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Spouse retiral

My wife is retiring this week after mainy years dedicated service to education. Any original ideas on what I should buy for her apart from the usual flowers etc., etc..

Lizzzy

Daily disposable contact lenses

I read somewere on the Internet that the contact lenses sold as daily disposables are exactly the same as those sold as weekly and even monthly disposables. Has anyone reused a pair of dailies and if...

Cmitchell

Active Primary Promethean Help!

Hi Folks! I'm a primary school teacher and need some help with Active Primary Promethean, preferably looking for some sort of training on this kind of software in classrooms. I'm on a night school...

pinkbabytots

Permanent/Temporary Exclusions

The other week I was called into my sons school for what they called an 'extraordinary meeting'. They apparently had concerns about a minority of pupils. It turns out that they called about 40 parents...

IKnow73

Unsuitable References

Hi, I was recently employed at a big name company who I had worked for about 1 month until they terminated my contract. The job offer was on the condition of suitable references being obtained however...

Lil O'lady

Why was everyone so cool in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

I recall that the day the world nearly ended in 1962, when Kennedy and Khruschev had their nuclear stand-off, we were all packed off to school as normal. My class teacher made us sit in silence with...

niknak76

christ on a bike

where does the saying christ on a bike come from?

janetsflower

My feet hurt!!

Can't seem to find any shoes that are comfortable these days and consequently am living in flip flops, not great in the rain. I really want some nice shoes that look fashionable but are comfortable...

tjhsusu

bladder

Ihave debris in my bladder. No blood in urine and blood count is good. What does this mean

lynbrown

Quick fix for temporary stress

I am very stressed at the moment but hope I will be Ok in a few days when it is resolved. At the moment however, I feel very spaced out, no concentration, find it hard to have a conversation and just...

SKA

Bill Gates

Whats his job? What does he do everyday?

P.Beer

geneology

In reply to lil ol' lady: thanks for your replies. I don't know the regiment or I would write to them and it is frustrating. I intend to pursue the other options that you have suggested. Thank you!

Beanmistriss

help me people

I have been for a job interview today. They job pays less than my current job with more responsibility. My job I have now makes my head want to explode ( I'm a support worker - crap managers and...

rainbow2

Laser eye op for presbyopia?

Has anyone had, or know of anyone who has had a laser eye operation for prebysopia, the age-related inability to focus properly? I have never needed glasses until about 3 years ago, when I reached 50,...

ollie123

visa waiver and visa

i went to america on a visa waiver bout 3weeks ago, i ad no problems in gettin 1 or while i was there. if i apply 4 a j1 work visa what u reckon my chances are. my criminal record is 4 theft, from 2...

pesama

Gods name

What is the most correct name of the Almighty God of the Bible?

tigwig

Interviews!

I have an interview for a job in a few weeks time where the panel will be interviewing for 1 day only. I have just phoned for my allocated time and was told it was 10.00am it appeared this was not...

jem_bob

disneyland florida

Hi all, Have decided what to do with my life and would like to move to florida for a couple of months and just work at disney and rent a place. This is my subsitute uni, as i didn't go and feel like i...

kilkenny

How can I trace the burial site of my stillborn sister.

The year was 1964, a home birth in Romford Essex. Our sister was removed by the midwife, no funeral, no counselling no nothing. I wouild love to mark her resting place. Any help would be great....