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The new cast of Dancing With the Stars, which premieres next month, features some interesting choices as the ABC reality hit looks to liven things up.
As rumored Monday, NFL star Jacoby Jones will vie for the Mirror Ball, as will Olympian Aly Raisman (below). Her dad is totally gonna stand the whole time.
Notably absent? Rumored contestant Sean Lowe of The Bachelor fame.
But with a 12th contestant TBA, and two weeks of Bachelor left (read The Bachelor spoilers to see how it plays out), we're guessing he's the final entrant.
If he does lace up his dancing shoes, it'll be a reality TV bonanza. Lisa Vanderpump (RHOBH) and Kellie Pickler (Idol) are also gonna be competing!
Who else will take to the parquet March 18? Here's the list of 11 celebs going Dancing With the Stars, as unveiled Tuesday on Good Morning America ...
- Lisa Vanderpump, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star
- Wynonna Judd, country star/half-sister of Ashley Judd
- D.L. Hughley, standup comedian/actor
- Jacoby Jones, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver
- Andy Dick, slightly insane actor/comedian
- Victor Ortiz, WBC Welterweight Champion
- Zendaya Coleman, Disney Channel star
- Aly Raisman, Olympic champion gymnast
- Ingo Rademacher, General Hospital star
- Kellie Pickler, American Idol alum/country star
- Dorothy Hamill, Olympic skating gold medalist
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Well, after Lawrence Taylor, Andy Dick is a fitting cast member to represent the sexual deviant population (hasn't he been arrested several times?), but other than Wynonna Judd, Kellie Pickler, and one or two others, I haven't heard of most of these people. So once again, the "stars" are the professionals in the regular casts and the contestants are mostly no-names or has-beens. Lisa Vanderpump? Who the hell is that? Ingo Rademacher? Huh? Give me a break! I won't be watching!


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Court Vision: Kevin Garnett trade rumors floated and denied
By Ben Golliver
• With the Celtics losing both Rajon Rondo and Jared Sullinger to season-ending injuries, trade rumors were sure to follow in short order. True to form, the Sporting News reported over the weekend that the Clippers were in pursuit of Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, ready to offer Caron Butler and Eric Bledsoe.
• Multiple media outlets denied that talks were taking place between the two teams, including the Los Angeles Times.
The Clippers are not pursuing Boston Celtics center Kevin Garnett despite what has been reported, according to NBA officials who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Furthermore, the Clippers' front office has not had any conversations with Boston's front office about a rumored deal in which L.A. would use back-up point guard Eric Bledsoe and small forward Caron Butler as the centerpieces to acquire Garnett, said the officials.
• Sports On Earth notes on Twitter that Garnett has a no-trade clause, reporting that he will not waive it unless Paul Pierce is also traded.
• Brian Robb of Celtics Hub offered a thorough breakdown of Garnett's availability, including some possible destinations. He concludes a move is unlikely.
With that said, if you are a Celtics fan, you can now breathe a bit easier over the coming month when the Garnett rumors inevitably surface. The C's will remain competitive as long as he is around, and have all their supporting pieces in place for next year to make another serious playoff run if Rondo comes back healthy. Barring getting bowled over with a deal he can't refuse, I expect Ainge to sit tight and keep the core intact, for now anyway. Blowing it up completely would just be too messy to do at this point for everyone involved.
• Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will coach the Eastern Conference in the 2013 All-Star Game, but the Associated Press reports that he refuses to reveal who he will name as a replacement starter for Rondo. One possibility is Heat big man Chris Bosh.
"Wouldn't it be so much more fun with some suspense," Spoelstra said Monday before the Heat hosted the Charlotte Bobcats. "We have time."
• USA Today Sports reports that a couple of veteran Mavericks could be on the move.
Keep an eye on Dallas, as rival executives believe the Mavericks will look to unload some of their older money if they keep losing (aka Shawn Marion, who is owed $9.3 million in the last year of his deal in 2013-14, or Vince Carter, who is owed $3.1 million in the last year of his deal in 2013-14).
• NBA superfan Jimmy Goldstein, a regular courtside presence at NBA games, is now on Twitter. Kelly Dwyer on why Goldstein is a must-follow.
• Ken Berger of CBSSports.com reports that Don Fehr, currently the exective director of the NHL Players Association, is being floated as a possible replacement for the NBPA's embattled Billy Hunter.
• Bradford Doolittle of ESPN Insider writes that the Thunder's trade of James Harden for a package that included Kevin Martin was one of the offseason's best moves.
Martin is not as good as Harden, and it's not really close. However, he's filled his role on the Thunder this season almost as well as Harden did for last season's squad. Close enough, anyway, to avoid offsetting the improvements OKC has made elsewhere. Harden averaged 19.3 points per 36 minutes, and had a .660 true shooting percentage on a .216 usage rate. Martin comes pretty close: 18.2 points per 36, .617 true shooting, .209 usage.
The bottom line is that Oklahoma City is outscoring opponents by 11.2 points for every 100 possessions Martin is on the court. That number for Harden last season was 9.9. The question now is whether Martin can maintain that effect in the playoffs
• Alex Prewitt of the Washington Post with an excellent look at playground legend Jamar Board, who died of a gunshot wound in December.
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It was 1994, and Gary Fisher was presiding over an elegant dinner in Kalamazoo, Mich. He'd recently taken charge of the Farmers Group of Insurance Companies' Southwest Michigan sales district, and he was meeting the region's 22 multi-line insurance agents for the first time. Fisher rose, enthusiastically introduced himself, and declared his paramount goal: "We will be one of the top- producing districts in the country." Silence enveloped the room, followed by some cynical snickers and weak applause. But by the close of 1996, Fisher's prediction had come true.
