Watching TV is most people’s favourite pastime. Today especially, most households turn to their television sets as an escape from the daily stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic. With services like YouTube, Hulu and Netflix, there is a common misconception that the internet is replacing television viewing, but this is not accurate.
Internet usage is actually complementing TV viewing. When TV ads are done well, they can evoke emotional connections, making them more persuasive.
Here are seven advantages of using television for advertising:
Advantage #1: Targeted Audiences
One of the advantages of using television for advertising is you’ll be able to reach targeted audiences. TV advertising allows you to reach targeted audiences more efficiently. You can target your audience by buying a spot during shows that the intended audience might be watching. Choose daytime spots to reach work-from-home or stay-at-home audiences.
Evening spots will reach full-time workers. To reach a native market, native-speaking channels will best suit your needs. If you wish to target children, pick slots that are in between cartoons. To advertise alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, and grilled dishes, a spot during a sporting show will target a fun-loving audience.
Targeted advertising allows you to reach people who are more likely to be interested in your products or services. This ensures your marketing budget is spent well and increases your profit margin.
Advantage #2: Large Audiences
Television sets have become quite affordable. The majority of households have at least one television, complemented by matching flat screen TV stands in their homes. On average, teenagers spend most of their time watching TV, while adults spend at least a few hours of the day watching.
The number of TV stations is limited compared to radio stations. This increases the likelihood of having a large group of people watching your advert at the same time. It also reaches a large audience using a single advert, which is much easier than advertising to one person at a time.
Research shows that people purchase an item after watching an advert on television. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TV viewing has also increased. Research shows that most people spend time-consuming media since public gatherings have been restricted, and the number of people working from home has increased significantly. Therefore, the chances of a TV advert reaching more people than it normally would are higher than pre-COVID.
Advantage #3: Combines Picture and Sound
Television advertising can captivate the audience and get them to stop what they’re doing and listen to your pitch. For a few minutes, your product remains in the spotlight without competition. This ensures potential customers get your message clearly.
Using picture also allows them to perceive the advert the way you intend them to. It shows the product, its uses, and the benefit of having it. Unlike other methods of advertising, such as print and radio, TV advertising increases the chances of your audience watching the whole advert.
Advantage #4: Fosters Emotion
With a good TV advert, you determine how you want your audience to react. This is unlike other advertising methods, such as print, which don’t give you control of how clients read the advert. With TV advertising, you can make the advert light-hearted, thought-provoking, humorous, or heart-breaking.
Instead of just making moving messages, create a short skit or play and don’t forget to add appropriate pauses to emphasize the desired emotion. Most people are attracted to creative, well-made adverts.
Advantage #5: Loyal Viewers
TV draws loyal viewing with shows that keep viewers glued. People love to binge-watch or follow their favourite shows during the designated times. This forges a long-lasting relationship. News broadcasting has also grown TV audiences.
In fact, advertising within news increases trust for the brand. Some TV stations are more popular with viewers. They are known to start conversations between friends and families. Your advert gets to reach the viewers, their families, and friends.
Advantage #6: Social Media Influence
The appearance of a brand on TV lends it credibility. This is not necessarily the case with online advertising. However, if an advert is seen both online and on TV, it becomes really credible. When advertising on TV, encourage your viewers to visit your online platforms.
Most viewers have another device with them as they watch the TV. This allows them to engage with the advert in more depth by simultaneously checking it online and sharing it with friends.
As a result, the relationship between the brand and the viewer is nurtured and maintained. Besides, when you combine TV advertising with other platforms, you reach a wider audience. Online platforms make TV advertising more efficient, a synergy that’s bound to get better with time.
Advantage #7: Cost-Effective
As soon as you identify your target market and select a preferred network, you will find that TV advertising is cost-effective. TV guarantees more than an hour of advert viewing each day on a low budget, especially considering the size of audience it reaches per viewing. While TV advertising costs can vary depending on the spot you choose, it gives you great value for your money that no other means of media would.
To make an informed marketing decision, evaluate your advertising options by matching them against your desired end-result. Each medium offers its fair share of advantages, which can benefit your advertising strategy.


Christopher Dorner died in a burning house full of smoke and the sour residue of tear gas, surrounded by hundreds of bullet holes and nobody on his side.
Beyond the walls of the cabin were more than a hundred law enforcement officers, from multiple jurisdictions, all armed to the teeth. Neither Dorner nor the cops outside had capture in mind. The gunfight and standoff unfolded over the afternoon of February 12, 2013, in the snowy hills of Big Bear Lake, in the high mountains about two hours from L.A. Nobody knows how long Dorner survived in that fire, sparked by pyrotechnic grenades shot into the cabin. The autopsy only found that he died from a 9-millimeter bullet, shot out of his own Glock pistol.
It was the same Glock that killed Monica Quan and her fiancé Keith Lawrence, and just one of numerous firearms used in Dorner’s mission to get revenge on police. The AR-15 rifle ditched in the basement, charred but with its suppressor intact, was used to kill sheriff’s deputy Jeremiah MacKay and Riverside PD officer Michael Crain.
Over nine chaotic days in February 2013, Dorner captured the attention of the nation through bloodshed and ideology. His intentions were laid bare in a sprawling manifesto he posted to Facebook. He wanted to wage war against the police. He reveled in the fact that he knew LAPD’s tactics inside and out. Dorner was one of them — trained at the LAPD’s academy and former military, to boot. But in 2008, he was stripped of his badge when an internal investigation concluded he had lied in a complaint against his training officer, whom Dorner claimed had kicked a homeless man in a misuse of force.
Booted from the LAPD, with his career as a reservist in the Navy in jeopardy because of the firing, Dorner began to fixate — on racism, on the violence of police, on his own victimhood. He was convinced he was being humiliated to prove a point about a Black man crossing the blue line. He obsessed over the connections between his former training officer and the cops who presided over his case, feeling sure there were conflicts of interest. He started planning revenge.
“From 2/05 to 1/09 I saw some of the most vile things humans can inflict on others as a police officer in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, it wasn’t in the streets of L.A. It was in the confines of LAPD police stations and shops [cruisers]. The enemy combatants in L.A are not the citizens and suspects, it’s the police officers,” he wrote in his manifesto. “The attacks will stop when the department states the truth about my innocence, PUBLICLY!!! I will not accept any type of currency/goods in exchange for the attacks to stop, nor do I want it. I want my name back, period. There is no negotiation.”
Seven years later, amid an anti-police protest of unprecedented scope, people are starting to assess the legacy of Dorner again. The past decade has seen two other cop-killers like him: Micah Johnson, who ambushed and killed five officers in Dallas, and Gavin Long, who shot six cops, killing three people, in Louisiana. But Dorner preceded both, and his actual experience as a cop helped cement his final act as something more akin to murderous whistleblowing than just serial violence.
