tanuki

• Question:-What is the diffrence between a tanuki and a raccoon?
  So far the only difference between tanuki and raccoon that i know of is that tanukis are from Japan and raccoons from America. Is there a bigger diffrence then that?
  
  Answer:-'Tanuki' is the Japanese word for the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). This is a member of the dog family, Canidae, which is found in Eurasia. It is a completely different animal to the raccoon (Procyon lotor) of North America, which is a member of the family Procyonidae. It resembles the raccoon in shape and colour, hence its name, but the two are not related beyond both belonging to the order Carnivora. Here are some images:
  
  Raccoon dog:
  http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/raccdog-01.jpg
  
  Raccoon:
  http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_patrickm/2006_10_05_raccoon.jpg
• Question:-What is the origin to the Japanese mythology about Tanuki testicals?
  Where does it come from? They say all myths are based off of some small truth.
  
  Answer:-Japan
• Question:-Is there a pokemon based on a badger or a tanuki?
  I've been sucked back into the fandom by a friend, but I missed the generation III pokes (or maybe I missed an older one). I know there are plenty of poke fans out there! ;) Can one of you answer? Thanks ♥
  
  Answer:-Also they said that the Pokemon Typhlosion is possibly based on a badger/wolverine...
  Zigzagoon can be possibly based on the tanuki
  Linoone can possible be based on a Wiesel/badger
• Question:-do they teach stealth and cloaking techniques as well as fighting at the Tanuki Bujinkan Dojo in New Jersey?
  Is this the true art of the ninja or just fighting techniques?
  
  Answer:-Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is the true art of Ninjutsu. You will learn all of the techniques of the Ninjas including stealth.
• Question:-Where can I go to see wild Tanuki in Japan?
  
  the native japanese raccoon is the tanuki.. i see lots of pics but where do i find them!!
  
  Answer:-Tanuki are furtive and nocturnal-I have come across kamoshika and plenty of monkeys while hiking in Japan, but never a tanuki. It's not as if they are rare, they are out there but you just don't see them. If you really want to see one the best approach would likely be to set up a "stake-out" overnight near a garbage can or wherever else humans would be likely to leave something edible they could grab. I imagine they are crazy about salt just like raccoons so they are likely to seek out chip bags and the like . My guess is Chichubu would be crawling with them.
• Question:-Can anyone tell me about Inari Kitsune or Tanuki or Neko? Are they all shapeshifters?
  I read a little about Inari foxes on Wiki but I'm wondering if you have anything else to tell me. Was there any special kitsune? Do all neko shapeshift or just the very old ones? Can racoons shapeshift?
  
  Answer:-I'm pagan, and one of my primary dieties is (are?) kitsune. Most that are devoted to them simply refer to them as kitsune, which I believe simply means "fox".
  
  Kitsune are servants of the rice-god Inari, and are typically mild-mannered or unthreatening, due to whom they're serving. Their counterparts, called nogitsune, are the "wild" foxes, sort of free agents, and cause mischief and mayhem, sometimes harmless pranks and sometimes much more serious. If you've ever heard the term foxfire (or, more likely, the internet browser firefox), in japanese it is called kitsune-bi, a globe of white or blue light under the control of a nogitsune, often used to lure travellers to their doom on dark nights. Some say if you can catch a nogitsune's kitsune-bi, it will grant you a wish to get it back.
  
  Kitsune can shapeshift into anything they wish, but most tales have them turning into incredibly attractive men and women (who usually go on to seduce someone) that sometimes have their true nature revealed accidently by way of a shadow or reflection that shows a fox body, or a tail or tails sticking out of their clothing. Kitsune have also been known to be succubi or incubi (female or male form, respectively) - sensual vampires known for stealing life-force through sex with their victims.
  
  The number of tails a kitsune has denotes its age, from one up to nine, which, depending on what account you're reading, means they are 1,000 years old or immortal. When a kitsune has nine tails, the fur is usually white, too.
  
  As far as noteworthy kitsunes go, check out Neil Gaiman's Sandman series for a more recent mention, or do a google search on the name tamano-no-mae.
• Question:-Can I get a tanuki in the USA, if possible, and is it legal?
  I am looking to purchase a tanuki, is it possible to obtain one in the USA, preferably the New England region. If yes, how much is the average price, and is it legal to get one in PA (considering PA's ridiculous exotic pet laws).
  Also, if you don't know what a tanuki is, don't answer. Also, don't answer a part of the question that you don't know, I don't mean to be rude, but I've gotten a lot of vague answers for that very reason on my previous questions.
  
  Answer:-I am pretty certain tanukis aren't available in the US as pets. The only way this may happen is if they are smuggled in as labeled 'normal dogs' and bred in the US. But even that would be illegal.
  
  Apparently they adapt well as pets. However being a wild animal (even if born in captivity) they will not have the traits of a domestic dog (which are bred for living with humans). People can keep them as pets in Asia and Europe.
  They rarely hibernate in captivity although their appetite will decrease in winter and they will be more lethargic.
• Question:-what is the difference between Raccoon dog, Raccoon, and Tanuki?
  
