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  Congratulations to 11 of you who got 10 points in the blog and therefore you have a 7 in this unit. Some only need 1 or 2 points to get 10, so please do so. The deadline is tonight at midnight so please catch up, specially those who haven't posted much. 10 points = 7 9 points = 6.7 8 points = 6.4 7 points = 6.1 6 points = 5.8 5 points = 5.4 4 points = 5.1 After today, even if you reach the 10 points, the maximum grade will be 6.7.  Next week it will be 6.4 and so on for each week of tardiness. You're almost there!!! You can do it!!

 Since July the formula 1 has come back to the tracks. The past three session we have seen Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes driver) winning the Grand Prix, this driving seems to be unbeatable and not to have a single opponent to fight the top position. On the other hand, we can see Ferrari with one of the worst presentations in formula 1 in the history of this team, they can't achieve any victory and in the past race, in Belgium, the pilots finished in 13 and 14 positions. How do you think that this season would finish?

  With the advancement of the Zika virus in our continent, The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has decided to release genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild. The control district has decided to battle against the  Aedes aegypti  mosquito, which can carry diseases like the Zika virus and dengue fever and pass them on to humans. they plan to release 750 million mosquitoes to mate with the local to mate with local  A. aegypti. Here's the explanation: The biotech company Oxitec, which designed the modified pests, did so by introducing a "lethal gene" into male  A. aegypti  mosquitoes. In theory, the modified males should mate with female mosquitoes and pass the lethal gene on to female offspring, causing the offspring to die before reaching maturity because they cannot properly build an essential protein. This same genetic change does not affect male survival, so the Oxitec mosquitoes survive to mate with females. The female mosquitoes bite humans...

The Truck Drivers who bring supplies to Chile, decided to manifest themselves in order of the attacks they have received recently. On the last months, their trucks have been burned by unknown people, causing their anger. They told the government to aprove the laws which benefites them, and if not, they will not be friendly and they will stop their work and block the main highways of the country. As we can see, the government didn’t respond the demands of the workers, so they did effect the block. Due to today’s context, this measure is extremely dangerous, because ambulances, can not be delayed.  What do you think is the best option for solving this problem?

 As we all heard, a new vaccune for COVID-19 is ready, giving the world a light of hope. According to Russia, it’s 100% effective, but the OMS says that is very unlikely to have a cure for the virus in less than a year. So what shall we do? See the light at the end of the tunnel? Or keep waiting?

 A shocking video began to go around the world due to the distressing moment that was captured on camera. A little Chinese girl, only three years old, flew into the air, dragged by the tail of a kite. It all happened in Nanlioao, Taiwan, when a kite festival was held. In an oversight, a minor was trapped and, as a result of the wind, rose more than 10 meters high. Finally the comet managed to go down thanks to the wind and the people untangled the girl leaving her safe and sound.