A District of Survivors When Fisher came on board, the Southwest Michigan district was the company's lowest producer in the state for life, health, and property/casualty insurance. It hovered near the bottom of the sales barrel in financial services for the entire U.S., regularly achieving only a fraction of its quota. The district had been a money-loser for years.
At age 28, Fisher was among the youngest district managers that Farmers Group had ever appointed. Some members of his new sales team had been selling insurance longer than he'd been alive. Considering his dubious reception, Fisher recalls, "I realized that I was going to have to be more of a George S. Patton type than I originally thought."
The district had been without a manager for years. Accustomed to their autonomy, Fisher says, the sales force lacked energy and focus. "There was no camaraderie, no enthusiasm at all," he recalls. "They had no sense of being part of anything bigger than their own small offices. They saw themselves as survivors."
Fisher says the group had come to accept excuses for their low production--demographics, rating structures, and prior management problems, to name a few. Fisher validated none of them. He analogized the situation using his sharp sense of humor: "Remember The Blues Brothers scene where John Belushi tries to come up with a good excuse for missing his wedding? Flood, fire, locusts, car trouble--anything so that it wasn't his fault!"
First Things First Fisher's first order of business--winning the trust of the agents--was no simple task. So he spent his first six months on the job getting acquainted with his agents and their staffs, familiarizing himself with the uniqueness of each agency. He helped each agent analyze the obstacles that stood between his or her agency and financial success.
Fisher set about the task of convincing the seasoned agents that it was in their best interest to work harder to diversify their business by becoming more active in financial services. He pointed out the obvious result of increased sales--more income.
His next order of business was to give the agents tools to produce results. "It was the ultimate challenge for me. I'll never have a test any harder than working with independent contractors who have no individual quotas to meet," he says.
Fisher scrambled to find incentives that would inspire the existing sales staff and loosen the traditional staid culture of the district. He began by introducing the sales force to motivational material: They attended the public Peter Lowe Success Seminar at The Palace of Auburn Hills (a professional sports arena) in 1995, featuring Dick Vitale, Zig Ziglar, Tom Hopkins, and Dan Kennedy. And they traveled to Grand Rapids to see another sales trainer, Brian Tracy.
"If someone couldn't go, I bought them the tapes to listen to at home," Fisher says. The work of Tony Robbins and Les Brown was used as well. "We learned from the masters of sales. Motivation one day, sales psychology another, marketing the next, and time management the day after that. I mixed it up to keep things interesting."
He brought in speakers such as CPAs and top agents from Farmers Group and other companies to talk about the main subject at hand: sales.
But what really began to turn things around was the creation of what Fisher called a "sales builder group." He presented the idea to the district as a mentoring project, and several veteran agents volunteered to work closely with Fisher to increase regional productivity. They also agreed to help their less-experienced associates.
Each volunteer was trained intensely and given individual assistance in every area where improvement was needed: marketing, product knowledge, sales skills, technological issues, staffing problems, and company relations, to name several. Training was conducted at weekly meetings using marketing and product manuals supplied by the company.
"I really thought of the group as a steering committee in the beginning," Fisher says. "From then on, I never made decisions that affected them without their input. That went over very well."
After the training period, in 1995, Fisher gave them a small life and annuity goal to meet. Group members who didn't meet the goal were dropped. Those who made it emerged as a small but powerful group that would alter the future of the district. Fisher christened them The Executive Team.
The Few, the Proud The members of The Executive Team, or E-Team, as it was eventually nicknamed, were trained with John Savage's instructional videos, and they attended a private one-day seminar led by a Savage Corp. consultant. Fisher used a slew of audio- and videotapes to train the E-Team. "I'm a fanatical reader of books," he says. In lieu of in-house sales seminars, Fisher would often present the team with a condensed version of his latest read.
The team also scheduled occasional open gripe sessions, which Fisher characterizes as a healthy way to balance the high-energy training exercises. "I didn't want them to feel like they were being fed a steady diet of sugary thoughts with no outlet for negativity. Negativity, handled properly, can have a good impact on sales."
During the sessions, Fisher and his team would discuss client problems, financial issues, claims questions (the usual causes of agent stress) and come up with strategies to handle them. "Claims were a concern for the agents in one line of business," Fisher recalls, "so I took them to Detroit to meet the people who underwrote them.
"They had recurring questions about our life underwriters, so we did it again--we took an overnight excursion to Columbus, Ohio." Fisher's agents toured the operation, met the brass, and got to know the company's life insurance personnel. The field trips did more than just resolve one or two sticky issues. "I wanted to position my E-Team members so that everyone in the company would know their names. We also put the underwriters and upper management on the mailing list for our district newsletter."
In a company of 15,000 multi-line agents, Fisher explains, it was beneficial for his agents to have face-to-face relationships with the people whose decisions affected their business.
Reaping the Rewards E-Team members met regular production goals to maintain their team status. Fisher rewarded the best players handsomely for their rapidly increasing production: He began to hold district golf outings and to offer bigger travel incentives, like The Grand Promotion (see sidebar, page 40).
Members of the E-Team competed for mini-getaways each quarter, including visits to Chicago, where they went to Second City and The Improv. Other motivational hits: Greek Town in Detroit and tickets to see the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Redwings.
The district's wide-ranging demographics was a challenge in the formulation of rewards. "We had the typical sales guys who loved to party, but we also had conservative, small-town people who weren't into that," Fisher says. So he included the salespeople in incentive decisions. "I threw ideas out and asked what they wanted to do. There are stereotypes in the insurance industry. People assume that all of us golf, that we all hit the hot-spot vacation sites every winter. That's not true. We had a diverse mix and had to please everyone to get results."
Cost factored in, too. "These were self-funded events, with the exception of a couple that were split between the company and my office," Fisher notes. "We had to be creative."
The major corporate-level programs--President's Council, Championship Club, and Topper's Club--are "great incentives," Fisher says. "People love the social aspects of a big trip; that kind of thing always produces results." Fisher added his own flair to these programs as well. "With every big corporate event, I tacked something on. A dinner, a gift, something personal for each one from my office, or at times a big party for all of them the night before the corporate ceremony."
