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(Describer) In computer animation, different news scenes in rectangles move fast around a turning globe.

(Describer) In front of a blue background with a triangle and circle, title: Teen Kids News. A girl sits at a desk with monitors behind her.

- You're watching Teen Kids News. I'm Veronique. Here's this week's top story.

(Describer) The Teen Kids News logo is on curved screens that form a turning cylinder. Passing around it, title: Top Story.

(upbeat bouncy music) Too many of us are growing. I don't mean growing up, I mean growing out. We're putting on more weight than we should, mainly because we don't eat as we should. Benjamin reports on a program that's trying to change that.

(Describer) In a large kitchen...

- Hello and welcome, everybody. Aren't we excited?

(cheering) - [Benjamin] Miss America helped kick off the second annual Kids Cook With Heart challenge in Orlando, Florida. - Today we're gonna be cooking chicken fajitas with vegetables and corn. - [Benjamin] The cook-off is part contest, part educational experience and all fun.

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(Describer) Wearing plastic gloves, the kids chop vegetables as adults watch.

- There you go. There we go. - [Benjamin] The students got a crash course on cooking smart.

(Describer) Lauren Popeck:

- The main thing they focus on in this program is teaching kids how to look for healthy ingredients, what to look for at the grocery store and how to put that stuff together. - We're showing them, instead of using instant this or boxed this or canned this, we're showing them what fresh vegetables look like and how to handle them and hold them and then take that into their home, their home lives.

(Describer) Jason Shenefield:

- We've been cooking with these kids for four weeks and today is the culmination of that event. - [Benjamin] Divided into teams, the students are putting what they learned to the test.

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(Describer) They fill folded tortillas and plate them different ways.

With their culinary creations completed, it was time to present to the panel of judges.

(Describer) At a long table, the judges eat and write notes.

- [Announcer] The winner is, green team!

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(Describer) Jane Willis:

- [Woman] We hope that there will be a ripple effect with these kids learning about healthy foods, learning how to cook, taking it home to their families, influencing their parents, their grandparents to change their lifestyles to more healthy options, and also tell their friends about it. - And it's important that they share the word. One out of every five kids in our country is overweight. Eating healthy and getting exercise can change that. For Teen Kids News, I'm Benjamin.

(Describer) Sol:

- Have you noticed if your school bus has been smelling better? If you have, then you can thank the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA is spending more than $9 million dollars to replace the big yellow vehicles in 47 states across the U.S., specifically, school buses that burn diesel fuel. Replacing the old diesel buses will make the environment cleaner and the students riding in them healthier. - When it comes to accepting a college offer, don't make the most common big mistake.

(Describer) Title: Coming Up.

- We hear a lot about mistakes to avoid when applying to college, but how about after you've been accepted? Are there mistakes we still need to be careful of making? Mikayla looks into that. - [Mikayla] SAT or ACT? Private college or state school? Who to ask to write recommendations? University or college? These are just some of the many decisions most of us have to make if we're planning on going to college. But the biggest decision is yet to come. Of the schools you've been accepted to, which one is the best for you? For help with that, Rob Franek from the Princeton Review is back with us. Hi, Rob. - Hey, good to be back. - What's one of the biggest mistakes to avoid in making the final decision on which school to go to? - You know, lots of students-- and this is completely understandable-- but lots of students want to rush into their decision before waiting for all of the schools that they're applying to to get back to them with either an acceptance or a rejection. - Okay, we waited until all our acceptance letters are in. Isn't the best-known school usually the best choice? - You might think so, but the truth is that brand and reputation does not outweigh fit. And this is so important. Just because a school has a big brand name and a great reputation and you and your family and everybody else from your school community has known about that school since they were little, it doesn't mean that that school is a great fit for you. So whether you're applying to six, seven or nine schools, each of those schools that you apply to should be exceptional fits for you and you should be delighted to go to any of them if you're accepted. - What if we feel pressured to make the decision quickly, fearing we may lose our spot? - Have no fear in that part of the process. May 1st--and that's an important date to remember because that is National Decision Deadline. That's the date that you have until to decide whichever school is going to be right for you. No school on that list will rescind your letter of admission before May 1st. - For a lot of us, financial aid will play a big part in the ultimate decision. What should we look for? - Well a couple of things for financial aid, and you're in the same boat as 99% of the families that we work with at Princeton Review. Sort of, nervous about financial aid and knowing they have to secure financial aid to pay for college. A couple things to remember, scholarships that you receive, are they guaranteed for the first year, are they guaranteed for your four years at schools, and what requirements, what criteria you have to meet for those things to be part of, of your financial aid package for your full four years? Another thing to remember, is career services on campus. This is important because that career development, career resource center, is gonna help you from your freshman year through senior year. Internships, co-ops, things that you're doing outside the classroom to secure you an awesome job upon graduation. - Great advice. Thanks, Rob. - Always a pleasure. - Rob has some final advice for seniors. Just because you've been accepted to a college doesn't mean you can let your grades tank. Colleges still look at them. They also continue to look at you. Bad behavior has been known to cause colleges to cancel their offers of acceptance. You've worked too hard to throw it away over a foolish mistake. For Teen Kids News, I'm Mikayla.