  This is supposed to be TANUKI. But what does it say ? hehehe.
  http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8C%E3%82%AD
  
  Answer:-It seems like Tanuki is the Japanese name for raccoon dog, so they are the same thing, and a raccoon is a bit different
  here's that site you have in English
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki
  
  as fro the difference between a raccoon, and a raccoon dog, they look a pretty similar, but not exactly the same
  racccoon dog: http://www.google.com/search?q=raccoon+dog&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1366&bih=572&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=pYFmTsmAIIbWiAL2rf2eCg&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQsAQ#hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=raccoon+dog&oq=raccoon+dog&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=8859l9916l0l10278l4l4l0l0l0l0l161l528l1.3l4l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=ce0ca675ce89a4d8&biw=1366&bih=572
  
  raccoon: http://www.google.com/search?q=raccoon&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=dYJmTtqPL6TeiALC0uzQCg&ved=0CDQQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=572
  
  the Tanukis don't have ringtails, and they are a bit fatter :)
• Question:-Can Tanuki Fly in Japanese Mythology?
  In so, what story?
  
  Don't ask why I need to know. It's a bet. :)
  
  And I know they have magical powers, but I need a specific example of them flying. Thanks!
  
  Answer:-No, its a type of raccoon-dog
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Raccoon_Dog
• Question:-Is tanuki jiru available in the us?
  I want to try it.
  
  Answer:-Tanukijiru(たぬき汁）does not mean literally Raccoon soup although it was originally made with its meat centuries ago but for long time now instead of Raccoon, Konnyaku(made of devil's tongue bulb) is used.
  Only if you can get Konnyaku locally, you can make tanuki jiru yourself without much hassle.

ben gibbard

• Question:-What kind of glasses does Ben Gibbard wear?
  What kind of glasses does Ben Gibbard wear? He is the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie.
  
  Answer:-Not sure what precise brand they are but they are something like this:
  http://www.optical4less.com/plastic-eyeglasses/p113/
  
  If it's not what you looked for take a look here: http://www.optical4less.com/plastic-eyeglasses/ I'm sure you can find a pair that looks just like his.
• Question:-Is it possible for Ben Gibbard to "cover" Such Great Heights by the postal service?
  Me and my friend had an argument over this because Ben Gibbard wrote the song so he isn't "covering" it he's just playing it under his name. He disagrees with me but I think I'm right. So what do you guys think?
  
  Answer:-
• Question:-Where can I buy a Ben Gibbard voodoo doll?
  I, uh, am asking for a friend who's really into that awesome band Death Cab for Cutie.
  
  Answer:-LOL WHAT
  Make your own.
  Voodoo is guaranteed to work better that way.
• Question:-Do you think Ben Gibbard will steal JingJing next?
  Ben Gibbard = That dude from Death Cab for Cutie, btw.
  
  Answer:-You mean..steal Jing Jing from ME..right? Because she/he is MINE..not yours.
  Annnnd if this Ben fellow tries anything....I'll just have to slap him up.
• Question:-Is Death Cab For Cutie singer Ben Gibbard an atheist?
  I have read some things that suggest that he is and was just curious. Some of his lyrics sound spiritual so it got me to thinking what his beliefs might be.
  
  Answer:-actually a lot of his lyrics (i will follow you into the dark) are very anti god soooooo..... i dont really know but i can make the guess that he's not religous
• Question:-Where can I find what Ben Gibbard says that the Death Cab songs mean?
  The songs I'm specifically wondering about are A Lack of Color and Passenger Seat.
  
  Answer:-watch the documentary Drive Well Sleep Carefully. its all about death cab and has tons of interviews where ben talks about writing songs and his inspiration for them.
• Question:-How is Ben Gibbard's last name pronounced and does he ever sing solo?
  
  
  Answer:-I have no clue, but I have seen him perform solo.
• Question:-How do i sing like ben gibbard of death cab for cutie?
  I want to know if theres anyway i can sing more like him
  
  Answer:-just practice, listen to a bunch of death cab for cutie, and try to imitate the style of singing you hear in Ben Gibbard's voice.
• Question:-does anyone think that ben gibbard (lead singer and song writer of death cab for cutie) has of had depression?
  some of his songs sound like someone begging for an escape. am i just weird or does anyone think the same?
  
  Answer:-yes
• Question:-Whats the name of the song with Ben Gibbard and a woman singing about breaking up?
  Ben Gibbard wants them to stay together based on the merits of emotion. (He sings about how good it feels to be together and what have you).
  The woman wants to leave based on logic. (She sings about having flow charts and diagrams about why they should break up)
  I heard this on the radio a month or so back and it's been bugging me ever since!
  
  Answer:-Ben Gibbard & Jenny Lewis - Nothing Better

the strangers

• Question:-What are the chances of this girl accepting my friend request on facebook if we are complete strangers?
  
  
  Answer:-
• Question:-the strangers?
  i wanna go see the move The Strangers but im not sure if its gonna be too scary..im 12 almost 13 and i have seen scary movies be4 but only pg-13 ones like the messanger and when a stranger calls and stuff.. so is it really scary? is it good?
  also i have another question about the strangers.(dont wanna spend another 5) why does it say based on true events? what events??
  
  Answer:-Im 15 and I was scared but all in all there were not many bad parts except for stabbings and someone getting shot but a lot of it was not shown so i think ur good :)
  
  The Strangers did great at the box office, coming in at an impressionable 3rd against Sex In The City and Indiana Jones. Although it was "Inspired By True Events" so was the Hills Have Eyes, a movie also "Inspired" by The Manson Family Murders. It would be very smart for a sequel to be made and I await the day when there will be a The Strangers 2.
  
  HERE for more...
  
