Sunday Special: The Other Side Of Early America

It's that time of year again, when no fireworks display is too loud nor piece of pie too big to celebrate the founding of the United States of America. But what was this land actually like before we became leaders of the free world? Here are some stories to fill you in. P.S. Just a reminder that Google Reader will be shutting down on July 1st. If you're in need of a replacement or just want to check out a different way of getting your news and stories, try our new Digg Reader in the latest version of the Digg iOS app or on the web. -The Digg Team The Daily Digg Sunday, June 30, 2013 WHEN IT WAS STILL CALLED A NEW FASHIONED Colonial Americans Really, Really Liked To Drink theappendix.net To say colonists living in early American society were enthusiastic about drinking would be a remarkable understatement. COLONIAL DIET > PALEO DIET Jamestown Colonists Were Cannibals washingtonpost.com The first chops, to the forehead, did not go through the bone and are perhaps evidence of hesitancy about the task. The next set, after the body was rolled over, were more effective. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE The Life And Times Of America's First Murderer mentalfloss.com John Billington isn't a household name today, but when Englishmen started settling in the New World, he became infamous as the colonies' first convicted killer. BESIDES GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BICEPS What Was The First Gun In America? npr.org Guns and America were born around the same time and grew up together. Like feuding cousins, their histories have been linked ever since. ASIDE FROM THE WHOLE CANNIBALISM THING Why Jamestown Was Hell On Earth thedailybeast.com Cannibalism is not the only malady that befell early settlers. Here are some reasons to be thankful you arrived on this continent in the four centuries since. Read more on Digg.com → WHEN THINGS GOT A LITTLE CRAZY IN SALEM "Trial of George Jacobs, August 5, 1692" Credit: Thomkins H. Matteson Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2013 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

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Did you get a chance to check out WPBeginner this week? If not, here is what you might have missed. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Best WordPress Magazine Themes of 2013 By Editorial Staff on Jun 28, 2013 08:00 am Magazine style layout has become extremely popular over the years. Mainly because this type of layout can work with a wide-variety of niches. As long as you run a site full with information and/or different types of content, then magazine style layout is for you.… Read More » To leave a comment please visit Best WordPress Magazine Themes of 2013 on WPBeginner. Read in browser » How to Properly Move WordPress to a New Domain Without Losing SEO By Editorial Staff on Jun 27, 2013 08:47 am Recently one of our users asked for our help in moving their WordPress site to a new domain. We thought it would be nice to share this process on WPBeginner, so it helps others who are looking to do the same. In this article, we… Read More » To leave a comment please visit How to Properly Move WordPress to a New Domain Without Losing SEO on WPBeginner. Read in browser » How to Add Numbers to Your WordPress Comments Layout By Editorial Staff on Jun 26, 2013 08:00 am Earlier on WPBeginner, we showed you how to style your WordPress comments and the comment form. In this article, we will show you how to further customize the comment layout by adding numbers to your WordPress comments. Final results: Adding Comment Numbering in WordPress First… Read More » To leave a comment please visit How to Add Numbers to Your WordPress Comments Layout on WPBeginner. Read in browser » How to Allow Users to Subscribe to Categories in WordPress By Editorial Staff on Jun 25, 2013 08:15 am WordPress comes with built-in taxonomies, categories and tags, that allows you to organize your content. Almost every WordPress user has used categories and tags to sort their content, but most users don’t know that categories, tags, and custom taxonomies each have their own RSS feeds… Read More » To leave a comment please visit How to Allow Users to Subscribe to Categories in WordPress on WPBeginner. Read in browser » How to Create a Custom Archives Page in WordPress By Editorial Staff on Jun 24, 2013 08:15 am Often users ask questions that you have already answered in the past, so archives page is their best option to search for the answer. Not saying that they can't use the search bar, but sometimes the search feature fall short. Therefore it is good to make a very detailed archives page. To leave a comment please visit How to Create a Custom Archives Page in WordPress on WPBeginner. Read in browser » More to read: WordPress 3.5.2 – Maintenance and Security Release How to Allow Users to Share Quotes from your WordPress Posts How to Add Affiliate Links in WordPress with ThirstyAffiliates How to Add a jQuery FAQ Accordion in WordPress How To Customize Blockquotes Style in WordPress Themes Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2013 Awesome Motive Inc., All rights reserved. You signed up to this email newsletter from wpbeginner.com. Signing up was required to download our products including but not limited to Smart Sharing plugin. Our mailing address is: Awesome Motive Inc. 3701 Savoy Ln. Apt 106-D West Palm Beach, FL 33417 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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Typographic inspiration for the week-end Posted: 29 Jun 2013 07:24 PM PDT To relax a little on the week-end, lay back and check out a little typographic inspiration. If you like typography, make sure to check our Typography Daily blog. Font of the week: Verb Compressed Verb Compressed is the condensed version of the Verb font family. You can get the 18 fonts for only $9 for a limited time. 3D Building typography Some awesome lettering project that transform type into buildings. Smkr An experimental font inspired by smoke movement in the air. Shanghai keywords For a change, some cool lettering in Chinese. Things to come Some gorgeous stills from H.G. Wells’ movie intro. Ali When boxing meets typography, a great project by Mucho. Typo illustrations Various type illustrations by Matija Blagojevic.

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• WordPress news: June 23 to June 29, 2013
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WordPress news: June 23 to June 29, 2013 Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:07 PM PDT WordPress has become a tool used by millions of designers for much more than creating blogs. Each week we take a look at what's new with WordPress. For more regular news, tutorials and tricks, check out our blog about WordPress. Plugins 360° Panoramic Viewer This premium responsive plugin helps you to present panoramic photography or artwork. Converter This plugin adds a widget that allows your users to convert different ingredients to different measurements. You can add as much more ingredients or measurements as you like. Themes Cacoon Cacoon is a HTML5/CSS3 responsive business theme. It comes with a useful drag & drop builder. Titan Titan is a responsive theme for photographers that comes with many gallery display options, different portfolio templates and the ability to password protect your galleries, among other things. Unlimited Unlimited is a responsive and flexible wordpress theme with loads of useful options and a timeless clean design. Your able to create any type of layout and any type of style. The possibilities areunlimited. News WordCamp Europe 2013 tickets now on sale A great opportunity to travel to the Netherlands and meet some WordPress pros. Blog Platform Comparison Chart A blog platform comparison chart, a bit biased towards WordPress though. Tutorials & Tricks Link to all options A simple piece of code to add a link to all options in your WordPress admin. Integrating Multiple Choice Quizzes in WordPress The second part of a two-parts tutorial on creating a multiple choice quizz WordPress plugin.

The best commercial of the year Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:05 PM PDT If I told you a train safety campaigns would win a record 5 Grand Prix in Cannes, you would probably be surprised. But once you watch the cute little figures die in every possible dumb way, you will sing along the catchy tune and be wanting to award it a 6th Grand Prix.

Library Chair Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:02 PM PDT A creative and cool chair for spending quality reading time, created by Studio TILT.

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