What advice would you give to a new mum about raising kids?

Q. What advice would you give to a new mum about raising kids that you wish someone had told you? My babys due on Christmas Day!

A. 1. You won't need half the crap that you bring to the hospital with you. And it will be a pain in the butt to carry it all home.
2. There are tons of stupid baby gadgets out there. Don't get suckered into things like baby wipes warmers, knee-pads for crawlers, etc.
3. It will be much harder than you ever expected, and so much more rewarding than you ever expected.
4. Let your partner help. Insist that your partner helps.
5. Even with a newborn, you need time alone. Give the baby to your partner, a grandparent, anything, and get out of the house for an hour, ALONE! Get a pedicure, buy a book, or just go grocery shopping by yourself, at least once a month.

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What was the best invention for kids that made one crazy inventor and investor a millionare?

Q. Remember those animal rubber bands? The guy probably is at home in retirement on his pool,exercising,young, and living the dream life selling those animal rubber bands. I'm doing a project for Economics about the best product made for children because kids are particulary suckers somewhere at age 3-5 years old.

That woman who made a book for kids who are in stress I know its kinda funny but she made millions of dollars probably at home same as that animal rubber band guy. LOL

A. It has to be LEGO. A small Danish toy company with only seven or eight employees bought a plastic injection moulding machine and invented a 'self binding brick'. In less than twenty years, by the 1960s, the company was worth millions. No other invention: doll, clay, game, construction set or gadget, comes close to it.

Kids love it: they buy a few bricks and play for weeks on end. They start at 4 or 5 years old, and are still playing and collecting at 12.

There are compatible bricks, (such as Canadian Mega Bloks) but parents prefer the original brand, so it still sells like hot cakes. LEGO fans always seem to need the latest set.

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What are some songs for kids to dance ballet folklorico to ages 3 to 14?

Q. I need to know some songs for the kids to dance ballet folklorico to ages 3 to 14 o easy songs

A. Kid’s Songs (Disney & More)

Jem & the Holograms--When It’s only me & the music, I Got my eye on you, Universal Appeal, Depends on the mood I’m in, People who care
Disco Mickey Mouse Album- Disco Mickey Mouse, Mousetrap, Macho Duck , Watch out for Goofy, Welcome to Rio
Animanaics—There is only 1 of you, U.N. Me, I’m Cute, I’ll take an island, Quake! A Quake!, Monkey song
Will Smith-- Wild wild west, Summertime, Men in Black, parents just don’t understand
Bill Haley & the Comets--ABC Boogie, See you later alligator
They Might be Giants—Istanbul, particle man, birdhouse in your soul
Rockin Robin—Bobby Day
Who’s Johnny-El Debarge
Inspector Gadget theme (ska verison)—Ska king Crab
The Bumblebee tuna song (ska verison)—Mephiskapheles
Head to toe—Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam
Labyrinth--Chilly Down, Magic dance
Rainbow Connection—Kermit the frog
Annie-- Dumb Dog, Let’s go to the movies, Hard knock life
Muppet show theme
Purple people eater—Sheb Wooley
Happy trails—Sons of the pioneers
Who put the bop—The Big Bopper
Baby Bumblebee
Fraggle Rock theme
Farmer in the dell
Hokey pokey
Puff the magic dragon—Peter, Paul & Mary
Yankee Doodle Dandy—James Cagney
My bonnie lies over the ocean
Monster mash
Yellow polka dot bikini
Witch doctor
I have the power—She-ra: Secret of the sword
Raining Sunshine - Miranda Cosgrove (cloudy w/ a chance of meatballs)
Let's Get Together (The Parent Trap)
The Ugly Bug Ball (Summer Magic)
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South)
Are We Dancing (The Happiest Millionaire)
Oogie Boogie's Song (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Heffalumps and Woozles (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day)
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)-- (So Dear to My Heart)
Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)
Some Day My Prince Will Come (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)
The Siamese Cat Song (Lady and the Tramp)
Space Jam—theme song, Hit ‘Em High (Monstars theme)
Batman-Partyman-Prince, Batdance-Prince
Fern Gully--Toxic Love—Tim Curry, If I’m gonna eat somebody it might as well be you—Tone Loc, A dream worth keeping—Sheena E
Oliver & Co-- Once Upon a time in NYC-Billy Joel, Perfect isn’t easy-Bette Midler
Aladdin--A Whole New World, One Jump Ahead
Little Mermaid--Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Part of Your World
Lion King--Circle of Life, Hakuna Matata, I Just Can't Wait to Be King, Be Prepared, Can you feel the love tonight
Beauty and the Beast--Beauty and the Beast, Be Our Guest, Something There, Belle
Mary Poppins--Jolly Holiday, A Spoonful of Sugar, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag), Let's Go Fly a Kite, Stay Awake
Pete's Dragon--Candle on the Water, Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You, Too), I swear I saw a dragon
Bambi-- Love Is a Song, Little April Shower
Disneyland--Main Street Electrical Parade, It's a Small World (After All), The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
Bedknobs & Broomsticks--The Age of Not Believing, Portobello Road, Substitutiary Locomotion, A Step in the Right Direction
Cinderella--Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Oh Sing Sweet Nightingale, A dream is a wish your heart makes, So this is love
The Jungle Book--The Bare Necessities, I Wanna Be like You, That's What Friends Are For
Pinocchio--When You Wish upon a Star, I've Got No Strings
The Hunchback of Notre Dame-- Out There, God help the outcasts
Pocahontas--Colors of the Wind, Just Around the Riverbend, Steady As the Beating Drum"
Sleeping Beauty-- Once Upon a Dream, I Wonder
Dumbo--Pink Elephants on Parade, Baby Mine, When I See an Elephant Fly
Robin Hood--Oo-De-Lally, Love
The Aristocats--Thomas O'Malley Cat, Everybody Wants to Be a Cat

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007 Skyfall Questions Please Answer 10 points!!!?

Q. Okay so its a great film and I am kinda looking forward to the next, seeing as how they will be reverting to the classic James Bond movies, but I have questions!

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1. M (Mom) says the F word, is this the first time in the series (I believe so..)

2. While in the Skyfall orphanage, Bond gets his fathers hunting rifle.. the last name was Bond... I was under the impression that all agents are GIVEN the codename/cover James Bond, how does his father have the name?

3. I was deeply saddened by what happened to the beloved M character... and I saw how they brought Moneypenny back, and how the new M is a man, like it used to be before Judi Dench.. My question is are you optimistic or a bit worried about the next Bond movie preformances.. I mean can the man become as good and as warming of a presence as Judi Dench? Will things change, more gadgets, less physical fighting? Thoughts?

4. While given the word association test the man says "man" Bond replies "provacator" (I think) then "woman" Bond says "provocatrix" what exactly does that mean?

5. When Bond digs the bullet shrapnel out of his shoulder and hands it in to be analized he says "for our eyes only" is that a homage to the Bond film?

6. While being hacked, Q says the s word 3 times in a row.. and as I mentioned earlier the F word from M.. Bond calls M a b.... is any one else kinda worried the Bond franchise will start using all those words, I honestly think it makes the film LOSE class.. and I curse every f...... day lol..

7. Also, this is just for fun; anyone else laugh when Bond threatened to eject M from the Austin Martin and M says "I dont care bloody eject me!" lol Judi Dench will be missed... I always found her presence to be warm and motherly.. hense the name Mom..

A. 1. I think so as well. Although they call her Ma'am.

2. Skyfall was not an orphanage, but the Bond estate where young James grew up. (In the UK, many larger residences have names.) Bond was orphaned when he was about 11 or so, when his parents (Andrew Bond and Monique Delacroix Bond) were killed in a mountaineering accident. Rather ironic that their home should be called "Skyfall," no? That was why his father's gun was in the domicile. That's also why his parents' headstone is on the property. The concept of James-Bond-as-job-title (like "Dread Pirate Roberts") is a fan-generated theory to accommodate why the spy in Dr. No served in WWII, but is still young and virile in 2012. I don't believe it's considered "canon." Just accept the fact that the James Bond in Dr. No is the same James Bond in Skyfall, and that certain incongruities will just exist.

3. Obviously things will change. They have to. That's life. You can't keep things the same if you wanted to, otherwise every Bond film would have been From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, or On Her Majesty's Secret Service. More/fewer gadgets? More/less fighting? More/less horizontal bopping? Who can say. I won't worry about it. What will be will be. So long as it works within the story, it's all good.

4. I don't know if "provocatrix" is an actual word, but I would take it to mean a female provocateur...one who incites someone to partake in or commit criminal acts. Basically, this means that Bond thinks nobody (male or female) is to be trusted. Remember Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. Remember Moneypenny and M at the beginning of the film, the latter giving the former authorization to take the shot which seriously wounded Bond and let the bad guy get away. In his place, I'd have trust issues, too.

5. If you watch enough Bond films, you'll notice that the later ones have plenty of homages to previous films. To be truthful, though, the terms like "for eyes only" is not unique to Bond films. It means that the information is not to be copied or transcribed in any way.

6. If every other word is F-this or C-that, then yes, that would be troublesome. But if an obscenity is used only now and then, then that can help to underline the stress the character is under. Honestly, if you were the unflappable head of MI6 and you found out that your personal laptop was being hacked, wouldn't YOU let fly with a few S-words? Also, remember that when the first Bond films came out, there were no PG or PG-13 ratings. Goldfinger was right there with Disney's Jungle Book as a G-rated film! Unless they wanted to exclude kids and teenagers from seeing a Bond film by making it R-rated, they had to keep the language clean (LOTS of kids and teens watched those films...my brother and myself were among them!) Nowadays, any action film that wants to be taken seriously would probably HAVE to have a PG-13 rating. So yes, a little swearing can filter through. Also, Connery's Bond was a bit more "Tuxes and 'Tini's" than Craig's Bond (which is more "Blood and Brawling"). Reflections of the times (or at least, competing action films)? Possibly.

