Last Emperor, the

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006) IMDB rating: 3.50 Plot: Of East Indian origin, Taj Mahal Badalandabad lives in Coolidge, U.S.A. along with his dad, Dilip, mom, and sister. After hearing about his dad’s exploits at Camford University in Britain, he re-locates there. When he arrives he is royally received by the elite, only to be humiliated and told this reception was because of a ‘typographical error’. He thus re-locates to his new quarters in a distant wreck of a building called the ‘barn’ - reserved for ‘losers’. When he gets over this welcome, Taj must now come to terms with the Queen’s language, her dialect, and the racial profiling (’Curry-breath’, ‘Paki’), and a busty Charlotte Higginson, who is not only better at fencing, but is also intent to ensure his dismissal. Hilarious results follow when Taj decides to fight the Queen and her people at their own game(s) with the help of fellow losers and a horny bulldog.

buy and download Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

Actors: Penn Kal,Percival Daniel,Barry Glen,Cozens Anthony,Rathman Steven,Davey Tom,de Coverly William,Cecil Jonathan,Hammond Roger,Ghir Kulvinder,Comedy,Romance,

Will protein shakes help with school?
I saw the movie van wilder 2 the rise of taj, and in the movie theres always the bad guy, in this case hes like the man at his college, you know smart and involved

so obviously this guy is smart so hes doing well in school, and hes organized

in one of the clips hes talking to his girlfriend how how he has to study blah blah hours and sleep for 9 hours and wake up and drink a protein shake every day…my question is can i drink a protein shake every mornining to stay focused in school? like even if i dont work out whatsoever? also is there protein shakes without the use of milk because dairy products cause zits, im 18
trust me, the way i focus, i DO damage my brain.

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there is no link between protein and focus. protein helps rebuild damaged muscle tissues. when you work out, what you are doing is actually damaging the muscle fiber, protein just helps rebuild them stronger.
Rick H | Aug 31, 2008

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are you serious?
eat healthy, ALL protein shakes are good for is extra calories…they are not a magic powder
dP | Aug 31, 2008

Legal Eagles (1986) IMDB rating: 5.60 Plot: District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea’s crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.

Legal Eagles

Actors: Redford Robert,Dennehy Brian,Stamp Terence,Hill Steven,Clennon David,McMartin John,Browne Roscoe Lee,Hart David,Hurdle James,Klar Gary Howard,Comedy,Crime,Romance,

to the legal eagles out there, can I bend your ear, if it is legal to do so.?
my x husband just got on disability and says he can’t pay child support and won’t.. It is my understandiing that you cannot attach anything to his social security disability. Is this true?

please and thanks

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No, that isn’t entirely true. You won’t be able to have it taken out of his SS payment directly, but you can still get an order to pay based on this income.
cyanne2ak | Jan 28, 2010

Casualties of War (1989) IMDB rating: 6.80 Plot: During the Vietnam war, a girl is taken from her village by five American soldiers. Four of the soldiers rape her, but the fifth refuses. The young girl is killed. The fifth soldier is determined that justice will be done. The film is more about the realities of war, rather than this single event.

Actors: Fox Michael J.,Penn Sean,Harvey Don,Reilly John C.,Leguizamo John,King Erik,Gwaltney Jack,Rhames Ving,Martin Dan,Dye Dale,Larson Steve,Linton John,Ruginis Vyto,Shannon Al,Adventure,Biography,Drama,War,

Why do many natural disasters look alike these days?
They have many things in common:

-media blackout…for a while, then controlled media images
-slow to no response, maximizing casualties
-all crucial infrastructure destroyed–leaving people without police, hospitals, clean water, communications, etc.
-people with strange burns, keloid scars, whitened burned skin, dead continuously burning bodies, discolored bodies, charred bodies, etc.
-spontaneous fires
-when there is finally a response, it is treated as a war zone–often met with military action
-contractors get lucrative rebuilding contracts but do nothing but wait for years–almost as though they are waiting for something to end before they rebuild

Thoughts?
Katrina, Ike, Indonesia, and Haiti are some examples.

