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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Ohio named the Nerdiest State, North Dakota the ugliest
When all is said and done it seems that Ohio has the most Steven Quincy Urkels. Time magazine calls Ohio the nerdiest state in its article “Why Your State Sucks: The Great American Map of Fail.”
The magazine uses statistics to point out the worst (or maybe it is the best) thing about each state.
Believe me, there are worse thing than being the nerdiest state. Arizona has the highest alcoholism rate, Arkansas has the worst average credit score, Colorado has the highest cocaine use per capita, Illinois has the highest rate of robbery, Louisiana has the highest rate of gonorrhea, Mississippi has the most obesity people, Washington has most bestiality and North Dakota had the ugliest residents.
See, being a nerd ain’t so bad.
Just in case you are wondering, the magazine has the lamest reason for ranking us the nerdiest. Ohio has highest number of library visits per capita based on information from www.statemaster.com.
Really “Time” magazine, Really?
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Tweet“Extreme Makeover ” looking for Ohio families
ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” may hit paydirt in Ohio again.
The extremely popular reality/home makeover show has issued a casting call for Buckeye State families, according to TV writer John Kiesewetter’s Cincinnati Enquirer blog.
The show hosted by Ty Pennington has even set up a special email address for Ohio applicants. Send nominates to emheohio@gmail.com by Feb. 4.
Families can nominate themselves or be nominated by others. Kiesewetter says you must include a contact number, names and ages of all in the family being nominated, description of their home and details on why they are deserving.
Click here to apply to the show.
Home Edition has been friendly to this region. The show featured the Akers family in West Chester Twp. in 2008, and the Terpenning family at 548 Carthage Drive in Beavercreek in 2009.
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TweetCenterville student in running to win $250,000
A Centerville High School junior is trying to turn inspiration into cold hard cash.
Shirin Dey is in the running for a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh grant for the renovate the Lower Ninth Ward Village Community Center in New Orleans. The money would also be used to provide courses in computing, sound engineering and other areas.
Dey, the daughter of Dr. Malay and Hyacinth Dey, visited New Orleans last year with a youth group from Incarnation Parish in Centerville.
She was inspired to come up with a project for the Lower Ninth Ward, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina Katrina.
To continue in the contest, Dey’s project must be ranked above 100 by Monday, Jan. 31. To vote for it, visit the project’s website or you can text 105560 to Pepsi (73774). Those eager to see her win can do both.
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