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Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by GettingSodas, Apr 4, 2016.
Ya dig?
A+ band. Both albums are extremely good
Just recently got into them. Great stuff.
I'm so sad that By the Throat is one of the songs from the debut that got dropped from live sets. Easily my favorite song from that album. Can't wait to see them with Death Cab this summer still.
So fucking pissed I didn't get a ticket to one of the Boston shows. Ugh.
Also one of my favorites.
They are 2 for 2. Curious to see the direction they head in next.
Went up to Glasgow on Saturday to see them play a hometown show. I knew they were popular, but I had no idea they had reached 'arena-size' popular! Was rad to see. I took a very poor clip for scale.
Every Open Eye was a year defining record for me and will probably end up being one of the most important albums I've listened to.
It ended up topping my list of favorite albums last year, I love it so much
Their albums are flawless.
There's been so few times I've reacted to a song the way I did when I first heard Recover.
What's their song from Drive called again?!
Get Away
I also recommend Broods.
Get Away is only so so I think I remembered it being better.
I've heard of them but don't think I've heard anything by them.
I loved the song Bridges. All the singles from Evergreen are good. Entire album is solid. If you are digging CHVRCHES then you will def like some of their stuff. And I just heard their new single and now its got me anticipating new material from them for sure
I'm still bitter they're not on the Richmond date of the Death Cab tour.
Band is dope. I still listen to Every Open Eye every now and then.
I've been obsessed with Every Open Eye lately, hence the avatar.
So glad to see some love for Every Open Eye. I probably enjoy it more than their debut and I see nothing but meh-to-hate everywhere else.
Took me a while to get into it, but I think I like EOE more than the debut now. I need to see this band live, soon.
I've almost bought tickets so many times, but the live videos I've seen seem awkward. Maybe I've just watched the wrong ones or they've gotten better, though.


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TSH or thyroid stimulating hormone is the number one screening tool for disorders of the thyroid gland. The problem is it is a very poor way to assess your thyroid gland function.
In my clinical practice I have found that TSH alone is not enough to assess thyroid function. I have seen people with TSH levels in hypothyroid ranges with little if any hypothyroid symptoms.
More often, I have seen those with many hypothyroid symptoms with completely normal and even optimal TSH levels.
I also see individuals suffering from hyperthyroid symptoms with ranges in TSH levels that are considered optimal.
This of course poses a problem, doesn't it? As someone concerned about your health and fitness, how do you rule out thyroid dysfunction as the cause of your issues if TSH can be so unreliable?
You use your symptoms and further testing as a guide. That is what this blog will teach you how to do.
A brief background on thyroid physiology
Thyroid stimulating hormone is released by the pituitary gland in response to signals from the brain. The hypothalamus receives feedback from thyroid hormones (mostly T4) to either stimulate or suppress TSH release from the pituitary.
Once TSH is released, it interacts in the thyroid gland to increase levels of T4. T4, called thyroxine, is not active (or is less active), and it serves as a reservoir where active thyroid hormone is formed.
Active thyroid hormone is T3 or triiodothyronine. T3 is the hormone that acts on the metabolism and stimulates cellular activity.
Another part of this story is that T3 and T4 can be found in the body bound to other proteins or free by themselves. Bound T4 cannot be converted to T3 and bound T3 cannot act on tissues. So, the amount of the thyroid binding protein, thyroid binding globulin, has an impact on thyroid function.
Another tricky part of the thyroid story is that T4 can be converted into either T3, which is active thyroid hormone, or reverse T3 (rT3) which is inactive. rT3 levels are elevated in times of increased cortisol, like stress.
Finally, the thyroid receptor has to be available and able to interact with T3. Many things can impact this. But cortisol again gets in on the action here. Adequate cortisol levels may be required for proper function of thyroid receptors.
So, too much cortisol and T3 gets converted to rT3. That's not good. But too little cortisol and T3 has a difficult time acting on its receptors. Also not good.
Hopefully now you can see that there is so much going on with thyroid function and that TSH levels may miss several important issues.
What are normal TSH levels?
There has been debate on this concept for years. Many doctors, including some pretty conservative conventional medical doctors have felt current normal values for TSH are too broad.
The current reference ranges for most labs (reference ranges very slightly based on lab) are .5 to 5.5 for TSH levels.
However, there has been quite a debate over these numbers over the last several years. In 2003 the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) recommended the values be narrowed to .3 to 3.0.
Because hyperthyroid and hypothyroid patients can be diagnosed at higher levels or lower levels of TSH respectively, a 2004 joint consensus recommended against the change.
So how do we make sense of all this? The truth is many savvy clinicians working with thyroid disorders do not overeact to TSH levels. After talking to several of my colleagues, reflecting on my clinical experience and looking at the body of research, here are the conclusions I have come to:
- Levels between 2 and 4, without symptoms is where the vast majority of patients I work with fall and likely represents a healthy functional level
- TSH levels between .3 and 3.0, without thyroid symptoms, likely point to healthy thyroid function according to research consensus.
- Symptoms of hyperthyroid (anxiety, weight loss, increased heart rate, etc) with TSH below 2.0 should be assessed for hyperthyroid. And may want to be assessed regardless of TSH levels.
- Symptoms of hypothyroid (depression, weight gain, fatigue, mental fog) with TSH levels in the high 2s or low 3s should be assessed for hypothyroid. And an assessment may be smart regardless of TSH.
- If you had to pin me down on an optimal TSH number, I would probably say 2.
- The National Academy Of Clinical Biochemistry in 2002 said 2.5.
- Optimal TSH for someone currently being treated for thyroid is a little different and should be assessed based on symptoms and not solely on numbers.
A prominent leader in the hypothyroid debate, Jeffrey Garber MD, had this to say:
"The TSH normal range should not be a polarizing issue. But as often seen in medicine, it's easier to agree on the extremes. When you get closer to what's marginal, it's a harder call. We need to realize that it's a continuum. If people know that this particular group is more likely to have thyroid disease than the group that's lower, it doesn't commit you to treatment and doesn't say that it's not appropriate, it says to follow it, and maybe intervene."
I tend to agree with that assessment.
Further assessment
So what if your TSH value comes out lower than 5.5, but higher than 2 and you are having thyroid like symptoms? At this point, you may want to get further testing.
Here are the tests I would advise. In order of importance and in my opinion. I have also included some lab values for you. You may have noticed normal lab values for tests online are difficult to come by and sometimes contradictory.
That is because these values are impacted by many things including gender, age and the comparison sample used at that particular lab. So always compare your values to the values on the lab you are using. You can see the resources I used for these numbers at the end of this blog.
- Free T3. Look for levels between 300- 450 (same as 3.0 -4.5)
- Free T4. Look for levels between 1.0-1.5
- Reverse T3. Look for levels of 9.0-35.0
- T3 Uptake. Look for levels of 28-38
- Thyroid Antibodies. Look for a negative result
- Adrenal Stress Index (ASI). Look for a curve that starts high and ends low across the 4 measurements. See below for typical normal values: ASI normals
Morning cortisol normal = 13-24
Noon cortisol normal = 5-10
Afternoon cortisol normal =3-8
Evening cortisol normal =1-5
Total cortisol across 4 measurements. normal = 23-42
Let's go through these in detail:
Free T3 and Free T4
As you have learned, bound T3 and T4 can't do their jobs. They have to be released from the carrier proteins first. If you really want to know if you have adequate levels of these hormones, you need free hormone values.
T3 is the hormone that acts on your tissue to produce thyroid effects. T4 acts as a T3 reservoir. Most thyroid hormone in your body is T4 and it must be converted to T3. This happens in the liver, kidneys and digestive tract primarily.
Reverse T3
Remember T3 is the most important since it tells you if there is enough of the biologicaly active thyroid hormone (the one that has the beneficial effects) in the body. T4 is converted to T3, but it can also be converted to rT3 which is inactive.
There are several things that can interfere with T4 conversion to T3 causing increased rT3 instead. These include nutrient deficiencies (such as selenium) and the stress hormone cortisol.
T3 Uptake
This is a confusing test to understand but an important one and one most doctors won't run even if you ask. The reason? It is an old test that many believe to provide no useful information.
But we use it for a different purpose. It can tell you the number of thyroid binding proteins and how T3 levels are being impacted by that. Are there two many carrier proteins binding up all the T3 making it impossible for it to do its job?
Or are there too little, making more T3 available to do its job? In other words, this test gives you an indication why you may being seeing low or high levels of T3.
A T3-uptake that is high means less carrier proteins and more T3 (testosterone and cortisol can cause this). A T3 Uptake that is low, means more carrier proteins and less T3 (estrogen can do this).
Thyroid antibodies
This helps you rule out an autoimmune thyroid issue. This is important because if you are dealing with an immune thyroid interaction, there are steps you can take to deal with it.
I have personally seen those with low thyroid function and positive thyroid antibodies (i.e. a condition called Hashimoto's Thyroid) revert to normal thyroid function and elimination of antibodies through restoring gut function and finding and eliminating food sensitivities and allergies. Most notably, allergies to gluten and the milk protein casein.
Adrenal Stress Index
Given the way cortisol impacts so many aspects of thyroid physiology, it is important to know the amount and rhythm of cortisol exposure in a day. Too high cortisol and you impact T4 to T3 conversion as well as low carrier proteins. Too low cortisol and the thyroid receptors may not be able to interact appropriately with T3.
The adrenal glands have a close relationship with the thyroid gland and each one impacts the function of the other.
Final thoughts
I hope this blog on the TSH test and other aspects of thyroid physiology was helpful. Thyroid and adrenal issues are one of the most common hidden causes of fatigue and stalled weight loss. This is why we built an entire online program that teaches you how to eat exercise, live and supplement in a way that can restore metabolic function by healing the thyroid gland. Check it out below.
- Lord, R.S. & Bralley, J.A. (2008) Laboratory Evaluations For Integrative And Functional Medicine. Duluth, Georgia: Metametrix.
- Weatherby, R. & Ferguson, S. (2002) Blood Chemistry & CBC Analysis- Clinical Laboratory Testing From A Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, Oregon: Vis Medicatrix Press
- Kharrazian, D. (2010) Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When My Lab test Are Normal. Garden City, New York: Morgan James Publishing.
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Time for Duterte, Robredo to meet, show inclusivity of gov't - experts
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The last of June marked the first day of a new administration – and some experts expressed hope that the country's two top leaders would finally hold a formal meeting together.
Political analyst Dindo Manhit told CNN Philippines on Thursday that "it's not good" that President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo could not find the time to talk, despite the fact that they had promoted inclusivity during the campaign.
"We need, at this time, to really move forward as a nation. We need President Duterte to take a lead on that and, hopefully, that they (Duterte, Robredo) can find time to sit down and move forward and forget about the bickering," Manhit said.
Meanwhile, sociologist Nicole Curato believed Duterte should prove true to his promise that "everybody" would be given a chance to participate in the new administration.
We now look forward to the Duterte presidency for the next six years. #TheOath https://t.co/sDo55hwVGt https://t.co/kd6TV0ehhC— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) June 30, 2016
Curato lamented what she called Duterte's lack of courtesy to Robredo, even when the latter already took her oath as vice president.
"If the theme is inclusiveness, how can you not just extend courtesy, not even give a Cabinet position, but just courtesy to a duly-elected Vice President?" Curato said.
She cited the attendance of losing vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos in Duterte's inauguration as a factor why unity had yet to be portrayed by the new government.
"We can even see Bongbong Marcos in that inauguration. If you have a space for the competitor of Vice President Robredo in Malacañang... It really sends a thorny message to the public in terms of bringing more substance to the claim of unity and being the president of everybody."
Manhit claimed Marcos' filing of an electoral protest against Robredo worsened the "divisiveness" of the situation.
"We don't really know if there's substance to it (Marcos' electoral protest) but it's something that should not define the relationship between a proclaimed and now an inaugurated President and Vice President," he said.
Related: Losing VP bet Marcos files electoral protest vs. VP-elect Robredo


