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- Sở GD & ĐT Thái Bình ĐỀ THI TRẮC NGHIỆM Trường THPT Bán công Đông Hưng MÔN : Anh 11 Thời gian làm bài: 0 phút; (50 câu trắc nghiệm) Mã đề thi A11 Họ, tên thí sinh:.......................................................................... Số báo danh:....................................................... I. Chọn từ có cách phát âm của phần gạch khác với các từ còn lại Câu 1: A. Change B. Children C. Machine D. Church Câu 2: A. Guitar B. Passenger C. Gernerous D. Village Câu 3: A. Change B. Hungry C. Stronger D. Singer Câu 4: A. Hour B. Happy C. Husband D. Hold Câu 5: A. Washed B. Passed C. Looked D. Lived II. Chọn đáp án đúng nhất hoàn thành câu Câu 6: They let their children………..up late at weekens. A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. staying Câu 7: I'd rather…………..at home A. to stay B. staying C. stayed D. stay Câu 8: Peter is very funny . He makes me…………a lot A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. langhed Câu 9: Thay noticed him ……………the agreement. A. sign B. to sign C. signing D. signed Câu 10: It's important for her …………….the office. A. ringing B. ring C. rang D. to ring Câu 11: I've never fallen in such a (an)………..situation before. A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. confuseed D. confusing Câu 12: The children were ……………….about opening their presents. A. interested B. fond C. keen D. excited Câu 13: You……………….your new hat when I………….you yesterday. A. were wearing / had met B. wore / had met C. wore / was wearing D. were wearing / met Câu 14: As I…………….the glass, it suddenly ………….into two pieces. A. cut / broke B. was cutting / broke C. cut / was breaking D. were cutting/ broke Câu 15: When I…………..home, I……….a phone call. A. got /received B. was getting / was received C. got / had received D. had got / had received Câu 16: They………small cups of coffee after they ………….dinner. A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished C. were drinking / finished D. drank / had finished Câu 17: John had agreed…………….me in his office. A. to meet B. meeting C. to be met D. being met Câu 18: It is no good………………….sorry for yourself. A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt Câu 19: will you remind me ……………this letter at the post office? A. to post B. posting C. to be posted D. being posted Câu 20: The goods ought……………….two weeks ago. A. to deliver B. delivering C. to be delivered D. being delivered Câu 21: It does not take more than ten minutes ………….these exercises . A. finish B. finished C. to finish D. finishing Câu 22: The new students hope…………….in many of the school's social activities. Trang 1/3 - Mã đề thi A11
- A. including B. being included C. to include D. to be included Câu 23: …………twice , he didn't want to try again . A. Having failed B. Have failed C. Have been failing D. Have failing Câu 24: No one can prevent us ………….good things. A. to do B. from doing C. of doing D. in order to do Câu 25: Practice………….English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill. A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. for speaking Câu 26: He found that …………was difficult in that city. A. park B. parking C. to park D. parked Câu 27: It's a waste of time………….him for help. A. to ask B. ask C. asking D. asked Câu 28: I can't imagine him…………..in an office. A. to work B. worked C. working D. work Câu 29: Peter asked me to help him but I didn't know what……….to help him A. to do B. doing C. do D. did Câu 30: Good friendship should be based on………..understanding. A. friend B. mutual C. loyal to D. unselfish Câu 31: Barbara didn't mention ……….about her progress report at work ,but I'm sure she is. A. concerning B. being concerned C. to concern D. to be concerned Câu 32: Please forgive me . I didn't mean……………….you. A. upsetting B. being upset C. to upset D. to be upset Câu 33: Jack got into trouble when he delay………his briefcase for the customs officer. A. opening B. being opened C. to open D. to be opened Câu 34: The children ẹnjoyed………………on fishing trips. A. taking B. to be taken C. being taken D. having taken Câu 35: Yesterday I stoped……………..to Jane on the way to school. A. to talk B. talking C. tell D. speak III. Tìm lỗi sai trong các câu sau Câu 36: After he bought himself a new motorbike, he sold his bicycle A B C D Câu 37: I dislike being talk about everywhere A B C D Câu 38: Would you mind to open the window for me? A B C D Câu 39: Remember posting the letter I gave you yesterday A B C D Câu 40: I couldn't make my car to start this morning A B C D IV.Đọc đoạn văn dưới đây chọn từ thích hợp điền vào chỗ trống từ 41 đến 45. I was(41)………by my neighbours(42)…………….their son's birthday party last Saturday evening . It was not an ordinery celebration . The young couple had been childless for ten years after they got married and so they were thrilled(43) ………..a child after they had virtually given up . I had decided(44) …………….my camera to take some photograghs of the happy family . At exactly 8 p.m , it was declared that the cake would be cut . The boy was dressed in a smart , brandnew outfit and looked like a little prince . The candles were blown out and the food began to arrive . The host and his wife moved around(45)…………….sure that everyone was having a good time . The boy seemed to know his important role in the party and kept grinning all the time . He was interested in the toys he had just received. The party came to an end at about 10.30 p.m . I went home feeling that it had been delighful evening and looking forward to the next day to have the film developed. Trang 2/3 - Mã đề thi A11
- Câu 41: A. inviting B. invited C. advised D. being invited Câu 42: A. to attend B. attended C. attending D. to be attended Câu 43: A. having B. had C. to have D. have Câu 44: A. bring B. to bring C. to brought D. bringing Câu 45: A. make B. made C. to make D. making V. Đọc đoạn văn trên trả lời các câu hỏi dưới đây. Câu 46: Why was the birthday party in the passage not an ordinary celebration? A. Because the young couple had been childless for ten years after their marriage B. Because they were happy to have a son after they had virtually given up C. Because it was held at night D. A and B are correct Câu 47: Who was delighted after the party? A. The boy B. The young couple C. the writer D. no one Câu 48: How was the birthday boy dressed? A. He dressed in a smart , brandnew outfit B. He looked like a little prince C. He dressed simply D. Both A and B are correct Câu 49: Which word is the nearest meaning with the word "grinning" in the passage ? A. laughing B. happy C. playing D. talking Câu 50: What does the word " thrilled" in the passage mean? A. happy B. unhappy C. bored D. sad HẾT Trang 3/3 - Mã đề thi A11


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A Community prayer vigil will be held at Community Clubhouse in Crisp County on Sunday, September 14,2014 at 7pm.
