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January 18, 2010

Akira

Akira
Akira (1988)

IMDB rating: 7.80

Plot: Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo’s supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira’s secrets were buried 30 years ago.

buy Akira and instant download

Directors: Otomo Katsuhiro

Actors: Iwata Mitsuo,Sasaki Nozomu,Genda Tessho,Otake Hiroshi,Kitamura Koichi,Ikemizu Michihiro,Okura Masaaki,Arakawa Taro,Kusao Takeshi,Tanaka Kazumi,Kato Masayuki,Akimoto Yosuke,Hirano Masato,Animation,Action,Adventure,Sci-Fi,Thriller,

what are some really good anime movies and websites?
have seen
ponyo,Akira,castle in the sky,kiki’s delivery service,my neighbor totoro,ninja scroll,perfec blue,princess mononoko,voads,tokyo godfathers,spirted away,howls moving castel,and the girl who lept through time, whister of the heart, nausicaA of the valley of the wind, metropolisis,and the cat returns! anyone know of any other really good movies? Must be in english,and i dont wanna see the ghost shell movies! and could you please tell of some websites? please and thank you best answer goes on top! the sites must be free
aslo steam boy


5 cm Per Second (I think its in English dub, not 100% sure)
Air the Movie
Origin Spirits of the Past
Grave of the Fireflies
The Place Promised in our Early Days
Millennium Actress (only in English subs, but it’s still really good)
Here’s a site to watch movies:

http://www.anime-movie-site.com/

?Kallissa? | Jan 07, 2010


A site with a lot of the good animes is Dubhappy.com and it is in english and completly free. I use it alot. it has both the episodes and movies of some anime
Devin | Jan 08, 2010

January 17, 2010

Dance of the Dead

Dance of the Dead
Dance of the Dead (2008)

IMDB rating: 6.30

Plot: On the night of the big High-School Prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn’t get dates to the dance.

Directors: Bishop Gregg

Actors: Kusnitz Jared,Darby Chandler,McDowell Randy,Mammoliti Michael V.,Lynch Mark,Welborn Justin,Oliver Mark,Redford Blair,Till Lucas,Pierce Hunter,Spencer Jonathan,Caudill Stephen,Adelman Jeff,Horror,

Did you enjoy this poem I wrote?
Something about that woman draws us in.
Unwillingly,
we follow her direction.
She is holding us by strings, making us
dance,
like the puppets we are.

Our legs flaill and
control
is
lost.
Arms and mind dead
as we
stare.
Where she wants us to.
At our lives.
Was this where we wanted to go?
Did we choose this?
Or was it inevitable that this
flawless woman
has us at the first glance of her
beautiful, miraculous face?
It was predetermined.

The option without choice.


poem is nice but not so enjoyable…………*********
Shumaiya(Rose) | Jan 11, 2010


Pretentious.
The Stig | Jan 11, 2010


I did enjoy this poem. What I like especially is the fact it leaves the reader with choices.
One might wonder is "the woman" the statue of Liberty, the Catholic version of Mary or a lover. Perhaps a mesmerizing prostitute? Maybe she is a warped version of a controlling mother!
I will refrain from the rating system since it wasn’t your request. This mystery gives a reader a way to relate in any way he/she can. Good work, very good work.
micheleann62 | Jan 11, 2010


That was really good.=) I’m jealous. =( Could you read mine please.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index; _ylt=AsMB.qeCnoUo9WxEIomhaKTsy6IX;_ylv=3 ?qid=20100110224022AAuhT5L
Tammy | Jan 11, 2010


its ok
The Modern Day Poe | Jan 11, 2010


It was good but not very rhythmic. Try this:

Our legs flail.
Control
is
lost.
Arms, mind, dead,
as
we
stare.
Where she wants.
At
our
lives.
Was this where we wanted to go?
Did we choose this?
Or was it inevitable that
this
flawless
woman
has is at first glance of
her
beautiful
miraculous
face?
It was predetermined

The option with no choice.
JAne | Jan 14, 2010

January 16, 2010

Small Town Folk

Small Town Folk
Small Town Folk (2007)

