Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico

Just when you think you heard it all. I read today in the New York Times, "Mexico May Isolate Patients With Deadly Swine Flu Strain" it just simply amazes me how many animals transport diseases from themselves to humans. It really makes you stop and think how exactly humans get this and how amazing it is how it spreads so quickly. People in Mexico are alarmed already 68 people killed and and over 1,000 people infected they are closing schools and have cancelled many public events. people are taking many procautions to protect themselves from this disease and they are wearing face masks and not shaking hands or kissing eachother on cheeks which is a custom in the hispanic culture. They said that this disease is now leaking into the United States so we need to be careful and they are urging to not go visit mexico, so with the summer time coming up folks and you are thinking about going to mexico you might want to re think that twice.

Didnt I just talk about this the other day?

As a result the other day i did my persuasive speech on not useing cell phones while driving today in the USA today i found a article called "Houston driver to face charges after death of 5 young passengers" where a 32 year old man was intoxicated and was using his cell phone when he hit someone killing 5 people. Needless to say this makes me sick to my stomach i think cell phone use is horrible while driving since i did my speech but to be intoxicated while doing it this jerk was just asking for it, and yes he is still alive unlike the 5 people he killed and yes they are charging him with it at least some type of justice was served, it just floors me how ignorant people can be!

MTV is trying to reach out to young kids

I read today in the New York Times "Make Room, Cynics; MTV Wants to Do Some Good " it is about 4 people who are making a reality tv shows that are trying to help kids instead of doing the same old show on mtv about pranks or dating someone i thought this was really awesome because it talks about Nick Lachey and rapper T.I helping kids who are struggling they are making these shows to show that MTV arent only about other stuff. To be honest with you i barely watch MTV because i think all the programs are a waste of time but now they are going to be putting these type of shows on i think its awesome and i would love to watch something like this i just hope other stars and reality tv shows take this into consideration because i like to watch something more real life versus something that is fake!

Scientists work on drug that can effect memory

I read today in the New York Times a article called "Brain Power, Brain Researchers Open Door To Editing Memory". I thought this article was really cool they are now testing the chemical on animals and feel that the drug will have the same effect on people they are hoping that this drug will help block those long term memorys that people suffer with due to tramatic events and help those people get over those memorys. I thought this was interesting due to the fact that some people hold onto those memorys and really have a hard time moving on in their lives, could you imagine having something that you have held on to for so many years, and let that memory effect your life and then all of a sudden it would be gone, im sure we all have things that we would like to forget but i thought this was very interesting, and i would love to see how this would really change a human being.