Night Crossing (1981)

IMDB rating: 6.40

Plot: Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.

Actors: Hurt John,McKeon Doug,McKeon Keith,Bridges Beau,Liesik Geoffrey,Liesik Michael,Bannen Ian,Taylor Matthew,Lowitsch Klaus,Meisner Gunter,Dumont Sky,Niklas Jan,Family,Drama,

Cost of rail trip from New York to San Francisco in 1870s?
I want to know how much it cost, in money and time, for a traveler wanting to make the cross-country trip by train from New York to San Francisco back in the 1870s, before dining cars and Pullman cars, when trains had to stop for the night at Harvey Houses or similar establishments. How much did the train fare cost? How long did it take? How much did food cost? Any information, including links to websites or books about rail travel in that era, would be most appreciated. Thanks!

Polar Express, The (2004)

IMDB rating: 6.90

Plot: Santa Claus does not exist. Or does he? For one doubting boy (voice of Daryl Sabara and Tom Hanks), an astonishing event occurs. Late on Christmas Eve night, he lies in bed hoping to hear the sound of reindeer bells from Santa’s sleigh. When to his surprise, a steam engine’s roar and whistle can be heard outside his window. The conductor (voice of Tom Hanks) invites him on board to take an extraordinary journey to the North Pole with many other pajama-clad children. There, he receives an extraordinary gift only those who still believe in Santa can experience.

Actors: Hanks Tom,Jeter Michael,Deezen Eddie,Scolari Peter,King Brendan,Pellick Andy,Eli Josh,Mendonca Mark,Hendricks Rolandas,Goodman Mark,Scott Jon,Gast Gregory,Scott Sean,Hart Gordon,Family,Animation,Adventure,Fantasy,

The Polar Express Conductor Hat?
I want to know where I can find a Polar Express Conductor hat. I’m not dressing up as a conductor or anything, so any old conductor’s hat just wont do. I want a LEGIT Polar Express Conductor hat, and I mean one that looks JUST like the real thing. I mean a conductor’s hat with the little label/ mini- plaque thing that clearly says: POLAR EXPRESS CONDUCTOR. If you know where I can get one, or possibly can give me instructions to make one that looks EXACTLY like it, YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!! PLEASEEEE!!!

French Connection II (1975)

IMDB rating: 6.70

Plot: New York narcotics detective Popeye Doyle follows the trail of the French connection smuggling ring to France where he teams up with the gendarmes to hunt down the ringleader.

French Connection II

Actors: Hackman Gene,Rey Fernando,Fresson Bernard,Leotard Philippe,Lauter Ed,Millot Charles,Castaldi Jean-Pierre,Penvern Andre,Delfosse Raoul,Luong Ham-Chau,Dynam Jacques,Kateb Malek,Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

French speaking persons could you please read this? feedback?
This is a newspaper article thingy that i wrote for a project. please read it and tell me what you think! thanks!
C’est un article que j’ai ecrit pour un projet. lisez s’il vous plait et disez-moi si c’est bon. merci!

Lust Connection (2005)

IMDB rating: 3.90

Plot: When buxom Susan gets killed, the only suspect is husband Rick. He soon admits cheating on her with various women from Internet fantasy chat rooms. It all started when buxom Sasha wanted to strip for him via web-cam. Alas, bra-less Sasha then found his address expecting the same service, while Rick’s wife was shopping. The second woman was The Stranger, who wanted sex in a gym and later threatened in vain to expose Rick if they break up. The third woman was park worker Beth who wanted sex in the wild. The fourth woman had sex with Rick in a hotel’s bridal sweet, letting her friend, no less than Susan’s identical twin, Jenny, secretly peep from the closet. The fifth woman Cora was slightly less buxom than Sasha, but actually wanted Rick’s wife home in another room. The sixth woman “Desiree” wanted him in a blindfold. The seventh and last woman Molly pretended delivering Rick pizza. Susan’s identical twin, Jenny, eventually reveals she became “Desiree” to trick Rick into sex. Rick wants to turn her in, but she pulls her gun out. Luckily, the detective forgot his pen.

Actors: Harper Frank,Richardson Jay,Flavious Kirk,Thriller,

Is a 6'4" soft surfboard right for me?
I’m a beginner with a few lessons under my belt … I saw this 6′4" soft surfboard today which somehow i felt very attracted to (for lack of better words). It’s confusing as the size seems small for beginner but being a softboard, seems right. I’m 50kg, 160cm. I know people keep saying I should ask the local shop assistant but the shop assistant wasn’t very helpful today and like I said somehow I felt this connection to the board – it’s like love/lust at first sight So i need strong reasons to encourage/discourage me to go ahed. Thanks!

