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Top Ten Places to Raise a Family

When raising a family, parents often put quality of their children’s lives ahead of their own convenience, choosing to extend their commutes or even change jobs or careers in order to find a good place to live.

With this in mind, US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT has released their list of TOP TEN PLACES TO RAISE A FAMILY.

The list includes:

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August 23rd is National Go Topless Protest Day!

You knew it was coming all year, and couldn’t wait… and now, August 23rd has finally arrived.

Yes, that’s right – August 23rd is NATIONAL GO TOPLESS PROTEST DAY!*

And what is National Go Topless Protest Day?  It’s only a different way to honor (recognize?) WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY, which occurs on August 26th.

(*no surprise here: this link is NSFW, for obvious reasons)

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Gadgets How To

78 Useful Photography Tips

Taking photographs shouldn’t be difficult.

Today’s cameras are marvels at point-and-click technology, that it is practically impossible to take a bad photograph.

But people do take bad photos, all the time.  In part, it’s because modern digital cameras offer so many options to the novice photographer that they get overwhelmed and make bad photographic decisions.

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The 10 Most Expensive iPhone Apps

The iPhone App Store is loaded with fun apps that are priced at a reasonable $0.99 or $1.99.

But what about those apps that are the priciest?  Here’s a list of THE TOP TEN MOST EXPENSIVE iPHONE APPS, and what they do:

  1. Interpath ($179.99).  Used by medical professionals to view pathology images
  2. Nursing Constellation Plus ($179.99). A nursing and medical reference guide.
  3. Rosie Home Automation ($199.99). Used to control home A/V and security systems.
  4. iDcrm ($199.99). A Dynamics CRM app.
  5. Lexi-Dental Complete ($299.99). A dental reference guide.
  6. Mobile Cam Viewer ($349.99).  Used to control live surveillance cameras.
  7. PDR Quote ($349.99). Software for auto repair businesses
  8. MATG – SAP BusinessOne ($449.99). Used to access SAP’s BusinessOne application

As for the other two on the list?  You’ll have to click the link to see those.   Before you do, take a guess as to what the top priced app is priced at.

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food How To

How To Prevent Osteoporosis and Brittle Bones

If you are a woman suffering from brittle bones or osteoporosis, then science may have uncovered the best news you’ve ever heard:

“Drink beer”

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SWOOPO – A Cheaper(?) Alternative to eBay

If you are eBay auction-addicted, but are looking for a new way to find some high-end items relatively cheap, then SWOOPO may be the auction site for you.

Like eBay, it’s an online auction site.

But unlike eBay, where eBay makes money from the seller (auction posting fees) and from the buyer (taking a percentage of the final auction price), Swoopo uses a slightly different pricing model:

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Funny Gadgets Travel

Poop the World

iPhone apps are either practical or fun.

POOP THE WORLD is an iPhone app that’s both.

Because everyone needs a way to track exactly where and what they pooped.

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Are You a Hobo, Bum, or Vagrant?

Do you know the difference between a hobo, a bum, and a vagrant?

If so, then maybe you’ll want to make sure you visit Britt, Iowa – that’s where the NATIONAL HOBO CONVENTION is held every year. The convention is held the 2nd weekend of August, and has been held in Britt for the past 110 years.