HubPages Newsletter 7

Let's give 'em a hand, folks. These Authors have both created great Hubs, and have had the luck to win among eligible Hubs this month. Each win carries with a $50 cash prize:

Moonmaiden (6 time winner), Chuck (3 time winner), Drax (2 time winner), glassvisage (2 time winner), traffexone, idunn, Poetic Muse, jstankevicz, and oxbow's lake.

There will be nine more winners this month, and those winners could be anyone.

How to enter: Browse the Idea Bank for topics (there are over 900 to choose from), select one that you feel you can create a great Hub on, and with each eligible Hub you automatically enter the day's daily drawing.

Pick a topic from the Idea Bank »

Eligible Hubs must be published for the first time the day before the actual drawing, they must be created using the Idea Bank, and they must have a Hubscore of at least 50 at the time of drawing. Contest open to residents of the U.S. only. See the official rules for full details.

You asked for them, and we've provided them.

• In the eBay capsule, you can now enter a seller's eBay ID, and only display products offered from that particular seller.
• Our search engine has been greatly improved. In addition to giving more fast, accurate results, you can sort results by relevance or recency, and can search by related tags.

This week's HubNuggets give you just a taste of what Authors have contributed over the past week. Take a look:

HubNugget 1: Things you learn at the gym

• Country music is not ideal to work out to, unless it's lifting your beer mug.
• Lying on the mat gasping in pain is not considered a situp.
• You may be given strange looks if you walk in with a McDonald's bag in your hand.
• The Elliptical is not a shaver, or a cough medicine.

HubNugget 2: How to best foster innovation

"Irreverence, iconoclasm, idealism - three "i's" - were noted as magical ingredients, but the inability to systematically or coherently explain how is interesting to note. It is clear, however, that there is little obvious correlation between R&D spend and innovation. Cisco spends $4bn a year in R&D and yet the majority of new products stem from an active M&A program..." Read more »

HubNugget 3: K(r)ill your PMS

"Krill oil comes from shrimp like crustaceans that thrive in the Antarctic Ocean. Krill oil has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and menstrual cramps.Though fish oil also is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, krill oil works better for PMS and cramps for reasons that are not fully understood..." Read more »

HubNugget 4: Taoist wisdom for relationships

"indiscriminate water. it moistens and nourishes everything. beyond accepting and rejecting, it is even beyond choosing. no will. no struggle. just doing..." Read more »

HubNugget 5: Nihilists' platform for California

"The main plank of this campaign is secession from the United States. I know people say this or that is no panacea, but I've been thinking about this one for a while. Secession is a panacea. It would add billions to the California budget without raising taxes, and it would get those red state bible-thumpers off our &%@..." Read more »

Have an idea for a HubNugget-worthy Hub? Show us what you got:

Did you know?

1. Gentlemen prefer blondes. But what kind of mates do female lions apparently prefer?

a) curly redheads

b) long-haired brunettes

c) short-haired blondes

d) bald

2. What does the Japanese word tsurumun mean?

a) fish that is too old to make sushi with

b) single women who invent reasons to be with friends to avoid being alone on national holidays

c) the frustration you feel when your cell phone drops a call

d) scuff marks that cheap shoes leave on linoleum floors

3. About how many taste buds does the typical catfish have (humans have about 10,000)?

a) none

b) 10

c) 250,000

d) between 10 and 20 million

4. In which two places are tanning beds illegal for those under 18 years old?

a) North Korea and Cuba

b) California and France

c) Canada and Denmark

d) Australia and New Zealand

5. Which 20th century U.S. president was born Leslie Lynch King Jr.?

a) Gerald Ford

b) Richard Nixon

c) Harry S Truman

d) Lyndon Johnson

Answers: 1 b, 2 b, 3 c, 4 b, 5 a