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In the little town of Pencilvania, there lived a brother and sister who loved to play with balloons. Alice and her younger brother Jim would spend countless days filling the skies with their balloons. One day, Jim filled all of his balloons and tied them together to make a beautiful balloon rainbow across the sky. But suddenly, a strong wind came and carried Jim away.
As Alice, you must save your brother from peril. Float through eight different stages as you follow Jim's trail of balloons. Collect as many balloons as possible to earn bonuses. Test your piloting skills to avoid enemies, or let go of your balloons to face enemies on the ground.
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Nature at its finest! The Flowage, deemed "Jewel of the North" for its 19,000 acres of water, 200 miles of shoreline, only 5% developed. Enjoy 32,000 acres of State land adjecent the property including numerous islands, old growth forests, wildlife galore and excellent fishing!
The home is a 4 year old chalet style home with a stone fireplace, 3 season porch, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large deck with beautiful view. There is an excellent sand bottom swimming area. The home includes a row boat, paddle boat, gas grill, TV, and more.
Over 200 lakes in a 20 mile radius Nearly 300 miles of trout streams The world famous Turtle-Flambeau, home of Bass, Trout, Muskie, Northern, Crappies, Perch, Bluegills and lots of Walleyes with a full daily bag limit! Miles of undeveloped State-owned shoreline.
You can also enjoy bird and wildlife watching, Copper Falls State Park, 200 miles of ATV trails. guided river fishing/float trips, canoe/kayak trails with State mapped routes including Turtle River Chain, and even pontoon rentals!
Don't miss this chance to book your exclusive hideaway in the North Woods!
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Sunrise over the lake and relaxing on the deck with coffee before heading out for a great day of exploration and fishing on the flowage.
Clean private and many enmities including AC. Fair fishing right off the dock in the evening for Smallmouth and a few Perch and Walleye. The beach is very small and hard to access due to a rocky shore so not recommended for young children. Also, even though there is a claim for a boat dock, you cannot use it over night which the owner clearly explains in the welcome email, after you pay your fees. So if you have anything but a small fishing boat to pull up on the shore, you will have to trailer from a good DNR boat launch about as mile away.
Property was beautiful and very clean/well-maintained. This was our first time to Mercer, WI. House description accurate and helpful to list all included. However, house advertises 2 baths and it should indicate that only one has a shower.
My husband, my son and his girldfriend,my daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren (ages 3 and almost 5, and their beagle stayed for a week. We all had a great time. We have been coming to the Flowage almost every year since the late 1960's, so obviously we love it and this was the perfect place for us to stay at this point.
Since restaurants are not close and we all love to cook, the beautiful and functional kitchen was put to good use. It is a joy to cook in. The view from the great room is fantastic - and it's even better from the deck where we ate many meals and relaxed reading books. The state land on one side of the property was great for gathering firewood - the children were just the right age to find that really adventurous and for enjoying the hot dogs and S'mores.
We brought one canoe on our cartop and when we wanted another, a walk around the circle found a friendly neighbor who let us use another one for a nominal amount. The canoe trip around the "Big Island" is a spectacular half (or full day if you stop to fish) day trip. The children loved the paddle boat and the little beach. The "jon" boat was OK for our 10HP motor, but we would have felt safer in a regular 12 or 14 foot row boat on the Flowage which still does have some stumps (only hit one this trip).
The contract talks about the "steep, unprotected, rock bank" leading to the beach and the water, which worried us a little.However, it presented no problems for either the children or the two 67 year olds, and the younger folks were able to get the boats and canoes down to the water with no trouble. So, no need to worry.
The house was clean, well-maintained, and a joy to stay in for the week. Would highly recommend it.
Second time at the house, and my wife and I love it.Clean and a warm home. Great view of the sunrise, and we caught fish! Will be back next Sept. Can't wait
This lake home is beautiful and in a great location! It has plenty of privacy, is very clean with a comfy/inviting decor, and has everything you need to feel right at home. There was enough of a sandy area to swim and a 17" walleye was caught right off the dock! We had never been to the TFF before and we totally fell in love with the area. So quiet and peaceful, so much to explore. And with the loons, it reminded me of the movie, On Golden Pond. It's truly amazing! So much so, that we're going to make this our recurring family vacation for years to come and you will too! Thank you for sharing your home with us, John! It was simply perfect!
This home was very clean and very very nice. Location is fantastic State woods on one side of property. My wife and I stayed in Sept and the fall colors were great. The discription, photos and John were all on point. Thanks for everything, my wife and I are looking at the calendar for next fall, but this time we will stay a week!!!
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'Housewives' iGoPINK Ad Is Totally Offensive To Breast Cancer Survivors
In their new iGoPINK campaign, the Breast Cancer Charities of America has completely missed the mark, exploited women and offended some breast cancer survivors in the process.
It's the not-so-mastermind creation of the BCCA and Real Housewives star Gretchen Christine who teamed up to create yet another "pink" promotion to raise awareness about breast cancer (and, of course, sell some product in the process).
On their website, Christine explains her mission with the iGoPink campaign and promoting the pink satchel from her collection:
Many people have been wondering about the footage seen on the preview for Housewives Season 7 and why I got naked with my purse; well everyone can stop with the rumors now because the truth is, it was to help bring awareness to a very important cause The BCCA (Breast Cancer Charities of America). Hey it got your attention didn't it? I was honored they asked me to participate in this ad campaign. I was asked to bring something that I could hold or wear in the ad that had relevance or meaning to me. Thus the "Pink Collection" idea was born. "Pink" was the color of choice for obvious reasons and more importantly this was a way I could give back from the sales of my new collection. Participating in charity has been instilled in me since I was a little girl so I was thrilled to be able to create a whole collection of pink pieces that would help benefit an amazing cause.
Yes, breast cancer is an amazing cause to support, but here's the thing: Ads like this don't help. As a matter of fact, they hurt the women who they are supposed to be supporting the most–breast cancer survivors.
As one survivor, Ashley McIntyre, posted on Facebook, it's just plain offensive:
I must rant for a moment. BCCA – Breast Cancer Charities of America has an iGoPink campaign. I hate to break it to you, no actually I do not, your campaign is not kind or thoughtful to those of us that lost our breasts. Not to mention that reconstruction looks nothing like augmentation. We have major scars. And meds, chemo, radiation have all changed our bodies.
To put models with perfect figures in your ads, not a way to reach me. This was posted by someone in my support group on Twitter. I am by far not the only one appalled.
Excellent point. How much more "awareness" do we really need about breast cancer? All of this is really just a ploy to sell more pink products–and they are exploiting women in the process. Putting a naked woman with (enhanced?) breasts in an ad like this is not realistically representing women with breast cancer who have lost their breasts, undergone chemo and have scars from surgery and reconstruction. Surely, there are better ways to help cure this disease that don't try to sell us more stuff and offend women in the process.
Just stop the pinkwashing madness. Please.
Do you agree? Are you over the pink campaigns and the exploitation of women?
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We turned to our trusted infectious diseases source, William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University, for answers to our 2014 flu questions.
What kind of flu are we dealing with this year?
It's the same swine flu strain that has persisted since 2009. And when we say it's the dominant strain, that's dominant with capital "D." According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) typing, more than 95 percent are H1N1.
Where did H1N1 come from anyway? Mexico, right?
Yes, it originated in Mexico in 2009. Most new flu strains come from Asia, but this one didn't read the book; it started out in Mexico, came to us, and moved around the world.
We don't know exactly where it began in Mexico, but it's likely that, as with all new influenza strains, a bird flu got into a pig, and the pig was simultaneously infected with a human strain, and the two mixed their genetics. They exchanged their genes, and what you get out of that mixture is a bird flu–swine flu variant that can now spread person-to-person. The connection between birds and pigs and humans is closer than you would think, at least in flu world.
Where are flu hot spots right now?
Although influenza is present throughout the country, the epidemic is in different phases in different parts of the country. It started in the Southeast, and we're already seeing a tapering off there. But we're really seeing it take off on the West Coast and across the Midwest.