About Face In 1996, for the first time ever, the Southwest Michigan district reached its life and financial services goals. To the astonishment of upper management, they topped all 15 Michigan districts in sales. Michigan's top life and annuity producer and its second- and third- place auto and fire salespeople that year all came from under Gary Fisher's wing. The notoriously unprofitable district had turned around in two whirlwind years.
The participation of a district in the corporate-level incentive trips is a direct barometer of the district's success. From 1996 to 1999, several E-Team agents attended the Championship and Topper's Club awards in Palm Springs and New Orleans. In 1999, Fisher's district sent the highest percentage of qualifiers of all the Michigan districts to the Topper's Club meeting at Hilton Head Island.
"He had a very positive effect on my agency," says Tom Chambers, Fisher's most successful E-Team member. "We doubled our production and greatly improved our attitude and agency/management relations. His motivational training not only gave us a positive attitude, but also provided the specific methods and tools we needed to succeed."
And the incentive rewards were key to the shift. "They create a positive image," Chambers says. "Once you have that, you strive to keep it. Public accomplishment and recognition create pride."
What Goes Around In 1999, at the Hilton Head Topper's Club awards ceremony, the five qualifiers from Fisher's district, all E-Team members, presented him with their own District Manager of the Year award in front of the entire company.
"Everything goes back to the E-Team," Fisher says. "I picked a core group of people who really wanted to win and trained the heck out of them. I completely supported them. That's all." Farmers Group district managers all over the country heard that message loud and clear, and have adopted the E-Team concept for their agents.
"I never intended to just meet the basic job expectations," Fisher says. "I came here to shake things up."
One of Gary Fisher's inspired incentive programs was dubbed The Grand Promotion. Each prize level incorporated the theme, from dinner at the elegant, four-star Amway Grand Plaza, to tickets to the Grand Blanc Buick Open Professional Golf Tournament in Grand Blanc. One prize was a bed-and-breakfast weekend in Grand Haven, on the shore of Lake Michigan. Retreats at the Grand Traverse Resort and Mackinac Island's quaint, Old World-style Grand Hotel were awarded as well. The grandest "Grand" prize of all was a week on Grand Cayman island.


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Freshman Paul Hubbard raced for touchdown runs of 71 and 51 yards while filling in at quarterback in the second half, and Christopher Arnold added touchdown runs of 3 and 22 yards as Class 3A Weaver turned a 14-13 halftime lead into a 41-13 victory.
Both coaches drew positives a week out from opening the regular season.
Pleasant Valley, which looks to show improvement in a tough 2A region that includes fourth-ranked Wellborn and No. 10 Woodland, had its moments when starters for both teams were on the field. Dalton intercepted a Weaver pass and returned 43 yards for the game's first score.
Quarterback Lucas Ford's 10-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Parker put the Raiders up 13-7 in the second quarter. Ford hit on 5 of 9 passes for 87 yards and a score, all in the first half.
"I was tickled. I really was," Pleasant Valley coach Jeff Davis said. "I thought we held our own and had some good licks and played well on defense and came off the ball on offense."
For Weaver, quarterback Timothy Hawkins immediately atoned for the interception, leading a 70-yard drive that ended in his 29-yard touchdown pass to Tyrone Johnson.
Hawkins added 9-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Durham at 2:01 of the second quarter, giving Weaver a 14-13 lead that stood at halftime.
A third-year starter, Hawkins quarterbacked the first half, completing 10 of 14 passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns.
"He threw the interception there, but he knew what he did wrong, so we're fine," Weaver coach Daryl Hamby said. "It's all about mistakes and getting the jitters out. The only thing I hate about it is, every time he plays out there, I think, 'Gosh, I'm not going to have him next year.'"
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Piñatas Peludas
Today is Spanish Friday so this post is in Spanish. If you participated in Spanish Friday on your own blog, leave your link in comments. English translation is below!
Ustedes ya saben que me encantan las piñatas, (Bueno ¿Qué tipo de persona sin corazón no le gusta de ellas?)
Pero, la semana pasada encontré unas piñatas que nunca vi antes. Las piñatas eran bien grandes pero la cosa que me impresiono más era que las piñatas eran peludas – ¡sí! Peludas!
Les voy a enseñar para que me entiendan mejor qué estoy diciendo.
Ya ven que no estoy loca y tenía razón! Las piñatas son peludas, ¿vá?
You all already know that I love piñatas, (well, what sort of heartless person doesn't like them?)
However, the other week I found some piñatas that I had never seen before. The piñatas were kind of big but the thing that impressed me most was that the piñatas were furry – yes! Furry!
I'll show you so you have a better idea of what I mean.
You see, I'm not crazy, I was right! The piñatas are furry, are they not?
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¡qué bueno! Esta semana tengo 2 posts para Spanish Friday: http://livelovefun.blogspot.com/2012/08/muy-divertido-la-noche-papa-se-fue-la.html
That's so funny that you are surprised because my mom is a piñata maker and I grew up having "furry" piñatas at my birthdays. Except I saw them as normal and I would see the non-furry ones I always thought they looked weird and somewhat distasteful. Furry piñatas are the best! :)


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Crystal Lake, IL Baxter Credit Union (BCU), announced today the recognition of Mr. Brad Stewart, Crystal Lake Service Center Manager, as Unsung Hero by Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital and radio station Y103.9.
Unsung Hero Awards are awarded to recognize individuals who are making a difference in their communities. Each month, three nominees (nominated by listeners) and their stories are posted on Y103.9s website for listeners to vote on. Good Shepherd Hospital donates $500 to the winners charity of choice.
