Saturday 25 May 2013

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healing oklahoma with art supplies

After traumatic experiences, young kids sometimes have a hard time processing what they’ve been through. In these instances, like the one in Moore, OK, art can help art can help them work through their grief in a creative way, starting the healing process. WHAT IS ART FEEDS Art Feeds is on …

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microsoft unveils its next-generation console

With the seemingly infinite amount of entertainment devices swarming today’s living rooms, Microsoft is hoping to zero in on one. Yesterday, with the help of Steven Spielberg, the company announced long-awaited details surrounding Xbox One, an all-in-one home entertainment system that delivers games, TV, movies, music, sports and Skype. One, …

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what to post (& not post!) in admitted students Facebook groups

By Gillian Katz – HerCampus.com Whether heading off to the college of your dreams or number 13 on your list of 12, chances are you’ve joined the pre-freshman group on Facebook. Making the effort to meet new classmates and get familiar with the school is awesome, but monitoring your behavior …

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the end of scandal as we know it?

We share with you a great post we found in YPulse about how forgiving and tolerant young people are today compared to past generations.  We share with you an excerpt: “You’ll regret that when you’re older.” The warning has often been cast at Millennials to caution them of the long-term …

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very weird: rise in plastic surgery attributed to social media

Social media seems to be driving an increase in plastic surgery, according to an annual survey of 752 members of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery conducted in 2012. The AAFPRS survey found a 31% increase over the previous year in the number of requests motivated by …

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paint or paint app? value of creating digital vs. traditional art

While it may be easy to imagine how iPads can support classroom studies with reading, history, or science, some of the most groundbreaking — and creative — work with digital tools may be happening in arts classes. Schools using iPads are incorporating them in art and music classes, too — and not …

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green your prom (or any dance)

From our friends at DoSomething.org Go From Prom Queen to Prom Green. Here are a few ways to make the big dance environmentally-friendly. Dress For Eco-Success Chances are you’ll spend $200+ on a gown that you’ll only wear once before suffocating it in plastic and shoving it in the back …

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tuition discount alert: 50 great colleges desperately seeking students

Just a few weeks have passed since most parents of high school seniors plunked down their tuition deposits locking in their teen’s spot at the college of their choice. What few realize is that for hundreds of schools, the May 1st deadline isn’t the end, but the beginning of a …

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