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  1. Netflix has - Twelfth Night(1996) PG Twelfth Night: Live from London(2005) NR Twelfth Night(1980) NR Alec McCowen, Trevor Peacock and Felicity Kendal star in this BBC production Twelfth Night(1969) NR Oscar winner Alec Guinness and Academy Award nominees Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright. Twelfth Night(1988) NR Filmed for British television
  2. I have used K12 for years and just love it. The teachers books and student books are laid out well and easy to understand. However, a few years ago we switched to Teaching textbooks and really like using TT better. K12 is a great curriculum and I feel it is (most of the time) worth the cost. Especially if I can not teach it myself. This year I am looking for a less expensive way to teach my kids though. Good luck!
  3. What is the best, self taught, computer Science --High School level -- curriculum?
  4. I am trying to get a grip on what I need to teach for high school and what the "best" curriculum would be to accomplish this. I love teaching Textbooks for math and would love other programs like this for the other subjects. I need something for: SCIENCE - Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Enviromental Science SOCIAL STUDIES - World Geography, World History Studies, US Govt, Economics and US History Please tell me what you love/hate about your curriculum. Thank you!
  5. We LOVE teaching textbooks. I am not sure if I love (that I do not have to learn/teach) it more or my kids love it more.
  6. I love K12 and have used it for several years. Often times I find the books online (Ebay, Amazon, craigslist) and teach from there. The online part is nice but a little to pricey for me. The History is great and I love the English (language, literature, Comp and spelling) part. I am using Apologia Science and Teaching textbooks for Math. Although I did k12 math for at least 3 years and liked it. I needed more help teaching upper levels of math and so I switched to TT. If I can afford it I will do the K12 high school part online. That is unless I find something better.
  7. The Most Dangerous Cities for Pedestrians by Emmet Pierce Thursday, July 14, 2011 tweet42 Email Print provided by The four most dangerous places to walk in America are in Florida. Transportation for America just released the 2011 edition of its "Dangerous by Design" report, which calculated the Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI) in metro areas around the country. Of course, cities where people walk more have more pedestrian deaths, so the index plots the number of pedestrians who die against the number of people who walk. The result is very bad news for Sun Belt pedestrians. Of the 20 most dangerous places to walk, only one -- Detroit -- is north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The organization notes that the death rate per 100,000 population in the U.S. is 1.6, much higher than that in similarly wide-open countries such as Canada (1.1) and Australia (0.9). Much of the blame lies in the way cities -- especially those in the South -- have avoided the kind of infrastructure improvements that make streets safer for walking. What kinds of streets are worst for pedestrians? The kinds every suburbanite has come to know very well: multiple lanes of high-speed traffic, lined with parking lots and drive-throughs, and short on sidewalks and crosswalks. The group points out that the data, gathered from 2000 to 2009, show that senior citizens are especially vulnerable, dying at twice the rate of those under age 65. Who Gets Hit by Cars? About 12% of motor vehicle crash deaths each year involve pedestrians, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute. If it seems that most of the pedestrians you observe taking risks in traffic are male, you are right, according to IIHS. Pedestrians were almost always judged to be at fault in midblock and "intersection dash" accidents, in which pedestrians enter the path of traffic, according to a 2002 study of pedestrian deaths in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. People on foot were judged to be at fault 50% of the time compared to 39% for drivers. Drivers are usually at fault in crashes where vehicles turned, backed up or went off the road. Here's how to avoid getting hit by cars when you're walking: *Wait and look. Always wait for the traffic signal to turn green before crossing the street, and even then, look around. "Every pedestrian who is hit by a car never saw the car coming," says Thomas J. Simeone, a Washington, D.C., attorney who represents accident victims. "That's why they entered the roadway." *Dress to be seen. The crosswalk may not be the right place to make a fashion statement, but the clothing you choose can make a difference to your safety, says Stephanie Schwartz, the owner of Roadrunner Traffic School in Arizona. "Pedestrians can always help ensure their own safety by wearing lighter colors," she says. *Don't wander into the street while walking next to the road. Use sidewalks whenever possible. If there are no sidewalks, it's usually better to walk facing oncoming traffic. Also, stay away from freeways and restricted areas. *Don't cross the road at a curve. Make sure you cross where approaching drivers can see you clearly. *Try to make eye contact with drivers before stepping onto the highway. It's a mistake to assume that drivers always see you. *Don't walk near traffic while tipsy. Alcohol and drugs can affect your ability to walk safely and make good judgments about traffic. Dealing With Car Insurance Companies If you are hit by a car while walking, you can file a car insurance claim against the driver. Just like a car-to-car accident, you want to try to get the driver's information at the scene of the accident and make a police report. *Gather all evidence that supports your car insurance claim, including the names of witnesses. Then notify the driver's insurance company of your claim. *If you have a no-fault auto insurance policy or are making a claim for uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage (for a hit-and-run accident, for example), you must submit the claim to your own car insurance company. *If the driver's auto insurance isn't enough to compensate you, you can hire an attorney and take the matter to court. You're entitled to be "made whole" following an accident. That may include compensation for medical bills as well as pain and suffering, lost wages from work, emotional distress and property loss. "People need to approach crossing a street as if their life depended on it, because it does," says David Snyder, vice president and associate general counsel for the American Insurance Association. "All too often we take day-to-day activities, although hazardous, lightly." The Pedestrian Danger IndexRankMetro areaDeaths PDI 1Orlando-Kissimmee, FL5572552Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL9052133Jacksonville, FL3421784Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL1,5551685Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA9381396Las Vegas-Paradise, NV4211357Memphis, TN-MS-AR2661338Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ8671329Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX1,02412810Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX94211911Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA79811912Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI79911813Raleigh-Cary, NC16211714Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN20411015New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA30010716Birmingham-Hoover, AL13610417Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC20899.618Austin-Round Rock, TX23196.119Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN19295.720Richmond, VA16790.9
  8. I do not let my kids play any first person games. Lego and games like that are okay but we do talk about games vs reality.
  9. I forgot to say try VRBO for home rentals then you could cook at home and everyone can have a room.
  10. I look for discount cards when we go on vacation. Like gocards or city cards. You can also get some great deals from sites like travelzoo and groupon. Visa credit card also has free museum days. If you google the city you want to visit -- free __city___, or free events__city__ you should find some stuff. Also call the chamber or commerce. They can help.
  11. Hi I just joined the group and thought I would give a tiny suggestion for the milk thing. After my parents got married, My dad refused to give up whole milk, would have a fit since the skim did not taste the same! My mom liked the skim better and did not want to have to buy 2 different milks. So, she diluted the whole milk. Just a little at a time until eventually it was ALL skim in the whole milk bottle. After a period of time she came clean and told him he had been drinking skim milk for ___ months now and did not complain. Now my dad does the grocery shopping and buys skim milk! You might try 90/10 then 80/20 then 70/30 (this should take a while, DRAMA will notice a small difference at 70/30 so do this step slowly) and so on...
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