7. May the ghost of Bernard Lee forgive me, but Judi Dench was fantastic. Of course, it helped that they let her get out of the office and pick up a gun on occasion. And yes, I laughed the moment they showed the ejector seat button (I'm an old-school Bond fan, so I knew what it was for). But warm and motherly? Hardly. She was about as cuddly as a sack full of nails and broken glass. But considering that she's got to ride herd on a bunch of operatives that know they have very short life expectancies, are ready, able, and WILLING to kill people, and tend to work alone, rather than be "team players," she'd *have* to be a tough lady. And Dame Judi was perfect in portraying that role. And yes, I will miss her very, very much.

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Are these good fortunes? For paper fortune tellers (aka cootie catchers) for adults and kids?

Q. You will be bold next year
Help your friend this week
Your smile speaks volumes
Raid your fridge tonight!
Hold your nose!
Boys will be boys
You will write a hit song
You love chocolate!
remember the little people
u will see and old friend soon
watch your step
try to see as much of the world as you can
you will have 10 kids
twins are all around you!
hold someones hand
You have successfu dreams
Help is always just around the corner
Green is the new black
Haste makes waste
When you talk people listen
Pink is your favorite color today
You have a unique talent
Help a STRONG person
A uniform is in your future
Clear eyes equal clear skies
You will ride a horse this year
Lucky numbers: 3,6,9,12,15,18
You will wear a hat this week
Shake someones hand
Read a long book soon
Think about your future...laugh about your past
You will get a new gadget soon!
You will meet a famous guy.
snowy days are cold BUT beautiful
you will get a lucky break on a test
red is your color
hug the person to your right
your health is your priority
you will be a youtube phenomena
you will see a crop circle
Mambo with your mama
geniuses are born AND made
wear clean socks!
hold the door open for an old lady
white is the color of purity
you have an infectious....laugh!
peoepelple---people learn from mistakes!
winks are as warm as hugs
stop at red lights
wave at the next car with kids in it!
it's clear you are a winner
you will get a lucky break on a test
chinese fire drill at the next safe intersection!
good things come in small packages
wear blue tomorrow
hug your friend today
eat something special today
stand tall tomorrow
call someone dear to you
Smile. You earned it!
Your nose will grow.
Your favorite PJ's will get a hole =-(
You will travel soon
A gift will come your way
Hop on one foot
wild hearts can't be broken
blue is your color today
you have a great eye
you will have 10 cars in your lifetime
you will eat less than you thought
your signature will be worth something someday.
Your next car will be electric.
You will have 10 kids
You will be attacked by a giant banana
Lucky numbers 2,4,6,8,10,12.
you will go blonde
Remember this date 12-22-2012
you heal quickly
you will make a great discovery
you will try a new food
An apple a day keeps the Dr. away
You will be class president
You will have a tea party with Bigfoot!
Watch where you step!
You will start the next jeans trend.
Nobody likes a tattle tale =-(
You will invent something great
You will host many events
Sunshine is ahead
You win contests!
You beleive in yourself.
High five the next guy you see.
"No" is a complete sentence.
A penny saved is a penny earned
You will tan easily

A. Yeah, I guess so.

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2002 Spiderman vs. 2012 Spiderman?

Q. I saw the new one last night. To be honest, it was good and Andrew Garfield did a great job, but I still prefer the 2002 movie and overall I prefer Tobey Maguire. Some things I didn't like about the new one:
1. I thought Garfield was good, but wasn't nerdy enough. they didn't portray him as a very "nerdy" kid like Peter Parker is
2. For some reason, it really bothered me that the new Spiderman used home made spiderweb launchers on his wrists instead of it coming right out of him like the original ones. My dad says that in the normal comic books, he used webbing gadgets (I don't believe that's true) but to me it kinda made this spiderman less "spidier"
3. I thought Tobey Maguire was more of a "super hero" and had more "superhuman strength" and stuff like that. I mean, come on, when you get shot in the leg and are a super hero, that shit's supposed to tickle you
4. last but not least, I didn't really like the new outfit too much. I thought the old one was better

In conclusion, I thought Garfield was good and the movie was entertaining. i thought the story line was pretty good and the villain was ok. I still think Tobey played a much better Peter Parker even though Garfield is a hell of an actor

A. I agree with pretty much everything you said. The new one was really good, and will go down as one of my favorites, but the 2002 version is what I grew up with and it would have been really hard to top it

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Is it normal for a 2 year old to only say 4 words clearly?

Q. So, my son turned 2 march 3rd 2013. & I've begun to get worried at his speech. Kids younger than him even talk more words and clearer. He only says yes,no,mama,dada. He never uses to words together like yes mama or such. He doesn't repeat words, and won't try to say words when I'm playing with him such as 'car' or 'toy'. Idk if he's just delayed or if there is a definate speech disorder? I'm a first time mother so could use any advice! Thanks.

A. By 2 he should be saying several words and making simple sentences at times like "Go bye bye", "Night night, mama", etc. It's okay if his pronunciation is not great at age 2. Many 2 year olds don't have all their sounds down perfectly.

Just because he has a speech delay now doesn't mean there is something seriously wrong with him, but you should get him tested by your state's early intervention program (it's usually low cost or free) so you know where he's at and what is recommended. In the meantime, just keep working on his speech with him (but don't let him know you're trying to get him to talk... you know how 2 yr olds can be!).

-Read to him often. Ask him to point at pictures that you name. Then point to pictures and ask him to name them for you. If he won't, then you say what they are.

-Make sounds with him. This can help his pronunciation. Make animal sounds, car sounds, train sounds, people sounds (mmmmm, uh-oh, etc).

-Ask him questions with 2 options and wait for a reply. If he doesn't, then you answer him verbally. Ex: "Do you want milk or juice?.... You're pointing to the milk. You must want milk. Let me get you some milk."

-Talk to him frequently. Especially about the things he's showing interest in. Ask him questions, make it a conversation, even if his answers are just head nods or pointing, get him used to having conversations. Look for ways to incorporate the words he does use into the conversations.

Good luck! Here are 2 webpages I would recommend:
-Tips for helping toddlers speak: http://www.toddler-tips-and-tricks.com/toddler-speak.html
-Language Development in toddlers: http://www.toddler-tips-and-tricks.com/language-development-in-toddlers.html

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Do you think it is right to even suggest that a two year old killed by a pit bull could be at fault?

Q. I had someone suggest that perhaps the pit bull was provoked. I'm sure that two year old was threatening the pit bulls life and it had to kill the toddler. No way a growl or nip would have sufficed? This person is actually suggesting that the dog could have been justified.

I say that there is no provocation under the sun that a two year old could possibly do anything to justify that reaction. This person is far more ready to blame a dead toddler over a 100+/- pound dog.


The person also goes on to defend the mother saying it wasn't her fault. They apparently don't see how leaving a two year old with a 100#+/- pit bull is completely irresponsible and that if she was determined to have such an animal in her house that it was her duty to protect her child and ensure that the animal was secured and could never be a threat to her child. After all, two year olds are known to be somewhat unpredictable themselves.

Of course it is her fault. She left a two year old unsupervised with a 100# biting machine. It doesn't matter if the dog had been good for years. Leaving a toddler with any large dog is totally irresponsible. If she was determined to have such an animal in her home, it was her duty to secure the dog and never leave her child alone with it.

Finally, I find it noteworthy that the mother left the house without a scratch. I guess her house is so big that she couldn't hear her child being eviscerated or she was too scared to even try to rescue her child.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/25/tod…

A. Do I think a 2-year-old could provoke an unstable dog to bite? Yes, certainly. The dog isn't going through some mental checklist of "can this human kill me?" or "what response would best make my point?". The dog is reacting in the moment to a child who *might have* seriously hurt or startled the dog in some way. The injury that killed the child may also be exaggerated by media. That is not to say that it wasn't a serious bite, but one serious bite to the head, neck, or thigh could quickly result in fatal blood loss.

However, that does not mean that the child is "at fault" for the incident. A toddler is impulsive and does not understand safety or the effects of her actions on others. The person/persons to blame for the incident would be whichever ADULTS made the terribly poor decision to leave the dog and the toddler alone together.

All those supposedly cute youtube videos of infants and toddlers mauling the "good old family dog" by chewing his ears, yanking his tail, bopping him with toys, etc. make me cringe. One momentary loss of control on the dog's part and their child may be damaged for life and their beloved dog may be have to be euthanized. Little kids and big dogs can mix, but there must be adult supervision, a safe space away from the child for the dog, and adult guidance so that the child is taught proper behavior around the pet.

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Do guns at home really make it a safe enviroment for kids?

Q. http://fox4kc.com/2013/01/14/12-year-old-mo-boy-killed-in-gun-accident/

A. I think so. Let us look at Sandy Hook.

One gun in the hands of one adult and 19 lives could have been saved.


Here is a simple idea that comes from real world combat. When someone has decided to kill the only choice you have is to die............or kill them first.
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Now can a home be safe with a gun in it? I am assuming you are worried about the child getting a hold of the gun? Reality you teach the child to not touch guns just as you would about the hot stove. All of my children know guns, I have them. You take a plastic Air Soft handgun and leave it around and the child learns to not touch from scolding them, through negative re-enforcement. At three they know what a gun is and to not touch them AND to get an adult to put the gun away...all again without touching it. By ten all my children could unload and make safe all weapons in the home and put the gun away.

At five years old my son found a gun in the park and instead of thinking it was a toy and playing with it came and got me and I called the police who removed the weapon from the park. Even if you don't like guns you must teach them about them because they will find them and then it does get dangerous.

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Is it normal for a 2 year old to only say 4 words clearly?

Q. So, my son turned 2 march 3rd 2013. & I've begun to get worried at his speech. Kids younger than him even talk more words and clearer. He only says yes,no,mama,dada. He never uses to words together like yes mama or such. He doesn't repeat words, and won't try to say words when I'm playing with him such as 'car' or 'toy'. Idk if he's just delayed or if there is a definate speech disorder? I'm a first time mother so could use any advice! Thanks.

