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  • LANA DELUXE

    NYLONMAG.COM - FASHION
    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Jimmy Choo likes the songstress, too.

  • AMBER WAVES

    NYLONMAG.COM - BEAUTY
    13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Get gorgeous hair - and maybe some dino DNA.

  • FASHION MOVIE: GREY ANT

    NYLONMAG.COM - RADAR
    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Sunglasses so cool, you'll die for them. (Really.)

  • The Cutest Swimsuits For Summer

    Seventeen.com Article Feed
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Find the best swimsuit for your summer of fun with Seventeen's trend report!

  • Hit or miss: Kristen Stewart in lacy Marchesa

    StyleBakery*Teen - fashion, beauty, style, shopping, stars and more
    16 May 2012 | 1:40 am
    Kristen Stewart looked a little risque at the world premiere of her latest film Snow White and the Huntsman on Monday. The actress wore a black, lacy Marchesa gown with a skeleton bodysuit underneath. We're not sure what to think of this look, do you like it? 
 
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    NYLONMAG.COM - BEAUTY

  • AMBER WAVES

    13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Get gorgeous hair - and maybe some dino DNA.

  • PETAL PUSHER

    13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Get a daisy crown that never wilts away.

  • VERY BRIGHT

    9 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Thakoon and NARS team up for a limited edition nail polish.

  • THE LADY IS A VAMP

    8 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Three ways to pull off the dark and stormy lip trend.

  • GOLDFINGER

    7 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Discuss: precious metal in your manicure.
 
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    Seventeen.com Article Feed

  • The Cutest Swimsuits For Summer

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Find the best swimsuit for your summer of fun with Seventeen's trend report!

  • Britt Robertson Named New Tommy Girl Ambassador

    16 May 2012 | 10:40 am
    Britt didn't need to borrow her Secret Circle character's enchanting powers to become the new Global Ambassador for Tommy Girl. We couldn't think of a better choice, with Britt's piercing blue eyes and sweet girl-next-door smile, the fresh-faced blonde cutie was a shoe-in for the position! The classical and cool preppy look is definitely a staple summer style, and we can't wait to see what new looks Britt will be rocking in the coming weeks. Is this a new fashion star in the making? Sound off! What's your favorite look for the summer? Will you try a classic preppy style?

  • Take a tour of Style Council Samii’s Closet!

    16 May 2012 | 1:20 am
    Hey Seventeen! By now, you've all probably realized how much I love feathers, so I wanted to give you a tour of my closet and show you some of my other favorite pieces. Check it out! If you could only keep five items out of your whole closet, which would you choose? Tell me in the comments section below!

  • Sarah Hyland’s Best Fashion Moments

    15 May 2012 | 10:32 am
    Sarah Hyland shows off her best fashion moments, from super-fun dresses to killer red carpet gowns, she definitely knows her fashion! Check out some of her best-dressed moments.

  • Quick Tips For Flawless Skin

    15 May 2012 | 4:30 am
    There's one thing that can ruin perfect prom pics—bad skin. Stress is inevitable during prom season, but to help you cope we turned to Browologist and Esthetician, Hibba Kapil, who owns Hibba Spa in New York City for quick tips on how to get your skin looking amazing in time for your big night. Before Prom Start a skincare routine three weeks before prom. Continue using your usual products. Avoid getting a facial in the two weeks leading up to prom, they can cause breakouts or rashes. Don't forget to use sun block regularly to avoid any sun irritations and always apply moisturizer!
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    StyleBakery*Teen - fashion, beauty, style, shopping, stars and more

  • Hit or miss: Kristen Stewart in lacy Marchesa

    16 May 2012 | 1:40 am
    Kristen Stewart looked a little risque at the world premiere of her latest film Snow White and the Huntsman on Monday. The actress wore a black, lacy Marchesa gown with a skeleton bodysuit underneath. We're not sure what to think of this look, do you like it? 

  • Trendspotting: cut out shoulders

    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Cut outs are back this season, but we're noticing them more often in one particular place: the shoulders. Flirty without being revealing, these tops and dresses are perfect for date night or just hanging out with friends this summer. Here are some of our favorites: Staring at Stars Textured Cold-Shoulder Top $44.00 - Urban Outfitters West Coast Wardrobe Cut It Out Blouse $34.00 - Boutique to You C&C California Long Sleeve Cut Out Shoulder Top $118.00 - Revolve Clothing ASOS Backless Top With Cut- Out Shoulder $48.71 - Asos Cut-out Shoulder Sundress $59.50 - Victoria's Secret Tie Dye Cut…

  • Demi Lovato & Britney Spears set for 'X Factor'