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Welcome to…District 9
Deleno Griffin | Feb 03, 2010

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it is because of special reasons.
Today is Reagan's Birthday | Feb 06, 2010

Eye of the Beholder (1999) IMDB rating: 4.40 Plot: A nameless private eye (Ewan McGregor) shadows the same woman (who happens to be a serial killer of men) all over the U.S. for 10 + years, without her ever knowing and he strangely enough occasionally acts as her guardian angel.

Actors: McGregor Ewan,Bergin Patrick,Priestley Jason,Nerman David,McCarthy Steven,Vrana Vlasta,Jordan Don,Thriller,Mystery,

What is considered handsome?
Now, every answer I read on this topic says something like "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and then later says something like, "I love guys with <blah blah>, while my friend prefers more ‘cookie-cutter’ handsome"

Which obviously means they just admitted there was a general handsome! I have absolutely zero idea what is considered handsome in a guy. There has got to be a set of attributes generally appealing.

Obviously there are certain things that are variables for women as well (e.g. hair colour), but then there are also things that are closer to being universally attractive or conventionally pretty (e.g. large(r) breasts, large eyes, small figure.)

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Like you said, me and just about everyone else has their certain preferences like hair color and eye color. But what I think girls find attractive in general, (or so I’ve found that these are the things most girls liked when the question was asked), are for guys to be tall, and have deep voices, and not too muscle-y but just a bit. Just in shape..
I think we like for them to be tallish, because we feel safer from creeps and attackers with them around, haha.
sten213 | Jan 27, 2010

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beauty s in the eyes of the beholder
The peoples rights | Jan 28, 2010

Aenigma (1987) IMDB rating: 4.40 Plot: Kathy is an outcast at an elite New England boarding school whom lands in a coma resulting from accidentally being hit by a car during a cruel practical joke against her by several car loads of her tormentors. A little later, Eva, a new arrival to the school, takes over Kathy’s old room and begins socializing with some of the girls responsible for Kathy’s condition. It turns out that Eva is a pawn under the control of the comatose Kathy from her hospital bed in seeing revenge against those whom did her wrong, while Kathy’s physician, meets and begins dating Eva whom also targets his latest girlfriend.

Actors: Martin Jared,Acerbi Riccardo,Bjelogrlic Dragan,Lesic Zoran,Colovic Rade,Horror,

Un filmato sull’Opg di Aversa
07.10.09
Il 24 ed il 25 ottobre presso a Cartoceto (provincia di Pesaro e Urbino), si terrà il 10° Convegno Internazionale di Studi “I teatri delle diversità” promosso dall’Associazione Culturale “Aenigma” editrice dalla rivista, da cui prende il nome il convegno, “Teatri delle diversità” diretta da Emilo Pozzi e Vito Minoia. L’edizione 2009 è dedicata a Claudio Meldolesi scomparso il 12 settembre 2009, fu presidente del DAMS di Bologna e Accademico dei Lincei.

Once Upon a Time in America (1984) IMDB rating: 8.30 Plot: Epic tale of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York, from childhood, through their glory years during prohibition, and their meeting again 35 years later.

Actors: De Niro Robert,Williams Treat,Woods James,Young Burt,Aiello Danny,Pesci Joe,Hayden James,Rapp Larry,Forsythe William,Miller Dutch,Harper Robert,Bright Richard,Crime,Drama,

Was it ethical/right for the Israeli Jews to go to South America and hunt down the former Nazis?
Obviously the top Nazi personnel who escaped Allied authorities after World War 2 and fled to South America should have been arrested, but was it right for the Israeli government to illegally and I believe unethically go undercover and take them down? Israel wasn’t even a county during World War 2, yet they felt that they had the "authority" to execute the capture and execution of a number of Nazi officials. It’s such bullshit and this just shows how egotistical the Israeli people really are. They think they own everything…I mean maybe if Israel was attacked by Germany, but it was not even a country until years after World War 2 ended. Please read this wikipedia article on Adolf Eichmann, a SS member in the Nazi party, and his take down by undercover Israeli agents.

