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Original HP 95/98 Ink Cartridge Combo-Pack in Retail Packaging
$60.22
Good price for this original HP ink combo pack...
Received as advertised very quickly from shipper.

N95 Health Mask Gerson 20 Masks
$5.99
This model of respirator is listed on the CDC website as follows "FDA has authorized emergency use of these respirators by the general public1 during the current swine flu emergency to help reduce exposure to airborne germs." A table follows that statement with the gerson 1730 model in the table.

I purchased a couple of boxes because the cost was not too bad at around $8/box, and I can use them in the garage when woodworking, spraying some chemicals, cutting tile, etc. So I won't be wasting my money even if we don't get the flu. If one of my kids gets the flu, I will probably quarantine them to their room with a TV and game boy, and wear these when I am directly caring for them, along with a pair of gloves. In the hospital when entering or exiting a patient's room who had an airborne illness like the flu, we gowned, gloved and put on masks to protect ourselves. This respirator isn't guaranteed to keep you from getting the flu, but may help you be safe. Safer still is good hand washing frequently, and washing counters, doorknobs, and surfaces with bleach spray, etc.

If I were a pregnant woman, elderly person, or person with an underlying condition such as asthma, bronchitis, cancer, HIV etc. I would probably wear a respirator and perhaps even gloves in public. The mortality and complication rates among these populations from the flu is so much higher that more precautionary measures for this population is prudent. The FDA has approved the 3M 8612 model respirator, which is probably the one I would go with if I were in this population group and could afford to do so. If the cost of those is prohibitive, the Gerson 1730 would also be an option.

Stanley 95-155 3-in-1 Tripod LED Flashlight
$29.99
I got this flashlight for Christmas last year. I absolutely loved it for a while. It put out incredible brightness for an LED flashlight. However, after a few months the light on one of the individual flashlights began to flicker. Soon all 3 would flicker. Then last week, while I was using it to navigate at night out in the woods,
the lights would start to turn off. First one would go off, then another, and then all of them. I had put brand new batteries in it just the week before because I suspected that they were the cause of the flickering problem. They didn't help! When I brought it back to the store it was purchased from, they told me that many people had returned theirs for the same reason. I don't know if Stanley had addressed the issues with the light yet but I hope they have. I have a replacement for this one coming in next week. We'll see how that one lasts.

Monarchy Men's Skewed M Flap Jean, Indigo, 34
$215.00