IMDB rating: 3.90

Plot: There is a place… a place called Grockleton, wherein, high on a hill-top stands the lonely Beesley’s Manor, governed by the villainous ‘Landlord’ and his lowly male counterparts (Pooch, Pike and the diesel-swilling Dobbin). Always on the look-out for new female company to help carry on the Beesley name, the Landlord keeps a watchful eye over Grockleton and anyone who dares to enter his land. When three improbable heroes stumble unsuspectingly into the Beesley’s realm they are cruelly snared into a menacing hunt and an unstoppable frenzy of heart racing mayhem! Will the Landlord triumph and collect his ‘trophies’ (and maybe even a future bride?), or can the unlikely trio be victorious against him in his own game?…

i find Small Town Folk

Directors: Stanley-Ward Peter

Actors: Wright Chris R.,Davis Warwick,Palmer Dan,Stanley-Ward Simon,Martin Greg,Lewis Howard Lew,Nicholas Jon,Richards Ben,Ford James,Musselwhite Chris,Stanley-Ward Peter,Stanley-Ward Peter,Fantasy,Horror,

Would like your opinion on my character names please! (a tad long.)?
hello yahoo answerers. i would like your advice. i’m writing a novel for fun, and i want to know if you could actually see these names on real people or not. i would also like to know if you think the names fit the character and also if you like them. oh, and suggestions are appreciated!

each name is open for discussion except for the first two main characters first names.

i dont feel comfortable putting my plot on here, sorry. this is kind of my baby. but you should still be able to help adequately. please and thank you! i will try to keep it short and sweet with the descriptions

(main character) F: Elliott Davenport/Lennox/Martin (cant decide) 16
……..she’s kind of hot headed, and sarcastic but very book smart and street smart. that makes her kind of an outcast in the small town she lives in. black hair, gray eyes.

(main character) M: Hunter White 17
………elliott’s love interest. he’s like a regular kid, but because he plays sports and stuff he’s super popular in their small town.

(main character) M: Jonah Montgomery 16 (he’s a pessimist, and he’s more book smart. he and elliott get along swimmingly. lol) elliott’s best friend

(main character) F: Tannis Lionakis 16 (veeeery eccentric. she’s a wiccan.) i love her name but im not sure if people will pronounce it right. it’s like a hermione situation. she’s like a walking useless facts database. elliott’s other best friend

Elliott’s family:
father: Christopher. he’s a nightclub owner. dies
mother: Aimee Tierney? (she’s irish, and also has a twin sister) stewardess. dies.

aunt: Aislinn Tierney? (elliott’s mom’s twin) sweet. 50’s mother type. stay at home mom
uncle: Ivan Smirnov/Aleksandrov. he’s actually russian. the way he and his wife meet is explained. he;s not super mean, but he is very strict. firefighter
cousins: Paolo 16 (he’s a douche 100%), Liliya 5 (energetic, sweet, little kid but she is sick), Kyle 10 (paranoid, shy)

and that’s all folks. for now. sorry it was so long. any answers will be greatly appreciated, and rude answers will be dealt with accordingly.
EDIT EDIT EDIT!
to answer your questions guys:
her mother’s last name is going to be hyphenated, i just didnt know what i was going to name their father yet.
the same goes for her uncle and aunt. i just wanted to make sure i had maiden names, just in case.

and i WILL add a jewish character! i want it to be multicultural. any suggestions?

also, Tannis’ name is pronounced like Janice. like the model janice dickenson. her back story is that her dad is greek, obviously, and her mother is egyptian. they met in egypt and that is the only name that they could agree on. she’s modeled after my friend who is both greek and egyptian. i like the nickname idea.
also, i wanted some traditional irish names, but i wanted them to start with the same letters as well for the mother and aunt. suggestions are WONDERFUL!

oh, and thank you guys for the answers so far!
ONE MORE THING! lol.
sorry guys
elliott is originally from new york, but her parents die in a plane crash and she has to move with her aunt and uncle. so sorry if her name seems weird. it really isnt a small town name.
MORE EDITS!
yeah, the cousins will all have the last name of the uncle. i tried to find names that were either irish, or russian, or an adaptation. but i see what you are saying about Paolo! lol. i looked it ip, and it said russian, but it does kind of remind me of pablo. lol
oh and her father is just a regular old american guy. he’s of english ancestry, but he’s never lived over there, or doesnt have an accent. her mother doesnt have an accent either.
but her aunt does, and her uncle does. they just moved over to america within the last year.


1) Elliot Vempton. (Combined the first choice, sorta.)
2) Don’t particularly like the name Hunter, but it could work.
3) Jonah seems like a girl’s name to me. I could see a boy named Aidan being a book smart kid that sees the glass half empty.
4) Tannis seems like a last name, sorry. Uhm, how about Jaide? Or Alessandra? Sandy or Alice as a nickname? Or maybe she gives herself a name, cause she’s weird. Like, kitty? lol. kidding.
5) Father and mother’s name are fine. Tierney is okay… wouldn’t they share the same last name as their daughter though? aha. (Vempton)

6) Aislinn is way too weird. Seems like a medicine. What about Aubrie?
7) Uncle is fine.