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Pembroke students have an extended week of summer thanks to the power failures caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Children in Marshfield, Carver, Hanson and Whitman gained an extra day of vacation because their classrooms didn't have electricity earlier this week. Although many kids relished another sunny day out of school, some students are excited to see their friends and meet their teachers.
Nikki Corbo hung upside down from the monkey bars at the Library Plaza playground Tuesday afternoon. The 12-year-old should have been finishing up her first day at Furnace Brook Middle School, but Tropical Storm Irene had other plans.
Marshfield is among five towns that delayed the start of school by at least one day because of widespread power failures following Sunday's storm. All of Marshfield's schools regained electricity Tuesday and grades 1 through 12 were to start classes today.
Power failures pushed back Pembroke's first day of school to next Tuesday, a full week after students were scheduled to begin the academic year.
Statewide, 140,000 homes and businesses still do not have power as of Wednesday morning. National Grid accounts for 103,000 and NSTAR 37,000.
Sixteen South Shore communities were supposed to kick off classes before Labor Day.
Parents and students are encouraged to visit their respective school district's websites or call school administrators to check on delays or cancellations.
Corbo enjoyed spending time with her family at the playground, but she's excited to start school.
"I'm ready to go back," she said.
Her mom, Karen, said Nikki's enthusiasm won't last.
"The kids like the newness of going back and seeing their friends," Karen said. "After two days in school, they'll want it to be summer again."
Elise Sullivan brought her two daughters, Kelsey, 7, and Kate, 5, to the playground. She said her children, including Danny, 9, embraced an extra day of summer.
"They're loving it," Sullivan said.
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New Hellboy movie: Everything we know before New York Comic-Con – CNET
Hellboy is making a return to theaters, and this time, he's doing it without Guillermo del Toro.
The long-running comic series has already had two film adaptations: 2004's Hellboy and 2008's Hellboy II: The Golden Army. But as any diehard fan knows, director Guillermo del Toro's interpretation of the Hellboy universe in those films was much more colorful and warm than the comics they pulled from. Though Hellboy actor Ron Perlman was built for the role and the films were met by a solid critical response, something felt... off.
But now, Hellboy's creator, writer and artist Mike Mignola has approved a reboot helmed by director Neil Marshall, one that Mignola promises will be darker and more of a reflection of the often-bleak Hellboy comics. And as you can see above, actor David Harbour is already looking the part in the first tease of Hellboy's latest iteration.
Check out everything we know so far about the latest effort to put everyone's favorite son of Azzael below.
Release date: Jan. 11, 2019
Hellboy began production in September 2017 and wrapped filming at the end of December 2017. The film was originally slated for a Jan. 11, 2019 release date. But as no trailer emerged, a delay became evident. Hellboy will now release in theaters on April 12, 2019. Beyond early shots of Harbour in his Hellboy makeup and promotional posters at the Cannes Film Festival, there still isn't much to go on about the visual direction of the film. But that could change very soon...
New York Comic-Con 2019
Hellboy is slated for a Saturday, October 6 panel featuring its stars and creator. As with any Comic-Con panel, there's reason to believe a trailer could be released, either to fans or to the public, to help drum up hype for the film. In advance of the New York Comic-Con panel, a new poster featuring Harbour as the titular character was released. As fans will recognize, Hellboy's look is very reminiscent of some of his more demonic appearances in comics.
Cast: Who's with Hellboy, and who's against him?
Hellboy cast members Elizabeth Sherman and Abe Sapien, who both featured prominently in the del Toro Hellboy films and have led the ongoing Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense comic without Hellboy, are so far noticeably absent, suggesting the film will feature less of the government agency's goings-on and be a more self-contained story like many of the Hellboy comics.
Plot news, rumors and theories
So far, very little is known about Hellboy beyond the basics of its cast and tone. What's very clear though, is that this Hellboy is going to try to separate itself from the glut of superhero comic adaptations in recent years, and double down on what's made the comics unique.
"Basically, there's no part of Hellboy that was ever going to be like other superhero movies. And the more Marvel stuff there is, the more DC stuff there is, Hellboy never really feels like -- even in the [Guillermo] del Toro things -- a superhero movie," Mignola said in an interview with io9. "It's so much 'big teams of guys, in costumes, running around and saving the world from big cosmic menace stuff...' I believe the new movie will feel even less like a regular superhero thing."
A big part of what differentiates the Hellboy comics is their close tie to regional folklore (what other series has Baba Yaga as a recurring villain?), a measured, serious tone (when Hellboy's not drinking with skeletons or fighting armed monkeys) and a broad scope (just look at the state of the Earth in the current comics).
"To me, it's very Shakespearean. I grew up doing regional Shakespeare and when Hamlet sees the ghost of his father, there's something about that that you don't really do in film anymore," Harbour said in an interview with Collider. "We rarely see an indie film where you have an emotional pathos where somebody sees a ghost. This is a palette where you can have demons and ghosts and big creatures and things that are epic, in that way."
Though neither comics have been mentioned as inspiration for Hellboy, given the announced cast and the film's original subtitle "Rise of the Blood Queen," it's likely elements from the Hellboy: The Wild Hunt limited series and Hellboy: The Storm & The Fury collection will feature prominently. Nimue the Blood Queen and Monaghan both play prominent roles in those two storylines.
Why the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a huge risk: As Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War smash box office records, it's strange to think Marvel's movies were a gamble 10 years ago.
How to watch every MCU property in the perfect order: From Marvel films to the shows on Netflix, here's the best order to experience the MCU.