In 2020, people want police stripped of their overreaching powers, and “all cops are bastards” is a common cry in the streets. In that light, Dorner is the man who went postal and lived out the daydream so many victims of police oppression and violence flirt with: the idea of killing cops and striking terror into them and their allies. To get some small reparation for all the times they walked home, looking over their shoulders, terrified to see red and blue lights.
Some are comfortable outright celebrating Dorner as a hero. Others are using him as a protest image that captures a complex pain. Rap duo Run the Jewels references Dorner’s death in “Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4).” Punk group Ho99o9, meanwhile, is more literal in its musical dedication to him.
Then there’s Dave Chappelle, who brings up the actions of Dorner, Johnson and Long in his new special, 8:46, in what appears to be a serious moment of reflection. He can’t shake the realization that three young black men, military-trained, all wound up at the same violent conclusion. “Why would they do that? Because they believe, just like they did when they were joining the fuckin’ military, that they were fighting acts of terror,” Chappelle concludes.
The coverage of the Dorner manhunt in mainstream media didn’t work very hard to portray him as an allegory. Story after story positions him as a cunning, cold-blooded madman, on an endless mission to hunt cops, enraged by narcissism and victimhood that bloated over a lifetime. Media mentions of the manifesto often noted its rambling nature — Dorner talked about Charlie Sheen and Tony Bourdain, endorsed Hillary Clinton, declared Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five” as the best record in history — but the stories didn’t linger long on his accusations of crooked cops protecting crooked cops and taking pleasure in beating citizens into submission, often literally. (LAPD Chief Charlie Beck described Dorner as an “injustice collector” obsessed with racism.)
And there were lots of accusations. It wasn’t just his complaint against his training officer and her kicking of a suspect. In the academy, he encountered officers who told him it was their right to say the N-word. He wrote that he was shunned for speaking up and getting into a fight over the incident. He connected the dots to his childhood living in neighborhoods dominated by white kids, who said the same slurs with the same smug certainty.
Dorner wrote about nepotistic relationships between those assigned to fight misconduct and those accused of it. He detailed how people with long histories of violence against suspects and misconduct investigations ended up in leadership positions. He discussed the rank-and-file’s appetite for abusing the communities they patrolled, noting how a senior officer nicknamed “Chupacabra” flaunted her long use-of-force record and personal kink of drawing blood from arrestees.
To many Americans witnessing the manhunt, these explanations didn’t seem like reality. It sounded like the desperate, unhinged cries of a man in need of an intervention. But seen in the shadow of Black Lives Matter and a police response that feels united in its brutality and tribalism against protesters, Dorner’s accusations don’t sound unhinged at all. To be perfectly clear, none of his claims justify the violence he sowed; the first two victims weren’t even cops, but innocent lives culled in order to hurt one. Nor do his arguments change the fact that he was a seething, lonely young man who needed help, not retribution.
But the mass realization in 2020 that police cannot achieve peace proves that Dorner’s observations were clear and relevant all along. The rhetoric among experts, police chiefs and media talking heads in the aftermath of Dorner’s death was that, despite everything, things had gotten better since Rodney King’s beating at the hands of LAPD. We know now that all of the historic reform over the last 30 years didn’t do much to morph the toxic roots of every wrongful stop, conviction and killing by cops. Hell, Dorner proved his own damn point when two different sets of cops ended up shooting innocent people while in a panic over the manhunt. He proved the point a second time when law enforcement decided to burn down the cabin rather than find a different way to stop him in Big Bear.
Again, Dorner is no Mumia Abu-Jamal, even if online fans point to his kind gestures toward innocent hostages as proof of something greater than circumstance. Dorner is a man who decided, wrongly, that killing was the only way to clear his name and shift the public’s opinion of police. But he is a fascinating page of the American fable, and a man who served as a symbolic canary in a coal mine — a vision of rage and revenge, overthrowing every assumption America made about the black cop.
Dorner became a folk hero to some the moment he killed a cop, and a cautionary tale about anti-cop sentiment to others. His story is now woven into the tragic, gut-churning narrative of cop violence and cop killers in the U.S. Like so many tragic figures, Dorner eludes easy characterization. But our continued fascination with him isn’t rooted in simple cruelty or hatred. Renford Reese, a professor of political science at California State Polytechnic University, may have summed it up best in a BBC interview after the manhunt.
“Of course he’s a murderer, of course he did wrong, of course we grieve for the families,” he said. “But he’s a product of our institutions — our education system, our military, our police. Somehow, all these things converged to create a monster.”


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Why do people question every question?
I see so often now on stackoverflow that users tend to answer with their opinions instead of straight answers.
Shouldn't there be more strict rules about what is an acceptable answer? The way it is today is lowering the quality of the service for many people.
It pretty much adds up to a situation comparable to this:
Q "Hi, I want to cut a banana in 6 pieces, how do I do this effectively?"
A.1 "Huh? I fail to understand why you would ever want to cut it in 6 pieces, 4 is better"
A.2 "Cutting a banana in 6 pieces will use a lot of more time than if you cut it in less pieces why would you EVER want to do this???
Conclusion: People answer based upon their opinions without knowing all the facts and not knowing anything about the situation in whole. It's practically impossible to get a straight simple answer to the simplest of question, because it's more important for people to be smart and stand out than to actual help people asking.
The worst part is, that these guys who add completely irrelevant facts and answers without even answering the question asked, actually get their answers upvoted because yes they can be quite clever and right.. but they still don't answer the question.
Am I the only one who see this problem? Isn't there anything that can be done about it?
Edit: I've been reflecting upon this a bit, and yet I feel that there are generally two types of questions
- You ask for the best way or a suggested approach to solve a problem
The later example is one of those that deserves a straight answer without people questioning the question so to speak. All I want to know is how do I get the divs contents. I don't care if it is bad or not, to be honest people can't even know if it is bad or not without knowing every single detail about the project or problem the person is working on. And if they absolutely must point out that it is bad, they can first answer the question and then point it out as a sidenote.
Yes I am really tired of seeing the most abstract and/or irrelevant answers to the most specific and straight-forward questions. I understand that you sometimes must understand a bit more about the context to understand what is asked, but you should never argue with the person asking the question, it's not helpful because more often than not it ends up in the question never being answered in a meaningful way.
Instead, answer the question and optionally point out flaws, your opinions, best-practises, alternate solutions or whatever. Or simply don't answer. Some don't agree with me, but to me this sounds like the way it should work. You can't assume that your fellow programmer is stupid. There are often many reasons as to why people want to do things in a certain way, and very often they are already aware of the pitfalls and cons of their solutions, before they even ask the question to the problem they are having.

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What is an ETF?
In 1989, the idea for the exchange-traded fund (ETF) was born.
Initially marketed to investors as Index Participation Shares, this innovative new product was meant to be a proxy for the S&P 500 that also traded on an exchange like a stock. After being launched, this early ETF prototype was immediately targeted by lawyers of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) for illegally behaving like a futures contract. A lawsuit ensued, and a federal judge in Chicago ruled that they needed to be withdrawn.
