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Written on August 25, 2010 by moe2love
Filed Under: General Talk
Although I just graduated from Armijo, one of my good friends Kaila Cauthorn is going to be holding a meeting in the school so she can start her own Teen Publish Club. I’m planning on making a lot of changes to this site, and getting it hopefully much more active (assuming I’m not going to be a lazy ass).
If you’re reading this, I hope you come to the meeting. It will be really worth it, because writing to help others can be a rewarding experience and this will be reaching out to as many people as possible.
Thank you,
Moe2love
Written on July 4, 2010 by TeenPublish Dude
Filed Under: General Talk
I hope everyone has a fantastic Fourth of July, and remember not to get too crazy setting off fireworks.
Written on June 30, 2010 by stayingwithit
Filed Under: General Talk
Well, this is embarrassing - my first post of significance and already late. Sorry, but I hope the interesting topics in this article will make up for it
iPhone 4 – good or bad?
Apple sold and incredible 1.7 million iPhone 4’s between Thursday and Saturday. For a span of three days, the iPhone is doing very well. But is it actually worth it? Apple added quite a bit to this new generation. The camera is now 5
The iPhone 4, in all it's glory
megapixels along with high resolution recording capabilities (HD, or 720p for you technical folk out there), a faster CPU (which essentially means the ability to use better iPhone apps, and games, and does everything the previous iPhone could, but a lot faster), and VIDEO chatting, which is quite amazing in itself. Also, the display of the iPhone is brilliant and unrivaled, even under the sun. It is also thinner than the iPhone 3GS
But there are some problems that you have to watch out for too. Apple is known for the durability of its products, but in the iPhone 4’s case Apple’s reputation is at stake. If dropped, you may find a broken back piece, which has already happened to quite a few people in their first three days of ownage. If the iPhone is held incorrectly, it has poor reception, and the screen may have some strange yellow blotches that are supposed to disappear. The battery life is also Read More
Tags: 4 ,Apple ,Camera ,closes ,HD ,iPhone ,Of ,oil ,result ,Review ,Seafood ,shrimp ,spill ,store
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Written on June 28, 2010 by stayingwithit
Filed Under: General Talk
Hello all,
At least once a week, I’m going to be posting an article about events that are going on right now. If you want, check back every Tuesday and see what I have to say. If you miss one of my articles and want to read about some past events, you can always click my name and read all my past articles.
If there’s something going on that YOU want to post about, then feel free to do so. Teen Publish is always welcoming posters, and we could use all the writers that we can get.
That being said, I hope to see you all on Tuesday =)
StayingWithIt
Written on June 21, 2010 by moe2love
Filed Under: Current Events, General Talk
I’m not one to spend a lot of time cynically complaining about our government, but its agencies have been quite active
All who consume will live a cursed, immortal life
lately working hard on making things right with this world. For example, lately they have been trying to stop the sales of “unicorn” meat – an April Fool’s Joke that ThinkGeek started this year. Yes, that’s right – ThinkGeek, a company that specializes in producing, well, geeky products, has been given a cease-and-desist order by the National Pork Board (heard of this before? It was founded by the Pork Act) on their production of Unicorn meat. Apparently, their slogan – “The New White Meat” will result in consumers confusing Unicorn meat with “Pork: The Other White Meat”. Interestingly enough, that slogan is going to be changed soon anyways, so could we list this as another example of an agency using its power just because it can? Yeah, we probably could.
Here’s another benevolent act a government agency has committed for the betterment of American society. A while ago, a shipment of toy airsoft guns were confiscated because apparently they can be converted into machine guns… REAL ones. Every gun expert has denied that this has true, and that there’s no way that “anyone with knowledge of guns” can turn a toy airsoft gun into a machine gun – for one thing, the bullet rounds just wouldn’t fit. Feel free to watch and decide what you think: 
Tags: Airsoft ,American ,April ,ATF ,Betterment ,Efficieny ,Fool's ,government ,Guns ,Joke ,Meat ,Of ,Our ,Society ,stupid ,ThinkGeek ,Unicorn
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Written on May 17, 2010 by moe2love
Filed Under: General Talk
As the safety checkers made sure we were strapped in, my feet tingled with anticipation as if it knew the stress and pain it was about to go through again. As it was my third time riding Flight Deck (previously known as Top Gun), I had lost
This ride was even better at night
all notions of fear and instead was preparing to have adrenaline course through my veins, bolstered even more so by the fact that I was sitting in the very front seat.
The “flight attendant” (really just the guy handling the controls) counted down… and as soon as he reached one the roller coaster jerked forward and began climbing, making the scary rickety noise that tends to scare people into thinking it’s weakly constructed. This, of course, prompted everyone to make the same jokes about Final Destination that we’ve heard all day. The coaster slowly travelled to the top, and once we travelled beyond the platform our legs were dangling above a wide open space of at least 100 feet. Then the coaster reached the top, and it stayed there for just a moment. Then all of a sudden, it dropped! The acceleration of the roller coaster felt like it was going at superhuman speed, and I was travelling with it. As I went through the loop de loop and a nicely made Zero G Roll, the blood rushed to and away from my feet, repeatedly making it seem as if my feet were going to explode off my legs (brutal description, I know, but it really wasn’t a very good experience for my feet. The adrenaline that had finally reached my brain, however, made it a very good experience for me).