"In 1959, Mossad was informed that Eichmann was in Buenos Aires under the name Ricardo Klement (Clement) and began an effort to locate his exact whereabouts.[21] Through relentless surveillance, it was concluded that Ricardo Klement was, in fact, Adolf Eichmann. The Israeli government then approved an operation to capture Eichmann and bring him to Jerusalem for trial as a war criminal. The Mossad agents continued their surveillance of Eichmann through the first months of 1960 until it was judged safe to take him down, even watching as he delivered flowers to his wife on their 25th wedding anniversary on March 21.

Eichmann was captured by a team of Mossad and Shabak agents in a suburb of Buenos Aires on May 11, 1960, as part of a covert operation.[22] The Mossad agents had arrived in Buenos Aires in April 1960 after Eichmann’s identity was confirmed. After observing Eichmann for an extensive period of time, a team of Mossad agents waited for him as he arrived home from his work as foreman at a Mercedes Benz factory. One kept lookout waiting for his bus to arrive, while two agents pretended to be fixing a broken down car. An unconfirmed fourth would ride on the bus to make sure he would leave. Once Eichmann alighted and began walking the short distance to his home, he was asked by the agent at the car, Zvi Aharoni, for a cigarette. When Eichmann reached in his pocket he was set upon by the two by the car. Eichmann fought but team member Peter Malkin, a Polish Jew and a black belt in karate, knocked Eichmann unconscious with a strike to the back of his neck and bundled him into the car and took him to the safe house.

There a preliminary interrogation was conducted and it was proved that Klement (Clement) was undoubtedly the Nazi Eichmann.[21] The agents kept him in a safe house until they judged that he could be taken to Israel without being detected by Argentine authorities; then smuggled him out of Argentina on board an El Al Bristol Britannia flight from Argentina to Dakar and then to Israel on May 21, 1960, heavily sedated and disguised, like the agents, in the uniform of the El Al crew.[23]
To Joe T

All those countries did that and the people responsible should be punished but not by covert agents from a country not involved in World War 2. Germany, Poland, or another country that was abused by these men in Europe should have sent people to Argentina to capture and give him a FAIR trial. There is no doubt that those judges knew from day 1 that they were going to sentence him to death. They didn’t need all the evidence and proof of it…They didn’t care if he was just following orders or not. Unbiased, Non-Jew/Gypsy people should have been the judges. and Yes the US is the most egotistical country in the world. Walk up to an American and tell them that their country is not the best and see the result.

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Perhaps the methods they used were brutal, but still no where near as brutal as the evil acts this Nazis committed. It doesn’t matter that Israel didn’t exist when the Holocaust was carried out, it is a country comprised mostly of Jews, it has every right to feel outraged by the atrocities committed during world war two.

| Jan 24, 2010

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Can’t say it’s the sort of moral problem I would lose much sleep over. Fk the Nazis. People are much softer on Communists though - I don’t know why.
Jim L | Jan 24, 2010

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Technically no.Procedures of international law should have been used.However Israeli Jews may have had an ulterior motive for snatching Eichmann.According to the book The Transfer Agreement by Edwin Black who is a Jew,Eichmann was the contact point between certain Jewish groups and the Nazi government of Germany prior to the war.The Nazis were allowing Jews to depart Germany for Palestine after a ransom was paid.A lot of Jews did not like this arrangement and the Jewish man in charge of the program was murdered by Jews under the command of Menachem Begin,the future Israeli prime minister.So perhaps Eichmann needed to be caught and silenced.He knew too much about the original Nazi desire to deport the Jews rather than kill them all.It is curious the Israelis never went after Mengele who was also living in South America.If capturing Nazis is prime meat for Israel why was Mengele never caught,even though they knew where he was?
BlackCar | Jan 24, 2010

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Well here is a simple question for you.

Did the germany under the nazis have a right to attack poland, france, russia …… and did they have the right to take anyone from their homes from 1932 till 1945. Did the soviets have the right to abuse and murder german citizen 1945 t ? did the russians have a right to have the revolution and kill millions……. ? did the US have the right to start the war of 1812…….? did the France under Napoleon have the right to attack europe and Russia. Did Iraq have the right to attack kuwait …. did US the right to go into Iraq.

