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RESEARCH Open Access
Dietary weight loss and exercise interventions
effects on quality of life in overweight/obese
postmenopausal women: a randomized
controlled trial
Ikuyo Imayama1, Catherine M Alfano2, Angela Kong3, Karen E Foster-Schubert4, Carolyn E Bain1, Liren Xiao1,
Catherine Duggan1, Ching-Yun Wang1,5, Kristin L Campbell6, George L Blackburn7and Anne McTiernan1,4,8*
Background: Although lifestyle interventions targeting multiple lifestyle behaviors are more effective in preventing
unhealthy weight gain and chronic diseases than intervening on a single behavior, few studies have compared
individual and combined effects of diet and/or exercise interventions on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). In
addition, the mechanisms of how these lifestyle interventions affect HRQOL are unknown. The primary aim of this
study was to examine the individual and combined effects of dietary weight loss and/or exercise interventions on
HRQOL and psychosocial factors (depression, anxiety, stress, social support). The secondary aim was to investigate
predictors of changes in HRQOL.
Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial. Overweight/obese postmenopausal women were randomly
assigned to 12 months of dietary weight loss (n = 118), moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise (225 minutes/week,
n = 117), combined diet and exercise (n = 117), or control (n = 87). Demographic, health and anthropometric
information, aerobic fitness, HRQOL (SF-36), stress (Perceived Stress Scale), depression [Brief Symptom Inventory
(BSI)-18], anxiety (BSI-18) and social support (Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey) were assessed at
baseline and 12 months. The 12-month changes in HRQOL and psychosocial factors were compared using analysis
of covariance, adjusting for baseline scores. Multiple regression was used to assess predictors of changes in HRQOL.
Results: Twelve-month changes in HRQOL and psychosocial factors differed by intervention group. The combined
diet + exercise group improved 4 aspects of HRQOL (physical functioning, role-physical, vitality, and mental health),
and stress (p ≤ 0.01 vs. controls). The diet group increased vitality score (p < 0.01 vs. control), while HRQOL did not
change differently in the exercise group compared with controls. However, regardless of intervention group,
weight loss predicted increased physical functioning, role-physical, vitality, and mental health, while increased
aerobic fitness predicted improved physical functioning. Positive changes in depression, stress, and social support
were independently associated with increased HRQOL, after adjusting for changes in weight and aerobic fitness.
Conclusions: A combined diet and exercise intervention has positive effects on HRQOL and psychological health,
which may be greater than that from exercise or diet alone. Improvements in weight, aerobic fitness and
psychosocial factors may mediate intervention effects on HRQOL.
Keywords: health-related quality of life, exercise, dietary weight loss, postmenopausal women
* Correspondence: firstname.lastname@example.com
1Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center,
Seattle, WA, USA
Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
Imayama et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, 8:118
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reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Nearly two-thirds of US adults are overweight or obese [1].
These individuals are at increased risk for a variety of
chronic diseases including metabolic disease, heart disease,
cancer, and psychosocial disorders [2], which may signifi-
cantly reduce health-related quality of life (HRQOL). A
review of 8 studies examining HROQL among women
aged over 55 years old concluded that postmenopausal
women, especially those with BMI greater than 30 kg/m2,
have lower HRQOL in physical functioning, energy, and
vitality compared with normal-weight women [3].
Lifestyle modification including dietary weight loss or
physical activity has been shown to improve HRQOL
[4-6]. Despite the numbers of studies reporting positive
effects of lifestyle modification on HRQOL, limited studies
have investigated possible mechanisms of change in
HRQOL. Further, the optimal lifestyle prescription for
improving HRQOL has not been established [7].
Increasing evidence suggests that the combination of
diet and exercise may be superior to diet or exercise
alone with respect to reducing weight [8,9], improving
lipid profile [10,11] and preventing type 2 diabetes [12].
However, the few intervention studies that compared the
effects of dietary weight loss and/or exercise interven-
tions on HRQOL have shown mixed results [13-15].
Among 76 patients with type 2 diabetes, diet+exercise
and diet-only intervention groups significantly improved
in a general quality of life measure [13]. In 316 older
adults with osteoarthritis, individuals assigned to a diet
+exercise intervention improved HRQOL (physical func-
tioning, general health, role-physical, body pain, and
social functioning) compared with controls [14]. Among
157 healthy men, no differences in change in HRQOL
were observed among men randomized to diet+exercise,
diet-only, exercise-only, or control groups [15].
Despite numerous exercise and dietary weight loss inter-
ventions reporting positive changes in HRQOL, the
mechanisms behind how exercise and dietary weight loss
programs improve HRQOL are not clear. While some
intervention studies have shown that weight loss is asso-
ciated with improved HRQOL [16,17], others have shown
that people improve HRQOL without anthropometric
changes [18,19].
The primary aim of this study was to examine the indivi-
dual and combined effects of dietary weight loss and exer-
cise interventions on HRQOL. Defining the individual and
combined effects of diet and exercise interventions on
HRQOL will help inform researchers, practitioners and
policy makers on optimal lifestyle prescriptions for
improving HRQOL. The secondary aim was to explore
physical and psychosocial factors associated with changes
in HRQOL during the intervention. The findings would
provide information to explain potential mechanisms of
how diet and exercise interventions affect HRQOL.
The Nutrition and Exercise for Women (NEW) trial was a
12-month, randomized controlled trial conducted at the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
from 2005 to 2009. Participants were recruited from the
greater Seattle, WA area though mass mailing and media
placements from 2005 to 2008, and 439 were enrolled in
the study (Figure 1). The study inclusion criteria included:
age 50-75 years old; body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25.0 kg/m2
(if Asian-American ≥ 23.0 kg/m2); < 100 minutes per week
of moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity; post-
menopausal; not taking hormone replacement therapy for
the past 3 months; no history of breast cancer, heart dis-
ease, diabetes mellitus, or other serious medical condi-
tions; fasting glucose < 126 mg/dL; currently not smoking;
alcohol intake of fewer than 2 drinks per day; able to
attend diet/exercise sessions at the intervention site; and
normal exercise tolerance test.
Women were randomized to: (1) dietary weight loss
with a goal of 10% weight reduction (N = 118), (2) moder-
ate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic exercise for 45 minutes/
day, 5 days/week (N = 117), (3) combined exercise and
diet (N = 117), and control groups (N = 87). Study staff
performed randomization through a computer program
developed by the study statistician. Randomization was
blocked on BMI (< 30.0 kg/m2or ≥ 30.0 kg/m2) and race/
ethnicity (White, Black, and others). In addition, to achieve
a proportionally smaller number of women assigned to the
control group, a permuted blocks randomization with
blocks of 4 was used, where in the control assignment was
randomly eliminated from each block with a probability of
approximately 1 in 4. The NEW trial was designed to have
sufficient power to detect a difference of 10% change in
serum estrone, the primary study outcome, over a 12-
month period making three primary pairwise comparisons:
diet + exercise vs. exercise; diet + exercise vs. diet; and diet
vs. exercise intervention groups. Based on the number of
participants who completed the 12-month assessments,
we estimate that we have 99.9% power to detect 10 points
change in the physical functioning scale (HRQOL).