These two bundles of joy are Calin and Grayson Getek of Leesburg.
"Calin weighs 7.5 and Grayson weighs 5.15," she said.
They were born Wednesday morning at Phoebe Putney Hospital. A few hours later and a few blocks away, Cindy McCorkle was picking up something special at the Cakery.
"I stopped by to pick up a birthday cake for my boss, today is her birthday," she said.
McCorkle's boss shares a birthday with more than just Calin and Grayson. There are other newborns in the hospital today as well.
Nina Hancock is the Director of Maternal Services. She said, "we've had three babies born so far today."
With plenty of birthdays to celebrate, business is booming at the bakery.
"October is when it really picks up for birthdays," said Michelle Oaks, the manager of the Cakery.
According to one web site, today is the most popular day for births with nearly one million people nationwide blowing out the candles. The site says if you roll back the calendar to find the date of conception, you get the idea that as Oaks said, "maybe they were celebrating New Year's."
That's right, New Year's Eve. Getek had actually heard about the story before she had her babies.
She said, "a friend of mine in Maine had posted that Wednesday was the day most babies were born and it was because of New Year's Eve and we actually joked how we didn't plan for it."
The problem is, today is not actually the busiest day for births, at least not according to researchers from Harvard University. Today has simply been just another busy day in the birthing unit at the hospital this time of the year
Hancock said, "we begin our busy season in July and it runs through this month."
But there is a spike in birthdays during the late summer and early Fall, that's good news for people who like birthday cake.
"We enjoy it, everybody loves cake," said McCorkle.
And no matter what you were doing New Year's Eve, for some people, the memories of that one night will make for many more special memories for years to come.
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AT Europe: Paris - Foire de Paris
One million dazed Parisians wandered through seven halls worth of home improvement possibilities at the Foire de Paris -- a huge, overwhelming 12-day annual trade fair for the home -- earlier this month at the ugly Porte de Versailles convention center.
Visitors spent an average of 450 euros on furniture, decoration and equipment for the kitchen, bath, garden, pool, wine cave and every aspect of the home. Some chose merely to look, and to dream...
And what better place to do that than the futuristic home improvement utopia of Hall 7, where the finalists for the Grand Prix de L'Innovation introduced cutting edge products from French and international brands, rewarding innovation, design and technology for kitchen, bath and household appliances.
Dyson presented its mini powerhouse of a vacuum cleaner, the 4 kg, 35 x 25 x 20 cm DC12, introduced in Japan a few years ago. Singer France was showing off its Samba, a 21st-century iron that magically rises up on tiptoe when you lay it flat, to avoid "I Love Lucy"-style iron burns on your dress shirts.
The French lingerie queen Chantal Thomass' washing machine -- looking a bit tarty in pink-and-black boudoir buttoned upholstery motifs -- has special settings for lingerie. "Vedette," the French word for starlet, is a limited edition from Fagor Brandt, and one of the 300 machines can be reserved here.
But the thing that had all the small space dwellers drooling was the good-looking, compact Espalux Expansion all-in-one-square-meter kitchen ("Tout en un m2"), pre-wired and equipped with a combo oven, sink, undersink dishwasher, mini-fridge, stovetop and counterspace. Ready to install, all you have to do is decide on the customized decor.
(And why not this blown up digital image of an irresistible orange flower?)
- Kristin Hohenadel blogging from rue Vieille du Temple, Paris, France. She can be reached at kristin.hohenadel @ gmail . com
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This post gives us a feel for the atmosphere and energy of the Foire de Paris -- the throng of "one million dazed Parisians", the ugly Porte de Versailles convention center, the gazillion euros spent, as well as highlights of some pretty and not so pretty new products. (not just product promo but assessments such as the "tarty" lingerie washing machine and useful coverage of the all-one-square-meter kitchen). Makes us feel we were pratically there.
That's what's missing in the ICFF posts so far.
Excellent job, Kristin!
Damn those crafty Europeans... They are so fortunate to not be limited by the provential ways of the boring Americans...
It never fails, all the cool stuff (design wise) isn't available to Americans until it is already old news around the rest of the world.
J'aime beaucoup the whole idea of photo laminates like that orange flower one, and it seems that THAT idea was on AT a year or two ago. Would love to see a re-post of that, by the way.
I love this Indesit washer, reminds me of a giant i-pod...
the mini-kitchen is cool, too, though i really wonder if the dishwasher would be necessary. There's just enough storage for a strict minimum and no real risk to be able to prepare a dinner for more than, let's say a maximum of four persons, so i think it is managable to do the dishwashing manually. Otherwise, nice compact kitchen.
That flower-power kitchen is great! I just read an
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and bigger...just like their derrières. Reminds me that
the rest of the world is not obsessed with "more."
It's beautiful!
I adore it!
How/where can I purchase it?
I live in New York.
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[Psalm 33] David, … has found him a prayer-hearing God (v. 4): "I sought the Lord, in my distress, entreated his favour, begged his help, and he heard me, answered my request immediately, and delivered me from all my fears, both from the death I feared and from the disquietude and disturbance produced by fear of it.'' The former he does by his providence working for us, the latter by his grace working in us, to silence our fears and still the tumult of the spirits; this latter is the greater mercy of the two, because the thing we fear is our trouble only, but our unbelieving distrustful fear of it is our sin; nay, it is often more our torment too than the thing itself would be, which perhaps would only touch the bone and the flesh, while the fear would prey upon the spirits and put us out of the possession of our own soul. David's prayers helped to silence his fears; having sought the Lord, and left his case with him, he could wait the event with great composure. "But David was a great and eminent man, we may not expect to be favoured as he was; have any others ever experienced the like benefit by prayer?'' Yes,…Many besides him have looked unto God by faith and prayer, and have been lightened by it, v. 5. It has wonderfully revived and comforted them; witness Hannah, who, when she had prayed, went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. When we look to the world we are darkened, we are perplexed, and at a loss; but, when we look to God, from him we have the light both of direction and joy, and our way is made both plain and pleasant.
