Here in the U.S., most people think of Influenza—the flu—as not much more than a serious cold. In fact, the flu is a terrible disease. In the U.S. alone, the CDC estimates it causes about 36,000 deaths yearly. Worldwide, the estimates are 250,000 to a half-million deaths per year. As of July 6, 2009, the total number of deaths worldwide from the dreaded and fearsome Swine Flu you've been hearing about is... wait for it... 429. Not 40,000. Not even 4,000. Just 429. In the entire world. I'm not trying to be callous. As far as I'm concerned even one death from the flu is one too many. But does it really make sense to be terrified over the loss, terrible as it is, of 500 people

Do you scour the internet? I'm a regular internet user but not an "I've gotta be online every minute of the day" type of person. Even so, because I'm interested in Tantra and sex magick, I often come upon sites and pages that have a bit of internet slang on them: NSFW. Have you seen it? Do you know what it means? Not Safe For Work Usually this code is attached to a page that is going to have some sort of nudity. It may be as benign as a woman's breasts. Although I certainly have nothing against breasts, I have to acknowledge that there are some people in a work situation who may be offended by them and even consider it sexual harassment if I were to have them on my computer monitor.