Or is this just because they are countries.

Oh heres one Did the revolutionaries have a right to kill loyalists before the US gained independence? the US wasn’t a country yet.

Should I go on….!

The answer is no. But why are you singling out Israel? i wonder

in you saying that how the Israeli people really are egotistical for capturing one nazi that was in charge of the mass deportation of jews is not only an insult to humanity but a direct generalization of one race.

So using your logic I guess , The US, Germany, France, and any other group that attacks or infiltrates a sovereign nation is egotistical and is just ********

You can by all means ask about the ethical side of the actions but to single out one group as being egotistical for taking this action is not helping your argument and only makes you sound egotistical and …..

i will stop,
joe t | Jan 24, 2010

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If you read the paragraph above the section of wikipedia article you cut and pasted you will see why they might have felt that action (any action) was better than inaction.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/world/ americas/07nazi.html?ex=1307332800&e n=a02750d1b542785e&ei=5088&partn er=rssnyt&emc=rss

While it did violate Argentina

Meet the Fockers (2004) IMDB rating: 6.40 Plot: Having given permission to male nurse Greg Focker to marry his daughter, ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife travel to Miami to Greg’s parents, who this time around are Mr. and Mrs. Focker, who are as different from them as can be. As asked in the first movie, what sort of people name their son Gaylord M. Focker?

Online Movies World

Actors: De Niro Robert,Hoffman Dustin,Stiller Ben,Wilson Owen,Pickren Spencer,Pickren Bradley,Santiago Ray,Nelson Tim Blake,Berman Shelley,Comedy,Romance,

should they make a film called "son of a focker" to follow the movie "meet the fockers"?
i think that’ll be good

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They should make a Prequel.. " Mother Focker"..

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Chemical Wedding (2008) IMDB rating: 6.60 Plot: A shy, stuttering professor brings Aleister Crowley back to life.

Actors: Callow Simon,Weber Kal,Charlton Jud,McDowell Paul,Shrapnel John,Franklin Richard,Bayler Terence,Ashby Robert,Ashe Jared,Breton Geoff,Fraser Mat,Nelstrop Thomas,Rea Sean,Sadler Andrea,Thriller,

God Where do I Start? Married 15 Yrs, Big Mess!!! Help!?
I’ve been married for 15 yrs (Met my hubby when I was 17 & married him when I was 24). When I was 17 he drank real bad & did drugs, I did not, but dated him anyway back then. I ended up moving but we left on good terms, like friends. Year later I heard he was in a bad car accident because he was drinking & driving & terrible to say it killed 2 people in that wreck. He goes to jail, gives his life to God & is changed. I find a few years later (when I was 23) he moved out of state from his old stomping grounds & had graduated from Bible College which I was SO PROUD to hear that. He truely was a new & changed man, so I ended up marrying him. I had a 3 yr old daughter from a previous relationship when I married, he had none.

Okay, like usuall, things are pretty good at first, except, he never really tried to make a father daughter bond with my child, infact he would say things to her when she would try to show a pic she drew or something, he would tell her things like "get away from me kid, you stink". It would kill me to have him talk to her like that. He just never seemed to really like her. (Sorry I’m trying to make this short as possible).

in the early & middle years we would go to church together, started a successful business together, in love & for the most part things were great. We tried to have more kids (my idea) but due to some some fertility issues (my tubes). I had 4 attempts of invetro to get my now baby of 3 yrs old here. (my kids are now 19 yrs & 3 yrs old) .

****About 4 yrs ago my hubby started taking pain pills & abusing drugs BAD!!!! He started changing, & when he couldn’t get more drugs, he would go into withdrawels & it would be HORRIBLE!!! He would get sick, moody, sometimes violent with me, most times he would just be laid out on the couch with his hat over his head just laying there day & night, he wouldn’t shower sometimes for a month!!! Really it was HORRIBLE!!!! I pleaded with him over the yrs to get some help, and after 3 1/2 yrs of pleading we traveled to Florida Detox where he got some help. But they gave him a type of narcotic to get him off all these other mixtures of narcotics he was on. & I found out he was abusing those!!! Then in addition, he started smoking pot!!! LONG story short, he has reverted back to his OLD original lifestyle that I knew him when I was a teenager. (He is now 44 yrs old, I’m 39).