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Pennsylvania Trucking Jobs
Salary and Career Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that trucking jobs in Pennsylvania pay an annual salary of $41,920. This number is subject to change by person based upon your experience, your CDL endorsements and various other factors. The industry you work in will also impact earnings. Right now there are roughly 68,500 residents employed as heavy truck drivers in the state.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that trucking jobs are fast growing in the nation. From 2010 to 2020, it is estimated that there will be a 21 percent growth in the number of jobs available. This is good news for you because it means more opportunities as well as career stability, which is important in today's economy.
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You have a tremendous amount of earning potential. DOT states that you can work up to 60 hours in 7 days, allowing you to accumulate a lot of hours in a week. The longer you work and the more opportunities you take advantage of, the higher you can get your earnings.
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If you drive in Philadelphia, there are anti-idling laws there. You can be fined as much as $300 if you are found idling for more than 2 minutes at a time, regardless of where you are in the city or what the temperatures are outside.
You must be at least 18 for your CDL and at least 21 in order to drive goods across state borders. Throughout the many trucking jobs in Pennsylvania, you will be require to drive across state lines, including into New Jersey and New York amongst other states.
As of 2012, texting while driving is prohibited. Also, there are specific laws for tying down your cargo that you should look into if you are driving a flatbed truck.
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Port Washington, named for a president who never slept there or even visited, is ``our town'' to its 32,000 residents, yet it's never been a town. More than most places, Port Washington is a study in contrasts. Though it's a model of modern suburbia, its Main Street is known as antiques row. Its average income ranges from $50,000 in its blue-collar neighborhoods to more than $185,000 on its Gold Coast.
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It starts today! Hooray! Tonight's race is a simple point to point race or in other terms "A there and back". I'll give you the location that you have to race at the start tonight. You race there, do what you need to do and come right back, as fast as you can.
Feb. 1st: Point A to Point B (There and Back)
Chinatown Gold Line Stop 901 N. Spring St.
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Race: 8pm
It's $5 dollars to enter, winner take all, no categories and all bike are welcome. This is a four-week series, so the top 10 in every race will get awarded points, at the end of the last race (the alleycat) all points will be tallied and the top three point holders will receive some very nice prizes. All races will be for cash ($5 dollar entry fee), winner take all.
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Round out a variety of menus with this side dish that lends a delicious pop of color. "If you have them, use leftover veggies. People are always surprised at how easy this dish is!" Margaret Wilson - Sun City, CA
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Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
1 package (16 ounces) frozen broccoli vegetable blend
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon seasoned bread crumbs
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
Microwave vegetables according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a
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EXO to hold dual press conference + debut in month of April?
According to Chinese MusicRadio, which is a verified Weibo account, SM Entertainment is set to hold press conferences later this month about EXO-M and EXO-K's impending debut.
The company is said to start off with a conference in Korea on March 31st, before they head to Beijing, China on April 1st. At the press conference, SM Entertainment is expected to relay about the group's debut full length album, as well as the concept of the group.
It has also been said that the groups are set on debuting at the end of April. With SHINee set to make a comeback in March, it will allow for SM to have their artists not compete with each other on the stage for fans attention. BoA is also rumoured to be making a comeback soon.
The schedule also fits together with EXO quickly running out of songs to tease with, with over 20 teasers already being released for the group.
The message appeared through the MusicRadio Weibo account but was later deleted, most likely due to the reason that their debut was not to be announced until SM gave the go-ahead. More news on the matter has yet to be confirmed.
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For the past several months, intense rumors have surrounded the likelihood that Apple was looking to introduce a television set. However, over the past several weeks and days, reports are suggesting that Apple is negotiating with cable companies in order to introduce a new set top box with the capability of streaming live television. The new box will reportedly feature an interface similar to the iPad, likely a cross with OS X as well as social networking integration and DVR-like capabilities.
While this wouldn't necessarily be Apple "television", it would give users live channels and likely the ability to hook up the box to almost any projector or screen. It can perhaps even hook up to Apple's own Cinema Display. In a report from The Wall Street Journal, Jessica E. Vascellaro And Shalini Ramachandran report on Apple's new venture:
This could just be another in the long history of periodic feeling outs that Apple and Hollywood seem to feel compelled to engage in — a tug at the thread Apple CEO Tim Cook still feels is there.
According to the report, Apple is meeting with numerous cable operators to provide service for the device and is also approaching entertainment companies with a rough outline of the device's features in order to draw them in. At this point, it is unclear what exactly Apple is planning, as they have also been reported to be testing television prototypes. Under the supervision of Steve Jobs, the company was looking to revolutionize the TV industry and create a more expansive version of it for the market.
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As a former elementary school teacher, I can honestly say that I am impressed with this school and the staff. I could not be happier that my child attends kinder here. The office staff is very friendly, the school has a great PTO, the administration seems very involved and my duaghter's teacher and aide are amazing. There also is always parents volunteering for various things through out the school. You definitely get a sense of school pride and a warm leaning environment as you enter the hallways. My daughter absolutely loves going to school and is thriving academically!
I love this school! Everyone has been so welcoming from the preschool teachers up to and including the admin staff!
