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  The Rise of Tick-Borne Illnesses and Misdiagnosed Cases
  Topic by Erin Luhmann

  After 8 years of testing and nervous system ailments, Jennifer Crystal was diagnosed with Lyme disease. She now had a name for her condition, but was up against a challenging path to recovery. “I was left bedridden, hooked up to an IV, for two years. The co-infections of babesia,...

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  Indie Amusement Parks: Are the Gates Closing?
  Topic by Derrick Bang

  My childhood was spent within a 10-minute drive of Marineland of the Pacific, a Southern California oceanarium — at the time, the largest in the world — whose August 1954 debut preceded the far splashier arrival of Disneyland not quite a year later, on July 17, 1955. I wasn’t old enough...

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  The Porous Nature of Concrete As It Relates to Molds
  Article by Rod Danz

  This article defines a novel way to understand why structures are susceptible to the entry of molds. It elucidates th...

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  More Than Half of Mothers are Unwed in U.S.
  Topic by Erin Luhmann

  The phrase “shotgun wedding” may be retiring from the American lexicon. Today more than half of all American babies are born to single mothers – single in the sense that they are not married to the father of their child. In a society long associated with Christian values, the trend is...

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  Cockfighting Popular in America Despite Being Banned in All 50 States
  Topic by Ed Murrieta

  Although cockfighting is outlawed across the United States, the ancient bloodsport remains popular in America, especially in California, where large populations of Latino and Asian immigrants -- and relatively lax penalties for breeders and spectators alike -- fuel the illegal activity in...

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  Alzheimer's Disease: The Demographics of Aging
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  The numbers are sobering. The fastest growing segment of the American population, is the 85 year and older group. There are 6 million now, in less than 40 years, by 2050, projects the National Institute on Aging, that number will more than triple to over 20 million. And that ushers in...

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  Voice Lesson
  Article by R Allen Shoaf

  Reflections on the mystery of singing

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  Are We Living in a Post-Racial America?
  Topic by Tracy Williams

  Does the fact that we elected a mixed-raced man to be the leader of the free world really mean that we now live in a “post-racial” America? The answers vary. Some argue, yes. But many more argue, no. Wikipedia defines post-racial America as “a theoretical environment where the United States...

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  Auto-Tune Moving Back Stage, Slowly
  Topic by Nora G Hertel

  It’s been three years since Jay-Z declared the “Death of Auto-Tune” on his album The Blueprint 3, but the pitch-enhancing software still features prominently in popular songs and on YouTube. Will.i.am, member of the Black Eyed Peas and judge on NBC's "The Voice," recently admitted to a...

• Foodies Eating at Sweatshop Restaurants
  Topic by Erin Luhmann