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While most of the real estate builders & property developers rely heavily on popular real estate listing websites or web portals like 99acres, Magicbricks, Makaan, CommonFloor, etc., they all know the importance of having their own website and full-proof marketing strategy in order to create brand awareness, build a targeted audience, engage them on a regular basis and then finally convert them into buyers.
This industry is one of the top spenders from both ends i.e. real estate developers as well as buyers but at the same time, scattered and multi-layered with the involvement of a lot of people from different levels.
That's the reason, you need to be aggressive and develop a solid digital marketing plan where creating your own website is the first part of it.
Whether you are a real estate developer, broker or an agency dealing with lands & properties, having a website to showcase your listings will have a ton of benefits to you.
Today, most of the people search homes & real estate properties online. In the future, an internet will significantly influence the real estate buying decisions.
It means not having an optimized website for your business could cost you a ton of potential customers and a big chunk of revenue.
If you have decided to create one, you might know that how much difficult to build and manage a real estate website. Multiple listings of properties, agent profiles, adding features and seamless integration with payment services as well as IDX, etc. is not everyone's cup of tea.
However, you need not worry about all this stuff because I'm going to show you how to create a full-featured real estate listing website within just a few minutes.
Here, we'll be using WordPress to create our site because WordPress is the most popular CMS and it's extremely flexible.
But it does not have built-in features needed for creating a professional real estate website. That's why we are going to use the plugin called WP Real Estate Pro to add required functionalities.
While you can't build and host your site 100% free, I'm sure that following this tutorial can save your hundreds of bucks on web development and the best thing is that you don't need to be a tech-savvy.
A person with a little to no coding experience can create a stunning website within a few minutes and start adding the different listings.
In this guide, I'm going to show you how to setup everything right from picking a domain name to creating eye-catching layouts and incorporate the functionalities that a professional real estate sites have to them.
Step-By-Step Tutorial to Create a Real Estate Listing Website
As I said earlier, we'll be creating the WordPress based site with WP Real Estate Pro plugin.
I have divided this tutorial into 11 parts so that it'll be easier for you to understand the whole process of development and take immediate action.
If you really want to create a real estate listing website, you can go through every section and follow the exact steps mentioned there to create one without hiring a web developer.
Here are the different steps:
Market Research
You don't have to dig deep for finding out a niche because you already have chosen to work with the real estate but market research could be extremely beneficial to you.
Finding out your potential customers and more information about them like their geolocation, age group/gender, job title, monthly income, etc. can help you turn them into paying customers.
Apart from that, spying your competitors and keeping eyes on industry trends can bring significant change in your ROI.
Before building a website, gathering all data and utilize it in your project will definitely help you to dominate the market.
Picking a Domain name
Whether you are an owner of a real estate firm or an agent, you'll need a domain name for your website.
Visitors will land on your page either by typing your website name i.e. domain name or clicking through one of the inbound links pointing to your web pages.
Though you can select any name as your domain name, I'd like to suggest that you should buy one which will bring more clicks to your website or landing page.
Suppose, you have two different domains, xyz.com and realestateking.com, then which one will get more clicks?
Adding the real estate related keywords in your domain name could be a great decision as people will know that your website is built around that particular niche.
Though EMD (Exact Match Domains) don't make a significant positive difference unless you have really a good website and there are many other factors influencing your CTR, adding relevant keywords in your domain name may be a great move.
However, keeping it simple & short can help people to avoid typos as well as easy to remember.
If your desired domain name is already taken, then you can negotiate with its owner and buy from him/her for a reasonable price or choose an alternative high-quality domain for your website.
For domain extension, always prefer buying a .COM which is the most popular today. Choosing other extensions may have a risk of losing the potential customers as people mostly go with .COM.
The real estate business has extremely high average lifetime cost for a single customer so that you can't afford doing such silly mistakes.
When you'll finalize your domain name, you can buy it from any of the reputed domain registrars like GoDaddy, Bigrock, NameCheap but I suggest to choose NameSilo.
Because many domain registrars offer heavily discounted plans for the initial term but their renewal rates are too high compared to NameSilo.
Free Privacy for the lifetime, free domain defender, no hidden fees and no upsells are some of the other benefits of going with NameSilo.
For the readers of www.websitetipstricks.com, NameSilo offers extra $1 off for domain registration.
To avail this benefit, just head over to NameSilo.com and create an account with all required details.
Type your desired domain name in a search box and check availability.
At the checkout page, tick mark to WHOIS Privacy if you want to add (it's free) and add coupon code SaveMy1Buck to get extra $1 discount on your cart price.
Choose any suitable payment option and that's it. You'll receive a domain ownership notification email once you complete purchase & email verification.
Now, you can use that domain to create a new website.
Choosing a web hosting
You'll also need web hosting service to host your site and all its data to give your users on request.
As we are using WordPress based website, you need to buy hosting service for it.
You have thousands of options available for hosting a WordPress site but I'll suggest you go with SiteGround's GrowBig or GoGeek plan initially that you can upgrade later according to your requirement.
Main benefits of using SiteGround are SSD storage, free SSL, CloudFlare CDN, and technologies like HTTP/2, PHP 7, NGINX servers, and SuperCaching to provide cutting-edge performance & blazing speed.
You may ask, "But what's about the customer support if I get stuck somewhere?"
And, I must say, SiteGround has one of the best team of true WordPress experts on board. I have interacted with them for several times as a customer on behalf of my clients, and they solved every issue with priority.
Yes, it's true that they respond within a couple of minutes.
Then why not to chose them? Am I right?
Host With SiteGround (60% Off)
You must read the SiteGround Review I've written on this blog so that you'll get why it's my #1 recommended web hosting.
Once, you purchase web hosting, the most preferably SiteGround, it'll send you an email with your cPanel login details and nameservers.
Now, head back to your domain registration page (NameSilo account) and add those nameservers at the place of custom nameservers and click update.
Meanwhile, you can log in to your cPanel and proceed to create your site and other complementary tasks like creating professional email, mail forwarding, setting up autoresponders, domain redirects, and installing SSL, etc.
Installing SSL
SSL certificates help to build trust in the site users and give them secure browsing experience.
Since you might be thinking about processing sensitive data on your site, it's no brainer to have HTTPS before your domain name.
If you have purchased your web hosting from SiteGround, you'll get free Let's Encrypt SSL with every plan.
However, buying GrowBig or GoGeek plan will give you a free year of WildCard SSL which will help you to protect the sensitive data on your site.
In case, you haven't purchased hosting from SiteGround or the web host that offer one-click free SSL, then you need to purchase and set it up by yourself. You can ask your hosting support to help you.
Remember, some hosting companies may charge you for this service and that sucks a lot.
Installing WordPress
Till here, you have done with a basic technical setup for domain+hosting+SSL.
The next step is installing WordPress on your server. Currently, almost every shared hosting provides cPanel and script auto-installers.
SiteGround also offers one-click installation for WordPress through the Softaculous.
Once you have logged in to your cPanel, use Softaculous to install WordPress. Sometimes, WordPress is shown on the top of the console as it's the most popular CMS and widely used for website creation.
Installing WP is not so difficult, choose the preferred protocol and your domain name in the first section. Leave the directory field empty.
Select the name of your site and tagline that you want to show in SERP. Replace the default admin details with custom words of a strong combination of alphanumerics & special characters to be safe from hackers as well as choose an admin email where you want to receive the notifications about your WordPress installation.
It'll not take more than a minute to install WP and after that, you'll get URL for your new site and your WordPress admin dashboard.
By using the username & password, you can log in your WP admin panel and do necessary customization and settings.
Essential WP setup
The next step after successful WordPress installation is tweaking some essential settings.
Here are a few things you should never ignore.
- Whenever you first log in to your WP admin panel, delete the default comments, sample post/page and Hello Dolly plugin. These are the most useless things out there.
- Set permalink structure by Post name. It makes your site URLs user-friendly and easy to remember.
- Make sure you have proper settings for User Registration & Comment moderation.
Installing Theme
Once the basic setup has completed, install a theme on your site.
Go to WP admin panel >> Appearance >> Themes >> Add New and select any theme suitable for your website.
Always prefer a premium theme from a reputed theme developer or a free theme from the WordPress theme library.
Never install a theme offered by someone whom you don't trust or any nulled template. These actions may lead you to a big risk where your site may get hacked.
You may choose any free or premium theme. However, for performance and speed, I always prefer MyThemeShop. Apart from that, these themes are extremely lightweight, clean coded and SEO friendly.
Here's an article, why I use and recommend MyThemeShop WordPress Themes.
In this tutorial, I'm going to use MTS Builders WordPress theme from MyThemeShop which is specially crafted for the real estate websites.
Just purchase MTS Builders by signing up through the following link.
Download the theme files to your computer and upload to your site. Activate the theme and connect to MyThemeShop to receive automatic updates and premium support.
Installing Required Plugins+WP Real Estate Pro
As I said earlier, the theme itself will not sufficient to build a pro real estate website. You need to install some plugins to it along with the master plugin, WP Real Estate Pro.
Whenever you create a WordPress website, install the following 5 plugins to your site.
- Jetpack
- Akismet
- W3 Total Cache
- WP Security
- Yoast SEO
Once you have installed all these plugins or any extra plugin, you need to install WP Real Estate Pro to your site.
It's a premium plugin in MyThemeShop repository specially designed for building the real estate websites.
Go to your MyThemeShop account that you have recently created to buy MTS Builders theme and search for WP Real Estate Pro in the Plugin section.
Once you've purchased, download it to your computer. Upload this plugin to your site and activate it.
Working with WP Real Estate Pro (WRE Pro)
User-friendly dashboard and easier navigation are a couple of features make WRE Pro a great product.
After activating the plugin, you can find the Listings option in your WP admin panel where you can manage most of your work regarding the property listings, users, and subscriptions.
First of all, head over to WRE setting and tweak setting as per your preference.
Applying appropriate settings can save a lot of headaches afterward.
You'll find different tabs under WRE settings including General, Listings, Agents, Agencies, Contact Form, IDX, My Listings, My Account and Advanced.
Go to every tab and make changes that suit your requirements.
The next step is adding the Listing Types. Add different types (a.k.a. listing categories) depending on the listings you have whether it's land or a developed property like house, office or a commercial space.
Similarly, you can add different agencies and agents to your site as well as various subscription plans to monetize your site.
On another hand, you can import IDX listings but you'll need an API key for that with subscription at IDX Broker.
For a small project, you can skip IDX listings but for a commercial project, it'll be a great time saver along with added functionalities.
Now, it's time to add your real estate listings. You have complete control over this page.
For a single listing, you can add its image gallery, location, features & amenities, price and offer status, etc.
While you already have set up different membership packages before, it's also possible to set the premium listings within a one-click from the Add New Listing page.
What's Special About WP Real Estate Pro
While WRE Pro dashboard is extremely flexible, its front-end reflection is similarly intuitive.
All listings, agents, and agency profiles are beautifully displayed with a ton of features.
Front-end submission, Custom Agent Page and membership plans for agents with PayPal & Stripe integration, etc. are the great features worth mentioning.
For users, multi-grid layouts, option to shortlist properties & compare listings, nearby as well as related listings, and a mortgage calculator etc. features can help a lot while browsing the site whereas the Google Map integrated advanced search is truly unbeatable that takes your site to the pro level.
You can set following pages to your site.
- Listings
- Agencies Archive
- Agents Archive
- Compare Listings
- Membership Packages
- Submit Listing
- Single Listing
- Single Agent
- Single Agency
Website Promotion & Monetization
Creating a website will not bring you the revenue alone, you need to work on its promotion in a smart way to get visitors and clients.
Whether you're going to offer paid listings (membership packages) or any other monetization model including ads, affiliate marketing or sponsored contents, website promotion is a part of the whole business.
Haven't you seen many popular real estate websites fighting for a prominent position in Google Search and promoting themselves through AdWords.
By this way, you could get a boost to your site for better visibility and greater ROI with optimized campaigns.
Social Media, especially Facebook, and the native ad networks may also bring you amazing results in traffic, leads and sales.
Creating a blog section and updating it regularly with valuable contents including different guides related to real estate and investment can help you build a large audience and subscribers list which you can monetize in a lot of different ways.
Integrating email marketing and push notification with custom settings are great ways to support your blog section in website promotion.
Make sure you are using proper targeting and segmentation to reduce your marketing cost and driving only the loyal visitors whom you can convert on one or another day.
The Bottom Line
There's a plenty more to do with WordPress and it depends on what you expect from your online venture.
As I said you can easily create a real estate website with minimal efforts using WP Real Estate Pro and monetize it in any ways you want.
But, there's a need to take action.
And, I'm sure that you're an action taker more than a thinker, am I right?
Here are the tools you need:
Domain name: NameSilo (Use Coupon Code: SaveMy1Buck)
Web Hosting: SiteGround (Massive 60% Off)
WordPress Theme: MTS Builder
Real Estate Plugin: WP Real Estate Pro
Email Marketing Service: MailChimp or any other service according to your budget


