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Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises (2007)

IMDB rating: 8.00

Plot: The mysterious and charismatic Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin is a driver for one of London’s most notorious organized crime families of Eastern European origin. The family itself is part of the Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood. Headed by Semyon, whose courtly charm as the welcoming proprietor of the plush Trans-Siberian restaurant impeccably masks a cold and brutal core, the family’s fortunes are tested by Semyon’s volatile son and enforcer, Kirill, who is more tightly bound to Nikolai than to his own father. But Nikolai’s carefully maintained existence is jarred once he crosses paths at Christmastime with Anna Khitrova, a midwife at a North London hospital. Anna is deeply affected by the desperate situation of a young teenager who dies while giving birth to a baby. Anna resolves to try to trace the baby’s lineage and relatives. The girl’s personal diary also survives her; it is written in Russian, and Anna seeks answers in it. Anna’s mother Helen does not discourage her, but Anna’s irascible Russian-born uncle Stepan urges caution. He is right to do so; by delving into the diary, Anna has accidentally unleashed the full fury of the Vory. With Semyon and Kirill closing ranks and Anna pressing her inquiries, Nikolai unexpectedly finds his loyalties divided. The family tightens its grip on him; who can, or should, he trust? Several lives - including his own - hang in the balance as a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution reverberates through the darkest corners of both the family and London itself.

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Directors: Cronenberg David

Actors: Altin Josef,Mina Mina E.,Mikic Aleksandar,Uzzaman Badi,Jaffrey Raza,Skolimowski Jerzy,Mortensen Viggo,Cassel Vincent,Mueller-Stahl Armin,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

does anyone else think obama is crazy? Obama's nuclear-free vision mired in debate?
Obama’s nuclear-free vision mired in debate
Pentagon officials have pushed back against the president’s goals to shrink the U.S. stockpile and reduce the role of such weapons in foreign policy, sources say.
By Paul Richter

January 4, 2010

Reporting from Washington

President Obama’s ambitious plan to begin phasing out nuclear weapons has run up against powerful resistance from officials in the Pentagon and other U.S. agencies, posing a threat to one of his most important foreign policy initiatives.

Obama laid out his vision of a nuclear-free world in a speech in Prague, Czech Republic, last April, pledging that the U.S. would take dramatic steps to lead the way. Nine months later, the administration is locked in internal debate over a top-secret policy blueprint for shrinking the U.S. nuclear arsenal and reducing the role of such weapons in America’s military strategy and foreign policy.

Officials in the Pentagon and elsewhere have pushed back against Obama administration proposals to cut the number of weapons and narrow their mission, according to U.S. officials and outsiders who have been briefed on the process.

In turn, White House officials, unhappy with early Pentagon-led drafts of the blueprint known as the Nuclear Posture Review, have stepped up their involvement in the deliberations and ordered that the document reflect Obama’s preference for sweeping change, according to the U.S. officials and others, who described discussions on condition of anonymity because of their sensitivity and secrecy.

The Pentagon has stressed the importance of continued U.S. deterrence, an objective Obama has said he agrees with. But a senior Defense official acknowledged in an interview that some officials are concerned that the administration may be going too far. He described the debate as "spirited. . . . I think we have every possible point of view in the world represented."

The debate represents another collision between Obama’s administration and key parts of the national security establishment, after scrapes over troop levels in Afghanistan and missile defenses in Eastern Europe.

But more than those issues, the future of U.S. nuclear weapons policy is directly tied to a series of initiatives Obama has advanced as a prime goal of his presidency.

"This is the first test of Obama’s nuclear commitments," said former U.S. Ambassador Nancy E. Soderberg, who held senior foreign policy positions in the Clinton administration. "They can’t afford to fall short at the outset."

Congress called for the nuclear review, the third such study since the end of the Cold War, placing the Pentagon in charge. Similar reviews were conducted near the beginning of the Clinton and the George W. Bush administrations, but Obama’s is the first in which substantial changes stand to be made both in the number of U.S. nuclear weapons and in how they are used.

The government maintains an estimated 9,400 nuclear weapons, about 1,000 fewer than in 2002. But Obama believes that stepping up efforts to reduce the stockpile will give U.S. officials added credibility in their quest to strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, the cornerstone international arms-control pact.

The timing of the administration debate on the nuclear review is crucial, because a key international meeting on the treaty is planned for May in New York.

Also looming this year are other elements of Obama’s nuclear agenda, including renewal of an arms-reduction treaty with Russia and a push for Senate ratification of a global ban on nuclear testing.

The nonproliferation treaty has been weakened in recent years by the spread of nuclear technologies to countries such as North Korea, Pakistan and Iran. But nonnuclear countries are wary of intrusive new rules, arguing that though the United States preaches nuclear arms control to others, it has failed to live up to its own promises to disarm.

For Obama, the stakes are high. The difficulties posed by challenges in Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Korea and the Middle East underscore the need for progress on arms control.

Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in part because of expectations that he would make good on his pledge to reduce the nuclear threat.