  MY REVIEW:
  
  I have already seen it 2 times it was sooo good. It was the director's first movie he ever wrote and directed and he did an awesome job. LOL, I cannot even count how many times I screamed, it sent chills down my back and there was not even that much blood! These days there are not that many good thrillers but this one reminded my of Funny Games and Vacancy with a 70's thriller/horror vibe and a house filled with 70's antiques and lamps. It is totally a movie worth your buck and what reels you in is the whole concept of "inspired by a true story". I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars and I guarantee good thrills :)
  
  INSPIRED by a true story:
  
  Hollywood has sneakily made a difference between the words based and inspired. Apparently, inspired is made up while based on is truly based on a true story. The Strangers was a great movie in my opinion however, it was "inspired by a true story". The Strangers was loosely based on various home invasion murders, including The Manson Murders, and based upon an Austrian couple that was murdered by three teenagers in their vacation home in The Czech Republic.
  
  The True Story Behind the New Movie "The Strangers" is a mixture of three stories.
  
  The killers, a principle male assailant and female accomplices, is based upon Charles Manson and the Manson killings.
  
  The frantic "there's blood everywhere" 911 phone call and "bounding to a chair and stabbing" was based on the killings in Cabin 28.
  
  The basic story of a couple being terrorized by a group of people was based on the famous killing in the Czech Republic, which was also made into a French Film titled Ils, translated to mean "Them."
  
  In the Czech Republic murders, an Austrian couple are terrorized in their vacation home by three teenagers and are later killed in the forest when they try to escape. BUT, a concrete source for this alleged crime has yet to be found other than countless blog postings, leading most people to believe that the story was engineered much like the Blair Witch Project, to give Directors a legal excuse to claim that it was based on a "True Story."
  
  In the Cabin 28 murders, the daughter of a woman walks into a cabin where her mother, brother, and brother's female friend were staying only to find them stabbed and hammered to death. She calls 911 frantically repeating "there's blood everywhere," which there was although no one heard anything all night.
  
  This took a few hours to finally piece together, but I noticed that no one else had figured it out and wanted to be the first to say, "I cracked the story."
  
  So in the end The Strangers inspired by aTrue Story claim is definitely true, but a combination of several stories to appeal to general audiences. That's Hollywood, but, as scary as it may be, also real life.
  
  (By the Way...Bryan Bertino...the writer and director admitted to this.)
  
  Sooo,...we can only assume that in the movie Liv Tyler probably should have died but then again you can never overthink a thriller, can you?
• Question:-The strangers?
  I want to go see The strangers, is it really worth it?
  What happenes in the end?
  
  Answer:-The Strangers did great at the box office, coming in at an impressionable 3rd against Sex In The City and Indiana Jones. Although it was "Inspired By True Events" so was the Hills Have Eyes, a movie also "Inspired" by The Manson Family Murders. It would be very smart for a sequel to be made and I await the day when there will be a The Strangers 2.
  
  HERE for more...
  
  MY REVIEW:
  
  I have already seen it 2 times it was sooo good. It was the director's first movie he ever wrote and directed and he did an awesome job. LOL, I cannot even count how many times I screamed, it sent chills down my back and there was not even that much blood! These days there are not that many good thrillers but this one reminded my of Funny Games and Vacancy with a 70's thriller/horror vibe and a house filled with 70's antiques and lamps. It is totally a movie worth your buck and what reels you in is the whole concept of "inspired by a true story". I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars and I guarantee good thrills :)
  
  *******SPOILER ALERT*******
  
  After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.
  
  As the movie continues the young couple staying at a summer retreat are faced with a night of psychological terror and the reality of what will come is more terrifying than anything both could have imagined.
  
  The film begins with two young well-dressed boys happening upon a vandalized property and a bloody crime scene, with a voiceover of a frantic 911 caller, rambling about a gruesome, bloody scene- we actually never see the caller in the movie and no mention is made of her. We are then taken backward and introduced to the two protagonists, James Hoyt (Scott Speedman) and Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler), who appear distraught. They retire to James' remote family vacation home, which James had prepared in advance with a set dinner table and rose petals throughout the living area, bedroom and bathroom. As Kristen takes a bath, she has a flashback to earlier in the evening; at a friend's wedding reception, James had proposed to Kristen, only to be turned down. Given the romantic setup of the home, James obviously assumed Kristen would accept his marriage proposal. Kristen later explains to James that she is not ready. In the meantime, James had called his friend Mike, explaining that things had not gone as planned, and for Mike to come pick him up in the morning.
  
  Moments after they arrive, at 4:05 am, there is a loud knock on the door, which James answers with Kristen right behind him. A young, blonde-haired girl in her late teens to early 20s (Gemma Ward) stands at the doorstep . She says hi and asks, "Is Tamara home?" James, confused, answers no and that the girl has the wrong house, to which the girl replies, "Are you sure?" James replies yes, and we can only assume the girl is one of the assailants, foreshadowed by her saying, "See ya," then walking off. Although strange, both James and Kristen think nothing of it, as James indicates, "People get lost around here all the time."
  
  Shortly after, Kristen mentions she is out of cigarettes, and James volunteers to go buy her a pack, saying he wants to go drive for a while anyway. Moments after he leaves, there is another knock at the door as Kristen sits by the fireplace. Kristen answers, but doesn't open the door, and it is the same girl asking, again, if Tamara is home. Kristen sends her off, and is clearly shaken by this strange occurrence. Then begins the stalking. The fire that James had set for Kristen begins to burn out of control and sets the smoke alarm off, which Kristen removes from the ceiling and places on the floor. During this time, there is rattling around the outside of the home, Kristen grabs a knife, a masked man appears in the background hallway (Kip Weeks) who Kristen does not notice. Kristen's fears are aroused when she sees the smoke detector is sitting on a chair and no longer on the floor. She tries James on her cellphone, but it is dead, so she plugs it in to her charger by the fireplace. She returns to the bedroom to use the landline, calls James, but the call gets cut off soon after. After she comes back out to the living room, she notices her phone is gone. Between random terrifying moments, including a record player being turned on in the living area, Kristen goes back into the bedroom, and then James returns. A frantic Kristen is trying to explain what is happening, and James has difficulty believing her story.
  