New England and the Northeast have been relatively spared. There's some there, but it really hasn't taken off yet.
Why is the 2014 flu so nasty, especially for young adults?
We can almost turn that around and say why isn't it affecting people age 65 and older. That's because those people, when they were younger, back in the 1970s, encountered a flu virus very similar to H1N1. And those older people have some remaining protection. The current H1N1 flu virus can cause very serious disease even in middle-aged adults, even if they have no underlying conditions. That's just different than the usual flu season, where of course the predominance of deaths are people ages 65 and older.
According to CDC data, as of Jan. 28, the highest rate of hospitalization is in people 65 and older and kids younger than 5, however, of the flu hospitalizations, 61 percent have been people 18 to 64. This pattern is similar to what we saw in the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
That sounds pretty serious. So who are you telling to get vaccinated?
It's a hard lesson for many middle-aged people because they haven't traditionally had to be very concerned about influenza. But because this flu is causing serious complications across many age groups, it's at the base of the reason why the CDC's recommending that all of us older than 6 years of age should be vaccinated against the flu each year.
It's too late for a flu shot, right?
February is usually the peak month for influenza when you take the whole country into account, so there's still ample time to do damage. So we say if you haven't been vaccinated yet, run, don't walk, because it takes 10 days to 2 weeks for your protection to build up.
Do some people get flu shots just to protect more vulnerable family members?
Getting the flu shot appeals to everyone's good nature. I haven't ever met someone that wants to give flu to someone. Even if they are minimally affected, they can be without symptoms or very few, they're still capable of transmitting flu to other people.
Other people say I'll stay home when I'm sick so I won't give it to others. The strategy is flawed because you are spreading the flu germ, the flu virus, the day before you get sick.
Even though it's not a perfect vaccine, it remains the single best way to prevent flu and serious complications.
But don't some people get the flu after getting the flu shot?
You may get a little bit of a sore arm, and 1 to 2 percent of people get a low fever. If you're older than 65 and receiving the high dose, you may feel a little more muscle soreness and feel crummy or washed out for a day.
None of that has anything to do with that old myth that you can get flu from the flu vaccine, which is, of course, erroneous.
Speaking of the flu shot, wasn't there a study finding some people getting the flu shot actually came down with narcolepsy?
That was a European flu vaccine. I don't think we know exactly why that happened, but that vaccine was never licensed for use in the U.S.
We hear bird flu is stirring up in China again. Do we need to be worried about that here in the U.S.? A lot of our readers raise backyard chickens—is that a concern?
That's something clearly we in public health keep our eye on and watch very carefully. At the moment, fortunately, this bird flu virus doesn't have capacity to spread readily from person to person. At the moment, there's no threat here. It's completely contained to Asia at the moment.
As for anything to do with live chickens in the U.S., there's no need to be concerned at the moment.
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- 2 to 3 Japanese eggplants
- 1½ lb. fresh green beans, blanched
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 large red bell peppers, julienned
- 2 to 3 cups mixed salad greens
- 3 Tablespoons minced red onion
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- Slice eggplants into rounds 1/4" thick. In a large bowl toss with green beans with the 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar.
- Grill the eggplant slices (on a grill or grill pan) 8 to 10 minutes, turning frequently.
- In a large salad bowl, toss together bell peppers, salad greens, onions, olive oil, lemon juice, and 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Drain the green beans and then arrange grilled eggplant and green beans on top of the salad.
- Serve immediately.
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DESCRIPTION: Bok Choy, Lettuce, Open-Leaf, Bib, Boston, Butter Lettuce, Chicory, Chinese Lettuce (Napa), Iceberg, Green Leaf, Red Leaf, Romaine, Field Greens and Watercress all grow in a similar fashion. As they sprout forth from the ground, the leaves begin to open up like a flower. Toward the end of their growth they begin to close around the stalk.
INFESTATION: The insects most commonly found in open-leaf lettuce are small green aphids or thrips. The leaves of the vegetable often camouflage these insects. The open structure of these vegetables allows insects to penetrate the entire head. Red Leaf, Green Leaf and Romaine Lettuce have curly leaves with many folds in which the insects tend to hide. We therefore recommend that they be washed and checked with extreme caution. Often, insects may be found between the innermost layers of leaves of an infested head. Therefore, each leaf must be washed and checked individually. The use of a light box for checking lettuce is extremely helpful. Occasionally, worms may be found in burrows within the body of the leaf. Look for a narrow (1/8″) translucent burrow speckled with black dots breaking up the deep green color of the leaf. These burrows will often trap the worm within the leaf. To rid the leaf of these worms, carefully slit the bumpy part within the burrow with a sharp knife and remove the worm.
Please note: Many varieties of open-leaf lettuce feature curly leaves with many folds in which the insects tend to hide. We therefore recommend that they be washed and checked with extreme caution.
- Cut off the lettuce base and separate the leaves from one another.
- Soak leaves in a solution of cold water and vegetable wash. The proper amount of vegetable wash has been added when some bubbles are observed in the water. (In the absence of vegetable wash, several drops of concentrated non-scented liquid detergent may be used. However, for health reasons, care must be taken to thoroughly rinse off the soapy solution.)
- Agitate the lettuce leaves in the soapy solution.
- Spread each leaf, taking care to expose all its curls and crevices. Using a heavy stream of water or a power hose, remove all foreign matter and soap from both sides of each leaf. Alternatively, a vegetable brush may be used on both sides of the leaf.
- Several leaves should be checked over a light box or under strong overhead lighting to verify that the washing procedure has been effective. Pay careful attention to the folds and crevices in the leaf where insects have been known to hold tight through several washings.
- If it is practical, it is best to check each leaf.
- If the manner of washing described above is impractical, each leaf must be carefully inspected.
- In a commercial setting, a vegetable spinner is recommended. (The advantages of spin-drying are: (1) the Rabbi will not risk an electrical shock when placing the leaves on the light box; and (2) the leaves will stay fresh and moist for a longer period of time.)
- Three handfuls of leaves from different areas of the bin should be checked over a light box or under direct light. Our experience has shown that if the leaves are washed properly, no insects will be found.


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The professor's snoring had kept me up until the wee hours of the morning. When I awoke, the reading light in the hostel's upper bunk was still on and a copy of "The Legends of Tono" lay open at the page where I had dozed off. With that book being full of hobgoblins, ravaging wolf packs and rural satyrs, it was surprisingthat I'd got a wink of sleep.
A place of mystery, saturated in superstition, folk beliefs, ancient customs and stories of hideous creatures and apparitions, the well-watered Tono Basin in Iwate Prefecture, known for its paddy fields but surrounded by hills smothered in dark forests and orchards, is about as traditional a Japanese agricultural landscape as you are likely to find.
These post-3/11 days, however, it's more likely that those staying in Tono will be involved in relief or reconstruction work in the nearby stricken coastal areas.
Nonetheless, it was just over 100 years ago that Kunio Yanagita (1875-1962), Japan's foremost folklorist, published "Tono Monogatari," a collection of tales from this locality that was translated as "The Legends of Tono" by Ronald A. Morse. You would be hard pressed to find a Japanese adult not familiar with this title — but you'd be equally hard pressed to meet many who had actually visited the area.
With his fine ear for oral traditions, Yanagita discovered a trove of ancestor worship and pre-Buddhist beliefs still practiced in the villages of Tono, though long vanished from other parts of mainland Japan. In this world of largely malevolent spirits, locals were scrupulous in observing rituals designed to mollify those inhabiting the parallel realm of the fields, irrigation ditches, penumbral mountain tracks and groves of Tono.
The 118 accounts in the book of strange encounters, ghostly stirrings, the goings-on of deities and ghouls, and vivid descriptions of gruesomely violent attacks on innocent wayfarers were recounted to Yanagita by Kyoseki Sasaki, an aspiring writer from a family of peasant farmers. As the tales were related, it struck Yanagita that much of the narrative was drawn from a blend of folklore, imagination and actual incidents, some of which were reported in the local newspapers by eyewitnesses. That realization must have sent a chill down the man's spine, as it does today's visitor familiar with the tales.