Obama would not be the first president to suffer setbacks on nuclear policy at the hands of politics and the U.S. bureaucracy. President Clinton and Defense Secretary Les Aspin had ambitious plans to overhaul nuclear policy. But their 1994 review quickly bogged down in internal disagreement, and ended largely by preserving the status quo.

Obama has vowed to move toward abolishing American nuclear weapons, but has acknowledged that the process may not be completed in his lifetime.

The president told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in September that his administration would soon set out a new nuclear posture policy statement that "opens the door to deeper cuts and reduces the role of nuc


I don’t think Obama is crazy. Obama is however evil and extremely dangerous

lillith25 | Jan 05, 2010


yes,and many other things.
digitaldave56 | Jan 04, 2010


your crazy,and your question is entirely too long
watcher of fools | Jan 04, 2010


OF course not. Your a victim of a boring newsday, writing a caption which is false. If you actually read this drivel, you will see:

"The Pentagon has stressed the importance of continued U.S. deterrence, an objective Obama has said he agrees with. "

There is hence no real substantial reason to worry that he wants to end all nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence, and no reason to think he is crazy.
ObamaBot THX-1138 | Jan 04, 2010


That is a bunch of bullox dreaming. The threat of nuclear response is mental.
What are you some kinda Jackhole | Jan 05, 2010


Question is way too long, I won’t take the time to read it - but will address your main question.
I don’t think he is crazy, necessarily, I think he has the wrong approach and is very very very naive.
I really think he thought his grand apology tour would put an end to terrorism and this recent attempt took him and his cohorts by surprise. I believe that he is naive enough to think that his hope and change and apologies would stop muslim extremists from hating us and wanting to kill us.
He is one clueless person and so are those who voted for him.
WinonaGal | Jan 06, 2010

Money from Home

Money from Home
Money from Home (1953)

IMDB rating: 5.80

Plot: Matt and Dean are in trouble. Dean owes tons of gambling debts. To pay it off, he promises to fix a horse, so that it does not run. To do that, he intends to use his animal lover, veterenian apprentice cousin, Jerry to do this. Of course, he doesn’t tell Jerry the real reason. Hilarity ensues as mistaken identies are assumed, while along the way, Jerry meets a female vet and Dean falls for the owner of the horse he’s promised to fix. Goons and mobsters are also lurking around; so beware!

Directors: Marshall George

Actors: Martin Dean,Lewis Jerry,Haydn Richard,Strauss Robert,Mohr Gerald,Leonard Sheldon,Vincent Romo,Kruschen Jack,Horvath Charles,Reeves Richard,Lubin Lou,Richards Frank,Hayden Harry,Comedy,

every time i put a game in my xbox 360 it takes a while to read then say "play dvd?
every time i put a game in my xbox 360 it takes a while to read then say "play dvd or i can get to the games main menu and it freezes i have been having this problem for awhile and i want to know if thereis a way to fix it a home so i dont have to spend alot of money to send it in PLZ HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


your lazer is f’d up
Helpful Man | Feb 07, 2010


Hi,

Disk drive went bad. You need to take off the faceplate of the 360 and determine which disk drive model you have by the color and position of the wires in a little slot. You can google "how to determine 360 disk drive model" on the internet to find a detailed tutorial. Once you have the model, you will need to buy a new one from ebay or llammas.com and install it. Installing is pretty simple, just take apart the unit, unplug the wires, and reassemble.

If you don’t want to do this route it will cost $115 with microsoft. if your warranty is expired that is.
Aric | Feb 07, 2010

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

IMDB rating: 8.10

Plot: Laura Manion returns home to tell her husband she’s been raped. Lt. Manion kills the rapist and then claims crime of passion as a defense. At least that’s his story. Paul Biegler agrees to defend him and must unravel a case in which the motivations of the murderer, his wife, and the victim are all in question.

Directors: Preminger Otto

Actors: Stewart James,Gazzara Ben,O’Connell Arthur,Scott George C.,Bean Orson,Brown Russ,Hamilton Murray,West Brooks,Lynch Ken,Qualen John,McNear Howard,Campbell Alexander,Crime,Drama,Mystery,

Need help with my Adventures of Tom Sawyer test!?
can someone please help me answer these questions?

13. The whitewashing Episode taught tom what..?
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14. Mary helped tom get ready for Sunday school because tom..?
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15. The clue which told aunt Polly that tom had been swimming instead of attending School was..?
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16. In the first chapter, tom picked a fight with Alfred temple because he did what..?
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17. Aunt Polly unjustly punished tom for doing what..?
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18. Tom won a bible prize partly by doing what..?
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19. Tom liked to play with huckleberry Finn because Huck..?
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20. One of Tom

Lost Boys, The

Lost Boys, The
Lost Boys, The (1987)

IMDB rating: 6.80

Plot: Financial troubles force a recent divorcee and her teenage sons Mike and Sam to settle down with her father in the California town of Santa Carla. At first, Sam laughs off rumours he hears about vampires who inhabit the small town. But after Mike meets a beautiful girl at the local amusement park, he begins to exhibit the classic signs of vampirism. Fearing for his own safety, Sam recruits two young vampire hunters to save his brother by finding and destroying the head vampire.

