Swine Flu outbreak scheduled for Fall/Winter

Six in 10 participants  -- 59% -- said they believe it is very likely that there will be widespread cases of swine flu with people getting very sick this fall or winter.

Survey results also suggest that widespread school closings and work absences -- a likely outcome if a serious outbreak does occur -- could be financially devastating to many American families, especially minority families.

Forty-three percent predicted that they would lose pay and have money problems due to such absences, and 26% said that the person staying home would likely lose a job or business.

The survey, conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, was done via phone June 22-28. There were 1,823 survey participants, all 18 or older.

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20090717/most-americans-expect-serious-outbreak-swine-flu

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From Society of Professional Journalists: http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp Are Twitter docs "vital to the public"?

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Meeting the Wagasa Master in Kyoto

Here are a few snaps of my day with Nishibori Kotaro, the 5th-generation master craftsman of Japanese traditional umbrellas. Nishibori sensei is the president of Hiyoshiya, a company that was formed in the late Edo period. Doing research there for the next book. The inspiration for this next book was not the bento box but the wagasa. The wagasa is a perfect example of both complexity and simplicity. More on this soon.

                                       

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Imagine being up 1,353 feet

           

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Is your business card boring? Try a relational business card.

Nice to meet you! Please feel free to note your impression of me on my business card...

This card above is from my artist/designer buddy Markuz Wernli Saito. Markuz is Swiss but has been living and working in Japan (Kyoto) and San Francisco (etc.) for many years. He's a very interesting, intelligent, creative guy. See more about the biz card idea here: http://www.momentarium.org/experiments/impression/
 
Also checkout the rest of Momentarium here: http://www.momentarium.org
 
5-6 of Makuz's beautiful Zen garden photos appear in the PZ book. Here's Markuz's website: http://www.markuz.com

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There are no natural abilities. Only damn hard work.

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