I have 5 children. This was by far the worst elementary school any of my kids have ever been to. I recently pulled my 4th grader out and started homeschooling her. She was being treated bad by her peers and her self esteem was getting worse every week. Her teacher Mrs. Givler, was wonderful and tried helping with these issues, but it just wasn't enough for my daughter. The office staff was rude the majority of the time making it to where I didn't even want to have to deal with them face to face. My husband and I were shocked when we enrolled her how rude the staff was. On top of it, most of the time she felt as though she was in prison. Someone getting after a child for every little thing. The kids for the most part just seemed scared. This is no way for children to feel at school!! My daughter wouldn't even go to the school nurse if she felt sick because she was scared of her. We are military, so we have been to countless schools......by far the worst experience! I never would have thought I'd be homeschooling. My daughter is a new child now!
Two of my children currently attend Rockhill Elementary and have been at the school for the past 3 years. Overall I have been very pleased with the school and believe they are getting a good education. The teachers have been great and do a wonderful job. I do believe parent involvement is very important both at the school and at home for your child to be successful.
This is our second year at Rockhill. I continue to be impressed with the staff's level of dedication to the kids! The office staff is extremely professional and especially warm and friendly to all who come in. There are so many staff members that genuinely care about the success of my kids, it's unbelievable! Again this year, my kids have the most amazing teachers that seem to be a perfect fit for my kids. Now I see why many families flock to this paticular area of Stafford.
Rockhill Elementary School is an amazing school, my little one has been attending two years and loves it very much! I myself love the teachers and their kindness. I think this school is great, the friendly environment makes any kid and his/her family feel welcomed. Thank You ROCKHILL ELEMENTARY !!!!!!
I am disappointed with this school. My son's teacher has been great that's about the only good thing so far. This is my first year. The office staff is rude especially Mrs. Rogers. I find she's very rude to parents and I witnessed her being rude to the principle.
I was not impressed with Rockhill at all. My child brings home WAY too much homework due to lack of classroom time. Adding that on top of my daughters tutor classes each week is a little much. A 2nd grader should only have 1 homework assignment. Any class work not completed is sent home along with the everyday spelling homework routine. The teachers negligence to manage enough classroom time for all students to finish their work is something the school really needs to work on. I feel that some of the staff there are unprofessional and unaware of how to communicate with parents. I enjoyed the school much better when Mrs. Butters was the principal.
RES is a wonderful school. As for the lack of lunchroom discipline comment-not true. They allow the children to talk freely at lunch so that they are less inclined to do so in the class later in the day. Also, kids will have homework. If a teacher is unable to finish a lesson in class it is due to time constraints. Happens in all schools. If you are a parent deciding on your choice of schools based on the reviews of a dozen parents and not on something more substantial, you are clueless.
My daughter starts 2nd grade this autumn and has been going here since kindergarten. The teachers have always been focused on learning in a caring and exciting way. I would recommend this school to anyone especially those transferring here due to military commitments. As for the ratings I made - For parental involvement, that is a commitment YOU have to make with your child to get interested in their school activities. The RES PTO is a great place to start.
The school as a whole was ok. I was greatly displeased with the lack of supervision in the lunchroom and the lack of discipline overall. This sets a tone for the school, which indicates poor leadership. My child brought home too much homework with notes from the teachers indicating they ran out of time and couldn't get it all completed. This, on occasion is acceptable, but it was a daily ritual. I was teaching my child at home more than she was learning at school.
All 3 of my boys have attened Rockhill. My oldest is ADHD and every year Mrs. Butters made sure he was with a teacher who could help him get through the day. He also had a stutter and he was never teased about it. The teachers and staff do not tolerate meanness. I always felt that I could go to Mrs. Butters with any concern and she would make the right decision for my boys.
I cannot say enough about Rockhill Elementary!! It is an amazing school!! Two years ago, a military transfer brought my family to Stafford. Initially, because of the Great Schools scores, I was concerned about my children attending Rockhill. Mrs. Butters and her staff have proven me wrong! We are all known on a first name basis, my children are constantly challenged in a fun, pro-active environment, and the extra-curricular activities are abundant. Mrs. Glaeser, Rockhill Guidance Counselor, does an amazing job supporting the military children with the new Raccoons Club. Miss Boyce, Rockhill music teacher, has an abundant amount of energy and continually produces an amazing Rockhill Singers chorus. Lastly, Rockhill provides an amazing staff for monitoring and identifying gifted and talented children. Rockhill Elementary is the best!
Anyone moving to Stafford should feel confident that their child will receive a top-notch education if attending Rockhill Elementary. Being a military family, I understand how hard it is to chose a new home based on info found on the internet. You often find yourself judging communities and schools by how they look and are scored online. With Rockhill you can do neither. This school has far exceeded my expectations and is the best elementary that my children have attended thus far- they have been in 4 others. Despite the 'older' looking facade, Rockhill contains a great learning environment within with many caring teachers.
Mrs. Butters fosters an excelling environment from the top down to the staff and parents. Rockhill is a wonderful school!
This is a great school! All of the staff, the principal included, are very friendly & accessible. The school is well maintained, & decorated with fun murals. The PTO is great. My daughter has attended for the last 3 yrs, & has had wonderful teachers. She has learned a lot, & had fun too. I recommend Rockhill.
This school is one of the worst schools my children have ever attended. If you are planning to move to the Stafford area I suggest you stear way clear of moving to any home in this area that requires you to send your child here.
My child went to this school for several years and has since moved on to Junior High. Rockhill is a fun school where there is a mixture of education, discipline and fun. It is a school that is made for the children. The principal and staff are wonderful and available when you call. The teachers are firm but loving and the kids that go there benefit from this nurturing environment.
My grandchildren and neices have gone to this school and everyone has loved it. The teachers are great,the staff is excellent. My grandson starting kindergarten this year and we look forward to a great year at a great school.
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The couple had been married for 41 years at the time of the disaster. They raised six children together, and were almost inseparable. On the rare occasion that they were apart, they wrote each other every day. They even celebrated their birthdays on the same day, although they were well apart from one another. During the sinking, Titanic's officers pleaded with the 63 year old Ida to board a lifeboat and escape the disaster, but she repeatedly refused to leave her husband. Instead, she placed her maid in a lifeboat, taking her fur coat off and handing it to the maid while saying, "I won't need this anymore". At one point, she was convinced to enter one of the last two lifeboats, but jumped out as her husband walked away to rejoin him.