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Directors: Schumacher Joel

Actors: Patric Jason,Haim Corey,Hughes Barnard,Herrmann Edward,Sutherland Kiefer,Feldman Corey,Newlander Jamison,McCarter Brooke,Wirth Billy,Winter Alex,Corbitt Chance Michael,Chapman Alexander Bacon,Morgan Nori,Comedy,Horror,Thriller,

I think my boyfriend is in the closet? (gay)?
he is too good to be true. and he gives off so many vibes…if he is gay, i don’t care i will accept it and love him to pieces as a friend but i would be heartbroken to lose him as a partner. he only hangs out with gay men (no biggy!), has very feminine mannerisms, tells me how cute gay men are, has the cutest little walk (walks with a fierce hip swinging walk lol), i know he has had sexual relations with men in the past, talks like most gay guys i know, has more style than me (always has to dress to the T, colorfull, hair needs to be perfect…etc). I’ve viewed his youtube channel and almost everything he is subscribed to has to do with gay men, and he ALWAYS watched 5awesomegays (he is obsessed!) he is kind of feminine, like the woman in the relationship (he is VERY flamboyant) …and he tells me that i act like a boy. i love him to pieces, but i don’t know what do to? i asked him if he is bi, and he tells me "omg, that is like soooo none of your business" in his exact words. He tells me he loves me, but one thing i’ve noticed is that he is trying to get me pregnant. All he talks about is babies, and getting me pregnant and how jealous he is of my daughter’s father. Could he be gay, and just wants a baby so bad he wants to get me pregnant? (he actually jokingly said this to me). I don’t know what to do, no matter what I want him in my life. He is perfect, straight or gay. Pure perfection in my eyes.What should I do? What do you guys think?
shane, none of that shocks me nor does it offend me. you are talking to a girl who looks at pretty disturbing stuff for fun. ::shakes head:: men….lol
snarf: i am serious, for once i found a guy that doesn’t hit women or cheat…soooo yeah STFU. i was just asking what to do.


Have him join the military, there he can open up and come home a hero!
jamesfentress44 | Feb 09, 2010


Maybe he is just bisexual?
Liam | Feb 09, 2010


ask him for a 3some with another bloke, see what he says … maybe everyone will be a winner ?!?!?
William | Feb 09, 2010


Gee..ya think ???
john c | Feb 09, 2010


What are you, 12?
How do you not see that he’s textbook heterosexual.
He seems like the epitome of straight.
Shane | Feb 09, 2010


He does seem gay. He could just be bi though. Does he seem to enjoy the sex? If so then he is probably just bi.
Chey | Feb 09, 2010


Ohh geez another hidden one using a doll for a cover up… =(

but even though things seem like that it won’t always mean he’s gay he could be bisexual!
Ra Ra Ra ah ah ah roma roma ma a | Feb 09, 2010


All of the bisexual men I know act fairly "straight". Yes, I think he’s gay. If he is trying to use you to get a baby, then don’t let him anywhere near you. Personally, I wouldn’t even want him as a friend - he’s acting like a selfish jerk.
Mercy | Feb 09, 2010


If he actually conveys to you, the person he is supposedly committed to, that his sexual orientation is none of your business, then I would certainly presume him to be keeping you as his ‘pet.’ While he may be sweet and all, from what you’ve conveyed in your qualifier, it sounds as if he intends to use you as a ‘baby factory,’ and has little more care for a relationship with you but to that end.

Be cautious. A baby is a life….an entire life of its own, which will absorb at least eighteen years of your life in offering responsible care and guidance. Are you quite prepared to be irrevocably linked to this guy in the shared raising of a child? Are you prepared to be guilty of bringing a child into this tenuous situation? Think now, while you can still make responsible decisions. Once the deed is done, there will be no turning back.
Master Buz Lawson | Feb 09, 2010


You cannot be serious. If you are, you have no right even being in a relationship.
SNARF | Feb 09, 2010


yes doll he is in the closet but u found out so hopefully he knows and will ""come out"" most gays want babies…look at lesbians using turkey basters to impregnate their partner…. ask him openly to admit his sexuallity
bigdaddy_ruffluv | Feb 09, 2010

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (1997)

IMDB rating: 8.40

Plot: 1950’s Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime.

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Directors: Hanson Curtis

Actors: Spacey Kevin,Crowe Russell,Pearce Guy,Cromwell James,DeVito Danny,Strathairn David,Rifkin Adam,McCoy Matt,Guilfoyle Paul,Seganti Paolo,Beckel Graham,Rankin Steve,Crime,Mystery,Thriller,

im doing a three film marathon tomo what films should i watch?
here are some we’re thinking of doing

Three Kings
Jackie Brown
Panic Room
Memento
The Godfather
Scarface
Die Hard
Platoon
American Gangster
The Departed
A history of violence
Twelve Monkeys
Requiem for a dream
casino
the beach
no country for old men
zodiac
paranormal activity
L.A confidential

we’re looking for films with an amzing twist here are some films we love already

fight club
se7en
v for vendetta
american beauty
the sixth sense

any film will do even if its not out on dvd yet
THANKS


Out of the ones you listed I’d go with:
Paranormal Activity
Zodiac
Requiem for a Dream
Scarface
No Country for Old Men

and then also I would go with:
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Funny Games
Planet Terror
Death Proof
Inglorious Basterds

if you want movies with a twist:
The Villiage
Sixth Sense
Taking Lives
Saw

Ms.Firefly | Dec 20, 2009


Brilliant must see Films with a twist:
THE USUAL SUSPECTS
WILD THINGS
THE GAME
ARLIGHTON ROAD
VANILLA SKY
IDENTITY
Arwel | Dec 20, 2009