What sets Yanagita's work apart from the more improbable fairy tales and edifying fables associated with Japan's folklore catalog are the details of rural life that resonate with the landscape of Tono today, where the exterior, observable world coexists with the concealed, preternatural zones. Despite modern farming methods, an enduring socio-cultural residue remains from former times.
The local train to Tono passes through a green landscape set in the northern style, with many country barns and storehouses having graduated, red-zinc roofs that resemble ancient Flemish peasant hats — the kind with earflaps. There is not a great deal to detain the visitor in the town itself, though the inn where Yanagita stayed while researching the legends, and a museum in an old storehouse beside a green swath of land in the center of town, are good places to begin for background.
And there is also the local cuisine: You won't go hungry or thirsty in Tono. Hitsuko soba, handmade noodles eaten with chicken, mushrooms, onion and raw egg, is a local specialty that is plain and simple and goes down well. More ample is nanbu hitsumi, a rich soup replete with dumplings and seasoned vegetables. The excellent dinner I had at the youth hostel included a very quaffable glass of Iwate white wine which, judging from its fruitiness and subdued acidity, was most likely a Satsuki Nagane Budoen from the local Ohasama vineyards.
The tobacco and drying sheds along the road to Fukusen-ji Temple create a different mood, the pleasant smell — even for non-smokers — being fresh yet mildly sour, like a barrel of marinated pickles. In the opposite direction out of town, in the depths of a dark forest, is the curious and arresting Gohyaku Rakan.
A very personal response to appease the spirits of the victims of a terrible two-year famine in 1753-54, this comprises images of 500 disciples of the Buddha carved by a local priest from boulders in a shallow ravine in a wood west of Tono. It is an extraordinary experience to see figures emerging from the mossy rocks in the gloom of the wooded vale, though some remain concealed beneath the soft, green stubble.
Other designated treasures have similarly been left untouched, including the Yamaguchi Waterwheel, northeast of town. Revolving eternally, its produces a soothing lapping and splashing sound, though now it powers nothing except visitor interest.
Unlike Western legends, where demons and deities struggle for supremacy in an eternal engagement between darkness and light, the supernatural world of Tono sees mortals interacting with and accommodating the spirits and forces of an animistic domain that is inseparable from the human realm.
Tono still has its kami (spirits) guarding kitchen, hearth and home. As for its goblins, shamans, warrior-magicians, demons, fox-spirits and those of the dead lurking beyond village boundaries in the form of mysterious strangers and wayfarers — all these presences have been reabsorbed into the folkloric scenery.
Tono was a lively trading post in the feudal Edo Period (1603-1867), when the area enjoyed a reputation for the horses bred there. It is therefore apt that one story from the tales tells of a farmer's daughter who fell in love with a mare. Hearing of the unnatural passion, her father killed the horse by hanging it from a mulberry tree. The distraught daughter, clinging to the horse, flew with it skyward — and that's about as close to a happy ending as you'll find in the book.
After inspecting the earthen floors of several farmhouses, it was not difficult to imagine the scene in another of the stories, possibly adapted from a newspaper report, in which a man from the village of Otomo, staggering home drunk at night, mocks a pack of wolves by imitating their howls. Though the animals chase after the man, he manages to return home. But then, readers are told, "The wolves continued to howl around the house throughout the night. At daybreak, he found that the wolves had dug a tunnel under the stable and had devoured seven of his horses."
The plausibility of some stories is reinforced by the fact that these accounts of packhorse drivers, wandering merchants and charcoal-burners are set in real places — and the knowledge that they were recounted by rustic locals who did not differentiate between fact and fiction.
In a home built beside the Sarugaishi River in the nearby village of Matsuzaki, we learn that "women have become pregnant with the children of a kappa for two generations. When the kappa-children are born, they are hacked into pieces, put into small wine casks, and buried in the ground."
Nowadays, looking at the kappa statues, mascots and soft toys crowding every souvenir stall and tourist office in Tono, you could be forgiven for thinking of it as a cuddly fiction, a creature of endearing mischief. And indeed, even the town's mascot, dubbed Karin-chan, is a reassuringly cute kappa clasping a bellflower.
The "real" kappa, however, is a nasty piece of work, its intentions clearly evident from the legends, where it is described waylaying strangers and ripping out their livers, pulling children and horses into ponds and drowning them, and committing other unspeakable and decidedly un-cuddly acts.
Naturally enough since they are amphibious, kappa are said to smell like fish. They have, however, heads topped by what resembles a sunflower or monk's pate, and it is believed that the water in the indentation there must be kept replenished for a kappa to function. So, when meeting a kappa, the conventional wisdom is to bow. Being singularly Japanese in this respect, the kappa will then feel obliged to return the civility — thus spilling the water off its head and losing its supernatural strength.
Much sentimentality is associated with the name Tono. Sometimes it is described as "every Japanese person's homeland," as if to suggest it's the kind of rural idyll everyone would like to have a link to. In truth, the past was a darker place, with a harsh climate and a combination of crop failures, famines and starvation common there well into the 20th century.
On his visit to Tono in the humid summer of 1909, Yanagita hired a horse from an innkeeper to get around. An entry in his diary recalls how the horse "had dark seaweed hanging over its sides and back to protect it from the numerous horseflies." Today's traveler can rent a car or bicycle to see the sights — though if you opt to peddle around the area as I did, be warned that the sights are far-flung. Nonetheless, a bicycle is the best way to explore the backroads of Tono and observe both the natural and the architectural details of its landscape that might otherwise escape you.
Rural Tono takes form and character in its magnificent magariya farmhouses. These L-shaped homes have become the area's signature architecture. The right-angled wing of the buildings, now serving as storerooms or ancillaries to the main house, were originally designed as stables.
A few kilometers west of Tono, the well-appointed, citadel-like Chiba-ke Magariya is a 200-year-old home commanding matchless views across the valley from a building that once supported no fewer than 15 workers and 20 horses. Exploring its interior, dark even in summer, with its sooty beams, sunken hearths and the organic smell of earth, wood and jars of preserved food, it is not difficult to imagine the fear and awe felt by former inhabitants for the occult world outside its walls.
Travel basics: The Kamaishi Line serves Tono, and connects with the Tohoku Shinkansen Line at Shin-Hanamaki Station. The information office by Tono Station rents out bicycles. The friendly Tono Youth Hostel ([0198] 62-8736) is in paddy fields a 10-min. walk from the Densho-en bus stop 4 km northwest of town. * Stephen Mansfield is donating his proceeds from this article to The Japan Times Readers Fund in aid of relief and reconstruction in the Tohoku region following the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11.


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Ball Don't Lie has a 2-on-2 tournament going and Chris Paul and David West are taking on Jeff Green and Kevin Durant: "Another phenomenal first round match-up: Chris Paul and David West vs. Kevin Durant and Jeff Green. Last week, when we slammed down the quarters, many of you picked the Hornets to win this entire 32-team tournament. Makes sense. With CP3 runnin' the show and D-West choppin' heads, they very well could. But first they'll have to get by this pesky, young Thunder duo. Could Durant be too much of a one-on-one nightmare? You tell me."
ESPN recaps the first half of the NBA season with links (plenty of OKC included).
SLAM says KD could be Sam Cassell's heir. To what you ask? Read on: "A budding assassin, he's already got himself a very nice reel of game-winners. He's still growing into his personality, and it could benefit him tremendously to give OKC fans a healthy amount of swagger to get behind. But still, his combination of height, shooting ability and confidence all absolutely scream future assassin. Cons: Let's see how the kid does when he's got actual pressure put on him. This is a decision we can't afford to be wrong about."
Kevin Durant one of SI's breakout stars: "After an uneven rookie season, Durant has become a much more efficient shooter and improved his rebounding (the latter in part because of his switch from shooting guard to small forward after Oklahoma City's early-season coaching change). The No. 2 pick in the 2007 draft is averaging 25.5 points (on 48.1 percent shooting) and 6.6 rebounds."