(Describer) Veronique:

- We've got lots more coming up on Teen Kids News. So don't go away, we'll be right back.

(Describer) Titles: Coming up, A Valuable Mistake.

How does an inexpensive, everyday item become a highly prized valuable? When people start collecting it.

(Describer) Sebastian:

- What's more valuable, an essay you wrote that has a typo or an essay that's mistake-free? - Probably the one that's mistake-free because you worked harder to make sure there was no mistakes. - Honestly, the better essay is the one with no problems, no mistakes. - The perfect one because it has, like, no typos and it's perfect. It's just, your teacher would like it, I guess, the most. - If you're talking about grades then obviously one that's perfect. - It's logical that the perfect paper has greater worth, except that logic doesn't hold in the world of collecting. Collectors are forever on the lookout for items that have mistakes in them. So if you collect stamps, this is the U.S. stamp you want most. Notice anything strange? Yes, the airplane is upside down! Actually it's a biplane because it has two wings. In 1918, the US Postal Service wanted to issue a stamp to commemorate the commencement of airmail. The first plane to play the Pony Express of the clouds was the Curtis JN-4. It had been used to train army pilots until it was drafted into mail service. Because the stamp's design called for two colors, each sheet of stamps had to be printed twice-- first the red border, then the blue plane. Except that someone made a mistake and a sheet containing 100 stamps was printed with the plane flying upside down. Dubbed "the Inverted Jenny," the stamps quickly became collectors' items. What happened next would make a great movie plot. The entire sheet, all 100 stamps, were bought by Colonel H.R. Green. He was the son of Hetty Green. You might say she was a collector herself. She collected money, lots and lots of money. She was a shrewd and incredibly successful businesswoman and investor, but she was also mean and miserly. She was so cheap, she would refuse to heat her home so as not to spend money on coal. Though the richest woman in America, when her son needed medical treatment, she took him to a free clinic for the poor. Little wonder Hetty was known as the Witch of Wall Street. It turned out the clinic's medical treatment wasn't the best. Her son eventually had to have his leg amputated, but don't feel too sorry for the colonel. After Hetty died, he inherited a fortune. He lived in a mansion the size of a palace and he had the money to buy all those Inverted Jennys which he then preceded to separate into smaller units. He donated one stamp to the American Red Cross. They sold it in a charity auction. Another stamp he gave his wife in a locket, not so sure his wife understood the immense value of the misprinted stamps. She apparently used one of them to mail a letter. Over the years, a number of the stamps have been damaged. One was rescued after being sucked up by a vacuum cleaner. A handful of others were lost or stolen. In 2006, election workers in Florida were opening envelopes containing mailed-in ballots. A sharp-eyed worked spotted that one envelope sported an Inverted Jenny. Since there was no return address, no one knew who sent the letter with the stamp worth tens of thousands of dollars on it. For a while, there was a great excitement, but as it turned out, the stamp was a fake. The most recent sale of a real Inverted Jenny went for more than 1.5 million dollars. By the way, if you're wondering why it's called Jenny, that was the nickname of the Curtis JN-4. The JN became Jenny. Guess the name Jenny stuck to the stamp, or the stamp stuck to the name. Whatever, it's still worth millions. For Teen Kids News, I'm Sebastian.

(Describer) Veronique:

- Let's face it, most of us don't get enough sleep. And while dozing off in class may get you detention, if you get behind the wheel when you're too tired, the consequences can be much worse. Check out this video from The National Road Safety Foundation.

(Describer) A girl grabs a coffee mug and some books and leaves her house. The garage door opens as she drinks coffee in front of a car. She drops a book and picks it up. The car's lights flash.

(bouncy playful music) - [Car] Girl, you're a hot mess.

(Describer) She straightens her hair and stares at the car.