On December of 2007 Brad was recognized for his efforts in organizing a program, along with his BCU team, which raises money for a different local charity each month. The development of this program has been successful in raising funds for many worthy causes in the community. Some of the organizations who have benefited from his efforts include: Home of the Sparrow, Family Alliance, Family Health Partnership Clinic, The Crystal Lake Food Pantry and The Light Center among others.
An active community member, Brad recently organized a benefit concert to raise funds for the American Diabetes Association. He also joined the Board of Directors for the locally-based Home of the Sparrow that provides help and housing for women and children in need.
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AppleInsider reports today on a note to investors from Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore, who says that Microsoft will have to price its Surface tablet so low if it is to have any hope of competing with Apples iPad, that it could actually alienate its Windows partners. Whitmore refers to Microsofts major dilemma, saying that as far as the lower-spec version of the Surface tablet is concerned, Microsoft will have to undercut the iPads price if it wants its own tablet to succeed, but if it does price Surface that low it would collapse the PC OEM profit pool, especially with other Windows partners just about to release their own Windows 8 tablets for approximately $650, on average. Whitmore says that best case scenario for Microsoft, or the best that it can hope for, would be the high-end Surface Pro being successful enough to slow down the adoption of the iPad in the enterprise.
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As the city's premier modern jazz group, Astral Project has been a New Orleans institution for 33 years. "Big Shot," released in 2001, was the band's first without pianist David Torkanowski and its first as a quartet. Tork's loss is felt, but without him the ensemble is more free and open, creating space for the band to lay out lush melodies and funky New Orleans beats.
Guitarist Steve Maskowski's two compositions "Vigil" and "Vengeance," written as Masakowski waited for word on some of his close family who were visiting the World Trade Center on 9/11, are as haunting as they are tender, with saxophonist Tony Degradi really stealing the show. Not all somber, the album also has a refreshingly funky leaning to many of its songs, particularly on the title track and "Spherical," which Degradi bops along on with seemingly great delight.
It was a risky and challenging proposition to cut ties with one of their most visible and known members, but looking at Astral Project now, 10 years since this crossroads of an album and still without a single Jazz Fest absence, it's clear the move hasn't slowed them down a bit.
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Pet Pantry collects pet food and distributes it to families who need help feeding their pets. The economy in 2009 has affected dogs, cats and people and many animals have been turned in to HSTT this year for financial reasons.
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There are 425 volunteers working at HSTT and it takes up 250 pounds of dog and cat food every two months to sustain the animals.
Donation barrels for dog and cat food are available at Safeway, Mickey's Pet Stop, Pet Station, Scraps Dog Bakery and Tails by the Lake. Those in need of pet food should contact HSTT at (530) 587-5948.
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Globoid cell leukodystrophy; Galactosylcerebrosidase deficiency; Galactosylceramidase deficiency
Definition of Krabbe disease
Krabbe disease is a rare genetic disorder of the nervous system. It is a type of leukodystrophy.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
A defect in the GALC gene causes Krabbe disease. Persons with this gene defect do not make enough of a substance called galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase (galactosylceramidase).
Early-onset Krabbe disease:
Signs and tests
An exam of the retina in the eye may show damage to the optic nerve. There may be signs or deafness and abnormal posturing in the late stages of the disorder.
There is no specific treatment for Krabbe disease.
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The outcome is likely to be poor. On average, infants with early-onset cases die before age 2. People who develop the disease at a later age have survived into adulthood with nervous system disease.
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Missouri State's Matthew Wilson had a breakout performance on the final day of the UIW Christmas Invitation (Dec. 17). Highlighting the sophomore's weekend in San Antonio was his runner-up finish in the 200 butterfly.
The West Monroe, La. native made it back to finals in all four of his individual events, including two A-Final appearances.
On the second day of competition, Wilson doubled up on individual events and swam the 100 fly and 100 back. He finished seventh in the 100 fly and 11th overall in the 100 back.
Wilson saved his best performance for the final day, shaving 1.73 seconds off his season best in the 200 fly. He was the runner-up in the event and came within .29 seconds of TCU's Luiz Azarias for the win. His time of 1:49.70 came was just a few tenths shy of his lifetime best and vaulted him into the No. 2 spot in the MAC rankings.


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How To Set Up A Certificate Authority In 10 Minutes, March 28, 2012 Having a company owned certificate authority makes managing your network devices simpler and more secure. There is nothing inherently wrong with self-signed certs, but you can do better. You can build a CA issue your first certificate in about 10 minutes. Here is how to do it.
The CA we are going to build is aimed solely at IT shops that need a CA but don't want to roll out an enterprise wide CA. Having an enterprise CA tied to Windows Active Directory is quite handy and Microsoft makes it pretty easy to install and manage. If your organization doesn't have a CA or you want one that you can manage yourself, follow along. Microsoft also has extensive documentation if you want to dig in deeper.
If you want to install a CA tied to Active Directory, stop reading this and go read Microsoft's documentation. You'll thank me later.
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On Windows Server 2003 (I don't imagine this is any different in Windows Server 2008), go to Add/Remove programs->Add/Remove Windows Components and select Certificate Services. Select a stand-alone root CA. That will give you a CA independent of Active Directory.