  James then steps outside to retrieve his phone, only to see his car windshield has been smashed in. We learn that there are three masked assailants stalking James and Kristen, one guy and two girls. At one point, James and Kristen attempt to leave, and as they get in the car, a truck appears in the background, driven by one of the girls wearing a pin-up girl mask (Laura Margolis), and rams into James' car. The two get out of the car and go back into the house. James finds his father's shotgun and cartridges, enabling the couple to fight back. With all communication and transportation destroyed or cutoff, it is their only hope.
  
  The couple hides out in a back room, and as they're hiding, James' friend Mike shows up. He enters the home, seeing that it is vandalized- the front door has been destroyed with an ax and there is broken glass on the floor. As Mike slowly steps through the house, the man with the mask lurks behind him, wielding an ax. Mike eventually comes into view where Kristen and James are hiding, and assuming that he is one of the assailants, James immediately shoots him in the face with a blast from the shotgun, instantly killing Mike. James and Kristen are horrified- James tells Kristen to find a place to hide and he goes outside to try and call for help using a radio in the barn. While creeping low in the woods outside the home, James sees the Pin-up mask girl come out from the barn. As he aims to fire at the girl, he is attacked from behind by the man in the mask. We hear one loud gunshot and do not know if anyone has been shot or hurt. However, the stalking continues and there is no sign of James for a while, so it is assumed that he has either been killed, or assaulted by the man in the mask.
  
  Kristen then attempts an escape, and as she is running, she falls in a 4 foot ditch and injures herself, now barely able to walk. She climbs out and makes her way to the barn to attempt to call for help; when she finally hears a voice on the other end of the radio, the pin-up girl emerges and begins to smash the radio with an ax. Kristen then desperately makes her way back into the house and hides in a kitchen closet. While hiding, she sees the man in the mask wandering around the home searching around. As he wanders out of sight, the dollface mask girl appears in front of the closet door, frightening Kristen. Kristen comes out of the closet while James, appearing severely beaten, crawls back into the house, yelling for Kristen to run. Kristen makes her way back down to the bedroom, and shortly after she is confronted and slammed into a wall by the man in the mask, just about knocking her unconscious. Kristen makes futile attempts to grab on to the walls as she is being dragged down the hallway.
  
  The next scene, James and Kristen are both seated and tied to chairs, with the three assailants standing over them. The pin-up mask girl draws the shades, revealing daylight. A horrified Kristen asks, "Why are you doing this to us?" The dollface mask girl subtlely replies, "Because you were home" thereby revealing the three assailants as crazed psychos who picked the couple at random. The three assailants remove their masks and place them down, showing their faces to their victims, although the audience does not get a direct look at any of their faces. Kristen is now wearing the engagement ring that James had offered to her, and the couple profess their love for one another, essentially accepting the fact that both of their lives are about to end. James is stabbed in the stomach slowly and methodically, and after him, Kristen is stabbed in the same manner.
• Question:-The Strangers?
  In the movie "The Strangers", were the three masked strangers a family? It appeared that it was a Mom, Dad and Daughter. When I saw the movie, I got the impression that it was just a family hobby to do these things, but the most disturbing part of all for me was that the girl seemed like she was about 18 and she was a physco killer... So were they a family?
  
  Answer:-The family of 3 is indeed a family, a mother, father, and older-teenage daughter. They were all evil physchopaths and the mom and dad probably brainwashed their daughter. But heres where the "inspired by a true story" came from....
  
  Hollywood has sneakily made a difference between the words based and inspired. Apparently, inspired is made up while based on is truly based on a true story. The Strangers was a great movie in my opinion however, it was "inspired by a true story". The Strangers was loosely based on various home invasion murders, including The Manson Murders, and based upon an Austrian couple that was murdered by three teenagers in their vacation home in The Czech Republic.
  
  The True Story Behind the New Movie "The Strangers" is a mixture of three stories.
  
  The killers, a principle male assailant and female accomplices, is based upon Charles Manson and the Manson killings.
  
  The frantic "there's blood everywhere" 911 phone call and "bounding to a chair and stabbing" was based on the killings in Cabin 28.
  
  The basic story of a couple being terrorized by a group of people was based on the famous killing in the Czech Republic, which was also made into a French Film titled Ils, translated to mean "Them."
  
  In the Czech Republic murders, an Austrian couple are terrorized in their vacation home by three teenagers and are later killed in the forest when they try to escape. BUT, a concrete source for this alleged crime has yet to be found other than countless blog postings, leading most people to believe that the story was engineered much like the Blair Witch Project, to give Directors a legal excuse to claim that it was based on a "True Story."
  
  In the Cabin 28 murders, the daughter of a woman walks into a cabin where her mother, brother, and brother's female friend were staying only to find them stabbed and hammered to death. She calls 911 frantically repeating "there's blood everywhere," which there was although no one heard anything all night.
  
  This took a few hours to finally piece together, but I noticed that no one else had figured it out and wanted to be the first to say, "I cracked the story."
  