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Trudeau's policy of fighting climate change is under fire in the provinces:
In contrast, former federal Conservative cabinet minister James Moore said that the onus is on Trudeau to go back to the drawing board and come up with a way to fight climate change that isn't a tax, or risk prompting a national unity crisis over the carbon tax fight.
"Please tell me that the plan that Justin Trudeau has been failing at for three-and-a-half years isn't all they've got. They need to retool … and come forward with something reasonable that reflects the democratic reality of what we saw in Alberta on election night," Moore said.
One way the Trudeau government can implement an effective global warming reduction policy is to employ the efforts of millions of ordinary people to take steps to achieve just that.
Yet when I suggested to the Trudeau government a few months ago a way to do that (using the GaiaHope Eco-Prize concept described in this post), their reaction was that they thought they had everything under control with their existing climate policies.
Perhaps now that so many provices have elected governments that oppose the main plank of Trudeau's climate change policy, he might instruct one of his ministers to revisit the GaiaHope Eco-Prize concept, and go straight to the people to get them onside with steps to reduce CO2 emissions?


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When using our parks, it is important that Park Byelaws are followed to ensure they remain safe and clean for everyone to enjoy.
Public places like the city's parks and open space are used for a diverse range of activities by the local communities they serve. The city's parks currently attract over eight million visitors each year and the council strives to provide high quality, easily accessible and safe spaces for all to enjoy.
To do this we have a number of byelaws, policies and guides in place, however there are circumstances where without the correct permissions, you may have to abandon your activity or be prevented from continuing if the activity is already underway in the interest of public safety or for the protection of the site itself.
As part of its statutory duties, the council has recently reviewed its existing parks byelaws and are proposing to amend current schedules and consider the introduction of new additional byelaws. An important part of this byelaw review process is finding out what you think. The council is now seeking feedback from the public on the draft proposals.


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|Gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated on September 14, 1964 is Jim Ryun.
Who is Jim Ryun?
Born April 29, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas, James Ronald Ryun is one of the most dominate runners to ever lace up a pair of running shoes.
At 17, he became the first high school runner to run a sub four minute mile. The following year he set the Kansas state record for the mile at 3:55.3, a record that would stand for 36 years until it was broken in 2001.
Most impressively, Ryun still holds five of the top six fastest miles ever run by a high school athlete. He was voted the number one high school athlete of all-time over Tiger Woods, Lebron James and Lew Alcindor (Kareem) at ESPN.com.
Ryun continued to impress as he started his collegiate career at the Univeristy of Kansas. In 1966, Ryun set world records as a 19-year old, in the one mile and half-mile. Because he was a freshman, he wasn't officially running for Kansas at the time because of NCAA rules at the time.
Ryun would go on to win the silver medal in the Mexico City Summer Olympics in 1968.
In 1996 Jim Ryun was elected to the House of Representatives to represent Kansas' Second District. During his tenure, in 2006, he was voted the most conservative member of congress. Ryun was defeated in 2008 after an 11-year career on Capitol Hill.
Ryun is the co-author of three books with his sons Heroes Among Us, The Courage to Run, and In Quest of Gold- The Jim Ryun Story. He currently embraces his Rock Chalk Jayhawk heritage and resides in the same town as his alma mater, Lawrence, Kansas.