A year later, the case can be made that Canada was the birthplace of the first successful ETF. This time the product was called Toronto 35 Index Participation Units (TIPs 35), and it tracked the TSE-35 Index at the time. TIPs were instantly lauded for providing low-cost exposure to Canadian equities – and shortly after, many more ETFs in Canada and the United States would follow suit, including the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF in 1993.
How do ETFs work?
Today’s infographic from StocksToTrade.com highlights the basics around ETFs, including how they work, what type of assets they can track, and the pros and cons associated with investing in them.
In the most basic sense, an ETF is a type of fund that owns assets – like stocks, commodities, or futures – but has its ownership divided into shares that trade on stock exchanges.
In other words, investors can buy and sell ETFs whenever they want during trading hours. Like a stock, each ETF has a ticker symbol and a price that changes in real-time. However, unlike a stock, the number of shares outstanding can change daily based on the share creation and redemption mechanisms.
Pros and Cons
There are many views out there on ETFs, but it is generally accepted that they provide an inexpensive, transparent, and convenient way to get access to many different asset classes. This makes it easy to diversify a portfolio, and it also makes ETFs simple to buy and sell.
For these reasons, the passive management investment industry has taken off, and the ETF industry now has over $4 trillion of assets under management (AUM) globally. By the year 2021, ETFs are expected to surpass the $7 trillion mark for AUM.
Despite this growth and a wide range of benefits, ETFs do have some detractors.
Critics would be quick to point out that some ETFs are very thinly traded, providing wide bid/ask spreads and lower liquidity. Furthermore, there can also be instances where technical issues can cause a performance gap between the ETF and the index it tracks, known as tracking error.
As a final point, it’s worth mentioning that there is some counterparty risk with ETFs – for example, even if you “own” physically-backed gold through the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), there is a chance that in extreme situations that you may not actually get to see the benefit of that gold. The counterparty risk stems from the possibility of a party failing to deliver on their promises, and is actually quite common to see with other types of assets, as well.
ESG Investing: Finding Your Motivation
New research around ESG investing highlights that there are three common motivators for investors to invest in ESG assets.
ESG Investing: Finding Your Motivation
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are a set of criteria that can be used to rate companies alongside traditional financial metrics.
Awareness around this practice has risen substantially in recent years, but how can investors determine if it’s a good fit for their portfolio?
To answer this question, MSCI has identified three common motivations for using ESG in one’s portfolio, which have been outlined in the graphic above.
The Three Motivators
According to this research, the three primary motivations for ESG investing are defined as ESG integration, incorporating personal values, and making a positive impact.
These goals are not mutually exclusive, though, and an investor may relate to more than just one.
#1: ESG Integration
This motivation refers to investors who believe that using ESG can improve their portfolio’s long-term results. One way this can be achieved is by investing in companies that have the strongest environmental, social, and governance practices within their industry.
These companies are referred to as “ESG leaders”, while companies at the opposite end of the scale are known as “ESG laggards”. From a social perspective, an ESG leader could be a firm that promotes diversity and inclusion, while an ESG laggard could be a company with a history of labor strikes.
To show how ESG integration may lead to better long-term results, we’ve compared the performance of the MSCI ACWI ESG Leaders Index with its standard counterpart, the MSCI ACWI Index, which represents the full opportunity set of large- and mid-cap stocks across developed and emerging markets.
The MSCI ACWI ESG Leaders Index targets companies that have the highest ESG rated performance in each sector of its standard counterpart. The result is an index with a smaller number of underlying companies (1,170 versus 2,982), and a relative outperformance of 7.9% over 156 months.
#2: Incorporating Personal Values
ESG investing is also a powerful tool for investors who wish to align their financial decisions with their personal values. This can be achieved through the use of negative screens, which identify and exclude companies that have exposure to specific ESG issues.
To see how this works, we’ve illustrated the differences between the MSCI World ESG Screened Index and its standard counterpart, the MSCI World Index.
The MSCI World ESG Screened Index excludes companies that are associated with controversial weapons, tobacco, fossil fuels, and those that are not in compliance with the UN Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is a corporate sustainability initiative that focuses on issues such as human rights and corruption.
#3: Making a Positive Impact
The third motivation for using ESG is the desire to make a positive impact through one’s investments. Also known as impact investing, this practice enables investors to merge financial gains with environmental or social progress.
Investors have a variety of tools to help them in this regard, such as the MSCI Women’s Leadership Index, which tracks companies that exhibit a commitment towards gender diversity. Green bonds, bonds that are issued to raise money for environmental projects, are another option for investors looking to drive positive change.
ESG Investing For All
With various angles to approach it from, ESG investing is likely to appeal to a majority of investors. In fact, a 2019 survey found that 84% of U.S. investors want the ability to tailor their investments to their values. Likewise, 86% of them believe that companies with strong ESG practices may be more profitable.
Results like these underscore the high demand that U.S. investors have for ESG investing—between 2018 and 2020, ESG-related assets grew 42% to reach $17 trillion, and now represent 33% of total U.S. assets under management.
How to Avoid Common Mistakes With Mining Stocks (Part 5: Funding Strength)
A mining company’s past projects and funding strength are interlinked. This infographic outlines how a company’s ability to raise capital can determine the fate of a mining stock.
A mining company’s past projects and funding strength are interlinked, and can provide clues as to its potential success.
A good track record can provide better opportunities to raise capital, but the company must still ensure it times its financing with the market, protects its shareholders, and demonstrates value creation from the funding it receives.
Part 5: The Role of Funding Strength
We’ve partnered with Eclipse Gold Mining on an infographic series to show you how to avoid common mistakes when evaluating and investing in mining exploration stocks.
Part 5 of the series highlights six things to keep in mind when analyzing a company’s project history and funding ability.
View all five parts of the series:
- 1. Common mistakes made with the team
- 2. Common mistakes made with the business plan
- 3. Common mistakes with the jurisdiction of the project
- 4. Common mistakes with the project and technical risks
- 5. Common mistakes with raising money
Part 5: Raising Capital and Funding Strength
So what must investors evaluate when it comes to funding strength?
Here are six important areas to cover.
1. Past Project Success: Veteran vs. Recruit
A history of success in mining helps to attract capital from knowledgeable investors. Having an experienced team provides confidence and opens up opportunities to raise additional capital on more favorable terms.
- A team with past experience and success in similar projects
- A history of past projects creating value for shareholders
- A clear understanding of the building blocks of a successful project
A company with successful past projects instills confidence in investors and indicates the company knows how to make future projects successful, as well.
2. Well-balanced Financing: Shareholder Friendly vs. Banker Friendly
Companies need to balance between large investors and protecting retail shareholders. Management with skin in the game ensures they find a balance between serving the interests of both of these unique groups.