Kyle Weaver likes his spot and doesn't want to give it up: "But Kyle Weaver doesn't want to go back to the bench, and the rookie guard is using his improbable rise from second-round pick to NBA starter to prove he belongs in the league. Adding some stability to the Thunder's shooting guard position for the final 31 games will only help bolster Weaver's case. "I definitely feel like the situation that I have with starting now, I have to make the best of it," Weaver said. "Because you never know what can happen."
Hardwood Paroxsym wonders if this is what OKC meant by bison.
Shoals recapping last week's feverish NBA action: "Last week, the first Kevin Durant/Greg Oden match-up ended with a Thunder victory and a clear reminder of just how much better Durant is than Oden. There's a rematch Wednesday in Portland; will Oden give Portland fans reason to stop second-guessing the pick? And, more importantly, at what point does the second-guessing reflect poorly on Kevin Pritchard?"
The Lost Ogle on the new mascot: "Regardless, it will be nice to finally have a mascot. Now when your girlfriend catches you looking at The Thunder Girls, you can say "I'm just looking for Mr. Energy, isn't he silly!" instead of the standard "man those girls sure do dress slutty" answer. Also, I think we should organize a movement to have Gary England baptize The Bison at center court before the pregame prayer. That would be a nice, and it would probably help ensure success for the team and franchise."
One forum user came up with some names for the new mascot: My favorites? Bison Chandler and Hoemann Derrange. Clever.
Too much pick and rolling: "You see pick and rolls run from the wing, run from the corners, from the middle, from the elbows. Sometimes run 30-35 feet from the basket, other times within good shooting range. Pick and rolls are used to swing the ball from one side of the court to the other. They are used for jump shots, used to hit the roll man, used to penetrate. You see combinations of guards and centers involved, forwards and centers, guards and forwards, forwards and forwards, guards and guards. The other night I saw a point guard pass to a center, and go over to set a pick on the center to run a pick and roll. Crazy! You see pick and rolls run as a set offensive play, or run just randomly, when players don't know what else to do. Surprisingly, what you do not see very often is the dribbler pulling up and shooting after coming off the screen, which was the original point of the pick and roll."


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Jennifer Hudson Poses as Princess Tiana For Latest Disney Dream Portrait!
How cute is this?! For the most recent Disney Dream portrait — to promote tourism at Disney's theme parks — famed photographer Annie Leibovitz snapped this stunning shot of former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson as Princess Tiana from The Princess and the Frog.
Dressed in Tiana's signature gown and tiara, the Oscar winning actress sure does fit the part. The caption on the photo reads: "Where you always follow your heart." This pic is probably a bit of a homecoming for J-Hud, who used to perform as one of Hercules' muses on the Disney Cruise Line before making it big!
Jennifer isn't the only celeb to step into the world of Disney for this stunning photo series. Earlier this year, Taylor Swift posed as Rapunzel from Tangled and certainly did the popular character justice. What do YOU think of Jennifer's snapshot? Sound off in the comments section!
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Jamie Dimon expects to manage JPMorgan (JPM) surgically in 2014 and not with blunt moves as the nation's largest bank by assets tries to move past the record fines, criminal investigations and regulatory change that are casting uncertainty over its business.
Dimon said he expects to make surgical changes to adjust JPMorgan to regulations surrounding leverage ratios, capital requirements and the recent unveiling of the Volcker Rule, which seeks to curb proprietary trading at U.S. banking conglomerates. "We are doing the surgical stuff right now... The strategies of the business will not change." Dimon said at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference on Wednesday morning.
"We have to adjust to this new world and the new world is going to take a lot of effort," he added.
Dimon's tone indicated that while JPMorgan has been flooded with scrutiny into its business in 2013, the bank isn't planning any major changes in the new year. A surgical approach also indicates that Dimon believes JPMorgan is in a strong position to adjust to the new regulatory environment.
About the recently announced Volcker Rule, Dimon said, "we will be able to manage with Volcker at this point." He also said that many banks, including JPMorgan, have gotten rid of the proprietary trading businesses the Volcker Rule targets.
He also indicated that nothing in the Volcker Rule will force JPMorgan to flee the U.S. in search of a less burdensome regulatory climate, a scenario that has been bandied about by many skeptics of regulatory reform. If Volcker undermines JPMorgan's competitiveness relative to foreign jurisdictions, it would be a problem, according to Dimon. However, he didn't appear to believe that would be the case.
JPMorgan was stung by roughly $6 billion in losses in 2012, as a result of a backfired credit derivatives trade that many hope would be barred under new regulations such as Volcker.
Control Issues
Dimon indicated the firm's compliance and controls will be the top priority in 2014. He called such operations "priority number one."
"We've got control issues we want to fix," Dimon said the conference. JPMorgan has been stung in recent years by trading losses and an onslaught of regulatory sanctions that have cut at the bank's profitability. Many civil and criminal probes also remain ongoing.
In November, JPMorgan agreed to pay $13 billion to a host of state and federal regulators to settle civil probes into the bank's sale of mortgage securities during the housing bubble. Dimon said on Wednesday that 80% of the activity referenced in the settlement occurred at buinesses such as Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual that JPMorgan acquired during the financial crisis.
He also said JPMorgan had decided to settle with regulators, even if it came at a premium, because a drawn out battle with regulators could have been more damaging to the firm. "You may have to pay a premium to settle, we thought it was a far better thing to do," Dimon said, while noting that shareholders had called him asking JPMorgan to fight the government.
At a November press conference, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman characterized JPMorgan's $13 billion settlement as "a peace premium."
New ROE Targets
Because JPMorgan will be spending roughly $2 billion in 2014 to improve its controls, technology and compliance in coming years, Dimon said the bank will be adjusting its return on equity (ROE) forecasts at its investor day in 2014.
While JPMorgan currently carries a 16% ROE target, Dimon indicated that target could fall to 14% given a rise in expenses as the bank seeks to meet a new regulatory agenda. He also appeared confident that JPMorgan's expenses will fall in the long run, amid optimization efforts. A re-pricing of spreads in businesses such as revolving corporate credit lines and trade finance could also mitigate some of JPMorgan's near-term expenses and its falling ROE.
"All things being equal, our expenses will be higher and our returns will be lower," Dimon conceded.


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On Mon, 2006-06-19 at 20:09 -0400, Brian Hurt wrote: > 5) The performance of Postgres, at least on inserts, depends critically > on how you program it. One the same hardware, performance for me varied > over a factor of over 300-fold, 2.5 orders of magnitude. Programs which > are unaware of transactions and are designed to be highly portable are > likely to hit the abysmal side of performance, where the transaction > overhead kills performance. I'm quite interested in this comment. Transactions have always been part of the SQL standard, so being unaware of them when using SQL is strange to me. Can you talk more about what your expectations of what performance "should have been" - I don't want to flame you, just to understand that viewpoint. What are you implicitly comparing against? With which options enabled? How are you submitting these SQL statements? Through what API? > I'm not sure there is a fix for this (let > alone an easy fix)- simply dropping transactions is obviously not it. I'd like to see what other "fixes" we might think of. Perhaps we might consider a session-level mode that groups together atomic INSERTs into the same table into a single larger transaction. That might be something we can do at the client level, for example. > Programs that are transaction aware and willing to use > PostgreSQL-specific features can get surprisingly excellent > performance. Simply being transaction-aware and doing multiple inserts > per transaction greatly increases performance, giving an easy order of > magnitude increase (wrapping 10 inserts in a transaction gives a 10x > performance boost). This is exactly the same as most other transactional-RDBMS. -- Simon Riggs EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com
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At Innovate 2011, IBM Champion Tamir Gefen explained to Branavan Ganesan how he used developerWorks Forums to progress from being a Rational rookie to an expert who could train upcoming rookies. After creating a Rational ClearCase plugin, Tamir realized that he had the seeds of a business and this led to the creation of GoMidjets.
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The old thread got to 600 and auto-closed.
