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		<title>10 Things I&#039;ve Done That You (Probably) Haven&#039;t</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2010/12/31/10-things-ive-done-that-you-probably-havent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 01:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, this is the meme du jour, which wouldn&#039;t normally be much of a draw, but it fits with my new year state of mind, so why not? Co-founded a company that went public and was at one time worth over a billion dollars. Gave a three hour lecture via a translator. Made a self-lighting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Windup Girl &amp; Neuromancer: Two Great Books No Matter The Score</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2010/09/10/the-windup-girl-and-neuromancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Paolo Bacigalupi&#039;s The Windup Girl added the Hugo to its collection of awards, it was I suppose inevitable that comparisons to William Gibson&#039;s Neuromancer would arise. Both were first novels that offered vivid glimpses into strange yet familiar futures. Both had strong literary style, in contrast to the more utilitarian prose of some &#8220;hard&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Year Later</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/08/18/one-year-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometime in the next half hour, my mother will be gone one year. I hope she is still out there somewhere and that she is happy. I miss you, Mom.]]></description>
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		<title>A Bad Week for the Family</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/07/24/a-bad-week-for-the-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My previous post detailed how I and my family received the news of my Uncle Bruce&#039;s death last week. There had been some confusion due to miscommunication combined with the foreknowledge that my father&#039;s cousin, John Dupree, was dying. It was sorted out and my father spent two days out in Santa Rosa last week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bearing of Bad News: A Chronology</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/07/10/the-bearing-of-bad-news-a-chronology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uncle Bruce and my father in 2004. A Few Weeks Ago My father was going to Cincinnati to visit John Dupree. John is my father&#039;s cousin and they grew up pretty much like brothers. John has been fighting colon cancer for a couple of years now, but my father didn&#039;t get a chance to visit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1,000,000 Americans have been Infected with Swine Flu and that&#039;s the Good News</title>
		<link>http://www.jrrl.com/2009/06/27/1000000-americans-have-been-infected-with-swine-flu-this-is-very-good-news/</link>
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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 size [...]]]></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 reports: Because [...]]]></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 enough [...]]]></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. In other places, the [...]]]></description>
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