Don't dare tell me that you think you're going to get behind my steering wheel. - Its no big deal, I've driven you lots of times. - [Car] Yeah, when you were awake. - I am awake. - [Car] Really? You're still in your pajamas! - Oh, yeah. You're right.

(yawning) - [Car] And you're yawning! - I'll be fine, this will wake me up.

(Describer) She spills coffee in the driveway.

- [Car] Quit fooling yourself. Whether you're tired or jittery, it's not safe for either of us.

(Describer) The car locks itself.

You're so tired that you're arguing with an inanimate object and it's winning! - Okay, okay, fine. I guess I am a little tired. - [Car] A little? Sweetie, ask someone for a ride. It's just not worth the risk. - If you want to see the latest NRSF videos and get more info on driving safely, be sure to like, follow and subscribe to The National Road Safety Foundation.

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(Describer) A viewer email says, "I watch you guys every week! When I get TV time, I only watch YOU! Signed Alisha J."

- Coming up, of all the places in Europe, this Spanish city has had the greatest influence on America. I'll explain when Teen Kids News returns.

(Describer) Title: The American Connection. Veronique:

It's a city with deep ties to two famous explorers. One discovered a new world, the other went on to circumnavigate the globe. In her series, "The Reign in Spain", Nicole takes us to Seville.

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(Describer) Pictures with curved edges show sunny scenes of cathedrals and old buildings. A man plays guitar and a woman stands on a scooter with her leg out behind her. A girl eats in a market. Skewers have olives and peppers on them. Titles: Teen Kids News - The Reign In Spain. "Reign" is spelled r-e-i-g-n. A city stands by a wide river.

(enchanting music) - [Nicole] Seville is a beauty city along the edge of a major river.

(Describer) A covered boat sails past old buildings.

It was from here that two historic expeditions sailed into the history books. Carmen is our guide in Seville. So both Columbus and Magellan have connects with Seville? - Yes, actually, because Columbus,

(Describer) Subtitles: "Yes, actually because Columbus, he started his expedition over here. He met with the Catholic king over here... and Magellan also. It started his expedition from here."

he started his expedition over here. He met with the Catholic King over here and Magellan also. He started his expedition from here. - [Nicole] In 1519, Ferninand Magellan set out with five ships. His plan was to sail west to reach India. Only one ship returned to Seville, but not with Magellan. He had died during the historic voyage.

(Describer) Artwork depicts him fighting.

Having survived storms and mutinies, Magellan was killed by islanders in the Philippines, but his fleet sailed on. After three years at sea, just the ship, Victoria, limped back into Seville's harbor. Her crew were the first to circumnavigate the globe. They had sailed completely around the earth.

(Describer) Seville is shown in an old painting.

But, of course, the most famous explorer to ever sail from Seville or from anywhere for that matter was his guy, Christopher Columbus, and that happened in... - In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the great blue or... I forget the rhyme. - It like rhymes with blue. - 1492. - Columbus set sail the blue. - Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. - [Nicole] Yes, that's true. Columbus did sail the ocean blue in 1492.

(Describer) ...shown in a cartoon and a painting.

And on October 12th, he landed on an island in the Bahamas.

(Describer) Lines on a map trace four voyages.

Columbus would go on to make three more trips to the New World.

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(Describer) Visitors walk outside a castle.

This is the Alcazar; it's the royal palace in Seville. Carmen told me that this is where Columbus was granted an audience with King Ferdinand and his wife Queen Isabella. In fact, they met right here, in the Admiral's Room.

(Describer) People walk through it, past paintings.

If not for that fateful meeting here in Seville, the history of North and South America might have been completely different. In Spain, for Teen Kids News, I'm Nicole.

(Describer) Shane:

- Bill Gates is one of the richest people in the world and he's also one of the most charitable. With his wife, Melinda, the Gateses have donated more than 30 billion dollars to good causes all around the world. Gates has said he's been inspired by the charitable donations made by past captains of industry, like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie wasn't a particularly nice man. In fact, he's considered by many to be a robber baron who clawed his way to a fortune in railroads and steel in the early 1900s. Ironically, Carnegie famously said, "The man who dies rich dies in disgrace." So Carnegie gave away 90% of his 350 million dollar fortune. Bill Gates says he wants to do the same. He intends to donate 95% of his fortune. Considering it's about 100 billion dollars, that would mean giving away 95 billion dollars. That's more than the annual budget for the entire state of Florida. Of course, we needed to use a computer to figure that out. For Teen Kids News, I'm Shane.

