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Company has 300-400 employees. Over the years, many employees have had deaths in the family; parents, siblings, grandparents, children and spouses... the company does not send cards or flowers. Sometimes the other employees will put money together to buy an arrangement or send a card... it seems as if other companies do this to show respect to the valued employees and their families. Do you think this is true or are we out of line to think this ought to be done? We have an employee in our department who's mother passed away and the wake/funeral are tomorrow and the next day... there has been some argument about what should be done.

Company has 300-400 employees. Over the years, many employees have had deaths in the family; parents, siblings, grandparents, children and spouses... the company does not send cards or flowers. Sometimes the other employees will put money together to buy an arrangement or send a card... it seems as if other companies do this to show respect to the valued employees and their families. Do you think this is true or are we out of line to think this ought to be done? We have an employee in our department who's mother passed away and the wake/funeral are tomorrow and the next day... there has been some argument about what should be done.

I am on bedrest and due to have our third baby girl at anytime now... We really like the first name Cara (Care-uh - not Car-uh) but are having trouble with the middle name. His grandmother's name was Lillian, which I love but I don't think it "flows" well. We have thought about Leanna or Leanne. Our first two daugthers are Mia Catherine and Taylor Ann. Family names were used for their middle names. Any suggestions on something that would be pretty? We have a long Italian last name so the first names always need to be somewhat simple. If you want to suggest any other first names that we can throw in there at the last minute, I wouldn't care either. Thanks!

When I was in nursing school, our instructor used a book with illustrations of different diseases. They were very basic pictures and were in black and white. The symptoms were "drawn" on the people... like a copd patient with a barrel chest would have an actual barrel around his chest. I am helping another nursing student study and would like for her to find this book. I know that I had seen it at border's once before but now I can't find it on Amazon. Thanks.

Recently, I was at my sister's house and we noticed this slimy looking, clear glob (kind of looked like snot) hanging from the faucet in her kitchen... she is very clean and also, she had been using the sink as usual- it hadn't been turned off for a long time or anything. Then, at work yesterday- about 3 hours away from her house- we have 2 sinks in 2 different exam rooms. They had the same thing!!! Again- this is a physician's office, so it is cleaned everynight... it is not from being dirty. One was clear greenish-gray and the other was almost black. This is so gross!!! What is it and how do you get it to stop???

He is a physician and I am his primary nurse. We are all throwing a surprise party for him and I need to get him something. He really enjoys wines and would like to get him a nice bottle but I know very little about wine. Could someone advise me in this area? Let me know if you know of any other ideas as well. I want to stay in the 40-50 dollar range. Thanks!

I'm driving about an hour and a half to look at a car I'm pretty certain that I'll end up buying. What else do I need to take besides the car I'm trading in and my insurance card? I will have the title too.

I am doing a presentation conflict management and resolution in the workplace (with a group of nurses). I need a short game/activity to play at the beginning or the end of the presentation and need some ideas. I already have the presentation part done. I need some creative ideas! Thanks!

I am getting so frustrated at work. I am in my 20's, I work and go to school full time, I am happily married with 2 children. Somehow, in this crazy life, I find time to exercise regularly. I am at a healthy weight for my height- 115lb 5'4". Everyday, the women in my office ask me what I weigh, if I have lost more weight, tell me that I look too thin, etc. I just tell them that I haven't lost anything and that I'm at a healthy weight... one woman even goes as far as telling me what kinds of problems I will have if I continue to starve myself. They watch what I eat like hawks. I usually have soup or a salad and occasionally I'll eat something else. I have a really busy job... I don't have time to snack. I absolutely do not have an eating disorder. I did lost 40 lbs about 5 years ago to get to where I am now with weight watchers but they didn't even know me then. What can I do to make them stop- it makes me miserable. There are even rumors going around that I'm bulemic.

I do know that mine changes when I change time zones. I have been told that cell phone times are sent by satelite and that they are always correct. Is this true? I need to know because I am upset that a government office closed early today by 15 minutes. They state that their clock is correct but another patron and myself both have cell phones that said differently. Just wondering if what I heard is right.

Now that everyone needs to have a passport to fly within the US I have started to wonder. Even if my husband and I do have passports, do we need to get them for our 1 yr old and 3 yr old too?

I am thinking about joining curves... the thing is, I don't need to lose weight- I just need to tone up. I am at a healthy weight but I just don't have the muscle strength that I should. I would just like to learn how to do some strength training and would like to do aerobic exercise and feel like I would be more comfortable at Curves with other women. Is this the right place for me? Someone told me that it was just for people trying to lose weight and that I should just join a regular gym.

I work in a medical office. Every year for the holidays, the doctors in our office go in together to buy all of the nurses the same gift (most of the doctors are of a different religion but want to give us something anyway) they spend about 10 dollars a piece for each nurse- there are 6 of us. This year, we all got small lotion sets that were very nice. But, each doctor then went and bought something extra for each of their individual nurses (one nurse got a $200 gift certificate, and several others received certificates for over $100). I was the only nurse who did not receive anything else from my doctor (he does not celebrate Christmas either but I did buy him a very nice holiday gift) I spend many extra hours there working for him and have been like his personal asst for 2 years- I do everything for him. I hate that I am upset about this- I mean, he did do the lotion set, I think I just thought that he would get me something special for all of my hard work. Am I wrong?

I work as a nurse in an infusion clinic. I am getting better by the day at getting my IV's started but need some helpful hints if you have any... there are some nurses who almost never miss or blow a vein but it gets so busy sometimes that there isn't much time for explanation or help. Thanks.

I had a leak in our bathtub the other night (that has since been fixed)... in the next room though, there was a large water spot in the middle of the floor... at first I thought my daughter had spilled something not connecting the two. Today, the large water spot has grown to cover about 3 feet of area. It is completely soaked... I have a fan blowing on it but it isn't helping. First- do you think that the bathtub leak would have caused this and second- how do I dry the carpet- it is starting to smell musty already... please help!!! thanks.

I have really bad hearthburn tonight. I took another Prevacid a little while ago (I take one every morning) so I have taken a total of 60mg today. I have also taken about 4-5 tums in the past hour. What else can I do?

I am going to Dallas this weekend for a convention. I have never been there so I booked my flight for a day early so I could at least do something while I'm there. What are some fun things to do (I'll be by myself) ? By the way- what is the weather like right now? I need to know how to dress. Thanks!

Yesterday- Thanksgiving, I ate WAY too much salty food. Today I feel very bloated and puffy... my rings won't come off my fingers, my pants feel very tight, and my eyes feel like they are going to swell shut- I have been chugging water all day long but with little relief... what else can I do?

I want to wear my doc martens for our casual jean day at work tomorrow. They are from 1998- they have two straps that buckle at the side- sort of a flat mary jane style- brown. They do not have as thick of a sole as some of the other older doc martens. Are these still in style or am I going to look totally out of it?