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How to communicate with your boss to quit swamping you with tasks that aren't your job.

I've seen it before. Bosses dropping workload on you that isn't yours, and overburdening you with more than you can handle, or with more than you're being paid to do. Resolving this is tough for most people, but you can learn some clear, direct and calm communication skills to resolve this assertively.

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Radioactive Waste Now Hidden in Everyday Household Products

Radioactive materials from nuclear weapons facilities are being released to regular landfills and could get into commercial recycling streams, finds a report issued by the nonprofit Nuclear Information and Resource service. "...[T]here is really no limit to the amount of additional radiation exposure members of the public could receive," D'Arrigo concluded.

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Funny Pictures: Fail

Failure can be funny. We try and try, and it doesn't always end up the way we'd intended. But we don't have to take ourselves so seriously. It's not that we fail that's funny; it's usually how absurd it is...

8 comments    entertainment humor recreation
Tired of being tired?  These are the most common causes and solutions for slow computers.86

"Why is my computer running so slowly?"

So you've bought a computer at some point, and now the thing is running so slow it makes our politicians seem on-the-ball by comparison. What the heck's going on here? Learn the most common problems and solutions for slow computers.

17 comments    advice how to technology
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Funny Pictures: Animals at Large

Yes, it's our animals friends to make us laugh. Animals have a natural sense of joy, playfulness and exuberance. Perhaps that's why we relate to them so well. So sit back and let these adorable animals make your day just a little bit more cheerful.

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Ten Quick Ways to Make Money

With finances being tight for a lot of Americans these days, here are ten quick options to raise some cash for extra bills, or even a new startup project. Enjoy.

188 comments    advice how to finance
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The most frequently-missed tax deduction

Discover the number one tax deduction most Americans miss, find out why, and learn how you can use it in your life. Save money, and stop subsidizing things like human torture, domestic warrant-less wiretapping, and other unconscionable forms of treason... all at the same time.

2 comments    finance money tips
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Funny Pictures: Absurd Signs

Signs are meant to be straightforward announcements. With a little cleverness - or sometimes a little lack of cleverness - they can become comedic works of art. Enjoy the first in a series of Hubs on absurd...

4 comments    entertainment humor recreation
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Funny Pictures: Exam Answers

Everyone can use some levity now and then. Here are some real-life test answers that will make you laugh out loud. Enjoy! (Note: A couple of them are a little anti-feminist. I think many people would still...

9 comments    humor recreation comedy
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Tools and strategies for living "off the grid"

Learn some of the tools and skills needed to make it "off the grid", in whole or in part, as we rapidly hit an economic crisis that will make the Great Depression look like a beer hangover.

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