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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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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

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

lillith25 | Jan 05, 2010

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

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

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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

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

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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

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.

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

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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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

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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

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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 (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.

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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Deceiver (1997) IMDB rating: 6.50 Plot: Textile company heir Wayland is accused of murder of a prostitute named Elizabeth, whose body was found cut in two in the park. The murder is investigated by tough detective Kennesaw and his less experienced partner Braxton. Wayland is a heavy drinker and compulsive liar, he is prone to memory losses and periods of heavy violence. He is rich enough to access necessary information, and he gets the interrogators’ own dark secrets - Kennesaw is angry about affairs his wife had and had let off steam with Elizabeth, and Braxton has gambling debts with Mook, who is demanding payment.

Actors: Penn Chris,Roth Tim,Rooker Michael,Winston Don,Parks Michael,Damon Mark,Quinn J.C.,Pouncie Ocie,Hungerford Bob,Crime,Drama,Mystery,Thriller,

why do so may people believe that the antichrist is one single person?
when the antichrist is any one who speaks against christ. or does any thing against christ or his teachings
1 John 2:18
[ Warning Against Antichrists ] Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.
1 John 2:22
Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist

Red Corner (1997) IMDB rating: 5.90 Plot: Jack Moore, a high-profile international lawyer, is in China for business. Moore sleeps with a young woman, and wakes up to find her dead in his bed. Falsely accused of murder, Moore’s only chance is his Chinese advocate Yuelin. The rules and laws are different, and Moore must convince Yuelin of his innocence and unravel the chain of events that has entrapped him.

i download here this movie Red Corner iPod/iPhone version

Actors: Gere Richard,Whitford Bradley,Mann Byron,Donat Peter,Stanton Robert,Hong James,Ma Tzi,Matschoss Ulrich,Venture Richard,Yuan Roger,Li Chi Yu,O Henry,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

What do you think of this short story ?
My last coin. I hadn’t been lucky tonight- usually I got maybe one or two small victories, but today I’d got none. The coin seemed dull in comparison to when I’d first exchanged my thirty-dollar bill for a handful of shining coins. It could be that it was because it was the only one left or maybe because all of my fingering jhad rubbed away the shine, or maybe the sparkle left alongside the hope that came with them.
I rolled the coin between my hands and blew on my closed fist, as I did with each one before slipping them into the slotmachine. Counting to four- my lucky number - I yanked the lever and crossed both hands. And my legs, too, for good measure. And maybe even my arms.
I suppose gambling away like this wasn’t a very good habit. More like a bad hobby, actually. Some people said winning big was as unlikely as winning the lottery, which is ironic considering how I’d once won a thousand dollar scratch-card. Of course, that money didn’t last long. I’d enjoyed food that wasn’t canned and payed back a small amount off my loans just to feel good for a few days.
Days, unfortunately, were the one thing that I didn’t have much of. In a week I’d be kicked out of my apartment. I’d begged for them to let me stay even though I hadn’t payed rent in months, layering false promises so skillfully I’d nearly believed them myself. Living on the streets wouldn’t be much worse than living in that apartment, though. I didn’t have electricity, running water, a heater, or anything much but a concrete cloor beneath my feet and a flickering light over my head. Some furniture, too; a creaky bed with stained sheets, a shaggy rug and a few pieces of rotting wood pinned together to make a bedstand. And a photo of me and Sean by that lake, with the water lillies he loved so much in the background. A picture frame holding what I believed to be a snapshot of my last and only happy moments, with Sean or without.
Not that I’d ever really been happy without him. Living with abusive, alchoholic single mother, I had a horrible childhood that actually physically hurts to look back on; thinking about those times makes the bruises and broken bones flare up in phantom pain. When Sean came along, I’d had nobody. I was a girl hardened by misuse and he taught me how to love. And when he’d gone, he’d taken it along with him to the grave. I’d turned to gambling; the clinking of coins together sounded hopefull to me, so much like the sound his change made in his pocket when he laughed.
Laughing was far off my mind as the slot machine pinged and lit up suddenly, clicking fruits around and around like some sort of deranged cartoon.
I can’t say I was surprised to find an apple, a lemon and an orange, and even more surprised not to feel the sinking feeling I had anticipated when this moment came. I’d gambled all my money away and I was feeling better than I had in weeks.
"’Scuse me, Miss? Are you a.. ah, Ms. Ellen James?"
I felt a shiver in the back of my neck, a sort of tingling you get when someone’s watching you from behind. For some reason, I had a feeling that this man had been doing it for quite a while.
I turned away from the corner I’d been sulking in, only to leap back suddenly and crack my head against the wall I’d just been facing. I cluctched my throbbing head and looked back.
The man looked like a vampire straight out of a horror movie; black pants, long black trenchcoat and greasy, badly cut hair dangling over his ears and framing a pale face with dark eyes and nearly transparent skin. He was tall, too, and from where I was he looked as if he was close to touching his head on the red-velvet ceiling of the casino.
I glared at him suspiciousley for a few moments, wondering what he wanted from me. He had potential to be a serial murder or an assassin, though I would doubt anyone had reason enough to send someone out to kill me.
We stood and stared at eachother liek that for a few moments until I noticed the badge on his shirt. The same one Sean once had from his old job.
"What do you want?" I said.
The man flicked his eyes back to me from the glowing neon of an outside motel, then blew a stray lock of oily hair away from his face.
"Just a note." He said, and reached into his pocket to take it out.
Imagine my surprise when instead of a folded paper in his hand he came out with a butterfly. And not a plastic toy, either; this one was real. Real twitching anntenne, real moving wings and a real note attached around its body.
The strange man held out his hand into my extended one and let the butterfly crawl onto my palm. Its little legs tickled my skin and mesmirized me all the same.
"Th-thank you," I muttered, shocked at this eccentric notion from a complete stranger.
But he had already left. I gazed around to see where’d he’d gone, but all that was left was me, the empty casino room and the butterfly. And, of course, the note.
That’s all I have so far. Any suggestions for improvements?
And I know it’s really bad tenses. I wasn’t really working on that and kind of let myself wander on alot of things. D:

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The ending was beautiful. I love butterflies!!

I liked it.
Cam | Feb 02, 2010

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you’re kidding right?
blackoutparty111 | Feb 02, 2010

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I feel like you are spouting too much information all at once. It’s a story, not a commercial. Also, you need to check tenses and subject-verb agreements. Good luck A Bit Bohemian | Feb 02, 2010

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It’s good. I like the narration. Maybe u could add some detail(s) that give the butterfly some more sense (It’s already good, but can be even better) u have some great material.
Lady Blackhole | Feb 02, 2010

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You do too much telling, honestly. I would suggest opening up with meeting this stranger. All that other information isn’t important at the moment. It can become more relevant later, and you should only put it in when the reader should know.

And in the first paragraph, there is an annoying repetition of "coin." Try to find other words.

I’m not sure how a butterfly would survive in a guy’s pocket, either. That part was a bit odd for me.

Overall, it’s not bad. It’s interesting. I don’t know if it draws the reader in (I was totally indifferent to the beginning), but it has an interesting premise. Lots of typos, though. Were you in a hurry to post this?
Mizzuz Spock | Feb 02, 2010

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Your writing has such passion. And there is such intricate detail. I felt like I was actually there at the slot machine and I almost felt those phantom pains, myself. I wish I could write like that. I don’t know what these other people are thinking. You have the potential to be a phenomenal writer. I say you should definitely keep writing David | Feb 02, 2010

Net, The (1995) IMDB rating: 5.50 Plot: Angela Bennett’s a software engineer type who works from home and has few friends outside of cyberspace. Taking her first vacation in years she becomes embroiled in a web (sic) of computer espionage.

Actors: Northam Jeremy,Miller Dennis,Howard Ken,McKinnon Ray,Schorr Daniel,Gossett Robert,Garcia Juan,Perez Tony,Kirkwood Gene,Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

how to split pdf files?
I had scanned some documents and saved them in the format of pdf. Now i want to split the pages of the pdf file individually.I found some softwares on the net, but they are leaving a water mark on the pages which i dont want. Does anyone know any such site where free download is available without the water mark?

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o comeon. u dont need any software for splitting unlocked pdf files. just convert it into .doc file. here is a site that does it online for you http://media-convert.com/. also u can open ur pdf file.. select all the files and copy the documents and paste them in your MS-WORD .
yash | Feb 09, 2010

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go to Adobe and buy the pro version of Acrobat not the reader software
that can extract as many pages as you like
do everything you need
Dennis PC Repairs | Feb 09, 2010

Hot Fuzz (2007) IMDB rating: 8.10 Plot: Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is good. Too good. And to stop the rest of his team looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford. He is paired with Danny Butterman (Frost), who countlessly questions him on the action lifestyle. Everything seems quiet for Angel, until two actors are found decapitated. It is address to as an accident, but Angel isn’t going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead. Angel and Danny clash with everyone, whilst trying to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the apparent “acidents”.