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Spring, 2008. Portland, Oregon. The sidewalk outside Fred Meyer. A young man shouts through a crowd of people getting off a bus.
"Hey! Hey! What makes you so peaceful?" I look up, confused. He pushes closer, his huge curly hair bobbing above the human chaos. He reaches me, out of breath. "Yeah!" He shouts again: "What makes you so peaceful?"
I don't immediately find a convenient answer, so I search my mental hard drive for "Buddhism, peace, cause of …" I look up at the man and pause. He leans forward, panting slightly. I tell him about ethics, how living according to some basic precepts makes the mind more peaceful. I tell him it's been true for me, that since I've been trying to do it, life has a lot less worry and anxiety and a lot more, well, peace. I explain that harming others disturbs the mind. I say something basic about karma. …
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[Watching Jurassic Park] "Why do da dinosaurs make da jelly come out of da man?"
Okay. So… sometimes you make mistakes as a fairly new parent. Or even as a veteran parent. Big errors in judgement. The logic of "He just loves dinosaurs soooo much!" can go through a really weird winding path of reasoning that leads to thinking Jurassic Park really will be a great movie to watch together as a family… At four years old.
And then you sit there with a growing ember of guilt and dismay as the faultiness of your logic unfolds before your horrified eyes, all with a musical score by John Williams to drive in the epicness of your FAIL.
For some parenting choices there isn't enough face and not nearly enough palms for the situation. (sigh)
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Is Jurassic Park age appropriate for a 4 year old?
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my boys 3 and 5 love Jurassic Park. I don't see all that much wrong with it. There's not many curse words. And they love to play dinosaurs. Of course these are the same boys who walked in on my and my husband watching The Walking Dead and loved it.
Amanda says:
Yeah, we scared the crud out of our 2.5 year old recently when we decided it would be fun to watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Things were going pretty well until the scene where the kids are in the woods and the roots come out of the ground and grab them. He completely lost it, let out an ear-piercing scream, and then kept saying "dirty! dirty!" That was the end of that. Now I just hope we haven't made him afraid of nature, lol.
Anne@AlwaysHalfFull says:
Yeah – I'm there, sadly, with Cars 2 and my 3yo. He is obsessed with his hotwheels, why not watch Cars movie? Until he starts saying "I want to kill somebody" at random times. We are back to innocent and annoying with Little Einsteins and Curious George DVDs.
yaya says:
hahahaha That was awesome. This has happened to me many times.
Cobacrtr says:
I'll make you feel better! I didn't realize how loud the tv was up (or how loudly I was yelling at said tv)while playing the video game, "Black Ops 2, Modern Warfare" until my then 3-year-old daughter walks out of her playroom and says, "I just want you to know that the Makarov guy is NOT invited to my birthday party and if he wants cake, he can't have any!". My husband and I quickly decided that video games with Russian terrorists are best left for nap time and after the kids go to bed!!
zoe says:
It is soooo ok to let them know about blood and stuff like that. I'm a semester away from becoming a real live nurse (ooh, ahh) and my kiddo spent nearly two hours grilling me on my OB book. As an aside, I have learned that I am a FAST thinker when pressed.
It's true, but he was really freaked out. There are more effective ways to teach kids about the circulatory aspects of the body without the use of visual aids such as Jaws, Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Jurassic Park. Tee hee!
Kimberly says:
My almost 4 year old, Justin, thuroughly enjoys watching Bones with me. He knows what falanges, femurs, clavicle means. Working on learning more. He hasn't said much about the Dead part but frequently runs off with the dogs rawhides claiming a need to check for particulates. I chalk it up to awesomeness- YoGabbaGabba is more of a FAIL! in my book.
Christina says:
Lol…this is AWESOME! My kid watches Bones with me to. Maybe in 6 months, he'll run through the house shouting about particulates, to.
Totally ok with a mini Hodgins in my midst.
Jess says:
My 1-1/2 yr old son LOVES Yo Gabba Gabba. In fact…he is crazy in love with that show that he squees when we turn it on and immediately starts dancing and clapping. Now that's awesomeness!
Ulrich says:
Next time spend some time before watching, rip the movie and cut all the bad scenes.
GOOD idea. Especially now. Movies are even more booby trapped with UH-OHS these days.
Karen says:
Look I lost mother of the year a long time ago. My 8 year old could sing Alice Cooper before preschool. My 14 year old… infanthood, only Rocky Horror would put him to sleep. I taught them young about fantasy and reality. In K, my youngest saw her first Zombie movie and had already seen Alice Cooper and Meatloaf. I have always previewed things first and we talk. My youngest is also able to see the meaning behind the movies like in Tucker and Dale vs Evil she saw the story about perceptions and stereotypes. One of the school psychologists said if at 7 she could figure that out then she is fine. Don't kill yourself. I am not mother of the year at all. Never will be, never want to be. As long as my kids are well-adjusted, understand things and we can have fun, OK. My daughter adores Sam from Trick r Treat. My son is in a majorly advanced school program now. When he was five and we were trying to decide if he should be present for his sister's birth, his teachers had problems. Well I found him one night, snuck out of bed, watching a documentary about childbirth. He asked about the blood and gunk and was fine with the answer. I asked him if the screaming upset him "No, she did not have medicine for her birth, you will have medicine." Yup… he was ready. Then he also learned how to read the monitors and count contractions. And yes, he made sure mommy had medicine. It is all how you handle it and your individual child.
"It is all how you handle it and your individual child." It completely is. Kids are all different and in ways all the same. In this instance it just wasn't really a good learning experience in this case since he was a little freaked out.
Christina says:
My parents introduced this movie to me when I was about 9? Oh…she LOVES dinosaurs – she'll love this movie. Yes…now, I do actually LOVE this movie.