With this detaox program, the told us that with drug abuse is a chemical imbalance in the brain & they give other meds & vitamins to address that.

SO here we are today, there was a bad argument 3 weeks ago, he threatened my 19 yr old daughter who just came to visit me at my house (he never really liked her) I stepped in & told him "You will NOT touch ANY of my children!" he came at us like he was gonna hit us, I ended up leaving, It’s been 3 weeks now I have my kids with me. One thing I must say is that I know he loves his little girl who is now 3, & that part kills me, it was not my intention to keep them apart from each other, but I felt it was in the best interest of her & my 2 kids that we be away from him for a while. I had to get a protective order against him , due to when I would call & TRY to talk with him to see what his frame of mind was so I could go back home, he made threats to me that he would use his "money, power & resources to get me & my oldest daughter out of the way" and said NOBODY is gonna stand in the way of him getting his little girl. I took that as a threat. Another phone conversation he said " I don’t want to talk to you, all I can do is think of some way to get you out of the way!" Another time he said he just would like me & my oldest daughter to gather us 10 people & he would take us all on. He said we won’t need a cell phone to call the cops, we’ll do it the old fashoned way, & he would take us all on by himself, & added that we WOULD need a cell phone at the end because he cannot wait to take his solid fist & shatter my oldest daughters face & we will need a phone not for the cops, but for an ambulance!"
Last week I went down to file for a divorce which kills me!!! He is NOT the man I married, I believe it’s all do to the drugs & chemical imbalances in his brain. But my scare now is that he is trying to take our little girl from me!!! I can’t live without my girls, they are why I live. I tried so many times to talk to him on the phone (before the protective order) he appears he despises me!!! I’m wondering, how can someone be so cold & just act like he just don’t care about you after 15 yrs of marriage??? (I’ve known him for 22 yrs). Oh, I failed to mention, while I was away from home , he cleaned us out, he took all our cars, trucks, boat, horse trailer, my jewlry box with my wedding ring & other special things in there. He took my 2 guitars I had since I was a kid, he tool ALL the photo albums & pictures off my walls, He even sank so low to take my dads pictures (who has been dead now for 20 yrs). & I h
***CONTINUED*He even sank so low to take my dads pictures (who has been dead now for 20 yrs). & I had some old cassette tapes of my dads voice singing with us girls (my sisters), & he took the very last things we had on this earth of our dad!!! How low can you go??

I don’t know how to cope with all this? I go around feeling empty & numb inside, I try to stay strong for my kids, but I’m dying inside!!! I’ve lost 15 lbs in the 3 weeks this has happened. Why do I still care for this guy? —To try to answer my own question on that one, is I THINK he is not in his right mind, or frame of thinking due to the drug abuse & chemical imbalances that I was told that go with it.
I don’t know what to do, this is hard!! He has emotionally took my insides & ripped them out of me & cut them to bits! then stomped on them! Does anyone know how does someone get thru this? Why do I still care for this guy after all this? Any advice or encouraging words from anybody? I’m lost & feel SO empty!

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Nothing you do can change him.
Leave and be safe, keep your child safe !

frenchdoc | Oct 10, 2009

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Get a lawyer and take his ass to court. His history and behavior nearly guarantees that you’ll get sole custody and you might still have a chance to get your valued belongings back!
missy79 | Oct 03, 2009

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Jesus lady…….take it easy. One thing at a time. You’re so worked up you’ve run out of room here.

Look…it may kill you you divorce but you yourself said he wasn’t the same man you married. He’s over the edge. Everything he took he’ll probably hock. Junkies do that.