Running Scared

Running Scared
Running Scared (2006)

IMDB rating: 7.50

Plot: After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop. But things goes wrong for Joey after the neighbor kid stole the gun and used it to shoot his abusive father. Now Joey has to find the kid and the gun before the police and the mob find them first.

Directors: Kramer Wayne

Actors: Walker Paul,Bright Cameron,Palminteri Chazz,Roden Karel,Messner Johnny,Neuberger Alex,Cudlitz Michael,Altman Bruce,Nascarella Arthur J.,Noble John,Warshofsky David,Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

I know it's a sad question but.. What's the meanest thing you've seen someone do to their horse?
I know, sad question but it’s just that about 2 weeks ago I was at a barrel race and there was one horse and rider who were running fast constant times all day, but I guess kept coming up second. Every time I would watch this lady exit the arena she didn’t look happy. Then when the lady who kept beating her ran and beat her time, she would slap her horse on the neck and say something under her breath. I wanted to go up and tell her to quit blaming her horse just because he wasn’t he wasn’t his best today (even though he was running great times), but my trainer told me just to stay out of it. So it was the last run of the evening and the mean lady was up. He horse ran the first two barrels perfectly, but it was starting to get dark so a photographer on the sidelines turn on the flash, and as the horse turned the top barrel and the camera flashed he spooked. He jumped to the side and completely toppled over the last barrel and went down. The rider went flying off his back too. The hose got up and was fine, but the lady was Pissed. She got up, grabbed the reins HARD, and jerked on his mouth backing him up and scaring him even more all while screaming "What the hell is your problem?! What was that?!". And if that wasn’t enough, she continually raised her hand threatening to hit him, further frightening him. The judge had to say over the intercom "Don’t take it out on your horse! Exit the arena now!" After the show was over, the lady walked past us leading her horse and I yelled, "You shouldn’t be riding!" She just snarled at me and my trainer laughed.
So then Sunday I was at an open show that I just went to watch. I noticed one girl was being particularly bratty and using her whip quite often when her horse wasn’t doing a thing. And she wasn’t using it as an aid, but as punishment every time her horse did some thing as small opening it’s mouth. I kept an eye on her as the barrel race was still fresh in my mind. So I watched during the flat classes and she seemed to be very tense an wouldn’t let off the horses mouth. Between each class just whip the crap out of this poor horse for no reason and keep yanking on the bit every time the horse went a little to fast. So the jumps came and they seemed to be doing fine (though she kept spurring the horse every time they landed which there absolutely no reason for that). So it went from crossrails to 2 foot jumps and they were doing ok. But then her horse got to exited and leaped forward knocking down the poles (which heavy wood ones). The girl came off the side and the horse took off. It was clear the horse was obviously limping as the girl put no protective gear on it’s legs. The horse cantered once around the arena limping quite badly then stopped by her rider (who was fine). She walked over, grabbed the reins of the spooked horse who was breathing heavily, took her crop, and smacked her in the face. No joke. The horse tossed her head way up and the girl let go and literally walked away, leaving her horse standing in the middle of the arena. Her mom approached her and said something like "What are you doing?! Go get your horse now!" she said "No! I hate that horse! Get rid of it!!" then she walked off and locked herself in the truck for the rest of her show while her mom took care of her horse. I was totally shocked. This was a NICE horse, one of the best there, there is no reason to get rid of it just because of a mistake, she was just a snob who wanted $100,000 pro jumpers. I couldn’t believe what had just happened. I’ve never seen anything happen like that at a show, and never twice in a row.
Anyway sorry I’m talking so much but I just had to get that off my chest. Those shows got me thinking about how mean people can be to their horses. So what’s the meanest or cruelest thing you’ve every seen someone do to their horse in person? (Not in a video or a pic)


Sorry, I didn’t read it all but I worked at a horse rescue center and this race horse came in with razors jammed in his hooves. Apparently the owner was hoping the pain would cause the horse to pick up his hooves faster, making him run faster.
It was soo horrible! ):
Bri | Feb 04, 2010


I haven’t really seen anything bad like that, but I sent my horse to a "natural" horsemanship barn for 2 months to see how he would be riding english, after I got him back he was so skiddish, and he was 12, not a little colt who gets scared easy. I later went snooping around secretly and found out they starve the horses to get them to do what they want.
Katilette | Feb 04, 2010


I can top anyone I am sure. I knew a guy who ran a riding tour company. He had one great horse who you could put anyone on. He would pack them around and stand without moving a hoof for hours while kids brushed him. Because he was so good, he did twice as many rides as any other horse. He was an older horse. Anyway, the string got an attack of strangles and this old guy was hit rather hard. He lost weight and took ages to get better (Needless to say no vet ever saw this or any of the horses sickened). One day I went over and this old guy was gone. They had taken him into the high country and pushed him off a cliff and left him for dead. They figured the mountain lions would finish the job.