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Last month, the Queens rapper Meyhem Lauren released his thundering, funny-as-hell Mandatory Brunch Meetings mixtape, and I liked it a lot. Pitchfork did not agree. Earlier this week, critic Jonah…   Read Story »
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Last week, Queens rap hardhead Meyhem Lauren released his great, weird, funny Mandatory Brunch Meetings mixtape. And now we get a video for opening track "Mandated Participants," in which Lauren and…   Read Story »
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A few minutes into the new mixtape Mandatory Brunch Meetings, the Queens rap bruiser Meyhem Lauren joins a very small circle: The tiny club of rappers whose between-verses shit-talk is as much fun to…   Read Story »
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Is there a way to stop the ZoneAlarm traffic indicator from indicating activity from a particular program or maybe from the whole trusted zone? I have recently installed "BOINC" (a distributed computing application) on mycomputer and it causes the traffic indicator to flash on about every 5 seconds. The following is an explanation from a BOINC forum:
BOINC on your computer is in two parts. BOINC Manager, the GUI that you see and interact with is simply that - a GUI. The real work of the BOINC client is done by the daemon (boinc.exe) that runs in the background. The GUI interrogates the daemon quite frequently so that the information on your various BOINC Manager tabs is always kept up to date. That communication is done by a connection to localhost which you should be able to see in the status information at the bottom right corner of the GUI window. You should see "Connected to localhost" there if everything is running normally. Localhost is your own computer in the trusted zone.
Your firewall can see this communication and you have it configured to report it to you. Of course you don't need to be concerned at all about this communication. It is quite necessary and totally harmless. All you need to do is tell zonealarm that both boincmgr.exe and boinc.exe have normal access permission for both the trusted zone and the internet zone. If you don't give this permission BOINC will not be able to work on your computer. In the "Access" column in zonealarm's "Program Control" window, make sure you have two green ticks for each program. Then you will have no further annoying popups.
I have of course granted both of the programs access as he suggests, but that doesn't keep the communication from constantly activating the traffic indicator. Is there any way to get the indicator to ignore this traffic? I am using free ZoneAlarm 6.1.737.000.Thanks,Jim
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- The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) certifies portable electric room air cleaners by running random sample tests for cleaning effectiveness for tobacco smoke, dust, and pollen. The group's product listings can be viewed by brand name, manufacturer, room size, and pollutant.
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According to the EPA, the three basic strategies for maintaining indoor air quality are: 1) controlling pollution sources, 2) providing ventilation for your home or office, or 3) using a portable air cleaner.[1] Exploring the first two options before buying an air cleaner can help save money from a purchase, as well as energy costs. But if you're stuck indoors with known pollutants, sometimes an air filter is the only option.
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Hunter Fan Company QuietFlo Air Filter
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Buying an air cleaner helps you go green because...
- It can help to eliminate harmful pollutants, like VOCs and irritants such as dust, tobacco smoke, and mold from your home or office.
The quality of indoor air is an increasing concern as evidence suggests that air inside homes and buildings is often more polluted than outdoor air. And since people spend about 90 percent of their time inside, indoor air pollutants are now on the top five list for environmental health risks.[1][2] Pollutants are routinely brought into homes or offices and have negative health and environmental effects. Paints and carpeting, for instance, can contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that contribute to ground-level ozone.
For those with recurring respiratory, sinus, or asthma-related problems, or those concerned about the quality of their indoor air, single-room air cleaners are one way to address these concerns. Although many filters on the market today can't effectively remove large airborne particles, like cat dander and dust mites, they can reduce the adverse health effects of a select group of pollutants (depending on the model).[2]
A new, specialized type of air cleaner—called ionic air cleaners—often produce ozone (O3), which is itself a pollutant and a health concern.[3] At upper atmospheric levels, ozone exists in high concentrations (called the ozone layer) which protect the earth from ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Although at ground-level, ozone is normally formed by the reaction of air (or hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides in the air) with sunlight, ionic air cleaners produce ozone as a byproduct. This byproduct contributes to the growing problem of ground-level ozone, which is responsible for decreased agricultural yields since it interferes with the photosynthesis of many plants and is therefore considered a pollutant. It can also irritate respiratory function, causing increased rates of asthma, chest pain, shortness of breath, and inflamed lung tissues.[4]
- ground-level ozone: The main component of smog, ground-level ozone is formed when volatile organic compounds (VOCs) react chemically with nitrogen oxides (NOx) when it is sunny and hot outside. Many urban areas have high levels of this summertime pollutant but rural areas can have increased ozone levels too as wind can carry ground-level ozone hundreds of miles from where it originates. Breathing ozone can cause a number of respiratory health problems plus it damages ecosystems and vegetation including crops.
- ozone layer: A gaseous layer in the stratosphere where ozone (O3) gas is at the highest concentrations in our atmosphere. It forms a protective layer over the earth by filtering out shorter wavelength ultraviolet (UV) rays (photons or UV rays) that would otherwise be harmful to most lifeforms on earth's surface.
- volatile organic compounds (VOCs): Organic solvents that easily evaporate into the air. VOCs are emitted by thousands of products, including paints, cleaning supplies, pesticides, building materials, and furnishings, and they may cause immediate and long-term health problems.
External links
Commercial building resources
- IndoorAirSite.com - Report on Office Indoor Air Quality Assessment: The Problem with Laser Printers
- US Environmental Protection Agency - Sick Building Syndrome
Residential resources
- Healthy House Institute - Improving Air Quality: What Works
- GreenGuide - Healthy Foundations A wide-ranging list of environmentally- and health-friendly indoor products for your home.
- Carpet and Rug Institute - The Green Label and Green Label Plus programs
- US Environmental Protection Agency - The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
- US Environmental Protection Agency - Guide to Air Cleaners in the Home
- TreeHugger - Ask TreeHugger: Portable Air Cleaner Considerations
- US Environmental Protection Agency - Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners: Ozone Heath Effects and Standards


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The Reissue Blues DeVille™ 410 is a vintage-style tube amp with boutique tone at a great price that many pro rock, country and blues players have used to superb effect. While its newer cousin, the Hot Rod DeVille™, has many modern refinements, more and more enthusiasts continue to request the warm tone, unique circuitry, classic features and sharp look of the original version. It pumps 60 watts into four 10" blue alnico-magnet Eminence® speakers fueled by two 6L6 Groove Tubes® output tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes. Its two channels (normal with bright switch, and drive) are voiced for classic blues, country and rock; other features include Fender®spring reverb, effects loop, two-button channel footswitch, tweed covering, chicken head knobs and chrome control panel.