    15 May 2012 | 9:06 am
    Demi Lovato and Britney Spears are officially the newest judges on The X Factor.Britney is super psyched for her new job and said, "I couldn't be more excited to join The X Factor judging panel. I'm a huge fan of the show and now I get to be a part of the action. Simon and L.A. better watch out!"What do you think of the new judges?[via GossipCenter]

  • Miley Cyrus' shocking new nose ring

    15 May 2012 | 9:06 am
    Miley Cyrus has a new nose ring that's making quite a splash in the news. Even though Miley got the piercing a few years back, she has recently started sporting a more noticeable hoop.The starlet says it's just temporary and that she can always remove it.What do you think of Miley's latest look?[via People]

  • Kim Kardashian & Kanye West's latest PDA

    15 May 2012 | 9:03 am
    Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were spotted smooching on the set of Kim's Italian Vogue photo shoot.What do you think of Kim's short hair for the shoot? And what do you think of her PDA with beau Kanye?[via PopSugar]
 
 
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    Tim Sweetman

  • Has the Sexual Revolution Been Good for Women?

    Tim Sweetman
    16 May 2012 | 7:01 am
    Tim Sweetman According to this fascinating piece in the Wall Street Journal and Houston Baptist University’s periodical The City by Mary Eberstadt, it would be a solid and affirmative no. Her argument is simple: the sexual revolution has not helped but instead hurt men, women, and children: Spring came early to most of the 50 states this year—and with it, at least in the political fields, the usual crop of mixed truths, untruths, and wildly growing falsehoods. Let’s yank up one of those weeds for a little inspection: the idea that a national “war on women” is afoot.

  • No Little People: The Articles

    Tim Sweetman
    8 May 2012 | 1:18 pm
    Tim SweetmanFor those who are interested, here is the short list of articles relating to the topic of “No Little People” that I’ve written over the past few years: No Little People: Faithfulness in Small Things Faithful to the End Running from the Edge Loser Christian In Security A Drive Across Kansas Five Lies About Faithfulness All Those Little Things First Things First Do Small Things Not Spectacular Tim Sweetman -

  • Windows Down, Stars in the Sky

    Tim Sweetman
    28 Apr 2012 | 11:10 am
    Tim Sweetman Windows down. Stars in the sky.  I find it incredible that those six words can affect my heart and soul so much. They fill my imagination with graduer. Something in me just wants to slip outside into the quiet, warm darkness. Pretend to be quiet as the car dings and my keys jingle. Then crank it up. Turn down the radio. Windows down. Stars in the sky.  Soft on the gas. Gentle on the turns. Hair blowing. Deep breathing. Amazing sights. G.K. Chesterton once said: “I do not think there is anyone who takes such a fierce pleasure in things being themselves as I do. The…

  • Love Her Invisible Pearls

    Tim Sweetman
    25 Apr 2012 | 8:46 am
    Tim Sweetman My good friend Sean Perron has some wise words over on his blog about loving your wife (or in his case, his future wife). I have been greatly helped by both his and Spencer Harmon’s writings on their blog, and this is no exception. We are to remain true and faithful in loving our wives who are beautiful because they have been made in the image of God, and because of that inner beauty we can see as she grows in true and lasting beauty as she becomes more like Christ. #1. Remind her that she is beautiful because she is made in the image of God.  Before brushing over this, we…

  • Four Lies About Faithfulness

    Tim Sweetman
    25 Apr 2012 | 8:39 am
    Tim SweetmanSo often we buy into the lies of not only the world around us, but of our own “Christian” culture about faithfulness. Normal ministry is no longer acceptable. Small churches, although the norm, are not considered something to pursue. For those of us who are young, we want to really change the culture around us any way that we can. The common belief is that those at the top are the game changers, the trendsetters, and the culture shifters. I don’t believe it for a second. And so I present to you four lies that we often buy about faithfulness. Lie #1: My present…
 
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    Sellers Library Teens

  • Fresh Books!

    16 May 2012 | 9:23 am
    Here are the new selections in the teen room this week: Fox and Phoenix by Beth Benobich Faking Faith by Josie Bloss Bitter End by Jennifer Brown Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles Eon:  Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman Flyaway by Helen Landalf Black, White, Other by Joan Steinau Lester Kick by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman Bluefish by Pat Schmatz Irises by Francisco X. Stork Paranormalcy by Kiersten White Supernaturally by Kiersten White

  • Book Review: I Hunt Killers

    9 May 2012 | 9:38 am
    I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga Review by Elena This book was released in April 2012.  Request a copy through the library catalog! Need a new book to read? Pick out the latest story from Barry Lyga, called I Hunt Killers! This is a very unique but fearsome story. The plot revolves around 16 year-old Jasper Dent, whose father recently went to jail for having committed 122 murderers in his lifetime. Worried about becoming a killer like his father, Jasper goes on a mission to track down a new serial killer who has popped up in his town. Jasper is the only person with the knowledge to hunt this…