A. By 2 he should be saying several words and making simple sentences at times like "Go bye bye", "Night night, mama", etc. It's okay if his pronunciation is not great at age 2. Many 2 year olds don't have all their sounds down perfectly.

Just because he has a speech delay now doesn't mean there is something seriously wrong with him, but you should get him tested by your state's early intervention program (it's usually low cost or free) so you know where he's at and what is recommended. In the meantime, just keep working on his speech with him (but don't let him know you're trying to get him to talk... you know how 2 yr olds can be!).

-Read to him often. Ask him to point at pictures that you name. Then point to pictures and ask him to name them for you. If he won't, then you say what they are.

-Make sounds with him. This can help his pronunciation. Make animal sounds, car sounds, train sounds, people sounds (mmmmm, uh-oh, etc).

-Ask him questions with 2 options and wait for a reply. If he doesn't, then you answer him verbally. Ex: "Do you want milk or juice?.... You're pointing to the milk. You must want milk. Let me get you some milk."

-Talk to him frequently. Especially about the things he's showing interest in. Ask him questions, make it a conversation, even if his answers are just head nods or pointing, get him used to having conversations. Look for ways to incorporate the words he does use into the conversations.

Good luck! Here are 2 webpages I would recommend:
-Tips for helping toddlers speak: http://www.toddler-tips-and-tricks.com/toddler-speak.html
-Language Development in toddlers: http://www.toddler-tips-and-tricks.com/language-development-in-toddlers.html

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running a child care facility- do we give in and let the kids bring in gameboys, baseball and pokemon cards?

Q. I am a director at a child care and after school care for kids up to age 12. We are in a small town in missouri. We don't allow kids to bring in cell phones, i pods, baseball cards or any kind of trading cards. Under our policies we state ABSOLUTELY these items are not allowed and if a child brings them in they will be taken away and not returned until a parent comes to pick the item up. No exceptions. Many of our kids did not like that policy and even some of our parents had problems with that policy. But we said, sorry that's our policy, those items aren't allowed, that's it. We are in a small town and for a while we were the only after school care facility in our town, so therefore we really had no competition. In March 2011 another after school care facility opened down the street and for the first time since about '96 we had competition and didn't think they could compete with us.- we were wrong! Within a month after they opened we had 12 different parents pull their children out of our center and enroll in their new center. We were shocked. When I was at the soccer field I ran into one of the parents who took their child out of our center and she said, 'i don't understand why you don't allow kids to trade cards. Kids like to that stuff, their not allowed to do that at school, but at after school care I don't see why you don't allow that.' She then went on to tell this new place allows children to bring in trading cards. They allow kids to have more freedom and that was their reason for switching centers and she also said other parents switched for the same reason. It seems like such a small reason! When we checked the other centers' web site, sure enough right there it said kids are welcome to bring gameboys (as long as they turn the sound down), baseball cards, etc. As long as it's not causing a problem, your child is welcome to bring these items in. When summer 2011 the number of kids at our summer camp was WAY DOWN!!! When fall came and the kids went back to school the number of kids at our center went down even more. In January 2012 we had a little more than half the number of kids from the previous January. This was also reflected in the number of people calling to enquire for information on our center and the number of visitors which was very few. Years past we had visitors all the time. I suggested to some of the other employees maybe we should consider allowing kids to bring some of these items in. Their response to me: absolutely not! They claimed that this was temporary and some families would come back and the other center was growing too quickly. We would be fine they said and we couldn't give in on our policies and rules. In the summer of 2012 we almost didn't have a summer camp- we were now down to less than half the number of kids from January 2011. In November 2012 we came up with a grand idea- offer half price tution for the first 3 months. We thought this would hit it out of the park. It brought in 8 new students, which was great but way below what we were hoping. We were thinking it would bring in about 20-30 new kids. Nope, just 8. Here we are in Feb 2013. The other center is just crippling us. Do we allow kids to bring these items into our center and let them have more freedom and just try it out. If our numbers don't go up soon... I worry we will be in serious trouble! Every summer we would have college girls come to work for us. This summer we can only bring back 2 girls. We don't have the number of kids- we don't have the need for too many workers. I'm about out of my mind... what to do. I would love to hear from day care directors, day care workers, etc.

A. I'm not a day care provider though I have provided services to children through social services, managing a Federal program for the state of Illinois and I have an MBA. Your day care has a severe communication problem. You were able to ignore it because you didn't have competition but that is no longer the case. You did not hear what the kids and some parents were telling you prior to the competition and I'm not sure you explained (you din't in your post) to them the reason for your policy. You can't tell adults with the ability to choose, "That's our policy because we say so". If you din't explain the benefits that come from your policy it just seems that you are out of touch. And it is nice to get some feedback from employees but YOU are the director and your day care is failing. The next conversation you are going to have with them is an unpleasant one about their jobs. If people are so dissatisfied that they left, it is going to be very difficult to bring them back and you have a limited population to work with, you are in a small town. To survive you are going to have to let the kids have those items, if you and your staff believe so much in the alternatives you offer the present them in such a way the kids choose them over the gameboys, baseball and pokemon cards. And not only are you going to offer the kids the option of having their toys, you are going to have to offer something the other place isn;t to get your clients back.

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I Heard Pixar Is Making a Toy Story 4?

Q. I heard it is coming out November 2013. Or maybe it is Incredibles 2? I know they are coming out with Monster's Inc. 2. Do you agree that Cars 2 bombed? I saw it with my kids and it was AWFUL. I hope the other installments of classic Pixar movies aren't as bad...Thoughts?Opinions? Please share your feedback.

A. By The Way, Monsters Inc. 2 is already titled Monsters University and already got a release date, June 21, 2013. Speaking to Vacanted Date To Pixar, It could be Toy Story 4 in 2013 because of Tom Hanks said about the terrible-reviewed movie, Larry Crowne, there will be a Toy Story 4. it might be cross a $4 billion mark for Pixar if Brave and Monsters University went up to $280M in the final gross. Cars 2, i agreely bombed down for the worstest gross Pixar movie since A Bug's Life in 1998 all because of Jeff Gordon???? man, Jeff Gordon won 84 races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and 4 Championships, don't bombed down that movie with Jeff Gordon in it!!!! I Think Pixar is going to get a Razzie for the first time for the Worst Animated Movie.

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What's the best laptop/notebook for a college kid?

Q. I don't need a hole lot of gadgets, just something that I can use word and excel and such, and net access. I just want something light weight, easy to take with me, up to date, and cost effective. I need it to last at the very least four years, and be less then four hundred hopefully. Any suggestions?

A. any laptop except mac.

apple laptops prices are too high given that other laptops will give you more performance at half the price.

Acer laptops are cheap but delivers performance. so does Asus,Lenovo,Dell,MSI,HP and Toshiba.

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What gadgets do you think will be most popular in 2013?

Q. I am researching new market trends that are likely to produce more gadgets in 2013. Efficiency, especially in terms of how we run our daily lives, is essential here. I have looked at websites such as Kickstart.com and have gotten a few good ideas, but would like any more suggestions. This is NOT a homework assignment. I am looking for investmentts.

A. You will find things you never new existed in this list. If you are like me, you will also find yourself wishing you were a kid, just so YOU could get some of these hot toys. I know they didn't have cool toys like this when "I" was a boy.Technology is something that kids understand a lot better than us old folks. Many of these toys and gadgets are technology based (although not all of them). Kids understand them and love them.

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What makes some kids instantly cooler than others?

Q. At school there are the populars and unpopulars. The populars are animals, they make out with people, sware, attack people (physically, emotionally, mentally, and verbally), they do drugs and drink. What makes them cooler than us when we do the right thing, we don't sware, we don't make out, we dont drink and do drugs, and every fricken girl/ boy wants to be their bf/gf. Every kid bends to their every will. Why are they cool.

A. They are popular for all the wrong reasons.

The country, the mass media and popular culture celebrates materialism, selfishness and pride, all at the expense of others. It’s like if you are in a criminal gang and all they do for a living is deal in drugs, kidnap, rob, rape and kill; you’d be very popular and cool if you did a lot of that. BUT law enforcement and the rest of the country would want you arrested and executed.

So the kids at school who are popular and cool are misguided, spineless and unoriginal people who stoop to all kinds of evil because they don’t have the courage, wisdom and moral fibre to be good. Those who think they are popular and cool are equally misguided, unoriginal and spineless themselves.

If you look carefully, you will see that those who are popular invariably employ all kinds of outright or subtle intimidation so that others fear them for the bad that they can do to them. They are not liked ---- they are feared. They are not so much popular as they are notorious.

Besides, they are people who are so insecure inside that they are constantly upgrading their wardrobe, buying the latest gadgets, doing the latest prank, going to parties, etc, basically being very, very busy with all kinds of transient, meaningless things, like the way monkeys get so busy if you plant a fake tree and throw in a few used tires in their cage. Would you call monkeys cool? We laugh at monkeys because they look like clowns swinging, running, jabbering and fighting inside their cage all the time. But if you see a monkey sitting in a corner and he's reading a book and pondering the deeper things in life; now that's one helluva cool monkey.

ONLY KIDS WHO DON’T KNOW ANY BETTER BEND TO THEIR WILL. Most adults will kick their asses if they so much as try their antics on them. Why? Because we think they are weak, insecure, notorious little idiots who are up to no good. Popular and cool? Not by a trillion miles!

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Why are American people priorities out of whack and not wanting to help this country?

Q. People are complaining about health care reform, People have lots of money and not wanting to help those that actually need it. We are in a bad time right now and people wants game systems, ipods, new computers, laptops and other new gadgets and a new home and a new care every two years. People we have some bad times on our hands all you want to do is complain about this health reform. I don't care about the taxes now and generations a few years from now. I want to help the cause and problem now so we don't have a problem in the future.

A. Many do, but have been lied to, both about the need for reform and the nature of what Obama has planned to make America better.