Go with a foamie that is 7ft and over and you will notice your surfing improve out of nowwhere
THE REAL DEAL SEX APPEAL | Feb 03, 2010

Don’t waste your time on line, we don’t know anywhere nearly enough about you, or where you surf, how well you surf and we don’t have an opportunity to discuss these things with you. We aren’t your surfing buddies, we don’t necessarily surf where you or know anybody who does. Go to a good local surf shop (or a shop where ever you usually surf) and discuss your options with the folks in the shop. They can give you far better advice than anybody out here in ‘cyberspace’. And, just because you didn’t get a whole lot of assistance in one shop, don’t stop looking in other surf shops. As much as I always praise surf shops, like any other business, there are good ones and bad ones.

Please avoid popouts:
http://www.mckevlins.com/nopopstory.htm
Soft top boards are the "ultimate" popouts. But, like I said, they are great for kids to learn on.

I don’t know how old you are, but you also have to remember, teenagers grow, surfboards don’t. You can easily grow bigger and ride a smaller board, if your skill level keeps pace with your growth. If not, you have to think about how long do you really want to get out of that board.

Be careful about taking on-line advice from kids who may know less about surfing than you do, and the internet phonies.

Anybody who recommends a specific size or design of a surfboard to a stranger on line is foolish. Anybody who would take that advice is MORE foolish.

Good luck with your selection. I have been surfing since 1966, and it has been a lifetime of fun for me
John F | Feb 03, 2010

The Surfboard Man
http://www.thesurfboardman.com/
The Surfboard Man | Feb 05, 2010

Verdict, The (1982)

IMDB rating: 7.70

Plot: Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter: all parties willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, he suddenly realizes that perhaps after all the case should go to court: to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients, and to restore his standing as a lawyer.

Actors: Newman Paul,Warden Jack,Mason James,O’Shea Milo,Binns Ed,Handy James,Addy Wesley,Seneca Joe,Stadlen Lewis J.,Broadhurst Kent,Stinton Colin,Drama,

Bullmastiff temperament?
I`m owner of a 20mnts old bullmastiff. I got him at 3 mnts age and he came at our home very fearfull afraiding from everything. during his growth this changed but still remains that he refuses to be in contact with other people he treats them with suspicionsess and sometimes he barkes at them or run away. I know what will be the verdict- not enough socialization but it is not true.
On the other hand I like this suspisiconsness and I am sure that he will protect me because I`ve already took some lessons with Professional trainer and he is performing attack tasks very well .Obedience trainning is in finall stage where he walks (not on a leash ) on command "heel" next to me, sitting still in front grocery while I`m shopping and all the rest commands he is doing fine.
I`m affraid not end up with " fear biter" , I just want confident dog ready to protect me and my home and to be ready to took own decisions when I`m not arround.
I need advice pls.

"performing attack tasks" !?!? this should not be done in till his fault issue has been fully rectified…..
This dog will not protect you, he may attack and bite some one because of fear, but only a self confident dog will actually protect.

Oh man, or did I miss the troll clues!
Pete F | Feb 04, 2010

White Nights (1985)

IMDB rating: 6.00

Plot: Nikolai Rochenko, a Russian ballet dancer who 8 years ago defected to the West. He is in a plane flying over Russia when all of a sudden, a malfunction forces the plane to land in Russia. The KGB tells everyone that his injuries are so severe that he has to remain confide for a while. But in reality they want him to return to them, so they bring him to his old apartment and an American, Raymond Greenwood, who himself defected to Russia several years ago, is placed there to keep an eye on him. However, Rochenko is not about to give in and is determined to escape. So with help from his former lover, he gets word to the Americans. And even Raymond is started to be disillusioned with Russia, and he has to decide if he is going to do what he was sent to do or help Rochenko.

Actors: Baryshnikov Mikhail,Hines Gregory,Skolimowski Jerzy,Glover John,Gryff Stefan,Hootkins William,Rimmer Shane,Savile David,Liston Ian,Young Benny,Drama,

How come I attract loads of YOUNG guys around..18-24?
I’m about 27 years old and look really young for my age because I have never drunk, smoked or done drugs and never been in a night club or had lots of sexual partners. Even though I have a baby and am married EVEN WHEN I GO SHOPPING WITH THE LITTLE ONE IN THE PRAM..I get looks of flrty natures from men be it the young security guard or the guys at the counters..even when going to playgroups!

I thought at least the pram would be a PUT OFF! I’m not really immature and I’m an asian girl..not even white or anything! I’m not that dark quite fair for an asian even when I wasn’t married at work a 18 year old had a big crush on me and I was 23 at the time!

He even tried to kiss me! What is it with all these young men?!

Anyone else been in this situation?

