe_cross73)
Even US Soccer's account got in on it:
WATCH: Eddie Johnson scores with his 1st touch in Baltimore - http://t.co/M38EWkAkwm #DemolitionMan #USAvSLV— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) July 21, 2013
It's safe to say that Johnson, whose goal was the quickest ever by a substitute in the history of the Gold Cup, now has a new nickname, courtesy of our own Johnson!
USA vs El Salvador
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Here we go!
Fabrice Reuperne's strike in the dying seconds of stoppage time stunned Canada in the 2013 Gold Cup opener.


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It estimated that millions of us will be short of money during retirement. Today, a new program called, "Start Minnesota" got underway to help get more jobs for our most experienced workers.
Shirley Olson spent most of her career in secretarial jobs. Now in retirement, she's working 20 hours a week at the Warren, Minnesota Senior Center.
Shirley Olson, Warren, MN: "Any little extra income always helps.
However, Olson says for many seniors, working at least part time is much more than just about money.
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And that goes beyond today's exercise class. Olson says many employers are missing out on tons of experience that older workers have to offer.
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The new, "Start Minnesota" program will use the power of State agencies to bring that message to potential employers.
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Researchers Publish Long Awaited Lyme Disease and PANDAS Review Despite Controversies
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Neurologic tics and obsessive-compulsive behaviors caused by a bacterial infection in children were once thought to occur exclusively in PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Disease Associated with Streptococcus infections). Despite ongoing controversies regarding Lyme disease and PANDAS, a recent evidence-based review by Daniel J. Cameron, MD, MPH and Hanna Rhee, MD uncovered a little known published report of a child who initially appeared to have PANDAS, but was later found to have Lyme disease. When the patient was treated with antibiotics for the bacterial infection transmitted by a tick bite, his symptoms resolved.
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@ Moon
Yeah, that's the order I've been assuming. The axe refuses to drop for me, though.
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"After / the afterlife, there's an afterlife."
In Silverchest, his twelfth book, Carl Phillips considers how our fears and excesses, the damage we cause both to others and to ourselves, intentional and not, can lead not only to a kind of wisdom but also to renewal, maybe even joy, if we're willing to commit fully to a life in which "I love you / means what, exactly?" In poems shot through with his signature mix of eros, restless energy, and moral scrutiny, Phillips argues for the particular courage it takes to look at the self squarely—not with judgment but with understanding—and extend that self more honestly toward others. It's a risk, there's a lot to lose, but if it's true that "we'll drown anyway—why not / in color?"
Praise for Silverchest:
"I have a candidate for the author of the most interesting contemporary English sentences and it is not primarily a prose writer: the American poet Carl Phillips . . . Phillip's style has been remarkably consistent from volume to volume, upsetting our easy assumption that great artists evolve from phase to phase." —Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker
"Phillips is a great poet of morality and desire and the complicated relationship between the two." —Jared Bland, The Globe and Mail
"Silverchest is Carl Phillips's twelfth book of poems, and while it is a book only Carl Phillips could have written (which I mean as praise and not as a claim of redundancy), it breaks away into a new territory and, at times, new voice, as it deals directly with landscapes informed by the natural world as much as by the sexual imagination . . . And while Phillips is arguably at his most personal, and therefore revelatory, with Silverchest, he is also at his most spare, while still keeping close to the strong lyric dialectic line that informs all of his other books. It's a book that feels in tone and suppleness haunted not only by the past, but by what the present is trying to tell the future and beyond the future . . . Most of the poems are raw and short and thrilling the way shortness of breath is thrilling." —Michael Klein, Coldfront