I am always amazed how many Americans seem not to be aware about the real healthcare issues relying instead on FOX and other sources to spread lies about the healthcare system of the USA and those abroad. I mean, if healthcare in nations with universal coverage is so bad, why do they keep it?
Obama wants to make insurance more available to all and change the system so that it gives the American people value for money [1]. He also wants change so that the insurance companies find it harder to get out of paying for treatment. The system he is proposing looks similar to that which works in Taiwan where private companies are involved in providing healthcare [2].
Obama campaigned on reforming the healthcare system. He said he wanted to make insurance more available and he was elected by the American people to do this [3].
FACT - the US has higher death rates for kids both for kids aged under one and those under five than western European countries with universal health coverage [4,5].
FACT – American insurance companies push up prices and work to stop paying out claims on those they cover [6].
FACT - the USA spends more on healthcare PER PERSON than any other nation on the planet [7].
That means that a dead American four year old would have had a better chance of life if they were born in any western nation with universal health coverage.
If you do not like the policies that Obama was elected to bring in, he can always be voted out of office in 2012. But if you disagree with the facts, please let me know. I am always willing to learn, but please provide proof. None of those who disagree with me have been able to do that so far.

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what are the best christmas gifts this year for 2012?

Q. i recently read an article in the news about the hottest gifts for Christmas this year but could not find it again anyone have a good list of the best gifts this year I would like to start shopping early this year.

A. I read these every year in the paper and online as well, usually right before the Holidays these top gift list start popping up all over as retailers get ready for the holiday buying rush:

Usually the top items are always electronics and toys along with fashion items for the ladies as they try and target men, women, and children family, relatives, and fiends all in one list...

Amazon has a really cool landing page that has all of the top items for Xmas this year at: http://amzn.to/WnNICq

I like this one because it has a really neat category grid laid out nicely so you can pick "For Dad" and "For Mom" etc.. and they also have all of the latest and greatest gadgets and electronics for the kids and relatives too..

My Favorite list is the Gifts for Gadgets Fans as they have all of the cool electronics out today, the latest models and best pricing, check it out: http://amzn.to/YG8r1T

Also the NY Times and USA Today as well as your local paper will also start to have Gift List and specials and booklets inserted into them come black Friday and into the Holidays. If these dont help you can also google the terms and you will get thousands of websites offering their best of the best gifts for this year. Good Luck and Happy Shopping

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Will 2012 Be The Age Of Enlightenment?

Q. If the world doesn't end then I atleast want some super powers.
supposedly we might all become telepathic or something.
And supposedly it's suppose to be the end of man lead religion.
And be a return to priestess religions.
But I have a hard time seeing man lead religions going anywhere soon.

A. There is a total eclipse of the sun on 14th of11th-2012 ...?
The religions will crumble sooner when the women do not stand up beside the men yet until that time... my dear young Lady ... we take it brick by brick ...?
I'm already telepathic honey and I'm telling you that we are living in the future now ... as in ... Space age? = gadgets and space stations and did a rocket just blast off to mars the other day or did I just image that in my own head?
I was a kid when man walked on that moon and when I see people in public, sitting at a buss stop and pressing buttons on a device in there hand ... I think of star trek and "Beam me up Doctor Spock" ... so this is the computer age and if "video killed the radio star" ... then what has the microchip done to television?
I dunno about you but I still find it fascinating that I can communicate instantly with people from all over this planet ... it is like flying around in heaven to me!!!
Why have a hard time seeing? = laugh at the visions?
No religion = no ritual = no hell = no problem = o = peace of mind?

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What are some songs for kids to dance ballet folklorico to ages 3 to 14?

Q. I need to know some songs for the kids to dance ballet folklorico to ages 3 to 14 o easy songs

A. Kid’s Songs (Disney & More)

Jem & the Holograms--When It’s only me & the music, I Got my eye on you, Universal Appeal, Depends on the mood I’m in, People who care
Disco Mickey Mouse Album- Disco Mickey Mouse, Mousetrap, Macho Duck , Watch out for Goofy, Welcome to Rio
Animanaics—There is only 1 of you, U.N. Me, I’m Cute, I’ll take an island, Quake! A Quake!, Monkey song
Will Smith-- Wild wild west, Summertime, Men in Black, parents just don’t understand
Bill Haley & the Comets--ABC Boogie, See you later alligator
They Might be Giants—Istanbul, particle man, birdhouse in your soul
Rockin Robin—Bobby Day
Who’s Johnny-El Debarge
Inspector Gadget theme (ska verison)—Ska king Crab
The Bumblebee tuna song (ska verison)—Mephiskapheles
Head to toe—Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam
Labyrinth--Chilly Down, Magic dance
Rainbow Connection—Kermit the frog
Annie-- Dumb Dog, Let’s go to the movies, Hard knock life
Muppet show theme
Purple people eater—Sheb Wooley
Happy trails—Sons of the pioneers
Who put the bop—The Big Bopper
Baby Bumblebee
Fraggle Rock theme
Farmer in the dell
Hokey pokey
Puff the magic dragon—Peter, Paul & Mary
Yankee Doodle Dandy—James Cagney
My bonnie lies over the ocean
Monster mash
Yellow polka dot bikini
Witch doctor
I have the power—She-ra: Secret of the sword
Raining Sunshine - Miranda Cosgrove (cloudy w/ a chance of meatballs)
Let's Get Together (The Parent Trap)
The Ugly Bug Ball (Summer Magic)
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South)
Are We Dancing (The Happiest Millionaire)
Oogie Boogie's Song (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Heffalumps and Woozles (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day)
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)-- (So Dear to My Heart)
Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)
Some Day My Prince Will Come (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)
The Siamese Cat Song (Lady and the Tramp)
Space Jam—theme song, Hit ‘Em High (Monstars theme)
Batman-Partyman-Prince, Batdance-Prince
Fern Gully--Toxic Love—Tim Curry, If I’m gonna eat somebody it might as well be you—Tone Loc, A dream worth keeping—Sheena E
Oliver & Co-- Once Upon a time in NYC-Billy Joel, Perfect isn’t easy-Bette Midler
Aladdin--A Whole New World, One Jump Ahead
Little Mermaid--Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Part of Your World
Lion King--Circle of Life, Hakuna Matata, I Just Can't Wait to Be King, Be Prepared, Can you feel the love tonight
Beauty and the Beast--Beauty and the Beast, Be Our Guest, Something There, Belle
Mary Poppins--Jolly Holiday, A Spoonful of Sugar, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag), Let's Go Fly a Kite, Stay Awake
Pete's Dragon--Candle on the Water, Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You, Too), I swear I saw a dragon
Bambi-- Love Is a Song, Little April Shower
Disneyland--Main Street Electrical Parade, It's a Small World (After All), The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
Bedknobs & Broomsticks--The Age of Not Believing, Portobello Road, Substitutiary Locomotion, A Step in the Right Direction
Cinderella--Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Oh Sing Sweet Nightingale, A dream is a wish your heart makes, So this is love
The Jungle Book--The Bare Necessities, I Wanna Be like You, That's What Friends Are For
Pinocchio--When You Wish upon a Star, I've Got No Strings
The Hunchback of Notre Dame-- Out There, God help the outcasts
Pocahontas--Colors of the Wind, Just Around the Riverbend, Steady As the Beating Drum"
Sleeping Beauty-- Once Upon a Dream, I Wonder
Dumbo--Pink Elephants on Parade, Baby Mine, When I See an Elephant Fly
Robin Hood--Oo-De-Lally, Love
The Aristocats--Thomas O'Malley Cat, Everybody Wants to Be a Cat

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What was the best invention for kids that made one crazy inventor and investor a millionare?

Q. Remember those animal rubber bands? The guy probably is at home in retirement on his pool,exercising,young, and living the dream life selling those animal rubber bands. I'm doing a project for Economics about the best product made for children because kids are particulary suckers somewhere at age 3-5 years old.

That woman who made a book for kids who are in stress I know its kinda funny but she made millions of dollars probably at home same as that animal rubber band guy. LOL

A. It has to be LEGO. A small Danish toy company with only seven or eight employees bought a plastic injection moulding machine and invented a 'self binding brick'. In less than twenty years, by the 1960s, the company was worth millions. No other invention: doll, clay, game, construction set or gadget, comes close to it.

Kids love it: they buy a few bricks and play for weeks on end. They start at 4 or 5 years old, and are still playing and collecting at 12.

There are compatible bricks, (such as Canadian Mega Bloks) but parents prefer the original brand, so it still sells like hot cakes. LEGO fans always seem to need the latest set.

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Who would win in a fight between the Gadget Mobile or a Transformer?

Q. Would Optimus Prime kick the gadget mobile butt or what???
This is a serious problem I would to have figured out.
Any Transformer will do does not have to just be Optimus Prime.

A. You're kidding right? An alien biomechanical Cybertronian versus an earth made rust bucket with an attitude? The latter will soon be at the junk heap anytime Bumblebee kicks its behind.

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How much to charge @ neighborhood garage sale 2013?

Q. Hi I am 14 and want to make extra $ and my neighborhood is having a garage sale in May and i was wondering what to charge for these items:
- pants (old navy, the buckle, gap, target, aeropostle, american eagle)
- Shirts (American Eagle, Hollister, Disney, Aeropostle, Target, Gordmons, Forever 21)
- Toys
- Books (Hard back kids, chapter books)

Thanks!!

A. To get people to buy things at a garage sale you need to price them pretty low. The pants should be $1.00 to $1.25 unless they're almost new. In that case maybe $2.00. The shirts should sell for between 75 cents and a dollar. Toys if they're pretty used maybe $1.00 and the same with books.

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Can someone be punished for bringing an Airsoft Clip to school?

Q. Me and my friends were playing Airsoft over the weekend, and one of my friends left with my clip in his pocket. He texted me saying he'll bring it to school tomorrow. I need it ASAP because I'm updating my gun and I need the clip, but I don't want him getting in trouble.