But then all of a sudden, the coaster headed toward the water. Panic entered me. I didn’t remember this part of the ride, and I was sure that I was going to make painful high speed contact with the water. My heart skipped a beat as I was about to touch the water when all of a sudden the ride yanked me away from the death throes into another insane loop-de-loop. I would’ve sighed with relief if I didn’t have the involuntary reaction of yelling for the rest of the ride. No wonder I was forgetting things about the ride so easily. I didn’t have time to concentrate on any one portion of the ride. Even on the third time of riding fight deck, the thrilling ride still managed to surprise me and instill within me with a strong dose of adrenaline (although the ride finally began to follow a pattern of lethargy by the seventh ride).
That was just one of the numerous enjoyable moments I had a couple nights ago during senior trip at California’s Great Adventure. We also went on many other exciting attractions, and after dinner even played an intense game of volleyball for 2 hours. The great thing about this trip was that we were given a great number of side perks that were well worth the money we paid. We were given free drinks all day, ten bucks for lunch (courtesy of the Senior class), dancing after dinner, and we got to ride all the attractions as much as we wanted after 6, the normal park closing time. This way we basically didn’t even have to wait in line any more.
Deciding to go on senior trip was probably one of the best decisions I’ve made this year, and I’m glad I got the money together to go. The experience was well worth it, and I truly enjoyed spending time with the other seniors only three weeks before graduation. If you ever have the choice between choosing to go to Senior Trip and not, I hope you choose yes.
Written on May 10, 2010 by myspi
Filed Under: Advice, General Talk
This is in response to an earlier article about making choices. It really hit home, especially since I’m a senior, and I just wanted to elaborate on a subject along the same lines.
One of the major problems with making decisions is… hesitation.
The girl considers entering the mysterious waters...
Hesitation.
It should be one of the deadly sins. Maybe more dangerous than lust, pride, sloth, greed, envy, gluttony, and wrath put all together. (Ok, I may be exaggerating a bit there.) Hesitation is the cause of many regrets and failures, as evidenced through numerous clichés in literature and media.
Because in that moment, before making a decision or taking an action, the consequences of what follows may lead to the remaining sins. And I don’t mean that Read More
Written on April 22, 2010 by flacanda
Filed Under: General Talk
Mission Solano is a well-known name for community service and help in Solano County. Partially fueled by volunteers and by donations, it thrives in more ways than most people know. I volunteered in a Mission Solano Event through my school’s KEY club earlier this month. When I first went, I didn’t really know what to expect. Sure, I’ve gone to a bunch of volunteer events, but all any of us knew was: we were going to feed people – that’s it! What I didn’t know was that Mission Solano had this HUGE (not to mention amazing, great, fantastic, and other redundantly positive synonyms) site to help phase the homeless out of, well, homelessness.
Praying for those who need the help
This Mission Solano site currently has some construction and beautification projects in the works, but it was still effective in its purpose. It houses single women with their children and whole families; but it did more than that. It enforced a positive feeling for those living there, and it’s lively optimism made me feel energetic and diligent. When we had the tour, we saw that the rooms for the kids had bunk beds and were all neatly made. The family units reminded me of a dorm and hotel room combination- everything was clean but at the same time was well fitted.
So I showed up on that breezy afternoon with a salad and numerous varieties of salad dressings in tow. I walked in and was greeted by over a dozen people living on the site. They were all walking in or sitting, chatting with each other, while the volunteers that showed up were scrambling to get the food organized. A man whose name I cannot remember announced that we should say Grace for the wonderful food before digging in. Out of 16 teen volunteers, we had enough food to feed the people at the site over the next days! I think that for all of us, it was empowering to know that sure, we’re “just” teenagers, but we still helped people right here in our own community. People…who are finding their way back into their own homes again, people who we never would have met otherwise. These people were grown adults and growing kids who relished the homemade spicy Indian soup, the Mexican enchilada casseroles, and the señorita breads that us teens pulled together for them. And it was a great time enjoying their company – even helping clean up felt more satisfying than cleaning up after my family during dinnertime.
This experience with helping Mission Solano was a prodigious one, and I would never pass up a future opportunity to help them if it comes.
Written on March 24, 2010 by supa_latina515
Filed Under: General Talk
Okay question…. Why in the heck would our government decide to cut back on our schools?! Because, quite frankly, I’m sick and tired of hearing that our schools are on the bottom of the food chain and only caring about their rich lives and spending our money on useless garbage like new roads. I’ve lived where there has been construction for over a year and, as far as I’m concerned, we don’t need them. Our government needs to save more money for our schools (hear that: SCHOOLS) than hide it and be greedy. Yeah that’s Arnold I’m looking at you about that. In my opinion, he was a much better actor than he was a governor!