All study procedures were reviewed and approved by
the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Institu-
tional Review Board in Seattle, WA, and all participants
provided signed Informed Consent.
The diet group received a reduced calorie weight loss
intervention, a modification of the Diabetes Prevention
Program (DPP) lifestyle [20] and Look AHEAD (Action
for Health in Diabetes) trial [21] interventions with goals
of: total caloric intake of 1200- 2000 kcal/day based on
baseline weight, ≤30% calories from fat, and 10% weight
loss within the first 24 weeks with maintenance for the
rest of intervention period. The diet intervention was
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conducted by dietitians with training in behavior modifi-
cation. Participants had individual sessions with the dieti-
tians at least twice, then met weekly in small groups
(average 5-10 women) until week 24, and afterward com-
municated with the dietitians at least twice per month
either via group sessions or via email/phone contact. The
diet intervention involved sessions designed to develop
strategies and skills to achieve caloric and weight loss
goals, which included self-monitoring, goal setting, cop-
ing strategies, and problem solving.
Excluded (n=245)
? Did not meet eligibility criteria (n=191)
? Declined to participate (n=54)
Dietary weight loss
Aerobic exercise
Diet + Exercise
Did not receive
intervention as allocated
Lost to follow-up (n=4)
Withdrew (n=3)
? Dissatisfied with
randomization (n=3)
Did not receive
intervention as allocated
Lost to follow-up (n=5)
Withdrew (n=4)
? Work/family demands
? Medical reasons (n=1)
? Relocation (n=1)
Did not receive
intervention as allocated
Lost to follow-up (n=6)
Withdrew (n=7)
? Dissatisfied with
randomization (n=4)
? Work/family demands
? Medical reasons (n=1)
Did not receive
intervention as allocated
Lost to follow-up (n=5)
Withdrew (n=6)
? Medical reasons (n=2)
? Transportation (n=2)
? Work/family demands
? Death unrelated to
intervention (n=1)
Assessed for eligibility in clinic (n=684)
Randomized (n=439)
Analyzed (n=117)
Analyzed (n=87)
Analyzed (n=118)
Analyzed (n=116)
Missing baseline
questionnaire (n=1)
Completed 12-mo
assessment (n=80)
? Anthropometry (n=80)
? Vo2max (n=73)
? Questionnaire (n=76)
Completed 12-mo
assessment (n=108)
? Anthropometry(n=108)
? Vo2max (n=104)
? Questionnaire (n=106)
Completed 12-mo
assessment (n=105)
? Anthropometry(n=103)
? Vo2max (n=97)
? Questionnaire (n=101)
Completed 12-mo
assessment (n=106)
? Anthropometry(n=106)
? Vo2max (n=96)
? Questionnaire (n=99)
Attended information session (n=703)
Eligible after phone interview (n=929)
Mass Mailings sent (n=126 802) Responded to media & Community
outreach (n=2 048)
Returned interest survey (n=5 621)
Figure 1 Flow diagram of the trial.
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The exercise intervention was 45 minutes per day of
moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic exercise, 5 days
per week including 3 exercise physiologist-supervised
sessions per week at the facility. Over the first 8 weeks,
participants gradually increased the intensity and dura-
tion of exercise training to 70-85% of maximal heart
rate (using Polar heart rate monitors, Lake Success, NY)
for 45 minutes per session and maintained this level
Women in the diet+exercise group received both the
reduced-calorie weight loss and exercise interventions.
The diet sessions were provided separately for diet
+exercise and diet only groups. Although the diet and
exercise group used the exercise facility with women
assigned to the exercise-only group, participants were
instructed not to discuss the diet intervention.
Controls were not given an intervention during the
trial, but were offered 4 group diet sessions and 8 weeks
of supervised exercise sessions after 12 months' data
Information on demographics, medication use, anthropo-
metrics, aerobic fitness, lifestyle behaviors, psychosocial
factors, and HRQOL were assessed at baseline and 12
months. Study staff involved in these assessments were
blinded to randomization. Information on age, race/eth-
nicity, education, marital status, and employment were
collected using a standardized questionnaire. Participants
were asked to bring their current prescription and over-
the-counter medications to the clinic, and information
on drug name, dose, frequency, and duration of use were
abstracted. Height and weight were measured with a
stadiometer and digital scale, and BMI was calculated as
kg/m2. Aerobic fitness was assessed with a maximum
grade treadmill test using the modified branching proto-
col [22,23]. Physical activity was measured using an inter-
view adapted from the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical
Activity Questionnaire [24]. Dietary intake was assessed
using the Women's Health Initiative 120-item food fre-
quency questionnaire [25].
Psychosocial factors examined included depression,
anxiety, perceived stress, and social support. Depression
and anxiety were assessed by the Brief Symptom Inven-
tory-18 [26]. Raw scores were calculated and T scores
were assigned according to the scoring manual [27] with
higher scores indicating more symptoms of depression
and anxiety. Perceived stress was assessed with the Per-
ceived Stress Scale [28]; scores ranged from 0 to 4 with
larger scores indicating greater perceived stress. Overall
social support was assessed by the short version of the
Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Survey
[6,29]. A mean of all item scores was calculated and con-
verted to a score ranging from 0 to 100. Higher social
support scores suggest greater perception of social
support. HRQOL was assessed by the MOS 36-Item
Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) [30]. Eight subscales
(physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, vitality,
general health, social functioning, role-emotional, and
mental health) were calculated, per standard scoring pro-
tocol. Scores ranges from 0 to 100 with higher scores
indicating a better state of HRQOL. For the bodily pain
subscale, higher scores represent less pain.
Statistical analyses
We performed analyses using last observation carried
forward. For comparison, we also performed the analyses
using available data and using multiple imputation. All
randomized participants were included in the analyses
following the intention-to-treat principle. The baseline
characteristics were compared across the 4 study arms
using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and chi-square tests,
as appropriate. T-tests were used to compare differences
in baseline HRQOL and psychosocial factors (depression,
anxiety, perceived stress, and social support) by sub-
groups defined by baseline characteristics: age (defined
by median split as < 57 years vs. ≥ 57 years), ethnicity
(non-Hispanic White, others), education (no college
degree, college degree), employment (employed, unem-
ployed), marital status (no partner, married or with part-
ner), baseline BMI (25 ≤ BMI < 30, ≥ 30 kg/m2), and use
of antidepressants or anxiolytics (no, yes). Baseline char-
acteristics that significantly altered HRQOL scores and
psychosocial factors were included as covariates in the
subsequent analyses. We also tested models without
these covariates (unadjusted model). The 12-month
changes in HRQOL were compared among the 4 study
arms using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) adjust-
ing for baseline scores and covariates identified in the
analysis given above. We used the Bonferroni correction
to adjust for multiple comparisons (P-value = 0.05/3 =
0.017 for 3 comparisons).
