criteria, Marcotte said.

Ann Casey, administrator of Mound Guest Home in Ventura, said she was fortunate to find flu vaccinations through private providers for about 30 of her elderly residents. She considered putting half a dozen additional residents into a van for last week's public clinics but decided against it.

The 50 residents of her home, ranging in age from 80 to 103, have Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and getting them to stand in line for hours would have been difficult, Casey said.

Instead, she put their names on the waiting list, and the county has promised to vaccinate the nursing home residents by appointment when additional doses are received, Casey said.

"It took many, many phone calls, but it's critical that they get the shots," she said.

The nation's vaccine supply wasQ:

Bus Driver Bob's Dilemma

It was icy and cold morning in Michigan when Mr. Busdriver Bob arrived to work. When he got into his bus he remembered Mr. Boss having told him yesterday to first pick up some students 5 miles north. Despite having lost his compass and having a poor sense of direction, Bob deduced his bus was facing north. How did he know?
P.S. Sorry for my bad artistic skills!

A:

I assume it's as simple as it looks.

 The ice is melted on the east side of the bus because the sun rises in the east so it was likely to start melting there first.

