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Avian Influenza Outbreak

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     The H5N1 bird flu is a highly infectious disease that affects the majority of wild birds, US poultry, and has/can even affect humans. It is one of the many self mutating diseases that can cause respiratory problems, body aches, fever, and pink eye. The H5N1 bird flu can mutate through genetic resorting and antigenic drift. Workers in contact with these animals are most at risk for contamination.        Open Link (in new window)       In 2025, there have been at least 67 reported cases of H5N1 in the united states so far. This is becoming a serious issue because not only is it a health risk, but it is causing mass inflation on products related to it. For example, the department of agriculture has seen a rise of 20.3 percent increase in price for good such as milk, eggs, and some select meats. Any flu virus is good at changing or picking up a new mutation which can help aid the virus to find new ways to infect hosts. Open Link (in new...

Music and Football?

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     Today I read two blogs online on my iPad. One was a TMZ sports blog about outfits of arriving players and the upcoming battle of the super bowl. The other was about hip hop music growing to be a bigger part of the super bowl. It was cool news to see that exciting things still randomly happen in the world. To everyone’s surprise, Kendrick lamar will be performing at halftime featuring SZA also!! They are two of the most popular artist right now. Open Link (in new window)      How can me reading one blog about events that will happen and things that have happened affect my perception on topics a hardly cared for? I felt excited after reading some things in the blogs. One player of the team had the audacity to wear the other team’s color while entering the event. It felt like I could feel a invisible rivalry through my screen. I am not a person who really cares for super bowl events or top artist but I felt something inside me that almost felt like care ...

A SUPERCAR YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT!

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   The 1989 Cizeta Moroder V16 T was built in Modena, Italy, under the knowledge of the public. It was a beautiful and complex piece of machinery created by Claudio Zampolli and Giorgio Moroder. Zampolli was a genius mechanic working for Lamborghini until he wanted to start his own company. After having moved to the states, Zampolli created Automobili Cizeta. On the other hand, Moroder was an Italian music producer and composer given the nickname the “Father of Disco.”  Open Link (in new window)      Their creation was one of the coolest and sleek in design, while staying exceptional in both performance and luxury. It wowed all car enthusiasts with its v16 engine and high speed range of over 200 miles per hour. It only came in a few colors, but the most iconic color was red. The color was accompanied by an identical red to match or a smooth dark black. They both were made of a luxurious leather interior with a 5 speed manual. Top speed was maxed at 205 mile...