Bitchlinda, sister-woman-sister, no one at the DL is out to get you.
The old thread got to 600 and auto-closed.
Bitchlinda, sister-woman-sister, no one at the DL is out to get you.
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Why is first comment coming down is a bitch?
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Could be a clue....
Meanwhile all reviews of show are good
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there is a clue in the interview Part bout the broken wrist possible she was strung out on painkillers??? she does have a kind of deadness to her eyes
Bitchylinda said oh hell no ... U GOTTA GO!!
It is possible
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What I'd like is a clue to why the original SECOND thread got closed around 300 replies.
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I'm not sure where you're getting your clues... Possible scenarios, sure, but there's no evidence to support it. I'd think its unlikely since Valentine filed suit. Why would she open herself up if she was in the wrong?
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possible it is pain killers and when people are strung out on opiates they NEVER think they have a problem of course they are gonna sue
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I wondered that too, R7. Kathy's face has been pale and bloated in recent months. I always thought that was a sign of painkillers.
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Saw the Go-Go's perform with The Psychedelic Furs last week. Both bands sounded great!
Didn't miss Kathy.
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The Go-Go's are getting great reviews on the tour so far, and they are posting a ton of videos and photos showing them having fun behind the scenes. Has anyone here caught any shows? Stories?
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Saw them with the B-52's in New York and they are just as good as they were in the 80s.
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Is that damning them with faint praise, R11?
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Oh. Well I can't help you there, R5. I just saw a comment from "Bitchlinda" in another thread about the Go-Go's thread being shut down and being all pissed off at the Webbie about it.
I searched and found the one thread that had reached maximum so I started a new one.
That's all I've got - other than the notion that a Go-Go's/B-52's concert would be little slice of memory-lane heaven. I have to find out if they're playing nearby.
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Just to be clear, the Go-Go's were awesome, the B-52's were great. Cindy's voice was a little off (she was coming off an illness) and she couldn't hit the high notes on "Girl from Ipanema (Goes to Greenland). She should have sung "Give Me Back Me Man" for her solo. Kate voice is still amazing.
They are both very much worth seeing on this tour.
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In the last thread there was discussion of their "comeback" album God Bless The Go Gos. I said I dislike the album, and mentioned that peaked at #57 (not so hot) on the album chart, and the single only made it to #22 on the Adult-Contemporary chart. Someone popped up and said well, it made it to #22, so it wasn't a flop. Yes it was, I clearly stated that it made it to #22 on the "Adult-Contemporary" chart, not the main singles chart. The Adult-Contemporary chart is a specialty chart, people don't have an actual hit if that's the only chart a song makes. The song was a no-show on the main chart. Defend the album if you like it, but you have to also acknowledge the album flopped, because it's simply a fact it did.
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My God are they still touring or something? In nursing homes?
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I saw the Go-Go's with the B-52's two summers ago, and was surprised how hard the B-52's rocked, and how good Kate and Fred sounded. They still play the shit out of Rock Lobster.
I wonder when some actual details about the clear reason for firing Kathy Valentine will come out. There must have been some serious arguments, and major bitchiness. I don't buy the Twitter memoir excuse. I remember she wrote about buying her first house, and taking classes at a community college. Not exactly scandalous stuff about Belinda's hooveresque coke habit.
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No legal updates from Go Go Land?
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Judging from social media, sounds like the girls are having a blast on tour.
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the Go-Go's responded back to the lawsuit. The response was full of crap. Highlights of the Go-Go's response was:
KV played "too bluesy" which, when KV switched to guitar after jane wiedlin departed the band in 1985, she played "too bluesy" and this factor contributed to the band's breakup.
Also, KV, lol, told a newly sober charlotte in 1985 that she hoped she got back on heroin and then died of a drug overdose.
They also accuse KV of playing bass solos over charlotte's guitar solos.
oh, and then lets save the best for last.... they blame KV entirely for the 'backstage go-go's video' that, ya know, belinda carlisle pretty much starred in exclaiming the oh so ever "why cant girls jack off? if you have enough imagination, if you have enough drive...."
basically, KV will win. The Go-Gos' will break up yet again. This is how their legacy goes down. fuckin bitter petty bitches!
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Wow, R20. Thanks for posting that.
I think you're right - a judge will tear 'em a new one for such petty allegations. They're bringing up something from 1985??!! Not a good sign and definitely not a good look.
They're obviously STILL getting terrible legal advice. It's a truly horrible situation they've gotten themselves into and their only hope is mediation and a settlement. To be honest I feel sorry for them.
KV will take them to the cleaners.
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You're a vicious little judge and jury in your old stained caftans! Bottom line look at Kathy in that newsclip all puffy in complete denail with painkiller induced dead eyes and you bitches think Belinda is the one not sober anymore?!?
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listen here you fuckin troll. everyone knows KV is sober and has almost 25 years of sobriety. nice try though!
i do believe belinda is still sober, but if anyone at all in that band is sober it is KV!
you think cuz someone looks a little puffy in the face, they have a pill problem? you're a fuckin moron, and a belinda ass kisser.
cant wait til these 4 bitches have to pay a shit load of $$$$$$$$ to KV
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I think R22 may be right. Her pupils weren't completely pinned in that interview clip but they didn't look normal either.
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So, basically, the band didn't answer anything of legal substance regarding their formation of their corporation? I can't find anything online about it.
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If KV wasn't sober, why wouldn't that be part of the band's legal response? They'd have a hell of a lot more traction with an addiction than they would with "she said something mean to me in 1985."
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Kathy stepped on a crack and said she broke my mama's back. She had to go.
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Is it just me or are they trying really hard to appear super happy on this tour? It's like they are going out of their way to do this. Considering Jane indicated there might be a bit of tension, this is a big turn around.
I don't think I buy into it happy-go-lucky GoGos they are desperately trying to portray right now. Something's rotten...
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just curious, but when did jane indicate there would be tension?
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i agree though. they are trying to act like they are best friends and it is an 'act'??
u know how u can tell?
have you ever seen any of the movies jane's been in ? she's a terrible actress and thats how's she coming off now
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During rehearsals Jane posted about how she needed to feel love under difficult circumstances. I can imagine there has to be some tension but even if there are not, they are trying their damnest to appear very happy. I'm sure there ok but the ladies protest too much with videos and photos, which are a lot more then any other time.
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Probably the only fun they are having in the band right now are those times when they are onstage, doing what they love.
Dealing with lawyers and the emotional fallout of what is happening in and outside the band would be appalling. I wouldn't wish a lawsuit on my worst enemy - well, maybe my worst enemy, but only if I didn't have to be involved in it myself.
"Talking to a lawyer" is the new "going to the dentist".
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I suspect the motivation of the videos and the "happy happy joy joy" over done is to counter their own hardcore fans who aren't happy with them. Who is advising these women? They need to be fired.
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You all are stretching to come up with scenarios that fit your theories at this point.
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I still can't find anything online about the response to the lawsuit. Is R20 just blowing smoke?
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What are talking about r34? Who are you referring to? There's two camps here and your reply can fit any.
R36, yes it's true. Those were the points made in their lawsuit reply. I'll try to find a direct link to the lawsuit.
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Forget it. I just saw who you are r34. Your the one who keeps posting on how happy they are.
Theory is one thing, observation is another. Posters are observing how hard they appear to be trying. Of course, you are the one who said no matter what you are on their side.
Don't accuse others of trying to find things to fit their theories when clearly you have a huge bias.
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R38, no, I didn't say I was on their side no matter what, and I had one post saying they seemed to be having a great time on tour.
Keep spinning. You might convince someone of something. Not sure what though.
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Can someone wake me when we're done with the tour?
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R39 = still hasn't worked out that we can see all their posts here ..and in the other thread.
For those asking for the lame ass reply from the GoGos, it's on the official forum. Someone screenshot it and put it up.
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I googled but couldn't find the official Go-Gos fan forum, R41.
Can you please post the link where I might find that screenshot?
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[quote] What I'd like is a clue to why the original SECOND thread got closed around 300 replies.