Data for all participants were used in the following
analyses. For HRQOL subscales which significantly dif-
fered across intervention groups, Pearson's correlation
coefficients were calculated to assess the bivariate asso-
ciations between changes in HRQOL and physical and
psychological factors (weight, aerobic fitness, depression,
perceived stress and social support). Multiple regression
analysis was used to assess predictors of HRQOL
change. All analyses were performed with SAS software
(version 9.1; SAS Institute, Cary, NC).
Baseline questionnaire data was available from 438 partici-
pants. Of the 439 women randomized to the 4 study arms,
399 completed physical exams, 370 completed a treadmill
test, and 382 returned the questionnaire at 12 months
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(Figure 1). There were no differences in baseline HRQOL
score or psychosocial variables (depression, anxiety, per-
ceived stress, and social support) between those who com-
pleted vs. did not complete the 12-months questionnaire
(all p-values > 0.05).
Baseline characteristics of study participants
Table 1 displays the baseline characteristics of the study
participants. Participants were a mean age of 58 years;
mostly non-Hispanic white (85%); and highly educated
(65% with college degree). There were no differences in
baseline characteristics among the 4 study arms (all p-
values > 0.05). There were no differences in psychosocial
factors and HRQL between the four study arms except
the mental health score. The exercise group had higher
mental health scores compared with diet and control
groups at baseline (p < 0.05).
Intervention effects on weight, aerobic fitness and
The intervention effects on weight and aerobic fitness
and adherence were reported elsewhere [31]. In brief, the
diet, exercise, and diet+exercise groups decreased body
weight by 7.2 kg over 12 months (percent change from
baseline body weight %ΔDiet= 8.5%; p < 0.01), 2.0 kg (%
ΔExercise= 2.4%, p = 0.03), and 8.9 kg (%ΔDiet+Exercise=
10.8%, p < 0.01), respectively compared with controls.
Approximately half of the participants in the diet groups
(diet 41.5%; diet + exercise groups 59.5%) achieved the
goal of 10% weight reduction at 12 months. The exercise
and diet + exercise groups met a mean 80% and 85% of
the goal of 225 minutes per week of moderate intensity
aerobic exercise, respectively. Aerobic fitness increased
by 0.17 L/min and 0.12 L/min, respectively in exercise
and diet+exercise groups (all p < 0.001, vs. control).
Baseline HRQOL scores and psychosocial factors stratified
by subgroups
Table 2 displays mean HRQOL scores at baseline stratified
by baseline characteristics. Older women (≥ 57 years) had
lower role-physical scores and perceived stress, and higher
vitality scores compared to younger women (< 57 years;
p < 0.05). None of the psychosocial factors and HRQOL
scores were different between subgroups defined by ethni-
city or education. Employed women had lower social func-
tioning than unemployed women (p = 0.02). Women who
were married or with partner reported higher levels of
social support (p < 0.05; vs. no partner). Obese women
had lower physical functioning and role-physical scores
(p < 0.05; vs. overweight). Women taking antidepressants
or anxiolytics reported a higher level of bodily pain; lower
physical functioning, vitality, role-emotional, and mental
health scores; and higher levels of depression and anxiety
(all p < 0.05).
Intervention effects on 8 aspects of HRQOL
Overall, the 12-months changes in 4 subscales of
HRQOL differed among the 4 groups: physical function-
ing (p < 0.001), role-physical (p < 0.001), vitality (p <
0.001), and mental health (p = 0.06) (Table 3). Compared
with controls, the diet+exercise group increased physical
functioning (p < 0.001), role-physical (p < 0.001), vitality
(p < 0.001), and mental health scores (p = 0.01) and
decreased bodily pain (p = 0.04). Although both the diet
and diet+exercise groups increased vitality, the diet+exer-
cise group showed a larger increase than the diet only
group (p = 0.04 comparing the two groups). The diet
only group increased vitality (p < 0.001; vs. controls) and
mental health (p = 0.05; vs. controls). The exercise group
did not improve any subscales of HRQOL compared with
Intervention effects on psychosocial variables
The 12-month change in perceived stress differed by
study arm (p = 0.04). The diet+exercise group signifi-
cantly decreased perceived stress (-0.55 points) while the
control group increased their stress levels (0.32 points)
(p = 0.006) (Table 4). Although the overall and pairwise
comparisons among 4 study arms did not reach statistical
significance (due to the Bonferroni correction for multi-
ple comparison; p ≤0.017 was considered statistically sig-
nificant in the pairwise comparision), the diet+exercise
group reduced depression (ΔDiet+Exercise= -1.7 points, p =
0.03; vs. control ΔControl= 0.7 points) and increased
social support (ΔDiet+Exercise= 1.0 points, p = 0.05; vs.
control ΔControl= -2.8 points).
Bivariate correlations between changes in HRQOL and
physical and psychosocial factors
Bivariate correlations were examined for 12-month
changes in HRQOL and factors that significantly changed
during the intervention using combined data of all 4
study groups (Table 5). Weight loss was positively asso-
ciated with changes in physical functioning (r = 0.28, p <
0.001), role-physical (r = 0.18, p < 0.001), vitality (r =
0.36, p < 0.001) and mental health scores (r = 0.13, p =
0.006). Weight loss was also associated with an improve-
ment in depression scores (r = -0.11, p = 0.02). Increased
aerobic fitness was positively associated with physical
functioning scores (r = 0.16, p = 0.0007). Decreased
depression and perceived stress, and improved social
support were associated with increases in physical func-
tioning, role-physical, vitality and mental health scores
(all p < 0.001). Decreased depression was associated with
increased physical functioning (r = -0.21, p < 0.001), role-
physical (r = -0.23, p < 0.001), vitality (r = -0.42, p <
0.001), and mental health scores (r = -0.55, p < 0.001).
Increased stress was inversely associated with physical
functioning (r = -0.22, p < 0.001), role-physical (r = -0.20,
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Naruto sighed and looked around once more before crossing his arms.
"Tajuu Kage bunshin no jutsu"
Several clones popped into existence around him.
"I need you guys to organize the building materials please, I am headed into the shrine so as soon as you all are done dispel one at a time in two minute intervals ok?"
The clones saluted him and got to work. Naruto walked down a side hallway looking for any sign of the seal that hid the compound entrance. He poked his head into the last room and looked around.
