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Iraq's Cabinet Approves Security Pact With US   Pact will allow US forces to remain in Iraq until end of 2011 Israeli Air Strike Kills More Palestinians in Gaza   Israeli forces have killed at least 15 Palestinian fighters, while militant groups have fired numerous rockets, missiles and mortars across the border Afghan President Guarantees Taliban Founder's Safety for Peace Talks   Since 2001, Mullah Omar has been an international fugitive with a $10 million bounty for sheltering al-Qaida leaders Washington Financial Summit Promises to Renew Efforts to Expand Trade British PM Gordon Brown says 'We will refrain from erecting new barriers to investment and trade for the next 12 months' Kissinger says Hillary Clinton Would Be Outstanding Diplomat   The elder statesman, who served in Republican administrations, says if President-elect Obama chooses Mrs. Clinton it would show 'great courage' on his part UN Envoy Meets Rebels as New Fighting Flares in DRC UN says fighting broke out just hours before the envoy, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, began discussions with rebel leader Laurent Nkunda Somali President Says Government Near Collapse Remarks by President Abdullahi Yusuf late Saturday followed the capture of several key towns in recent days by Islamist militant groups California Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Homes Thousands of residents evacuated during fires that Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa described worst in a decade Endeavour to Dock With Space Station Sunday Endeavour's seven astronauts to deliver two new sleeping units, a bathroom, a kitchenette and exercise equipment Hundreds Attend Memorial for "Mama Africa" Miriam Makebra died in Italy earlier this month E-mail: Forward this E-mail Click here to unsubscribe from the VOA Daily World News Summary2 If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com

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WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 Released Posted: 15 Nov 2008 08:02 PM CST I just got word that WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 has been made available for download.  For people already trying one of the previous betas, you can auto-update using the Tools -> Update menu. This release includes over 160 changes, including the following notable changes: Numerous style improvements and refinements. All admin notices now go under the page title. PHP Notice fixes. Dashboard widget options now properly save. Menu fixes. New design for Quick Edit. Canonical feed URL fixes. Walker fixes. An update for Hello Dolly. Plugin installer updates. Numerous font updates. Updated login logo. Switch position of "Save Draft" and "Preview" buttons in publish module. File upload support for MS Office 2007+ file formats. Media upload buttons won't show if the user doesn't have the upload capability. Canonical redirects only do yes-www or no-www redirection for domains. Shift-click checkbox range selection improvement. Add New User page now separate. Tag suggest only suggests tags (not other taxonomy terms). QuickPress shows "Submit for Review" if user cannot publish. Private posts/pages, and password-protected posts/pages are rolled into new "Visibility" section of publish module. Download WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 Related posts: WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 Now Available! WordPress 2.6.1 Beta 1 WordPress 2.3.1 Beta 1 Now Available WordPress 2.5.1 Now Available You are reading WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 Released © 2008 | WordPress Hacks | WordPress Forums | WordPress eBook | Premium Themes. Enjoy writing about WordPress? Get your blog more exposure by joining the WordPress Hacks writing team!

Tips for Speeding Up Your WordPress Installation Posted: 15 Nov 2008 04:00 PM CST Find your WordPress blog is loading slow?   Do you ever get a “MySQL server has gone away” message?  Maybe your WordPress Admin Panel is running slow?   Even if none of those apply to you, the higher the traffic your WordPress blog receives, the more important it is to have an optimal setup. In case you’d like to maximize your blog’s performance, Vladimir Porlovac has published a pretty good WordPress Optimization Guide which contains a number of great tutorials and tips for WordPress users. Here are the 10 topics which are covered in the post: Check the Connection Check your (Vista) System Check the Plugins Check your Theme Optimize Database Tables Turn off Post Revisions Implement Caching (WordPress Cache, MySQL Optimization, PHP Opcode Cache) "MySQL server has gone away" workaround Fixing posting not possible problem Other reasons for slow posting A few of these steps can be accomplished via WordPress plugins, but overall it is a well written and useful post. Related posts: Tips For Protecting Your WordPress Installation Survive Large Traffic Spikes With The WP Super Cache WordPress Plugin Tips To Improve Your Blogging and WordPress Install Google Releases Official Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide You are reading Tips for Speeding Up Your WordPress Installation © 2008 | WordPress Hacks | WordPress Forums | WordPress eBook | Premium Themes. Enjoy writing about WordPress? Get your blog more exposure by joining the WordPress Hacks writing team!

Blog Design Studio Announces Blog Design Group Writing Project Posted: 15 Nov 2008 10:36 AM CST Just over a year ago, group writing projects were all the rage!  Sites like ProBlogger.net and DailyBlogTips.com ran them and got hundreds of participants.   Then nothing….. For whatever reason, over this past year I don’t think I’ve seen a single group writing project, at least until now.   My friend Mayank over at Blog Design Studio has announced an excellent group writing project with a ton of great prizes, including a Blog Design Studio redesign! Here is the official prize list: Win a custom WordPress theme for your blog from Blog Design Studio Premium Theme from DailyBlogTips.com Consultation from Kevin Muldoon (BloggingTips.com) Consultation from Mayank If you’d like to enter into this group writing project, you’ll want to write a post about Blog Design and follow these guidelines: The article should be fresh and new. An old blog post will not be eligible for the contest. The blog post should be at least 250 words long. Give a link back the sponsors as mentioned at the bottom of the post. Don't forget to send an e-mail to us with the link to your contest entry {hello (at) blogdesignstudio (dot) com}. Your blog should be at least one month old & should have at least 30 entries. Your entry should come before 30th November (doesn't matter which time zone, it should be 30th Nov.) Any other questions?  For more information, you’ll want to refer to their announcement post. Related posts: Manage Your Group Writing Project with WP-Submission Randomize Your 125×125 Banners with the Got Banners WordPress Plugin Woo Themes Contest: Design a Woo Template! Brian Gardner Announces March Madness Contest You are reading Blog Design Studio Announces Blog Design Group Writing Project © 2008 | WordPress Hacks | WordPress Forums | WordPress eBook | Premium Themes. Enjoy writing about WordPress? Get your blog more exposure by joining the WordPress Hacks writing team!

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