Then? I had some morbid fascination with what the back of our couch looked like.
My 3 year old hasn't seen this…and miraculously, given everything else we've watched, I've never thought about it. We did really like the dino chase in King Kong, though. Not so much blood shed in that and that was really the only scene we watched
It's a classic. Which makes me feel really old to say, but it's true. I just have to remind myself to think a good film through before playing it for the little one, when it's right for the age.
Ken says:
Ha! One thinks they are the only one making bad parenting movie mistakes until they stumble across a post like this with all of the comments. SAME THING, SAME MOVIE for me and my little guy. Was MORTIFIED as I watched Jurassic Park with my three year old – glancing over and watching him intently watch the movie like it was the best thing in life. Appears to be OK from the experience, ha. Needless to say, there will be no Batman, Superman, etc. for another decade – I learned my movie lesson with this one. But when Jurassic Park is in theaters in 2014 – he'll be caught up on the series, ha.
Sandra Fowler says:
Is it bad that apparently my gut reaction is to respond, "Because he's deliciousssssssss." while waving devious fingers around?
Kassondra Boyes says:
I saw Jurassic Park the first time in theaters just after turning 8- however, before the movie came out, I went to Universal Studios and they already had a Jurassic Park attraction with full-sized animatronic dinosaurs. I thought it was the best thing ever invented and spent the next several years pretending to be a velociraptor. Strangely enough, in some ways I wish my Son preferred stuff like this- but he doesn't. His favorite TV show is 90210 and he will physically harm anyone who gets between him and the TV if it's on.
Drew M says:
I made the mistake of letting my 34 month old son watch me playing Borderlands 2 recently (first person shooter for those not familiar). While I did try to stress to him at the time we were only shooting those people because they were very bad men. A day or two later his daycare asks why he's pretend shooting everything. D'oh.
sarah says:
hahahaha. our local science museum is coming out with jurassic park in 3D imax. thought it might be something fun to do with our 4-year-old so, i googled whether or not it would be appropriate and this was the first thing i found.
awesome. and, thank you.
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As you are doubtless aware, the Second Coming is scheduled for May 21.
Needless to say, it's time to get your worldly affairs in order, and this includes finding a longterm pet sitter.
The neighbor or brother-in-law won't be able to help this time. They may be going to heaven too.
Fortunately, there's a company to turn to in these End Times of need.
Eternal Earth-Bound Pets USA will provide a loving home to pets whose masters have gone to their great reward. Rescue services are available in 26 states, and, since the company is staffed by atheists, chances are they won't be going to that heavenly place they don't believe exists.
The company was founded in 2009 by Bart Centre, which sounds like a San Francisco sports venue but is actually the name of a Godless person.
Since cash may soon be worthless, the $135 fee for 10 years of Rapture pet insurance seems reasonable. Additional pets cost $20, so if you're hoarding critters like an animal shelter you may want to tap into the 401(k) early.
Centre, a retired executive for a national retailer who lives in New Hampshire, said the idea is to make money, not poke fun at Christians.
So far, he's got 250 clients and 44 contract employees, which doesn't sound that profitable.
Most clients hail from the Bible Belt, which holds up the moral fabric in the Southern United States. Georgia, the glistening buckle of the aforementioned region, has 16 clients and two post-Rapture pet wranglers.
Southern saints can only purchase coverage for traditional pets.Those with horses, camels, llamas and donkeys will want to quickly move to New Hampshire, Vermont, Idaho or Montana to take advantage of Eternal's expanded services.
Payment for an iguana had to be rejected because "I couldn't get anyone to adopt it," said Centre.
The folks that will tend to Christians' four-legged friends are Centre's chosen ones. They love animals and don't love Jesus.
"These are people not likely to be Raptured under any circumstances," Bart said in The Washington Post. "Not that we think anybody is going anywhere anyway, which we make perfectly clear on our website."
Business isn't exactly booming, but he does get a lot of phone calls from atheists looking for work and angry Christians who say Jesus would never make the devout leave their pets behind.
"God didn't take care of the animals during the flood," says Centre, who does not believe in God or Biblical floods.
The author of the heathen classic "The Atheist Camel Chronicles," said his first tome sold well enough to warrant a sequel. "The Atheist Camel Rants Again!" will hit virtual book shelves in June, if the world lasts that long.
May 10th, 2011
5:20 pm
Crumpy frisky.
May 10th, 2011
5:29 pm
So how will the refunds be handled on May 22nd?
May 10th, 2011
5:34 pm
Centre, you have time to accept Jesus as YOUR Saviour!! (P.S. Don't look for the "Second Coming" on May 21, 2011… because NO ONE knows when it will be NOT even Jesus… ONLY God knows… this is FROM the Bible!!!
May 10th, 2011
5:37 pm
Oh to have the faith of an Atheist.
May 10th, 2011
5:49 pm
Dumb religious mental cases. They should all be locked up in a mental hospital.
May 10th, 2011
5:52 pm
Why shouldn't someone capitalize on the fears of believers? They are low-hanging fruit.
May 10th, 2011
5:53 pm
Oh honey, no refunds. If they are dumb enough to pay the fee they lost that money. Anyway, they'd probably just give it to a creep like the Bishop.
May 10th, 2011
6:01 pm
The Bible doesn't give a date for the rapture… so this doesn't make sense….
May 10th, 2011
6:29 pm
God didn't take care of animals in the flood? you must have missed that part about him taking 2 of every animal on the ark , oh that's right but you don't read the bible in the first place, besides that god was the one that CREATED all the animals . I feel sorry for you atheist while I don't believe in the may 21st thing because no one knows the hour or the day that the world will end you are still mistaken in believing that every thing is just coincidence .
May 10th, 2011
6:29 pm
how do you know that my pet won't be raptured with me?
May 10th, 2011
6:35 pm
Hey, if I can't bring my bulldog Rumple Minze to heaven with me then I'm just not going to go. Besides, I thought that all dogs go to heaven?
