A look at april 29, 2009’s American Idol show

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A report on the live press conference by the president on April 29, 2009.

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A look at Fox’s April 28th “American Idol” program

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As you can see from viewing the link to the article on the new potential pandemic of swine flu that has broken out in Mexico, death rates are hovering at around 7% (so far) for this newest outbreak of the flu. During the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, while there were 50 million (or 10% of the world’s population at the time) that died as a result of the flu, the fatality % was only 2.5%. Of course, there had only been 1000 cases reported in Mexico this time (so far), but 70 of them died! It was announced today (April 26) that 40 cases of the swine flu had been diagnosed in New York amongst spring breakers who returned from that country recently.

I was talking to my daughter, who is also in New York City, and she said, “I heard they might close borders because of the flu.” (This was an online conversation)

I typed back, “Why Borders? Are there pigs running through their aisles or something?”

Stacey: “No, but because the flu is spreading…”

Me: (continuing to be dense)…”I know that during the Middle Ages they used to let sheepdogs run through the King’s hall and the knights and damsels would wipe their soiled hands on the sheepdogs to clean them. Sounds pretty sanitary, overall…”

Me (again): “Are they closing the Borders in New York because of those 40 cases they found recently?”

Stacey: “I don’t know. Just borders, in general.”

Me, again being obtuse: “I heard that Borders was experiencing some financial problems ,but I don’t know why they’d close stores because of that, unless they have a lot of porkers working there…”

Stacey: “NO, MOM. COUNTRY BORDERS.”

Me: “Oh….lol. Nevermind, then.”

A look at news reports of the Mexico City swine flu outbreak and some firsthand remembrances of the 2 biggest pandemics of the 20th century.

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A poetic farewell to the 2 “American Idol” contestants who bit the dust on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

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A look at disco night on “American Idol” on April 21, 2009.

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A look at the results of Wednesday, April 15th, “American Idol” results show.

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Suggestions for alternative categories for American Idol contestants, to keep musical genres reasonable and suitable for the various musical personalities represented by the contestants.

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We’re down to lucky 7, folks. Only seven contestants are left on “American Idol” and only two of them are female.

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