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Gemini (May 21 - June 21) It's okay to let other people clean up your messes every now and then. You have a lot of inspired ideas today, and just getting a start on them is

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There are times when you need something for short-term use only. In that case, it is better to go for renting instead of buying it. For e.g. if there is a project of building a fence, you need a saw. But this tool will not be of any use to you once you're project is done. That's why it is advisable that you should rent the saw, rather than buy it on full price.

Similarly, there are many things that you should rent because then you don't have to pay much for them and you wouldn't fill up you house with things that you won't re-use. Such things include:

1. Plumbing equipment
There are many home improvement stores which are famous for providing tools on rent. When such stores are available, you should not opt for buying all kinds of plumbing tools because their usage is infrequent and they are obtainable on rent. Nevertheless, it's reasonable to keep the most common tools with you such as hammer, drill, etc, because they are used more often.

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By Cindy Perman, CNBC.com

In grade school, they called it "playing hooky." As adults, it's referred to as "taking a mental health day." But any way you slice it, there are fibbers among us who call in sick when they're not - three out of 10 to be exact.

I knew it! You weren't really sick, were you?!

Thirty percent of workers admitted to calling in sick in the past year when they were not actually sick, according to a new survey from job site CareerBuilder.com.

CareerBuilder took the research very seriously: They had Harris Interactive conduct the survey, calling on nearly 2,500 hiring managers and HR professionals and nearly 4,000 workers across a range of industries and companies, all in the name of finding out who was sick and who was not. Most of us just make a snide comment at the water cooler or morning meeting and leave it at that.

Nope, not on CareerBuilder's watch. That's dedication!

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The most interesting part about people

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It's clear that dating someone you work with could be a large-scale disaster. If things go bad, there will be no avoiding the person in question. A bad breakup affects your concentration at work regardless, but if you have to see the bozo who has caused your misery EVERY DAY - during every single staff meeting, no less - it's going to be excruciating. So if you're going to do it, here are a few things to keep in mind to minimize the damages:

1. SIZE MATTERS.
As Ask Men points out, having a big office will make it easier to keep a distance from the person in question if things don't work out, whereas a tiny office could help to make things mighty uncomfortable.


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2. DATE, UM, HORIZONTALLY.
The person you're having nookie with is the head honcho - or your underling? That could have a damaging effect on your career, as an Excelle article notes. "If the focus of your desires is in your line of authority, such as your boss or your subordinate, you'

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Over the past decade or so, I've reviewed dozens of marketing plans and hundreds of sales messages, and watched thousands of companies try to establish themselves in some of the most competitive markets in the world.

My main take-away from this experience is: there's an incredible amount of really lousy marketing out there. I'm not just talking the "inept" kind of lousy, I'm talking the "would stink in a deep space vacuum" kind of lousy.

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1. No Concept of the Ideal Customer

Many marketers have a completely product-centric view of the world. They know their product up, down and sideways, but have only a vague idea of who might actually want or need it, or how they'd actually use it. Worst case, the marketers don't think that's important because their product is so "state-of-the-art" that it's obvious why it's a good thing to buy.

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2. No Time Spent Listening to That Type of Cu

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