Do not under any circumstances contact him. Stay away.You’ll have custody of all the kids…that’s assured. He is in no form to care for them. Get the divorce and hope this jerk stays out of your life forever.
Quasimodo | Oct 03, 2009

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damn what a mess
? | Oct 03, 2009

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Tell him he is NOT the Christian he claims to be.He needs a lot more than the "easy believism" prayer hon.He needs more.Have him read :
Matthew 11:28-30 1 Peter 5:7 John 3:15-17 Romans 5:12 John 3:1-5 and Acts 2:38.Also,2 cor 13:5 ,John 15:1-6 Romans 9:27 .If you get the chance visit a United Pentecostal church, he needs power hon to overcome these things.He also needs to learn to love your daughter and others.
? | Oct 03, 2009

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HI BANDE,,honey,do yourself a big favor,take your kids n run,u need to get him out of your life forever,,and stay away from him,,honey the guys so into his own little drug world he wont even bother about his chil,,good luck,,PEACE
nanaBANANA | Oct 03, 2009

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Yep - where does one start?
1. It would appear that you have a codependency issue. It is very common for people that have addictive tendencies for the spouse to come alongside that and "support" them in their destruction. Not that you are supporting his addiction, but in your love and support, you have a very hard time being the "tough love" that this kind of person needs. You can yell at him and it does nothing, yet you still stay……"to support him and love him".
2. As he yells and screams his abuse to you about HIS problem, he pushes all the blame onto you for you are the closest one to take it. And for years you did take that and accepted much of it. Again - you are the classic codependent.
3. He berates and belittles your oldest? Why? Who would do that to someone they are "supposed" to love? Because he has HUGE self-esteem issues. As long as he can make other people feel bad - he feels good! He can treat your daughter like crap and he’ll walk away with a smile on his face.
He does the same to you. Why? Because he HAS to be the one with the power. As long as he can manipulate you, your daughter, anyone - he will feel superior. And he has no reason to feel superior because his continual lifestyle is one of degradation, humiliation and inferiority. His anger is his way to feel superior.

Ready for a test?
"YOU’RE SO STUPID!"
(how does that make you feel? )
I would assume you would feel bad, sad, angry…….pissed.
Why? Is it the truth? No. It’s a lie. And you listen to the lie and internalize it so that it is the truth. You do the same with his words. Whether the truth or a lie - you accept it all and let him CONTROL your emotional state. Why would you let ANYONE control YOUR emotions?
Yes - he has huge issues. But your issues are even greater because you cannot control your own emotional state. You do not understand proper boundary development for yourself or your children.

Listen - there are a ton of issues here. I’ll give you a good piece of advice. Google up divorcecare.com and go. This is not about getting a divorce. This is about YOU taking responsibility for your life again. Learning the truth from a lie and how to handle all the junk. Go.

And pick up "Captivating" (Stasi Eldredge). You need a refresher on how to be the beauty in this world. Let Stasi reinvigorate the picture of who you really are!
craig b | Oct 03, 2009

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Oh, Bande — I’m so sorry.

You must leave him and cease all contact with him. For you and for your children.

He’s an addict. Addicts don’t care about anyone but themselves. That’s the disease. This isn’t about you. You didn’t create this problem and you can’t cure it.

I’d urge you to look up Al Anon online and find a meeting. It’s the first step to healing.

Good luck… and God bless.
t. | Oct 03, 2009

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I’m going to talk to you from a spiritual level. You and I know that when we become disobedient to God that our sins will overtake us. Your husband turned his back on God and he is lost. By him being in this state he is no longer protecting you, providing for you or even capable of loving you as a husband should. You know what the bible says about the Devil, he comes to kill, steal and destroy everything in his way. I mean everything. Even your trust in God. Let God be true and every man a liar… That being said you need to trust God even if it hurts.
God loves you so much that he will show you want you need to do and make a way of escape. You just have to do it, God will not do anything against your will.

First thing first, make sure that you are in right standings with God.

Second, if you our your child is in any bodily danger, you have to depart to a safe place. Protect yourself and your children. Do not take this lightly!!! Stop playing with matches because you will get burnt.