I know you can get in trouble for bringing the gun, but it's just the clip (thing that holds airsoft bb's).

Also, I can have him unload it if that would be any help, because I don't need the pellets.


Thanks in advance!!!

A. Yes you can.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/23/eighth-grader-arrested-over-nra-shirt-returns-to-school-in-same-shirt/2/


Cupcakes:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/08/school-confiscates-third-graders-cupcakes-topped-with-toy-soldiers/

Another T-Shirt
http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/27/junior-high-teacher-tells-kid-to-remove-marines-t-shirt-or-get-suspended/

Breakfast pastry
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/02/second-grader-suspended-for-having-breakfast-pastry-shaped-like-a-gun/

Desktop picture:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/02/high-school-freshman-suspended-for-having-a-picture-of-a-gun/

Piece of paper
http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/24/philadelphia-girl-searched-berated-for-having-a-gun-made-of-paper-at-school/

Bubble gun
http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/29/hello-kitty-bubble-gun-comment-lands-5-year-old-in-school-suspension/

Finger sign
http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/03/maryland-school-suspends-six-year-old-boy-for-making-gun-gesture-saying-pow/

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Is this true that WWE is bringing back the Attitude Era or an era like Attitude Era in 2013?

Q. I heard something like THE REVOLUTION IS COMING and LIVE THE REVOLUTION.

A. No. The only way WWE could ever bring back Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression is by dropping the Disney writers and bringing back more legends having less jobbers. With the amount of young kids watching the program today, WWE wont end PG. They'll just toy with us and add a small change once in a blue moon.
But if Lord Tensai can't even have "Lord" in front of his name without WWE changing it because of 1 crazy Christian then I highly doubt WWE will go back to being what it use to be, entertaining.

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Which of these qualities is most important for a paranormal investigator?

Q. 1. Gullibility or ability to inspire gullibility in others.
2. Electronic gadgets.
3. A van ("if it weren't for you meddling kids..!")
4. Mojo bag with silver & chicken feet at least.
5. A ouija board.

A. Even though its not a quality, the most important would be the electronics gadgets. They would be the most useful in catching spirits or disproving them.

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If some students are smarter than others then why are all students treated the same?

Q. I understand why public schools treat all kids alike. I mean you don't want to give favors to one student and deny favors to another one. That is also wrong but when a student works hard and has actually achieved more than his or her class mates. Doesn't that student deserve to learn something else rather than the same old repetitive stuff that he himself or herself learned on their own?

Lets face it, some students really don't want to be there and they prevent other students from learning. That is why I believe that the private sector can do a far better job than the public school system. In the private sector the parents are paying for that child's education so they expect them to learn something. If that child isn't learning much then the parent can try another school. No two kids are exactly alike so teaching our kids exactly the same thing isn't going to work in every single situation.

Some kids do well in a public school system and others do better when they are home schooled. Wouldn't it be great if we had businesses out there trying to find ways to educate our children and make a profit for themselves at the same time?

Think about it. The pharmaceutical, internet and technical fields are an example of what the free market can accomplish. The students are actually breaking public school regulations by playing with their little electronic gadgets rather than studying in class. That is because the free market has produced products that are far superior to anything that the public school system could ever come up with on their own. Imagine if we allowed the free market to teach our kids. Wouldn't the free market find a way to keep the students interested?

I mean if they don't or can't do it then they won't remain in business for long.

A. I agree 100%, if the school system would go private, results would highly improve. Private or home schooling are the best options for education, the numbers don't lie.

I went to public school and my experience was teachers did not treat students the same. Many teachers would have over crowded classrooms. They would spend half of the time trying to control noisy and disorderly students. The other half repeating the same thing, to students who had a hard time understanding the subject.

I don't blame the teachers, they have overcrowded classrooms and few resources.
And I don't blame the students. Some come exhausted to school, dazed, hungry and even high from the crazy home life they have.

I was the lucky few to take proactive steps to educate myself at home. And would go to high school to socialize with students and help out the teachers by tutoring problem students.

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What do you think about the practice of sending brag letters in Christmas cards?

Q. They tell about how rosy their life has been and how great the past year has been to them. For example, their son is class president, and their daughter is on the honour roll. Some of them brag about how many grandchildren they have and/or how fast they are collecting them. They talk about their extensive travels or what wonderful jobs their spouses or kids have. Nowdays, they brag about their electronic gadgets and their computers. The sun shines perpetually on these people. You would really think they knew Santa Claus better than anyone else, and they make other people feel sick and depressed. They even seem to imply that they are getting all these things because they have been good.

Is this practice in keeping with the spirit of Christmas?

A. Hmm... not keeping with the spirit at all. We've got a family friend who sent those letters out every year until last year and instead she sent a family newsletter. For crying out loud, a newsletter. It had little blurbs for her children... 'Katie's Corner' and even one for the dog. She went on and on about how her son was a black belt and on the Honor roll and how her daughter was the best reader in her class and all this other bull crap that nobody really wants to hear on Christmas. I agree... they just want you think think they're something special. For them, Christmas is the time of year to let everyone know how great life is, even if it's only to avoid thinking about the downpoints. I don't buy a word of it though. It's great to share love and be friendly and even if people don't mean to brag, they do... and they shove the rest of us down. Whoever said, on this page, that you're 'not whorthy' to read those letters proablby has never recived such a Christmas card. I wish we could all brag and be happy for one another. It'd be great if Christmas worked that way, but it doesn't in our heads because the world bassically sucks.

There's an answer in here somewhere. Happy Holidays.

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Is it normal to feel this way? Or do I need professional help?

Q. Hello, I'm a 14 year old girl and I would like if someone could help me. I feel so empty like there is nothing inside of me. I've been to the psychiatrist and on the first visit she said that she believes I have major depression and psychosis. Well at the time I didn't believe her because I was no longer depressed. The reason I went to the psychiatrist is because I see and hear things that other people do not see. My mom says that they are spirits, ghost. Well the doctor wanted to do some test on me and wanted me set on some anti-depressants. Well my mother didn't want that and accused the doctor of just wanting our money. (My mom also has depression). At the moment I'm on st.John's wort. They help with my concentration and with my mood swings. When I don't take my pill the tiniest of things would set me off. Like I have this friend.....Well let's call her "Nancy". I've been Nancy's friend for about two years. When I met Nancy I was hearing the voices and ect. Well at the time I wouldn't have these mood swings and thoughts of homicide, just suicide. At that time I self harmed but we're not talking about that. Nancy had this horrible friend who was two faced. They talked behind my back and one day my friend "Emily" told everyone that I brought a knife to school because I was going to stab them, I was at band at the moment and didn't realize that she had told everyone that. When I returned and went to p.e EVERYONE (Take note the school has about 50 kids and most are pre-kay) avoided me and when I walked towards them wondering why they were avoiding me they laughed and ran away screaming. I was really depressed during those times. Well eventually I managed to get through all that, I learned to not care. Alright back to 2013. Nancy is still my friend and she was no longer friends with two face (The girl from before not Dent.) Well I can tolerate Nancy most of the time but sometimes she just ticks me off. One day I was playing around with her and I jokingly said "Get out the way!" (She was in my spot during sign language) She KNEW I was joking, because I laughed after wards. She answered with attitude and rolled her eyes. My mood changing from cheerful to angry in a matter of seconds. I even took my pill that day! Nancy has family problems and she tells me them. She knows that I love to see others in pain. Some days Nancy avoids me and I know why. She even told me. "I'm not in the mood to be bullied." I can't help it, I can't help but be so heartless. I lack empathy. I lie to get my way and I put on a act to earn others trust. Some kids and teachers at school call me a dictator.(I'm class president.) But one second I feel on top of the world, calling everyone my toys. And then I feel sad and empty. My heart aches, my stomach twist and I feel as if everyone hates me. They do sometimes, they want me dead. I know it. Most of the time I'm very agitated. My mother won't listen to me. She says I'm just special and have the gift of seeing dead people. I'm also very paranoid. One time I refused to eat my dinner because I believed that my mother had poisoned it. I'm tired of feeling so heartless. I'm SICK of these mood swings, they throw my whole day off. I lay in bed at night refusing to sleep because I can't stop thinking and when I do manage to sleep I have nightmares. Last night I was sick of it all. I was on the verge of tears, my heart was aching. I felt so empty and hollow. But I couldn't cry, I couldn't get myself to cry. What I want help with is. Is it normal for a girl my age to feel this way? Or am I some type of sociopath? Was the doctor correct when she diagnosed me?
I'm sorry for any spelling mistakes or grammatical errors.

A. if a psychiatrist told you that you were depressed and psychotic--well then....obviously you have issues that need to be dealth with--st john's wort helps but I think you need real pres meds--go get help---talk to your school psyc./counselor etc.. see what your options are out there....

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Is it normal for a 2 year old to only say 4 words clearly?

Q. So, my son turned 2 march 3rd 2013. & I've begun to get worried at his speech. Kids younger than him even talk more words and clearer. He only says yes,no,mama,dada. He never uses to words together like yes mama or such. He doesn't repeat words, and won't try to say words when I'm playing with him such as 'car' or 'toy'. Idk if he's just delayed or if there is a definate speech disorder? I'm a first time mother so could use any advice! Thanks.

A. By 2 he should be saying several words and making simple sentences at times like "Go bye bye", "Night night, mama", etc. It's okay if his pronunciation is not great at age 2. Many 2 year olds don't have all their sounds down perfectly.

Just because he has a speech delay now doesn't mean there is something seriously wrong with him, but you should get him tested by your state's early intervention program (it's usually low cost or free) so you know where he's at and what is recommended. In the meantime, just keep working on his speech with him (but don't let him know you're trying to get him to talk... you know how 2 yr olds can be!).

-Read to him often. Ask him to point at pictures that you name. Then point to pictures and ask him to name them for you. If he won't, then you say what they are.

-Make sounds with him. This can help his pronunciation. Make animal sounds, car sounds, train sounds, people sounds (mmmmm, uh-oh, etc).