  So in the end The Strangers inspired by aTrue Story claim is definitely true, but a combination of several stories to appeal to general audiences. That's Hollywood, but, as scary as it may be, also real life.
  
  (By the Way...Bryan Bertino...the writer and director admitted to this.)
  
  hope this helps:) much love xoxo
• Question:-the STRANGERS?
  is it too scary??? i really wanna see it because i love horror movies. i've seen like all of them besides the grudge and saw. but it's rated R which makes me think it must be really scary. i'm 12 but all my friends never want to see horror movies but i'm not arfraid of anything. will i be scarred for life if i see it? it can't be that bad, can it? PLEASE ANSWER!
  
  Answer:-I don't think you'll be scarred for life- maybe a week or two- I never have nightmares, so i'm really looking forward to it!
  I'm 13- me and my BFF cannot wait to see it! We want to get tickets, but since it's R, our parents won't let us go.
  We're just going to rent it on iTunes in a few months-
  If you see it email me, please! :)
• Question:-tHE STRANGERS .?
  how many stars on ur opinion? thumbs up or down? i thought the plot was stupid but it made me jump.+no gore : (
  i give ** stars
  
  Answer:-I enjoyed it and I thought it was suspenseful and scary ***
• Question:-How do I train my dog to not be aggressive with strangers?
  I have an 11 month old black lab mix. During the last month or so he's gotten more aggressive with strangers. He has never bitten but he barks and growls ferociously. I've tried training him by giving him treats as strangers approach but it only works at first. What can I do so that he is more polite around houseguests and with strangers?
  
  Answer:-Your dog seems to think that the entire house is his territory. You should make it clear to him that you are the master. For that, you must first train him in all other aspects like 'sit', 'stay', 'come', 'lie down', etc.
  
  The next step would be to make him used to strangers. Invite friends of yours who are dog-lovers. They will understand the situation more and will have an idea as to how to act around him.
  
  Once your dog gets accustomed to your friend's presence, ask your friend to give him a treat. This way, your dog too gets a friend and he'll be happy to welcome him home the next time!
• Question:-How do I stop a strangers email from appearing on the mail main page?
  Every time I open my email account I have some emails between two strangers. I do not care to see their email and I am sure they do not want me to see them. Today the same ones have been appearing and the are from May 2, 2009 and May 5, 2009. How do I stop this nosense.
  
  Answer:-Just mark them Spam, never open them. If you see the email address you can add it to your blocked address list. From the mail screen over to the right click Options, then Mail Options. Then click Block Addresses. Type the address one at a time into the small box and click Add Block. For now clicking Spam works until blocking takes affect.
• Question:-How can I train my dog to be friendly and polite to strangers?
  My boyfriend and I are adopting a dog who is nervous around strangers and territorial of his current home. From what we've seen, this mostly manifests itself as either hiding and running away or excessive barking.
  
  As he is coming to a new home and new owners (us) we feel this would be the best time to train him to be quiet and polite to strangers and not to bark at visitors in our home.
  
  We plan to use positive reinforcement/clicker training, as I do not like the idea of negative training and punishments.
  
  Does anyone have any ideas for positive ways to reduce the dog's anxiety towards strangers and his territorial behavior?
  
  Answer:-(If it were me, this is what I would do- My dog was the same way when we adopted him) At first I would just concentrate on playing with him and giving him lots of love until he is comfortable with you. In the meantime ignore negative actions. Then start giving him little doggie treats whenever he does something you like. The smaller they are the more you can give him! Most dogs bark for attention so I would just ignore it or tell him/her "no." Take him for lots of walks so he can get used to meeting different people and animals. If you have any other pets I noticed it really helps stop territorial behavior to make them share some toys. Or practice giving them a toy and then making sure you can take it away without agressive responces. (Make sure you give it back at the end though =)
  Good luck!!
• Question:-How to make my German shepherd aggressive towards strangers?
  In the neighborhood i live in there is always a possibility of people trying to enter my home. I have a one year 9 month old German Shepherd and want him to be more aggressive towards strangers.What do i do?
  
  Answer:-the only german shepard that should be people aggressive is a police dog trained by a Professional to stop criminals in there tracks

the haunting in connecticut

• Question:-Whos the boy who plays the ghost boy in a haunting Connecticut?
  Sorry my other question must of got mistaken, i meant whos the boy who PLAYS the ghost boy?
  
  Answer:-imdb would tell you if you search for the movie online. i don't know his name.
• Question:-Who was the ghost boy in a haunting Connecticut?
  the one where he was trying to save those people from those bad spirits.
  whats his real name?
  
  Answer:-All I could get was that the family's name which was Snedekers. Carmen Snedekers gave an interview to CNN to talk about the house. Reed is Carmen Snedeker’s maiden name. Reed said she wanted to protect the privacy of her family and grandchildren so she did not want to use their names
• Question:-Where is the house and hospital in The Haunting in Connecticut?
  Supposedly the new film "The Haunting in Connecticut" is a true story about a family that moved from Southington, CT to a house closer to the hospital where one of the family members was receiving treatment. Does anyone know where the house and hospital are (were)? Which hospital was it?
  
  Answer:-I believe it was Bradley Hospital. The house is located in Southington even though it says northern connecticut. It is located at 208 meriden ave. The family actually moved TO Southington from a different area i believe. This house was once Aikman mortuary and funeral home. It is not a place you can visit, a family does live there today. I have lived in Southington my whole life and live just a few streets over from this house. There have been stories of paranormal activity in the house but nothing to the extent of the family who was supposedly haunted.
• Question:-Is Haunting in Connecticut based on a true story?
  I know that The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Texas Chainsaw Massacre is based on a true story.
  But what I want to know is, is Haunting in Connecticut based on a true story?
  
