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Admins, we know it can be hard to remember exactly when to use an apostrophe, that's why we love this adorable illustrated flow chart. Check it out!

AdminSecret created the What's Your Turkey IQ? quiz to help you learn more about Thanksgiving's most popular dish: The Turkey. We're providing the answers so you can learn from the quiz, but... h4. Don't cheat! If you haven't taken the What's Your Turkey IQ quiz, go take it first. See answers on the next page... [page] 1) 1. Deep-frying turkeys originated ...

According to a UK study, over a third of administrative assistants surveyed (okay, okay, they say "secretaries") reported being asked to do tasks that were not in their job description. From the article: "One secretary had to bathe her boss's elderly mother, another was asked to make curtains and one respondent said she had to hold her boss's hand on a ...

AdminSecret created the Weird Vocabulary IQ quiz to test how much you know about the weirdest words in the English language. Here's the answers! h4. Don't cheat! If you haven't taken the Weird Vocabulary IQ quiz and we hope you had fun!

Some of us are night owls. Others, early birds. Apparently, based on your chronotype, you will be more naturally alert earlier or later in the day. And your type may dictate when and for how long you sleep. But while a natural variance in sleep patterns is natural, it appears that the early bird is indeed the more coveted of ...

The intern who arrives at an interview in a tank top and flip-flops. The colleague who shows too much cleavage. Another who comes to the office looking like she's ready for a night of clubbing rather than client meetings. The supervisor whose clothes are too tight and/or too short. Charlotte may be a bastion of prim and preppy Southern pride, but ...

Does your job uniform include fishnet stockings? For this month anyway, they've become a required part of the dress code for a wide spectrum of professions: police officers, firefighters, airline pilots, construction workers, nurses and even plumbers. A quick glance at the latest Halloween garb reveals that almost every imaginable profession is being fetishized. It's like an erotic game of Mad ...

Ever wanted to just erase your inglorious past as a Denny’s server and forget that unfortunate plate-smashing incident that got you fired? Have dreams of starting over as an advertising executive at a posh design firm? But you just don’t seem to have any actual advertising experience. Okay, maybe you’d be more of a success as a chef. After all, you’re ...

You feel it. I feel it. In this economy, it’s hard to ignore those sneaking feelings of doubt and fear that creep into our everyday lives. Will I be able to keep my job? Is my retirement account big enough? Are my savings slowly disappearing? These questions are valid and obviously should be addressed if you feel REAL concerns and have ...

In times of economic downturn we can psychologically feel poor, even if our actual material condition has not changed. (Obviously if your job is at threat, or you are not in receipt of a regular income then your concern is real.) But for many of us the economic gloom is causing a less tangible feeling of somehow being under threat. We ...

Whether you’re planning to sell your house in the next few years or you’re in it for long haul, if you’re thinking about renovating, it pays to put serious thought into which improvements to do. Since home values have plummeted (and may fall further still), you’ll want to be sure that any work you put into your place will provide a ...

With the unemployment rate careening toward 9% and companies doling out forced furloughs and pay cuts, the search is on for alternative sources of revenue. The good news is that you don’t need to look beyond your own workbench, sewing kit or crafts closet to find it. More and more people are finding that with a bit of cultivation, a favorite ...

New to shelves are a young woman's eye-opening journey out of Mexico, a compelling portrait of India, soul-searching tales out of Nigeria, and a coming-of-age story set in Pakistan. *Into the Beautiful North*, by Luis Alberto Urrea, Little, Brown, 342 pp., $24.99.As she trudges out of her humble Mexican village and into the beautiful north of "Los Yunaites" (the USA) in ...

If you're investing your time and money on an online dating service and want to increase your chances of getting a reply from someone you're interested in, don't tell them they're "hot." Instead, tell them you dig zombie movies. That's just one nugget of advice from a treasure trove of wisdom at OKCupid's blog. This site crunches data collected from millions ...

Business and home offices use a significant amount of electricity for heating and cooling, lighting and operating equipment. Here are five easy ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help make the air cleaner: -> All photos courtesy of Creative Commons. [page] *1. Manage office equipment energy use better* Office equipment and electronics use energy even when idle or on ...

Students, educators and school administrators can all play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Click through for a directory of some education and action planning resources to help you: -> • Students • Educators • Administrators All photos courtesy of Creative Commons. [page] Students *1. Bring science to life* Explore the Climate Change Kids Site and watch Climate ...

The Obama administration said Wednesday that a Democratic House proposal to tackle climate change would create jobs and be an investment in clean energy technology, rejecting criticism from some Republicans that the increase in energy costs will undermine the economy. Top environmental advisers to President Obama broadly endorsed the draft bill, which would cap greenhouse gases and reduce the nation's reliance ...

With Americans looking to reduce their "carbon footprints," food seems an obvious place to start. Choosing a diet with a smaller carbon footprint means choosing foods that are processed in ways that emit less carbon dioxide — a heat-trapping "greenhouse" gas — into the atmosphere. In general, experts say, it breaks down to these guidelines: •Cut down on meat. "That doesn't ...

Everyone knows about sexy costumes for women, but costume makers have decided to take it farther. To sexy costumes for dogs. You can also get a sexy costume to match your dog. Fortunately for everyone, the sexy bee costume doesn't come in my dog's size, so we will not be wearing matching outfits this year.

How do Queen Bees and Mean Girls in the teenage years affect how we treat each other as adults in the workplace? Rosalind Wiseman says "Women need to know how to take seriously their own feelings of conflict and of anger, and then know how to communicate that to people—because what that is is an underlying belief that someone will not ...