"Silverchest displays the gifts of an exceptional talent with palpable staying power. The lyrics often manage to combine a disarming speaker, elegant syntax and startling titles that index powerful acts of mind." —Joseph Campana, The Houston Chronicle
"In these gorgeous, meticulously constructed lyric poems, nature and music—motifs Phillips returns to often—take on the role of correlatives, evoking the mind's own cadence, its certainty and thaw." —Publishers Weekly
Praise for Carl Phillips:
"The gorgeous, syntactically intricate poems of Carl Phillips strike me as always haunted to some extent by an autumnal, adumbrated sensibility, a subtlety of consciousness in intimate argument with its own tangential forays and asides into volition, rhetoric, and refusal. His is a 'knowing' poised on the glinting knife-edge verge of disclosure, of revelation." —Lisa Russ Spaar, The Chronicle of Higher Education Arts and Academe
"[In Double Shadow] the poems themselves are like double shadows, pliable things wrought from the masterful artist, a man many consider to be the reckoning force in contemporary American poetry . . . During a time when much of American poetry is criticized for being poetry lite, Phillips can move us in a single poem from complete joy to utter heartbreak . . . The poems . . . hold a mystical, chiseled weight." —D . Gilson, The Rumpus
"There is pain in isolation and pain in connectedness, in love. There is also pain in thinking, remembering, and wanting. This is the condition Phillips registers like a seismograph. But he has createda means to describe what remains otherwise indescribable . . . [Double Shadow is] a remarkably beautiful collection; many of the poems are as unforgettable as they are ineffable." —Stan Sanvel Rubin, Water-Stone Review
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A bit of wisdom from the youngest Way...
I followed the ragged dirt path to the lake, finding sitting on the dock rather relaxing. I listened to the water lapping against the wood of the posts. It wasn't dark yet, in fact it was a few hours from sunset. The water glistened, making everything seem a little brighter. No one was out on the lake, so I didn't have to worry about being disturbed. I hadn't let anyone know where I was going, since I had no reason to. It was perfect.
I didn't have my notebook, so that was a little bit of a problem. I already missed being able to reach over and grab it like I could at home. It was only back at the cabin, but I wasn't in the mood to run into anybody on my way there or back, even a stranger. The only thing I was in the mood for was breaking Frank Iero's face. He deserved every bit of pain that I would end up inflicting on him sooner or later. He had no reason to trip me in the middle of the cafeteria. I wouldn't have been so pissed if I hadn't actually gotten hurt. Sure, it was just a bruise. But it was the size of Jamie Farr's nose and it hurt like hell. Frank was escalating to a whole new level of midget-demon evilness.
I can handle a certain amount of Frank's antics, but I feel like I've already had an extremely forceful overdose with one incident. He'd gone too far the moment he made it physical. I'd known Frank for a long time, and he'd never actually hurt a girl. He's not like that. So to think he'd risk whatever might happen to me by tripping me with a bunch of shit around... well, it was a hard concept to grasp.
At the moment, I honestly didn't care that Gerard was around. My life was going to be a living hell for the next month, no matter who was there to possibly stand up for me. I was really beginning to despise Frank in some of the worst ways possible.
I heard soft footsteps on the dock and quickly turned to see who was there. Confusion crossed my face. "Mikey?"
Mikey looked at me, tentatively taking a small step closer to me. "Hi..." he said quietly.
I sat up and motioned for him to sit with me. "What are you doing here? Everyone else is at dinner or in their cabins."
He slowly walked to a spot a few feet away from where I was and knelt down. "I wanted to talk to you about something", he said, his voice showing how nervous he was. "It's about Gee."
I nodded. "Go ahead. I'm listening, Mikey."
He sighed. "Well, I just kinda feel like I need to discuss this with you." Mikey smiled, glancing down at the dock. "It's weird, I guess. But I wouldn't feel right if I just let it go." He paused for a moment., becoming more serious again. "You know that Gee likes you a lot, right?"
My heart pounded and I nodded, smiling a bit. "Yeah. We're getting to be really good friends."
Mikey bit his lip and shook his head. "No, that's not what I mean. But I think you kinda understand, anyway."
I turned back to the water. "No, I really don't. Gerard's an amazing person, and I love being around him. But I'm not getting the same feeling from him."
