I am about to complete the nameserver entries to transfer the secularnewsdaily.com domain from the old server to the new server.

(I am posting this to the new site as well. It may — in theory, should — repeat in the RSS feed when the domain transfer is complete.)

I’m told the transition usually takes a few hours, but may take up to two days. You should be able to access the old site via secularnewsdaily.com during that time. There may be an interruption of service. Check back if it doesn’t work.

If you get desperate for our content — and who could blame you — you may access the new site at http://96.30.58.20/~secular beginning immediately. You’ll see that it’s still being worked on.

All content has been safely transferred to the new site, which is working normally except for some lost thumbnail photos for the front page. Every detail (various widgets, etc.) hasn’t yet been set up, but will be soon.

I will send out another notice when the transfer is complete. Your RSS feed should not be interrupted.

Sleep well! I hope to, at some point.

JD

Do students need a co-signer when applying for college student auto loans? If you visit the car dealer with an auto loan deal in hand, you’ll have more power and leverage when you’re negotiating for the price of the vehicle. Here’s how to find a lender: Ask your local bank if you’re already a customer, your bank or credit union might be willing to give you an auto loan, especially if you have a solid, positive banking history with them.

Taking advantage of an auto loan is probably going to be your best option when buying a new or used car. If your site offers auto loans, for example, offer your visitors new auto loans, used auto loans, even auto refinancing loans. Once you have improved your credit scores, you may qualify for a standard loan or a bad credit auto loan with better terms.

Higher credit score means a lower auto loan interest rate. Thankfully, the online process for applying for an auto loan allows one to know pretty quickly where one stands. I had $15,000 in consumer debt (credit cards and an auto loan), and I owed $15,000 to my mom.

Using any major search engine available, type in a search phrase such as online auto loan, a prospective borrower is better off focusing on all these factors in order to crack a good deal on auto loans. During business hours, online auto loans can be approved within an hour of application.

Did you know that it is possible to get approved for an auto loan after bankruptcy? It is important for you to be well aware of the term of your current auto loan contract so as to maximize the amount of money you can end up saving. Make use of online tools very straightforward, auto loan applications give you all the answers based on the information you have with online auto loans calculator.

Soon you receive your auto loan with amount of monthly interest payable. There are auto loan choices for people with bad credit, just as there are auto choices. Therefore you should use this calculator as guidance only before you have received any auto loan offers.

The contents of your report determine your auto loan rate. Online auto loan refinancing comparison shopping is very important when refinancing an auto loan. If looking for a bad credit auto loan, choose lenders that favour individuals with low credit scores.

The most important thing to consider before taking out an auto loan is how much you can afford to pay for the loan on a monthly basis. Economic forecasts indicate that auto loan interest rates are likely to fall in future.

However, because banks normally approve financing for new cars, their interest rates on a classic car auto loan are likely to be higher than those of a specialty lender. A secured auto loan, for example, may have a term of between three to five years. Auto dealers charge differential auto loan rates for different makes of car.

Wait 1 – 2 years before applying for auto loan after you have opened new credit accounts; periodically monitor your credit report. These motor vehicle loans are specially tailored for purchasing motor vehicles just like auto loans are customized for purchasing cars.

Search Engine Optimisation Company: Dare to Give Us 10 Minutes and We Will Show You Why You Mustn’t Pick Just Any Search Engine Optimisation Company

A respected search engine optimisation company guarantees that users who were looking for stuff connected to your business sector will visit your web site instead of the websites of your competitors.
Every 24 hours, individuals make approximately 100 million searches in Google’s search boxes. A respected search engine optimisation company may catch a meaningful share of the market and send information-avid visitors to your website; but choose the wrong companies and they could get your sites banned from the results pages.
When you purchase the web marketing services of a search engine optimisation company you’re paying for expertise, not simply a makeup: how to do in-page and out of page changes for top search engine placement.
Many of those changes will be permanent, some could be temporary.
Among the permanent changes a search engine optimisation company will introduce are:
• HTML code
• title tags
• links
• descriptions
• meta contents

Normally, there is no need to re-script these changes; once the required optimisation has been reached, your pages will rank better for years.
Other changes, the temporary ones, usually are related to
• external linking
• authority-building
• off-page work

Avoid any search engine optimisation company that promises instantaneous solutions. Unlike advertisement campaigns, search engine optimisation is a lengthy process; most outcomes will start to show up after 3 to 7 months.