  • Beaded Butterfly Bracelets

    3 May 2012 | 4:54 pm
    Yesterday, seven teens came by to make beaded butterfly bracelets after school.  We put glass beads on memory wire, added two butterfly beads as accents, and finished with a butterfly charm.  The bracelets were really cute, and everyone put their own personality into their project!  I also had some ring memory wire, so people did those as well as extra bracelets.  And, thanks to Laurel, we also listened to a random assortment of music.   If you're sad that you missed it, this project will be available at Craft Closet Cleanout on June 13. Works in progress…

  • Emma Kate's Teen Book Reviews

    2 May 2012 | 8:05 pm
    Hey guys! Here is a link to my new book reviews blog, Emma Kate's Teen Book Reviews! My very first review was posted today! Enjoy! http://emmakatesreviews.blogspot.com/

  • Newest Books

    2 May 2012 | 8:22 am
    Here are the new items in the teen section this week: FICTION The Calling by Kelley Armstrong (Darkness Rising series) The Story of Us by Deb Caletti Black Dawn by  Rachel Caine (Morganville Vampires series) Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (Graceling series) Betrayed by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast (House of Night series; replacement copy) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (additional copy) Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan (Kane Chronicles series) Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Divergent series) The Geography of Girlhood by Kirsten Smith NONFICTION The Best Teen Writing of 2011 by The…
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    Shameless Magazine blog: latest entries

  • Clean Out Your Closet! Swap With Shameless!

    Team Shameless
    14 May 2012 | 1:29 pm
    Shameless clothing swap! Saturday, May 26, 2012 1:00pm until 4:00pm Toronto Free Gallery 1277 Bloor Street West Bring a bag of clothes, take a bag of clothes (BYO tote bag). Clothes should be clean and in fair condition. All sizes and styles welcomed. We suggest you dress in layers (leggings are great!) as private changing areas will be limited. Venue is wheelchair accessible. $5 entry or $10 with a copy of the NEW issue! Can't wait to swap with you!

  • One settler on Turtle Island

    deb singh
    8 May 2012 | 2:52 pm
    My name is deb singh and thanks to Shameless for inviting me to blog! And thanks to the girls, trans youth, young women, and everyone who reads the Shameless blog. Big thanks to the team at Shameless for asking me to write! This blog is going to be about me: introducing myself to you, but also connecting myself to the land we call Canada. Many of you have heard about the ideas of privilege and oppression from reading Shameless, among other sources, I’m sure. The following is my self-identification, which can be where I identify myself on a spectrum of social locations, places where we all…

  • Call for participants: Komagata Maru Actor Call-out

    Julia Horel
    8 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    Brown Canada is looking to audition actors for a series of vignettes based on the Komagata Maru incident and related themes of exclusion, questions of belonging and unspoken/unknown histories, among others. Firstly, we are looking for actors to either perform at different venues across the province: 4 performances across Toronto, and 5 outside of Toronto. These projects will be performed at various times from May to July 2012. We are also looking for actors to perform in our final performance, which will take place at the end of June. Staff at CASSA would set up the performances and…

  • Toronto event: Leftwords Festival of Books and Ideas

    Julia Horel
    4 May 2012 | 12:01 pm
    Come and hang out with some of your Shameless team at the Leftwords Festival of Books and Ideas this weekend! We will be selling magazines and subscriptions at a bargain, and some merch too! Don't miss Editorial and Art Director Sheila Sampath's talk, as well as featured speaker Michele Landsberg. Sunday May 6, 11 am - 5 pm, Free Ryerson Student Centre, 55 Gould Street Smart writers. Critical Perspectives. Great deals. Frederick Douglas taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom, but reading is still the path. - Carl…

  • Ladies Rhythm and Movement Club: Follow-up interview

    Team Shameless
    2 May 2012 | 8:33 am
    Earlier this spring, The Ladies Rhythm and Movement Club (The LRMC), a knowledge bartering collective based in Toronto, wrote a web feature with tips for starting your own radical peer education group. We had more questions for The LRMC, but also wanted to continue the conversation on what it means to operate on an inclusive feminist mandate. How do we ensure that safe, inclusive spaces exist and that mainstream power structures aren’t perpetuated? What does inclusivity mean? Locating and engaging with these spaces of difference, overlap, and congruence are all part of this conversation. We…
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    Radical Parenting

  • “Teenage Parenting”: Teens Who Are Parents to Younger Siblings

    Vanessa Van Petten
    16 May 2012 | 12:05 pm
    Meta Tags- Parenting, parents, role model, siblings, authoritative, teen help, single parents Meta description- Teenagers who pose as parental figures to younger siblings of single parent homes or teens who help out in raising younger siblings filling a void in a parental figure Onyeka is a 16 year old from Orange Park, FL. She loves [...]