Third, Know that God will replace everything that the devil stole from you, peace, love, joy and even material blessings. Nothing is too hard for God but you have to move out of the way!

Most importantly, seek help for yourself. What your husband is dealing with is far beyond your abilty. Stop thinking that you can fix it, start taking care of yourself.

I will that you could contact me. I dont like leaving my info but I think you really need someone to talk to so I will take a risk.

I will leave you my email address, kamilahcrooms@hotmail.com.
I will keep you and your family in my prayers. May God keep you safe from hurt, harm or danger.
4realCamil | Oct 03, 2009

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One day at a time.
Gen242 | Oct 03, 2009

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kiij lady yiu cant teach an old dog new tricks he will never changeand he is a threathes crazy enough to hire some 1 ro kill you i suggest move far away have a unlisted number id you dont he will kill youalso get a restraining order hes not worth a nervous break down for get him
Paul | Oct 03, 2009

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Claim the scripture Romans 8:1 "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."
Romans 8:31" What then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?"
I hope this encourages you to hang in there."
With God all things are possible. (Matthew 19:26)
Raul L. | Oct 07, 2009

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You are doing the right thing

once an addict…. it is hard to keep your life in straight order…. he slipped.

and there is no reason for you to stay in a bad environment… that is harmful, not only to you, but also to your children.

you should have gotten an idea that he hadn’t fully changed with Bible school…. when he could not be christian (not to mention even civil) to your daughter.
Cyclist 2300 | Oct 07, 2009

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This man (and I use the term loosely) never changed. Everything was whitewash to cover up his past behavior and to give himself some credibility. Yet his actions still show him for the kind of guy he is. You need to get yourself a lawyer hun and protect you and your girls. The lawyer can file a restraining order on him and the police can serve it to him. Don’t wait on this! He’s not a nice person and I’m so sorry you’re in this situation.
Paul in Alaska | Oct 11, 2009

Goal! III (2009) IMDB rating: 4.90 Plot: The heroes compete on the greatest stage of all, the FIFA World Cup Finals.

Actors: Feild JJ,Gregory Leo,Becker Kuno,Moran Nick,Hassan Tamer,Heaney Craig,McBride Jack,Fairbank Christopher,Elliot Mike,Lewis Gary,Pfeffer Ori,Salthouse John,Sport,

Using gems/acrylic beads with polymer clay without melting them?
I have recently started crafting with polymer clay (Sculpey III more specifically.) I am wanting to "set" a gem into the clay almost prong like. I know they could be added after curing if I used another "setting" like a bezel almost, but that’s not really my goal. not my Of course, this sounds like a really great idea in my head, but I know it may be next to impossible. I wanted to go for cheap in the beginning so I purchased a few large 20mm x 22mm acrylic gem stones. After tossing it around I’m afraid the gems may melt even at the low temperatures required for curing polyclay. Has anyone had any experience in this area before I ruin a piece!?

Thanks!
-Rai

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Plastic beads can often be set into polymer clay and baked in place, particularly if they’re placed kind of *down into* the clay so they’re protected a bit from the heat (you usually won’t need liquid polymer clay or any other type of glue if the gems or other inlays are pressed deeply enough into the clay) . Different types of plastic have different distortion or melting points though, depending on the exact type and formulation of plastic, and some may also change color or become cloudy with sufficient heat, so you’ll have to test yours.

Of course, it’s best to make sure the temp reaching the clay is actually not any hotter than you think it is too, so it’s important to use an oven thermometer, know where any hot spots might be, use a baking surface that doesn’t get hotter than the surrounding air temp, and at perhaps to use one of the partial-covering or complete-covering methods for baking polymer clay.
You can read more about all that baking stuff on the Baking page of my polymer clay "encyclopedia":
http://glassattic.com/polymer/baking.htm

If you test your particular plastic gems and find that they do distort/etc, just do them as mentioned above by making impressions where you want them to go, then glue in after baking (superglue, white glue esp. one like GemTac or Jewel It, E6000, 2 part epoxy glue, etc.). Here’s another tidbit from my site about doing it that way:
"When I’ve used the cheap plastic rhinestones, I glued one onto the end of pen cap so I could make an impression where they would go in the finished product."