- Clear communication with shareholders regarding the company’s financing plans
- High levels of insider ownership ensures management has faith in the company’s direction, and is less likely to make decisions which hurt shareholders
- Share dilution is done in a limited capacity and only when it helps finance new projects that will create more value for shareholders
Mining companies need to find a balance between keeping their current shareholders happy while also offering attractive financing options to attract further investors.
3. A Liquid Stock: Hot Spot vs. Ghost Town
Lack of liquidity in a stock can be a major problem when it comes to attracting investment. It can limit investments from bigger players like funds and savvy investors. Investors prefer liquid stocks that are easily traded, as this allows them to capitalize on market trends.
- A liquid stock ensures shareholders are able to buy and sell shares at their expected price
- More liquid stocks often trade at better valuations than their illiquid counterparts
- High liquidity can help avoid price crashes during times of market instability
Liquidity makes all the difference when it comes to attracting investors and ensuring they’re comfortable holding a company’s stock.
4. Timing the Market: On Time vs. Too Late or Too Early
Raising capital at the wrong time can result in little interest from investors. Companies in tune with market cycles can raise capital to capture rising interest in the commodity they’re mining.
Being On Time:
- Raising capital near the start of a commodity’s bull market can attract interest from speculators looking to capitalize on price trends
- If timed well, the attention around a commodity can attract investors
- Well-timed financing will instill confidence in shareholders, who will be more likely to hold onto their stock
- Raising capital at the right time during bull markets is less expensive for the company and reduces risk for investors
Companies need to time when they raise capital in order to maximize the amount raised.
5. Where is the Money Going? Money Well Spent vs. Well Wasted
How a company spends its money plays a crucial role in whether the company is generating more value or just keeping the lights on. Investors should always try to determine if management is simply in it for a quick buck, or if they truly believe in their projects and the quality of the ore the company is mining.
Money Well Spent:
- Raised capital goes towards expanding projects and operations
- Efficient use of capital can increase revenue and keep shareholders happy with dividend hikes and share buybacks
- By showing tangible results from previous investments, a company can more easily raise capital in the future
Raised capital needs to be allocated wisely in order to support projects and generate value for shareholders.
6. Additional Capital: Back for More vs. Tapped Out
Mining is a capital intensive process, and unless the company has access to a treasure trove, funding is crucial to advancing any project. Companies that demonstrate consistency in their ability to create value at every stage will find it easier to raise capital when it’s necessary.
Back For More:
- Raise more capital when necessary to fund further development on a project
- Able to show the value they generated from previous funding when looking to raise capital a second time
- Attract future shareholders easily by treating current shareholders well
Every mining project requires numerous financings. However, if management proves they spend capital in a way that creates value, investors will likely offer more funding during difficult or unexpected times.
Wealth Creation and Funding Strength
Mining companies that develop significant assets can create massive amounts of wealth, but often the company will not see cash flow for years. This is why it is so important to have funding strength: an ability to raise capital and build value to harvest later.
It is a challenging process to build a mining company, but management that has the ability to treat their shareholders and raise money can see their dreams built.
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The Best Music Of The Year
Missed our annual music show? Check out the tracks that made our list in the playlist below!
The last year in music is full of soulful songwriting, poppy dance tracks and instant classics. (I mean, "Hello"?) We want to know, which artists are the most memorable for you in the last year, and what songs kept you hitting 'repeat.'
We'll play your favorites in our Annual Music Show on Friday, Dec. 18, at noon when Jane and Bob host an hour-long soundtrack of your year.
Vermont Edition's Best Music Of 2015
Tell us about your favorite music of 2015 – post below or email email@example.com.

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Before you think about shopping at Teeclone.com, let’s talk about it. Teeclone.com is an online store, but it’s not as trustworthy as it might seem. Here’s what you need to know:
What is Teeclone.com, Anyway?
Teeclone.com, also known as Teeclone, is an online store, but it’s a bit fishy. They sell all kinds of stuff like clothes (like t-shirts and cardigans), as well as things like wine openers, earring organizers, and breakfast trays. Sounds good, right? Well, here’s the catch: they sell these things for super low prices that might seem too good to be true.
Why Should You Be Cautious?
Online shopping is super popular these days. With the internet and all, it’s easy to buy things online. But here’s the deal: some people use this to trick you. They create websites like Teeclone.com that look real, but they’re not. They make you think you’re getting amazing deals, but really, they just want your money.
A Warning for Online Shoppers
Especially since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, online shopping became even more common. It’s convenient and safe, right? Well, not always. Cybercriminals use this to their advantage. They make websites that seem legit, with big discounts to attract people like you. But it’s all a trick to steal from unsuspecting customers.
So, before you go shopping on Teeclone.com or any other online store, be careful. Make sure it’s a real and trustworthy place to spend your hard-earned money. Don’t get fooled by those too-good-to-be-true prices!
Is PayPal a Safe Choice for Teeclone.com Purchases?
So, you might be wondering, “If I use PayPal on Teeclone.com, am I safe?” Well, not exactly. These days, even using PayPal doesn’t guarantee a quick refund.
The PayPal Problem
Here’s the deal: Some sketchy online stores have figured out a sneaky way to work around PayPal. You buy something, and a few days later, they find a random tracking number that was sent to your general area (even if it’s not related to your actual purchase). Then, they add this tracking number to your PayPal transaction. PayPal sees this as a completed transaction, and it’s really tough to dispute. So, using PayPal doesn’t guarantee you won’t get scammed. You just need to be smart and ready for anything.
Is Teeclone.com a Legit Online Store?
Teeclone.com claims to be a legit online store on its official website. But we’re not taking their word for it. We did some digging, and here’s what we found:
Things to Know Before Shopping on Teeclone.com
1. Fake Business Address
They say their business address is “1204 Main St, Branford, CT 06405, United States.” But guess what? That address is fake. The real places at that address are We Improve For You LLC, Fusion Title Search, LLCb, and Founders Moving & Storage. Teeclone.com has nothing to do with this address.
2. No Customer Support
Teeclone.com seriously dropped the ball on customer support. Their provided email address, “[email protected],” doesn’t work, and there’s no phone number to reach them. So, if you have a problem, good luck getting in touch with them.
3. No Social Media Presence
You won’t find any social media links on their website, and if you try to search for their social media pages, you’ll come up empty. It seems like the folks behind this store don’t want to be seen on social media.
4. Too Good to Be True Prices
Their prices are crazy low. You know the saying, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is”? Well, that fits here. Legit stores can’t offer prices this low, not even on Black Friday or Cyber Monday. These super cheap prices are just tricks to lure in and scam unsuspecting customers.
5. Not Secure
Last but not least, their website isn’t properly secured with McAfee or Norton. This means it’s vulnerable to hackers who could mess with your personal and financial info.
So, before you decide to shop on Teeclone.com, think twice and be extra cautious. It’s essential to protect yourself when shopping online, especially from places that raise so many red flags.