On the floor was a series of tiles with a plain one in the corner. That at first glance looked ornamental; it was only his innate talent that kept him from dismissing it entirely. He studied the strange design before it became clear to him. He walked over to the corner tile and pried it up. He spent the next twenty minutes rearranging the sliding tiles before a pattern formed and he got a reverse summoning seal that was blood activated. He sat in the center of the array cut his hand on a kunai and channeled his chakra into it.
The odd sensation that summoning caused was kind of like when someone grabs you and yanks backwards really hard and leaves you quite disoriented for the first time. Naruto came around and blinked slowly. He sat up and looked around before dropping his jaw in surprise. His parent's compound wasn't below the ground like he had expected or was even dictated. It was in another country entirely.
All he could think of as he looked around at the ruins of his ancestor's buildings was.
His parents had put their compound in the one place no one would ever go looking in. Uzushio itself. He looked at the sun as it went down over the ocean, the beautiful reds and oranges coloring the sky in a way he had never seen before. He felt a burning build behind his eyes as he stepped out the door, letting the salt-water smell enter his nose. For the sixth time in as many days, Uzumaki Naruto cried.
The next day
Naruto greeted his teammates as he bounced onto the training field, Sasuke yawned and turned away ignoring him and Sakura just glared. However, nothing could put the perky blonde down today. After the discovery of his clan compound and subsequent discovery of the various protections, his parents had put there. He had had a decent breakfast that morning due to his father's notes of always making sure to eat in order to keep your energy. The other two could not fathom why Naruto was bouncing around like a loon and didn't care content to ignore him for the time being.
Naruto was content with doing his typical morning work out, which was coincidentally the only thing he was keeping from his prior mask. As soon as he had the chance, he was going shopping for some new clothes. After he finished, he sat down to meditate on a tree branch. It was two hours later when Kakashi showed up, after spouting off about bells and lunches they were finally ready to begin.
Kakashi was frustrated as he stewed in front of the memorial stone. He had just come from a mind numbingly boring meeting with the council. The idiots had the gall to tell him how to teach his team.
'Teach the Uchiha everything I know, tch yeah right.' He grumbled to himself.
'Why not just give the little brat the world on a silver platter, sorry Obito.' He mumbled an apology to his dead friend. The truth was he really didn't like the Uchiha clan all that much Obito, Shisui and Itachi had been the exceptions. Unknown to the Sandaime, Itachi had confided in his old team captain what he had been ordered to do. That's how he knew that Itachi had not been working alone, Itachi was only going to kill the guilty and spare the children and innocent adults. Somebody else had come through and had gotten the others.
He defended against an incoming fireball from his kohai's itouto and frowned at the boy's lack of fore thought. He blocked several incoming punches and kicks from the frustrated boy while he looked around searching for his other wayward students. He substituted with a clone when his genin was gearing up for another attack and set out in search of the other two. His initial assumptions were way off from what he had gathered from their files. Sakura had no skills what so ever and Naruto was seemingly the most skilled in stealth, probably due to those pranks he did. Seriously if someone could prank the Anbu and escape to get away with it. He would give credit where credit was due.
He found Sakura sitting writing in a diary instead of doing anything worthwhile, he sweat dropped.
'Why does she even want to become a ninja?'
He observed her some more as he received his Kage bunshins memories of his fight with Sasuke. A crack of a stick to the right of the clearing, intentional from the sound of it. Naruto approached the pinkette and offered the idea of teaming up in order to complete the objective. He was disappointed when she hauled off and hit him in the face for "Trying to look cooler than Sasuke-kun". He watched as the hurt shown plainly in the blonde's eyes as he walked away dejectedly before tripping and going poof.
Kakashi's eyes widened at that, he hadn't known that the boy knew Kage Bunshin. Ideas began to form in his head at that for training potential. He ducked back to where Uchiha was just in time to see Naruto finish digging the boy out only to be rewarded with another punch to the face, which immediately dispelled the clone. He sighed and continued to the opening spot to find Naruto waiting for him dejectedly.
Naruto saw Kakashi and stood there waiting as the Jonin approached him. He had a plan he had prepped the field using a basic Fuinjutsu barrier that he had thought might come in handy. The knowledge from his clan really came in handy. Kakashi scrutinized him for a second before pulling out a book and reading. Naruto pulled out four senbon made of chakra metal and retaining seals. Charging them, he licked them into the cardinal seals of the barrier, immediately activating it and rendering Kakashi immobile as he found out when he went to turn the page.
"MMMhmm hmm hhmoo hoo mm?" He tried to ask only succeeding in making a humming noise.
"What did I do to you, Sensei? I rendered you immobile for five minutes." Naruto answered plainly understanding what Kakashi was trying to ask. He proceeded to walk over and take the bells from Kakashi and seal them in a small scroll. He pulled all the senbon breaking the chakra network releasing his teacher before going to sit down by the training posts.
"Where did you learn the sealing arts Naruto? I assume that's what you used right?" Kakashi asked. The blonde child nodded.
"I saw the seal on my stomach after I found out. I found I could read and understand it so I found books on the art. The old abandoned Library has a ton of them in storage there. I just liberated them. The one I used on you was a level 1 restraint, for low level targets." He answered recalling the memory of the clone that found them.
Kakashi was flabbergasted at the boy who was a budding seal master. They waited for a while before Haruno and Uchiha came wandering over finally to see the two of them were discussing. Naruto noticed them and pulled out the scroll tossing each of them a bell.
"I'm going back to the academy." Was all he simply said.
Sasuke got pissed as he caught the bell. How had the Dobe gotten a bell when he hadn't, it couldn't have been using that stupid plan of his could it? He was seeing red as he looked at the blonde in front of him. Sakura was just lost as she stared at the little bit of metal in her hand. Then it was like a switch was flipped and her rage exploded from her. She went to hit Naruto only to miss spectacularly since he jumped backwards out of her range. He stood up from his crouch and looked on impassively as she screamed at him for trying to be cool and rolled his eyes.
Yeah, he really did not know what he saw in her before.
Kakashi cleared his throat to get their attention.
"Congratulations," he said cordially before narrowing his eyes. "YOU ALL FAIL!"
"WHAT WHY WE GOT THE DAMNED BELLS!" came Sasuke's indignant shout of rage.
"Yeah What Gives?" Sakura backed him up. Naruto just stared as if he had been anticipating this.
"First off your field report. Sasuke you are impulsive, over confident and too damned self-assured. You will get your comrades killed if you are ever in a combat situation. You refuse to work together with comrades even when they offer and bail your ass out. Lastly, Naruto got the bells and gave them to you at the cost of his own career, in the field it would likely be his life. Now, Sakura you are down right useless, the only skill you have are book smarts with no practical skills at all, you did nothing except write in that stupid pink diary the whole damned time. You spend more time lusting after a boy than working to better yourself. The academy records did not do your skills justice, you should be in Naruto's place as the dead last." He said scathingly as he cut the two of them down mercilessly. Sakura had the decency to look sheepish but Sasuke was defiant. He turned to his third student and sighed.
