As BeautifulPeople.com goes global, estimated number of unattractive people from 190 countries who have been rejected from its site over the past two weeks, according to www.BeautifulPeople.com, the elite dating and networking site for beautiful people: 1.8 million

The total number of new members who have been admitted: 360,000

Percentage of Swedish men who have applied and have been accepted: 65

Ranks of Brazil (45 percent), Denmark (40 percent), Italy (39 percent), Portugal (37 percent) and Argentina (28 percent) on the list of countries with the highest percentage of accepted applications from men: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Rank of the U.S. on the list (24 percent): 9

WHO'S THE BOSS

Percentage of workers who still think their relationship with their boss is important for their job satisfaction, according to a survey by the Adecco Group: 89

Percentage who think their boss is just as accessible as they were pre-recession: 87

Percentage of workers who respect their boss more since the recession began: 14

SMALL-BIZ WORLD

Percentage of small-business retailers who compete against major retailers who say customer service differentiates their business from their larger competitors, according to a survey from RatePoint: 50

Percentage of these small businesses that said marketing budgets were the No. 1 advantage large retailers have versus smaller companies: 33

GOBBLE GOBBLE

Of $27.64 billion in sales at Thanksgiving in 2009, percentage that will be spent on food and drinks alone, according to industry research firm IBISWorld: 92.5

Projected number of turkeys that are expected to be consumed this holiday — up from last year's level of 45.3 million birds: 47.1 million

Percentage of all turkeys produced in the U.S. during 2009 that will be eaten during Thanksgiving: 19

ON THE JOB FRONT

Percentage of workers who said they would be ready to conduct a job search if they lost their job tomorrow, according to a survey developed by Robert Half International: 82

Percentage of respondents who had updated their resume in the last three months: 20

Percentage who hadn't revised their resume in more than a year: 44

IDLE THOUGHT

"The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts."

— John Locke, philosopher

Reach John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.