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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Canada?

Many people have said that American’s geography skills are a little bit — nay, a whole lot – subpar compared to the rest of the world.

Kids in the US have trouble identifying states, let alone trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle of Europe. God forbid you ask them to try the Africa puzzle.

So let’s keep things a little bit closer to home and focus on just Canada.

Canada: America's Hat
Canada: America’s Hat

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10 Things Gadgets Internet shopping

Top 10 Grossing Apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android (April 2014)

Gaming still dominates the mobile app market this month.  If you want to make money, that’s where you’re going to want to be.

How To Publish Your App
How To Publish Your App:
A simple illustrated guide walking you through the steps required
to get your App on the App Store!
No code. Just the the info you need, and what to click

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10 Things food

The Top Foodie Destinations in America

People love to eat.  When you hear about where people went on a vacation, the first question after “where did you go?” is “what did you eat while you were there?”

There’s a reason that Las Vegas has become a foodie destination for both chefs looking to make a name for themselves as well as gastro-fans who love to tweet out pictures of their dinner to their followers.

Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe
Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe

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10 Things Travel

Contrary to popular belief, Hawaii is NOT the most expensive place to live in the US

Did you know that one of the busiest Costco’s in the country is just outside the airport in Hawaii?

People fly in, taxi over to the Costco, and purchase their entire vacation supply immediately upon landing.  It’s cheaper to do it this way than it is to ship everything over yourself or to buy provisions at the grocery store.

Hawaii gets a bum wrap about this – their prices may be higher than on the continental 48 states, but that doesn’t mean that Hawaii is the most expensive place in the country to live, does it?

Oahu Revealed: The Ultimate Guide to Honolulu, Waikiki & Beyond
Oahu Revealed: The Ultimate Guide to Honolulu, Waikiki & Beyond

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10 Things sports

What do Dodgeball and Musical Chairs have in common?

Like most of us, Web Watch remembers the joys and the horrors of grade school gym class.

Remember that annual tradition of learning square dancing during the cold winter months?  Nobody liked doing that, but it was something for the gym teachers to foist upon their charges and hope for the best.

Anything was better than running laps, typically.  Square dancing wasn’t it.

Duck Duck Goose
Duck Duck Goose

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10 Things sports

If you want to survive high school, don’t play lacrosse, soccer, or water polo

High school athletics are nothing to sneeze at.

For some, it’s a required part of the curriculum, intended to encourage healthy living and the strong development of young bodies still growing.

For others, it’s a way out of a podunk town and into a major university or professional career.

But if you participate in a solid high school sports program, there’s a good chance that you’ll end up hurt…. or even dead.

Lacrosse Street Sign
Lacrosse Street Sign

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10 Things Travel

Which cities have the worst urban sprawl?

Urban sprawl is bad for our health.

Whether it’s because we’re stuck in traffic, trying to get from one side of town to another, or if its a strain on public resources like power and water, cities that are too large can be a big negative in how we live our everyday lives.

Web Watch knows people who live in one part of town who seldom venture beyond a 10 mile radius, being perfectly happy living and working close to where they live. Others, we know, are happy to drive an hour or more to see a movie or eat a casual meal at a restaurant they’ve heard about.

Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities
Urban Sprawl and Public Health:
Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities

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10 Things sports

The Dallas Cowboys are “America’s Team”. But who’s number two on the list?

It’s been oft-said that the DALLAS COWBOYS are “AMERICA’S TEAM”, at least when it comes to football.

The Atlanta Braves claimed the same title for themselves for their ubiquitousness of games seen nationally on SUPERSTATION TBS back in the day.

Dallas Cowboys Duck Tape
Dallas Cowboys Duck Tape