I didn't, and I promise I have not been stockpiling.
It also disclosed that international governments were stockpiling large supplies of GSK's anti-viral treatment Relenza, which can relieve swine flu symptoms.
Technology firms are increasingly responsible for this stockpiling of money.
America is considering the stockpiling of vaccines for use in the event of a biological threat against civilians (vaccines are already available for American troops).Usually, however, the quickest way to deliver a bomb, and the one that is hardest to defend against, is by missile.
Globally, reserves have tripled on average during the same period and, according to the IMF, even the developing world has failed to match Africa's stockpiling.
Junkies and aid workers alike suspect that the rise in opium prices has less to do with crop substitution and record hauls than it has to do with stockpiling.
China has been stockpiling a mountain of cotton, presumably to insulate its textile makers from shocks.
Hence the ban.A vicious circle of price rises, stockpiling and export bans does not make sense in the medium term for any commodity, whether cotton, onions or iron ore.
India has been assured that it will not face sanctions over the public stockpiling of grain.Alibaba reported record sales of $9.3 billion on "Singles Day", easily beating last year's figure of $5.8 billion.
The measure, which passed by 52% to 48%, was supported by Governor Bill Owens who claimed it severely curtailed legislators' ability to raise revenue.Mr Bush presented a $7.1 billion vaccine development and stockpiling plan to tackle any potential bird flu pandemic in the United States.
That explains why stockpiling and building new factories are partial answers at best to the global challenge.Perhaps the best reason to take the IHRs seriously is that by making it harder for governments to hide pandemic data, they make innovation more likely.