Actors: Pegg Simon,Freeman Martin,Nighy Bill,Popper Robert,Cornish Joe,Waitt Chris,Mason Eric,Frost Nick,Wight Peter,Walton Tom Strode,Woollan Troy,Lowings Rory,Bailey Bill,Action,Comedy,Crime,Mystery,

Funniest movies of the past decade?
For me in no particular order:

Little Miss Sunshine
Napoleon Dynamite
Strange Wilderness
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Shaun Of The Dead
Hot Fuzz
The Hangover
In Bruges (Funny but tragic)
Death At A Funeral

And even though they were pretty bad…
Not Another Teen Movie
Team America
Scary Movie

Yourselves?

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Step Brothers was hilarious!
Superbad has some funny parts, but it’s just.. not my kind of comedy all the time.
The Hangover was interesting and funny, but a little strange.

Jarrett S | Feb 06, 2010

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Little Man
Antanika | Feb 06, 2010

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The funniest movie E ever watched was the Sasquatch Gang. I don’t know when it came out though…
Tasha | Feb 06, 2010

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The world’s greatest dad was hilarious. It is rated R though… HAHAHHA so funny!
((eaten by a shark)) | Feb 06, 2010

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The Hangover makes it top!!
Indie Girl 2010 | Feb 06, 2010

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all those but add superbad
sexdrive
Brayzen | Feb 06, 2010

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Happy Gilmour
Wedding Crashers
Superbad
Conner | Feb 06, 2010

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Hot Fuzz***AWESOME
The Hangover
Little Miss Sunshine(kindda sad too)
Niloufar | Feb 06, 2010

Wolf Creek (2005) IMDB rating: 6.30 Plot: Just when you thought it was safe to go hiking in the bushes again…along comes Mick Taylor. Kristy, Ben and Liz are three pals in their twenties who set out to hike through the scenic Wolf Creek National Park in the Australian Outback. The trouble begins when they get back only to find that their car won’t start. The trio think they have a way out when they run into a local bushman named Mick Taylor. Wait until you get a load of what Mick has in store for them. Their troubles have just begun.

Actors: Jarratt John,Phillips Nathan,Poole Gordon,O’Donnell Guy,Stevenson Phil,Revell Geoff,McPhee Andy,Sterns Aaron,Moody Michael,Reimer Andrew,Rock David,Crime,Adventure,Thriller,Horror,

What are some Australian Movies ?
I have to watch 2 or 3 Australian movies to find out about values and beliefs of the Australian Culture.
I already have a few but i would like to know more so that i have options;
1. Australia
2. Wolf Creek
3. The Castle
hope u can help xoxo

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The road warrior.

lol
Rushevents | Feb 03, 2010

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I haven’t seen it, but I’ve heard Gallipoli is pretty good.
LilyRT | Feb 03, 2010

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coffin rock
e.o. | Feb 03, 2010

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Crocodile Dundee’ (1986) www.imdb.com/title/tt0090555/
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) www.imdb.com/title/tt0109045/
Chopper (2000) www.imdb.com/title/tt0221073/
RepoBoi | Feb 03, 2010

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Roadgames (1981)

Mad Max (1979)

Road Warrior (1981)

Fortress (1986)

Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) (1988)
Panama Joe | Feb 03, 2010

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The Dish
Looking for Alibrandi
Charlie and Boots
Crocodile Dundee
Young Einstein
The Heartbreak Kid
Two Hands
Paperback Hero
Shine
Strictly Ballroom
Australian Rules
Rabbit proof fence
Jindabyne
Samson and Delilah

If I was only going to pick three out which I thought were good Australian films to use as an example I would say Australian Rules, Looking for Alibrandi and the Dish.
The Amazing Michael | Feb 03, 2010

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A couple of my favourites are The Dish, Dons Party and Spotswood, although all are set in the 1960’s
Big Friendly Stranger | Feb 03, 2010

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1. Gallipoli
2. Babe
3. Romeo + Juliet
4. Mad Max
5. THe devil’s Playground
6. Breaker Morant
7. Crocodile Dundee
Ironboy | Feb 04, 2010

The Ministers (2009) IMDB rating: 8.10 Plot: A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.

Actors: Leguizamo John,Leguizamo John,Keitel Harvey,Perez Manny,Stein Saul,Ramos Luis Antonio,Tirelli Jaime,Crime,

Christians, Did Christ Jesus also receive Salvation at the Cross of Jesus? Please read first!?
0 Now I understand that some of you might get confused right off but please consider the Scriptures.

It may seem controversial at first but The Scriptures back my claim 100%.

So please read it all first before you object with a come-back that I have already addressed.