  • 4 Ways to Cope When Your Teen Gets Their License

    Vanessa Van Petten
    16 May 2012 | 12:02 pm
      Hailee is a 16-year-old student from Pittsgrove, NJ. She enjoys music, going to concerts, and writing. She hopes to major in Marketing (ex. Business and Interactive Media) in college.   Having a teen drive off alone for the first time can be a very scary thing for a parent. Many parents have a hard [...]

  • 4 Ways Parents Can Help Teens Relieve Stress

    Vanessa Van Petten
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Vatsala is a 16-year-old from Amritsar, India. She enjoys listening to music, reading books, writing, doodling and her favorite subjects are English and Math. She wants to grow up to be a TV Journalist.   Stress is something that everybody has on their minds and, if not catered to properly, can turn out to be [...]

  • How to Stop Your Teen From Giving Into Peer Pressure

    Vanessa Van Petten
    12 May 2012 | 10:03 am
    Hailee, a 16-year-old from Pittsgrove, N.J., She enjoys music and spending her free time at concerts. She plans on majoring in Communications in College. Peer pressure? This word can be defined in many different ways. It can be defined as the pressure from one’s peers to behave in a manner similar or acceptable to them. [...]

  • Tips for Dealing with Troubled Teens

    Vanessa Van Petten
    12 May 2012 | 10:01 am
    Ara is a 16-year-old from Edmonds, WA. She enjoys blogging, spending time with her family and hopes to somehow incorporate her passion of writing into what she does in the future. Parenting these days can be tough, especially when your teen gets in more trouble or has more behavioral problems than most. It is normal [...]
 
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    WordPress.com News

  • Stay In The Conversation

    Beau Lebens
    15 May 2012 | 6:01 pm
    It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment…

  • Look at These Gorgeous Blogs

    Sheri
    15 May 2012 | 1:05 pm
    We’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what each showcase blog is doing with WordPress.com themes and customizations by clicking a thumbnail to see a colophon-style list of credits on the left. We’ve also updated footer links so blog owners can show off the types of customizations they’ve made and visitors can…

  • Photo Blogging 101, Part 1

    Erica V.
    14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Spring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right over here. Getting started Photo blogs, sometimes called phlogs, use pictures instead of words. While many photo bloggers choose a type of photo that they want to focus on, such as portraits, others use their photo blog to document their life’s events. Photo blogs come in a variety of styles, including…

  • New Themes: Just Desserts and Oxygen

    Michelle Langston
    10 May 2012 | 8:11 am
    Happy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on food. With its responsive, single-column layout and unique presentation of images and posts on the front page, Just Desserts gives you a delectable canvas on which your mouthwatering photos and text can really shine — even when viewed on smaller mobile devices…

  • Find Friends Who Use WordPress

    Nick Momrik
    1 May 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Are you curious to see how your friends are using WordPress? Give the new and improved Friend Finder a try to connect with your Twitter, Facebook, and Google contacts who have WordPress sites! After authorizing WordPress.com to use your Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to find your friends (don’t worry — none of this account information is saved!) you’ll see a list of people you know who have WordPress sites. Click Follow and each time your friend publishes a new post it will show up in your Reader under Blogs I Follow. If you have multiple blogs, make sure to set the…
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    WordPress.com News

  • Stay In The Conversation

    Beau Lebens
    15 May 2012 | 6:01 pm
    It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment…

  • Look at These Gorgeous Blogs

    Sheri
    15 May 2012 | 1:05 pm
    We’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what each showcase blog is doing with WordPress.com themes and customizations by clicking a thumbnail to see a colophon-style list of credits on the left. We’ve also updated footer links so blog owners can show off the types of customizations they’ve made and visitors can…

  • Photo Blogging 101, Part 1

    Erica V.
    14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Spring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right over here. Getting started Photo blogs, sometimes called phlogs, use pictures instead of words. While many photo bloggers choose a type of photo that they want to focus on, such as portraits, others use their photo blog to document their life’s events. Photo blogs come in a variety of styles, including…

  • New Themes: Just Desserts and Oxygen

    Michelle Langston
    10 May 2012 | 8:11 am
    Happy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on food. With its responsive, single-column layout and unique presentation of images and posts on the front page, Just Desserts gives you a delectable canvas on which your mouthwatering photos and text can really shine — even when viewed on smaller mobile devices…