" Naruto, while you achieved the objective, you were the only one who really passed. You attempted to help your teammates and sacrificed yourself in the end. You had a good strategy and a clear plan, which is something I appreciate but on that note, I am never letting you choose the battlefield again. You all are dismissed I need to talk to the Hokage. I will contact you all again soon when the Hokage makes his verdict." He disappeared in a swirl of leaves. Naruto turned and disappeared into smoke the original long gone.
~Hokage's Office~
Kakashi appeared in the Hokage's Office as the other Jonin were giving there reports.
"Team 6 Fail. "
"Team 8 Passed." Kurenai said stepping forward a pace.
"Team 10 passed" Asuma said as he lit up a cigarette. They turned to Kakashi who looked up with a hum.
"Team 7 Failed spectacularly, all but one of them should just drop out."
"Are Uzumaki and Haruno that bad then?" Kurenai asked with a smirk not noticing the Hokage glaring at her.
"No." Kakashi deadpanned staring her in the eye. "Uchiha and Haruno are, Uzumaki is brilliant."
"What do you mean Kakashi?" Hiruzen asked thoughtfully, inwardly smug that Kurenai had been put in her place.
"Naruto is the only person who figured out and tried to carry out the objective. The other two violently turned him down when he spoke up giving them the answer to the test. Sakura is content to do nothing all she did during the test was fantasize about Sasuke in her little diary. Sasuke himself is hotheaded, impatient, and sorely needs a psyche evaluation. Naruto is skilled and planned out his actions. Why am I even telling you this I know you recorded it." He sighed exasperated at the skeptical looks he was receiving.
Hiruzen smiled and pulled out his Crystal ball. He set it on projection mode and replayed the entire test for all to watch. By the end, Kurenai had a sour look on her face at being proven wrong. Hiruzen frowned at the playback of the test.
"So what exactly do you propose Kakashi?" he asked pointedly.
"Naruto should get apprenticed to someone, I know the council will overthrow my decision so I want Naruto off the team and with someone who will push him to his limits. Give me one of Danzo's boys or something, we all know he hasn't disbanded that stupid organization of his."
Sarutobi frowned but didn't say anything in response. He looked back up at Kakashi.
"Who do you recommend he apprentice under?"
"Easy, the only Tokubetsu Jonin who could keep up with the boy." Kakashi eye smiled and the whole collective felt the evil shiver of foreboding.
"Mitarashi Anko."
All of them were broken out of their collective stupors by one of the hidden Anbu breaking formation.
"ARE YOU NUTS KAKASHI? WE HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLE TRYING TO KEEP THE BOY OUT OF TROUBLE AS IS. AND YOU WANT TO SEND HIM TO THE ONLY PERSON WHO WOULD ENCOURAGE HIM?" the Anbu yelled shaking Kakashi back and forth like a ragdoll. Kakashi eye smiled at the irate woman.
"In a word…Yes!"
"Eh hem, Hummingbird please refrain from murdering my Jonin Sensei. At least when I am present." Sarutobi broke in with a chuckle, causing Hummingbird to freeze finally remembering where she was. Thankfully, her mask was hiding her blush as she swiftly apologized to the Hokage who waved her off still chuckling as she resumed her position. He turned back to Kakashi who was massaging his throat.
"Very well but you get to convince Anko." He said with a smirk as Kakashi started sweating. "Dismissed. Kakashi I shall have your new student ready for you to pick up two days from now."
Kakashi found Anko at the dango stand, with her usual plate of Dango and Red Sweet Bean soup. He approached her noisily before sitting down next to her.
"Hey Anko." He said simply.
"What cha want Kakashi?" She said biting off another dango ball.
"I have an exceptionally huge favor to ask of you and I plead you to hear me out."
She raised her eyebrow at his resigned tone, he normally never begged something if he could help it. It got her attention.
"Go on?" she prompted him.
"I got my new genin team today and it consisted of Haruno, Uchiha and Uzumaki, at first I thought they were going to be ok, but as our little test progressed it was apparent only one of them was going to be proficient as a ninja. I need your help training him."
"Fuck that I am not training that prince of an Uchiha. That clan was one of my biggest tormentors when I came back, you know that." She said bluntly.
"I'm not talking about him Anko, I'm talking about Uzumaki." He retorted effectively shutting her up. She looked at him for a moment before turning back to her plate.
"Oh, Ok then." She said simply making Kakashi smile in relief.
"Thanks Anko," He said before getting up from the table.
"YOU OWE ME ONE THOUGH KAKASHI AND TELL THE RUNT TO MEET ME IN MY NORMAL HAUNT!" She shouted after his retreating form watching him wave in response.
Naruto settled down in his apartment after packing away the rest of his things, leaving only the bear essentials to survive he left locking the door behind him only to turn and run straight into his new Sensei. Kakashi raised an eyebrow at the blonde who froze.
"Moving out Naruto?" he asked curious.
"Ah, something like that Sensei. I found a better less known place to set up shop." He smiled at Kakashi who wasn't fooled a bit by his act.
"Well do you mind if I walk with you? I have something important to talk to you about." He asked.
Naruto thought hard for a moment waging an internal debate. His shoulders finally sagged in defeat.
"Fine, but only if you promise to keep my new place a secret."
"As long as your not leaving the village or something I could care less where you live." Kakashi said simply. Naruto nodded and started walking. Kakashi followed him in silence to the temple. His jaw dropped as he laid eyes on the building. Out of everywhere in Konoha he honestly couldn't believe that Naruto had found the only place thought to be totally lost.
"Naruto do you know what you have found?" he asked stunned.
"Yeah I found my clans legacy in Konoha, it's amazing though how no one seems to remember them you know that. " Naruto said slightly bitterly as he set the box he was carrying down. "The only reason you were able to follow me this far is because the barrier is down. Now I have to ask you once again will you swear silence on this?"
Kakashi looked at the boy and was taken aback by the seriousness in the blondes eyes. Something inside Kakashi told him that if he didn't he would lose the blonde entirely. He sighed.
"Yes Naruto I swear upon my honor and my life I will keep your secret until you release me to tell of it." He swore. Naruto accepted before ushering his Sensei inside raising the barrier in the process. Kakashi followed Naruto through the temple and down the hall to a plain room. Naruto sat down on the beautifully designed floor and motioned for his Sensei to join him. As Kakashi sat, Naruto asked him a question that threw him for a total loop.
"Kakashi you were a pupil of the fourth right?" Kakashi blinked at him for a second.
"Yes, why?"