8) Paolo… what about Marco? (; And how about Lilyan? Kyle is fine.. or maybe Paranoid Pete?! :D

Answer mine, please? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index; _ylt=AkXH81A7LhigSM2rjWIW3P_sy6IX;_ylv=3 ?qid=20091213121134AAmxRNj

Kitty. (zombiegirl) | Dec 13, 2009


I like all the names except for elliot and hunter.
For elliot i was thinking a name more of along the lines of : Leah, Mellisa, Viola, Violet or Violetta.

For Hunter I was thinking maybe:Stephen or Leo.

I’m also writing a novel right now( about bullying)
My main character is Jewish. Maybe you could make one of your characters a jew( Just a suggestion)

Hope I helped.
P.S. Plz tell me how your novel turns out.
yashith F | Dec 13, 2009


I actually like the names Elliott and Hunter, contrary to the earlier answerer. In fact, I had a character named Elliott who was very similar to yours; she was rough and tough and quick to fight, but loved to read. I also like all the other names, and they seem to fit the characters.

For Elliott’s surname, I think Davenport fits best.

How DO you pronounce the Wiccan girl’s name?
neokitty (searchbars, anyone?) | Dec 13, 2009


While Elliott isn’t a name I would have thought up, I don’t hate it. I actually like the ring of Elliott Lennox. If they live in a small town, Davenport might sound a bit too snooty. If her uncle is Russian and has such a Russian name, why wouldn’t anyone else in her family? Just curious. Maybe you can give her father a more Russian-sounding name.

I don’t like Hunter White, though. The first name’s fine, but White as a last name seems a bit dull. And I’m not crazy about Aislinn.

Another question. Paolo sounds Hispanic or Latino. Is he the son of the Russian uncle? Maybe Paolo could be changed to be a bit more identifiable with his Russian heritage if Ivan is his father.
Shannon! | Dec 13, 2009


i liked everyone’s name except elliot ( i’m sorry but i think of the deer from open season ) and paolo. good luck with your novel!
luv2write | Dec 13, 2009

January 15, 2010

Google Me

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Google Me
Google Me (2007)

IMDB rating: 6.40

Plot: “It all started when I Googled my name” said Killeen of his movie. And who in today’s day and age hasn’t engaged in just such an activity in a moment of idle “webbing.” The difference here that the filmmaker actually followed up on his findings by not only contacting his namesakes but also traveling to whatever remote location called for to meet and interview the subjects of his search, even discovering (and verifying through genetic testing) a long-lost cousin. Jim Killeen the filmmaker in Los Angeles found, among others, Jim Killeen the priest in Cobh, Ireland, Jim Killeen the retired cop in New York, Jim Killeen the CEO in Melbourne, Australia and Jim Killeen the sexual swinger in Denver. “Google Me” has not only been given the search engine’s blessing, but even features Google’s VP of Engineering, Douglas Merrill, in an insightful interview voicing his sentiments on the subject. Whether an effort to defeat the innumerable self-imposed social barriers erected since the advent of the Internet or out of sheer and simple curiosity, the result is nevertheless telling and enormously entertaining – as well as a provoking commentary on today’s society and how technology has transformed our lives. Due to the premise of the film, Jim Killeen is likely to become a household name. By employing the single yet powerfully intimate common denominator of a person’s name, “Google Me” succeeds in exploring the philosophical subject of identity itself as well as the underlying human conditions that unite us all.

Directors:

Actors: Killeen Jim,Documentary

what's the "i'm feeling lucky" button on google supposed to be?
it confuses me…..


it’s like to help you get to it faster or find the answer to the question faster
leelee | Nov 24, 2009


Hi, it takes you directly to the most likely site that matches your search item. The normal search button just lists suitable sites and you can then choose which one you want.
NickyNoogle | Nov 24, 2009


its a joke. kinda like when you put in failure and it used to go to George W Bush’s website.
Skittles | Nov 24, 2009


The "I’m Feeling LuckyTM" button automatically takes you to the first web page returned for your query.
An "I’m Feeling Lucky" search means less time searching for web pages and more time looking at them.
R | Nov 24, 2009


Don’t you ever feel lucky? Don’t you ever feel things are going your way?

It’s at times like that when you forget "reasons" and let yourself go with the flow.