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I have the first edition of this amp, from the mid-90s, and I would never ever part with it unless it caught fire or something. It's heavy, can't be used quietly, and the gain channel is not really much different, but I wouldn't record or play large stages without this amp. I use a little Pro Junior for pub gigs etc, but any time I want real tone, or can take advantage of the volume, this is the one I want. Huge sound, especially if you can really crank it. I use the gain channel for a base tone and then add a bit of color with a Tube Screamer and a Vox wah. Chords sound nice and full, not muddy. Lead guitar work sustains well and cuts through the mix like a knife. With the volume up past 7, the amp moves enough air that on large stages I can place the mic a few feet in front of it instead of right in front of it, and the stage mix still won't bleed into my channel. Hard to believe it's 60 watts and not 100! You can buy other "limited edition" amps for more money, but why bother? This is all the amp you'll need.
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Sounds great with any guitar you put thru it! Very 3D sounding, great dynamic response never gets to sharp or brittle but has a very sweet shiny top-end that suits all kinds of musical styles. Very easy to use, I have not found one setting on this amp that fails to sound amazing. It all sound good it's just a matter of taste how you like your settings to be. Some amps just have one sweet spot, this one only has sweet spots.
It breaks up in such a nice way if you push it a bit, but has all the headroom and power you need. Works great with any pedals you put in front of it. The Blues Deville and a cable is now my main live-rig both for club-gigs and big outdoor festivals. Great work Fender, thanks a lot!
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I actually own the origianal 410 blues deville. I bought it back in 1994. I loved it so much on the gig the next day I bought another one. The amps remind me of the 59 bassman with more power and reverb. I was and still try to get a Clapton sound or tone. This amp has done it for me. It really comes to life if you turn it up. It just sounds great. Getting the tone set was a littley tricky for me at first for it seemed if you played louder the bass really came to life which is great, however one must be carefull not to blow up speakers though. I pretty much play Clapton strats so this amp has done me well. I also have an original 1956 strat that sounds excellent thru this amp as one would just expect. My gibsons sound equally great. Talking about a 74 Les Paul custom and a 1963 Gibson L-5 C.E.S. to just mention a few. These are my main amps I use on the gig. Unless there is just not enough room and a lot of time that is the case. That's where the baby brother blues deluxe comes in. I also own a 1966 Fender Princton Reverb and a 69 Dual Showman with JBL D -140's - another incredible amp but again the 410 Blues deville is still more practical for most of the gigs. When using the 2 devilles together, it's incredible just how clean it sounds for I get plenty of volume and hardly turn up the guitars. I usually keep the amp volume on 5 which gives my guitars plenty of head room. The overdrive channel is kinda lame sounding but once in a while for a tone variance it works just fine. Again I can only hope the reissue lives up to its name and sounds the same. I honestly don't know though.
I own an original Blues Deville 410, so I hope the reissue follows suit. The amp has that classic 410 bottom end with enough clean headroom to cut through. But, there is still that sweet saturation spot that a lot of guitarists look for. This is a loud amp, but there is a master volume so you can still work loud tones at lower volumes. The amp works well accepting pedalboards or going straight from a guitar. The reverb is lush, not quite classic Fender, but very useful. However, unless you are using the foot pedal, you cannot turn the reverb off. You can pot it down to 0, but it is not removed from the circuit. This isn't a big deal for most.
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|Model Name:
|Blues DeVille™ 410 Reissue, 120V
|Model Number:
|Hot Rod
|Amplifier Type:
|Presence, Reverb, Master Volume, Middle, Bass, Treble, Drive Select Switch, Drive Volume, Bright Switch
|60 Watts into 4 or 8 Ohms (Switchable)
|Effects Loop:
|1/4" - (Send/Return)
|Two - (1/4", Input 2 is at -6dB)
|Speaker Jack:
|Two 1/4" Parallel (Internal and External)
|Two - Selectable
|Solid State
|Cabinet Material:
|7-Ply 3/4" Birch/Maple Plywood
|Pilot Light Jewel:
|Red Jewel
|Molded Plastic Strap with Nickel-Plated Caps
|Front Panel:
|Grill Cover:
|Tweed covering and vintage-style brown/gold grille cloth
|Amplifier Depth:
|10.75" (27.3 cm)
|Amplifier Width:
|23.5" (59.7 cm)
|Amplifier Height:
|23.5" (59.7 cm)
|Amplifier Weight:
|50 lbs. (22.7 kg)
|Four - 10" Eminence® Spcial Design with Alnico Magnet
|4 or 8 ohms
|Pre Amp Tubes:
|Groove Tubes® - (3 x 12AX7)
|Power Tubes:
|Groove Tubes® - (2 x 6L6)
|Unique Features:
|Independent Gain and Master Controls in the Drive Channel, Bright Switch, Effects Loop, Reverb, 2-Button Footswitch for Drive Select and Reverb On/Off, Chrome Panel, Vintage Chicken-Head Pointer Knobs
|2-Button Footswitch Included
|Chicken-Head Style Pointer
|Includes 2-Button Footswitch for Drive Select and Reverb On/Off
|Optional Fitted Cover Available
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Front page headlines scream that the S&P is sitting at 1500. Pundits insist the market is about make new records. Time to cash out?
Sometimes too much bullish sentiment is a sign of the top. And it appears there's a lot of bullish sentiment in the market right now.
Retail investors are rushing into the market with vigor. Over $22 billion flowed into long-term equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in the week ended Jan. 9, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. That was the second-highest amount on record after the $22.8 billion that went into all equity funds in September 2007.
That kind of inflow is often cited by contrarians as a sign of the top. Are these the clarion calls to sell?
Jim Cramer doesn't think so.
Although the Mad Money host always feels it's prudent to take profits and wouldn't be surprised to see markets sell-off a little – he thinks any pullback is an opportunity.
