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We'll be attending a Youth Talent Show tomorrow with speaker Travis Roy as part of the Martin Luther King Summer Scholars program! http://www.mlksummerscholars.com/

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What's been on repeat on your playlist lately?

Zac Brown Band and Frank Ocean Claim Top Spots on the Charts Zac Brown Band's back catalog also fared well with two of its old albums reacching the Top 20.

Happy Summer vacation for some of you. For those who are working: take a vacation anyways!

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=he_t5 #/video/bestoftv/2012/07/15/nr-dean-obeidallah-vacation-or-die.cnn

Vacationing is good for your health - CNN.com Video Studies have shown that not taking vacations is linked to health problems. Dean Obeidallah says "vacation or die."

Maybe one of the drawbacks of our dependence on social media. What do you think?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/faith-popcorn/fomo-the-only-thing-we-have-to-fear_b_1677856.html?utm_hp_ref=media

FOMO: The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Missing Out FOMO -- the "Fear Of Missing Out" -- is the insidious feeling that other people are getting more from life than you are. The acronym has been the focus of increasing attention, but the phenomenon is as old as Adam (who ate the apple, after all, out of fear of what he'd miss if he didn't).

Save the date: Head on over to the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) On Wed. August 8th from 6-9pm for their Teen Night.

"Organized and promoted by teens for teens, the evening features teen-led exhibition tours, hands-on artmaking activities, and presentations and performances by guest artists and DJs in the coolest theater in Boston."

Best of all, It's FREE! Don't miss out.

http://www.icateens.org/teen-nights

Upcoming Teen Nights | ICA Teens Join the ICA Teen Arts Council for a Teen Night presented in conjunction with the ICA's fourth annual National Convening for Teens in the Arts. Organized and promoted by teens for teens, the evening features teen-led exhibition tours, hands-on artmaking activities, and presentations and performances...

Visit our Blog! We've just updated the portfolio section and added a ton of old and new photos. Check it out here:

http://www.amplifymeblog.org/

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How loud do you listen to your music? Although it's entertaining and fun, ever thought about what it's actually doing to your ears? Check out these articles in order to save your hearing!

http://tribune.com.pk/story/394609/listening-to-ipods-at-full-volume-can-damage-hearing/

http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/05/18/ihuh/

Listening to iPods at full volume can damage hearing 50.6 percen­t of 12 to 17-year-olds listen to music with person­al ear headph­ones.

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