  • Find Friends Who Use WordPress

    Nick Momrik
    1 May 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Are you curious to see how your friends are using WordPress? Give the new and improved Friend Finder a try to connect with your Twitter, Facebook, and Google contacts who have WordPress sites! After authorizing WordPress.com to use your Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to find your friends (don’t worry — none of this account information is saved!) you’ll see a list of people you know who have WordPress sites. Click Follow and each time your friend publishes a new post it will show up in your Reader under Blogs I Follow. If you have multiple blogs, make sure to set the…
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    The Sara Bellum Blog

  • SADD Florida Teens “Share a Dose of Reality” at the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit

    admin
    15 May 2012 | 1:20 pm
    By Julissa Pardomo, Destiny Ramos, and Naya Zapata, SADD Florida SADD Florida advisor Sherry Viersen (far left) and teen ambassadors Naya Zapata, Destiny Ramos, and Julissa Pardomo are joined by U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A. (center). Did you know that of the top 22 substances teens abused across the country in 2011, 8 were prescription drugs often found in the family medicine cabinet? “Abuse” of prescription drugs includes taking them without a prescription, even if you’re taking them for medical reasons. It can also mean sharing your prescription drugs with…

  • Today Is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

    admin
    9 May 2012 | 10:58 am
    Today, communities and organizations across the country will help people understand how important it is to take care of children’s mental health. This year’s focus is on helping children recover from traumatic experiences. Learn more about the observance and the effects of trauma on the brain by reading our previous post, Mental Health and Young People. Attend an Awareness Day Event More than 1,000 communities in the United States are celebrating National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day by hosting interactive events for children and adults. Here is just a sampling of the…

  • Why Does Peer Pressure Influence Teens To Try Drugs?

    admin
    8 May 2012 | 2:09 pm
    During NIDA’s most recent Drug Facts Chat Day,“Kid” from Totino-Grace High School in Minnesota, asked: “Why is peer pressure such a huge factor in teens’ temptations [to experiment with] drugs and alcohol?” Risk Versus Reward New research shows that, when making a decision, teens think about both the risks and rewards of their actions and behaviors—but, unlike adults, teens are more likely to ignore the risk in favor of the reward. In a NIDA-funded study, teens driving with their friends in the car were more likely to take risks—like speeding through yellow lights—if they…

  • Prescription Opioid Abuse Can Lead to Heroin Abuse

    admin
    3 May 2012 | 1:36 pm
    You may have heard marijuana referred to as a “gateway drug,” meaning that it can open doors to other kinds of drug abuse. But did you know that prescription painkillers can be gateway drugs to heroin? Some studies show that people who are addicted to heroin often started out abusing prescription painkillers (opioids), like OxyContin or Vicodin. Not everyone who abuses a prescription opioid will move on to heroin—but why take the risk? It might begin innocently enough—you think that taking a family member’s prescription painkiller is safer than abusing an illicit drug like Ecstasy,…

  • Meet Molly: The Truth About Ecstasy

    admin
    1 May 2012 | 1:54 pm
    Recently, Madonna created some buzz when she mentioned “Molly” at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival. Madonna shouted to the audience, “How many people in the crowd have seen Molly?” Madonna was talking about the song “Have You Seen Molly?” by Cedric Gervais. However, “Molly” is also a nickname for MDMA, or Ecstasy. Many news outlets reported that the legendary pop singer was talking about drugs, not the song. Madonna responded by saying, “I don’t support drug use and I never have.” All About Molly We were happy to hear that Madonna doesn’t encourage her fans to use…
 
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    Toucher tes rêves

  • Take over the Mint.

    15 May 2012 | 11:28 am
    I'm so bored of saying hello everytime, I think I'll say: Hoooooooooyaaaa wonderful people. Anyhow, you know how I've not done an outfit post in a really long time and I felt like I had to get out of my lazy mood and shoot one. However I've been really sick for the past two days Fever, headache and all that crap. On the bright side I've been writing a lot and I'm really glad its been appreciated.Lately all I do is watch Pretty Little Liars and Sex and the City on ZCafe and CBS Love. Ah! The bliss of holidays, I hope it goes on forever. Seriously? And results are out next Wednesday and I can't…

  • Music Monday - 2.

    14 May 2012 | 12:26 am
    Hello folks, Back with Music Monday on this bright awesome Monday. I know people hate Mondays but the very purpose of Music Monday is to make Mondays fun and melodious. So this week I have a few more lovely songs for you'll to listen to. 1. Ariana Grande- Put your hearts upDiscovering Ariana was truly by chance. Saw her in the side bar of suggested music while browsing through a list of my favourite youtube music videos and wanted to see her gown so clicked on it. However, turned out that the song was very chirpy and beautiful. Yes, a song that's beautiful. Its scenic and pretty and I truly…

  • Who do you think you are?