Google can do that for you too — in the limited world of internet search. It’s a momentary way to let go of "reason" and allow something else to control your web search.
newyorkdude | Nov 24, 2009

January 14, 2010

Family That Preys, The

Family That Preys, The
Family That Preys, The (2008)

IMDB rating: 3.30

Plot: Alice Pratt, a hard working religious woman, raised her two daughters while managing a simple bar of her own. Her snobbish and arrogant daughter Andrea graduated in Economic Science and works in a construction corporation while her sister Pam stayed with Alice and worked in the bar. Andrea is married to construction worker Chris, who works in the same corporation as his wife but dreams of starting up his own business. However she is being unfaithful to him – with their boss William Cartwright. William is the son of Alice’s best friend, the wealthy Charlotte Cartwright. While Alice travels with Charlotte on a road trip, the ambition and infidelity of William triggers a series of events that will affect relationships in both families.

Directors: Perry Tyler

Actors: Dunbar Rockmond,Hauser Cole,Perry Tyler,Siegel Sebastian,Pruitt Santana,Smith Ron Clinton,Chase Jeffrey Alan,Easter Johnell J.,Drama,

What do you think of my plot?
I came up with it the other day, just wanted to make sure I am not copying anything, or if it has been done before.

It is basically centered around a Police Inspector in London and a serial killer labelled ‘The Butterfly’. The Butterfly has an obsession with symmetry, hence the name. More often than not his victims are acts of vengeance, or obscure vigilante justice. The Butterfly preys on criminals. But for every criminal he kills, he kills an innocent too. His crimes are usually committed in small rooms with large mirrors to create the perfect symmetry.

As the crimes become more frequent, the Inspector becomes more and more wrapped up around the case. Eventually he too develops an obsession. (Which affects the family)

The Butterfly soon learns of the Inspector, when the Inspector prevents him from killing hundreds of innocents at a theater production. Eventually the Inspectors Family and Friends soon become victims.

They end up killing each other simultaneously.

There are lots of chapter breaks of psychiatric sessions which occur 2 years prior to these events. And they provide back story and insight as to who The Butterfly is.

The last chapter, reveals why the Butterfly loves symmetry (The Rorschach test cards fascinate him) He kills the Psychiatrist, who has long been the voice of reason throughout the story, takes her cards and manages to escape the station. The butterfly was born.

Criticisms appreciated.


I like The Butterfly character. He is better than the plot though. It’s like you have thought about this man and spent time creating him and then just popped him into a normal serial killer plot. I do like the fact that for every criminal he kills he kills an innocent, another creation of symmetry/good and bad. Hes interesting.

Giggles. | Jan 02, 2010


Okay Story line but it’s main purpose seems like a regurgitated story.
If you add more complex scenarios to any thriller you could make a classic.
maserto | Jan 02, 2010


Hmm, interesting – the ‘butterfly’ would certainly be interested in Stonehenge (based on new evidence) there is a link below, maybe it could be written in… good luck with the story writing.

http://www.solvingstonehenge.co.uk/page3 .html
Sam E | Jan 02, 2010

Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

IMDB rating: 7.20

Plot: In February, 1945, one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific theater of World War II occurs on the tiny island of Iwo Jima. Thousands of Marines attack the stronghold maintained by thousands of Japanese, and the slaughter on both sides is horrific. Early in the battle, an American flag is raised atop the high point, Mount Suribachi, and a photograph of the raising becomes an American cause celebre. As a powerful inspiration to war-sick Americans, the photo becomes a symbol of the Allied cause. The three surviving flag raisers, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley, and Ira Hayes, are whisked back to civilization to help raise funds for the war effort. But the accolades for heroism heaped upon the three men are at odds with their own personal realizations that thousands of real heroes lie dead on Iwo Jima, and that their own contributions to the fight are only symbolic and not deserving of the singling out they are experiencing. Each of the three must come to terms with the honors, exploitation, and grief that they face simply for being in a photograph.

Directors: Eastwood Clint

Actors: Phillippe Ryan,Bradford Jesse,Beach Adam,Hickey John Benjamin,Slattery John,Pepper Barry,Bell Jamie,Walker Paul,Patrick Robert,McDonough Neal,McCarthy Thomas,Bauer Chris,Action,Drama,History,War,

Some really good World War II books?
I have to do a monthly book report in English and this month the topic is World War II.

I need a good book that has anything to do with WWII…so it can be about the Holocaust, Pearl Harbor, whatever.

But I don’t like those really boring "history textbook" type books where it just feels like you are reading a list of boring facts. I like juicy gripping stuff….I’m sort of a romantic but I doubt I’ll find any books like THAT.

I’m leaning towards the Holocaust, because it interests me more than fighting..haha

Any suggestions of some really good WWII books?? if all else fails..I’m stuck with Flags Of Our Fathers (which I know is a good book…but come on its a little lengthy and I’m not to excited to read it…:-/)
I found this website: http://home.att.net/~newbooks/WWIIbooks2 .html

But they are all just words to me…have any of you read any of these? Are any of them good? Which ones?? I want to write a really good report…not a research paper!
fiction or non-fiction I suppose…it just has to do with WWII
I’d prefer fiction, maybe, because it would be more interesting to read. Non-ficition tends to relate to reading a textbook…


Fiction or non-fiction?

