I wonder how much of Utah's and Pakistan's #1 rankings are due to lack of competitive substitutes?  if you were to tell me that per capita beef consumption was highest in Muslim areas, I would ask if they still are highest if one ranks consumption of beef and pork combined. 

Enjoyed Pat's 36 sq. ft. of MD discussion.  How few 80 years ago appreciated the demographic genius of  Moe Howard: "Spread out!"

Grand total of 1 SGL? There have been 3: Misty, Meerkats take down Cheney, and Butch Key.  Check out http://ricochet.com/members/ricochet-roundtable and I envy you the joy of listening to them for the first time.  I was hoping they would at least record the NR cruise SGL as they promised.

As to opting out for 25%, the wealth redistributionists will never go for that low a percentage.

Hmmm. 1.4 million to US versus to Mexico  "less than half the 3 million
 of previous period".  But that is 1.4 million vs. less than 1.5 million for a net of about zero.  One wouldn't expect a change in job market for a net near zero.  If this trend continues, then may be an impact.  The actual Pew release is titled Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero so blame Wash. Post for any confusion.

Please correct former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin's last name.

But for a Soviet-era woman in Siberia with its dearth of sun-lamps, a white bikini is logical.  It camouflages her perfectly in the snowy landscape. 

 Is more good done by revealing melatonin only works through the placebo effect or is more harm done by ruining the placebo effect for readers who thought melatonin worked? 

 No one has mentioned sandwich generations.  Many people now live long enough to have great grandchildren.  Some of these people may bequeath directly to the youngest generation which is just getting started and prevent 2 more death tax bites before the great grandchildren inherit.  That is a big change in society..  The sons and daughters of these people never dreamed this wealth could leap frog them. 

Just thought of an episode of Vengeance Unlimited.  Wealthy man discovers philanthropy late in life.  His adult slacker son demands he sign over control of all asets.  He refuses so son murders him.

 Each of the previous 10 years I have spent a week at Stratford, ON.  I have stayed in town at a B&B or a hotel and not used my car for 5 days.  The Studio Theater is a miniature version of the Festival Theater.  In the winter the Tom Patterson Theater is the town's indoor badminton court.  Seanna McKenna is widely regarded as the troupe's best actress. She was brilliant as Medea.  I strongly suspect she cast her husband Miles Potter as the director rather than vice versa.

 "all that's in state in the election next year"  I assume you mean at stake.  If you update the post please delete this.  Thanks

 Isn't it China's destiny to be the first to land on Mars since it has always been called the Red planet?

 One wonders if Strauss-Kahn initially thought he had diplomatic immunity.

 Wanna-be business owner with little capital can't afford to buy a thriving restaurant or even lease an empty space and install kitchen equipment.  They need to lease an existing out-of-business restaurant.  The only good  news is they can negotiate a cheaper rent from landlord whose previous tenants all went out of business.

Name suggestion:  Ricochet Off the Wall

 YouTube appears to have the video with English subtitles.  Who knew a penny was one-thousandth of a dollar?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLJ8Xb8267g

This is one time the old days really were better.  In 1955 in metro NY for 13 million people MLB drew 3.3 million with a capacity per day of 154,000 seats for 77 home dates.  In 2010 for 19 million people MLB drew 6.4 million with a capacity of 97,000 seats.and 81 home dates.