    12 May 2012 | 1:32 am
    sourceHe pushed me and my face hit the ground. I could feel the blood gushing to my nose and oozing out, I was bleeding. He pulled my collar and lifted me up. ‘Don’t ever sit in ‘my chair stupid boy’ he said confidently giving me evil glares*Pinch* Oh it is reality? Yes, bullies still exist. They always have and probably someday Super Saver will get rid of every one of them. Yes, I’ve heard of a kazillion cases of bullying but hardly do I hear standing up to a bully cases. Maybe after all we need to educate everyone that “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”…

  • MET Ball 2012- An Insight

    9 May 2012 | 7:09 am
    The MET Ball or the MET Gala is often known as the mother of all Red Carpets (I just made that up). Anyway, it is supposedly the Oscars of the East Coast and the who's who of the industry definitely make it a point to attend it. It is an annual ball practically that celebrates the opening of the Metropolitan Museum's fashion exhibit at the Costume Institute. To know more about the MET Gala check out their page here: http://metmuseum.org/metgalaSchiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.The Verdict:Source: Just Jared via GoogleBeyonce looked stunning in this Givenchy Haute…

  • The Devotion of Suspect X.

    8 May 2012 | 6:49 am
    The Devotion of Suspect X is a Japanese crime fiction novel by Keigo Higashino. It is a part of the Galileo detective series (which I was unaware of earlier). Frankly speaking I had not much hope from this book because 'crime' is not my forte, however currently my thoughts say otherwise. The book revolves around main characters Tetsuya Ishigami, Yasuka Hanaoka and Manabu Yukawa. However, other equally important characters include Misato Hanaoka, Detective Kusangi, Shinji Togashi. The book begins with an insight into the daily life and habits of Ishigami and Yasuka which was a little…
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    Ziggy's Blog

  • Will You Take THE POSITIVE PLEDGE?

    13 May 2012 | 12:46 am
    I don't know about you, but I am so tired of all the negative people.  They are everywhere...family, friends, co-workers, neighbors...everywhere.  And as I've mentioned before, the reality TV shows are so negative.  There's Bad Girls Club, Jersey Shore, Jerseylicious.  In all of these reality TV shows, the girls (and guys) are so angry and bitter and negative.  Not once, when watching one of these shows, have I seen these girls (or guys) encourage each other or be positive. And what kind of influence does this have on our tweens and…

  • HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY...THE BEST JOB EVER...THE TOUGHEST JOB EVER!

    7 May 2012 | 7:40 pm
    Being a mom has to be the hardest job in the world. But it's also the best job in the world.  In honor of all the mothers in the world, this video says it all. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

  • TEEN TRENDS: THEY'RE DRINKING WHAT??

    4 May 2012 | 3:08 pm
    I'm sure most everyone has heard the news this week about teens drinking sanitizer, so I decided to investigate exactly how much alcohol is in a bottle of hand sanitizer. Purell - 62% Ethyl Alcohol New & Inproved Purell - 70% Ethyl Alcohol Germ-X - 63% Ethyl Alcohol Sani-hands Hand Sanitizer Wipes - 65.9% Walgreen's Brand - 65% Ethyl Alcohol "The Los Angeles Times reported some of the teenagers used salt to separate the alcohol from the sanitizer using instructions found online. If a liquid hand sanitizer contains 62 percent ethyl alcohol, that means a "drink" can be as high as 120 proof,…

  • OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES!

    23 Apr 2012 | 1:42 am
    I have been blogging on some serious topics, so I decided to lighten it up a bit. I was riding in my car yesterday when I started thinking back to when my girls were younger. When I became a single mom, Hollie was 8 and April was 2. (They are now 21 and 16.) I'm not sure why, but I started thinking about a day when Hollie was 9. The school called me at work saying Hollie was sick and needed to be picked up. So I called my mother-in-law (MIL) to see if she could pick Hollie up for me. (I have always had a good relationship with my MIL, and I still call her my MIL. I mean after 15 years of…

  • I PASSED!!!!

    17 Apr 2012 | 6:49 pm
    I passed the PRAXIS II PLT and Content Knowledge, so this fall I will FINALLY be student teaching.  I have been at this for six years!!  And I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. I know I have neglected you, my dear readers, during this time.  But this week, during  Spring Break, I have been writing and have obtained a few fabulous guests to share with you on a variety of topics. The focus of my blog has been dangerous teen trends, and I plan to keep up with those, but I wanted to shine a positive light on tweens/teens, because as I've said before,…
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    4YA: Inspiration for Youth Advocates

  • Stories Beat Stuff 2 U

    2 May 2012 | 10:10 am
    Stories Beat Stuff:  The Ultimate Travel Experience for Youth    One of our most favorite youth outreach campaigns this year is Tourism New Zealand 'Stories Beat Stuff'. As reported a few months ago, Stories Beat Stuffis a multimedia contest encouraging young people around the world to embrace the value of experience and unforgettable memories over material goods. The campaign has already sent two groups of lucky youths to experience a New Zealand summer adventure and now is kicking off the second leg of their competition to celebrate the winter season with two new…