  Answer:-Yes, I first heard about it on the Discovery channel, the have a daily show called A Haunting.
• Question:-what do you think about a sequel to A Haunting in Connecticut coming out?
  it will be called the Haunting in Georgia. i really liked the haunting in connecticut, and i cant picture a haunting in georgia. do you think the movie will ruin a haunting in connecticut?
  
  Answer:-I, overall LOVED A Haunting in Connecticut.
  
  Actually I've been doing some researching about Haunting in Georgia and somewhere I had read that the people who produced the MOVIE A Haunting in Connecticut was actually based it on an episode in the series Haunting. I actually had also came across a dvd of the episode in the TV series a Haunting called The Haunting in Georgia, too, but I didn't rent it. (seeing that I was in a video rental store) But I think that the movie, A Haunting in Georgia will be similar, i not better than the episode. If it's the same producers of A Haunting in Connecticut, and since it has nothing in relation to the previous movie, I'm sure it will be good. :)
• Question:-Is The Haunting in Connecticut worth watching?
  I am a scary-movie goer. But I don't like scary movies like Halloween or Friday 13th. In other words, I HATE slasher movies, they aren't really that scary to me.
  
  I like ones like the Unborn or the Amityville Horror. I saw The Haunting in Connecticut documentary and saw the trailer a couple days ago. It seems pretty good. Is it worth watching?
  
  Answer:-I liked it. It was especially interesting that the house it took place in (the one the film is based on) is in my hometown about 3 miles away.
• Question:-Can anyone give me a short summary about the movie HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT?
  My daughter wanted to see the movie HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT, Shes 10 years old but i don't know if its such a good idea to let her see it. If someone could just give me a brief summary of the movie that would be great.
  
  Answer:-There is no sexuality or nudity in it. It is about a family that moves into a house to be closer to the hospital that is treating their son for cancer. The house turns out to be haunted. It is suppose to be based on a true story from the 70's. There's a few scenes that may be considered gory for a 10 year old, but as long as she knows it's not real I think it would be fine. I found it to be incredibly boring, but I'm 21.
• Question:-What kind of movie do you think The Haunting In Connecticut will be after you saw the trailer on TV?
  I saw the trailer for the movie The Haunting In Connecticut last night on TV and I am looking forward to the movie,it is posed to be based on true events that have happened to people,I am going to get it on DVD when it comes out on DVD,I like to watch movies in my room.
  
  Answer:-Honestly i can't wait to see it i think i am going to watch it in the theaters when it comes out to release in theaters. I own amity ville horror the one made in 2005. I think it the movie kind of like it might relate a little bit or maybe a lot to the amity ville horror movie
• Question:-What was the name of the boy who was burned in the furnace in The Haunting of Connecticut?
  It was the boy who Kyle Gallner would have flash backs about. He was burnt in some scenes of the movie. What was his name in the movie and his real name? Oh and also he's the guy on the cover of The Haunting of Connecticut.
  
  Answer:-jonah
• Question:-How long will the Haunting in Connecticut be in theaters?
  me and my sister want to go on like a double date with our boyfriends to see the Haunting in Connecticut over spring break, like april 18th probably, and i'm starting to wonder if it will still be in theaters by then. google isn't helping me lol.
  
  Answer:-probably for a few more weeks
  I just saw it yesterday, and it sucked, it wasn't scary at all, there were a few jumpy parts, but other than that, some of the acting was pretty bad

rumpelstiltskin

• Question:-Rumpelstiltskin?
  If you remember the story quite well, then hopefully you can answer this question that I seem to have trouble with... The question asks,
  
  "In 'Rumpelstiltskin' the braking of his power over the girl is broken if she can guess his name. Why do you think guessing or knowing someone's name means he no longer has power over the other person?"
  
  I do not know why, I just do not seem to know what it is saying, and how I should answer it. Please help a.s.a.p! Thanks!
  
  Answer:-Because she knows his name, it means that she can call him by it. He doesnt have anymore power over her then she has over him.
  If you didnt know a persons name, it would be hard to make them do things. It would be much harder for them to see things through your eyes.
  
  When you know there name, you know more about them.
  He wanted her to remember him by name, which the name means everything.
• Question:-rumpelstiltskin ?????????????
  
  
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• Question:-Where can I find the original Rumpelstiltskin online?
  Does anyone have any idea where I could find the original story of Rumpelstiltskin? (hopefully I spelled that right) I hear it's a couple pages long?
  
  Answer:-I'm pretty sure Rumpelstiltskin was a folk tale that was passed on from person-to-person long before it was ever written down. The "original" probably never even made it to print.
  
  However, the closest your probably going to get to the definitive version of the story is in "Grimms' Fairy Tales". The tales were originally written in German, and there are a bunch of different English translations - but fortunately, the book is out of copyright, so it is also in public domain and all over the Internet:
  
  Here's a direct link to an 1884 translation:
  http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~wbarker/fairies/grimm/055.html
  
  And here's a page that has the German and English versions side-by-side:
  http://www.fln.vcu.edu/grimm/rumpel_dual.html
  
  Hope that helps
• Question:-What creature is Rumpelstiltskin supposed to be?
  Is Rumpelstiltskin based on a mythical creature'? And if so what?
  