That’s why when I get older I’m moving somewhere that A) has an IB Program for my kids, and B) has a state government who actually cares about their schools. You know what happens when we kids aren’t able to get an education? We grow up, get into politics, and we’re not unable to run things, because our government was illiterate and decided that schools and education were less important than things like roads and highways (which, granted, are ALSO) important but not as important as education. It’s almost as if the government plans . See then imbalance there? And we’re only seeing the beginning of protests. There are most definitely gonna be a lot more. I hope the government pulls through on that. not even kidding. Well, bottom line our education is spiraling down… FAST. Our future might be in jeopardy because of this. That is what I think. And our school district is not helping either.
Written on February 2, 2010 by moe2love
Filed Under: General Talk
Your heart is the most important muscle in your body, and as so it is prone to many dangers. These dangers have usually been diseases that can be avoided by exercising, such as blocking of arteries and increased heart pressure. But now scientists are getting wind of a new kind of heart disease that isn’t at all affected by how fit the heart is: dialated cardiomyopathy. Some cases of dialated cardiomyopathy have a clear cause, such as autoimmune mechanisms not working properly or an invasion from viral myocarditis. Unfortunately, most cases of dilated cardiomyopathy are described as idiopathic, which essentially means “disease of unknown origins”. That’s what’s so scary – doctors know NO confirmed cause for most of the cases, and the only real cure for these cases is a heart transplant.
You should be aware of this disease and know that although you may be perfectly fit, there are still diseases that may infiltrate your body. There are 3 million cases of cardiomyopathy, and a quarter million deaths occur from this disease every year. One of the cases is about a teen who, as a rugby player, has been physically fit all his life – yet for some strange reason, his performance in sports begin to scarily dwindle. When he once could run many miles without exhausting himself, after ten minutes of rugby practice he feels exhausted. To read about this teen’s experience with this disease and how it affected him, check out this article on StanMed – it’s an interesting account that I believe is important to read about. You also get to see the teen smile while holding his own heart – it’s a little strange, isn’t it?
Written on January 1, 2010 by moe2love
Filed Under: General Talk
The past decade has marked a period of change for many Americans, and for many around the world as well. According to Time, these changes have resulted in probably the worst decade since World War II; in fact, the magazine pessimistically calls it “The Decade From Hell”, and says it points the way to an even worse decade in the future. In the past 10 years, we have had wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the disintegration of the American auto industry, and a rejection of human rights in Guantanamo Bay. TIME seems to have it right when it calls the past decade “The Decade from Hell”, but what do you really think? Has the past decade really been that bad, especially considering some of the worst times we’ve had since World War II?
Here’s how I’m looking at this situation: this decade has not even been close to Read More
Written on December 25, 2009 by moe2love
Filed Under: General Talk
Mmm. Christmas.
Probably one of the most interesting things about today is that every household will do something different on Christmas. For some people, this will be a normal day just as any other, and they may repeat their usual routine. But for those who celebrate Christmas, they will be waking up to a house alive with Christmas spirit, complete with a Christmas tree and decorations.
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, note that Christmas day isn’t about receiving presents – it’s about sharing love with family and appreciating them for never letting you feel alone. You don’t have to believe in any religion to do that.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Written on June 30, 2009 by moe2love
Filed Under: General Talk
Important things to know and do while posting your article
Of the few important things to properly finish off a post in TeenPublish besides the title and your post content, you need to be aware of the following and enter them accordingly. The numbers associate with the image below:
1) Your permalink – if this option is enabled for you, you may change this or just leave it default as it’s calculated based off of your title. If you decided to change this, please keep it relevant to your article post. This is going to be your URL so it’s important to stay relevant.
2) Your Simple Tags – Easy to add tags that you can think of on your own. I personally like using the Automated Tagger (Shown below), which will fetch tags according to the content of your article based off of it’s material. It’s a great way if you are lazy of thinking up good tags. Remember, tags and categories are ways to separate your content in relation to other’s content.
3) Post Tags – another way to add new tags that are not necessary related to your post. I personally like using Simple Tags, and automatic Tagger if I can’t think of tags.
4) Categories – Pick and choose the correct categories. This is important as well, if the option for adding a new category is there, then you may do so as well (depending on your user status).
5) Your Excerpt – This exercpt is what’s going to show up in the Description meta for search engines for SEO. In other words, for people using certain search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, etc when searching for your page, the description and title is what’s going to catch their eye. The excerpt (also Description box below) is what will do that and needs to be written. For instance, in the image above, the excerpt is horrible. I like to make good practice of keeping a nice excerpt which usually can consist of a summary of the article, or a copy and paste of your premise (I usually make my first paragraphs the premise, attention-grabber of the article). Remember, in below’s image the Description box does the same thing, but I would rather prefer that you write the description in the Excerpt box. You can keep the below Description box blank then. Read More
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Written on June 23, 2009 by moe2love
Filed Under: General Talk
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