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• Stunning and a little creepy: listen to the clips http://t.co/qCz41Lfi 10:18:51
• More from computer composer Emily Howell: http://t.co/yXsOlxpc 10:21:07
• Competitive risk-taking peaks at age 50? http://t.co/9MeuPiON 10:30:11

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• Swiss-Italian philosopher/scientist race cars. Wow. http://t.co/BFn01K1L 09:04:28
• 2/3 of $100k+ earners support tax hike for the rich – #inequality http://t.co/P4zE0bdy 12:45:42
• Stunning #inequality graphs from Mother Jones: http://t.co/329Yo2c4 12:51:59

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• #justiceathersheys nyc times sq @hersheys @ngadignity @SEIU http://t.co/34hNjmu 09:32:48
• #justiceathersheys nyc times sq @hersheys @ngadignity @SEIU http://t.co/iXsB7J6 09:33:20
• #justiceathersheys nyc times sq @hersheys @ngadignity @SEIU http://t.co/apjnt6g 09:33:36
• #justiceathersheys nyc times sq @hersheys @ngadignity @SEIU @ricksmithshow http://t.co/xxjGY02 09:34:09
• #justiceathersheys nyc times sq @hersheys @ngadignity @SEIU @ricksmithshow http://t.co/7I4vYeu 09:42:13
• .@hersheys rsheys blocks the door #justiceathersheys nyc times sq @ngadignity @SEIU @ricksmithshow http://t.co/m4VW2SX 09:59:14

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• #JusticeatHersheys day2 @hersheys http://t.co/iNVxdCk 16:50:13
• #JusticeatHersheys day2 @hersheys @jwjnational @NGAdignity http://t.co/FfpiWCn 16:51:24
• #JusticeatHersheys day2 @hersheys @NGAdignity @jwjnational http://t.co/ynsUxv4 16:53:38
• #JusticeatHersheys day2 @NGAdignity @hersheys @jwjnational http://t.co/NbJBRc8 16:54:43

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• #JusticeatHersheys http://t.co/HaTD62E 13:50:37
• #JusticeatHersheys http://t.co/GRVsMvr 13:51:00
• IMAGES: Student Workers, Union Members Protest At Lebanon Plant – Photos – WGAL The Susquehanna Valley: http://t.co/z9n2JwH 19:04:08
• LMAO “We’re not trying to pass the buck,” Exel spokeswoman said. “It’s a bit of a layered situation.” #JusticeatHersheys goo.gl/dKzPh 20:03:24
• #JusticeatHersheys and @NGAdignity just hit the NYT! http://t.co/GZjdDXm 20:34:57
• Beautiful #JusticeatHersheys TV coverage on Fox43 – Godwin, you’re a star! http://t.co/wA1RItY @hersheys 21:40:09

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• Full of new ideas on #nonprofit #socialmedia after an energizing #sm4np conference this week. 07:14:26
• After #debt debacle, disapproval of #Congress at 82%, highest on record. http://t.co/kDleFnj 07:27:10
• Wow: China scolds US on #debt ( http://t.co/VeHc6Zg ), while Americans want #jobcreation over #spending #cuts 2:1. http://t.co/kDleFnj 07:32:02
• At #jwj11? See 5-min play “J-1 Student Experience” in lobby 5pm @carexgens, @dcjwj @jwjnational @studentlabor @ourwalmart @usstudents 11:45:57
• Please RT #jwj11 See 5-min student play “J-1 Exprnc” lobby 5pm @CaringAcrossGen @DCJwJ @jwjnational @studentlabor @atticascott @USStudents 12:42:12
• @ALIGNny Thanks for follow and RT! 13:14:58
• @MOJwJ Thanks for follow and RT! 13:15:22
• @atticascott Thanks for follow and RT, Attica! 13:26:16

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• Good nonprofit social media tips in #SM4NP recap from @farra of @bigduck bit.ly/pGJu9g 09:47:58
• Love it: If browsers were celebrities – Firefox is Morgan Freeman: http://t.co/mni9rzB 09:50:06
• A few of the reasons I love WordPress: How WordPress beat Joomla: http://t.co/wWcQjjN 09:52:35
• At #jwj11, Sec’y Labor Hilda Solis lifts up #careXgens and National Guestworker Alliance’s Vanderbilt campaign! 06:48:42

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Being as big a fan as I am of WordPress — which powers this site and many others I’ve built — I couldn’t miss the opportunity to share a little guidance I recently offered a web designer friend who’s new to WordPress via e-mail:

The best place to start if you want to use WP as a blogging tool within an existing website (and on many other WP how-tos) is the relevant article in the WP Codex, which can be a little dry but is quite thorough.

An incredibly useful general info source is Smashing Magazine, which as you  know is the no. 2 most popular and best-loved web design blog after A List Apart. Smashing is very WP-friendly and has a whole host of WP resources and tutorials here.

The best way to understand WP from the inside out is in two steps.

First, just do a fresh install somewhere on your own site, download a few themes from one of Smashing’s WordPress theme galleries or the official WP gallery, and start messing around, adding plugins, making sample posts and pages, sticking widgets in here or there. The WP 2.7+ backend is incredibly intuitive and requires virtually no explanation for basic functionality.

Once you want to get in under the hood and figure out what to do with the PHP and CSS files in the Appearance>Editor to make fully customized sites with real CMS functionality for clients, read through this great Themeshaper tutorial.

When you understand all the pieces of the puzzle that go into a typical theme, you’ll understand how to do just about anything you like.

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