If you never have the right measuring implement for the recipe you’re tackling, keep this chart on hand. The next time you find yourself asking how to convert measurements, you’ll know just what to do.
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Stats: U.S. Debt Jumped $1.27 Trillion in 2012
According to the U.S. Treasury, the debt of the U.S. government climbed by a total of $1,275,901,078,828.74 in fiscal 2012, which ended on September 30th.
That means the federal government borrowed approximately an additional $10,855 for each household in the United States just over the past twelve months.
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5 Lessons in Life from Dr. Seuss
Five lessons from the books of Dr. Seuss via the Goodwill Librarian:
1 – Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.
2 – Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
3 – You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
4 – Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.
5 – Today I shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered.
Charity Showcase
Ocean Conservancy works to protect the ocean and its inhabitants. Motto: Start a sea change. For more information, check out http://www.oceanconservancy.org.
Curator: John Kremer
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Infographic: IndieGoGo and The Oatmeal Raise $1.37 Million
The Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman’s second IndieGoGo campaign, Let’s Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum, raised a grand total of $1,370,511, smashing through his original goal of $850,000. In doing so, over 20,000 donors unlocked a matching grant from the state of New York for $850,000 to buy physicist and inventor Nikola Tesla’s old laboratory and turn it into a museum.
How could you use IndieGoGo or Kickstarter to launch something important to you?
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Infographic: 10 Ways to Love
Here are 10 ways to love. The advice comes from biblical passages, but they are not clear in the resolution that I originally saved this infographic in.
I thought it was a neat infographic although it’s skewed a little.
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The Long-Term Effects of Fast Food Meals
Do you think that eating a fast food meal every once in a while is harmless? Think again. Many of the hormones, additives, and artificial ingredients in fast food meals will linger in your body for many days and even years.
Alas, I did not make a note of where I found this infographic months ago. If anyone knows the source, I’d be happy to note it here.
Charity Showcase
The One Acre Fund empowers farmers in Africa by providing them with skills and supplies to grow food and end hunger in their home countries. They have doubled farm income for every acre planted under their program. In 2012, they helped 130,000 families in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi. For more information, check out their website at http://www.oneacrefund.org.
Curator: John Kremer
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9 Ways to Spark More Engagement With Your Facebook Posts
From Amy Porterfield’s blog post: Creating consistent conversation on your Facebook Page is anything but easy. To help you with this challenge, I’ve compiled a few actual Facebook posts from different Pages that have created genuine engagement. These posts are the real deal.
And, of course, sharing infographics also enhances engagement in Facebook posts.
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10 Commandments of Using Pinterest for Business
Pinterest can bring you more real leads than LinkedIn, Google+, and YouTube combined and more referral traffic than Twitter and, in some cases, Facebook.
Do you want to know more on how to use Pinterest to drive traffic to any page on the Internet? To drive traffic that is viral, targeted, and ready to buy?
To learn how to use Pinterest more effectively to market your books, products, and services, check out this free webinar: http://realfastinfoproduct.com/johnkwebbie.