Mikey was quiet. "He doesn't always know how to express himself verbally, that's all it is. The thing is, I know he would never hurt you. He cares too much." He stood, balancing himself. "Can I trust that it's the same for you? I mean, you'd never do anything that would hurt him, right?"
I nodded, silent. I didn't know why he was asking me these things. It was sudden, and there was no way I could have mentally prepared myself for any of it.
"Cadence... I want you to know something. Gee and I have always been really close. We tell each other everything, and there aren't any secrets. And, well... it's like you're all he talks about lately. I'm kinda jealous that someone else gets all of his attention, but I'm glad it's someone as good for him as you. I haven't seen Gee this happy since we were little kids. So... thanks", Mikey said timidly. He turned and started walking back towards his cabin, not giving me time to answer him.
Not that I had a real answer to that, anyway. Gerard never acted like more than a friend. So I wouldn't try to get accustomed to anything other than what he'd hinted at. Mikey's a sweet kid, but I didn't know what to believe anymore. My head was tied up in knots just thinking about what had happened in the past few hours. And it would only get worse with the little bastard from across the street around.


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Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE)
Represents approximately 265,000 hospitality industry workers, including room attendants, cooks, waiters, bartenders, desk clerks, and many others, with high percentages of African-Americans, and Latino and Asian immigrant workers in many cities.
Labor Center - University of California at Berkeley
Links the University's vast resources to labor and community efforts for social and economic equity. It provides educational, research, and other programs that increase the capacity of the state's labor movement.
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Seeks to foster sound public policies, laws and programs to safeguard the civil rights of the 40 million Latinos living in the United States and to empower the Latino community to fully participate in American society.
National Employment Law Project (NELP)
The Immigrant Workers Advocacy Project provides legal support for immigrant worker organizing and advocacy, including supporting unions, independent worker centers, faith based organizations, civil rights and policy groups.
National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
NILC is a national support center whose mission is to protect and promote the rights and opportunities of low income immigrants and their families. NILC staff specialize in immigration law, and the employment and public benefits rights of immigrants.
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices - U.S. DOJ
Investigates and prosecutes employers charged with national origin and citizenship status discrimination, as well as document abuse and retaliation under the antidiscrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Offers great information on questions, forms, laws and tools for immigrant workers and employers.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
The nation's largest union of immigrant workers is working together with over 400 business groups, community leaders, religious organizations, and immigrant groups to build support for a common goal: "legalization for hard-working, taxpaying immigrants already in this country."
United Farm Workers (UFW)
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Dahlia Wolf Collaboration: Aly Bird Jumper
Honored to present this (so far) one-of-a-kind jumpsuit, inspired by my hand-picked images and designed by Dahlia Wolf! It feels like pajamas, but brings in loads of compliments. It's everything I hoped it would be! Please give it a vote here to help it be put into production.
Outfit: Take Flight
Alaska: Portage Glacier
Alaska: Black Bears
Finally getting around to posting photos from my vacation! These cuties live at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center outside of Girdwood.
Local Talent: What Waste
Check out work by four gifted USU artists this Friday! "This exhibition features the works of Zachary Proctor, CJ Hales, McKay Felt, and Clay Cavender.The central theme to the show is the restoration of value to the invaluable via the arts. As it will be July's evening gallery stroll, hit the town, grab a slice of pizza at Este, stop by the bar for a drink perhaps, and most importantly, drop by FICE to see the latest and greatest in trash improvement."
Jared and Sarah, July 2013.
Photo Shoot: The Soon-to-be Gunnells
I shot this couple's engagements back in May, then shot these photos on Monday evening, and will be doing the same at their wedding ceremony tomorrow! They are so, so precious and I'm quite happy for them.
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A Spoonful of Sugar: Camden Street Faire Skirt
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A Spoonful of Sugar: Barcelona Wander Dress
I first posted a look with this dress back in the winter (when Sugarlips sent it to me), but it works so much better in this hotter weather!