Animal protection came around and just asked him not to do it again.

A great reward for 20 years of faithful service huh…..he didn’t even have the decency to put a bullet in his head, just left him injured and dying in pain. I lost a little faith in humanity at that point.
Trilogy | Feb 04, 2010


about 3 months ago,my friend traded an old barrel horse (that was meant to be retired) for this 3 yr old filly,well,the woman decided to lie and not retire the horse,and my friend didnt like the filly,so she demanded they trade back,well when the woman came to get the filly,and drop off the barrel racer,the filly wouldnt go into the tailor,so the woman stood out there for 30 mins beating this horse,finally she got one of the people to help her,and had to slap its flanks a bunch of times with the whip,and she got in,it was sad,thats why I would never want to sell my horse,its too easy to abuse them,and its legal,its amazing how horrible things can be called training,if you beat a dog when training it its abuse,why are racers allowed to whip the crap outta a horse??? when we went to get feed one time,the owner of the store told us about a horse that someone found almost dead out in the middle of no where tied to a tree,with its head to high to be able to eat or anything,cause of the economy,turning it lose would have been bad enough,thats alot worse.
Real Deal CowGirl | Feb 04, 2010


wow i’ve just got to say that is really mean, im lucky where i haven’t witnessed anything like that but i haven’t started showing yet. i feel like some people think im too mean to my horse, but i have to use the crop to get him to move and its more of a sound crop than a hurting crop and he doesn’t respond to the sound, so i when i use the crop normally it makes a thunderous sound. but he is most spoiled, gets a treat after every ride. and I’ll come out On some of his off days and just groom, him.
Kathy E. | Feb 04, 2010


I’m sorry you had to witness that, its’ really hard to see people do stuff like that to innocent animals. I would never act that way to my horse or any horse, and I can tell you wouldn’t either. I remember at a barn I used to ride at, a green horse stopped at a jump with the trainer riding him, and he fell off. He got up and beat the horse’s chest with the crop while screaming at it in front of all of us ( I was about 12 and there were younger girls in the class too.) It was heartbreaking - the horse was green and didn’t completely understand what to do and should not have been punished. I also notice the snobbiness of a LOT of riders. I appreciate the art of riding too much to care about the social aspect.
Ali | Feb 04, 2010


I went to a JUNIORS ONLY event. One girl fell off her horse, she blamed it on him so she grabbed his rein yanked his head to her and slapped him.

One time I went to a three star rated dressage show. One woman rode her clearly not in the best shape little Quarab for 2 hours later in the afternoon schooling him.

Edit: Some of the stories reminded me of a horse my grandmother rescued. He was a QH cross, very sweet. His past owner didn’t know how to ride. They rarely managed to place at shows and if they did they certainly didn’t have the scores to have gotten it. This woman would get so frustrated with him that she would throw the saddle at his face.
Kylie! | Feb 04, 2010


I HATE kid’s gymkhanas and rodeos. When a horse is a tool to make a kid look good, parents will do ANYTHING to win.

Bicycle chain mouthpieces. Bits wrapped in wire. Whips made out of lengths of old lariat rope so the rider can whip the horse down along the inside of the hind legs or to lash a competitors horse in the face to prevent it passing in a race.

The "barrel racer wave" - whipping a horse from the third barrel to the finish line hard enough to leave welts.

Ropers using hot shots to keep old horses preforming.

Drugging a horse so it can preform injured.

I’ve seen some terrible things done in ignorance - which can be forgiven. Sometimes people just don’t know or don’t understand or aren’t capable of thinking something through. If I had room I’d tell you the story of buying a pair of Haflinger mares from a mentally disabled individual. But to see some of the terrible things parents will do so their kid can win a belt buckle or ribbon. . . . . that’s the bottom.
SLA | Feb 04, 2010


I was trail riding with my parents and a couple friends at a state park. Afterward we were loading up, and my mom’s mare refused to load. I was busy loading my own horse a few hundred feet away and didn’t notice when some woman came up to "help" my mom, who is new to horses and a little unsure of herself.

The woman took a longe whip and started beating my mom’s little mare, who normally loads good but was being a little testy that day because she was in heat and there was a stud in the campground. She was screaming, cussing and whipping the horse so hard it was leaving whelts across her body.

I heard my mom yelling, saw what was going on, ran over and whacked that "woman" right in the jaw. Then I chased her off with her own whip. The whole time she was screaming, cussing and calling me, my mom and her horse foul names.