What to Watch Out for When Shopping on Teeclone.com
Hey there, we’ve got some important info for you if you’re thinking about shopping on Teeclone.com. Here are four things you might encounter when dealing with this store:
1. Bait & Switch Scam
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- Report to Your Bank: Reach out to your bank and explain the situation. They can help you with any unauthorized charges and might suggest getting a new credit or debit card.
- PayPal Users: If you used PayPal, take screenshots of all your transactions for proof.
Stay Safe When Shopping Online
Online shopping can be super convenient, but you’ve got to be smart about it. Remember these tips:
- Check the Website’s Age: How long has the website been around? Older websites tend to be more trustworthy.
- Return Address: Make sure the store provides a legit return address.
- Customer Reviews: Look for customer reviews online to see if others have had a good experience.
- Social Media Icons: If there are social media icons on the site, make sure they actually work.
So, stay safe out there when you’re shopping online, and don’t fall for deals that seem too good to be true.


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The Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design (SOFA) Fair in Chicago is the premier gallery-presented art fair dedicated to three-dimensional art and design. On par with Art Basel and TEFAF Maastricht, SOFA is produced by Clarion Events.
Critically acclaimed and continuously running since 1993, what distinguishes SOFA from other top art events is its focus on three-dimensional artworks that cross the boundaries of fine art, decorative art and design. SOFA is noted for its exceptional presentation, with an elite selection of international dealers presenting for sale one-of-a-kind masterworks in handsome, custom-designed gallery exhibits
It was a great pleasure to be a part of SOFA 2019 and be represented by Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery. The entire event was energized by thoughtful conversation and inspiration from visitors of my art display.
The Toronto Audiofest is Ontario’s new and acclaimed consumer electronics exhibition. It brings together over 300 brands of the best audio and video equipment from around the world. You can hear, touch and compare it in over 100 demo rooms ranging from 240 to 2400sq ft. on 9 floors. It is the perfect place to come if you have a passion for music and art.
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For thirty-eight years and counting, Artexpo has been changing the way people buy and sell art. This annual, juried expo brings the biggest publishers, galleries and collectors face to face with hundreds of established and emerging artists. http://artexponewyork.com
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It’s Toronto’s first, largest and longest running outdoor art fair with over 100,000 people attending every year and admission is free.This outdoor fair features over 300 artists in a dazzling array of media including photography, mixed media works, jewelry, ceramics, painting, drawing, sculpture and more.

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I’d like to to use MQTT with TLS-coding over a TCP connection with a GL8200 (HL8548 inside). I can’t find a possibility to configure TLS (it seems it’s only possible for https).
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By Darlene Alvarez, Features Editor Album Cover by B House Photography The Satin Dollz have just released their long awaited debut album, Pinup Revolution. After years of touring and performing, the international darlings have compiled an album celebrating the Big Band legends of the past. Being the first person outside of the Dollz to have… Read More The Satin Dollz Deliver a Delightful Revolution of a Debut Album
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So the issue is joined, and no doubt with historic consequences for American liberty. For most of the last century, the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the Constitution’s Commerce Clause as so elastic as to allow any regulation desired by a Congressional majority. Only with the William Rehnquist Court did the Justices begin to rediscover that the Commerce Clause has some limits, as in the Lopez (1995) and Morrison (2000) cases.
In short, it’s about whether we really have a limited federal government, or not. The Commerce Clause has been the root argument for most of the federal expansion of control — over both “evil” corporations, and persons. While some argue that even greater federal power should be exercised over so-called greedy corporations and “rich” people, it is clear that there now is no limit to the governmental grasp that would insulate any individual.
Therefore, while the case is set in the context of the mandatory purchase provision of the health care bill, the real importance will be when the Supreme Court addresses the Commerce Clause and we find out if there is any limit to its use in justifying government intrusion into individual lives. As Judge Hudson writes:
“The unchecked expansion of congressional power to the limits suggested by the Minimum Essential Coverage Provision [the individual mandate] would invite unbridled exercise of federal police powers,” Judge Hudson writes. “At its core, this dispute is not simply about regulating the business of insurance—or crafting a scheme of universal health insurance coverage—it’s about an individual’s right to choose to participate.”

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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will not play Sunday against the Jazz due to a strained right Achilles tendon.
Bryant previously tore his left Achilles in April 2013, ending his season. He returned the following November but only played six games before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
Bryant, who is playing in his final NBA season, missed three games earlier this month with a shoulder injury. He returned on Thursday, scoring 28 points in the Lakers’ 118–115 loss to the Kings. He had 19 points in Friday’s loss to the Thunder.
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He defeated Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in straight sets.
Djokovic had lost five previous finals at Flushing Meadows, but he was determined to make amends for his lack of trophies in NY as his defensive ability combined with his ruthless prowess saw him break in the fourth game, although Del Potro was not in the mood to give up so easily as he hit straight back.
His first three service games were comfortable as he won 12 out of 14 points thanks to a succession of big first serves, but it all started to go wrong in game eight as Del Potro contrived to lose serve from 40-0 up to leave Djokovic to serve for the set, a chance he wasn't going to pass up.
The tension lifted in a marathon eighth game that took 20 minutes to decide, Djokovic finally holding to keep the set on serve at 4-4.
For world number three Del Potro, it was a heartbreaking experience coming in just his second Slam final, nine years after he was crowned US Open champion. But Djokovic was in no mood to hang around, winning the last three games to clinch the crown.
Djokovic was thrilled to match Sampras with a 14th Grand Slam title at the US Open Sunday, but he said it's Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal who have made him the player he is. Roger Federer of Switzerland has 20 Grand Slam titles and Spain's Rafael Nadal has 17 singles' Grand Slam trophies to his name. Del Potro, the 29-year-old Argentinian who won the 2009 Open, is back at his best after a series of wrist surgeries, ranked a career high No. 3. He almost quit tennis in 2015, after four wrist surgeries that wouldn't let him regain the form that carried him past Roger Federer to win the 2009 U.S. Open.
"I'm very sad for being a loser today", del Potro said.
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After Djokovic, 31, watched them increase their advantages over him while he went more than 2 years without a major, hampered by an injured right elbow that required surgery in February, he is now got his game in order.
Just like last night's women's singles final, the match was played under closed roof with rain in NY.
In one charge at the net, Djokovic picked a del Potro volley off his toes and sent back a victor.
Ironically, John McEnroe, who quarreled with umpires throughout his career, presented Djokovic with the trophy.
But against one of the best returners in the business, Del Potro needed to be far more assertive.
"You learn when you're down, when you have doubtful moments, when things are not working out as you want them to".
The tiebreaker was resolved thanks to more del Potro miscues on his forehand side, as he looked more and more worn out. But then he was broken in his next game.
While Simona Halep of Romania retained her top spot on the list, Germany?s Angelique Kerber moved one spot up to acquire the third position.

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I wasn't sure how good this would be but it was pleasantly surprised. It has quite a bit of cheese and meat, rare for a frozen pizza to have enough. It cooks quickly and has a thick crust. Quite tasty. I would buy this again.
