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Ranking States’ Citizen Embarrassment Levels
Amid a rush of political scandals and missteps, we figure that some citizens are more embarrassed for their state than others. We look at the shameful headlines and determine where these states would rank on the citizen embarrassment level.
State of Embarrassment — Texas
How textbook changes and talk of secession affect the citizen embarrassment level in Texas.
State of Embarrassment — Tennessee
How battling Obamacare and being highlighted for corruption affect the citizen embarrassment level in Tennessee.
State of Embarrassment — Illinois
How former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and state corruption in general affect the citizen embarrassment level in Illinois.
State of Embarrassment — Virginia
How gun laws, Confederate History Month and a statue of Stalin contribute to the citizen embarrassment level in Virginia.
State of Embarrassment — New York
How rampant corruption, a governor’s affair with a prostitute and the fall of “America’s Cop” affect the citizen embarrassment level in New York.
State of Embarrassment — Arizona
How immigration laws, a state boycott and a “worst sheriff” honor affect the citizen embarrassment level in Arizona.
State of Embarrassment — California
How a budget deficit, credit crisis and the Governator affect the citizen embarrassment level in California.
Italian Purple People Protest Berlusconi the Bombastic
Tens of thousands of ‘Purple People’ — named after the traditional color of Italian mourning — march in Rome to protest a legendarily bombastic, allegedly corrupt prime minister. Is the country finally ready to say basta?
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Gas on Mars Silent But Not Deadly
Scientists weigh the possibility that methane gas on Mars comes from microorganisms in the soil.
Scientists have ruled out the possibility that the presence of methane gas on Mars is due to meteorites or volcanic activity.
Recent research in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters highlights the hope that the consistent levels of methane on the Red Planet could be the result of microorganisms in the Martian soil that are producing the gas as a “by-product of their metabolic processes.”
“As Sherlock Holmes said, ‘Eliminate all other factors and the one that remains must be the truth,’” said professor Mark Sephton of the department of earth science and engineering at Imperial College London in a press release, stepping delicately around the subject. “The list of possible sources of methane gas is getting smaller and excitingly, extraterrestrial life still remains an option. Ultimately the final test may have to be on Mars.”
In other words, the search for extraterrestrial life has been reduced to … drum-roll please … alien farts.
The Cocktail Napkin appears at the back page of each issue of Miller-McCune magazine, highlighting current research that merits a raised eyebrow or a painful grin.
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If Only Yosemite Was a Video Game
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California Rejects Ban on Plastic Bags
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I think NASA has already evidences at least of microbial life on Mars!
Please look at the following documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1vg1gfJBkM