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WHO raises Pandemic Alert Level
tayschrenn
Member Posts: 234
Raised to Level 5. Indicates human to human transmission in at least 2 countries.
"The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur." -George W. Bush, discussing the decline of the French economy with British Prime Minister Tony Blair
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I don't worry too much untill millions are dropping like flies. When a country or two becomes empty...then it will be time to panic.
I propose that we only have an uncontrolled issue when we have 200,000,000+ search results on google search.
Last eveining we had 76,100,000 million this morning we have/had 87,600,000 search hits. Yes I search google just to get the result count.
I find it amazing that by 2020 first world countries will be competing to get immigrants.
I blame Bush for swine flu. Or is it Obama? I forget who is the scapegoat for issues atm.
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Originally posted by javac
well i'm 35 and have a PhD in science, and then 10 years experience in bioinformatics... you?
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/218865/page/8
Google must've just newly indexed the search results because now it's at 222,000,000...
I find it amazing that by 2020 first world countries will be competing to get immigrants.
My theory is they use the same system as the terror alert. Open a pack of skittles, close eyes, pick one and that is the new "Level" of alert. I am waiting for them to pick one that is stuck together then we get the Orangish-red alert. That should confuse the hell out of everyone.
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". No one can stop anyone from pursuing happiness, but life and liberty are said to only exist if they are deliberately sought and paid for".
I do like how some here like to politisise everything.
On the main issue tho i have to say i am a little concerned, tho that concern is tempered by the fact that most of those who have got it have 'Mild' symtons. I am also glad to hear that my country is rated as one of the best prepared for a flue based pandemic so if it comes to it i feel a little safer.
Another great example of Moore's Law. Give people access to that much space (developers and users alike) and they'll find uses for it that you can never imagine. "640K ought to be enough for anybody" - Bill Gates 1981