Don’t know where she got the nerve to do that, but if I ever see her again I’m gonna let her have it again. Nobody in camp claimed to know her, but I’ll bet nobody that was there will forget her either. She didn’t make any friends trying to help out that day.
Maria | Feb 04, 2010


I’ve been a horse trainer for 12 years. I also help to find homes for rescue horses and horses that people want to ‘get rid of’. I’ve seen and handled a lot of horses that were victims of cruelty. One was an older gelding (living) that had a huge hole through his neck like someone jammed a 2×4 through him. I’ve handled walkers that come from abusive "training facilities" where there feet are sored and they are made to stand in muddy stalls 24/7. I’ve personally picked up horses that were left in pens that are just barely bigger than the horse, usually with no food, water, or grass, and sometimes the pen has a concrete bottom instead of dirt. I’ve seen a horse that had somehow gotten wrapped up in barb-wired fencing. I’ve even witnessed a man repeatedly shoot his horse with a BB gun.

It sickens me how many people so willingly abuse their horses, and all other animals. Please, if you ever see someone who mistreats their horse, REPORT THEM. Same goes for training facilities and individual trainers. Research the place/person that you intend to send your horse to, and if you find any instinces of cruelty, report them. Don’t stop reporting them until the problem has been taken care of and the animals are safe.
Anonymous Me | Feb 04, 2010


i no this doesnt sound nearly as bad as all the others but i once entered a working hunter show on my irish draught.there was a girl on a stunning cob that came second.the judge told her she hadnt been awarded full marks as the cob hadnt shown enough outline.the girl threw her rosette in the bin, slapped his belly,called him stupid,then spat in his eye….disgusting.i wish it had kicked her in the face.nevermind the fact it was prob her bad riding that ruined the outline.
Samantha | Feb 04, 2010


The meanest thing have done to a horse was when one came to me to train, it had been handled very little. It would kick, bite almost unmanageable with a halter on.
I had told the fellow I would train him and when he unloaded him out of the trailer, I knew he would be trouble. Had I seen him first I would not have taken him.

He just looked stupid and mean. I tried to reason with him for two days you know the sugar and carrot patience stuff. I knew that was not going to work on him.
I took him to the arena and hobbled his front feet and tied a hind to that with about a 2 foot space.
He fought and fought went down on his nose and back up, bloody mouth. bloody nose.

He did not stop till he was in a lather, when He stopped I saddled him got on and off , put a tarp over him, used a plastic flag around him, hosed him off after I unsaddled him. Tied him to a solid post and foot gentled him he still had a little fight in him.

I rode him the next day and had him riding out and reining pretty good in about 50 days.

Gave the guy lessons on him and sent him home, The owner stopped my house the next year and said the horse had got caught in wire and had stood there a few days because of the amount of manure there. He had learned not to fight when his feet were caught.

The horse worked out for him and they liked him
Lilian | Feb 04, 2010


In all my years of showing and being around horses, I have actually never seen anything too terrible (thank God). Though, I always have remembered when I was a little kid, just learning to ride, I was at one of my first shows that had both English and western events. I was watching the barrel racing and there was a teen aged boy riding one of the school horses, and would yell at this horse. He would scream and yell at this horse aggressively and you could see his teeth clenched and his face was red. After all these years it just disturbed me to see this boy do this and no one say anything. Sure he wasn’t beating or physically harming the horse, but it has just bothered me…
Forward is Your Friend | Feb 04, 2010


I’ve done a lot of showing and thus seen a lot of disappointed riders taking things out on their horse. I’m not the type of person that pets their horse everytime it does something wrong, and I’m all for disciplining a horse if he does something he knows he shouldn’t do (for instance, if I’m schooling my horse at the barn and he spooks or balks, which is a total no-no, I’m going to yank him around and spur him hard until he decides to do what I ask). The one time he really did something horrible–he bolted not long after I bought him–my trainer had me take him in the roundpen, tie his bit to the stirrup (not super tight, just enough to flex his head a little), and make him gallop; once he was sweating and tired, he made me get back on him and gallop him with my spur jammed in his side the entire time, to teach him that he can’t buck and bolt simply because a spur touched him. Maybe that sounds "cruel," but it worked, and it was done because he had done something dangerous out of disobedience (not fear or inability). I’m pretty sure most people on here disagree with me, but I do it alongside both of the trainers I’ve used in the last few years and it works. However, I’m not going to beat my horse senselessly for no reason, or just because he gets beaten at a show. If he’s done his best, I don’t care if he gets second or last. If he hasn’t done his best, I don’t care if he gets first–he still didn’t do well. The woman you described who hit her horse after the placings was announced was just stupid. The horse didn’t actually do anything wrong (nothing to merit punishment) and either way, hitting him minutes later means absolutely nothing to him, since he can’t understand that he was supposed to get first instead of second.

Quite awhile back, I was watching a hunter/jumper show in one of the bigger hunter classes. Some kid’s horse refused and she fell off. She immediately got up and got back on to discipline her horse. I probably would have disciplined my horse as well (in my opinion, if the horse knows how to jump and you’ve set him up fine, then he has no reason to refuse and should be disciplined for doing so). However, she started spinning him around so fast, she fell off again (through no fault of her horse’s–she just couldn’t keep her balance while spinning him!). That, of course, made her even more mad, but probably taught her a lesson too :).
LopeSlow | Feb 04, 2010


Me and my horse were at a shot clinic and there was a girl there with her horse. The horse was being good it just picked its leg up and rested. she whipped it until it started to bleed i felt so bad for it. I wanted to go over there and whip her but some one else ran over there. They told her to leave and yelled at her. She was lucky i didn’t get there first.
Jenny H | Feb 04, 2010


A friend of mine leased a miniature pony to keep as stable company to her show horse. He was always grumpy and didn’t much like people, and one day they clipped him because his coat was too thick. He had scars all over him, these small white spots on his face and body. He wouldn’t let anyone touch them, so they took him to the vet, who removed air rifle pellets, mostly from his face. His previous owners used to use him for shooting practice, since he was about the same size as a wild pig.