I found it very interesting that the thread was closed in the same week that the Go-Go's fan forum was put on member-only lockdown.
Clearly someone in the official Go-Go's camp has seen the comments on this site.
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[quote} Considering Jane indicated there might be a bit of tension, this is a big turn around.
Bitchlinda is apparently hard to please. The complaint spells out that she wanted to fire just about everyone in the band except herself and Gina "Clam Boxer" Schock.
The less the pie's divided, the more Bitchlinda and others get.
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"Clam Boxer"?
This is a GAY gossip site, R45.
Bitch away about the Go-Gos, by all means, but Gina's sexuality deserves huzzahs not hisses here.
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A Kathy fan was here fighting with Jane and Belinda fans (I hope it was a fan). And making extremely hateful comments about Belinda especially.
Blinds is a total sweetheart and very pro gay. And last time I checked, all of the others girls had backbones, so this myth that they are helpless prisoners is just that.
We haven't heard any of the other girls takes on this yet, just Kathy's.
There's always two sides to every story.
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R46 Yes, honey, I know it's a GAY site because I am GAAAAY.
I wasn't dissing Gina, someone used that term jokingly in the last thread several times and it was meant humorously. Perhaps if you didn't have that rusty, tetanus covered iron spiked dildo stuck in your diseased cooch hole, you'd have more of a sense of humor.
Happy 4th, gurl!
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So where's the response to KV's filing?
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How is the little pub tour doing?
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I don't think they've filed it yet, R49. One poster said he has seen it and would post a link but never has.
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with the shit she's pulling on KV, why shouldn't she be treated as equally as the rest if them?
What makes Gina's ass so special we can't hiss at her? Her closeted protection clause expired when she joined the others in this shit and exposed us to the that damn groupie of hers. I had no problem until they started closing up forum and threads.
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R47, we already heard their side. It's been said over and over, go to T&J and there reply is there. R20 is literally what their counter points are. No fooling.
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R51 it's screenshot we can't link it. Go to the forum to read it.
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What is T&J? Some of us aren't familiar with these sites. A link would be nice.
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T&J is a members-only site, so you won't be able to see it.
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T&J = Twisted and Jaded, long time GoGo fan forum.
Please keep up.
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How can we keep up if the thread containing said information is mysteriously deleted? So why bother referring people to a site they can't get into and read?
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Has anyone read KV's statement of claim, provided by the Hollywood Reporter? Here's one amusing anecdote from KV's team:
"In or about October 2011…Carlisle, Wiedlin and Schock expressed to…Valentine their desires about "getting rid of"…Caffey, with…Wiedlin asking in a phone conversation "are you with us or against us?" In an email…Carlisle wrote "I don't want to work with her [i.e., Caffey] at all anymore. Basically it's her or me. She is selfish, destructive and a liar." Carlisle went on to insist "it's over for me. I don't want to work with her. And I can tell you that Jane and Gina don't want to either." Carlisle then added, "I've pretty much made up my mind about this…I found her impossible to be around on the last tour and frankly life's too short.""
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Well, unless the email is produced in court, it's Kathy's word against the words of the other three as to whether that actually happened.
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Cute new photo of Charlotte and Jane petting a penguin. That's not a euphemism.
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These are supposedly professional artists, but this sounds like the fucking plot for "Mean Girls."
Bitchlinda is Regina George, Jane is Gretchen, and everyone else is one of the background bitches, and as a group, girls, we all hate whoever Regina hates!
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i am a member of the Twisted and Jaded message board.
The response to the lawsuit is like a 15 page jpeg, so i'm not really sure how to post it. you could just join the T&J message board then u will be able to see it.
GoGoCo certainly has made themselves look pretty bad in the response. Its filled with petty lies and drama. i'm sure Kathy will win this thing hands down.
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KV's Complaint affidavit contains two legal grenades that destroy any hope that the other four may have that their newly-formed GOGOCO entity has any right to exploit the Go-Gos' Intellectual Property (i:e, their Name, goodwill, merchandising rights etc.). This IP was jointly-held by all five Go-Gos in their previous company Ladyhead LLC and was peremptorily assigned away to GOGOCO by the other four without KV's knowledge or consent.
KV's statement of Complaint (in para's 38 & 40) quotes two clauses from the original Ladyhead agreement: [bold]"no Member may Transfer all, or any portion, of any interest or rights in the Membership Interest owned by the Member,"[/bold] and any attempt to do so [bold]"shall be deemed invalid, null and void".[/bold]
Also, that the Ladyhead agreement [bold]"may not be amended without the written consent of all of the Members".[/bold]
Boom! Ka-boom!
Goodbye, GOGOCO.
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I hope Bitchlinda and Backstabbing Jane get theirs in court.
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i have a feeling jane will be selling all her clothes on ebay when this whole thing is done
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Catched one of their shows and I definitely felt the spark is gone. Almost as if they were desperately trying to keep the momentum going. The B-52's had the crowd on their feet, looked like people were buying their merchandise/shirts and just had a better vibe overall. I saw alot of people leaving during the go-go's set. Also, Jane made a comment about how it's been a "great year for the go-go's and how they got rid of the troublemakers" and the person sitting next to me heard her say Kathy's name.
|by We Got the Beat
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[quote] i have a feeling jane will be selling all her clothes on ebay when this whole thing is done.
Oh wait, that's already happening.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 68
[quote] they got rid of the troublemakers
"Troublemakers"? Pot meet kettle.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 69
What a cunty thing to say, even for Jane.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 70
No way r67. I can't believe Jane would say that! Holy fuck, what the hell is wrong with her?
I don't know if the spark is gone but I do think they seem to be trying really hard to appear happy, as it has been mentioned here before. If you have to tell everyone that you are happy and got rid of a problem, without anyone asking to a bunch of strangers like mean girls...then things aren't good. Usually because it comforts them. Maybe it's coming from knowing full well they are going to lose the lawsuit?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 71
KV'S Twitter has a bunch of assholes defending George Zimmerman on it. Where do these dregs of humanity come from?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 72
Any idea as to when we see this go to trial?
These ladies could be stubborn enough to go all the way just to not give the satisfaction of settling with Kathy. Tours over, lets see how much the love feast continues.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 73
I've been skeptical of Kathy - as noted here before - but I finally quit following her on twitter. Too self-promotional.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 74
Not enough personal drama for you, R74? Perhaps recent experiences have made her leery about oversharing?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 75
what drugs is jane wiedlin on?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 76
Anyone think Belinda bumped this thread because of the Susanna Hoffs thread that was resurrected? Just me?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 77
Happy birthday, Gina Schock! 56 today.
Anyone hear anything about this case lately?
R74 I'm on Team Kathy, sorry. I don't think she's self promotional at all, especially vs. "Pay Me 500 Bucks To Hold Your Hand While You Poop!" Jane Wiedlin.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 78
It is interesting the Go-Go's had the most successful tour of recent years and seemingly got along better than ever. I'm not sure what that says except maybe Kathy stirred the pot a bit more than previously known.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 79
How are you defining "successful", R79? The fact hat none of the members killed each other?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 80
R76 I don't know, but she needs to be on some menopause ones!
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 81
Jesus r79/r74 we get it, you are very anti-Kathy but this whole "look how much better/happier they are without her" Is tiring.You post the same thing going back to r10/r19. We can tell its you, your replies are easy to spot. It's getting embarrassing.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 82
The last update says the 12th before anything is done.
After the suit is settled, can one of you dears put up KVs tweets? I didn't get to read all because it was taken down. Please?
T&J is open to the public again. GoGos must have ordered it closed until after the tour.
Someone tell Gina to stop drinking and smoking. For god sakes, she's nearing 60 and had heart problems, what is she thinking? Someone needs to control that woman, she's going to go before she should. I'm not happy with her role in GoGoCo but I hate to see her continue to lose her health.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 83
I always know it's you, R82, because you struggle with your use of "its" and "it's."