-Ask him questions with 2 options and wait for a reply. If he doesn't, then you answer him verbally. Ex: "Do you want milk or juice?.... You're pointing to the milk. You must want milk. Let me get you some milk."

-Talk to him frequently. Especially about the things he's showing interest in. Ask him questions, make it a conversation, even if his answers are just head nods or pointing, get him used to having conversations. Look for ways to incorporate the words he does use into the conversations.

Good luck! Here are 2 webpages I would recommend:
-Tips for helping toddlers speak: http://www.toddler-tips-and-tricks.com/toddler-speak.html
-Language Development in toddlers: http://www.toddler-tips-and-tricks.com/language-development-in-toddlers.html

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running a child care facility- do we give in and let the kids bring in gameboys, baseball and pokemon cards?

Q. I am a director at a child care and after school care for kids up to age 12. We are in a small town in missouri. We don't allow kids to bring in cell phones, i pods, baseball cards or any kind of trading cards. Under our policies we state ABSOLUTELY these items are not allowed and if a child brings them in they will be taken away and not returned until a parent comes to pick the item up. No exceptions. Many of our kids did not like that policy and even some of our parents had problems with that policy. But we said, sorry that's our policy, those items aren't allowed, that's it. We are in a small town and for a while we were the only after school care facility in our town, so therefore we really had no competition. In March 2011 another after school care facility opened down the street and for the first time since about '96 we had competition and didn't think they could compete with us.- we were wrong! Within a month after they opened we had 12 different parents pull their children out of our center and enroll in their new center. We were shocked. When I was at the soccer field I ran into one of the parents who took their child out of our center and she said, 'i don't understand why you don't allow kids to trade cards. Kids like to that stuff, their not allowed to do that at school, but at after school care I don't see why you don't allow that.' She then went on to tell this new place allows children to bring in trading cards. They allow kids to have more freedom and that was their reason for switching centers and she also said other parents switched for the same reason. It seems like such a small reason! When we checked the other centers' web site, sure enough right there it said kids are welcome to bring gameboys (as long as they turn the sound down), baseball cards, etc. As long as it's not causing a problem, your child is welcome to bring these items in. When summer 2011 the number of kids at our summer camp was WAY DOWN!!! When fall came and the kids went back to school the number of kids at our center went down even more. In January 2012 we had a little more than half the number of kids from the previous January. This was also reflected in the number of people calling to enquire for information on our center and the number of visitors which was very few. Years past we had visitors all the time. I suggested to some of the other employees maybe we should consider allowing kids to bring some of these items in. Their response to me: absolutely not! They claimed that this was temporary and some families would come back and the other center was growing too quickly. We would be fine they said and we couldn't give in on our policies and rules. In the summer of 2012 we almost didn't have a summer camp- we were now down to less than half the number of kids from January 2011. In November 2012 we came up with a grand idea- offer half price tution for the first 3 months. We thought this would hit it out of the park. It brought in 8 new students, which was great but way below what we were hoping. We were thinking it would bring in about 20-30 new kids. Nope, just 8. Here we are in Feb 2013. The other center is just crippling us. Do we allow kids to bring these items into our center and let them have more freedom and just try it out. If our numbers don't go up soon... I worry we will be in serious trouble! Every summer we would have college girls come to work for us. This summer we can only bring back 2 girls. We don't have the number of kids- we don't have the need for too many workers. I'm about out of my mind... what to do. I would love to hear from day care directors, day care workers, etc.

A. I'm not a day care provider though I have provided services to children through social services, managing a Federal program for the state of Illinois and I have an MBA. Your day care has a severe communication problem. You were able to ignore it because you didn't have competition but that is no longer the case. You did not hear what the kids and some parents were telling you prior to the competition and I'm not sure you explained (you din't in your post) to them the reason for your policy. You can't tell adults with the ability to choose, "That's our policy because we say so". If you din't explain the benefits that come from your policy it just seems that you are out of touch. And it is nice to get some feedback from employees but YOU are the director and your day care is failing. The next conversation you are going to have with them is an unpleasant one about their jobs. If people are so dissatisfied that they left, it is going to be very difficult to bring them back and you have a limited population to work with, you are in a small town. To survive you are going to have to let the kids have those items, if you and your staff believe so much in the alternatives you offer the present them in such a way the kids choose them over the gameboys, baseball and pokemon cards. And not only are you going to offer the kids the option of having their toys, you are going to have to offer something the other place isn;t to get your clients back.

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What is the name of this animated tv show?

Q. When i was little i used to love a tv how that aired on Disney Channel ( in france).
It was the story of a little kid who becomes a spy. His main gadget was a yo-yo and he had a very muscular sidekick.

Does anyone know how ts called?

A. Inspector Gadget?

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What is a good plotline for a children's spy story?

Q. I'm writing a novel for kids (10-12 year olds) and I need a good plotline that makes sense. I started already but it was bad and I had to delete it all. Thanks in advance, and if you have rude or mean comments, take them somewhere else. Thanks again.

A. I think you can never go wrong making things complicated. In fact, the more complicated it is, the more kids will be hooked.
Try to have one character who seems to be obviously the villain, but then isn't. Instead, a character who had subtle hints given about their identity is.
To hook both genders, have at least one main character who is a boy and one who's a girl. (They need to be kids or teens to hook the pre-teens.) That way you also have the way paved for a romance. (Pre-teen girls, especially, like that, and you'll be surprised how few pre-teen boys mind it.) If you want to have a main audience of just one gender, have the character of that gender set out on the journey and meet the other chracter later. Sidekicks, especially dogs, hawks, or some mythical creature, are also highly in demand for pre-teens.
This is cliche, but to make the girls (and the boys) happy, make the girl extremely pretty and the boy extremely handsome.
The gadgets the characters use should be a little magical, because magic is in vogue this book season.


(I gave you helping tips instead of a plot because I know you can write that spy story. I always find people work better with their own plots they made up. Don't worry about being weird or far-out. As long as there's lots of action and gadgets, some romance that's un-sappy, and a cool animal sidekick, they'll be happy.)

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becoming a spy does anybody hav any ideas on how to?

Q. im an 11 yr old girl i wnt to become a spry kid will anybody help me by saying tips how to make spy gadgets and ect...

A. If you want to help do black opps. Become a navy seal. Or one of the other special forces.

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What are some wanted and will be used fathers day's gifts?

Q. He loves cares and working on and collecting them, he loves his kids and there cool toys (last year air hog sets), and he owns his own pool installation and store business ..ideas??

A. Fish finder? Some Gadgets? Or iPad accessories?
View more here:
http://www.gogo-power.com/2010-Fathers-Day-Gifts-for-dad-a/226.htm

Best regards!
AGPtek

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What movie character should I be for halloween?

Q. My young adults/ youth group at church is having a "hollywood" themed party in about a week and a half. I have no idea what to be.
help?

(p.s. - i'm a girl... lol)

A. Every year, after a slew of hit, blockbuster movies, there is a surge of movie Halloween costumes. And 2010 movies provided no shortage of fun, colorful, and interesting characters to pick from. Adults and kids will both have fun choosing from all the movie inspired costumes that will be available. Here's a list of some of the biggest movies that came out this year, to help you choose what movie character you'll be this Halloween:

1. Avatar- One of the biggest movies of all time gave audiences a glimpse of the planet Pandora and its nature-loving inhabitants-the Na'vi. There will be no mistaking anyone who dresses up like one of Pandora's residents as they will be hard to miss dressed from head to toe in a bright blue color with tribal markings. Take cues from the movie and try to capture Sully's or Na'vi Princess Neytiri's look. Or be creative and invent your own unique Na'vi persona.

2. Toy Story 3- It has been about ten years since the last Toy Story movie, but the love for the story about Andy's toys-Woody, Buzz, Mr. Potato Head, Rex, and everyone else- has clearly not faded. Toy Story 3 has become the first animated movie in history to gross over a billion dollars at the box office. Suffice it to say, that there will be Toy Story movie Halloween costumes by the handful this year. Though the sequels have introduced new characters into the mix, it is the original gang that will be out in full force this Halloween.

3. Alice in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll's charming tale of a young girl was completely re-imagined in this year's Alice in Wonderland directed by Tim Burton. The technicolor sets and costumes only add to the fun of getting to dress up as some of your favorite characters. Don an orange wig and a top hat to transform into the Mad Hatter, or dress up like royalty and play the Queen of Hearts. Whatever Alice in Wonderland movie Halloween costume you choose, it will colorful and fun!

4. Twilight:Eclipse- Twilight is the phenomenon that took the world by storm. Everyone will be dying to sink their fangs into a Bella, Edward, or Jacob costume. As an added bonus, these costumes are generally low maintenance and have a shorter prep time than other more elaborate costumes. Unless, of course, you decide to go full on Wolf-Jacob, or are trying to copy Edward's hairstyle!

5. Iron Man 2- The Iron Man 2 Halloween costumes are sure to be plenty in number this year. The movie series based on a comic book follows an unconventional superhero with cool high-tech gadgets. The elaborate (and shiny) costume will definitely have people turning their heads.

6. Kick Ass- Though you might not find these costumes on too many kids, adults will get a 'kick' out of dressing up like one of the characters from the Kick Ass movie, which was inspired by a popular comic book.

7. Shrek Forever After- The Shrek movies are great for having a big and eclectic variety of characters- so choosing the right character to dress up as won't take any time at all. Shrek Forever After movie Halloween costumes will be out in full force this year due to the success of the movie this past summer.

8. Harry Potter- Since the first movie debuted in 2001, the world has had Pottermania, and people have shown time and time again that Harry Potter costumes are an absolute staple during Halloween. There is so much Harry Potter gear available you'll have no trouble putting together your costume to make you into Harry, Ron, Hermione or even Vol...He-Who-Must-Not Be-Named!

9. How To Train Your Dragon- This movie is definitely a kid favorite. How to Train Your Dragon movie Halloween costumes can be fun to make. Choose from any of the different types of dragons or dress up as a Viking!