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Indie games come in all shapes and sizes, and this month we really have a wild and wacky collection. I love all of them and enjoyed that feeling of finding diamonds in the rough among the hundreds of free games, projects, and experiences uploaded to itch.io every month.
So… without further ado, here are our top picks for free games this month:
How to Cope With Boredom and Loneliness
Harold Fletcher has been a very naughty boy. So naughty in fact that he's been grounded for over 30 years.
Originally starting life as a Ludum Dare project, HTCBL has been polished up and released as a standalone title; much like an earlier game we covered by the same team. You play documentary maker Nigel Wimble, who is here to capture all the details for PBS TV. Light on the "game" elements, it plays out closer to an interactive film. As you only have the duration of Harold's visitation period to conduct your interview, you must choose three items to focus on.
After you've chosen, your very own custom documentary will play out. I took 40 minutes to 100% the game, but I did so because it's absolutely hilarious. The writing is sharp and witty and had me laughing the whole way through. Each item for the documentary is funny by itself, but certain combinations will allow hidden songs into the film which are absolutely worthwhile seeking out.
HTCBL can be downloaded for free via Steam.
The Tragic Tale of Bark Scruffalo
There was no way a GameBoy aesthetic game with a name this good wasn't going in the list.
Bark Scruffalo is a scared little pupper and it's your job to defend him against the forces of evil. Monoliths and enemies will spawn in each corner of the yard, defeat them with your bat and by using mines. Effectively a fairly stripped down version of a tower defence game, TTBF delights in how polished it is for a small game.
The animation is great, the music is smooth, and it's generally just a lot of fun to play. Try racking up a high score and you'll find the difficulty curve can be a little on the exponential side though. It's a solid first hobby game from artist turned game maker, Nicholas Vigna, and I look forward to seeing what he comes up with next.
TTBS can be downloaded for free on Windows via itch.io (at the time of writing, the Mac version is being fixed).
Variations on Pong and Air Hockey are a dime a dozen, but it's been a long while since I came across one so strategic. OneShot is a game with a simple premise, but one that is easy to grasp and hard to master.
Click somewhere on the board and you will fling your puck in that direction. However, you won't be able to move again until the ball has hit the wall three times or has been hit by a player. The name comes from the fact that in some matches you'll only get your opening gambit before a goal is scored and the board resets.
The AI is surprisingly good in both the 1v1 and 2v2 modes, so playing alone is still an option. Some rounds will result in moments that alternate fast and frantic action and every player motionless watching the ball soar towards a goal. That latter part might sound awful to some, but it's great for appreciating everything that happened up to that moment and considering what you could have done differently.
OneShot is available for free via itch.io.
War and Pieces
Games can be many things, but it's generally still unexpected that they're deep or meaningful.
A simple Twine-based text game, War and Pieces takes the form of an interactive novel. With a heavy lean on Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, this re-imagining focuses on recent events in Palestine. War does terrible things to people, and using the structure that a game affords is an interesting way of examining the stories within one.
By exploring the words and how each page links together, you discover a father's anguish. There's not much more I can say without spoiling a lot, so I'll simply leave it at a recommendation. Poo-tee-weet?
War and Pieces is available for free to download via itch.io.


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You are Here:
My family is safe, but I am unsure about my co-workers. Our town (in South Sudan) is generally stable, but the growing insecurity in the country leaves few guarantees for safety. The current conflict started on December 15th, 2013 in the capital city of Juba. What began as a political disagreement in the ruling party, however, bled into ethnic fighting which spread to several states.
My thumbs offer a crescendo of clicks as I hurriedly press into the shell of my Nokia phone. My search for the phone numbers of South Sudanese contacts leads me to the information for Bishop Hilary Adeba. He is a trusted friend and Chairman of the board of RECONCILE International. If anyone knows the status of Yei, our town, he does. I dial the number, and a weary yet appreciative voice greets me. His smile reaches across the phone line to welcome me.
"Shelvis I am so happy you've called me all the way from the United States of America."
"Of course, Bishop, of course. How are you doing? How is Yei? [Pronounced, "Yay.���]
"Well Shelvis, we are not doing well…"
He goes on to explain that hundreds of families are entering Yei in search of refuge. The families are gathering on the grounds of an abandoned UN compound. In a matter of days, the numbers swelled from 250 internally displaced people (IDPs) to more than 5,000 . In the upcoming weeks, the number of people in the country who fled their homes in search of safety would pass a million.
While many South Sudanese desire to help the displaced, food and shelter are not readily accessible. For example, most people in Yei, live on less than a dollar a day. The masses of people seeking refuge in the country are causing an immeasurable strain on towns with limited infrastructure and access to clean drinking water.
In our phone conversation, Bishop Hilary talks about his initial response when families began to arrive in Yei. He states quite humbly, "God has sent us these people, but we have nothing to give them."
I could hear the weariness in his voice…the longing to make a difference and its sobering collision with the reality facing him. Tears brim in my eyes as we sit together, yet at a distance, in silence.
"Shelvis," the Bishop goes on to tell what happened next, "I recently met with the church leaders in this town. We prayed and decided we will lead our congregations in a fast once-a-week. The money which we would use for our breakfast, tea, or lunch will be set aside for the people who have come to our town. And let me tell you Shelvis, we collected more than two truckloads of supplies during our first week of fasting: two truckloads of food, firewood and water. We will continue to fast for the people in need."
I hear strength gathering in his voice as the conversation continues, yet I remain silent. I am amazed with his passion, faith and resolve to make a difference. I am amazed with the ways God shines hope in places looming in the shadows of fear and uncertainty.
The care offered in our town reflects the commitment of many South Sudanese to the transformation of issues plaguing their young nation. Sadly, the impact of the recent violence grew exponentially due to a lack of infrastructure necessary for outside relief. Like Bishop Hilary Adeba, many South Sudanese are doing their very best in spite of these difficulties, yet more help is needed. Will you join them? Prayerfully consider making a donation to assist relief and reconciliation efforts during this time of crisis.


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Ahmed disclosed this at the gate of the Government House when some women and youths, under the auspices of Kwara Agenda, staged a solidarity visit to him. His words;
"Most of the political appointments at the federal level were done without any input or consideration from the state party stakeholders and in flagrant neglect of established principles of Federal Character.
"The problem became compounded with ceaseless litigations and harassment of me and the Senate President with the insinuation of complicity in the condemnable Offa robberies.
"The Government House is the seat of government of the people, and the people have come here to tell us their views on what they want us to do. I want to assure you, like I have always said, your voice is our voice.
"On our part, we will continue within the timeframe left to increase our support for the government business by delivering goods and services to the people in infrastructure, health and in the economy.
"We will also ensure that we have a very comfortable and convenient political environment so that the aspirations of everybody will be encapsulated in this, so that Kwara will continue to be great under our leadership.
"I want to assure you that your message is well received and it is part of the agenda with which we want to move Kwara forward."