  Answer:-i think he was based on the hobgoblins, simply because he was crafty, ill mannered, and took things that would cause a certain amount of loss, pain, or grief to the people who needed his services,
• Question:-Why does Rumpelstiltskin look different in Shrek the Third than in Shrek Forever After?
  I just seemed to notice that. Did anybody else notice this too?
  
  Answer:-I noticed straight away.
  The old one blended in too much with all the other bad guys. They needed him to stand out.
• Question:-What is a good fractured fairy tale idea for Rumpelstiltskin?
  Also, if you could have a title that goes with it, that would be great.
  
  Answer:-Surrogate motherhood
  when Rumpelstiltskin comes to get the baby, she can't remember his name so she follows him, and ends up falling in love with him and they live happily ever after, I always felt bad for that guy in the story.
  You could call it "Promises aren't made to be broken"
• Question:-i need a clever title for my essay pertaining to economics in Rumpelstiltskin?
  the essay pertains to the economics in the fairy tale rumpelstiltskin.
  i want it to have pizazz!
  
  thanks in advance.
  :)
  
  Answer:-What about using the brand name of one of these cigar since a cigar-band pinkie ring was mentioned in the story:
  http://quadsearch.csd.auth.gr/isearch.php?lan=1&sd=0&tos=4&v=2&m=1&frop=1&query=cigar&Gch=1&Ych=1&Mch=1&Ach=1&ResPerPage=12&as=0&i=19&ims=0
  http://quadsearch.csd.auth.gr/isearch.php?lan=1&sd=0&tos=4&v=2&m=1&frop=1&query=cigar&Gch=1&Ych=1&Mch=1&Ach=1&ResPerPage=12&as=0&i=38&ims=0 http://quadsearch.csd.auth.gr/isearch.php?lan=1&sd=0&tos=4&v=2&m=1&frop=1&query=economics+Rumpelstiltskin&Gch=1&Ych=1&Mch=1&Ach=1&ResPerPage=12&as=0&i=6&ims=0
  http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.livecigarrollers.com/images/cigar%2520sizes.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.livecigarrollers.com/cigar%2520sizes.php&usg=__FA3rKotopIBFD8xuNavlzu2nwrw=&h=1607&w=1155&sz=288&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=OOUin0sDqer5kM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=108&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcigar%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
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• Question:-Any one seen a weird version of Rumpelstiltskin?
  Ok so I saw this movie about 8 years ago it was based very closely on the Original Fairy Tale of Rumpelstiltskin I don't know when it was made, probably 80's or 90's. It wasn't a musical or horror movie, it was set in the deep past. I have googled this extensively so the only thing I can think is that it was made under a different title than Rumpelstiltskin, any help is appreciated.
  
  Answer:-I've seen that one too, I loved it when I was younger.
  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093891/
• Question:-Why did Rumpelstiltskin want the baby?
  I'm writing a story about what happened after Rumpelstiltskin sent himself down into the ground and I wanted to know why did he want the baby? In my story he comes back and takes the child. However, she runs away into the forest and bumps her head on something. She loses her memory and can't remember anything before that. Now she's 16 and living in an orphanage owned by "the little old lady that lived in a shoe." I want Rumpelstiltskin to come back for her, but don't know any good reason why he would want her.
  
  Any suggestions?
  
  Answer:-In the fairy tale he wants the child only because he knows it's the most important thing the Queen has. It's kind of a revenge thing. Also,there's an old superstition which says goblins used to snatch human babies and change them for their own, which is where we get the word "changeling" used to describe a weird kid.
  I don't know what the goblins did with the kids they took. The superstition was used to warn people about leaving their babies unattended.
• Question:-About three months ago I was at a RC Theaters and I saw a poster for a movie that looked like Rumpelstiltskin?
  Has anyone seen this poster or know what this movie is called. It appears to be a horror movie, but I would really like to know, thanks!
  
  Answer:-

paranormal activity

• Question:-Paranormal activity?
  I experience paranormal activity almost always. I have for about a year and a half now.. Is it reality or schizophrenia?
  
  Answer:-Well, it depends on what you are experiencing. Are you seeing things, hearing things, or just have a paranoid feeling that something is watching you? I don't know what to tell you about it without more info. If you are actually seeing and hearing things, I would tell your doctor that you have having some hallucinations and see what they say. Hallucinations could also be caused by depression and substance use.
• Question:-Paranormal Activity ?
  Has anyone seen Paranormal Activity, thinking about seeing it tomorrow but don't want to if it's stupid..
  
  No spoilers please - just, is it really scary like their saying - and worth watching?
  
  Thanks.
  
  Answer:-It is good to see, as a cultural phenomenon, because EVERYONE is talking about it. However, it really isnt that great of a movie. Several jump/scare parts, but it gets a little predictable. Plus the actors get annoying. You should see it, since there isnt much else to watch.
• Question:-paranormal activity..?
  do u have to see paranormal activity 1 to no whats going on in paranormal activity 2?
  