For non-fiction I suggest Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor.

For non-fiction, Catch-22 is the obvious choice.
Lomax | Nov 06, 2009


Anything by the (sadly) late Stephen Ambrose.
Anything.
D-Day makes me cry, several times, every time.
pxpdoo | Nov 06, 2009


Norman Mailer’s "The Naked and the Dead" is now a classic.

Then let’s see: here’s a whole list of fiction, with links so that you can check out the possibilities.

Non-fiction? There is so much literature that we can’t possibly list it all here. I liked William Manchester’s "Goodbye Darkness," involving his experiences in the Pacific.

As for the Holocaust, fictional and non-fictional treatments and discussions are legion. You might look at Leon Uris’s "Mila 18". For recent (and somewhat controversial) non-fictional discussions, see the work of Daniel Goldhagen.
Lili | Nov 06, 2009


I read some for school and I had to buy them because I just fell in love with them. There was Night -Elie Wiesel and I Have Lived A Thousand Years- Livia Bitton-Jackson. The first one actually made me cry it was so terrible. He actually went into great detail on his experience. The second one takes a bit to get into because it has a lot of facts in it, but turns out to have a great ending.

Hope I helped! :)
FanficFanatic | Nov 06, 2009


Soldier X by Don Wulffson
Mytearsfallfree | Nov 06, 2009

Evil Dead, The

Evil Dead, The
Evil Dead, The (1981)

IMDB rating: 7.50

Plot: Five friends go up to a cabin in the woods where they find unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. They find the Necronomicon and the taped translation of the text. Once the tape is played, the evil is released. One by one, the teens become deadly zombies. With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead.

Directors: Raimi Sam

Actors: Campbell Bruce,DeManincor Richard,Gillis Philip A.,Horton David,Thomas Wendall,Long Don,Smith Stu,Fantasy,Horror,Thriller,

Do you believe that this large earthquake in Haiti is God's judgment because the country practices voodoo?
There are no innocent people, and if there is one thing Haiti is notorious for it is devil worship and witchcraft.
this is an act of God because Haiti is full of a bunch of Godless heathens who worship wacky things and practice voodoo and other witchcraft amongst the masses

job 27:8 For what hope has the Godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Job 11:20 But the wicked will be blinded. They will have no escape. Their only hope is death."

So for the children and babies: they are innocent. Their body is dead but GOD will not send them to hell.
God doesnt pick out the good and bad people to destroy. He destroys all:

Jeremiah 18:7-8 :At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;/ 8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.


So in a nutshell …you’re saying they deserved it? If you’re saved then I’m pleased to be damned.
Velvet_Goth | Jan 13, 2010


Absolutely not. What is wrong with you….?
Dewey | Jan 13, 2010


Sorry but I don’t try to say I know the knowledge that God has when He makes decisions.
bugYA | Jan 13, 2010


No.
Tom | Jan 13, 2010


Rather than post crap like this, why not point people in a direction that will enable them to make donations for Haiti??

International Rescue Committee: http://www.theirc.org/
International Red Cross: http://www.icrc.org/eng
International Relief Teams: http://www.irteams.org/
PaoloPH | Jan 13, 2010


No I don’t think so.
But I do think that you are a fucking moron and an idiot of the greatest kind.
And rest assured that your immginarry friend called ‘God’ does NOT exist anymore than the easter bunny does. I can’t wait till you die and find out the truth,…I just wish I was there to see all of your idiots faces when that happens.
don't matter | Jan 13, 2010


The bible says that in the absence of human praise to God, the very rocks will cry out. I take this to mean that in large areas of paganism and immorality, massive-scale, and often deadly weather patterns will emerge. just look at what happened to New Orleans.
Christian G | Jan 13, 2010


Then what about the people in Thailand?
Appollonia | Jan 13, 2010


Damn!! i can’t believe you would think like this. So your saying God has punished Haitians ( who the majority are poor and impoverished ) because they don’t worship him and do voodoo.. If that’s the case why doesn’t God punish people in western society who are atheist (don’t believe in god) or those people who are wickins and do spells ..
dj-PIERRE | Jan 13, 2010


If that’s the case then how come nothing happened in Germany for the Holocaust?
or England for slaughter people,and taking over peoples country (s).
Or America for killing civilians, over in Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Leslie | Jan 13, 2010


This is like a repeat of what happened to New Orleans with the Hurricane. Some people believed it was "God’s punishment" because of the voodoo that was largely practiced there. I am a Christian yet I do not believe God is wiping out complete cities because of their culture. If what you’re saying is true, that God in fact did let an Earthquake happen there because of their devil worshiping then there are still going to be a few innocent souls other than just children and babies. Not everyone down there is guilty.