You can also "onlay" your gems by creating polymer clay bezels/frames around them without even pressing in… check out some of the examples on this page:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/onlay.htm …look under the Dimensional Onlay category, especially under Ropey, Bezels, etc.
…crud, most of the owners have moved their pics breaking my links (though I still have more info on the page), but here is at least one:
http://creaplastic.free.fr/03_04.htm
And you might also get some ideas from the *Very Small Frames* on this page:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/frames-mir rors.htm

P.S. Are you aware that Sculpey III is one of the 3 lines** of polymer clay that will be weak after baking in any areas that are thin or projecting? (rounded, fat shapes are inherently strong).
FimoSoft is stronger, and all the others are quite strong when thin and will only bend if thin and stressed (Premo, FimoClassic, Kato Polyclay, Cernit, SuperSculpey-Firm, etc.).
Those 3 Sculpeys are also quite soft when raw so aren’t preferred when one wants to do crisp detail and want the clay not to distort (and get fingerprints) while working on it.

**Sculpey III, SuperSculpey-flesh, and original Sculpey (which is the worst for strength)

HTH,

Diane B.

Diane B. | Jan 23, 2010

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stick the gem into the unfired clay to make an impression. Then fire the clay and glue the gem into the impression! <3
Hermione Granger | Jan 22, 2010

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) IMDB rating: 6.30 Plot: George Stevens’ epic production. “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?” It is towards this climactic crossroads that the story of Jesus of Nazareth leads, and to which, at the final moment, it again looks back in triumphant retrospect. It is the anguishing crossroads where the eternal questions of faith and doubt become resolved. Star-studded cast includes Max Von Sydow (as Jesus), Dorothy McGuire (as Mary), Robert Loggia (as Joseph), Charlton Heston (as John the Baptist), Michael Anderson, Jr., Robert Blake, Jamie Farr, David McCallum, Roddy McDowall, Ina Balin, Janet Margolin, Sidney Poitier, Carroll Baker, Pat Boone, Van Heflin, Sal Mineo, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, John Wayne, Telly Savalas, Angela Lansbury, Paul Stewart, Harold J. Stone, Martin Landau, Joseph Schildkraut, Victor Buono, Jose Ferrer, Claude Rains, Donald Pleasence, Richard Conte and Cyril Delevanti.

Actors: von Sydow Max,Anderson Jr. Michael,Buono Victor,Conte Richard,Ferrer Jose,Heflin Van,Heston Charlton,Landau Martin,Boone Pat,McCallum David,Biography,Drama,History,

How much description is proper?
I have been writing for a short time now. When I submit my stories I get one of the two following suggestions. First I am told to spice up my writing by including the five senses, by describing the setting more, or to paint more word pictures to invite the reader into my world. After I do all those things, I re-submit the writing and then I get suggestions to cut down on the descriptions, get to the point and let the reader’s imagination fill in the blanks.

As I read the classics and even Tolkien, they have plenty of description, and they are thought to be some of the greatest writers ever.

So if Alexandre Dumas were to submit the Three Musketeers to be printed today or The Hobbit was just finished, nobody would buy their works?

Good classic styled writing is not good for sales?

Help me!! AAAAAH!

thanks

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The overall effect, man. The overall effect. You have to find the middle ground.

Don’t compare yourself to Tolkien, for heaven’s sake. You’re not THAT good, no one is.
Jake Sully | Feb 01, 2010

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The worst thing you can do is compare yourself to another writer and try to copy their styles. Because Tolkien’s style is Tolkien’s style, Stephenie Meyers has her own style, and you will have your own style too.

Just think of a scenario, like your first day at school then try to describe that using your own style, no one elses!!! It’s a bit of a "beginner" method I know, but it might help. :o)
??eautiful ?ightmare? ?(???)? | Feb 01, 2010

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You’re right, it’s a fine line between giving details and being wordy. In the end, you should decide what feels right. Use the five senses, but spread them out.
Jason M | Feb 01, 2010