If you think that all your colleagues are friends and life is all about your job and the family & personal life are taking backseats, it is high time that you think again.

The New York Daily News has reported that people need to avoid the work at times and sleep else their sense of self will erode any time their job disappoints them.

From in.news.yahoo.com:

Your Money columnist Carolyn Kepcher, author of the best-selling book ‘Carolyn 101,’ tells you the top nine areas in which it’s important to maintain a healthy sense of reality:

My boss reads my mind – Lobby for your promotion and take the initiative of talking to your boss about it. Many workers make the mistake of not engaging in any self-promotion at all – and then suffer the crushing disappointment of not receiving a pay raise, or a promotion.

Co-workers are friends – Although you may find friends at work, it’s very important to draw boundaries. Unlike friendships or romances gone awry, you have no choice but to see your co-workers every single workday.

Salaries are set fairly – It’s your responsibility to negotiate for a higher salary. Employers will pay what they feel they need to pay to hire and keep an employee, and nothing more.

H.R. is here to help me – They will help you, but their true job is to protect the organization. There are certain areas in which it may be best not to seek the H.R. department’s assistance, such as using them as a shoulder to cry on for your every workplace woe.

You aren’t indispensable – Millions of workers learned that their jobs are not as secure as they once thought. Being valuable is realistic, feeling irreplaceable is not.

These eye opening revelations will surely help you see other side of the road, which has been neglected for long.

Google Inc recently announced that Chief Executive Eric Schmidt will hand over the reins to co-founder Larry Page.

Schmidt will be assuming the role of executive chairman and will focus on deals and government outreach, among other things.

From in.finance.yahoo.com:

According to Google, Schmidt will assume the role of executive chairman, focusing on deals and government outreach, among other things.

Page, who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin, will take charge of day-to-day operations as CEO.

Google also reported fourth-quarter financial results, beating Wall Street’s net revenue expectations.

Net revenue, excluding fees that Google paid to partner websites, was $6.37 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, on average, were expecting net revenue of $6.06 billion.

Page will be taking charge of day-to-day operations as CEO.

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All in all, a carefully selected car floor mat can be the perfect addition to your dream vehicle and that too, in quick time.

Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine, has confirmed that the magazine will soon be available on iPad.

Hefner made use of this Twitter page for confirming that the entire uncensored Playboy catalogue will be available from March.

From in.news.yahoo.com:

“Big news! Playboy-both old and new-will be available on iPad beginning in March,” Fox News quoted Hefner as tweeting on his official feed.

“The iPad version of Playboy will include the whole magazine from the first issue to the latest. Playboy on iPad will be uncensored,” he wrote.

The announcement comes despite Apple’s notorious censorship policy.

But Hefner’s statement has been clarified by Playboy spokesman Theresa Hennessey, who said that the comely centrefolds and sensual snaps from the magazine won’t be available in an iPad app after all.

“We are releasing a web-based subscription service with Bondi Digital Publishing that will give users access to every issue of Playboy both past and present,” she said.

“The service will be iPad-compatible and will utilize iPad functions.

Playboy spokesman Theresa Hennessey said that the comely centrefolds and sensual snaps from the magazine would not be available in an iPad app after all.

If you want to celebrate this Valentine’s Day like never before in the classroom, which was till now a strict no-no zone for love or romance, these Valentines Day tips are all meant for you.

You can even use lesson plans to learn about Valentine’s Day history and celebrations around the world, famous couples throughout history, courtship traditions or wedding traditions in other cultures.

From Learning.blogs.nytimes.com:

Language Arts:

-Using the weekly Vows column in the Weddings and Celebrations section as inspiration, interview a couple about their relationship. (How did they meet? What are the most memorable moments in their history together? What makes them well-suited to each other?) Write up what you learn in a short and entertaining Vows-style narrative and illustrate your story with a photo.

-Read about 10 inspirational marriage proposals Times readers submitted in 2009, then write a short skit that depicts an original and memorable marriage proposal between characters you invent.

-Write a love letter—to your crush, a friend, a pet, a place or even a favorite possession. Use these drawings, letters, poems, telegrams and letters created by famous New Yorkers as inspiration.

-Create advice columns about relationships by having students first generate anonymous questions individually, then work in pairs to choose one or two to which to write thoughtful replies.

If that was not all, try playing some love-themed student crosswords, whether Expressions of Love or Famous Couples.