We can’t just turn our back and say, "That’s what they deserve", even if it’s what you think.
God could also be testing your compassion because doesn’t he want us to love everyone?
Instead of getting people’s opinion on something you want to try and say was for a certain reason you could be helping out in the situation.
Miles' Mommy | Jan 13, 2010


Of course not. Haitians kept some of their African religions and there is nothing wrong with that.
ghost | Jan 13, 2010


No, I don’t. I believe it is God forewarning this world of what is about to come.(judgment day is right around the corner On may 21, 2011. this is the beginning of the end of this universe. No one has to believe me. That’s fine. I am just doing my duty as a servant of God. Learn more at …
Mel | Jan 13, 2010


No, but I think you’re a religious nut job. Does that answer your question?
Anais | Jan 13, 2010


What about all the children who died? Are you saying that they deserved it and are going to hell? What about the innocent adults? How can you say "there are no innocent people"?! Did you know all of them personally? Did you meet all of them and see them devil worshiping? I’m assuming you consider yourself Christian, well for your information most Haitians are Christians, many of them are very practicing, so according to your logic are they "not innocent"? I myself am not a Christian, but as a Muslim, I can’t see anybody who believes in God think like that.
It’s people like you that make religious people seem crazy!
Mustapha | Jan 13, 2010


are you serious? you really think God is going to sen something like that to a country that is already falling apart? i hate when people think natural disasters are god’s doing how do you know? did he tell you before he did it?
Superluminal | Jan 13, 2010


What you just said is all BS
Gray happy face | Jan 13, 2010


Yea and the bible belt is a perfectly safe haven with its category 4 and 5 hurricanes and twisters. God must love us.

Idiot.
Imma Eat Chu | Jan 13, 2010


No, people have been doing voodoo for thousands of years,
I would think if that was the case worst things would have happened.
?budiest? | Jan 13, 2010


Oh hai, Pat Robertson.
RatZ | Jan 13, 2010


Are the tornadoes going the thoroughly Christian and conservative Midwest a punishment from God, too?

Moron.
Snark | Jan 13, 2010


I agree with @Tom, "No.
Source(s):
Luke 13:1-5"

If anything when we see something like this we should be thankful for God’s grace, as we all deserve such a fate as this. Let us lend our help to those now in desperate need and extend to them the love that Christ showed us.

https://secure2.convio.net/ccadra/site/Donation2?df_id=2328&2328.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=aycmqv02q2.app7a

Anthony | Jan 13, 2010


This is a common question Christian believers have when disasters come up. The question comes from a very poor understanding of the flow of God’s redemptive history. The questioner also clearly doesn’t understand the role of Old Testament Israel as a special and unique redemptive-historical nation. They also don’t understand that all other nations are something called "common grace." The questioner has not dealt with the implications of Luke 13:3-4 and John 9:3 within the New Testament epoch. I’ll try to explain.

OT Israel was special. It was a nation under covenant. The stipulations of the covenant were blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience (Deut. 27-28). If they obeyed, God would show them grace in the land (good crops, safety from invaders, etc.). If they disobeyed, God would bring hardship (like earthquakes, bad crops, locusts, etc.) on the land. Israel and Judah were so disobedient it was kicked out of the land (II Kings 17 and 25). What was significant about OT Israel and Judah is that there was a one-to-one correspondence between obedience and prosperity in the land or disobedience and curses in the land. In the event of a tragedy the OT prophet would then inerrantly come and proclaim the wickedness of the sins and show that tragedy and curse in the land are God’s judgment. This is the teaching of the Old Testament if you are an avid reader of the Old Testament.

The problem is that many Christians read their Bible (which is good) and then they assume that what is true of OT Israel is true of all nations. But other nations are not under the same unique constitution which Israel was under. The rain falls on the righteous and the wicked nations. In common grace nations (all non-Israelite nations) good things happen and bad things happen. God is in control of it all events in history. But their is no direct correspondence between the blessing of the people and the obedience. When the USA had a majority of Christian believers their were years of prosperity and years of famine. God works through natural means in common grace nations. Some prosper, some do poorly. Some nations with many Christians have it hard and some nations with few Christians prosper. There is no direct correlation between the two on a national scale like in OT Israel.

