Worldwide news regarding swine flu doesn’t appear to be dying down much in the upcoming week. While deaths have been reported in the state of Mexico, increasing numbers of people dying from swine flu infection have not been yet reported in other parts of the world. Vice president Joe Biden commented on television last week that he would urge his family to stay off commercial airliners, subways, and crowded spaces, to avoid coming in contact with those infected with swine flu. The travel industry was outraged by the remarks, and the White House has apparently apologized for his comments (although his suggestion sounded like basic common sense advice offered by someone who cares about their family). Another person in Washington last week had comments regarding the Swine Flu.

May 3, 2009 was a big Sunday for marathons all across the United States. The 2009 Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, the 2009 Pittsburgh Marathon, the Eugene Marathon in Oregon, the 2009 Lincoln Marathon in a Nebraska, and the 2009 Orange County Marathon in Newport Beach Southern California, were all run on this Sunday.