10. Batman- OK, so the last Batman movie was released over two years ago, but this costume choice has lasting power and will still be a popular choice this Halloween season. Kids and adults both can both dress up as the Dark Knight, or one of his enemies, like The Joker.

There are so many great movie characters to choose from this Halloween. Don't forget to buy your costume early. If you wait too long, your choice might be sold out. But most importantly, have fun and be creative!

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Most popular tags to place in the "tags" section of a YouTube video as of now (July 2010) to increase views?

Q. Hi yeah I'm looking for educated answers, sensible ones and as many as possible please as would really help me - many thanks and top points to best answer.

A. activism, advertising, alcohol, alternative-news, ancient-history, animals, animation, anime, architecture, arts, astronomy, atheist, bizarre, blogs, books, buddhism, business, cars, cartoons, cats, celebrities, christianity, classic-rock, clothing, comedy-movies, comics, computer-graphics, computer-hardware, computers, cooking, crafts, crime, cyberculture, dogs, drawing, drugs, ecommerce, environment, fashion, fine-arts, firefox, geography, graphic-design, guitar, guns, hacking, health, history, humor, illusions, interior-design, internet, internet-tools, iraq, liberal-politics, liberties, linguistics, linux, literature, mac-os, mathematics, movies, multimedia, music, nature, network-security, news, online-games, open-source, painting, philosophy, photography, physics, poetry, politics, programming, psychology, quizzes, relationships, religion, satire, science, science-fiction, self-improvement, shopping, software, space-exploration, stumblers, stumbleupon, tattoos, travel, tv, video, video-games, web-design, windows, writing, actors, america, apple, art, aviation, blog, blogging, bush, california, car, cartoon, cat, celebrity, charity, children, climate-change, college, comedy, comic, community, dance, death, debate, design, diet, diy, dog, economy, election, elections, energy, entertainment, exercise, facebook, film, finance, flash, flowers, food, football, funny, gadgets, game, games, gaming, global-warming, god, google, graffiti, green, home, humour, illustration, images, internet-marketing, life, living, love, mac, marriage, math, media, medicine, microsoft, money, music-video, obama, oil, online, paintings, pakistan, peace, photo, photos, photoshop, pictures, pirates, president, quotes, recipe, recipes, republican, rock, sculpture, security, social-media, social-networking, society, space, star-wars, tech, technology, television, tips, tools, tutorials, ubuntu, vegan, video, videos, vintage, war, water, web, web-development, weird, wordpress, youtube, sex, sexy, hot, love, porn, president, 2008, 2009, winter, secret, omg, no, way, amplafitesttag, art, arts, bank, barackobama, bi, bisexual, blues, broadway, business, c, canvass, children, classical, college, comedy, community, communityservice, concert, conference, convention, country, county, dance, debatewatchparty, design, development, drive, election, election08, entrepreneur, event, events, fair, family, festival, field, filmfest, florida, football, for, free, fun, fundraising, halloween, haunted, indie, iowavoteearlyforchangeweekofac, jazz, kids, league, live, local, localfieldoffice, london, management, marketing, media, meeting, music, musicals, mybo, national, networking, new, nfl, nyc, obama, of, office, organizing, party, performance, phone, phonebank, pop, pride, prideevent, pridefest, registration, rock, service, show, shows, social, sport, sports, startup, technology, theater, tour, voter, voterregistrationdrive, w, web, western, women, women for obama, workshop, free, money, cash, movie, download, horny, quickscope, free, lobby, hard, scope, barrett, intervention, high, ******, 1600, microsoft, points, 10th, prestige, ak47, montage, sniper, m9, acr, m16, you, tube, rawr, lol, mp3, download, hillary, clinton, ohio, indiana, apple, banana, modern, warfare, leaked, info, gameplay, ninja, defuse, mw2, snd, optic, h3cz, sniper, montage, mp5k, 50cal, acog, Modern, Warfare, M16, footage, Sniper, Montage, by, OpTic, H3CZ, .50cal, m200, copycat, steady, aim, pro, nation, gaming, hecz, dtreats, hutchisyodaddy, zzirgrizz, topnotchmultimedia, waw, dogs, infinity, ward, tutorials, 3ds, max, song, vegas, adobe, photoshop, cs4, ps3, xbox, 360, hack, exooutsider, nextgenupdate, search, and, destroy, hood, thug, jake, brandon, retard, hangove, hill on, a, the, as, an, how, to, tags, pavelow, harrier, knife, too, damn, good, for, you, nuke, chopper, gunner, scary, zombie, exploits, tuts, views, sir, mix, a, lot, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, unban, sony, camcorder, ipod, orange, purple, haze, blue, pineapple, microsoft, never, get, patchaed, banned, loser, halo, left, dead, argentina, australia, evolution, of, dance, potter, book, puppet, pals, paper, airplanes, pregnant, quagmire, soundboard, springboard, blackra1n, jail, break, touch, iphone, grabber, nano, itunes, lag, keyboard, escape, search, keyvault, drive, hoops, goal, net, celtics, magic, lakers, los, angeles, sorry, if, words, are, in, twice, eminem, cent, ludacris, gucci, boobs, belt, saint, video, garden, chicken, steak, cow, liger, tiger, zebra, trees, garden, urban, random, :), will, jordan, sick, nasty, gross, lazy, insect, pursuit, happiness, romantic, spelling, humming, birds, eachother, microwave, japan, malaysia, africa, vietnam, indians, elephant, lone, these, were, all, thought, up, by, myself, carpol, tunnels, stewie, fat, man, lois, cartman, suprise, aperance, gotta, school, sucks, worst, biggest, fattest, funniest, longest, first

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What's the best free email website for kids?

Q. I need to find a good free email website for kids, for my friend. He's 11, and he can't find a good email website for kids under 13. Can you please help?

A. Google cuz u can Have A iGoogle and decorate it with themes and games and gadgets!

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how soon will you start shopping for Chirstmas?

Q. there is about 1.5 months left for shoping, when is a good time to start shopping?
what is a good gift for brothers that are 25, and 27, they both have no kids and are good ppl? any suggestions?

A. the best time is the day after thanksgiving where you will get all the best sales! You will have to start early that morning to avoid the store rush.
For your brothers, you can try MP3 players, digital cameras, cell phones, any gadget type stuff, cologne, clothes if you know their sizes, laptops

here's some more manly ideas

http://www.brookstone.com/store/thumbnail.asp?sid=9927&wid=100&cid=59&cm_ven=Search&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Bidword&cm_ite=christmas%20gifts%20for%20men&gclid=CI-F-sz5nYgCFTaVFQodXGujWw

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Why do you think society has changed so much?

Q. Because of new technology?
Have we become more intelligent?
Or do you think evolution is reversing?
When we compare modern day society with the past centuries, what do you believe has been influencing us?
Do you think this change is positive or negative?
When I say society of course, I DO mean humans. Sorry if this confused anyone.
Society = group of people, I really meant us.

A. Well if you look at kids right here trying to get answers for their homework by asking random strangers to help (not to mention the whole google thing at their disposal), added to the gadgets and appliances grown-ups simply must-have to make life easier, it all leads to one conclusion = we are getting lazier by the day

I predict a future where pavements will be replaced by travelators so no one has to endure the botheration and hardships of having to walk anywhere...

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Im 15 and i dont want to get older or grow up. help?

Q. Ok if someone really can help me please do it. Ive asked familiar questions like this and half of the people just made fun of me. Another amount of people went on and made no sence whatsoever about something totally irrelevant. I just turned 15 last month and i can honestly say it feels so eeird to say it. And it feels weird that its already 2012 theres nothing to look foward to as an adult or young man. I like the feeling that im still just a kid(secretly) because like any other kid my age would think im crazy but idk what it is i just miss my past when i was a kid. It sucks because my friends are rally good friends and at school they act different they dont acknowledge me as much as outside of school because they wanna be popular. But idc about that stuff. Outside school theyre really cool. I just fear thr furture. Every year has gotten worse for me since 7th grade. 7th grade wow this sucks i miss being a kkd, 8th grade damn i miss 7th grade this year sucks and i miss the age 12 and below and 9th grade damn what happened with my life? Im asking all these questions and wondering what to do everyones growing up, changing, no more toys, no more being a kid :'/, i realise i have more responsibility. I wish i can go back to elementary school and just have fun. I dont wanna move foward i cant believe in a year ill be 16 and itll be 2013. Thid is very depressing for me. Please help me out i just wanna be a younger kid again. Not knowing about sex or drugs. I dont do any of these i swear i miss it all. And so far no one seems to have helped me and i want the help

A. Life's about taking the good with the bad son. Life's not all sunshine, rainbows and lollipops. Yes it kind of sucks. Look everything happens for a reason. Ok you need to know this. We all have somewhere that we're headed. We all age but you can still be you at heart. And ask God to help you get through your rough times. There's a good song called simple man. It might help you out and hopefully this helps you to.
“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. 
Life is, admire it. 
Life is a dream, realize it. 
Life is a challenge, meet it. 
Life is a duty, complete it. 
Life is a game, play it. 
Life is a promise, fulfill it. 
Life is sorrow, overcome it. 
Life is a song, sing it. 
Life is a struggle, accept it. 
Life is a tragedy, confront it. 
Life is an adventure, dare it. 
Life is luck, make it. 
Life is too precious, do not destroy it. 
Life is life, fight for it.” 
― Mother Teresa

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Do guns at home really make it a safe enviroment for kids?

Q. http://fox4kc.com/2013/01/14/12-year-old-mo-boy-killed-in-gun-accident/

A. I think so. Let us look at Sandy Hook.

One gun in the hands of one adult and 19 lives could have been saved.


