opening friday 12/11/05, page-3

from a company perspective i look at it this way .. (putting aside the human issues involved)

mediation underway, settlement likely ... upside there,
three more cases of bird flu in asia ... upside there,
kuwait cases, first in middle east ... upside there,
totally oversold after spp ... upside there,
french & czech republic order relenza .. upside there

and just for good measure ....

China's Premier Wen Jiabao warned Wednesday that the country faces a serious threat from bird flu, since the disease is still not under control despite massive nationwide efforts to stop its spread