  Answer:-it helps and makes the moviue better
• Question:-PARANORMAL ACTIVITY!!?
  ok so i just saw the movie paranormal activity and it waz ssooo good can someone plz explain the alternate ending and the real ending to me plz!!
  
  thanx
  
  Answer:-First off you must realize that this was not a true story it was made along the lines as blairwitch as a documentory the alternate ending was just her walking into the room and cutting her own throat just like the story they read online in a ealier scene meaning it was the same entity that made that girl kill her boyfriend and cut herown throat the one used in the movie was just the ending they thought would get the most reaction and rating's from the public and it worked this movie cost $ 14,000 to make and earned millions at the box office I woulld say that was a good investment would'nt you ? but both the endings were in relation to the story they had read online in one of the earlier scenes about a couple who had been haunted and they both died from this entity ( this story that is based soley on fiction)
• Question:-Paranormal ACtivity!?
  ok well this is gunna sound reely stupid but I'm an 8th grader at a catholic school and we always have to take pictures of special days at our school. WE noticed some circular weird objects in them some of them & kids in my class decided it was paranormal activity So my class decided to go all Ghost Hunter and took pictures of the gym w/ the lights off. then alot of these cirucular things came up in the pictures...they're called orbs and it means paranormal activity is happeneing..i really dont know what to beilve lol but does anyone know anything more aobut this stuff?
  
  Answer:-I encourage you to consider an alternative explanation. There are plenty of them out there. The most reliable and consistent explanation will be a natural one. I know it's not as creepy, but it's a fact. Orbs are nothing more than small particles reflecting the light from the sun or your flash.
• Question:-What is a good method to verify paranormal activity?
  What is a good scientific way to verify if paranormal activity is happening? Has any paranormal activity been verified through this method?
  
  Answer:-The scientific method is all about isolating aspects of a problem and figuring out what effects changes in those aspects bring about.
  Lets say a ghost is haunting a location. If you can draw this ghost out in a repeatable manner, and say have it show up on a photo, or video, or even an audio, then this would be a crude, but scientific way of verifying ghosts.
  
  There are some things that were thought to be paranormal at one time, that science has identified, like germs.
  
  Actually, by definition, something paranormal is not approachable by science, therefore if science did verify something which was paranormal, it would no longer be considered paranormal, it would be an identified part of the natural world. We can't see germs, and some people might doubt they exist, but they are not considered paranormal, because science has been able to identify their existence. The same thing would happen if science identified ghosts as real. They would no longer be paranormal.
  
  So anything currently classified as paranormal, has not been verified as real.
• Question:-Why does paranormal activity always happen to White people?
  I have seen a lot of the discovery Channel shows and some movies based on paranormal activity. All the time, there is a White person getting haunted.
  
  Asians, Hispanics, Indians (India), Middle Eastern people and us Blacks do not have to experience that type of stuff.
  
  Do ghosts just find it fun to bother White people?
  
  Answer:-cuz white ppl r crazy! lol j/k im white & i think everybody is crazy,
  
  actually asians, most hispanics, and indians in particular are very spiritual. white people go after things that scare them for some reason which is why all the ridiculous paranormal shows are on tv. 99% of which is fake & there for people to make money and/or make fun of uneducated people. it doesnt just happen to white people i know blacks who have "encountered" ghosts too. believe me you cant believe 99% of anything paranormal on tv & DEFINITELY not those HORRIBLE movies they keep coming out with.
  
  if theres anything real thats "paranormal" the most scientifically possible is poltergeist. there are scientist who agree & disagree with this just like many other great debates. but there has been scientific proof of poltergeist like in the movie thats supposedly based on a true story "An American Haunting"
• Question:-Is Insidious and Paranormal Activity filmed in the same house?
  I just watched Insidious, and the inside of house in the first 40 minutes looks exactly like the inside of the house in Paranormal Activity. I know both movies have the same producers, but did they use the same set?
  
  Answer:-Paranormal Activity was filmed on Bavarian Dr. in Rancho
  Penasquitos, San Diego CA
  
  Insidious was filmed in Los Angeles
• Question:-Is feeling hot spots a sign of paranormal activity?
  I've heard that cold spots are signs of paranormal activity, but I just keep feeling these hot spots when there are no possible sources.
  There are also occurrences of unexplained bangs and things falling down stairs. But I haven't seen or heard any ghostly figures or voices. Please explain.
  
  Answer:-In a typical dwelling there can be many sources of drafts or colder temperature that are not immediately obvious. As a corollary, there will also be warmer spots in the house as well for the same reasons. In addition, human physiology (and its response to stimuli such as fear or anxiety) can also explain the feeling of warmth or cold. It's only a modern day myth that cold spots are associated with ghost activity -- nobody can even demonstrate a ghost exists, so how can you determine that cold spots are a sign of ghosts?
  
  Regarding bangs or knocks in the house, these can typically be heard in most houses and it is caused by the beams and flooring expanding or contracting with temperature and humidity. Another common source of knocking sounds is loose plumbing pipes in the walls.
• Question:-What happened to the real people paranormal activity is based on?
  Okay so apparently paranormal activity is based on real events?
  Does anyone no what sort of things happened? or did they die or what? Because if the things that happened to them in paramormal activity really did happen then that horrible
  
  Thanks
  
  Answer:-Chelsea, the expression "based on real events" is just something that film-producers (and others) use to market their movies and to give you and me the more entertaining feeling that we are watching something that has actually happened. However, "based on real events" has a very broad span of interpretation and the film-makers draw from that. Say, for example, that there is a REAL missing-person-case, a person disappeared under mysterious circumstances in a forest somewhere, it happens. The case is unsolved and many questions remain as to how and why it happened. Such a case is a perfect opportunity for someone who wants to write a script or a book, to develop that real case and fictionally "solve" it. The writer could perhaps solve the case by letting alien-abductions be the explanation, or demons. or you name it.
  
  Whatever story the writer comes up with he or she can claim that it's based on real events. Though the story, as a whole, is not necessarily something that has really happened. That's how it works.
  
  Edit:
  Note the important difference between "BASED ON real events" and "real events".