Cramer isn't a fan of front page headlines. Instead he likes to dig deeper into the newspaper for insights. And he's identified a handful of stories that he says lend credence to the recent gains – and perhaps set the stage for a further advance.
Cramer said "GOP's Cantor, Looking Past Politics of Debt", on the front page of the New York Times may be the single most important story about the stock market today.
"Here's a piece where a prominent Republican leader has heard the catcalls, chiefly from the big business CEOs who've supported him, that it's time to move on, to be less obstructionist, more reasonable, less about arguing, more about building," Cramer said.
This is the kind of story Cramer has been waiting for.
"It suggests Republicans finally feel the heat from big business and they'll stop hurting our stock market (by refusing to negotiate with Democrats). It's a new development and it's meaningful. This story tells me, 'Jim, take Washington off the front pages for a while, and let the market run. Stop worrying about sequestration and start worrying about which companies are going to do better.'"
More from Cramer:
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Are Pullbacks Buying Opportunities
Cramer: This Semiconductor Stock Likely Bottomed
Cramer also thinks developments in immigration bode well for the market – a story carried by almost every major newspaper, though not on the front page.
"I think that the top in housing was caused, in part, by a crackdown on immigration that required documentation for home buyers. When you lost that stream of hard-working homebuyers without papers, you lost a huge number of customers. There's been lots of talk about what can continue to power homebuilding in this country. I'll tell you what: a pathway to citizenship, as the New York Times says, for 11 million illegal immigrants, precisely the group that had been taken out of the market," said Cramer.
Cramer is also keenly watching developments involving energy. And he likes what he sees. The FT reports that "US gas flaring is visible from space."
On the surface that might seem negative but dig down and Cramer said the takeway is that we are burning more natural gas than ever as we work quickly to become energy self-sufficient.
"The oil and nat gas finds in the US are one of the most bullish catalysts to have emerged in quite some time," said Cramer. "Can you imagine the number of jobs this boom will create down the road?"
Because of these and similar stories buried deep in our nation's papers, Cramer isn't concerned that the superlative headlines ring of the top.
"Read through the headlines," Cramer said. "This isn't the time to play the kneejerk contrarian game. There are too many important developments that make it reasonable to conclude that maybe the market should be taking out the old highs. I think the news is worthy of a gigantic advance, one that's only just beginning."
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|Good - 22 reviews
With a stay at The Village Latch Inn Hotel in Southampton (Hamptons), you'll be minutes from Agawam Park. This inn is within the region of Old Whaler's Church and Osborn - Jackson House Museum. Make yourself at home in one of the 65 individually decorated guestrooms. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include wake-up calls, as...
Overall Rating - Good - 22 reviews
|Good - 27 reviews
When you stay at The Bentley Southampton in Southampton (Hamptons), you'll be within the vicinity of Agawam Park. This hotel is within the region of Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center and Wolffer Estates Winery. Make yourself at home in one of the 39 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes. Rooms have private furnished balconies. Complimentary w...
Overall Rating - Good - 27 reviews
Poor 1.0
Nobody answered the phone when I called to let them know I was coming over to check in. Nobody was there to receive me when I arrived to check in. Therefore, I was unable to check in.Please read above. ... more
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The perfect waterfront choice for your Hamptons or Long Island Wine Country getaway. Breathtaking views and attention to detail make The Stirling House Bed & Breakfast Long Island's top-rated waterfront B&B. Walk to everything as Main Street is 2 minutes from the front steps. The inn is an 1880's era Victorian home that has been completely updated, with sta...
|Excellent - 5 reviews
With a stay at The Hedges Inn in East Hampton (Hamptons), you'll be convenient to Osborn - Jackson House Museum and East Hampton Windmill. This inn is within the vicinity of Pollack-Krasner House and Studio and Old Whaler's Church. Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access k...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 5 reviews
Also good to know about the hotel:
Good furniture
Great reception
|Good - 150 reviews
When you stay at The Atlantic in Southampton (Hamptons), you'll be within the vicinity of Agawam Park. This hotel is within the region of Wolffer Estates Winery and Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 62 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with co...
Overall Rating - Good - 150 reviews
Okay 6.0
Convenient for our immediate needs, spectators at Montauk Triathelon... more
Good 7.0
The room was spacious and clean.
Location wise it is well outside of Southampton. You can tell this by looking at a map. If you don't mind driving a few miles or getting a taxi then no worries.This hotel was perfect for our trip into Long Island wine country. They are pet friendly which is nice to know and have well maintained grounds. The staff was present enough although we didn't really require much of them during our stay. ... more
|Good - 42 reviews
The Enclave Inn Wainscott is located in the heart of the Hamptons . The property is only minutes away from the Atlantic Ocean, with five prime locations in Bridgehampton, Southampton and Wainscott . The hotel amenities includes business center, private wooded grounds with outdoor swimming pool, and continental breakfast . The room amenities includes pri...
Overall Rating - Good - 42 reviews
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Best value for money
Excellent 9.0
the unit had a nice kitchenette and had a queen and twin bed which was helpful for my trip's purposes as well as the price was reasonable relatively speaking for the area
the fridge door was not able to be closed or the fridge did not get coldvery good ... more
Good 7.0
The owners are very kind & accommodating. There was a mix-up via Priceline's description and photo of the room, (we needed 2 beds, not one and a room, not a cabin), which the owners cheerfully resolved and refunded the difference. It's near the beach!