Unfortunately you are not the only woman this happens to … it happens to me as well as the others who have answered your question.

Personally, I don’t think it has anything to do with the way you look. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that we live in the age of the "COUGAR woman".

Cougars have inspired young men to date whom ever they want, age is no longer an issue.

Hang in there
ssaymssiknacllauoy | Feb 05, 2010

Man Who Came Back, The (2008)

IMDB rating: 0.00

Plot: Framed for murder & left for dead a local legend comes back to make the guilty pay as he seeks revenge on those who killed his family.

Online Movies World

Actors: Hayter Al,Assante Armand,Atkins Jr. Rickey,Beall Johnny,Bellow Alvin,Bellow Tajh,Blackmon Barrett Kyle,Braeden Eric,Burns Jackson,Foshee Jon-Michael,Hawkins J.D.,Hender Brady,Howard Buddy,Jackson C. Anthony,Action,Drama,Western,

What can I do or say to give my boyfriend comfort?
A little over a month ago I met this amazing man. We hit it off instantly and decided to see each other exclusively. The first 16 days were absolutely wonderful..then his Mom’s uncle died and sent his Mom over the edge. She is 83 years old and has Alzeheimer’s. It got so bad they had to hospitalize her…she became very angry and combative. His father is in his 80’s as well and is not dealing with all this (not wanting to eat, shower, shave etc.). My boyfriend lives 3 hours from his parents and his 2 siblings live 6 hours away. My boyfriend immediately left to go North to be with his parents. His siblings came the next day. He has been there for 3 weeks now and whenever I talk to him or text him (not very often because he has to not only be there for his Mom but is trying to help his Dad deal with it) he sounds so very sad, depressed and angry. Both of his siblings are married, and have went home a few different times to be with their families. My boyfriend is retired (as well as his brother although his brother is married) so he has been the one to stay there to help with his parents because he isn’t married. My boyfriend did say to me that he hoped I could give him a little time and to be please be stable for him. I told him I would be here for him no matter what and that he could call anytime night or day if he needed someone to talk to. It is so hard that he is 3 hours away….and his family doesn’t even really know anything about our relationship. We had decided to wait to involve family to see if our relationship was going to work. I don’t want to intrude on his family and we both agreed now is not the time to discuss our relationship with his family….he doesn’t need to worry about that right now. I backed off on calling him and texting him, allowing him to be the one to call or text when he was available, I Iet him know that I was doing this because he told me his brother was starting to ask all kinds of questions about "us" and my boyfriend has enough on his plate without having to go into details about our relationship. I know from his texts and talking to him that he is hurting so bad…..I feel helpless as to what to do because our relationship is so new. If we had been together longer I would definitely be there by his side. He has a very tender heart, however he has told me he has had to harden himself in order to deal with all this emotion with his parents. He is a family first type of guy and I have told him that I admire him for all that he is doing. He will be coming home today for a couple of days. I am so excited to be able to see him, however I am not sure how to respond to him. He has had to keep all his feeling bottled up inside of him..I want to be able to say the right things to him and do the right things as well to soothe him. He said he was looking forward to seeing me however he didn’t know what shape he was going to be in….I told him that it was ok, that I am happy just to be able to see him and be near him….I want these couple of days that he is home to be so relaxing and soothing for him…..Please if anyone has any suggestions about any thing I can say or do for him….please let me know…My heart hurts because his is hurting.

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

IMDB rating: 6.00

Plot: A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood’s most enduring miracle – Santa Claus. Her mother told her the “secret” about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn’t expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who’s convinced he’s the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all – something to believe in.

Actors: Attenborough Richard,McDermott Dylan,Walsh J.T.,Remar James,Jones Simon,Windom William,Prosky Robert,Greenman Alvin,Noonan Greg,Drama,Family,Fantasy,

What's Your All Time 5 Christmas Movies Of All Time?
Mine Are

!.Meet Me In St Louis

2. Miracle On 34TH Street

3. It’s A Wonderful Life

4.The Gift Of The Magi

5.Christmas With The Kranks

What Your All Time Five Favorites??

jandismommie | Dec 18, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS… have a good one.
Zara | Dec 18, 2009

xx
arcticpuppet. | Dec 18, 2009

The Memory Thief (2007)

IMDB rating: 5.60

Plot: A Los Angeles tollbooth clerk becomes obsessed with the Holocaust after meeting a survivor.

