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		<title>1,000,000 Americans have been Infected with Swine Flu and that's the Good News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, there is some new information from the CDC today and it contains both good and bad news.  Based on statistical modeling, they estimate that more than half a million New Yorkers and probably more than a million Americans have been infected with Swine Flu (novel H1N1/A).
So, where&#039;s the good news?  Actually, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia is more Infected with Swine Flu than the US</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/06/04/australia-is-more-infected-with-swine-flu-than-the-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Australia confirmed 876 cases of swine flu.  That means they are more infected on a per capita basis as the US.
The US has a population of about 304M, and the CDC is reporting 11,054 cases.  That&#039;s one case for every 27,500 people.
Australia on the other hand has only has about 21M, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Is The CDC Ignoring Some State Swine Flu Numbers?</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/05/22/why-is-the-cdc-ignoring-some-state-swine-flu-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 14:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CDC number for confirmed and probable cases of swine flu in the US should be over 6700 today.  This is based on the numbers being reported by the state web sites (when available), which differ considerably in places from the CDC numbers.  The CDC&#039;s own stance is clearly stated on their daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over 100,000 Americans Will Die of Swine Flu in the Next 12 Months</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/05/16/over-100000-americans-will-die-of-swine-flu-in-the-next-12-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 05:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That headline might seem inflammatory, but it is actually a conservative estimate based on the current numbers.  Let&#039;s take a look.
The CDC is currently reporting 4714 cases of the swine flu in the US and 4 deaths, although a fifth death (the third in Texas) is in the news today.  It isn&#039;t really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Good Books About Plagues</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/05/04/five-good-books-about-plagues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 14:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news stories from the past week are awash in stories and statistics about the spread of Swine A/H1N1 Flu.  The number of confirmed cases is rising; the number of deaths as well.  The cases are appearing in more countries and more states.  Some people are wearing masks, which others scoff.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Week of an App's Life</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/04/22/the-first-week-of-an-apps-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first released iPhone app made it to the App Store last week.  I meant to do a post about it, but it didn&#039;t happen.  C&#039;est la vie.  For what it is worth, the app is mind-numbingly simple game called GoGoBongo.  Basically, you tap the screen as fast as possible while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden Startup Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/03/02/hidden-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been spending time lately developing some apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch platform.  Now that I have some stuff that is close to being ready to release, I am faced with a dilemma:  do I release the apps under my name or do I create some sort of company name?
I think it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birthday</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/01/20/birthday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 19th is probably the most important date in my life.  It is not my birthday, nor my wedding date, nor when my children were born.  Rather it is the birth date, 34 years apart, of the two women who have most affected by life: my mother and my wife.
I have written about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Something in the Wall</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/01/04/the-something-in-the-wall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On New Years Eve, I was out with the boys, foraging for food at the Giant Eagle and running errands when I got a call from my wife.  &#034;There is something in the house!&#034; she told me.  Now, usually if anything dared enter our house uninvited, she would quickly kick its crawly little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uncle Bob's Christmas Miracle</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2008/12/23/uncle-bobs-christmas-miracle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never knew my great uncle, Robert Keith Leavitt.  He was my paternal grandfather&#039;s only full sibling, but he died the same year as I was born.  Before his death, Uncle Bob has been a writer, although not someone you would have heard of, and that&#039;s fine.  He wrote corporate histories with [...]]]></description>
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