"Because I know who I am Kakashi and I want you to be frank with me on it." It took a second before the meaning of his words dawned on Kakashi.
"You know then." He said simply. Naruto nodded silently.
"I'd have to be blind to miss it Sensei. Take away the whisker marks and I look just like the guy." Was the blunt response. Naruto looked him in the eye.
"What I would like to show you Sensei will be considered an SS-Raned secret between us. This was my father's wish for you to know, your coming by today was coincidental but I shall take this chance to show you. We are sitting on a massive reverse summoning seal to my parents private compound. I am the only person who knows it's location and between you and me I would like it to mostly stay that way. Dad's lifes work is there and I don't want the bastards on the council taking it from me." his voice was a sharp as steel. Kakashi felt his students subtle killing intent at the mention of the council.
"Ok then I have no problem keeping this secret." He said inwardly excited at the legacy of his own Sensei being shared with him.
"Take some blood and place it on the keyseal here." Naruto said indicating a point on the floor. "This will key you into the blood seal after that swipe your hand on the floor in the center of the master seal and channel enough chakra for a Kage Bunshin into it. I will meet you there." Naruto instructed before disappearing in a puff of smoke. Kakashi did as instructed and Vanished.
He reappeared and sat shakily on the ground.
"The first time always sucks, it takes a bit to get used to the sensation. I forgot to warn you Sorry." Naruto said a little apologetic.
Kakashi stood up again and looked around.
"Naruto. Where the hell are we?" He asked slightly frightened and extremely serious.
"Welcome to the Uzumaki, Namikaze Compound located off the coast of Hi no Kuni on an Island in the middle of the Sea. The Drifting Island Uzushio, True home of the Uzumaki clan." Naruto announced right before Kakashi fell over in a dead faint. Two hours later he finally came around again.
"Urrgh!" he complained sitting up. "I had the weirdest dream. Naruto had told me I was on Uzushio."
"It wasn't a dream Sensei." Came Naruto's voice from across the room.
"I mean Imagine my surprise when two scrolls detailing how to find this place came out of the seal on my stomach right after I graduated." Naruto said lying through his teeth, not ready to say how he really found them.
"We need to be getting back soon, however there is something you need to see."
Naruto said as Kakashi stood up to face him. Kakashi followed his student to the bedroom down the hall. Naruto gestured to the door in front of him.
"You need to go in alone it's for your eyes only." He said softly before walking away. Kakashi pushe open the door and walked into the bedroom. A plauqe hung on the wall. It said 'Kakashi's Room'. There was a scroll with his name on it on the nightstand. He opened it, it was all he could do not to break down and cry when he read the scroll. Minato had adopted him and he never knew it. He remembered when they had discussed it right before his Anbu deployment. He had been so happy that someone had wanted him at the time. He thought it had never happened though. However here it was in black and white. For the first time in a decade Kakashi broke down and sobbed. It took him a bit to bring himself back under control before he took a look at the letter again setting the adoption papers to the side. A seal was at the bottom of the paper indicating something was there. Channeling a bit of chakra there he was rewarded as His father's heirloom materialized in his hands.
He stared at the blade in his hands for a minute before shaking ly drawing the blade.
"The clear blade of the White Light Chakra Saber glinted in the evening light, whole once again. A note detached itself from the sheath gently landing on his lap. Sheathing the blade he picked up the note and read it.
Told you I would get it repaired.
Peace and Love,
He laughed a little at his Sensei's childish remark. He looked out the window and smiled for real, for the first time since their deaths.
Naruto looked up from his scroll as his Sensei made his way over with a new sword strapped to his back.
"Ready Sensei?"
Kakashi nodded and as they walked, he told Naruto about his decision regarding the team and Naruto himself. Naruto contemplated the information given and nodded but not before extracting a promise to have Kakashi train him every once in a while too. The appeared back in the room at the temple and walked out. Before he left Kakashi left him with one idea to contemplate.
'Let Anko in on the Secret.'
Naruto went to sleep that night anticipating the next day.
He woke up the next morning to find a kunai nailing a letter to his door.
Yo Gaki,
Kakashi shoulda told you where to meet me, be there by 3:00 pm sharp. Any later an you get no training. Be prepared to work your ass off too.
The sexy, Single Anko Mitarashi
Naruto shook his head at his new sensei's antics. He put the note down and decided to do what he was planning on doing yesterday had Kakashi not interupted. He remembered Ino mentioning a really good store. He pulled up his mental map of the village and pin pointed it's location. Memorizing the route there he sped off to his first stop at Hokage tower. He walked in and got ushered through so he knocked on the door.
"Come in, " came the call. Naruto opened the door to be greeted with a warm smile.
"Naruto what can I do for you today?" Sarutobi smiled at the boy.
"Ne, Ji-Ji? Is there anyway I can get my allowance in advance for the coming month. I need to get some new clothes, I'm starting to out grow my jumpsuits."
Sarutobi inwardly praised the gods at this revelation doing a jig in excitement. Outwardly he smiled at the boy and answered him.
"Sure thing Naruto, However you need to make this money last until you can start doing missions, Ok?" Naruto nodded as he accepted the money. Thanks Ji-Ji, I'll see you later ok?" he smiled as he walked out with Sarutobi beaming afterhim.
The Hokage looked at a picture on his desk and smiled. 'You would be so proud of him Minato.' He thought as he turned back to the Kage's reoccuring enemy. Paperwork!
Naruto sped off down the street from the Hokage's tower to newly outfit himself.
An hour later an extremely happy Naruto walked out of Hiroshimi Outfitters. The traders were not from Konoha so he could come and go as he pleased without the usual scorn. He had bought a whole new get up and several supplies for his FuuinJutsu practice. Two yards of a deep blue fabric to shape his bag of winds and a small handheld battlefan. He now wore black Bakama that housed several hidden pockets. They were taped off with grey bandages and ended with some new sandels. He wore a chain mesh shirt that was covered with a Dark grey and red Haori with a small Uzumaki spiral on each sleeve in red. His utility belt consisted of a shuriken and Kunai holster and several scroll clasps he had bought an engraver and several hundred senbon. From his left side hung a small hand held drum that he was going to make enhancements on. (Think Ceremonial Hand held Native American drum.)
He went Grocery shopping at some of the lesser known stores that Shinobi liked to frequent. Making a shadow clone he sent it and the groceries to the temple. He wandered the village in delight for the next two hours. Nobody recognized him it was hilarious. A shadow clone ran up to him and gave him a Taijutsu scroll that it had found in the old library. The title was Silat, he opened it and read the foreward his mouth opening into a devious grin that had any Anbu seen it they would take off running the other way. The style was an unused one probably due to the insane amount of stamina and flexibility conditioning needed. He tucked the scroll away for later study. He made his way out of the village to where the training grounds were. An hour later he arrived outside of a gated training ground with a big sign saying 44.