I have to admit this was a delicious pizza for $5 at Sobeys last week.It had a crispy crust and toppings which included pepperoni, sausage, onions, bacon and Canadian cheddar.It had so much flavor and it surprised me how much it tasted like homemade. I was a little sceptical so I only purchased one but next time I will definitely grab two or three
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text: Disneyland Hotel When Walt Disney built Disneyland in 1955, he did not have enough money to build a hotel too, but he reasoned that such a hotel would be very successful next to the park. So, he persuaded his friend Jack Wrather to build the hotel on Disney land just across West Street from the park. The Wrather Corporation expanded their hotel through the years, until it eventually had three towers (Bonita, Marina, and Sierra), but after Walt Disney’s death, the Disney company began making overtures to purchase the hotel. For one thing, it was awkward having the Disney name on something that the Disney company did not own. In 1988, Disney purchased the entire Wrather Corporation, acquiring not only the Disneyland Hotel, but the lease to operate the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The hotel has the advantage of being attached to Disneyland by the Monorail. Guests embarking at the hotel are whisked directly into the station in Tomorrowland inside the park. This monorail line connecting the hotel to Disneyland was the first time a monorail had been built over a city street. The hotel has a large convention space, outdoor activities, including three swimming pools, and a selection of restaurants from Goofy’s Kitchen and Hook’s Pointe to the upscale Granville’s. The Hotel’s three towers were renamed Magic, Dreams, and Wonder on August 13, 2007. They were soon renamed again—Fantasy (2012), Adventure (2010), and Frontier (2011).

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Simple and stunning. This bridal bouquet kit is perfect for any bride. The natural raw (undyed) flowers paired with the gorgeous green filler are a great addition to any wedding.
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Ever so often, we open the map to know how to get to our friends: while we are joining in to get to the bar, at an open air after a walk to the rest rooms or after a coffee after you get called to the store to rate the latest fashion on your beloved one.
When that happens, wouldn’t it be great to just tap on that map to know the direct route? Well, now you can on your iPhone. And it’s just where you need it.
Tap on your friends marker to open the context. Now there are two icons, shoes and a signpost. The shoes show you the shortest way to your friend. Just tap on them to see the suggested route.
You can always refresh the suggested route by clicking on the refresh icon.
The signpost on the other hand lets you jump to another application that supports turn by turn navigation like Google Maps.
We hope this saves you some time. Looking forward to your feedback. Drop as a line in the comments, an email to email@example.com or a direct message on the lower right of the dashboard.
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Rishikesh/Devprayag/Kedarnath/Govindghat, Jun 19: Scenes of tsunami-like devastation have been witnessed at small towns like Devprayag, Rishikesh, Kedarnath, Govindghat, and Hemkund Sahib, after the mighty Ganga and its tributaries Alaknanda and Mandakini wreaked havoc on Uttarakhand in the last three days.
Devprayag till last week used to be a busy town on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway jampacked with pilgrims embarking on the Chardham Yatra.
Today this town presents a scene of devastation with mud and slush all over, and no information about those swept away by the mighty flow of Alaknanda.
Long queues of pilgrims were seen on the Badrinath route, having their frugal meals inside their buses and sleeping out in the open for the last three days, waiting for the roads to reopen.
It will take quite some time for roads to reopen, as there are huge craters on the hilly roads caused by rains, flood and landslide. The Badri-Kedarnath dharamshala in Devprayag town was washed away by the Alaknanda flood. Only two out of the five persons staying in the dharamshala could be rescued. The other three were washed away.
In Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, mud and debris carried by the floodwater have entered many of the homes making them uninhabitable. Families staying here blamed the government of inaction.
"Nobody from the local administration warned us about the impending disasters. At 2 am in the night, the neighbours shouted that a huge flood is on the way, and we ran for our lives. We lost everything", said one of the families.
Over to Rishikesh: Here, the Ganga water level has decreased since Tuesday, but resumption of traffic on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway is a long way off, with huge craters on the main roads.
Amit Vasan, a local rafting expert, who used to conduct rafting expeditions for tourists, is crestfallen. "Everything is now gone", said Wasan, in Muni Ki Reti near Rishikesh.
The famous Marine Drive in Rishikesh is gone. Huge quantity of flood water washed away the Marine Drive, and a nearly 2 km-long road is not full of potholes and craters.
Over to Govindghat: This small, sleepy town in 20 km away from the Sikh pilgrimage spot of Hemkund Sahib, where cricketer Harbhajan Singh is among those stranded.
All Char Dham pilgrims pass through Govindghat on their way to pilgrim spots. Said Lt Sukhdip, one of the Army recuers: "The roads are full of craters. We are trying to taken them through mountain roads".
With helicopters hardly visible anywhere, Army jawans are trying to rescue the pilgrims by giving them a helping hand, or a rope, or by any means available. The pilgrims were on the way to Joshimath when disaster stuck.
And now, the Uttarakhand flood update:
Total 102 dead (till Tuesday)
65, 000 stranded
10,000 evacuated on Tuesday
10,000 stranded between Govindghat and Badrinath
20,000 stranded in Rudraprayag district
27,000 stranded in Chamoli dsitrict alone
15, 000 stranded in Uttarkashi
Out of 13 districts the worst affected districts are -- Rudraprayag, Chamoli , Pitthoragarh, Almora, Tehri , Pauri and Uttarkashi
12 helicopters have been pressed from today for evacuation , rescue and relief operation.
5,000 Army jawans have been pressed into relief, rescue and evacuation process.
1, 000 police jawans are already working at the ground level.
6 Teams of NDRF are working at the ground level.


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A rose is a perennial flower belonging to the genus Rosa. There are about 100 species of roses which are found all over the world. Most of the species are native to Asia, and a small percent are native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. These flowers have always been valued for their beauty, and have a very long history of symbolism. In the 16th century, roses were given to prisoners who were given a death sentence. Among all flower tattoos, roses are the most popular. However, the meaning attached to them has undergone an enormous change from what it used to be. When you decide to get inked, you need to remember that each color has its own importance and significance. Although tribal designs are normally made in a monotone black, they can also be made to be more colorful. Also, different types of roses have special meanings attached to them.
When we think of a rose, it is natural to think of love, purity and beauty. This is precisely the reason why these tattoos are popular among women. Tribal patterns add a twist to the meaning of the flower. For the Romans and the ancient Greeks, the flower symbolized love and beauty, and it was associated with Aphrodite, the Goddess of love. For the Christians, the mystical flower symbolized Virgin Mary. Like the Romans and Greeks, the ancient Egyptians worshiped the Goddess Isis with these flowers.
Today, different colors of the flower stand for different attributes. Red roses symbolize true love, passion, and romantic feelings, while the pink ones represent grace, gentleness, and admiration. Love at first sight is denoted with a lavender-colored flower and with a thornless rose. A white rose stands for innocence, purity, and virtuous living, whereas a burgundy one is known to represent beauty. The yellow ones have eternally represented friendship and joy, orange roses symbolize desire and fascination, while the black ones stand for death. Different combinations of these flowers also have different meanings. For example, red and white together represent unity. However, if you choose to get only a single blossom, it means 'I love you'.