To pay for a search engine optimisation company or Google and Yahoo ads?
Naturally, pay-per-click campaigns would turn blistering outcomes, but you are expected to pay Yahoo or Google. Moreover, you catch visits as long as you have a budget. Basically, when you pay for clicks you have to bid against other websites. Highly craved phrases are high-priced: some may cost up to 2 euros each. Once your budget is over, so is your hard attained incoming traffic.
Contrarily, when you buy the services of a good search engine optimisation company, you will get visits for a long period, even when your budget is over. In other terms, you can have a sure-fire affordable seo campaign and still get a significant mass of visitors and remain in the first page of the search engine results.
Now, let’s consider the permanent damage an amateurish or inexpert search engine optimisation company could do to your web site.
Search engines punish sites that have been flagged as not trusty; if your site has a link to one, it may also be considered devious. Once tagged in this manner, it will scarcely show up once more among the search results. Therefore, a bad optimisation could cost your company a lot of money in revenues missed.
To summarise, don’t merely select optimisation services; be sure you select a search engine optimisation company that has a true record of improved placements.
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I thought I would share some of my favorite places for atheists. I’m sure there are a few I have not heard of or used so feel free to recommend others in the comments.

1.Reddit

For those of you unfamiliar with Reddit, it is a community where you submit links and these links are voted on. The most popular ones end up on the front page. There are individual groups within the site called subreddits. The atheism subreddit is great. There are about 60,000 people, so it is a very large community. I check this on a daily basis to find news and interesting stories about atheism. I highly recommend joining and taking a look for yourself.

2.ThinkAtheist

This site was one of the first online atheist sites I joined. They even sent me a free wristband that says “learn to think atheist”. The people are what make the site. You can also run a mini blog on there if you are inclined to. There are frequent radio shows, skype conferences and various events which take place. The man behind it, Morgan Matthew, is easily available and has done a good job with the site. Check them out sometime!

3.AtheistNexus

This site is probably one of the best known. The way it is coded is very similar to ThinkAtheist. One difference is AtheistNexus is larger. Also, to join you must be an atheist or agnostic. I imagine most over at ThinkAtheist are atheists, but it is not a requirement. A pretty good community for meeting new people and talking about atheism. You can also run a blog from here too.

4.Twitter

Twitter actually has a large number of atheists. On Twitter, you can use a thing called hashtags. Then you can search for these topics. So if you write about atheism, you place #atheism in your tweet. Then the community can view it. I have met tons of new people through twitter and had great conversations. Also a great way to find links to new blog posts or news stories.

These are my favorites. Are there any sites you frequently visit? Share them in the comments, I am always looking for new places to go.

First night…. The gasp as the lights go up. The indrawn breath as the first obscenity is heard. The guilty titter as they get the first joke. The silence as they listen.

Second night… The gasp as the lights go up. The indrawn breath as the first obscentity is heard. The shushing as some idiot answers his cell phone!

The realization that I miss my hair!

News Story at “The Inquisitr”

New Scientist agazine has withdrawn an article by  Amanda Gefter about religiously slanted articles. It was a quick and funny read. Why?

I sent the editor an email…

I’m most concerned that the article by Amanda Gefter on “How to Spot a Hidden Religious Agenda” has been pulled from the website, especially as the reasons for this editorial decision have not been given and the edit is uncommented on. Please enlighten all of us!

I got the following reply…

Thanks for your email.

New Scientist received a legal complaint about the contents of the story ”How to spot a hidden religious agenda”. At the advice of our lawyer it has temporarily been removed while we investigate. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The only individuals and institutions named were 

• James Le Fanu (Author of “Why Us”)
• creationist blogger Denyse O’Leary 
• Expelled: No intelligence allowed. (The Film)

Who’s threatening to sue?

The full text of the article can be found here.