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Pearls Before Swine Page a Day 2010 Desk Calendar Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel
$20.79
Pearls Before Swine Page a Day 2010 Desk Calendar : The Pearls Before Swine menagerie just keeps growing... stranger. You've got Snuffles, Zebra's terrorist cat; Olive and Andy, love-struck dogs in chains; and the diabolical roof fish. And everyone else is in full crazy mode, including Rat, whose idea of subtle wit to entice the ladies is "Yo... Pull my finger," and the Crocs, who deem zeebas to be unnecessary horses.

Swine Science (7th Edition)
$103.00
This is, without reservation, the single-best source of information on swine farming.No person intending to earn a living with pigs should be without this book.Want to raise 10 sows on open range? Want to raise a hundred sows in confinement? This book will help you make money in the 21st Century!

Aurora Plush 12 inches Croc Pearls Before Swine Pearls Before Swine
$11.00
The product is just as advertised! I love the comic and purchased the item for my desk in my office, however my 3-year old took it instead and loves it! It is very true to the comic character! Outstanding!

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.