If the USA were under a national covenant as a theocracy like OT Israel (which could never happen because the cannon of Scripture is closed) then the prophet could point to the fall of the Stock Market and inerrantly proclaim which sins were the national curse’s antecedent. If Haiti were the unique redemptive-historical nation which God planned to use to bring about His eternal Son, Jesus Christ, then yes, the prophet could tell you what sins brought about this earthquake. But Haiti is not such a nation. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson dragged Christ’s name through the mud when they blamed gay people and abortion for 911. Abortion and homosexuality are sins, but God doesn’t deal on a national scale like that. Those men mistook the uniqueness of Israel for the common grace aspects of all other nation by projecting OT Israel onto all other nations.

Of course God punishes unrepentant sin. I am not advocating some sort of liberalism. When unrepentant sinners die they go to hell. When justified believers die they go to be with the Lord. All the people who died in Haiti entered into eternity. Those who were in Christ are with Him and those who were not in Christ are in fire. But let us not look at tragedy and say such things.

To you Christians: You must understand that when you bring these things up you do a sad thing. You are like Job’s accusers, trying to tie Job’s tragedy to certain sins. Your name is either Eliphaz, Bildad, or Zophar. Jesus clearly shows that is not what we are to be doing (Luke 13:1-5 and John 9:3). A new age has dawned. We are not in the Old Testament any longer. Jesus said so. On this side of the cross it is your job as Christians to pray for the nations. Pray for grace. Be a Good Samaritan. The good Samaritan didn’t ask what the cause was for the man’s tragedy, he asked himself how he could help the man. Don’t be like the religious men who passed by and avoided the man because he was under judgment. As people in nations under common grace we are to see all tragedy’s as tragedy. We are to weep with those who weep. Send money if you can. Help them if you can. Pray for them, because you can.
Brett | Jan 13, 2010


~IYes Israel is murdering and warring , but SRAEL isnt invoking DEMONS, and the ANCIENT Gods of HELL.~

America is NOT exempt though ,

In THIS country we have Brutal Satanists , who Abduct Children and Adults to , RAPE , TORTURE , and Brutalize thier bodies to The Ancient Gods of Hell. Sabbatean – Frankists Like : Abortionist Doctor Philip Kitner of Asheville North Carolina, Abortionist Doctor Warren Hern of Boulder Co, Norma Fitzwater of Ohio, Michael and Lilth Aquino of St. Louis Mo.

These Yezidiya ( Aramic Satan -Set -Hell Worshippers) REALLY do Torture humans, Eat them and Drink thier blood. The saw children’s faces off with bandsaws, in satanic rituals .throw people into vats of battery acid ; , skin thin alive and eat them .
….all whle filming this with cameras to sell blackmarket and make extra monies.

These ceremonies take place in the Caverens on the border of Murphy North Carolina and Tennessee.

Our Country is JUST AS EVIL as Haiti..

Go here to see actual drawing from an EX victim of the Aquinos.

http://www.revolutionzone.co.za/art.php

my point is THE USA is NOT exempt.

~H
Hotep,Nefer,Hem | Jan 14, 2010

January 13, 2010

Stepfather, The

Stepfather, The
Stepfather, The (2009)

IMDB rating: 5.10

Plot: Michael returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend. As the two men get to know each other, he becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand.

Directors: McCormick Nelson

Actors: Walsh Dylan,Badgley Penn,Tenney Jon,Harris Marcuis,Lemasters Braeden,Deckert Blue,Wiles Jason,Horror,Thriller,

Are there any stepfather support groups in the St. Louis area?

Machinist, The

Machinist, The
Machinist, The (2004)

IMDB rating: 7.80

Plot: “The Machinist” is a film about a man who hasn’t slept in a year, and he starts thinking that he’s losing his mind, when he starts seeing hallucinations, and his perception of reality becomes twisted. He’s haunted by a co-worker that no one else can see, and keeps finding post-it notes with secret messages on his fridge…

Directors: Anderson Brad

Actors: Bale Christian,Sharian John,Ironside Michael,Gilliard Jr. Larry,Cathey Reg E.,Romero Moore Matthew,Long Robert,Stinton Colin,Stevenson Craig,Lahoz Ferran,Xido Jeremy,Bell Norman,Drama,Mystery,Thriller,

Does anyone know any good massage tips?
My boyfriend is a machinist and has a lot of back and shoulder problems, does anyone know any good techniques?


http://www.easyvigour.net.nz/backpain/h_ BackMassage.htm

Did’t I already answer this??

