PrepForOne

09.30.10 TODAY IS..

• Chewing Gum Day
• Ask a Stupid Question Day

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PHONE BUZZ

What is your worst/best memory of school cafeteria lunch?

Good news for kids in Marietta, Georgia -- your school district will no longer be serving expired food!  A former warehouse manager, who contacted a TV station, said the district served students expired food, including scrambled egg mix, cheese, turkey loaf and yogurt.  

The school superintendent said she'll make the necessary changes.  

What's on your cafeteria's menu today?

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FACEBUZZ

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According to men, what REALLY makes a woman attractive?  Her legs?  Tush? Personality?  Nope, nope and nope!  You'll never guess.  Click here (insert your blog address)

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Here's a new one!

So what REALLY makes a woman attractive? Let's go down the list...

• Smile -- maybe
• Legs -- maybe
• Revealing shirts -- possibly
• Long arms -- YEP!
• Nice butt -- maybe

WAIT...long arms?  Yes, if you believe a new study out of the University of South Whales.  Volunteers were asked to watch videos of 96 women between 20 and 49.  Results showed that "long-armed women" were consistently considered more attractive.  Hip and waist size were also important, along with her age and weight, but the length of her arms contributed significantly to the ratings.  source

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FACEBUZZ

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No matter how hard you try, you aren't a morning person, right?  Have you tried these 4 steps?  (post your blog address)

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Snap out of it, grouch! 

No matter how hard you try, you simply can't wake up with a smile.  If you don't consider yourself a "morning person," but are forced to be, here are some tips we found to help you through.

1. Prepare yourself the night before

Choose the clothes you intend to wear to work the following day and have them grouped together in your closet; prepare a lunch that you'll take with you for the next day and keep it refrigerated (if necessary) and; finally, put together a to-do list.

2. Give yourself something to look forward to

It could be a good cup of gourmet coffee, the morning paper, a favorite website or two or a half-hour with a personal trainer at the gym.

3. Schedule your sleep time

Decide ahead of time when you need to get up and go to bed early enough to get enough sleep.

4. Get outside

There's something special about the morning air, a real renewal, that can't be mistaken for any other time of day.  Expose yourself to it.  Take your coffee outside, or go for a walk around the block

Source: AskMen.com

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CELEBRITY TWEETS

• Look for long lines of screaming tweens at toy stores across the nation on December 4th.  That's when the Justin Bieber doll collection goes on sale.  Mom, it'll set you back $17.99 for the JB Style Collection, and $27.99 for the Music Video Collection.  source
  
  
• That spill must've hurt pretty bad the next day because Mariah Carey was spotted leaving LAX in a wheel chair.  "Mariah twisted her ankle in Singapore and should have packed more sensible shoes, but she doesn't have any," her rep, Cindi Berger, tells UsMagazine.com. "I'm sending her a pair of flats today." Photo here: go!
  
  
• Bridget Moynahan, mommy to Tom Brady's 3-year old son, has moved on... she was spotted recently with director Joseph "McG" McGinty at a tennis tournament in California.  A source tells Life & Style the two have been dating for a few months.  You may remember that Moynahan split with Brady while she was pregnant in 2006.  source
  
  
• Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin told USA Today that Justin Timberlake was almost overlooked for a role in "The Social Network" because he was too good.  They were afraid his fame would "upset the apple cart."  But in the end, they treated it like an NFL draft and picked the best players for the part.  Look for Justin in the "Social Network" this weekend.  source
  
  

• Round 3 of American Idol auditions took place in New Jersey yesterday, and the full cast was there.  This pic shows Randy, J-Lo and Steven Tyler.  
  
  
• Ratings news:  More people watched Glee, Raising Hope and NCIS: L.A. this week than last.  All three shows saw a nice ratings boost.  The Britney Spears Glee episode alone pulled in 13.3 million.  On the other hand, Parenthood and Fox's Running Wilde lost audience.  source
  
  
• Deadliest Catch fans won't like this news.  3 stars have jumped ship.  Captains Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand and Captain Sig Hansen have quit working after being sued earlier this month by Discovery for not performing work on a planned spin-off.  source
  
  
• Nick Cannon is looking for corporate sponsors to pay for his 30th birthday bash.  Cough up $25-grand and you'll get three tweets from next month's party.  source

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CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY

• Fran Drescher (53)
• Jenna Elfman (39)
• Eric Stoltz (49)
• Barry Williams (56)
  
  

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

Easiest quiz of the week for anyone over 40 years old!  Our birthday boy is 56 today...

AUDIO

ANSWER

Barry Williams!  old Greg Brady... This year, Barry was back on the screen with Tiffany in a movie called "Mega Piranha," a spoof of "Piranha 3-D."  It was the SyFy Channel's most watched movie of the year with 2.2 million.  

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PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: My Generation (NEW), Grey's Anatomy (NEW), Private Practice (NEW)

CBS: The Big Bang Theory (NEW), $..! My Dad Says (NEW), CSI (NEW), The Mentalist (NEW)

NBC: Community (NEW), 30 Rock (NEW), The Office (NEW), Outsourced (NEW), The Apprentice (NEW)

FOX: Bones (NEW), Fringe (NEW)

CW: The Vampire Diaries (NEW), Nakita (NEW)

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FUNSTUFF

GOTTA SEE THIS

You don't need to know the language to figure out this professor's policy on cell phones.  

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Ashton Kutcher has been elected President of Pop Culture.  Funny ad here

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DID YOU KNOW

"....a new survey reveals that fewer than half of all employees leave their desk to take a lunch break each day, and one out of every five worker polled said if they do take a lunch it is eating at their desk."

full report here

WHO SAID IT?

"I am pregnant again! I'm three months, and I'm so excited, my family is excited...I'm hoping it's a girl this time!" 

-Laila Ali in a video message on People.com.  This will be child #2 for Laila and hubby Curtis Conway.  The couple have a 2-year old son, Curtis Jr.  watch vid here

JOKE OF THE DAY

The doorbell rang, and the lady of the house discovered a workman, complete with tool chest, on the front door. “Lady,” he announced, “I’m the piano tuner.” The lady exclaimed, “Why, I didn’t send for a piano tuner.” The man replied, “I know, but our neighbors did.”

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SURF THIS!

Beyond work and family, what's your passion?  Do you donate time to a cause you really believe in?  Have you ever kept track of the impact you've made?  Here's a site to do just that.  Not only can you keep a record, but you can share it with friends, as well.  Check out MyImpact here:

http://www.myimpact.org/

DOGGIE BAG

• The recession is hitting us harder in the heart than the wallet.  In 2009, marriages in America fell to a record low with just 52% of adults saying they were married compared to 57% in 2000.  Of course, most of that average was brought down just by Pam Anderson staying single for a few years... 
  
  
• South Kansas City parents are mad about a haunted house and pumpkin patch with games and rides for kids.  Well, they're not mad about the Halloween fun, they're mad that it was all put next door to a strip joint. You can tell dad had been around that area before because when his kids entered the dark haunted house, he told them to sit on their hands.  go!
   
• A month after a St. Louis man won $1-million in the lottery, he wins another $2-million from, yes, the lottery.  John Wells considers himself to be a (quote)"lucky guy".  You think?  The strangest part about this whole thing is that after he won the first million, he felt compelled to continue playing the lottery!  go!