Although these designs have a distinctive feminine appeal, there are also masculine aspects which are intertwined with the image. Hence, you will very often come across people who opt for tribal patterns as opposed to the more traditional depiction of the flower. The dark colors, such as black, along with the sharp edges make this body art a great unisex choice. These designs can also be combined with crosses, skulls, angels, fairies, and koi fish.
If you are looking for striking images, then you can have a monotone scene where you can depict a person and a scroll with stylized writing along with a large, bold tribal red rose growing on the side. In case you want to depict a yin and yang equilibrium, then choose to get the flower with thorns. The flower is a symbol of femininity, while the thorns on the other hand are seen as a symbol of masculinity. The other variation in yin and yang symbolism is to have dark and light thorn roses intertwined together. The black rose is also becoming popular for body art.
They can be big, bold, and colorful, or they can be small and monotone. You can get an intricate or a simple design. You can get inked depending on your choice, and it will certainly have a meaning and a lot of emotion attached to it.


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Mardi Gras exceeds CHR goals
Community Housing & Resources (CHR) on Sanibel is basking in the glory of its first community fundraising event and proceeds headlong into its second next month. They have high hopes that the second is as successful as the first.
CHR’s Mardi Gras event on Feb. 9 was a big hit with those who attended and exceeded the non-profit organization’s fundraising goal.
CHR board of directors development committee chair Tim Garmager reported to the board Monday night that the Mardi Gras netted the organization more than $12,000, just over $2,000 more than the targeted goal.
“I was stunned by how beautiful it was,” said Garmager. “It was just amazing. Even my two kids were saying that it was amazing. The amount is remarkable and the (silent) auction proceeds wound up to be 80 percent of the total value of the items. Everything went off without a hitch, like the games and things.”
CHR board chair Richard Johnson echoed Garmager’s assessment.
“I have not heard anything but positive comments from the Mardi Gras,” said Johnson.
The next community fundraising event for CHR is the first FGCU-Sanibel Invitational Golf Tournament set for Saturday, March 16 at the Sanibel Island Golf Club. The event is a foursome shamble format with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun state. Each foursome will have three “amateur” players paired with one member of the FGCU men’s golf team.
For those interested in contributing to the golf and the CHR cause, the entry fee is $100 per player, which includes golf, snacks, awards luncheon and prizes for the top three teams. Hole and other sponsorship opportunities are being accepted, starting at $100. Kerri Maw is the sponsorship contact at (239) 292-4944 or firstname.lastname@example.org. Call the pro shop at (239) 472-2626 to enter the event as a player.
“We want them to think this is one of the best events they will play in,” said Garmager. “I know FGCU is eager to bet more presence on the islands. While we will make some money, but it means more exposure for CHR.”
According to CHR executive director Kelly Collini, a presentation was made to United Way of Lee County for the purpose of perhaps becoming a United Way funding recipient in the future.
The CHR board also learned that the long-awaited web site project is close at hand. The board as a whole will get a chance to review the site next week with the online launch just ahead.
On the financial front, CHR’s rent collection in January was at 100 percent once again.
“Our January cash is over budget and expenses are in line for the month,” said board treasurer Melissa Rice. “This is because of the St. Michael’s and All Angels donation and the membership drive income. We are in good shape.”
The organization, which provides affordable, below-market housing on Samibel, is still wrestling with a shortage of volunteers to help with maintenance of units and grounds. The board and its committees continue to explore ways to recruit volunteers and is seeking a volunteer coordinator.
The next board meeting is on March 18 with the annual meeting set for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, at the CHR offices on Library Way.


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Never mind Election Day, we're in the middle of election season. That's definitely true in Iowa, one of the states that allows early voting and a state that is being fiercely contested. Supporters of both President Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, are urging people to beat the last-minute rush.
Here's NPR national political correspondent Don Gonyea.
DON GONYEA, BYLINE: On a weekend where the fall weather alternated between thunder and lightning, blustery winds and occasional sunshine, two suburban Des Moines campaign offices were bustling with activity, one for the Democrats, one for Republicans.
At a GOP campaign headquarters in Urbandale, volunteers worked the phones, sitting around a long table.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: OK. Early voting is available now at your county auditor's office or designated location. Would you be interested in voting earlier?
GONYEA: Four years ago, President Obama carried Iowa with help from a massive and energized ground organization that far outpaced what the GOP was doing. This year Republicans here say that won't be repeated. Tom Szold works for the Republican National Committee's Iowa operation.
TOM SZOLD: We've already made four times more phone calls at this point in the cycle now than we did in the entire cycle in 2008. We've already knocked 14 times more doors now than we had in 2008. So I mean the numbers, this time they're on our side. It's the biggest ground game we've ever had. It's unprecedented in Iowa history. And I mean this is the enthusiasm that's on our side this year as opposed to four years ago.
GONYEA: One Republican volunteer who says she's putting in up to 15 hours a week is Sabrina Fest. She explains the new phone system.
SABRINA FEST: Yup. It's all pre-programmed so the name and numbers are already there. All I have to do is hit dial, it automatically calls them, and then I fill on the phone what they answered from the survey, and then after that it gives me my next person to call. Just a continuous cycle.
GONYEA: Fest says she's an answer to the youth movement that's been such a big part of President Obama's campaign. She won't turn 18 until after the election, meaning she can't vote, but...
FEST: It's important to me especially because I'm not going to be able to vote, so my voice really can't be heard, so I'm trying to get other people involved, especially the older people who can vote and making sure that they will vote the right way for Romney.
GONYEA: In the nearby suburb of West Des Moines, Rita Schneider(ph) and Ann Herteen(sp) are starting a Saturday morning shift knocking on doors. They're both retired, both grandmothers. It's raining very lightly as they head outside.
RITA SCHNEIDER: But you can't complain too much about that. We need the rain so badly. And this soft rain like this (unintelligible)...
GONYEA: Canvassing is tedious. Most doors go unanswered. Schneider is 70. She chuckles when I asked if they're part of the Obama campaign youth movement. Then she adds...
SCHNEIDER: There's work to be done and I don't feel like you should just sit back and gripe about stuff. I feel like you should get out and do something about it, and there's plenty to be done. So I'm doing what I can.
GONYEA: A printout tells them the name of the voter at each house and their party registration. On this day, they especially want to make sure people know about early voting.
ANN HERTEEN: You're all set for Halloween...
GONYEA: The outside of this house is decorated with giant spiders.
HERTEEN: I'm supposed to tell you about early voting.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Yeah, I already, I sent my thing in yesterday.
HERTEEN: OK. I'll make a note of that...
