HubPages Newsletter 20
57Reminder: Sign up for eBay
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This issue's HubNuggets
Take a look at these excerpts to read what you might have missed this past week:
HubNugget 1: Using the right fonts
"Let's talk about the size of your type. Unless your marketing piece is also a low-vision aid, you're going to want to keep the body of your text relatively small, likely between 10 pt. and 14 pt. A 12 pt. font size is pretty typical for body copy. If you suspect that your audience will be of more of a gray-haired persuasion, you might want to bump it up to 14 pt. On a business card, you may have to go with as small as possible without losing readability - 8 pt. or 9 pt..." Read more »
HubNugget 2: Don't miss Pancake Day next year
"Pancake day is celebrated every year,in the UK, Ireland and Australia on the Tuesday a week before Ash Wednesday, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. In these countries, and amongst Anglicans in Canada, this day is also known as Pancake Day for the simple fact that pancakes are traditionaly eaten on Shrove Tuesday. On Pancake Day, pancake races are held in villages and towns across the U.K, The most famous pancake race, at Olney in Buckinghamshire, has been held since 1445..." Read more »
HubNugget 3: Protecting Your Laptop Computer
"Protecting private or sensitive data is something that everyone should be concerned with today. It seems hardly a week goes by without news reports of another stolen laptop with sensitive or confidential data on it. Some reports suggest as many as two million laptop computers are stolen each year in the US alone. The following tips will help you protect your data while you are traveling ..." Read more »
HubNugget 4: Exercising while on the road
"Perhaps you are a "road warrior," that breed of human who spends days and even weeks each month away from home due to business travel. If you exercise when in your hometown, you might worry that your travel schedule precludes maintaining a healthy exercise regimen when out-of-town. Aside from bad airport food, that hotel fitness center (if it exists at all) is probably a compromise to what you're used to at home. Your solution is to rethink exercise altogether..." Read more »
HubNugget 5: "God's Architect"
"Antonio Gaudi i Cornet was a spiritual architect, infusing his soul onto the landscape and the psyche of Barcelona. His works combine mathematical genius, creativity, religion and humanism. Gaudí was born on June 24, 1852 in or near the town of Reus in an area of Catalonia called Campo de Tarragona. His family came from a long line of coppersmiths. Gaudí didn't have the family life that is so highly valued in Spain. Gaudí's mother died when he was young. His brother and married sister died young. Gaudí took care of his father and orphaned niece, both of whom lived with him in Barcelona..."
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Interesting facts
Did you know?
1. Where is the only royal palace in the United States?
a) New York
b) Philadelphia
c) Honolulu
d) Washington, D.C.
2. What is the salinity (salt percentage by weight) of the Dead Sea? (Ocean water is around 3.5%)
a) 0%
b) 10%
c) 30%
d) 65%
3. How long has the world's longest-burning light bulb been lit?
a) 13 years
b) 57 years
c) 86 years
d) 106 years
4. What food was invented to stave off sexual excesses?
a) potato chips
b) graham crackers
c) snickerdoodles
d) rice cakes
5. How fast can tsunamis travel?
a) 80 mph
b) 600 mph
c) 1,050 mph
d) Mach 2 (1,522 mph)
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catalonia spain says:
2 years ago
Thanks for the info on Gaudi - he was one amazing genius!