Up the road from her was a run down fuel station, with a fence around it. No grass or dirt, just all concrete. A horse lived in there unfed for years until he died of starvation. His owners didn’t want him anymore so took him there and left him.

At a show I watched a woman drive a metal spike (6inches long) into the neck of her show pony because he was fidgeting while she braided him.

At another show that ran over several days, my Auntie returned to her pony to find that someone had docked her tail in jealousy of my Aunt’s winnings.

The worst was in a doco I watched about an older couple who owned a QH Stallion. He didn’t come in for breakfast one day and they found him barely alive at the back of his paddock. A jealous competitor had gone in with an axe and mutilated him. They hacked off parts of him and they had to put him down on site.
HesterMofet11 | Feb 04, 2010


The plain out meanest thing I’ve seen is the stuff people do in competitions-I’ve done speed event competitions, so people doing things to get horses in the alleyway or when they just get frustrated with them for getting a bad time. The worst was someone kicking a horse repeatedly in the stomach for not entering the alleyway (this was while someone was on it’s back whipping it). They’ve since made rules that you get disqualified for abusing horses, but whipping doesn’t count. (I’m noticing how many people’s answers have to do with competition related abuse.)

The most horrifying thing I’ve seen I don’t know if it was neglect or just sheer ignorance. Some family that I don’t know had three horses…they couldn’t feed them so they gave them to their friends. They came to find they also couldn’t care for the horses so my family went to get them. By the time we had heard about them though, it was basically too late. One horse had died, and upon arrival a second one was dying. It couldn’t get up to get in the trailer. We were only able to get the third horse. Again, I don’t know if they just didn’t know how to care for horses or were neglecting them.
alex | Feb 04, 2010

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)

IMDB rating: 6.40

Plot: The story centers on a 14-year-old girl who keeps a diary about the ups and downs of being a teenager, including the things she learns about kissing.

buy online Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and download

Directors: Chadha Gurinder

Actors: Johnson Aaron,Davies Alan,Bastow Tommy,Bourke Sean,Hess Liam,Brinkler Matt,Jones Steve,Wilson Chris,Comedy,Drama,

What are some good films?
Films for a Girl aged 13. Stuff like Wild Child and Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Thankyou :) x


Haha ummmmm Mean Girls, HSM, PS I love you, Marley and Me, The House Bunny, Four Christmases, Twilight?, Avatar, St. Trinians, those are just off the top of my head lol :) Jake | Jan 30, 2010


COOL RUNNINGS
Rancid Dooch | Jan 30, 2010


Charlies Angels 1&2 ;) I still love it

Moulin Rouge, Mean Girls, The Perfect Man, When In Rome, Leap Year
aisha k | Jan 30, 2010


Um.. St Trinians, Just my Luck, Mean Girls, She’s The Man, Step Up

:) SarahBeara | Jan 30, 2010


Clueless, Manequin, 13 going on 30, Legally Blonde???
Whipass Chick | Jan 30, 2010


In the pics at the moment you should try Sherlock Holmes !
melly | Jan 30, 2010


Shylock homes meets Whats on
Mrs_Mop | Jan 30, 2010

Killshot

Killshot
Killshot (2008)

IMDB rating: 7.00

Plot: Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an extortion scheme go wrong. Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced intimidating hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit.

Directors: Madden John

Actors: Rourke Mickey,Jane Thomas,Gordon-Levitt Joseph,McManus Don,Anthony James,Blair Craig,Byington Daniel,Devine Aidan,Eddis Tim,McGibbon Brandon,Montoya Aldred,Pounsett Geoffrey,Action,Drama,Thriller,

In the movie KILLSHOT, what was the opening song?
Who is the artist, and what is the title of the track in the opening of the movie.


* "Suspicion"
Written by Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus
Performed by Elvis Presley

* "Doin’ The Best I Can"
Written by Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus
Performed by Elvis Presley

* "It Hurts Me"
Written by Joy Byers, Charlie Daniels
Performed by Elvis Presley

It should be one of these, not sure I need to watch it again.
Jeromy | Jul 30, 2009

Forbidden Kingdom, The

Forbidden Kingdom, The
Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008)

IMDB rating: 7.30

Plot: An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Directors: Minkoff Rob

Actors: Li Jet,Li Jet,Angarano Michael,Chan Jackie,Chan Jackie,Chou Collin,Benoit Morgan,Posobiec Jack,McDonell Thomas,Shou He Shen,Action,Adventure,Comedy,Fantasy,Romance,