I do, however, have as much right to post my observations as you.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 84
Honestly no one cares about anyone in the band other than Belinda. Jane is beyond annoying. If you aren't hot people don't care about you.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 85
*snort* I am the one who called you out last time R84
Before you play the victim, no one is saying you cannot post, we just want a new script, not just the same thing over and over. Lets not forget they looked like they were "having fun" in 2010/2011, when they were in the process of playing hot-fired potato with belinda and charlotte. How do you rationalize that?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 86
Talk about sounding like a broken record, R86 ... you need a new hobby.
I actually didn't think their 2010-11 tour looked all that much fun and never said otherwise.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 87
What are talking about R87? You have over 15 posts in this thread alone and you we're just accusing someone else...ugh
You know, it doesn't matter. You are too far gone to try and reason with. If you're that maniac from the boards, it might explain it. I stayed out of that one, I'll stay out of this one now. You continue to be a parrot for them but do us a favor and change it up will ya?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 88
For the record, I blame my fat fingers.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 89
Here's what I don't understand, R88. You have a handful of people here posting over and over and over again what a bitch they think Belinda is, how cash-desperate they think Jane is, what a zombie they think Charlotte is, how pathetic they think Gina is and what a saint they think Kathy is.
I post a handful of comments saying what I think, and every single time, you lambast me for being foolish, claim I don't have a right to my opinion, how dare (!) I post in this thread.
I truly don't get it. Why can others post unfettered when they agree with you, but every one of my handful of posts gets me beaten down?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 90
I don't know that any of them are saints.
But if the basics of what Kathy said were true - especially in formation of the new company - I think there's some kind of not-so-friendly conspiracy going on.
And R90, though I can't say whether Belinda's a bitch and don't have much of an opinion about Gina or Char, watching Jane's Twitter and FB feeds are quite instructive.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 91
More then one of us r90. More then one posting to you.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 92
jane lost it on facebook. look for the real drama to begin soon. she went off about belinda being lazy and how jane does all the work (and the others dont care)... she since has deleted it.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 93
Karma, she is a bitch.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 94
I'll be honest, I expected the implosion but not this soon. Obviously on the horizon but within the year? That was pretty fast.
Any guesses as to who Jane is speaking about? Belinda would be the obvious guess but what about the other two?The ridicule mention has me wondering what is this about.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 95
I'm sorry r93, I didn't read your post correctly. Is Belinda your guess or did she mention her? I didn't get to see all of JW postings.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 96
They closed T&J?! Holy crap, they must really be on damage control mode. Cracking the whip!
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 97
Twisted & Jaded is alive and well at its new home on Facebook:
It's a new place but the same folks, with far less restrictions. ANYTHING and EVERYTHING about the Go-Go's will be discussed, debated, ridiculed and recycled. And if you want the dirt on GoGoCo...look no more.
The board currently has 183 members, and is growing daily.
Join up and shoot the shit with us, bitches.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 98
It can't be that open of a forum. Belinda's son is a member.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 99
the new twisted & jaded facebook page is better than the old message board.
lots of good stuff there!
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 100
The world can't believe this thread is still going.
It would help the rest of us if you old farts would explain who the Go-Go's were and where they went.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 101
well the Go-Go's are/were an all female rock/punk band. They formed in 1978, without hardly any musical experience. About two months after they formed, they hired Charlotte Caffey (who studied classical piano in college) and had previously played bass in a punk rock band called "the eyes".... to make a long story short, a few years went by, and the band got better-fired a few members and replaced them with real musicians (gina schock & kathy valentine) and by 1981, released their debut album "beauty & the beat"
Beauty & the Beat, eventually went to #1, making it the first and only album to be written by an female band who played their own instruments. The album is a classic from beginning to end, no filler.... contains elements of pop, rock, punk, and new wave. it spawned two hit singles "our lips are sealed" & "we got the beat".....
the band released two more albums, "vacation" (1982) and "talk show" (1984), both successful, but did not sell as well as their debut album...
During the band's initial peak from 1981-1984, they were portrayed as cute, bubbly, rather innocent...
After the band's explosive breakup in 1985, stories began to be unfold and the truth was revealed that these ladies liked to party, just as hard if not harder, than the boys!! They liked to drink, smoke, do some coke, and some even dabbled in heroin.
After the breakup, all 5 members were pursued solo careers, with different degrees of success. Lead Singer Belinda Carlisle (the only band member who did not write songs or play an instrument) achieved the most solo success, thanks to a song called "heaven is a place on earth" which was #1 both in the U.S. as well, as overseas.
The Go-Go's reunited in 1990 for a one-off reunion show, which was followed by a six week tour later on in the year. The reunion showed a new side of the Go-Go's...The band seemed to show a more mature, glamerous image. The band's reunion was short lived and Belinda Carlisle went back to her solo career, releasing two unsuccessful albums in 1991 & 1993.
In 1994, the band was approached by their old record label about reuniting for a retrospective CD the label was planning to put out with or without the band's involvement. The band decided to reform again, added some old live rehearsals of their punks songs to begin the retrospective, and wrote & recorded 3 new songs. they released a single called "whole world lost its head" which gave them their first top 40 hit in the U.K. the band did a small reunion tour, replacing charlotte caffey for the tour, who was pregnant with her first child. Vicki Peterson, lead guitarist of the bangles, replaced charlotte for the tour...
in 1995, things went to hell in a hand basket. Different rumors from what i heard that the band was offered a major label contract with warner bros. records, and belinda turned it down! When the band's tour brought them to the U.K. in February, jealousies began to emerge because in the U.K. (which solo belinda was a huge star), all the focus in the media was on belinda. In TV/magazine promotional appearances would often display "belinda carlisle & the go-go's" When the tour was over, the band's drummer Gina Schock realized she had been owed 10 years of back $$$ from main songwriter charlotte caffey. Gina sued Charlotte in 1996 and it appeared that the Go-Go's were gone for good.
Meanwhile, Belinda Carlisle, whom we would later find out, was suffering from a serious cocaine problem. Fans & Media believed she had been sober since 1985, right before the original break up of the band... But somewhere around 1989 or 1990 she began her descent back into the drug and would not get sober until 2005.
In 1999, some big time directors were interested in making a movie about the band, so the Go-Go's once again, started talking and reunited for a small tour, to be followed by a bigger tour in 2000 with the b-52s.
in 2001, they released their fourth album "God Bless the Go-Go's", did promotional appearances & toured the whole year... That same year, Belinda Carlisle posed for playboy. ...
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 102
From 2001-2011, the band toured almost every single year.
In 2011, the band got a star on the hollywood walk of fame.
In 2012, Kathy Valentine, injured her wrist, and could not tour. The other band members, while on tour, plotted to kick her out of the band.
January 2013, kathy recieves a cold-hearted email from belinda & co. that she's out of the band, and to keep her mouth shut or they will sue her.
Kathy filed suit against the rest of the band, the lawsuit (available online) clearly shows that the other band members are nothing but greedy, selfish, destructive drama seeking immature 50 something year old bitter bitches!
As the Band toured in the summer of 2013, with a substitute bass player, it became obvious to hard core fans that w/o Kathy, the 'soul' of the Go-Go's was no longer intact. And without a soul, you will burn in hell. the remaining band members are working on a new album titled "the Go-Go's Go to Hell"
So, there u have it.... thats the story of the Go-Go's
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 103
I'm sorry, would you say that again?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 104
He...he...he took my post to him seriously.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 105
R102/R103, thanks. I'm sure it took all of 10 seconds to copy that from Wikipedia, dumbass.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 106
While I knew most of what R102 posted, I appreciated the summary. It certainly illustrated the cray-cray.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 107
[quote] greedy, selfish, destructive drama seeking immature 50 something year old bitter bitches!
You rang?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 108
Word has it the Go-Go's will not be touring in 2014 due to health concerns...hmmm. Lying causes cancer! That's what Rosie told me.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 109
So, "Our Lips Are Sealed" is being re-recorded by Sid & Susie. If you don't know, Sid & Susie is the name of the duo formed by Matthew Sweet and... (wait for it)... Susanna Hoffs.