A Spoonful of Sugar: Dreamy Crochet Dress
This Sugarlips dress is just WOW. Like wow. Pairing it with a silk flower-adorned felt hat and some vintage silver rings, I didn't feel like I belonged in 2013.


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Sarlyne. INTP, German, 22, female, hopelessly romantic hobby artist, annoyed queer. Les Misérables and Game of Thrones are ruining my life, what else is new. I'm grumpy when I don't have people to talk to, I'm passionate about art, and I think I'm a great person.
Stannis is my king, Combeferre my husband, and whales are my spirit animals.
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I'll just spend Valentine's Day with reading Les Misérables and falling in love with fictional, dead and French revolutionists.
Seems legit.
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WEDNESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A new international
survey reveals that many people view Alzheimer's disease as a major
health threat, fearing its onset nearly as much as they do
Conducted in France, Germany, Poland, Spain and the United
States, the poll also found the vast majority of those surveyed
would not hesitate to visit a doctor if they or a loved one showed
the tell-tale symptoms of the disease. However, many did not
realize that Alzheimer's is a deadly disease for which there is no
truly effective test or treatment.
"What we have here are pretty surprising findings," said study co-author Robert Blendon, a professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. "First, we found that there is an extraordinarily high level of willingness for people who have symptoms of confusion or memory loss to go in for some kind of an assessment. And previous surveys had not always showed such a high level of interest in that," he said.
"And then we also found that many believe there is an effective medical or pharmaceutical treatment to slow the progression of Alzheimer's. And also that a very substantial proportion of people are convinced that there are reliable medical tests available to give them a sense of where they're at," he added.
"No one had really asked about those two points before," Blendon explained. "So this indication of the optimism people seem to have about what can be done in terms of testing and slowing progression are really new, and very different from what most in the medical community would have expected to find."
Blendon is slated to join colleague Jean Georges, executive
director of Alzheimer Europe, on Wednesday to present the results
of the survey (funded in part by the pharmaceutical company Bayer)
at the annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference, in
According to London-based Alzheimer's Disease International,
roughly 36 million people are thought to suffer from dementia
worldwide, a figure that is projected to spike to 115 million by
William Thies, chief medical and scientific officer of the
Alzheimer's Association, noted that the United States will see its
pool of Alzheimer's patients hit 16 million by 2050.
To explore public perceptions regarding the disease, Alzheimer
Europe conducted phone interviews of nearly 2,700 adults over the
age of 18 in Europe and the United States in February.
The results: citizens in most of the five countries surveyed
considered Alzheimer's to be the second-most feared disease, after
cancer, with Polish respondents ranking it third behind both cancer
and heart disease. Between half and three-quarters of the
respondents said they had known someone who had developed the
Yet despite such fears, the majority of those surveyed did not
view Alzheimer's as a killer. Only about one-third of Germans and
Poles recognized the disease's deadly threat, a figure that rose
only slightly (to between roughly 42 percent and 44 percent) among
the French and Spanish. Only in the United States did a majority
(61 percent) register a clear concern about the disease's ability
to end a life.
But, there was no hesitancy on whether to seek medical attention
if symptoms developed. Overall, between 85 percent and 95 percent
of those polled said they would go in for a screening if they
became confused or experienced memory problems. And that figure
rose when a family member's well-being was at stake.
Surprisingly, many of those polled believed that testing and
treatments are more advanced than is currently the case.
For example, between 38 percent and 59 percent expressed
confidence in the existence of a reliable test for the detection of
early-stage Alzheimer's, despite the fact that such a test is not
yet a reality.
What's more, depending on the country, somewhere between
one-quarter and two-thirds of respondents thought effective
treatments were in place. That, noted the survey authors, is simply
not true.
"What these findings suggest," said Blendon, "is that if we're going to run public health campaigns to encourage people to go in for assessments, we are also, at the same time, going to have to make sure that physicians are adequately prepared to discuss the facts with their patients, so that they have a realistic sense of what can and cannot currently be done with respect to Alzheimer's."
