Leave it on - or off - or put her to sleep?

Quick Q thats common im sure but couldnt find answer.
I just got a new imac 20". I want to know when I got to work for 10 hours if I should shut it down or put it to sleep?
Basically my rountine is:
-Check email for 10mins and go to work. I am aware from my computer for about 10 hours.
-I come back and go on computer for about 2 hours
-I go to sleep for 8 hours and do it all over
Should I be putting her to sleep all the time? I wont to do whats best for the computer
Thanks!

If I'm going to use my Mac within the next hour, I put it to sleep.
If I'm not going to use it for an hour or more, I shut it down.
In my opinion, this "they're not designed to be shut down" school of thought is way over-emphasised. I've followed the above routine ever since I've used a Mac - that's 15 years now - and I've NEVER had a problem with any of those that I've used (I started with an SE and have used every generation of Mac since).
For all those people that never shut their computers down - have you ever thought how many thousands of megawatts of electricity are simply wasted by all those thousands of Macs that are never shut down?
It's estimated that the amount of power wasted in the UK alone by TVs and video/DVD recorders left on 'standby' could power a small city for a year. Yes, Sleep is a reduced power mode, but it isn't a NO power mode.
In my experience, shutting a Mac down when it's not going to be used within the next hour does it no harm whatsoever. And is it really so, so painful to wait a few seconds for it to boot up?
By the way, I run my own business and I use my Mac to run that business, so the "Well that's OK for home users, business users need to keep them on 24/7" argument doesn't wash either!

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I have recently bought a new imac 24inch widescreen computer - totally in love (i am recent pc to mac convert) however i need to know is it wise to turn off your imac after being on all day or leave it on to sleep? there is so much conflicting information on the net i thought i come to Apple directly.
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Any solution to this?
Put you iMac to Sleep and it powers down - not a shut
down, but the power goes off - no blinking light, no
whirring of the hard drive, no sign of life!
I have read and performed many of the tips regarding
NVRAM, SMU, PMU, etc. resets. None have worked.
Situation 1-
Use the 'sleep' command - moments after the machine
powers off.
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Situation 2 -
iMac screen saver will run for a short time, then
screen goes blank, the power light illuminates, the
fan spins full speed, and the machine is totally
unresponsive to mice clicks or movements, or keyboard
entries.
Have not yet encountered Situation 2.
Situation 3 -
Sometimes upon power up, the iMac doesn't start, but
you can hear a faint buzz sound from the back of the
machine. Similar to audio hum.
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connected to the iMac.
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Bluetooth keyboard
Ehternet
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