Men’s Health Magazine studied Centers for Disease Control death rates from liver disease as well as CDC binge drinking rates, FBI records on drunken driving (DUI) arrests, U.S. Department of transportation statistics on fatal car accident rates involving alcohol and the emphasis of state efforts to cut drinking as evaluated by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reports.

Ten Worst Alcohol Unwell Cities (in order):
Denver
Anchorage, Alaska
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Omaha, Neb.
Fargo, N.D.
San Antonio, Texas
Austin, Texas
Fresno, Calif.
Lubbock, Texas
Milwaukee

Chicago ranked #62 (Durham, N.C. best at #1, Denver the worst at #100)

Ten Best Alcohol “Well” Cities (in order):
Durham, N.C.
Miami, Florida
Buffalo, N.Y.
Jackson, Miss.
Yonkers, N.Y.
Salt Lake City
Little Rock, Ark.
New York City
Richmond, Va.
Jersey City, N.J.

Source:
Part of a Series of Men’s Health Magazines Metrogrades — menshealth.com

A funny music video with a catchy tune on how everything is closed on Christmas, even though Jews just want to have fun. Where do they go? Chinese restaurants. They’re OPEN!

Find out what else they do in Brandon Harris Walkers music video feature of ‘Chinese Food on Christmas.”

See also …
BrandonHarrisWalker.com
Myspace.com/brandonharriswalker
Youtube.com/BrandonHarrisWalker

View Chicagoland Map with Traffic Overlay | Chicagoland Weather from Arlingtoncards.com/weather

Click on the TRAFFIC OVERLAY directly above to overlay current traffic in a larger map with an index listing tollways, expressways and major highways. The traffic data from Google is provided for major highways and is color-coded to traffic conditions: green means no congestion; orange-yellow is for minor holdups; and red means significant slowdowns. The data is aggregated from several sources, including road sensors, as well as car and taxi fleets. If section of road is gray, insufficient data was able for that stretch of road.

Major landmarks and highway names are listed in markers are available in this Chicago Metro traffic map. Chicago traffic lingo commonly used by Chicago traffic reporters is also included. The map is also available in another helpful form at Arlington-cars.com/traffic.

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