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2009 Swine Flu, A H1N1 Virus

The virus with many names is making it’s way around the world and causing much alarm and receiving much attention. First called swine influenza (Flu) and now referred to as swine influenza A H1N1 virus.

The CDC say’s they will provide updated guidance and new information as it becomes available at this link   CDC

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Swine Flu

The severity of the Swine Flu situation seems to grow with every report I hear or read the last couple of days. It seems it started in Mexico and has quickly spread to the USA, Canada, UK and now a case in Spain has been reported.

I first heard about it while I was cooking pork [...]

Banana Tree or Not A Tree

We were sitting around the dinner table the other evening talking about fruit and fruit trees. Someone said something about a banana tree and I remembered that I read that they are not really trees at all. Wow, that was news! You can read about it here:   Banana Tree

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First Bar-B-Q Of The Year!

At last the weather outside is not so frightful, it is oh so nice. Spent most of the weekend outside actually looking for things to do so I could stay outside and enjoy the sun in warmth. I trimmed a few trees, stirred up the compost pile, and even did a little painting on the [...]