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Caroline has approximately 20 years of experience in people-related engagements, with her founding years spent in Sales and Marketing, mainly in electronics manufacturing and IT-related industries and her latter years in Management Consulting, specialising in Human Capital consulting. Caroline is currently the Director of Client Engagement at Leaderonomics, where she works closely with organisations to diagnose, design and facilitate leadership development interventions. She believes in maximising the potential of people and wants to continue to make a difference to others. Caroline has a Bachelor of Economics, majoring in International Trade & Business. She is a HRDF-certified trainer and also holds the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA) Level 1 ATU Certificate.
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Truck accidents have a much higher potential for catastrophic injury than typical passenger vehicle collisions. Large trucks are significantly bigger in size, and therefore heavier, than other vehicles. As a result, they can crush or obliterate smaller vehicles in a crash, seriously injuring passengers, or worse. Despite federal, state, and local trucking laws, trucking companies and drivers often cause these tragic impacts. Negligent, careless, or reckless practices cause hundreds of truck crashes in Nevada every year. If you find yourself in this unfortunate situation in Las Vegas, come see our Las Vegas truck accident attorneys at Claggett & Sykes Law Firm for legal assistance.
A Las Vegas truck accident lawyer can help bring a peace of mind after being involved truck accident. Even if your injuries don't seem serious, you may still have damages that can take a toll on your life. For example, car repair bills, back injuries that appear days or weeks after an accident. No matter what type of truck accident you were involved in, you may be eligible for financial recovery. In the past, truck accident victims had limited claim options. Trucking companies often avoided liability by leasing their trucks and hiring independent contractors instead of employees. Today, however, the FMCSA holds motor carrier companies legally responsible for accidents involving their fleet vehicles. Victims may be able to receive compensation through the company's insurer or with a personal injury lawsuit.
Claggett & Sykes Law firm has experienced truck accident lawyers that will sit down with you and figure out your options. We offer free consultations and free case evaluations. Call (702) 333-7777 or contact us online.
There are specific types of accidents that occur most often when large trucks are involved. The structures of these vehicles tend to crash in certain ways. For example, a "jackknife" accident is something that occurs solely with large trucks: The bed of the tractor-trailer swings out sideways, forming a jackknife-type angle with the cab. A driver cannot steer, stop, or control a truck in jackknife position. Drivers can prevent this type of crash with proper braking techniques. Other common types of truck accidents include:
Large trucks move more than 150 million tons of freight through Nevada every year travelling 1,717 million miles throughout the state in 2015, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). "Large trucks" are tractor-trailers with three or more axles that weigh more than 25,000 pounds. Most large truck travel occurs on state-maintained roads rather than NDOT-maintained ones. Trucks traveled 1,197 million miles on state-maintained roadways in 2015, compared with just 520 million miles on non-state maintained roads.
NDOT has a plan in place that will increase the number of freight vehicles on the roadway – thus increasing the risk of trucking accidents. The Nevada Freight Plan aims to make future freight easier within the state to increase Nevada's economic competitiveness. The plan includes construction projects and infrastructure changes to further integrate freight transportation via truck and other means. The federal transportation funding law will appropriate almost $60 million to qualifying freight projects. Projects include changes to the I-11 corridor, trucking parking lots, and the integration of technologies such as automated trucks.
The NDOT forecasts a growth in the rate of freight moving in and out of Nevada. Freight demand in industries such as transportation, trade, and freight logistics will lead to "rapid growth in Nevada's metros." Freight-demand increases in resource-based industries will have slower growth. Nevada aims to become a major freight hub in the Western U.S. for transportation of consumer goods through the implementation of its Freight Plan. This means more large trucks on the road – and more opportunities for truck accidents.
The already substantial number of large trucks traveling through the Silver State has resulted in many related crashes every year. There were 15 large trucks involved in fatal crashes in Nevada in 2014, out of 405 fatal accidents total, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The majority (14) of the total number of deaths was other vehicle occupants. Nevada saw 27 total accidents involving large trucks in 2015, and increase from 17 the previous year.
There were 438,000 large truck accidents total throughout the country in 2014, causing 3,903 deaths and approximately 111,000 injuries. The majority of those deceased (73%) occupied other vehicles. In 2% of national fatal trucking accidents, the truck driver had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of 0.08% or higher. In most states, Nevada included, the legal BAC limit for commercial drivers is just 0.04%. That means these drivers were operating large trucks with at least twice the legal limit.
Intoxicated truckers cannot safely operate these large vehicles. They may follow too closely, drift across lanes, ignore traffic signals, fail to brake properly, speed, or careen off the roadway. Large-truck drivers have the highest number of previously recorded crashes compared with drivers of other vehicles (14.9%). More than 16% of truckers involved in fatal collisions had prior speeding convictions. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) works to reduce the number of truck accidents by regulating things such as drunk driving, hiring, training, and driving practices.
Large trucks are different from passenger vehicles in that they abide by federal and state operation laws. The FMCSA enacted federal trucking laws to make it easier for interstate truck drivers to follow the rules. The FMCSA and other federal organizations regulate every aspect of the trucking industry, from fleet maintenance to truck driver hiring practices. If an individual or entity breaks any of these rules, resulting in an accident, the driver or company may be liable for damages. Here are a few of the most important laws, according to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Nevada is a negligence per se state. "Negligence per se" is a claim of negligence based on the fact that the defendant broke the law. It is typically easy for the plaintiff to prove negligence in a truck accident case that resulted from a broken federal or state regulation. The plaintiff must simply show that, had the defendant followed the laws, the accident would not have happened. The judge or jury will more often than not rule in the plaintiff's favor if there is proof the defendant broke the law, and that this caused the crash.
After a truck accident in Las Vegas, you will likely have to deal with the trucking company's vehicle insurer. An insurance claims adjuster from the company may contact you as soon as the day of the collision. The insurance company wants to get to the bottom of who caused the accident, the extent of damages, and how much a settlement will cost. Do not agree to a fast settlement over the phone or give a recorded statement. The company can use your statement against you in court. You may also have to communicate with your own car insurance company. Speak with an attorney when in doubt about conversations with insurers.
The lawyers at Claggett & Sykes Law Firm have extensive experience handling truck accident cases in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada. We've gone to verdict more than 130 times – far more than most other law firms in the region. We understand the specific elements of truck crash cases, and we can help you understand your rights and responsibilities. We can explain the state and federal laws that may apply to your claim and help you handle negotiations with insurance companies for a fair settlement offer. If a settlement doesn't resolve your claim, we have the resources to take the case to court in pursuit of an amount that adequately covers your losses.
To speak with a an accident lawyer in Las Vegas today, call (702) 333-7777 or contact us online.


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everyone received their package, so i can put it on my blog!
i made 4 pouches, from some curtain swatches i found on the fleamarket. (i followed Miss Stik's tutorial) and i finally found a use for the felt balls i made... zipper hangers!
look, i sewed my "made by severien" label in!
i also made crocheted bird hangers... i found the pattern here. i use one as a keychain, but they could be used as decoration too, maybe for the christmas tree.
and last but not least, square pincushions... my first real try at something patchwork-ish. :)
these are the packages they received. i also added some buttons and colored ribbon, and a self-designed card. (not on the picture)
i had a lot of fun making all this, but i found it rather hard to decide what to make, and if it would be "enough"! but they were all happy and surprised (so they said) so that's a mission accomplished!


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September Sundown feat. Cameron Bedell, Sad Penny, Rashad Tha Poet, Liz Cooper & The Stampede, and Adia Victoria
Please note, this event has expired.
Musicians Corner presents September Sundown, a new series that features live music with local Nashville artists. Each event will raise awareness and donations for Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, the featured charity partner for the series.
Tonight's featured artists are Cameron Bedell, Sad Penny, Rashad Tha Poet, Liz Cooper & The Stampede, and Adia Victoria.
There will be food vendors and artisan vendors on site as well as the Musicians Corner Pub and Kidsville.
Musicians Corner is a program of The Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park, supports emerging artists, and provides inclusive arts enrichment and educational programming for adults and youth. Musicians Corner presents free music events in Nashville's downtown Centennial Park in partnership with the City of Nashville and local music industry, showcasing over 1,000 artists since its inception in 2010, and presenting legends like Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. As part of the Centennial Park Restoration, a permanent home was built for Musicians Corner, as a cultural meeting place of community engagement that promotes arts education, supports artists, and fosters a love of the arts among adults and children.
Source: Musicians Corner
Free Admission
2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203(Neighborhood: West End)


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Cato Reports June Same-Store Sales Down 16%
Sales for the twenty-two weeks ended
"Our negative sales trends persisted in June and the decline in sales continues to put severe pressure on merchandise margins and profitability. Second quarter and full year earnings will be significantly below last year," commented
During the month of June, the Company opened one store in
Statements in this press release not historical in nature including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's expected or estimated operational and financial results are considered "forward-looking" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: any actual or perceived deterioration in the conditions that drive consumer confidence and spending, including, but not limited to, levels of unemployment, fuel, energy and food costs, wage rates, tax rates, home values, consumer net worth and the availability of credit; uncertainties regarding the impact of any governmental responses to the foregoing conditions; competitive factors and pricing pressures; our ability to predict and respond to rapidly changing fashion trends and consumer demands; adverse weather or similar conditions that may affect our sales or operations; inventory risks due to shifts in market demand, including the ability to liquidate excess inventory at anticipated margins; and other factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K and in other reports the Company files with or furnishes to the
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cato-reports-june-same-store-sales-down-16-300483690.html
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MADD: Mother's Against Drunk Driving
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization seeking to stop drunk driving, support those affected by drunk driving, and strive for stricter impaired driving policy, whether impairment is caused by alcohol or any other drug.
There is at least one MADD office in every state, offering victim services and many resources involving alcohol safety. MADD has claimed that drunk driving has been reduced by half since its founding.
In Indiana, Annie Baker is our local volunteer resource specialist. Part of Annie's job is to oversee the work done by volunteers. We reached out to Annie to learn more about M.A.D.D.'s efforts in Indiana.
"We are definitely a more victim-focused social service agency in terms of the services we provide. We began the Victim Impact Program to connect drunk drivers to a real person whose life was changed by the drunk driving of another. In these meetings, victims tell their stories and help others understand that their decisions have consequences. They really stress that it is a decision–perhaps a terrible, fleeting decision that night–but its not about the person or what their addiction has done, its about where they go forward from here."
The purpose of the Victim Impact Panel (VIP) program is to help drunk and drugged driving offenders to recognize and internalize the lasting and long-term effects of substance-impaired driving. The classes seek to create an empathy and understanding of the tragedy, leave a permanent impression that leads to changes in thinking and behavior and prevents future offenses.
At a VIP, victims, survivors and others impacted by substance-impaired driving crashes speak briefly about the crash in which they were injured and/or a loved one who was killed or injured. They share a first-person account of how the crash impacts their lives.
They do not blame or judge. They simply tell their stories, describing how their lives and the lives of their families and friends were affected by the crash.
The VIP Treatment
Annie reports that Pamela Kelshaw of the Victim Impact Program personifies what Mother's Against Drunk Driving is all about.
Pam is a Victim Impact Specialist volunteering countless hours of her personal time to talk with impaired and drunk driving offenders. "People who've been arrested, convicted and sentenced to probation are court ordered to attend a victim impact panel. I get up and tell my story and share my videos of the loss of my daughter and my nephew. They're actually getting to see my daughter from birth to the day she died and they get to see the vehicle that she died in and they get to see her face on her grave stone."
Check here to learn more about Pamela's Story, or here to read last week's post featuring Tim Ryan's story of recovery from the drunk driving accident which helped him realize the magnitude of his addiction.