Love

Paradise Regained | Dec 11, 2009

Long Goodbye, The

Long Goodbye, The
Long Goodbye, The (1973)

IMDB rating: 7.60

Plot: Chain-smoking, wisecracking private eye Philip Marlowe drives a buddy from LA to the Tijuana border and returns home to an apartment full of cops who arrest him for abetting the murder of his friend’s wife. After Marlowe’s release, following the reported suicide in Mexico of his friend, a beautiful woman hires him to locate her alcoholic and mercurial husband. Then, a hoodlum and his muscle visit to tell Marlowe that he owes $350,000, mob money the dead friend took to Mexico. Marlowe tails the hood, who goes to the house of the woman with the temperamental husband. As Marlowe pulls these threads together, his values emerge from beneath the cavalier wisecracking.

Directors: Altman Robert

Actors: Gould Elliott,Hayden Sterling,Rydell Mark,Gibson Henry,Arkin David,Bouton Jim,Berlinger Warren,Coit Stephen,Knight Jack,Callahan Pepe,Palmieri Vincent,Cordova Pancho,Lucero Enrique,Crime,Drama,Thriller,Mystery,

what should i think abut this?
this is how things went in real life with me and him.

he liked me and i liked him, so we went out for a day but he wasnt over his ex so we broke up. i really did and still do like him, but im not so sure how he feels about me anymore because there was this one night that went like this:

we were at his house with my friend and we were sitting out side. after a few hours of hanging out her dad had to take her to her moms, so me and him were alone. after she left i got a text from him saying:
"wanna make out? lol"
and i texted
"sure"
and he was like
"with me? youre crazy!"
and i texted
"yeah why not?"
so we just hung out and he kept asking me and saying stuff like he "doesnt make out with girls with braces" and "you have to make the first move" and stuff. but i was saying that it would be a waste because he didnt like me and that i am scared cuz i never have before and didnt know how. and later we were outside sitting really close to each other messing with my ipod and he said we shud go inside cuz it started to get cold so we went inside and sat on the couch with his computer and we were typing back and forth cause we didnt want his step sis to hear what we were talking about and we just kept talking about the making out thing, and i was leaning on his shoulder and putting my head close to his and stuff, and he asked if he could have my jacket (he is scene and wanted to see if hollister wud burn him lol) just to be funny and then we went outside and i shivered and said it was cold and then he felt my arm and said "wow you are cold" and then he wrapped his arms around my waist and i put mine around him and we hugged for like 5 minutes and he was squeezing me and putting his head on top of mine. and then we stopped, then we sat down at the front of the house and we were sitting really close and he started playing the nervous game with me, and i really liked it cause i really liked him and i basically let him feel me up and what not. then we got up and he started to ride around on my bike while i walked next to him and he stopped and stood with his legs on the ground over the bike and put his arms on the handles and i put the tire between my liges so we were close and he kept saying "you wont do it" over and over and our faces would get really close but then i would lean back out and we just kept riding around and doing that, and we got to the end of the street as the sun was setting down, and we were standing over the bike like earlier and we got really close and i really wanted to kiss him but i was afraid, and our faces were almost touching and then out friend pulled down the strret in her dads car and we walked over to her house and we were talking and she texted him "so "my name here", huh?" and i didnt know what he said back, but after a few minutes she went inside cause it was really dark, and we were outside alone again and me and him talked to the neighbor that was outside but then he went home so we were alone again, and we were standing in her drive and we got close again and hugged for what seemed like forever, and as we were pulling away i kissed him on the cheek and he was all like "woah, what?" and stuff and i said "its kinda what yu wanted" but then i had to go home cuz it was dark and i was gonna get in trouble so i got my jacket and bike and started to ride away and he yells from down the street "DO I GET A HUG!?" so i stopped and he ran up to me and we hugged again for a long time, and then i said i had to go so he let me go and we said goodbye.

so the next day i texted him and asked if he liked the other night and he said he said he was just messing around, but thats what he always says when ever things are serious, so i got my friend to text him and ask if he did or not, and he said he liked it a little, but then she asked him a few days later and he said he wud feel closer to me as a friend.

but when ever i see him he is always so flirty to me
like this one time we were waiting for the same friend and we were outside her house and he was like "quick! lets pretend we’re makin out" and he out his cheek to mine and was making all these noises and was putting his hands all over me and in my hair and all,

and tonight we were in his step sisters room w 3 other friends. his stepsis and her bf were sittin on the mattress on the floor and i was next to her and he was playing the guitar and then he layed on me while he was playing and then he save the guitar to our other friend and he was laying on me and we were all laughing and stuff and we were talking about vaginas and all the normal teen guy stuff and he kept touching me in places and making me laugh and stuff.

i know this is mega long but it would mean so much if you would answer it:) help!

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