Tuesday, December 20, 2005
GBN - People Organizations world view corporate membership
AT $40K per year this roster yields about $& million in annual revenueGBN - People Organizations
Global Business Network - Pandefense 1.0 and Larry Brilliant
A very useful introduction to Larry and the work of GBN sponsoring the Pandefense initiative( 42 invited experts) along with an outline of the cosponsors of the initiative - including Denise Caruso and Bob Horn visualist.
The GBN page also introduces Rob Carlson who has been appointed to a working group sponsored by the National Academy and the Keck Institute to develop a plan to prevent an avian flu pandemic GBN - People Home
Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | Betting on bird flu
ARticle on Prediction Markets and Intrade contracts on Bird Flu "futures" for December 2005 and march 2006.
From the Salon Article " Dave Saigel, from the Centers for Disease Control, who says he was not aware of the bird flu market, concedes that it might be a useful prediction tool -- and may also help build awareness of the dangers of the disease and its spread. What's more, he says, the markets have "picked great months for their contracts. December and March are prime flu months."
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Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | Betting on bird flu
From the Salon Article " Dave Saigel, from the Centers for Disease Control, who says he was not aware of the bird flu market, concedes that it might be a useful prediction tool -- and may also help build awareness of the dangers of the disease and its spread. What's more, he says, the markets have "picked great months for their contracts. December and March are prime flu months."
If you are not a Salon subscriber you can read the article by watching a short Netspresso flash ad.
Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | Betting on bird flu
Pandemic Flu-Vaccine Prototype Shows Promise - -
Sanofi Pasteur development - takes two shots over two weeks of 30mg per shot - which is 4 times more than a 15mg flu shot today. Not expected to be available until August 2006.
Pandemic Flu-Vaccine Prototype Shows Promise - -
Pandemic Flu-Vaccine Prototype Shows Promise - -