Actors: Webber Mark,Adler Jerry,Bauchau Patrick,Breznahan Kevin,de Golyer Blu,Ellis Chris,Farrell Brian Patrick,Fraser Brent David,Fultz Jeremy,Garg Avi K.,Gomez Carlos,Harris Ricky,Jacobson Peter,Kahn Matt,Drama,

RAPED – PLS READ DOES IT SAY ANYTHING TO YOU?
After i was raped i felt i wanted to cry out to the world, i dont want to be ashamed, i wanted other women to fight. i am 17 years old and would really appreciate some comments on my work:
Depraved Night
Stifling darkness: soul consumer, heart

Street Kings (2008)

IMDB rating: 7.30

Plot: Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he’s been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.

Actors: Reeves Keanu,Whitaker Forest,Laurie Hugh,Evans Chris,Cedric the Entertainer,Mohr Jay,Crews Terry,Common,Corbett John,Nolasco Amaury,Gugliemi Noel,Monks Michael,Gates Daryl,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

Isn't there something we can do to bring back jobs to the USA?
The USA became a prosperous nation 100 years ago because we were the king of globalization.

What is happening today? Jobs leaving the USA, entire factories are shutting down and moving to foreign countries.

100 years ago, entire factories were moving to the USA. That’s what caused that huge wave of immigration, because the factory owners often brought all their workers with them, paying their way in steerage on a steamer ship.

Why?

Tariffs. Tariffs on imports were the main source of revenues for the federal government. Income tax was unconstitutional until 1913, when Congress passed the Sixteenth Amendment. So tariffs were paying for most of the federal budget before then.

Tariffs raised the prices of imported goods, and it was harder for foreign factories to compete. So they moved their factories here, to avoid paying the tariff.

Tariffs were the successful way of managing globalization, and it turned the global economy in our favor. We became an indudstrial superpower exporter in 1880, and we became a creditor nation in 1914, because of 100 years of tariffs.

Tariffs also eliminated slavery. Look up the Tariff of 1828. Slave states hated tariffs. Slavery was holding us back, we had to abolish slavery before we became prosperous.

We ended tariffs in 1913 and replaced them with income tax, because exporters should not have tariffs. Once you reach that level of prosperity, you become vulnerable to retaliation from your customer nations. That’s why the Smoot-Hawley tariff backfired in 1930. We were still an exporter, and other nations retaliated.

But that all ended when we lost our trade surplus in 1980, and we became a debtor nation again in 1988.

It was time to go back to tariffs during the 1980’s. But the wealthy Wall Street Journal types were salivating over the idea of opening sweatshops in emerging Asian nations, so they raised the bogeyman of Smoot-Hawley to scare us away from tariffs.

The result has been an economy spiraling out of control. Our trade deficit is now equal to our total exports, which is more than ever in our entire history. We send out a trillion dollars a year on our trade deficit, which adds a trillion dollars of debt to our current account balance every year. The national personal savings rate was 4% in 1930, and it peaked at 10% in 1980. Today it is negative.

Our economy is now in crisis, unemployment is hovering around 10%, and our government is racking up staggering debts, from wars and stimulus giveaways that will never be paid back by the recipients. That means higher taxes in the future, which will only push us down deeper into the pit.

Free trade is making us a beggar nation.

Tariffs made us a prosperous nation.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what we’re doing wrong.
Source(s):
World Almanac 2009
Tariff of 1789, 1790, 1792, 1816, 1824, 1828, 1832, 1833, 1842, 1857, 1883
Revenue Act of 1894, 1913
Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

It’s either give up all our worker rights and citizen rights, or tariffs.

Giving up rights would mean losing our workplace safety, environmental protections, consumer protections, and all our human rights.

It’s foolishness to sacrifice all that just to save fifty cents on an item at Walmart.

It’s just not worth it.

Of course, Obama would just treat unfair foreign competition as a criminal matter and leave it to the courts to decide on each foreign company individually….

Cheer Up | Feb 01, 2010

Also, tariffs are only a small fraction of the reason jobs are being sent overseas. The biggest problem is minimum wage laws.

If we want to bring back jobs, the government first has to cut spending in 4 main areas- Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the military. We also need to end the Fed. After that, we can lower taxes to a reasonable level (no more than 5%). Then we could eliminate the minimum wage, and return to a capitalist economy that is not so heavily burdened by such massive wasteful government.

After that, return to the gold standard and stop allowing the US government to tax AT ALL. The only way government should be funded is through government bonds.
Cold Hard Fact | Feb 01, 2010

With the more globally connected economy of today, protectionism won’t work. At best, we’ll isolate ourselves from global trade. American business can’t control the full cycle of manufacturing domestically, it’s too expensive to be competitive.

I’m totally against price fixing, it is artificial. Identify the real problems and fix them, don’t fix prices. Minimum wage and tarrifs are price fixing.
Pfo | Feb 01, 2010

Also, we no longer have unlimited resources of land, materials and labor so we have to advance in technologies across the board to remain the primary player in the world.
Rico | Feb 01, 2010