Geography Questions Need within 5 minutes!!!?
Just write the letter of answer. Thanks!
1. In China people’s lives are controlled in many ways by
a. foreign countries
b. the dynasty
c. the government
d. the "Forbidden City"
2. Which is true of China?
a. It is the world’s largest country in size.
b. It is the world’s leading agricultural country.
c. It holds about 1/5 of the world’s population.
d. It/s the worlds leading manufacturing country.
3.Chinese writing uses:
a. pictures that represent letters.
b. characters that represent words or ideas.
c. an alphabet similar to Latin.
d. sounds instead of characters.
4. Mongolia has changed from a strict Communist government to:
a. a multicultural country
b. a monarchy
c. a center of big Business
d. a democracy
5. Which country is an island?
a. Macau b. Mongolia
c.Taiwan d. Tibet
6. China’s "1-country,2-system" pledge refers to:
a. Buddhism and Hinduism b. Confucianism and Daoism
c. manufacturing and agriculture d. communism and capitalism
7. The small territory of Macau was a colony of:
a. Hong Kong b. Portugal
c. China d. the United Kingdom
8. About 63% of China’s people live in:
a. rural areas b. Taiwan
c. cities and towns d. Mongolia
9. In Bhutan most of the people are:
a. subistence farmers b. fishers
c. Sherpas d. city dwellers
10. Most places in India are in a climate that most of the year is:
a. warm or hot b. cool or warm
c. cool or cold d. dry and cool
11. The main economic activity in the Maldives is:
a. tourism b. fishing
c. farming d. mining
12. Most of the people in the countries of South Asia live in:
a. inland cities b. cities and towns
c. villages in rural areas d. seaport cities
13. In 1971, after a civil war, Bangladesh gained its independence from:
a. India b. the United Kingdom
c. Nepal d. Pakistan
14. Monsoons in India and Bangladesh often cause many deaths from:
a. earthquakes b. faults
c. floods d. tidal waves
15. The capital and the largest city of the Maldives is
a. Male b. Colombo
c. Mumbai d. New Delhi
16. Bangladesh’s two major rivers are the
a. Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
b. Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers
c. Maldives and Sri Lanka
d. Godavan and Indus Rivers
17. Sri Lanka is famous
a. because it was the birthplace of Buddha
b. for its sapphires, rubies, and other gemstones
c. for its mountain guides known as sherpas
d. because Mother Teresa helped the poor here
18. The 1st civilization in India built well-planned cities
a. in the A.D. 700s b. about 4,00 years ago
c. in the 1500s d. during the Mogul Empire

Matching
Words:
a. New Dheli b. Mohandas Gandhi c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Kashmir e. Everest f. Khyber Pass g. Deccan Plateau
h. reincarnation i. Arabian sea j. aryans
Definitions:

1. important passage through the Hindu Kush
2. capital city of India
3. highest mountain in Nepal
4. India’s first prime minister
5. has sparked 3 wars between India and Pakistan
6. landmass that lies south of the Satpura Range in India
7. led a nonviolent movement to free India of British rule
8. early people who brought their traditional system lf social groups to India
9. large body of water bordering India on the west
10. Hindu belief that the soul will continue to be born

*************I would greatly appreciate it if you answer!!! I just want straight up answers. No detail. THANKYOU!!!!!!****************


1a
2d
3b
4
5a
6b
7b
9a
10a
11
12
13d
14c
15a
16b
17b
18

1f
2a
3e
4c
5d
6g
7b
8j
9i
10h

the ones i dont know are blank.
most of the answers im pretty sure of, and i used wikipedia for those i wasnt so sure for.
it’d be good if you leanr even half of this stuff. its good general knowledge :)

Nerdzilla Cindy | Dec 04, 2009

Ghost Game

Ghost Game
Ghost Game (2004)

IMDB rating: 2.90

Plot: 7 Friends go out to cabin for a weekend of relaxing and find a game that should not be opened!

Directors: Knee Joe

Actors: Cornelius Curt,Freeman Aaron Patrick,Berson Robert,Alexander Jamie,Cilella Peter,Woods Eric,Woods Eric Scott,Comedy,Horror,

is this patch legit or is it fake right out of a video game. some posers prancing around with it.?
no im not gonna buy this off of ebay. i just want to know if its legit or right out of the ghost recon video game. reason being is because someguy claiming to be part of it is prancing around and i doubt its even legit.

http://i.ebayimg.com/10/!BNmP7PgCGk~$(KG rHgoH-D8EjlLl)cYWBJqgqwen6g~~_35.JPG

also the letters on top just assume it says "recon" because thats what this guy’s patch says.


He’s a troll. He’s at it again.
Frog | Feb 08, 2010


it,s fake the Special forces groups don’t wear a patch like that ,why would they want to advertise there unit ?
Monty S | Feb 08, 2010


fake loks like it was made from left over jungle expert patches
hollifieldrobert | Feb 08, 2010


The 5th Special Forces Group is real.

HOWEVER: Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th SFG, is a FICTIONAL unit from Tom Clancy’s computer game series, Ghost Recon.
So the patch is fake, its a video game patch.

If some guy is claiming to be a part of it, you can tell him. "Oh really? You are from inside a video game?"
CG-23 Sailor | Feb 08, 2010