SCHNEIDER: And then we shouldn't be bothering you anymore about this.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: No, because I'm a straight Obama fan all the way, so...
GONYEA: Democrats say they too have stepped up their game from 2008. Brad Anderson is the director of the president's Iowa re-election effort.
BRAD ANDERSON: We have nearly doubled the volunteers that we had in 2008 this go-round. And I would say in addition to that, the volunteers that we do have are better trained.
GONYEA: And, he says, they have many more campaign offices around the state as well. Both campaigns do agree that now is when they need to go beyond the endless TV ads and the robocalls, and using these volunteers - real people - to begin to make a final pitch to real voters one at a time.
Don Gonyea, NPR News, Des Moines. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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So much of what we have been taught about ancient history is simply not true. According to Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, a team of archaeologists working close to the Mexican village of Onavas has made an amazing discovery. They reportedly found 13 ancient human specimens that had grossly elongated skulls. You can find original photographs of this discovery right here, but the descriptions of the photos are in Spanish. The Mexican scientists are telling us that these skulls are approximately 1,000 years old, and that no skulls of this nature have ever been found in this region of Mexico before. So exactly what is going on here? Are these elongated skulls simply the product of an ancient technique known as “cradle-boarding”, or is there another explanation? Could these actually be Nephilim skulls that prove that an ancient race of hybrids once roamed the planet? You might want to hold on to your hat – because the truth might shock you.
This group of elongated skulls in Mexico made headlines all over the globe when it was initially discovered. A lot of people were really freaked out because a number of these skulls definitely do not look human at first glance. A short video report about this discovery in Spanish is posted below…
So what would cause a skull to become elongated like that? Well, without a doubt “cradle-boarding” (also known as cranial deformation, head flattening, or head binding) can produce an elongated skull in a young child. And “cradle-boarding” is a decent explanation for most of the elongated skull specimens that we have found around the globe.
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In Paracas, on the coast of Peru, he and Richard Shaw, the director of the ‘Watcher’ series, visited a necropolis, a huge desert cemetery, and a museum that had some forty skulls originally from the graveyard. While some of the elongated heads were shaped by “cradle-boarding,” a type of skull binding that led to cranial deformation, others appear to be genuinely anomalous, having just one parietal plate, he detailed. Some of the skulls also have a large pronounced ridge, and a heart-shaped dome in the rear that can’t be achieved through cradle-boarding, he continued. “I believe we are looking at some sort of genetic manipulation…that are the remains of the Nephilim,” from around 3,000 to 3,500 years ago, he added.
For much more on this, check out the video that I have posted below of Sid Roth interviewing L.A. Marzulli about this amazing discovery in Peru…
Yes, without a doubt many elongated skull specimens were caused by cradle-boarding children when they were young.
But where did those ancient tribes get that idea?
Were they trying to emulate something that they had seen before?
Were they trying to emulate a race of people that had been ruling over them at some point?
Brien Foerster is another expert that has looked into this extensively. According to him, there is no possible way that some of the specimens in Peru could have been created through the process of deliberate cranial deformation. The following is a short excerpt from a recent article by April Holloway…
Brien Foerster, author and expert on elongated skulls, has presented some of the most spectacular research on the subject. He has found that while most skulls show clear signs of deliberate cranial deformation, there are a percentage of skulls, namely those found in Paracus, Peru, which are anatomically different and which cannot be explained by practices of head flattening. These skulls, he said, have a cranial volume that is 25% larger than conventional human skulls (cranial deformation does not increase volume), and which weigh 60% more. Brien Foerster outlines further differences: “they contain two small holes in the back of the skull, perpendicular to the cranial suture present in the parietal plate of the skull. Every normal human skull is composed of 3 major bone plates; the frontal plate, which ends at the upper part of the forehead, and the 2 parietal plates which lie behind this, intersecting the frontal plate making a “T” shape. The holes are thought by Lloyd to be natural; every human jaw has a small hole on either side which is for nerves and blood vessels to exit and feed the tissue there; these 2 holes at the back of the skull may perform the same function for the elongated skull. The other factor is that there is only one parietal plate, where there should be two.”
But most scientists ignore this information because it does not fit in with their accepted version of ancient history.
Fortunately, there are some areas of science that are starting to catch up with the truth a little bit. For example, the following is from a recent Huffington Post article entitled “Ancient Humans Had Sex With Mystery Species, New DNA Study Shows“…
The ancient genomes, one from a Neanderthal and one from a different archaic human group, the Denisovans, were presented on 18 November at a meeting at the Royal Society in London. They suggest that interbreeding went on between the members of several ancient human-like groups living in Europe and Asia more than 30,000 years ago, including an as-yet unknown human ancestor from Asia.
“What it begins to suggest is that we’re looking at a ‘Lord of the Rings’-type world — that there were many hominid populations,” says Mark Thomas, an evolutionary geneticist at University College London who was at the meeting but was not involved in the work.
Yes, the ancient world was most definitely more of a “Lord of the Rings-type world” than most people would ever dare to imagine.
Now of course the scientists in that article are still really grasping for straws to explain what the data is telling them. The theories that they present to the media as “facts” are really just theories that they have pulled out of their own imaginations.
But what these scientists are starting to realize is that some really strange things happened to the human genome in the ancient world, and that is what the ancient texts have been telling us all along.
Many ancient texts (including the Bible) tell us that long ago a group of fallen angels mated with human women and produced a race of hybrid creatures known as the Nephilim.
In addition to the incredible testimony contained in these ancient texts, we also have physical evidence of this race of creatures still with us today. In a previous article entitled “Has An Ancient Giant Handprint Been Found In A Cave In Nevada?“, I discussed some examples of this evidence including a giant footprint, a photo of a giant finger and a giant handprint that has been preserved in a cave in Nevada.
But the reality of the matter is that a group of giants could actually be protesting in front of the White House right now and a lot of people still would not believe this stuff.
Because it simply does not fit in with what they have been taught all of their lives. According to the textbooks, none of this evidence is supposed to exist. So most people will continue to ignore what is right in front of their eyes.
But the truth is out there – you just have got to be willing to go where it takes you.


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“Eat less salt” is a mantra of our health-conscious times and is seen as an important step in reducing heart disease and hypertension.
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Dr Sandosh Padmanabhan of the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, said: “Sodium is cast as the villain for the central role it plays in increasing the risk of high blood pressure, with chloride little more than a silent extra in the background.
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Dr Padmanabhan added: “The results we see from this study are confounding against the knowledge that excess salt is a bad thing, yet higher levels of chloride in the blood seems to be an independent factor that is associated with lower mortality and cardiovascular risk. We seem to have entered a grey area here that requires further investigation.
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The Spartans have three wins this season. Two have come against the Panthers, including Wednesday night’s 49-25 victory.
“The girls are starting to learn how to play together,” said Bishop Walsh coach John Steiner, whose Spartans defeated Hancock 56-30 on Jan. 7. “I think we can beat more teams if they play like they’re capable of.”
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