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A couple of veteran beer drinking journalists have put together a list of the top — and bottom — beer producing states based on the gold, silver and bronze medals brewers have won since 1987 at the Brewers Association’s Great American Beer Festival.

Top 10 medal-winning states are:

1. California – 474
2. Colorado – 322
3. Wisconsin – 232
4. Oregon – 170
5. Pennsylvania – 162
6. Texas – 133
7. Washington – 114
8. New York – 98
9. Missouri -90
10. Massachusetts – 76

Of course, this does not take into account the population size of the states listed here. The top 10, reshuffled to reflect the number of medals per million of inhabitants, looks quite different, reflecting a dominance by states with a strong micro-brewing tradition:

1. Colorado – 64.4
2. Oregon – 42.5
3. Wisconsin – 38.6
4. Washington – 16.2
5. Missouri – 15
6. Pennsylvania – 13.5
7. Massachusetts – 12.6
8. California – 12.8
9. Texas – 5.6
10. New York – 5.1

… Reversing the map slogan, the “worst beer in America” is brewed in the states with the least medals, i.e. West Virginia (0), North Dakota, Oklahoma (both just 1), Alabama, Rhode Island (2 each), South Dakota, Nebraska, Louisiana (4 each) and Connecticut (5).

… The most highly decorated beer in America is the Alaskan Smoked Porter (15 medals; 6 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze), followed by the New Belgium Abbey Belgian Style Ale (10 medals; 6 gold, 4 bronze) and the Genesee Cream Ale (10 medals; 2 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze).

A stem cell therapy offering “natural” breast enlargement will be made available to women for the first time. The treatment could boost cup size while reducing stomach fat. It involves extracting stem cells from spare fat on the stomach or thighs and growing them in a woman’s breasts. An increase of one cup size is likely, with the potential for larger gains as the technique improves. A trial has already started in Britain to use stem cells to repair the breasts of women who have had cancerous lumps removed.

Heather’s looks Top Heavy…No Problem here..

Near Manchester, New Hampshire, Pam Gilbert and her husband from were pulled over for — ready? — having a pink tree-shaped air freshener dangling from their rear view mirror. “Obstruction of view” was the offense, according to the police officer who pulled them over for no other apparent reason. The driver took the freshener and chucked it in the back seat and asked if that was better. The cop said, “Yes,” and went back to his cruiser. In the time it took to write the citation ($43 ticket), the couple counted 28 cars with similar objects in the front windshield. Included in this parade was an older woman with a Hawaiian lei and a sheriff’s car with a rosary on the mirror.

Britain’s Secretary of State (for the Home Department) has apologized after she “mistakenly” submitted an expenses claim for pay-per-view movies watched in her family’s home. Turns out the bills she submitted for reimbursement also included adult films watched by her husband.

As far as fundraisers go, this one’s a bit nutty. Beginning today (Monday) Oakdale, California’s annual Testicle Festival gets going with volunteers in the Rotary Club planning to fry up 400 pounds of the private parts of bulls and serve them to diners who pay $50 apiece for the sit-down meal. The event, whose proceeds also benefit a local museum (a Cowboy Museum) has drawn an average of 450 people and last year raised $28,000.

A Pennsylvania girl is the winner of the seventh annual “Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest.” Ten-year-old Jordyn Boyer (of Lebanon) was inspired by an authentic Louisiana sandwich to create her Po’ Boy Peanut Butter Chicken Cheesesteak Sandwich. Her sandwich is made with Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, chicken, peppers, onions and mozzarella cheese. For added flavor, she created a dipping sauce of Jif peanut butter, Worcestershire sauce, honey and honey mustard. Jif awarded Jordyn a $25,000 scholarship fund. (Here’s the full recipe.)

… Other finalists were:

• Emily of Bogue Chitto, Mississippi and her Creepy Delicious Peanut Butter & Jam Sandwich
• Alexandra of Franklin, Wisconsin and her Happy Hedgehog
• Morgan of Batavia, Ohio and her Peanut Butter Fruit Pockets
• Elisabeth of Newnan, Georgia, and her Peanut Butter Kabob

His eyes meet yours across a crowded room — is that the look of love? Only, say scientists, if it lasts longer than 8.2 seconds. If a man’s gaze is more like four seconds, research suggests he is less than impressed. Women, however, treat both hunks and geeks alike, with their eyes lingering on both for similar amounts of time. Hidden cameras secretly tracked the eye movements of 115 students as they chatted with actors and actresses. They were then asked to rate their conversation partner’s attractiveness. The men looked into the eyes of actresses they considered beautiful for an average of 8.2 seconds, but that dropped to 4.5 seconds when gazing at those they rated less attractive. The female students, however, did not differ in the amount of time they spent looking at the actors. The researchers believe that men use eye contact to seek out fit and fertile mates. But women are more wary of attracting unwanted attention because of the risks of unwanted pregnancy and single parenthood.