  • Awesome Outreach: Get Schooled Wake-Up Calls

    22 Mar 2012 | 1:56 pm
    In new effort to get kids out of bed and into school on time, the education advocacy group the Get Schooled Foundation has launched a celebrity supported campaign where teens can sign up to receive a prerecorded wake-up call from their favorite celebrities. As part of their campaign to encourage kids to stay in school,  Get School has enlisted celebrities such as Nicki Minaj, Mac Miller,Trey Songz, Victoria Justice, and Big Sean to record "get out of bed" messages, which call participants up and "sound waaay nicer than an alarm clock."More than 20,000 students have signed up for the…

  • Pinterest Secrets: How to Pin the Unpinnable

    21 Mar 2012 | 12:35 pm
    Having trouble grabbing a pinnable image from a webpage for Pinterest? Receiving the "we couldn't find any images: src" error message? If you see an image that allows you to zoom in but you can't right click and save the jpg, it's most likely embedded with JavaScript. A lot of retail websites (for example Urban Outfitters) use JavaScript with their images so that you can zoom in on picture details. However, this makes it unpinnable in Pinterest. To solve this problem, use this handy workaround to pin those pesky JavaScript pages.Using Firefox, right click (ctrl-click on a mac) on the body of…

  • The Underage Festival

    20 Mar 2012 | 4:03 pm
     There is no doubt that teens love going to concerts. However, with age restrictions placed on music many venues, young people are often shut out of the fun. Enter Sam Kilcoyne, young British entrepreneur and musician behind the “Underage Festival”, an emerging indie music event for youth aged 13-17. Every spring, the Underage Festival hosts a two-day music festival in London's Victoria Park, where new bands and high profile performers such as M.I.A. ,Ellie Goulding, Crystal Castles, the XX, Florence and the Machine and Bombay Bicycle Club play to an adoring and under-served…

  • Great Resource: Nonprofit Tech 2.0

    29 Feb 2012 | 1:42 pm
    Those looking for some great tech advice for their youth org, will not want to miss Heather Mansfield's blog Nonprofit Tech 2.0. Manfield the author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits, covers a range of creative ideas, technology and social media applications that non-profits can incorporate into their outreach and marketing. Her blog is not only a fantastic resource for keeping current on social media trends but also looks at how integrated social technology can help organizations serve a broader more connected community. Some of our favorite's are:Social Media…
 
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    Teen Business Central

  • Get your win on

    TBC
    11 May 2012 | 2:35 am
    If you have ever wanted to win more often and be a success more often, then you will want to pay attention to this article. Let’s take a moment and look at losers.  They are not ready for any challenges, they are not happy with the way things are and they are not willing to do anything about it.  They like to blame others and rarely take responsibility.  If you want to be a loser, just follow the simple path of doing nothing outstanding. But that is not who you are!  You are reading this article because you want something more.  You are willing to take action on what you believe…

  • Have you eaten your frog today?

    TBC
    4 May 2012 | 7:57 am
    Don’t worry this is not a cookbook for frogs.  It is a great business principle found in the words of . . .get this…Mark Twain. “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” Can you believe Mark Twain said something like that? Well, let me break it down for you simply: If you do the one thing you dread most about doing in your business FIRST the rest of the day will get better. If you don’t like making sales phone calls, do it first and get it out of the way.  If you don’t like responding to emails, do it…

  • Surviving a Bullfight

    TBC
    27 Apr 2012 | 12:25 pm
    I hope you never get in a fight with a bull, unless you are a matador, then Ole!  But, if you do get in a fight with a bull, there is a secret to how to win.  It is called a “querencia.”  A querencia is the place where the bull always returns.  When the bull gets fightened, he goes there to regroup.  When he gets hit, he goes there to regroup.  When he is loosing, the bull always goes to the same spot. Do you see how silly this is?  A bull who knows he is on his last leg goes back where the bullfighter will know where he is!  It sounds so silly, till we think about our own…

  • Don’t be a fighting monkey

    TBC
    20 Apr 2012 | 2:55 pm
    Imagine you are a monkey  . . . it may not be hard for some of you.  Now all the other monkey are scurrying around to find all the fruit that is on the ground and close to the ground.  All these monkeys are fighting over the same fruits.  They even fight over fruit that is sometimes rotten. In the mean time, way up high is some nice fresh fruit, but the monkeys are afraid to go up there.  You choke down your fear of climbing up that high.  Grab a fruit off the high branch and enjoy the best fruit you have ever eaten.  You now literally have all the fruit you can eat and it is the best…

  • Take a day off.