May 10th, 2011
6:59 pm
dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!
May 10th, 2011
7:00 pm
I don't see the difference between what this company is doing and what churches (of all religions) do, they all profit from peoples fear.
I believe in all this nonsense as much as I believe a homeless guy that tells me that "God" speaks to him (isn't that what Moses also said, lol).
This is hilarious! You just made my day.
May 10th, 2011
7:05 pm
I was thinking of starting an insurance company (called Progressive Humanist, of course) that insured people against being skewered by unicorns and bitten in the knees by leprechauns, but this rapture scheme has millions more potential suckers, err… customers. Great business opportunity!
May 10th, 2011
7:18 pm
The Bible doesn't tell you anything other than re-used stories from other cultures when people still thought the world was flat and the Sun revolved around the Earth.
Religious nuts "interpret"the Bible and "speak" for God. How can you take religion seriously?
Noah sailed to the Antartctic to save two penguins? Sure.
May 10th, 2011
7:22 pm
Bible Beater:
I think he used a helicopter to pick up the two kangaroos from Australia.
May 10th, 2011
7:26 pm
How do i get an application? I will even water your plants.
May 10th, 2011
7:26 pm
A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists, and non-religious people in general, are far from the unsavory beings many assume them to be. On basic questions of morality and human decency — issues such as governmental use of torture, the death penalty, punitive hitting of children, racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, environmental degradation or human rights — the irreligious tend to be more ethical than their religious peers, particularly compared with those who describe themselves as very religious.
May 10th, 2011
7:51 pm
Well, here's my thought…not that I can judge who will go to heaven and who won't, but if you think logically about it….an athiest has to believe in God so he can say he doesn't believe He's there!
And as for someone taking care of my dogs, i'll just take them with me after all they have been raised in a 'Christian' home so i'm sure they'll go
May 10th, 2011
8:02 pm
Consider that at the societal level, murder rates are far lower in secularized nations such as Japan or Sweden than they are in the much more religious United States, which also has a much greater portion of its population in prison. Even within this country, those states with the highest levels of church attendance, such as Louisiana and Mississippi, have significantly higher murder rates than far less religious states such as Vermont and Oregon.
May 10th, 2011
8:03 pm
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May 10th, 2011
8:04 pm
@Thomas, you are so very right. In fact, the Bible warns us to not be predicting the day and hour of our Savior's return, He says no one will know. That is what differentiates us from those who do not follow God's Word. Jesus died for all of us, including the atheists. It is their choice to reject God. They say there is no God? In the event that they are wrong, they have so much more to lose than us. What will we have lost? We lived a life free of chains and self-centeredness, serving our communities in the name of Jesus, and worked as though unto God and not men (Col. 3:23), trustworthy and humble. Nothing lost if we die and that's the end of it. Atheists, on the other hand, serve themselves and have morals that shift according to their particular situations, in other words they serve the god of moral relativism. I do believe that we are not here on this earth by accident and for no reason whatsoever. We will all find out because we will all die. Nothing random about creation and our purpose in life. So blessed to have found the Truth, the Way and the Life.
May 10th, 2011
8:17 pm
How Noah got a pair of Apatosaurus' on that ark is pure genius.
May 10th, 2011
8:38 pm
If only the Christians ACTUALLY served their communities as Jesus (if he ever existed) would have.
May 10th, 2011
8:47 pm
"if you think logically about it….an athiest has to believe in God so he can say he doesn't believe He's there!" -mezzamorphis @ 19:51
That's not logical at all! Maybe you are confusing us atheists with satanists; they are the ones who logically have to believe in "God" because they believe in "Satan". "God" and "Satan" are characters occupying opposite sides of the same coin. For atheists, there simply is no coin.
May 10th, 2011
8:50 pm
Haha…yes. I don't believe in unicorns.
May 10th, 2011
8:53 pm
sheep go to heaven, goats go to hell
May 10th, 2011
8:55 pm
@ Thomas – God did not take care of the animals in the flood! As you said, he asked for TWO of each! I bet there were more than two of each in the woods or at peoples homes. So, all but one family was happy!
May 10th, 2011
8:55 pm
Here's what I don't get:
I don't make fun of atheists because of their beliefs. I don't try to change their minds.
I don't believe what Hindus, Buddhists or Muslims believe either….but I respect their right to believe what they want.
Why do atheists seem so determined to make fun of the beliefs of others? That's the part I don't get. Why not just respect someone else's beliefs and let them think what they want?
May 10th, 2011
8:58 pm
Vince, you can believe anything you want. Promise.
We just reserve the right to get pissed when you try to legislate your beliefs. Like in gay marriage. Or demanding that school textbooks contain intelligent design. Or even that idiot in Congress who claimed (on the record) that global warming had to be a hoax because God promised Noah he'd never flood the world again.
That level of idiocy has to be opposed wherever it pops up so that our society as a whole becomes a better one.
May 10th, 2011
8:59 pm
Um… Why would pets be raptured with you? Last I checked animals don't have souls so they won't be allowed into heaven…… Sit and think about that for a minute.
May 10th, 2011
9:04 pm
I do not try to legislate my beliefs on anyone. Our Constitution provides for a separation of church (or even non-church) and state. I honor and respect that.
It is just the disrespectful billboards (they don't address any legislation), the comments from readers above and the push to portray Christians as idiots. I don't get it.
Why not show similar disrespect toward Hindus, Jews, Muslims…etc. In a way, I guess atheists do since Jews, Muslims and Christians worship one God.
Ever heard of the anti-defamation league?
May 10th, 2011
9:06 pm
The disrespectful attack on people because of their beliefs is really odd when you think about it. The fact that it is treated as sport or a joke is even more unsettling.