More information
For more on Alzheimer's disease, visit
Alzheimer's Disease International.
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Brothers: the Matinee Effect.
Only a handful of people wandered into the eleven a.m. showing of Brothers this morning. The interesting thing was that just about everyone in the audience was there alone. That's when it hit me: how long have people been going to the movies alone? The whole scene has that same palpable awkwardness of being in a crowded elevator or a silent subway car. We're all just passing through. There is no socializing, except for the occasional gaze or an accidental brush of a hand against someone else's shoulder. That might be just fine in the typical theater setting. Still, I'm not exactly sure that Brothers is the film you should test your movie-going independence with. It's bloody, tragic – and sadder still – there is zero sex. You will panic. You will cry. Furthermore, if you're anything like me, you will curl up into a little ball and repeat, "Someone's going to die." And you will be correct.
Cut to today: people are piling in, one by one. In the middle of a room full of perfectly-spaced seats, before the previews begin (when they're still playing those monotonous advertisements for dentists, realtors, and in-theater birthday parties) I come to this conclusion: you're more likely to try and sit far away from other people in a crowded theater, while in an empty theater, it's different – you tend to sit nearer to strangers, possibly as close as you can get without seeming like a creep. It's a hard balance to strike. I don't believe it's a conscious effort either, which is part of what makes it so interesting to watch. It's a human circus.
It's not even noon and the guy two rows in front of me is chowing down on an eight-dollar bag of popcorn. The elderly woman to his left, just one row in front of me, spends so long adjusting her glasses that I begin to wonder if she can even see the screen. I paint this picture where he's just been dumped and her grandchildren have just gone back home after a long visit. I'm about to assess the man three rows in front of us, middle-aged and fairly good-looking, when a woman comes in late to join him. I start wondering if they're a couple – though it's clear that they are – simply because on a scale of 1 to 10, she's a 5 and he's an 8. It's a cruel thought, but it's the kind of thing we all notice without really considering. But I consider it. There is something about the complete picture that gets my brain working overtime to concoct these sordid little stories.
Okay, so I've never been to a movie alone. I suspect that there might even be a science to it. Maybe it depends on the time of day, what the weather is like outside, and certainly whether or not you chose to go it alone. This morning, in cold, sleepy Manhattan, it's apparent that everyone in the theater is looking to be alone, albeit in public. Cinema has changed; watching a film has gone from being a communal event to something more personal. It's a way to be on your own without having to sacrifice human contact.
So what's the real upside to being alone at a movie? Consider these points: no more fighting for the armrest ("But I want it"), no more spoiling the plot ("I hate this part"), and definitely none of that laughing/crying past an acceptable point (two minutes after the funny/sad scene has passed). But here's where it gets dicey (spoiler alert): Tobey Maguire brutally murders his fellow soldier at one point. I don't know about you, but that's the kind of cinematic gold that requires at least one hand to hold. The entire movie is one big, aesthetically pleasing, slow motion car crash. The story itself will turn your stomach, break your spirit, and leave you hoping against hope. Keeping that in mind, think twice before going alone to this particular family reunion.
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The Friday, the same day "The Man of Steel" hit theaters, Sprint will launch the ZTE built Vital.
The Now Network is billing this phone as a mid-tier handset with a $100 price tag. The vital features a 5-inch 720p IPS screen, a 13-megapixel camera (1mp front facing), a 1.5Ghz dual-core processor, LTE radios, a 2,500mAh battery that is said to provide 15-hours of talk time, NFC, 8GB of built-in storage expandable via microSD up to 64GB, and ships with Jelly Bean 4.1.2.
The Vital by all accounts looks like a decent phone, though it likely lacks the spit and polish of Samsung's S4 and HTC's One. That being said, you can still grab Sprint's HTC One from Amazon for $80, provided of course you're a new customer.
Note: you'll need to "send" in a $50 mail-in-rebate.
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