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  1. Well, I wanted to like the movie. But, I didn't really like it. (Wait for it on dvd if you do want to see it.)

     

    Script -- pretty boring & predictable (how can you do that w/ a cool premise like cowboys & aliens?)

    Acting -- so-so, though Daniel Craig was pretty good in his role; I adore Harrison Ford, but I can't say I adored him or his acting here...

    Special effects -- the aliens reminded me of the 'Alien' franchise & are too gross, imo, to have this as a PG-13 (I'm definitely not squeamish or a prude about things like that, but felt the alien looks/violence were too gross for the rating it has)

     

    I guess the best things about it were the movie poster & the preview. :lol:

     

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR8w4Q7ZhXmTVG5c76OoUnKEl0x9K_F-BLM12zf8SKZxE-k8Jbs

     

    http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi161586201/

     

    Just got back from the movie...my thoughts exactly!

  2. When in doubt.... ask the Hive.... :lol:

     

    We were thinking about taking a family trip to Europe next summer, but we are debating about how much impact the Olympics will have on pricing.

     

    We feel that we can safely say that London prices will be elevated, as well as other UK destinations. We aren't sure about other parts of Europe though. Would you think that all of Europe would have elevated pricing for the summer? What say the hive?

  3. We are a very pro-AP family. 13 AP exams taken so far, two more next year, and probably 3-4 more after that. The College Board is used to a steady influx of money from our bank account.

     

    So why do my kids keep on doing AP classes? Why have they taken so maany AP exams?

     

    1) The content of the classes. The coursework of an AP class is rigorous, and through several online providers we have found some excellent teachers and classes. For my kids, in high school an AP class was the next step in their education.

     

    If AP classes were not available, I probably would have looked into having my kids take more classes at the local 4-year college, but that gets EXPENSIVE in a hurry.

     

    2) College admissions / outside verification. Having a 5 or several 5's on a transcript provides additional "outside verification" that a student's education was truly rigorous. Strong AP scores strengthen a student's application.

     

    3) College credit. Perhaps the least valuable reason my kids do AP courses is the question of college credit. We chose AP in order to provide my kids with a great high school education. At no point were we focusing on trying to get them through college quicker.

     

    That said, my kids did find their good AP scores useful. My older two kids both attend an top-20 LAC that does give credit for many (though not all) 5's on AP exams. Because of their AP policy, my dd1 was able to get a double degree with an additional minor and ds1 is hoping to be able to triple major. Without their AP credits allowing them to be exempt from some gen ed requirements, they never couldn't do this!

     

    Note -- at my kids' college, a 5 on the AP chemistry or biology exam will fulfill the science gen ed requirement, but pre-meds and students majoring in the sciences are not allowed to use their science AP scores to pass out of the core freshman science classes.

     

     

    :iagree: My son is going to be pre-med, and this will be our path.....credit is the least of our concerns....

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