(Describer) In a kitchen...

- You may not think veggies belong in a pastry, but get ready to think again. My recipe is next on Teen Kids News. We'll be right back.

(Describer) Title: Veggie Dessert? Veronique:

- More and more teens these days are watching shows that show you how to cook, bake or grill. Here's a great recipe you might wanna try out.

(Describer) Fletch:

- The word pastry usually brings to mind dessert, but I'm going to show you how to make a savory pastry-- that means not sweet or a dessert. Let's get started. Here's what you'll need. From A to Z, I've got the vegetables, asparagus, squash and zucchini. I've diced the squash and cut the asparagus. What you'll do is you'll take these vegetables and put them into a bowl.

(Describer) He adds the pieces of asparagus to the cubes.

With the asparagus, you'll add extra virgin olive oil. About two tablespoons or just enough to cover the vegetables. Salt and pepper for seasoning.

(Describer) He sprinkles them over the vegetables. He stirs.

And then you'll mix with a spoon. Once the vegetables are coated with the oil and the salt and pepper, you can now place them onto the cookie sheet. I used parchment paper to line this baking sheet-- makes the cleanup a lot easier. You'll wanna arrange the vegetables onto one layer so they cook evenly.

(Describer) He spreads them out with the back of the spoon.

Next you wanna put them into an oven, 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

(Describer) He puts the baking sheet in the oven and closes it.

While the vegetables are cooking, we can now cut our pastry dough.

(Describer) He unrolls it.

You can pick this up at the local supermarket. It comes rolled just like this in the freezer section. We're not going to use the entire roll today, just about half. To be safe, I'm using a pizza cutter. I'll cut it in half just like that.

(Describer) He picks up one of the halves and rolls it again.

And save that for later.

(Describer) He puts it aside and picks up the pizza cutter.

I'm gonna cut this section right in half and then I'm gonna make rectangles. You can make triangles, squares or circles. It's up to you.

(Describer) He cuts the thin dough into eight rectangles. Then he puts the pizza cutter down and gets another baking sheet.

On another baking sheet, like the one we used for the vegetables, I'm going to take the squares and place them neatly, about an inch or two inches in between each one.

(Describer) He lays them on parchment paper on the baking sheet.

Now we wait for the vegetables to cook. We'll clean up the station a little and get the vegetables ready.

(Describer) Later, he opens the oven door with a kitchen towel. He pulls out the vegetables on the first baking sheet.

Oh, this look delicious. These are pretty hot, so we're just gonna let these cool. While they're cooling, we'll go ahead and spread the goat cheese on our goat cheese bites.

(Describer) He has eight ounces of creamy goat cheese.

I'm just gonna take a little bit here, about the size of your thumb, and put it right in the middle. You take the backside of your spoon, you can press the goat cheese down just a little to, kinda, make a boat there.

(Describer) He uses a small spoon.

It's tricky to work with, but trust me, it's worth it. Absolutely delicious.

(Describer) He spoons cheese onto each piece of pastry.

You won't find this in a dessert.

(Describer) Soon after, he finishes adding the blobs of cheese.

Now that that's finished, you're still waiting for your vegetables to cool, you can clean your hands.

(Describer) He turns to a sink and washes up. Later, he puts the baking sheets beside each other.

Now it's time for our vegetables. I'm gonna use another spoon here and just pick up a little bit of the vegetables. And put it right on the middle of that goat cheese. Make sure to pick up each different type of vegetable.

(Describer) He puts a little of the mixture into the indentation in the cheese. Then he scoops up more vegetables and puts them in the next one. The mixture is about the same size as the cheese, leaving plenty of pastry uncovered at each end. Later, he finishes.

Now that the vegetables are on the goat cheese, we can put it in the oven. I'm gonna put it back into the oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes until they're golden brown.

(Describer) He opens the oven and puts them in.

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Lets check our puff pastry bites.

(Describer) He open the oven and pulls them out.

Nice golden brown and hopefully, delicious.

(Describer) The pastry has puffed up.

These are best served warm, so I'm gonna go ahead and put them on this plate here. Be careful, the pan is really hot.

(Describer) He uses a metal spatula to move the bites onto a plate.

There you have it. Goat cheese, vegetable, puff pastry bites. A great snack that's healthy and delicious.

(Describer) He eats one.

That's good.

(Describer) Veronique:

- That's our show for this week but be sure to tune in again next week for more Teen Kids News. Bye for now.

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