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XMLRPCResponse objects are returned by calls to using XML-RPC interfaces.
Instance Properties
- success [boolean]: true/false for whether the request was completed successfully. This value will be true if both the HTTP status code is 200 and no fault code was returned from the API.
- statusCode [number]: The HTTP status code (like 200, 301, etc.) returned. This will be 200 if communication with the XML-RPC endpoint was successful, even if a fault occurred processing the request. Be sure to use the
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- params [array of parameters]: The array of return parameters provided by with the XML-RPC response. Contents of this array will vary with the XML-RPC API being used.
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Overexploitation of living things-as a result of hunting, fishing, or excessive harvesting-is one of the main reasons for species extinction. When trade of a species continues despite its being protected, it is called trafficking. Illegal trade in threatened animal and plant species is the third largest form of trafficking in the world after arms and drugs; this trade affects 13% of the bird and mammal species threatened with extinction.
By buying certain objects or souvenirs that come from protected species, you are encouraging this illegal traffic and speeding up the extinction of species. When you are on vacation, do not buy whole shells, preserved animals, or jewellery, combs, eyeglass frames, or trinkets made from, for example, the shells of sea turtles-having inhabited the planet's oceans for several tens of millions of years, they are now in danger of extinction as a result of human activity.
-Abrams, "365 Ways To Save The Earth", 2008


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This homeowner choose Owens Corning Duration Driftwood for their shingles, which really compliments the rest of this beautiful home. Beyond the impressive curb appeal, they also come with the advanced performance of patented SureNail® Technology—a technological breakthrough in roofing.
Shingles: Owens Corning Duration
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If you need your roof replaced or have roofing questions, please contact Neighborhood Roofing.


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We are known for being among the top-rated iOS app development companies and we have a wide coverage of applications that are being developed. We have created a lot of commonly used applications for the iOS users. If an idea comes up for an application that you've always wanted to share to the world, Magora takes care of its reputation of becoming one of the prominent iOS app development companies, which help satisfy your needs.
Case Studies
Compared to other companies that appear as agencies with a collection of web and mobile app creators offering assistance for strategy, development and design. When you need all these put together with the objective of making an excellent application, Magora is a company that will guide you in planning and understanding the market you are targeting and the kind of behaviour they possess.
There are millions of applications and all developers try to have a part in it. It is essential for you to know that only about half of the apps being created today are actually able to generate an income and only 4% of those earn a lot monthly. This means that not all of the iOS app development companies truly know how to make apps that are income generating.
We penetrate the 4% by following strategies that have been proven to be both effective and dependable. The idea of "Free + Premium" is popular as one of the most popular and efficient strategies used in any business. This indicates that you will offer the users an excellent experience, but at a really good price. With apps, this pertains to allowing customers to download the app with no cost - comes with some basic content to show the usefulness of the app, entertainment or other simple features that belong to the free version - and would become more enhanced exponentially by adding features that customers would have to pay for. Our aim is to gain popularity for your app from the free download so that users would be happy to purchase the premium package. This kind of strategy is effective, which is the reason why it is being exercised for years. The biggest challenge here is knowing how to provide the right balance between disclosing too much or too little.
There is the Limited Trial, which is not practised by the majority of iOS app development companies. It offers a limited time for operating the app - this can also bring success to the app. The idea is easy because you only have to develop your mobile app free for only a given time period. That can differ depending on what you are keen to offer, but developers normally give it between 7 to 60 days.
Marketing departments can always place their advertisements anywhere they are allowed to include digital space. In this strategy, there are two things that Magora consider. The first concerns selling ad space and the second one is offering a less common approach where the app can be recognised as a digital billboard that you created. This is the longer method because the app will be for the purpose of advertising what you can do and the traffic from your app will be brought to places where users would have to make a purchase.
Unlike other companies, Magora use subscriptions to make your app grow. Getting "software as a service" (SaaS) is also an offshoot of Free Premium and Finite Trial Strategies. The app can be available for free, but the all of the functions will only be there for a given period. The idea is similar to a time trial, except that the window can be extended as long as users keep paying so they remain open.
Asking customers to just download an app is the usual option that majority of iOS app development companies follow, but it is more complex than that. The concern here is that it would be challenging to persuade people to buy something they are not able to utilise before. That puts a weight on the marketing department to think of an excellent campaign that shows the strength of your product with not having user interaction. It also shows that the app is required to live up to fulfil every promise it made. It is because for users discovering later on that the app is not able to satisfy their expectations will cause negative reviews. That can lead to the failure of the in the App.
Instead of charging during the onset, what most of app creators do is to charge in the app. There are "In-App purchases" which are mini improvements or replenished resources that function inside the app. Users can spend money to begin a trial to experience some features for performance improvement. Regularly experienced in gaming, the same ideas are applicable for business apps also.
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Unlike other iOS app development companies, Magora offer SEO tips to make apps perform better. This may sound confusing, but procedures can be taken to give the apps a better performance compared to others, and always be in the prioritised search results. We also employ the ideas of our SEO experts that have the best answer to that. Other iOS app development companies also offer advice for SEO, but Magora gives a complete and detailed SEO tips to make sure every client gets the utmost satisfaction. We will work on the name and icon, tagline, description, keywords, screenshots and videos, audience, app indexing for better promotion, and feedback and updates.
We deliver apps with awesome quality, 100% customer satisfaction, a timely delivery with constant communication between both parties, confidentiality, technicality, experience and friendliness to the user. Magora always see to it that the app user is going to become satisfied with the final product and our developers collaborate and work hard to deliver the best applications.
If you are thinking of an application that will influence the world in a good way, work with Magora to finally show it to the world and users can enjoy its numerous benefits. Don't be left out, apps can also be for several reasons and reach a wider range of the market.
In the past, it was more challenging to develop a mobile app. To further explain this: In order to reach the point where the app is going through stages of development, you first have to visualise how the app would be like on screen. When you are finished with the basic idea, there is a designer at the front end who is going to encrypt the image you used with HTML, after that it will be made into a functioning page for web development.
Working in short iterations, we will polish the application based on the reaction of the users until you are satisfied with the results. We follow the principles of agile when building MVPs, B2B apps, B2C portals, e-commerce website and other custom solutions to ensure high efficiency of the development process. You will be the head of the development team, taking part in decision making and creating your product together with our IT professionals, so that you can be sure that the end product meets your expectations.
Our development teams work according to the principles of constant collaboration, knowledge sharing and mutual support. Moreover, our dedicated and enthusiastic specialists will keep you informed about the progress, invite you to share your feedback and make important decisions considering the app's functionality, providing for the full transparency of the process.
The idea you have and the end result - after the developer's touch - should be magical such that it will look exactly the same or even better. We use JavaScript front-end frameworks as the last part of the process. Frameworks are for formulating web apps and create an environment where design and back-end workflow can acquire a code.
Lastly, designers can explore different ideas that will not affect the process of development. We provide a solution that makes the process simpler and cost a lot less.
When you are ready for your application to be completed, there is going to be an initiation, and our company will work collaborate with you, document the case of your business, establish sponsors, give roles and finish the phase of discovery with a more vast insight to their needs.
Like other iOS app development companies, the customers that normally contact us have a huge amount of experience in apps, pushed thousands of application updates, and witnessed millions of people downloading the apps that were developed by the company. Their teams that work on apps are composed of passionate, proven and specific individuals, but we provide more detailed and specific recommendations compared to these other iOS app development companies. We show you how to pick a framework for the company you are launching.
We offer to manage your application better than other iOS app development companies. It is used through a process of advanced research that uses the best services for updated consumer reviews. We also assist start-ups, mid-market and big enterprises get partners that are able to satisfy their needs, regardless of if it is for a one-time project or longer.
Magora also collaborate with clients who can allot a large budget, those that can be given an option to spend a lot on research in order to see the most expensive, monolithic providers.We are here to make your growth pace faster, and through lead generation and management, you can participate in research and gain exposure to the thousands of visitors on your page. This is highly possible because of the SEO we can offer you, which is not highly practiced by other companies.
Magora is easy to collaborate with and our teams provide a step-by-step service to launch your application and finally make a great influence in the world. If you observe today's generation, the need for apps have become part of smartphone users. The dynamic ideas for applications are so vast that our company has thought of how we can address the need of consumers and developers.
We are known among the iOS app development companies that will provide a guide for you until you are content with the final delivery and progress of the app. We now belong to a world where technology keeps growing, and working with one of the finest iOS app development companies is able to make it simpler for people to stay ahead of the race. Through the years, we have made our mark because of our advantages and the kind of services we are willing to provide our clients. Magora will work with you in all stages and we are very excited to hear your ideas and help you get started on the app.


