10/8

Todays Brain Drain:

WOMEN IN BRITIAN ARE GUARANTEED THIS FOR OVER 25 WEEKS!

-PAID MATERNITY LEAVE (WINNER)




ASKMEN'S MOST INFLUENTIAL MEN OF 2009

AskMen has compiled its list of the 49 most influential men of 2009 -- and topping it is a man who doesn't exist. After more than 500-thousand AskMen.com readers voted, Mad Men's "Don Draper," played by Jon Hamm, landed atop the heap, ahead of Olympian Usain Bolt and Barack Obama.

Here are the Top 10:

1. Don Draper
2. Usain Bolt
3. Barack Obama
4. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook founder)
5. Simon Cowell
6. Michael Jackson
7. Steve Jobs (C-E-O of Apple)
8. Roger Federer
9. Peyton Manning
10. Dana White (U-F-C president)

YEAH, WHATEVER

A new MaristCollege poll has revealed that the most annoying word that people commonly use in conversation is "whatever."

Whatever topped the list of the most annoying word in conversation, beating out other common words/phrases as "You know," "Anyway," "It is what it is," and "At the end of the day."

The poll found "whatever" to be disliked by all Americans regardless of their race, gender, age, income or where they live.

SELF-HELP: Tips For Being The Best You Can Be (Posted 3:00 AM, 10/8/2009)

It's easy to get down on ourselves. Life can be tough. We can work very hard without any encouragement -- and rarely see the progress we've been hoping for. If you need a quick pick-me-up, here are some simple tips on being the best you can be right now. 1. Know What You Want -- Having a clear idea of what you want is stronger than wishful thinking or hoping. You can make decisions based on this knowledge. You can actually base your life on it. 2. Practice Your Passion -- Whatever it is that you like to do ... do it! Take action! Simply doing things that make you happy will improve the quality of your life every single day. 3. Surround Yourself with Positive People -- At the very least, spend time with people who are supportive. Get to know others who are actively creating the best for themselves, and learn from them. 4. Set No Time Limits -- Learn to live in the moment and respond to your gut instincts. Don't worry about when something will get done. Just work at it, with a smile on your face.

ON THE TUBE: Thursday(Posted 3:00 AM, 10/8/2009)

Regis & Kelly (synd) -- Vince Vaughn (Couples Retreat) Ellen DeGeneres (synd) -- Clive Owen (The Boys Are Back), Michael Kors (Project Runway) The View (ABC) -- Kelly Clarkson, Paul Shaffer (Late Night With David Letterman) Jay Leno (NBC) -- Gerard Butler (Law Abiding Citizen) David Letterman (CBS) -- Kristin Davis (Sex and the City) Conan O'Brien (NBC) -- NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson Jimmy Kimmel (ABC) -- Kelsey Grammer (Hank) Craig Ferguson (CBS) -- Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill) Jimmy Fallon (NBC) -- Christopher Meloni (Law and Order: SVU), Alton Brown (Iron Chef America) E-S-P-N has a Big 12 football battle between the Missouri Tigers and Nebraska Cornhuskers.

HAVE A GREAT DAY
RC