He waited in front of the gate taking in his surroundings and listened for his Sensei's approach. A whistling sound caught his attention and he barely dove out of the incoming Kunai.
An. That's it ,love it, hate it indifferent. It might be just me but I feel like I am trying to hard.
Please R&R
Ja Ne


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If you buy only one hip-hop album this year, I'm guessing it'll be Camp. The album maintains some of the overweening humor of Donald Glover's sitcom "Community", but Glover's exaggerated, cartoonish flow and overblown pop-rap production are enough to make Camp one of the most uniquely unlikable rap records of this year (and most others). What's worse is how he uses heavy topics like race, masculinity, relationships, street cred, and "real hip-hop" as props to construct a false outsider persona. On record, he paints himself as a misunderstood victim of cultural preconceptions who is obviously smarter and funnier than his primetime material suggests. Unfortunately, it's a position that holds up to absolutely no scrutiny whatsoever.
Glover's not doing himself any favors with a rap handle taken from the Wu-Tang Name Generator, but that'd be easy to overlook if Camp functioned as anything more than a series of similar one-note gags. On a song-by-song basis, he scripts a slightly off-brand, fictional version of Kanye West being played for laughs. We could talk about Glover's bloodlines all day, but Childish Gambino's paternity test traces straight back to "All Falls Down". "You See Me" reimagines "Niggas in Paris" as a meme cemetery, with Glover painfully leaning into herniated punchlines like, "She's an overachiever/ All she does is suck seed." (Or maybe "Asian girls everywhere... UCLA!" will eventually end up on a T-shirt.) The bottle-service electro of "Heartbeat" could have been the 10th-funniest song on 808s & Heartbreak-- somewhere between "The Coldest Winter" and "Love Lockdown"-- and it's actually trying for laughs. A few of Camp's tracks focus on more inspirational topics than "making up for the fucks I missed in high school," but they usually emulate "Jesus Walks", or when trying to be slightly more humble,"Get By". And any shred of relatability Glover establishes by reminiscing about sinkbaths with his cousin, or trying to fit into the white school his parents busted their asses to send him to, are cancelled out by R&B hooks so garish and impersonal they make Lupe Fiasco's Lasers sound dignified.
Supporters may rush to praise Glover as a "multi-talent" due to Camp's self-production, but his cratedigging begins with The College Dropout and ends with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, all of it Blingee'd up with assistance from "Community" composer Ludwig Goransson. Yes, that's a lot of Yeezy talk, but the most insidious aspect of Camp is how Glover operates from a pre-Kanye inferiority complex where he senses that any dismissal of his music stems from gangsta rap still being the predominant aesthetic version of hip-hop (never mind that the most commercially relevant guy who can be feasibly be called "gangsta rap" right now is Rick Ross, and even he's widely beloved on account of being an acknowledged pathological liar). This much is obvious from the tone-deaf "All of the Shine," and especially "Backpackers", a preemptive strike at his always-male, usually educated haters. Note how its title co-opts the one epithet more outdated than "hipster" in rap music circa 2011.
Glover isn't strictly a comedy rapper, but he flows like a comic actor: When he's trying to be playful, his voice hitches in a pubescent squeak, and when he "goes in," he's still delivering one room-clearing punchline after another with the earnestness of the most confused Rhymesayers guy ever. At the very least, Camp can serve as hashtag rap's tombstone, and I'll just present some choice quotes without comment so you can decide for yourself: "I made the beat and murdered it, Casey Anthony," "You can kiss my ass, Human Centipede," "I got a girl on my arm, dude show respect/ Something crazy and Asian, Virginia Tech."
Every attempt Glover makes to present himself as an inside operative confounding stereotypes about mainstream rap rings totally false. In "Fire Fly", he brags about the ease of scoring college gigs and college girls (while rhyming "LSU" with "molest you") and then complains: "No live shows because I can't find sponsors/ For the only black guy at a Sufjan concert." Bullshit. OK, look: I realize that there's a chance some kid will hear that line and feel validated, and you know, the last thing we need is an armchair cracker like myself relating contrary anecdotal evidence about the demographics at Sufjan Stevens' last concert. So let's just look at the facts: Jay-Z and Beyoncé could be seen at Grizzly Bear shows in 2009, Justin Vernon has a free pass to jump on any track he chooses, and producers spent the year sampling Beach House, the xx, and Tame Impala. How does Glover explain Drake? Is he "crazy or hood," or just a half-Jewish, former child actor from Toronto who's already sold 600,000 copies of Take Care while signed to Lil Wayne's record label? I mean, sub-major hip-hop isn't a post-cred, post-racial utopia by any means, but I can't think of another time when there were more options for listeners of just about any race or background seeking to identify with rappers on a non-allegorical level. I just have to assume Glover has completely ignored the success of Lil B, Main Attrakionz, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar, Odd Future, Danny Brown, and especially Das Racist when he meekly moans, "Is there room in the game for a lame that rhymes/ And wears short shorts and tells jokes sometimes?" It's the perfect summation of Camp: preposterously self-obsessed, but not the least bit self-aware. Tell me that ain't insecure.
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The Blues have made six changes to their line-up for Sunday's Super Rugby encounter with the Bulls at Eden Park.
Despite being unbeaten so far this season, head coach Sir John Kirwan has opted to rotate his squad in a bid to give a number of players the chance to impress.
That means Tim Perry, Quentin MacDonald, Liaki Moli and Kane Barrett will come into the pack, while Baden Kerr and Waisake Naholo are added to the backs.
On the bench, Ronald Raaymakers, Marty McKenzie and Jamison Gibson-Park are all poised to make their Super Rugby debuts.
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke made seven changes to his line-up for the trip to Auckland.
Four of the alterations come in the backs, with Lionel Mapoe, JJ Engelbrecht, Akona Ndungane and Jano Vermaak coming into the side.
Up front, Deon Stegman, Frik Kirsten and Willie Wepener are handed their chances.
Blues: 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Frank Halai, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Francis Saili, 11 Waisake Naholo, 10 Baden Kerr, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Steven Luatua, 7 Luke Braid, 6 Kane Barrett, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Liaki Moli, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Quentin MacDonald, 1 Tim Perry.
Replacements: 16 James Parsons, 17 Angus Ta'avao, 18 Ronald Raaymakers, 19 Brendon O'Connor, 20 Jamison Gibson-Park, 21 Marty McKenzie, 22 Albert Nikoro.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Lionel Mapoe, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Frik Kirsten, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Morne Mellett.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Jacques Potgieter, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Louis Fouche, 22 Jürgen Visser.
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Nah, your not a blasphemer for not being into it. I wasn't a big fan of Halo 1 and 2, but I really did get into Halo 3, and I think it is an awesome game. Still, it's not the second coming of christ as many seem to think. It's just an awesome shooter and a hell of a lot of fun.