Here is a simple idea that comes from real world combat. When someone has decided to kill the only choice you have is to die............or kill them first.
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Now can a home be safe with a gun in it? I am assuming you are worried about the child getting a hold of the gun? Reality you teach the child to not touch guns just as you would about the hot stove. All of my children know guns, I have them. You take a plastic Air Soft handgun and leave it around and the child learns to not touch from scolding them, through negative re-enforcement. At three they know what a gun is and to not touch them AND to get an adult to put the gun away...all again without touching it. By ten all my children could unload and make safe all weapons in the home and put the gun away.

At five years old my son found a gun in the park and instead of thinking it was a toy and playing with it came and got me and I called the police who removed the weapon from the park. Even if you don't like guns you must teach them about them because they will find them and then it does get dangerous.

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Suggestions about movies!!!?

Q. Hi everyone , in last few years i've been very busy in my life collage etc. Now finally free and having very much free time but i have no good information about good movies which are released between 2004/ 2013 please suggest me a list of very good movies , Thanks in advance.

A. Action Movies:
1. Spider Man and sequel 2. Unstoppable 3. The Taking of Pelham 123 4. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 5. Turbulence (kind of funny too) 6. 127 Hours 7. Rush Hour 8. The Tourist 9. Inception 10. Salt 11. The Italian Job

Crime/Mafia Movies:
1. Reservoir Dogs 2. The Lovely Bones (it got bad reviews but I thought it was pretty good) 3. Casino 4. Goodfellas 5. Ocean’s 11

Different/Independent/Quirky Movies:
1. Rushmore 2. The Darjeeling Limited 3. Delirious 4. Trees Lounge 5. Igby Goes Down 6. Ghost World
7. Little Miss Sunshine 8. According to Greta 9. Napoleon Dynamite 10. Paris, Je T'aime 11. Camille
12. Saint John of Las Vegas 13. Bottle Rocket 14. The Joneses 15. The Great Buck Howard 16. Heathers
17. The Marc Pease Experience 18. Youth in Revolt 19. Home Fries

Comedy/Goofy/Fun Movies:

1. The Brady Bunch Movie
2. A Very Brady Sequel
3. The Wedding Singer
4. Airheads
5. Big Daddy
6. Happy Gilmore
7. My Cousin Vinny
8. Heavy Weights
9. Good Burger
10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
11. Spice World (for Spice Girl fans from 1990s/2000s)
12. Mr. Deeds
13. Pineapple Express
14. Vegas Vacation
15. The Waterboy
16. Meet The Parents
17. Knocked Up
18. Role Models
19. National Lampoons Vacation
20. National Lampoons European Vacation
21. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
22. Vegas Vacation
23. Home Alone
24. Home Alone 2
25. Jingle All The Way
26. Animal House
27. All About Steve (It got terrible reviews but I enjoyed it)
28. Dumb and Dumber
29. Malibu’s Most Wanted
30. Lottery Ticket (just ok, not great)

Family Movie/Classics:

1. Pollyanna
2. Richie Rich
3. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
4. The Trouble With Angels
5. Back To The Future
6. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
7. A Little Princess
8. My Dog Skip
9. How To Train Your Dragon
10. Fantastic Mr. Fox
11. Toy Story series
12. Coraline
13. Hey Arnold! The Movie
14. Jimmy Neutron

Drama:
1. Slumdog Millionaire
2. The Young Victoria
3. Girl, Interrupted
4. 21
5. Stand By Me
6. Law Abiding Citizen
7. Catch me if you can
8. Apollo 13

Romantic Comedies:

1. She's All That
2. Picture Perfect
3. Kate & Leopold
4. When Harry Met Sally
5. Leap Year
6. Serious Moonlight
7. You've Got Mail
8. French Kiss
9. Easy A
10. Nick and Norah's Infinite Play list
11. You Again
12. Mean Girls
13. Valentine's Day
14. Definitely, Maybe
15. The Proposal
16. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead
17. Adventures in Babysitting
18. The Hot Chick
19. John Tucker Must Die
20. New York Minute
21. Chasing Liberty
22. Notting Hill
23. What a Girl Wants
24. Confessions of a Shopaholic
25. First Daughter
26. Life as We Know It
27. Bridget Jone's Diary
28. Morning Glory
29. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton
30. When in Rome
31. Heartbreakers
32. Beauty and the Briefcase
33. Revenge of the Bridemaids
34. The Prince and Me
35. Did you Hear About the Morgans
36. Miss Congeniality
37. Sixteen Candles
38. Summer Catch
39. Whatever it Takes
40. Drive me Crazy
41. Bring it on
42. Can't Buy me love
43. She's Out of My League
44. Sex and the City
45. The Bounty Hunter
46. New in Town-kind of a cute movie
47. With Six you get eggroll
48. The Perfect Man
49. The Lizzie Mcgurie movie-if you were a fan of the show you will like it
50. Duplex
51. Over Her Dead Body
52. My Fake Fiancé
53. Maid in Manhattan
54. 50 First Dates
55. The House Bunny
56. On The Line
57. I Could Never Be Your Woman-it isn't that great but you will like it if you are a Paul Rudd fan
58. Uptown Girls
59. Little Black Book
60. Just My Luck
61. Love Wrecked
62. The Wedding Planner
63. 13 Going on 30
64. Secret Admirer
65. Along Came Polly
66. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
67. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
68. Bride Wars-some might like it
Source(s):
72. Clueless
73. Legally Blonde
74. How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days
75. The Women
76. Killers
77. Knight and Day

Romantic Dramas:

1. A Walk To Remember
2. About Last Night
3. Letters to Juliet
4. For Keeps
5. Charlie St. Cloud
6. Save the Last Dance
7. Riding in Cars with Boys
8. Lucas
9. The Last Song
10. Pretty in Pink
11. Sleepless in Seattle
12. Here on Earth
13. Dear John (I didn’t really like this movie but some might)
14. Remember Me (I didn’t really like this movie but some might)
15. Love Happens-if you are a Jennifer Aniston fan you will probably like it
16.The Notebook

Movies with Romance but not really a traditional romantic comedy/drama:

1. Groundhog Day
2. Mamma Mia
3. Sugar and Spice-cheer leading movie
4. Jawbreaker-Rated R high school black comedy
5. Election-Rated R high school black comedy
6. Mermaids
7. About A Boy
8. Adventureland
9. Flipped

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Which 2013 movie do you think will perform the best at the box office?

Q. Of all the potential blockbusters this year, which do you think will have the best box office run?: Jack the Giant Slayer, Oz: The Great and Powerful, The Croods, G.I. Joe 2, The Host, Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby, Star Trek 2, Fast and Furious 6, The Hangover 3, After Earth, Superman: Man of Steel, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Lone Ranger, Grown Ups 2, The Wolverine, The Smurfs 2, 300: Rise of an Empire, Red 2, Percy Jackson 2, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, Paranormal Activity 5, Thor 2, Catching Fire, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. I personally believe Iron Man 3 will be the top movie this year, because Iron Man is very popular already and it is likely that the films with The Avengers characters will get a boost from now on. The one that's likely to perform the worst is probably Paranormal Activity 5, because the Paranormal Activity movies are consistently getting worse and making less. What do you think? Thanks.

A. Jack the Giant Slayer,: not feeling it.. i think Singer has lost his edge as a diresctor
Oz: The Great and Powerful, toss up... Raimi is always good, but Franco as Leading man?
The Croods,: first I've heard of it, not impressed
G.I. Joe 2, : already delayed 9 months (was originally due the week before Dark Knight) and last I read being 'dumped' in February, not a known hot time
The Host, Solid Opening week due to TwiHards, seriosu drop after that
Iron Man 3,: block buster... only danger is how close the Next one is released to it
The Great Gatsby,: I don't think enough people Care about the source Material, and it was shot in 3D which might turn people off as superfluous for a Period Drama
Star Trek 2, : big numbers (like Iron Man 3 the only stumbling Block is what comes out the week after
Fast and Furious 6, Does it really nead #6? I can't see anyone more than the Fanboys showing up for this one, and the franchise as a whole didn't hold the top spot often if at all
The Hangover 3, : after 2 feeling like bad rerun I don't see long lines for number 3 unless the promos make it clear its 'original'
After Earth, : Shyamalan like Singer hasn't been that solid of late... and the synopsis from IMDb implies its Jaden Smith's Movie, and Will Smith is just there to help the kid out
Superman: Man of Steel,: I know I'm there on opening night... I think it'll do well
Monsters University,: after Toy Story 3 I see a lot of original fans coming back, not sure how the Kids will grasp a Prequel
Despicable Me 2,: similar to the first
Lone Ranger, : I think it comes down to Fans accepting Johnny Depp as A Native American (regardless of any really NA Blood he may have) and B a supporting character (this also assumes the Director doesn't turn this into Tonto The Movie
Grown Ups 2,: all Adam Sandler Movies play the Same as it is, why bother making a real sequel
The Wolverine,: I think it'll open High, but the Japanese setting will lead to drop off, especially if the next week sees another Big Name release
The Smurfs 2: Really the first one did well enough to Justify a sequel?
300: Rise of an Empire, Save for the Former Bond Girl this looks like a Syfy Saturday night kind of Movie
Red 2, It'll pay for itself, possible Justify a 3rd, but It's more of a Dark Horse than a Block buster
Percy Jackson 2,: I'll see it, but I think it's too far delayed (3 years might not seem like much but last I checked their based on 'Young Adult' Books based on Teenaged Demi-Gods (the actors were already too old then)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, I see book fans showing up early... but I don't see it even Justifying 1 sequel let alone the full franchise adaption they are hoping for
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2,: not feeling it, 1 was quirky fun, 2 might be overkill
Paranormal Activity 5, : the horse is dead and now the ghost of the Horse if flogging its own corpse
Thor 2, respectable open, the new director and story will tell
Catching Fire,: hard to say... my understanding is that the Tone is completely different from HG... this may play well in teh book series but movie goers can be more fickle
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. : of course its Jackson i iddle arth

I see the Top 5 being Dominated by the Hobbt and Superheroes (I'm clearly not the demographic for the Young Adult adaptations so they Could surprise me)

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