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''SEE this?'' said Chris Offutt, in a ripped and dirty hunting coat, instantly on his knees and pointing to what looked like white paint spilled on brown leaves in the woods where he walked. ''This is what they call owl splash, which is a nice word for, you know,'' said Mr. Offutt, flint-eyed and thickly thatched with brown and silver hair. He was asked by this writer how he knew.
''I just know these owls, buddy,'' he said. ''I got a little bit of owl in me.''
Mr. Offutt, the author of ''No Heroes: A Memoir of Coming Home'' (Simon & Schuster), published this month, goes to the woods the way other people go back to their house, to relax, to hide, to be happy. He has since he was a boy in Kentucky.
''This is home,'' he said, standing. ''When I feel lonely, I go to the woods. That's shagbark hickory, my favorite tree.''
If Mr. Offutt's life were a hillbilly's song, every verse would be a voice-cracker.
He's tried every vice there is, he says. He's having troubles with his wife. His daddy had secrets, he says. And he's madder than, you know, at his best friend. He told him so at his grave. The man shot himself with a pistol.
There would be the verse about the people he's been -- circus hand, children's photographer, dishwasher. And the places he's lived -- New York, Paris, Montana.Continue reading the main story
And there would be the verse about the place that he left, ripping himself up like a root: Kentucky. Mr. Offutt, 43, has left it, the heart of his heart, five times, first as a bright 19-year-old with his thumb out on the highway and last as a 40-year-old with failure behind him and a family.
The song's wheeling chorus, as bittersweet as a waltz played in a barn, would be this: ''You can't go home again.''
You can, as Mr. Offutt recalls in ''No Heroes,'' his fifth book. But you'll live to regret it. Though you might die trying.
''I'll probably go back,'' he said, like a man only temporarily free. In 1998, Mr. Offutt moved with his wife, Rita, and his sons, Sam, 12, and James, 9, from Montana to the Kentucky hills of his childhood. Homesick to the point of crying over recipes in an Appalachian cookbook, excited by the prospect of teaching as a writer in a community whose illiteracy rate was 30 percent and increasingly desperate to make peace with his past, like seeking the approval of a parent, Mr. Offutt took a job in the English department at Morehead State University, his alma mater. Morehead is a town of 6,000 near Haldeman, a town of 200, where Mr. Offutt was raised -- ''two hollows, a creek, three hills, and dirt roads connected by animal paths,'' as he describes it in the book. ''At the top of the next hill was the county line, where the bootlegger sold beer, wine, and whiskey.''
Mr. Offutt rediscovered the woods, reconnecting with a world that the world outside Kentucky had never replaced.
Local faces were familiar, and funny, and innocent of the sophistications he sought refuge from.
'' 'Damn, Harley, you like scared me to death,' '' he writes, recalling a boyhood friend, now in his late 30's, who suddenly steps out from behind a bush on campus.
'' 'The law went by a minute ago is all.'
'' 'Are they hunting you?'
'' 'I forgot if they are or not. I just always hide.' ''
Fresh with pride to be from Kentucky again, Mr. Offutt writes, ''You won't hear these words spoken anymore: redneck, hillbilly, cracker, stump-jumper, weed-sucker, ridge-runner. Never again will you have to fight people's attempts to make you feel ashamed of where you grew up. You are no longer from somewhere. Here is where you are. This is home. This dirt is yours.''
Mr. Offutt stayed a year. The experience burned his boyhood home to the ground like dry woods.
''Home for me was a landscape of memory,'' he said, still sad, sitting on a rotted log, its bark as soft as a sofa cushion, in the Iowa wood. ''And the reality -- it was far removed.''
Haldeman had disappeared during his absence. A Wal-Mart ''gnawed the town to bits,'' he writes.
''When I grew up, there was a school and a store and a post office,'' he said. ''Now it's just dirt. The man who ran the store was sort of the unofficial mayor of Haldeman. When he died, the store shut down, and that was it -- the town was dead.''
George's General Store smelled of floor oil and had three refrigerators. ''Everyone knew the contents,'' Mr. Offutt writes. ''Eggs and milk in one; bottles of pop in another; baloney, cheese, mustard, and mayonnaise in the last.'' The pop was Ale-8-1, a Kentucky soda, which ''must be drunk cold from a long-neck bottle clamped between your thighs while driving,'' he explains.
The 12 boys from the four families living on two ridges above Haldeman who were Mr. Offutt's friends have vanished, too.
''Five of us were divorced, three liked to drink, nine had children, two were balding, one was solid gray, and seven were fat,'' he writes. ''Four lived in trailers and another lived at home. One of us was dead.''
When he looked, mirrored by the present, Mr. Offutt realized that he was a phantom, too.
''I wasn't a hillbilly who taught himself to read and write,'' he said. ''I was the smartest kid in school, who had taught himself the woods. I was the opposite of what I'd always wanted to be.'' Mr. Offutt himself was not typical of the Kentucky that he had romanticized about returning to.
His father, Andrew Offutt, was closer to the truth of his story -- the author of more than 30 books of fantasy and science fiction, published under several names, who was brought up in a cabin in Taylorsville, Ky., and who attended college on a Ford Foundation fellowship.
His son, a prodigy and a problem in school, learned the woods because he stayed out of the house, where his father required silence -- which his mother enforced -- to write.
''I never saw my father in the woods in my life, or my mother,'' Mr. Offutt said. ''There was huge tension, and you had to be quiet all the time, or out of the house.'' He hoped, too, for a different, deeper relationship with his mother and father, who live in Haldeman, which never happened. They visited, as they always had, by telephone.
Mr. Offutt keeps a pouch of dirt on his desk in his bedroom office in Iowa City, where he moved with his family in 1999, leaving Kentucky to teach in the writers' program at the University of Iowa.
He reached into it, rubbed it between his fingers and sniffed it like tobacco, smudging his nose.
In ''No Heroes,'' Harley naïvely but neatly reveals the raw hole, dug by time, that Mr. Offutt is mistakenly building his new life around.
''Haldeman's gone, just gone,'' he says. ''It's like our backyard got took away.''
On Mr. Offutt's desk in Iowa, too, is a silver bell, shaped like a Mallomar, which his first grade teacher used to call class to attention.
''Mary Alice Calvert Jayne -- she taught me to read and write,'' said Mr. Offutt, who dedicated ''No Heroes'' to her. She died during his brief tenure in Morehead. Haldeman's grade school had a commencement ceremony, with cap and gown, because few students graduated from the high school.
In 1972, Mr. Offutt was his grade school valedictorian, commemorated with a thin brass plaque that decorates a bookcase in his Iowa City living room, where he keeps signed copies of books by friends and colleagues, including Ann Beattie, Ethan Canin, Annie Dillard and Jonathan Franzen. Other bookshelves house his collection of stones, skins, shells and skulls, retrieved from the woods wherever he's lived: marmot, beaver, coyote, bobcat. There is a mummified bullfrog that Mr. Offutt took to a museum to show, out of pride. A stick on the kitchen windowsill is wood from a tree hit by lightning at Faulkner's grave in Oxford, Miss. Being inside Mr. Offutt's house is like being outside.
The furniture is used, exclusively.
''Everything is secondhand beat up,'' Mr. Offutt said. ''In my case, a little battered. I like having stuff that's used, because it's like me in a way. It's already been through something. It comes to me with its own history.''
In ''No Heroes,'' he quotes his Polish-born father-in-law, Arthur Gross, a concentration camp survivor, in an interview that provides a black, worldly shadow to Mr. Offutt's rural story. He interviewed Irene Gross, his mother-in-law, also a survivor, and quotes her, too.
''Home is a feeling, nothing more,'' Mr. Gross says. ''Once you leave, you become a stranger. I lost my home and that's forever.'' Neither of the Grosses, who live in Bayside, Queens, has ever revisited Poland.
Mr. Offutt's wife was the unintended target of an anti-Semitic remark in Morehead. Their son Sam, punished by poor teaching and strict discipline in school, hated his father for moving him to Kentucky and told him so.
Understanding that hurt now threatened each of them, variously and viciously, Mr. Offutt cut his family loose from his childhood, accepting the job in Iowa in the spring of 1999. He had to buy a car from the professor he was selling his house to -- the only person who made an offer -- because the man didn't have the money for the down payment.
In ''No Heroes,'' Mr. Gross tells a story about the end of the war. Two brothers march with him in the Alps, escaping toward the Swiss border, with no coats.
''They wouldn't walk without holding hands,'' he recalls. ''And that's the way they fell asleep. They survived the whole war and froze to death holding hands.''
It is a crystalline image of what the past can do when you love it too much to let it go.Continue reading the main story


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The main reason teens say they're not interested in going to church is, "It's Just So, BORING!"
Shame on us.
Jesus said, "The thief has come to steal, to kill, and to destroy, but I have come to give you life, and life to the full."
I know faith isn't all about fun.
I know you can't just be super happy all the time.
I'm certainly not a health/wealth/and happiness guy.
Isn't life with Jesus more fun than life without?
Isn't knowing that sin is forgiven, and life can be lived free, at least worth partying over?
Why can't we just lighten up a bit?
Sometimes, you just gotta have some fun…and I'm sure Jesus is o.k. with that!


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