May 10th, 2011
9:18 pm
Vince, please stop pretending. You may not push your belief system on others, and that is highly commendable; but you know that a lot of Christians do (especially in the South). They are the ones who elicit a reaction from us from time to time. As for billboards, I can think of quite a few in the metro area over the years that taunt and attempt to marginalise non-believers. My friends and I have even dubbed GA 316 "Proselytization Parkway".
And for the record, I find Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, Wiccans, Zoroastrians, and any other believers in gods or goddesses equally amusing.
May 10th, 2011
9:19 pm
For every one "disrespectful" thing you could find towards Christians, I bet I could find 10 that came FROM Christians.
Frankly, I'm all for education. Education is what will ultimately trump superstitious belief. I don't doubt that you would find the beliefs of other cultures and religions to be idiotic because they're not the beliefs you grew up with. I mean, look at Scientology. That stuff is just INSANE.
It all looks crazy when you look at it from the outside.
May 10th, 2011
9:27 pm
But do you but up billboards making fun of the beliefs of those other groups?
It is simply a question of respect and one in which atheists seem to delight at making fun of the beliefs of others. It's odd….at best.
Billboards? I can think of a few on 316 that state things like "Jesus…Coming Soon" or "Pray….God Listens" These billboards do put forth the beliefs of their owners, but they do not make fun of non-believers. That is the difference.
You do not know my beliefs, but you better believe I won't make fun of yours. I do, however, take exception to your lack of respect for others.
I could say WWJD (What would Jesus Do?) but instead will ask, What would Gandhi do? What would MLK do? What would anyone with tolerance for others do? Would they make fun of others because of their beliefs?
May 10th, 2011
9:33 pm
I went back and counted on this blog. Of the 36 comments. about half were just comments…either unintelligible or were offered with no disrespect toward anyone. I counted 14 that were disrespectful toward Christians and three that might be considered somewhat disrespectful toward atheists.
May 10th, 2011
9:37 pm
Well, this blog IS the definitive source for religious discourse.
I'll call my gay brother and ask him whether Christians are generally disrespectful or respectful towards him.
May 10th, 2011
9:38 pm
@ Shrimp
And for the record… I would find attacks on Jews, Christians, Atheists, African Americans, homosexuals, Latinos, etc, etc…..equally disrespectful and disturbing.
May 10th, 2011
9:42 pm
I'm sorry, Vince…but Christians have been the oppressors for hundreds (if not thousands) of years. This is no time for them to develop a thin skin.
May 10th, 2011
9:45 pm
If I am a Christian, my dog must be a Christian, so she is going with me.
May 10th, 2011
9:46 pm
No thin skin here. You do not even know my beliefs.
It is just a question of respect.
If you want to be an atheist, then please, go be an atheist.
If you want to be Wiccan, then please, go be Wiccan.
I just don't get making fun of people because of their beliefs.
A couple of years ago a good friend took me to his Hindu temple. Everything about the temple, his practices, his thoughts….everything…went counter to what I believed. BUT…I did not make fun of him or his religion because he it holds an important place in his life. I respect his decision to believe what he wants to believe.
Why not just let others believe what they want and not make fun of them?
May 10th, 2011
9:48 pm
Vince: Well said
May 10th, 2011
9:56 pm
Do you find it odd or funny that Scientologists believe that trillions of years ago (a time period that did not exist) aliens impregnated volcanoes on Earth with the souls of other aliens and that those souls now reside in human beings? I think that's hilarious!
We make fun of stupid beliefs that people have, whether those beliefs entail rectal probes inserted by aliens or martyrs getting 72 virgins to have sex with in paradise if they blow themselves up along with women and children.
May 10th, 2011
10:04 pm
@ Progressive Humanist
I am aware of what the Scientologists believe and while it might seem odd to me and I might not buy any of it I will not make fun of them for their beliefs.
Let me use the Jehovah's Witnesses as an example. According to them, I will end up going to hell when I die because I am not one of them. I disagree with them, I may have a discussion with t hem in my front yard….heck, I might even turn off the TV and turnoff the lights when Isee them coming up my drive…BUT again, what I will not do is make fun of them.
Making fun of other people for whatever reason hardly seems "progressive" or "humanist" to me.
Why not just leave them alone?
May 10th, 2011
10:07 pm
Vince, YOU might not be trying to legislate crazy beliefs, but people most definitely are.
May 10th, 2011
10:09 pm
Am I making any sense here, at all?
I honestly just don't agree with making fun of another person's beliefs, nationality, race, sexuality, etc.
It's just wrong.
Maybe it is my moral compass.
May 10th, 2011
10:11 pm
Um… Why would pets be raptured with you? Last I checked animals don't have souls so they won't be allowed into heaven…… Sit and think about that for a minute.
And I guess that's a fact because you know everything? It seems that you and God have that omniscient thing in common. How convenient. Why does anyone need God, Curious, when we've got you to tell us how things are?
May 10th, 2011
10:13 pm
Vince, I'm not talking about YOU.
But I, however, reserve the right to make fun of idiotic beliefs like "gay marriage will ruin society. God says gays shouldn't marry." This belief is nonsensical and silly. And it's not a live-and-let-live kind of thing. This belief hurts people. It tells people that they are inferior and that they do not deserve the rights that others enjoy.
This is why I make fun of it and oppose it on every level, even in blogs…because hopefully, people will educate themselves and see how stupid it really is.
May 10th, 2011
10:38 pm
I'm constantly amazed when people who have survived a terrible tragedy (i.e. the tornadoes last week where 300 people were killed) say things like, "God was watching over me. It wasn't my time"? Really???? So do you think the imaginary man in the sky looked down to earth and thought, I'll let these people live, but the other 300….it's their time to die. That kind of mindset is so incredibly unbelievable to me. Or the people who still continue to financially support someone like "Bishop" Eddie Long. Is it appropriated for a "minister" to send teenaged boys pictures of himself in tight spandex outfits? If he were really innocent, would he really be paying off these boys to keep them quiet??? Come on people, it's 2011. Think for yourselves. Too many people never question what they've been told all their lives. We evolved. Get over it!