The U.S. Census Bureau reports that these metro areas added the most population through July 1 of 2008:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Unfortunately, the company you keep might be a problem. If you live in any of the metropolitan areas below, it might be time to put a little heat on your friends and neighbors to clean up their act.

Here are two different looks at the Top 10 most polluted U.S. cities:

(By year-round particle pollution)
1. Los Angeles, California
2. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3. Bakersfield, California
4. Birmingham, Alabama
5. Visalia/Porterville, California
6. Atlanta, Georgia
7. Cincinnati, Ohio
8. Fresno/Madera, California
9. Hanford/Corcoran, California
10. Detroit, Michigan

(By ozone)
1. Los Angeles, California
2. Bakersfield, California
3. Visalia/Porterville, California
4. Houston, Texas
5. Fresno/Madera, California
6. Sacramento, California
7. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
8. New York City/Newark, New Jersey
9. Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, DC
10. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Source: American Lung Association

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Ancient computers. Outdated software. Systems your average teenager wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole.

Fortunately, that isn’t the norm.

Forbes is out with a list of America’s Most Wired Cities. Since 2007, the publication has computed the percentage of Internet users with high-speed connections and the number of companies providing high-speed Internet to see which towns were on the cutting edge. The number of public wireless Internet hot spots are factored in, too.

Who’s No. 1 at the start of 2009? None other than Seattle, home to Microsoft and Amazon.com.

Here’s the Top 10:

1. Seattle

2. Atlanta

3. Washington, D.C.

4. Orlando

5. Boston

6. Miami

7. Minneapolis

8. Denver

9. New York

10. Baltimore

To see the rest, and to read more about how the rankings were determined, visit Forbes.

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Despite the housing market struggles and a downturn in gaming revenues, Las Vegas still beckons to people looking for a fresh start, according to an analysis of moving requests from 2008 by Relocation.com. The data revealed that on a per-capita basis for cities with more than 1 million people, Las Vegas retained its top spot as the No. 1 destination for people looking to make a long distance state-to-state move.

Although the recession has spared no one area of the country, cities in the West and South continue to appeal to people relocating, whether it is moving to take a new job or finding a new home with more solid economic opportunities.

Here are the top cities that people are expected to move to:

1. Las Vegas
2. Denver
3. Charlotte, N.C.
4. Phoenix/Mesa
5. Portland, Ore.
6. Seattle
7. Orlando, Fla.
8. Washington, D.C.
9. Atlanta
10. Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg, Fla.

Based on requests for moving quotes in 2008 and leading into 2009, the data is a strong indicator of consumer behavior for the coming year. Michigan and Ohio are declining likely due to automotive industry and other manufacturing job losses. However, North and South Carolina have gained and are expected to keep gaining.

For every 100 people looking to move to Michigan, 210 were looking to move out of the state. Ohioans also saw more people relocating: for every 100 people looking to move to Ohio, 150 requested moving quotes to move out of state.

The biggest beneficiary of these population displacements is North Carolina, which saw nearly 80 percent more requests to move to North Carolina than to leave (for every 100 people requesting moving quotes to leave the state, 180 indicated they wanted to move to it). South Carolina also saw a jump with nearly 70 percent more requests to move to the state than to leave, while Texas saw 66 percent more, and Georgia saw 36 percent more.

Relocation.com analyzed nearly 500,000 moving quote requests in 2008 to determine where people are moving. Figures from the U.S. census bureau indicate that 34 million people moved between 2007 and 2008. The company estimates that about three out of four people who make an inquiry on the Relocation.com family of sites, actually move within 12 months, representing nearly 3 percent of all Americans who move. The Census Bureau says the vast majority of movers in the U.S. make local moves; according to 2006 data, 62 percent of people making a move stayed within the same county, while 20 percent moved to a different county but within the same state. Fourteen percent moved state to state, while 3 percent moved from abroad.

Source: Relocation.com

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The second annual HealthSaver Caffeinated Cities Survey, commissioned by HealthSaver, a national emerging health care discount service, found that the most caffeinated city in the country is Tampa, followed by Seattle, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.

The HealthSaver 2008 Caffeinated Cities Survey was conducted to determine the caffeine consumption habits and attitudes of consumers across the U.S., and to learn more about cultural views and health benefits of this morning pick-me-up, afternoon alert booster and late-night indulgence.

Most Caffeinated Cities

1. Tampa
2. Seattle
3. Chicago
4. New York
5. Los Angeles

Least Caffeinated Cities

1. Riverside/San Bernardino
2. Atlanta
3. San Diego
4. Minneapolis/St. Paul
5. Dallas

Source: HealthSaver

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First, however, each party will try to put on the happiest face possible. Hard feelings? They may linger, certainly, but party stalwarts generally attempt to close ranks for the common cause — keeping those dirty, no-good (choose one: Republicans or Democrats) out of power.

The city that serves as host for these get-togethers can help shape that party’s image. Who, after all, can forget the images of police vs. protestors in Chicago back in 1968 — a scene that hardly helped the Democrats who gathered there that year.

Here’s a list of the Democratic convention cities of the last 40 years:

2008 — Denver

2004 — Boston

2000 — Los Angeles

1996 — Chicago

1992 — New York

1988 – Atlanta

1984 — San Francisco

1980 — New York

1976 — New York

1972 — Miami Beach

1968 — Chicago

Source: demconvention.com

Is your city among those being hit hardest? MensHealth.com assessed foreclosure rates, housing costs, credit scores, bankruptcy filings and more to see who is doing the best — and worst — job of staying afloat in these challenging times.

The 10 with the most personal debt include:

10. Phoenix, Ariz.
9. Modesto, Calif.
8. Denver, Colo.
7. Riverside, Calif.
6. Jacksonville, Fla.
5. Detroit
4. Sacramento, Calif.
3. Atlanta

To find out who are the two biggest offenders, and to read about all 10, visit MensHealth.com.

Related lists:

• Top Corporate Bankruptcies
• Biggest Corporate Bailouts
• Biggest U.S. Bank Failures
• Cities With Least Personal Debt

The golf boom may be over, but there still are plenty of places for the avid duffer to tee it up. So, which cities have the most golf courses within a 30-mile radius?

CNNMoney thought you’d never ask. Check out the Top 10:

1. Chicago — 347

2. New York – 255

3. Los Angeles — 250

4. Philadelphia — 238

5. Detroit – 229

6. Phoenix — 221

7. Dallas — 208

8. Boston — 202

9. Fort Worth — 198

10. Atlanta – 188

To see more, visit CNNMoney.com.

“What’s for dinner?”

Great cities and great restaurants tend to go hand in hand. That’s why Forbes put together its list of 10 Best Restaurant Cities.

You can probably guess at least a few of them. We’ll give you Nos. 6-10:

6. Houston

7. Washington, D.C.

8. Atlanta

9. Boston

10. Las Vegas

Ready to see who filled the top slots? To see those, and to read more about these cities and the selection criteria, visit Forbes.