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Corey Feldman Slams Charlie Sheen, Claims Corey Haim Had Better Career
In an interview with Moviefone, Feldman was highly critical of a double standard he saw in Hollywood and maintained that the current nonstop news cycle surrounding Charlie Sheen is a crystal clear demonstration of that hypocrisy.
"Well I have to be completely honest and say, I'm not a huge fan of Charlie Sheen," Feldman said. "I don't make it my goal to ever talk badly in the press, we're all in it together, that's the way I look at it, but Charlie in particular, especially the way that he's affected other people that I know -- point blank, Charlie and Corey started their careers pretty much together, and Corey fought for his entire life to recover from those early experiences and to get his life together."
"And [he] eventually did so, and yet he was snubbed by all his peers on both of the award shows where he should have been honored. Whereas Charlie has lived a very parallel life, the only difference being is that he had a hit TV show," he continued.
"But if you look at the body of work that Charlie has done, I guarantee you Corey has had more success than Charlie has in his film career. And yet, if Charlie were to die tomorrow, I guarantee you, he would be included in the memoriam. That's just something for people to think about."
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- Tuesday 08 MarchBy hatrick2Lowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Feldman, Haim and Sheen are all douche bags!
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy sprout
you are a douche bag! i don't have any particular feelings of like toward sheen or feldman...but haim never pulled this kind of crap and if he did, i think it would have been viewed very differently and he wouldn't have had the same storm of media attention.
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy TedLowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
My guinea pig had a better career than all these idiots.
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy KR
Congrats to your pet. But, FOR ONCE, Feldman is correct. An actor 'flatlining' in a hospital scene can do a better job than Chazbo Sheen.
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy X1600
Was your guinea pig in any Richard Gere movies?
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy tony
the only problem with that statement is,sheen will work again.
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy Zero
Wait and think, if Corey Haim didn't die, would he be news?
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy bestbunny10
I'd like to know why my posts go to email but are never received and just disappear.
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy Polar Patrol
Glad I'm not the only one. It's about 50/50...sometimes they go through, sometimes they don't. Rather maddening. I've emailed the staff about this, too, but no response.
- Tuesday 08 March
Shut up Douche!
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy donna
Get over it...Feldman...your washed up so now you are trying to get in on the action...GO AWAY LOSER!!!!
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy Kika
I like C.S. and I wish him the best, I will cry when they find him in some fancy hotel. I don't think that the studio handled him correctly and they have alot of fault. I will change my viewing habits when chuck lorre shows are on, or off as they should be. But right now I have to worry about what is happeneing in my life, God bless Charlie, back to reality
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy Ruta
Yeah, there's SO much to like there! Who wouldn't like that self-destructive behavior? The drug addiction. The alcoholism. The porn fetish. Can't forget the lousy acting, the narcissism and the one man freakshow psychosis. So much to like, so much to cry over. Can't wait til my kids turn out that way so I can like 'em even more!
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy SB
Tired of hearing about Charlie Sheen. He doesn't deserve any of the publicity he is getting. Will not watch anything with him in it. Charlie Sheen is an idiot!
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy CIHFAN
Corey Feldman is 100% correct.
And yes, Corey Haim would have been news once again considering all the projects he was working on at the time of his death.
Rest in peace corey. LOVE YOU. xoxox
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy plz
What a mindless and needless article. It sounds like someone should report that if you piss into the wind you get all wet!
- Tuesday 08 March
Feldman was right, Corey Haim was a lot more famous, and a much better actor, than Charlie could, or would ever be.
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy bestbunny10
Yes he was. We lost Corey too soon.
Carlos Estevez is just not likeable except to high school kids who think hes a cool dude. Hes not good looking anymore,: he is a mediocre actor lucky to ahve landed this role: so what does he do??He bites the hand that feeds him. Stupid idiot. Adonis DNA???What mirror is he looking in??
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy hatrick3
Sprout-You likely wouldn't have been able to spell douche bag on your own. Haim killed himself with drugs. It's no tragedy, he was a moron. He, like Sheen, carelessly hurt the people who loved him most. Their lives are less burdened now that he's gone.
- Tuesday 08 MarchBy Jay
keep on trying to extend that 15 minutes feldman,you douche nozzle
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So, just to make sure I'm understanding you. You really believe that there are NO starving children in America. Starving isn't just little black babies with protruding bellies. That is the classic petit bourgeois definition. Starving is not getting the adequate nutrients, and slowly dying as a result from the developing disease process.This goes on in many areas of the country.
Jane was right. She was right about the war as well...
Interesting that Ms Fonda has issued 2 'apologies', no? One, where she corrected herself saying there were 'starving' kids in North Georgia, and one where she apologised for going to Vietnam on 20/20..So that's 2 times she admitted she 'might be wrong'. Something I have yet to see you do.
As mentioned previously, I have worked with Hosea's charity, and even the great Hosea Williams wasn't deluded enough to believe there are 'starving' kids here. But, since you have been on those 'planes' in Europe with Mr Tebow, I guess I'll take your 'word' for it.
Your semantics about 'nutrients' in judging actual real 'starving' people is telling..Saying any child in the USA is truly 'starving' is, in fact, a great insult to real starving kids everywhere else. To me, that's like saying there's 'poverty' or 'poor' people here..Well, of course, by our standard, yes. But any grown person that isn't trolling because they had thier feelings hurt in a political debate can objectively look at the big picture: and our 'poor' folks would be considered quite 'well off' in comparison to many,many other truly destitute living humans all over the world.
I suggest you get back on some of those 'planes' you speak of and take another look.
Fonda is (was) trying to correct her legacy, and sell her books. She tends to go back and forth on what she meant going to Nam...depending on who she is speaking to at the time.
I can tell you don't understand what poverty really is...you are one of those guys who go work at the shelter, then ride home in your SUV , sitting your fat butt down to a real dinner with heat and a nice bed free of rats and roaches. You can't possibly rationalize that "excess is great", and sincerely care about the people living in squalor just miles from your house.
Why would my feelings be hurt??? I am looking at the big picture, which includes millions of hungry children in the USA....starving children. Just because they don't fit your sordid description of what hunger really is (is) disgusting. Because their level of starvation isn't in accordance with yours they are "better off" because they live in America?? Believe me, the level of poverty in America feels just as bad there as it does anywhere else, because hunger hurts. The kid in the projects in Oakland doesn't tell himself that he has to be strong because there are children with even worse hunger 15,000 miles away.Pain and despair doesn't work like that, not with an abundance of food right around the corner.
Basically you are saying America's hunger is good hunger, because it isn't as bad as it is elsewhere. That is just plain pathetic, and classic wacko thinking. You have a serious blind spot Gus. One that makes you miss the obvious going on all around you.


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