    TBC
    6 Apr 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Taking a day off each week is important.  So, take today off… You have my permission to make it happen.
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    Prom Mafia

  • Pops of Color

    Queen Bee
    15 May 2012 | 11:28 pm
    I don’t know about your hometown, but it’s getting mighty warm!  Bright colors and shorter hemlines are becoming a must. From tulle4us.com Tulle is clearly tempting us with their latest collection. From tulle4us.com From tulle4us.com From tulle4us.com

  • Little Black Prom Dress

    Queen Bee
    13 May 2012 | 11:12 pm
    Windsor store has a fab selection of LBDs just for prom. From windsorstore.com The sweetheart neckline, tutu skirt, and peacock details turn a plain and simple LBD into a fun sparkly dress. Perfect for prom!

  • Mischa Barton’s Fashion Line

    Queen Bee
    10 May 2012 | 11:56 pm
    Celebrity fashion lines seem to have a 50/50 chance of success. Mischa Barton’s fashion line definitely hits the mark. From mischasplace.com It is very girly and whimsical…you know…everything we love!   From mischasplace.com From mischasplace.com From mischasplace.com From mischasplace.com What do you think: hit or miss?

  • Going Nude to Prom

    Queen Bee
    9 May 2012 | 11:27 pm
    A nude colored dress that is! From peachesboutique.com This nude colored prom dress by Jasz Couture features a strapless, beaded bodice and a full feathered skirt.  

  • Trend Alert: Belted Ball Gowns

    Queen Bee
    7 May 2012 | 11:45 pm
    Last night’s Met Gala made one thing quite clear: belted ball gowns are all the rage. What do you think of this trend? From people.com
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    Best Books 4 Teens

  • All Diamond, No Rough

    Angela Carstensen
    16 May 2012 | 6:53 am
    From All Diamond, No RoughReprinted from School Library Journal Teens from graphic novel guest blogger Francisca Goldsmith (with our second starred review of the week!): Russ Kick is not your typical comics geek, college prof, or earnest publisher who wants to show the uninitiated that sequential art is “real reading.” Instead, he does have some tendencies toward all three character types, but is an iconoclast out to put forward a project that is something close to the polar opposite of iconoclastic values: a pertinent, engrossing, and wholly genuine version of the literary canon on which…

  • The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac

    Angela Carstensen
    15 May 2012 | 7:27 am
    From The Sleepy Hollow Family AlmanacReprinted from School Library Journal Teens Kris D’Agonstino’s debut is an example of that rare animal, the funny, smart, well-written novel about family that will even appeal to boys. There is a short piece on the ReadingGroupGuides website in which the author discusses how much of his book is autobiographical. Here is a relevant excerpt, “The wackiest and thereby most vexing period of my life (so far) was my mid twenties. I found that handful of years, roughly from 23 to 26, and the extended period of post-college floundering around…

  • The Cove

    Angela Carstensen
    14 May 2012 | 6:50 am
    From The CoveReprinted from School Library Journal Teens Ron Rash’s new novel is a mysterious story of forbidden love in which much of the story is told from a teen girl’s point of view. Rash once again showcases his beautiful writing and a North Carolinian, Appalachian mountain setting, earning an AB4T starred review. Rash is best known for Serena (Ecco, 2008), which was a PEN/Faulkner finalist. But a couple years before Serena came The World Made Straight (Henry Holt), a 2007 Alex Award winner. The YALSA annotation reads, “When 17-year-old Travis Shelton discovers a…

  • Words of Protest, Words of Freedom

    Angela Carstensen
    11 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    From Words of Protest, Words of FreedomReprinted from School Library Journal Teens This poetry collection has been a labor of love for its editor, Jeffrey Coleman. In an interview on the Tavis Smiley show in April, Coleman talked about searching for poems related to the Civil Rights movement for a paper he was assigned in graduate school. The project continued from there. The full contents are available on the Duke University Press webpage. This is a perfect title to highlight during Black History Month or Poetry Month, and a terrific addition to school library collections all year round.

  • Identity Politics

    Angela Carstensen
    9 May 2012 | 6:51 am
    From Identity PoliticsReprinted from School Library Journal Teens from graphic novel guest blogger, Francisca Goldsmith: Guy Delisle’s Jerusalem won the Best Comic Book Award this year at Angoulème, the premier international comics festival.  A Quebecois who now has his home in France but keeps on the move to such rarely touristed places as North Korea, Delisle is the perfect investigator into life on the ground in East Jerusalem.  As a foreigner (and nominal if unbelieving Christian) he had relatively free access to neighborhoods and historic sites ranging as widely as the Dome of the…
 
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