The motel is near the ever-busy Montauk Highway. Heavy traffic, but no noise at night.The motel is simple, a bit bare bones in feel and plainly furnished. For our stay it was perfectly fine. The a/c and refrigerator worked fine. We didn't use the microwave, so I can't comment on it. The pillows were divine and the beds comfortable. At night we didn't hear noise from Montauk Highway which is a heavily traveled two lane road. Our family, adult and two teens, would neither walk nor bicycle anywhere because of the traffic and the tendency of drivers to abruptly drive on the shoulder to by-pass turning vehicles. The pool is rather small and just five feet at the deep end. It was clean and refreshin... ... more
|Good - 16 reviews
With beautiful views of the sunsets over Long Island Sound, this Greenport resort features spacious grounds and a private beach. Free Wi-Fi is available in all areas. A private balcony provides a relaxing viewing point from each apartment of Cliffside Resort Condominiums – Greenport. A flat-screen TV, wine refrigerator and kitchenette are included. Guests...
Overall Rating - Good - 16 reviews
|Good - 37 reviews
Overall Rating - Good - 37 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The Hamlet is a lovely little hideaway. The room was simple, spacious, comfortable and clean. Molly was a perfect hostess.Great price for the room. I wish I could have stayed longer. ... more
Excellent 9.0
The customer services was exceptional. I loved the area it's located, and the room itself. It was a quaint place.
The room is relatively small, but it was perfect for a weekend getaway with my spouse.The Hotel was clean, neat, and well maintained. The area was beautiful, and although we did not use the pool it looked great. The room was small, but really quaint. The only complaint I had was with the cable, there wasn't a lot of channels, but it didn't affect us since we only went to the room to sleep. ... more
|Excellent - 19 reviews
Relax on the large wrap-around front porch of this bed and breakfast in Long Island, New York. Free Wi-Fi and daily continental breakfast are available. Cedar Beach is 1 mile away. Each uniquely styled room at A Walk in the Woods Bed and Breakfast features a fireplace and private bathroom. Decorated with antique accents, these rooms include a sitting area...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 19 reviews
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|Excellent - 33 reviews
With a stay at The Pridwin Hotel in Shelter Island Heights, you'll be near the bay and close to Shelter Island Country Club and Sylvester Manor. This beach hotel is within the vicinity of Mashomack Preserve and Horton Point Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 33 reviews
Also good to know about the hotel:
Good beach sports
|Excellent - 39 reviews
This motel overlooks Shinnecock Bay and is 3 miles from the Shinnecock National Links Golf Club. The motel has a playground for children and a seasonal outdoor pool. Rooms include free Wi-Fi. Ocean View Terrace rooms include a dining area and refrigerator. The rooms come equipped with a flat-screen TV and air conditioning. Guests at the Ocean View can rela...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 39 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The room was clean and comfortable. The location provided easy access to local highways. The owners were friendly and helpful.... more
Good 7.0
Affordable with relaxing view of the water
Location is just average depending on your plans and activities. Pool must be opened/unlocked by front desk. Towels were equivalent to my gym towels.For the price (and I mean Hamptons price! In Texas you could stay at the best resort in town for this price), this hotel will meet your expectations. It's clean, rooms are just the essentials with nothing exceptional. Towels and sheets were sub par. View from hotel porch was beautiful. Loved to watch the sunset each night. Great restaurants in walking distance (Hampton Maid and Edgewater). Public areas for BBQ, pool, and playground were well maintained. Personally wish we had stayed somewhere closer to Southampton but for the cost and ability to only stay 2 nights this was the best we could do. ... more
|Okay - 672 reviews
Conveniently located off Interstate 495, this Ramada Plaza Long Island MacArthur Airport hotel is near Lone Island Wine Country, Islip MacArthur Airport, Long Island Beaches, and corporations like Motorola and Northrup Grumman. After an exciting day, refresh at this smoke-free hotel with complimentary wireless Internet, on-site restaurant, fitness center, dr...
Overall Rating - Okay - 672 reviews
Also good to know about the hotel:
Close to public transport
Mediocre 3.0
They put a fifty ($50.00) hold on my card that has still NOT been refunded. Also I reserved a room with a king sized bed NOT two full sized beds.Dirty. Spend an extra 50 and stay across the street. ... more
Poor 2.0
The staff seemed to want to do better.
There are two entrances to the hotel. For those heading eastbound on the LIE it is okay and marked. Forget heading west bound. A disaster. Lobby is a disgrace. Rugs need cleaning. IF YOU REALLY WANT COMMENTS WHY NOT GIVE US ENOUGH ROOM TO WRITE THEM.... more
|Excellent - 45 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 45 reviews
Also good to know about the hotel:
Good kitchenette
Excellent 10.0
The hotel was extremely clean and well maintained.Great attention paid to detail such as flower baskets everywhere and great product selection in the bthroom. The staff were efficient and very friendly.
NothingPerfect value hotel with nice rooms, TVs etc and well maintained grounds and pool. I would thoroughly recommend this hotel. ... more
|Good - 23 reviews
Overall Rating - Good - 23 reviews


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October 22, 2009
The Charlottesville/Albemarle Health Department has been planning health clinics across the area to try and quickly deliver H1N1 vaccinations to those who need it most, but some of those clinics are being delayed, as the health department waits for more vaccines.
Some parents are concerned that the number of vaccines available has seemingly been outpaced by the demand for the shot.
"It's a worry, especially with a baby in the house, I fear most for her and how it would impact her," said Charlottesville parent Allison Crayton.
"My older daughter is in an Albemarle County Public School. If they run out, it is a concern," said Meg Junucik, also a Charlottesville parent.
The health department says the process to make vaccines is a slow one and the companies that make it are under added pressure to make vaccines for the seasonal flu along with swine flu. However, officials say the most important thing is to make the vaccines safely, not quickly.
"It's not something that we want to rush. We want to make sure that we get an influenza vaccine that's prepared properly and safely so we do have to wait for that process to occur but once it's ready we want to make sure that we get it out there as quickly as we can," said Dr. Lilian Peake of the health department.
Officials say that any parents with questions about whether or not a vaccination clinic is out of stock should refer to the health department, their school system, or their daycare provider.
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