The song will be part of their 3rd release, Under the Covers Vol. 3, doing cover versions of music from the 80s. (Their first two recordings were covers from the 60s and 70s.)
And here's the thing - the song sounds better in the hands of Sweet and Hoffs. Particularly the lead vocals. I feel awful for saying that, as I was a huge Go-Go's fan growing up, but Hoffs' vocals are much stronger than Carlisle's. (Although I still prefer Wiedlin's interpretation of the "Hush my darling" bridge.)
Read the article at the link, and give a listen to Sweet/Hoffs performing "Our Lips".
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 110
Wonder if there are any updates about ole Whorelinda?
Jane, is your permanent Internet garage sale still happening? Have you sold that hideous home?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 111
the trial is set for May!!!
Watch this topic heat up again right here!
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 112
And Bitchlinda is playing Chicago's Market Days in August.
Who wants to go with big signs that say "TEAM KATHY"?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 113
Still no news.....
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 114
More of my fabulous stuff for sale!
You can buy a used teabag from me, world famous Jane Wiedlin, for only $100!
OK, seventy five.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 115
Jane, I've got three bucks and change on me for that tea bag.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 116
Hush up, Grandma Gina.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 117
I love Jane and still think that despite all of Belinda's hits, there was never a Go Go's solo single as good as 'Rush Hour". Both song and video makes one feel so...good :)
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 118
[quote] no one can take my royalties or song publishing from me and Issues resolved so everyone should be happy, I am moving on to act II!
Kathy Valentine tweet from May 20th. Looks like legal issues have been resolved and Kathy's moving on.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 119
Never trust grown women with baby-doll voices (cf. Victoria Jackson). I'm looking at you, Jane! And her awkwardness in that Rush Hour video only goes to show why she was never the front woman. No. Star. Quality!
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 120
Ooh, a different take on this.
I had to laugh at #5 of the predictions on this - that Jane would continue to sell her underwear online. LOL
Still no update, though, on the court case.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 121
I stand corrected, looks like R119 had an update.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 122
Jane is tiny; does she play a 3/4 size guitar?
My female friend said that Jane tried to pick her up in a club when the Go-Go's were first starting out and that Jane is very, very cute and sweet.
My friend didn't go for it because she was involved with a guy but she now regrets not doing Jane.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 123
You may not like Jane's home but we all know she's had some hawt times in there.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 124
I just saw the Go-Go's in concert on July 8. Are you saying Kathy wasn't there? I hardly noticed. Belinda and Jane seem like interesting people. The group did a hard rocking version of Belinda's first solo hit, "Mad About You".
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 125
I'll never spend money to see those hateful cunts play live again.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 126
R126, FU! The group still rocks. They are great in concert. What's up your azz?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 127
[quote] What's up your azz?
A dictionary to help you spell correctly.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 128
R128, I have too much class to spell it out, you ASSSSSSSSSSS.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 129
R129 = Jane
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 130
[quote] Beauty & the Beat, eventually went to #1, making it the first and only album to be written by an female band who played their own instruments.
Not the first, and definitely not the only. A few of the Beauty and the Beat songs were co-written with others.
The Bangles who came a year later, also wrote most of their own stuff, but were WAY more talented writers and were better musicians (except for maybe Gina Schock). Their debut EP is perfect..
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 131
this place has just stopped I guess
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 132
hmmmmm dead letter office
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 133
[quote] The group still rocks. They are great in concert. What's up your azz?
Belinda and Jane are Cunty McCuntersons.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 134
Kathy Valentine?
Didn't a bus door slam on her face?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 135
No, that was Karen Valentine.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 136
When "Beauty and the Beat" went to #1, they were the opening act for the Police, who had yet to reach the top of the charts. The Police were rather pissy about that fact during the tour. I wonder how the Police felt about washing out the girls' panties while on tour.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 137
Still cunts.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 138
Yes, I saw that Police tour with the Go-Go's opening (there was a third band, can't remember who) in a stadium.
A year or so later, at another show I saw in a smaller venue, INXS opened for the Go-Go's. Both times the girls were great.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 139
Did this suit ever go to court?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 140
Kathy performed with The Bangles a few days ago. Good stuff.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 141
I *loved* All Over The Place and Different Light.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 142
Oh man, I did too R142. Which is funny, because I think The Bangles' sound changed considerably between the two albums.(I always thought All Over the Place had more of a sixties vibe to it. Not unlike Susanna's recent solo stuff, which I'd highly recommend if you haven't heard it.
But I loved the title track of Different Light, Manic Monday (thanks, Prince) and September Gurls (RIP, Alex Chilton).
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 143
I hated where the Bangles went after that, though. It was very blah and bland and icky.
But those two albums are perfect.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 144
I saw her in April playing with the Bluebonnets. I had no idea who they were or that she was in the band (they opened for Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull). Without knowing who she was I knew she was the standout of the band and had incredible stage presence. They were selling t-shirts at intermission and she was posing with fans and seemed very happy and engaged. She and some other gals from the band came back in to watch Ian's show for a while and sat right in front of me. She was having a good time.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 145
I take it that Kathy is Valentine is a lesbian who reads the DL and she's the one posting a lot of this shit?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 146
I know R146 is joking, but I did always get a lesbian vibe from Kathy when the Go-Go's were big ('81-'84) and I was a teen. Of course Kathy went on to get married and have a child, while Gina - who I never thought was gay - is widely speculated to be gay. So my teen gay dar was way off. Although I wouldn't be shocked if ol' Kathy had dabbled some.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 147
Kathy is bi, I can attest to that, as I almost had a threesome with her and a Neil Diamond impersonator in Vegas way back.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 148
No speculation about Gina - she's a true blue, stone cold dyke.
Kathy is bi, Jane is bi, Charlotte was probably bi if it scored her some drugs.
Bitchlinda, eh. Who knows.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 149
Gina the drummer is the lesbian. She dates a woman named Susan who runs the Go-Go's facebook page. Currently, Belinda & Jane are on the outs-big surprise! The lawsuit was settled and I believe it went in Kathy's favor. Belinda is working on a new solo album-half pop, half chanting-which will be her priority in 2016. Kathy's band The BlueBonnets released an album "PLAYLOUD" which is a masterpiece IMO, and have toured alot in 2015 in support of it. Jane has moved to Hawaii-See ya Bitch! Charlotte is helping out Belinda with her awful new solo record.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 150
oh, and Jane has blue & grey hair now and is whipping trannies! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZjUfE_BxDg
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 151
r150 Gina and that crazy b___ Susan broke up last year. Now that Jane will be moving to Hawaii, I expect Gina to say she's moving back to L.A., just watch. Meanwhile, she's been here for a bit writing with other songwriters for some Disney chick.
Saw Kathy and the Bluebonnets when they swung around last time. They are pretty good. All my friends really liked seeing them live and said they would go see them again. Good on her for getting away from the GoGo's, even if it took a nasty push out.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 152
Bitchlinda's birthday was yesterday.
Have an unhappy birthday, you old bitchy cunt!
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 153
I'm going to be seeing Belinda live in a couple of weeks (hey, I didn't buy the tickets). I'll report back.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 154
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 155
Wow... Belinda is still performing?
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 156
Yes, her and the four notes she can warble without sounding like a frog being fisted.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 157
[quote]Yes, her and the four notes she can warble without sounding like a frog being fisted.
That's two more notes than she could hit in the 80's.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 158
Gina is a lesbian? She was always the best looking Go-Go, even Rolling Stone called her an "effortless" beauty.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 159
[quote] She was always the best looking Go-Go,
Oh honey.....NOOOO.
Gina always looked like a dog's ass, even then.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 160
Belinda looked like Miss Piggy, Charlotte was all nostrils, Jane was like a living blow-up doll, and Kathy looked like the skank giving blowjobs for a dollar behind the biker bar.
I was the true beauty.
Of course, now I look like a chunky 60-year-old lesbian with cankles and chronic flatuence... But underneath all that is true beauty.
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 161
Even Jesus does the Belinda!
|by We Got the Beat
|reply 162
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