text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - The value of the American dollar with the peso Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in The value of the American dollar with the peso Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Philippines View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ZackbackJoined: 21 Apr 2010Posts: 31 Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 11:07 am Post subject: The value of the American dollar with the peso With the election now over I thought the value of the dollar would increase more but it really hasn't. In past elections doesn't it always get better? It's at about 45 right now which is pretty lousy. Back to top thebreezeJoined: 24 Feb 2009Posts: 5Location: Makati Philippines Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:24 am Post subject: The USD isn't really the most stable currency out there either at the moment. I've been in the Philippines for over a year and a half and havent seen it any better than 49php/1USD. Anywhere between 44.5 - 47 is probably to be expected in the short term unless something crazy happens. Back to top riouxJoined: 26 Apr 2012Posts: 871 Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 2:37 am Post subject: $1 is now 52 pesos. Enjoy it...while it lasts (?) Back to top suphanburiJoined: 20 Mar 2014Posts: 916 Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:49 am Post subject: In 2004, when I bought our farm, it was 55php = 1 usd. For as long as the current government is in place and the economy continues to depend on OFW remittances rather than real economic growth the peso will likely continue to weaken over time. . Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Philippines All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Remove MaskSearch.com virus (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge) - Free Guide
Things to consider before using MaskSearch.com
Google Chrome users who are looking for new search engine might encounter MaskSearch.com virus. It's a suspicious tool created by FreshTab Technologies that is presented as a "privacy-enhanced" search engine and browser extension[1]. According to the developers, it protects user's privacy and does not share any personal information. While other search engines collect non-personally identifying information, such as IP address, user agent, browsing-related information, this search tool, according to their Privacy Policy, may do not collect this kind of information. However, there are some other issues why we are talking about it today. MaskSearch.com browser hijacker[2] has one incredibly annoying feature – it infiltrates the system secretly, bundled with various free programs users download from the Internet. Once inside, it alters browser's settings and sets its domain as the default homepage. Since then users are forced to use this search engine and cannot get back to their old habits to use well-known and reliable search tools such as Google or Yahoo. Only MaskSearch.com removal can help to set preferred homepage and search engine. We recommend to do it as soon as you see this website on your browser. Speed up hijacker's elimination with Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego and avoid other unpleasant features.
Questions about MaskSearch.com virus
MaskSearch.com virus needs to take control over the browser because it has to deliver sponsored content to the users. Commercial content might come in every form and shape[3]: pop-ups, banners, in-text ads, redirects to promotional websites and modified search results. The latter activity is quite annoying because instead of relevant results you might find sponsored links. Searching for information and regular browsing might be disturbed by eye-catching ads and sudden redirects as well. MaskSearch.com redirect problems might lead to even bigger problems that annoyance and inability to spend hours online without being distracted by commercial content. The problem is with delivered third-party content – when you click on the ad or link provided in the search results, you take full responsibility for what happens there. Keep in mind that you might enter phishing or infected website[4] where you can encounter ransomware and lose personal data. Browser hijacker can let you explore the world of potentially dangerous content, so if you value your safety, you should remove MaskSearch.com without hesitation.
Why did this search engine appear on my browser?
The reason why your browser has been hijacked is that you didn't take proper attention to recent software installation. Browser hijackers, as well as other potentially unwanted programs[5], spread bundled with freeware and shareware. So, you can expect MaskSearch.com hijack every time you install a new program using "Basic" or "Recommended" settings. This setup hides all optional applications that are added to the software package and installs them by default. Bear in mind that installer does not inform you about this activity. However, if you want to know what PUPs might be installed on your device, you have to opt for "Advanced" or "Custom" installation. This setup allows "unpacking" the program and adjusting installation settings. Only choosing this installation mode is not enough, you have to monitor each step carefully and read all provided information because you might unnoticed and skip some important step. For example, you might leave a pre-selected statement that you agree to make MaskSearch.com as your default homepage. This little mistake might cause you unpleasant experiences in the future, so don't rush and take your time with software installation.
MaskSearch.com removal methods
For MaskSearch.com removal you have two options. You can opt for manual or automatic elimination. If you think about the first method, before making a decision, check our prepared instructions below. If they don't look complicated and hard to follow, we wish you patience and good luck. Once you finish, we recommend scanning the computer with the reputable anti-malware tool just to make sure that you managed to delete all hijacker-related files. However, if you want to succeed from the first time, choose to remove MaskSearch.com automatically. This method requires running a full system scan with malware removal program.
You may remove virus damage with a help of Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove MaskSearch.com virus, follow these steps:
Uninstall MaskSearch.com from Windows systems
If you got infected with MaskSearch.com virus, you have to identify the program that is responsible for installing hijacker and remove it along with the virus. Don't forget to check and fix your web browser's as well. Hijacker designed to target Google Chrome; however, you should check all web browser installed on your PC.
- Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
- If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
- Uninstall MaskSearch.com and related programs
Here, look for MaskSearch.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
- Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
- Remove MaskSearch.com from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties.
- Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.
Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.
Erase MaskSearch.com from Mac OS X system
- If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
- Wait until you see Applications folder and look for MaskSearch.com or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Get rid of MaskSearch.com from Internet Explorer (IE)
Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons.
- You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for MaskSearch.com and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab.
- Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab.
- Here, select Reset.
- When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete MaskSearch.com removal.
Delete MaskSearch.com virus from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
- Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
- Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
- Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
- Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can't see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
- When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
- Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
- Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, MaskSearch.com should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
Remove MaskSearch.com from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions.
- Here, select MaskSearch.com and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General.
- Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
- Click OK to save these changes.
Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information.
- Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete MaskSearch.com removal.
Eliminate MaskSearch.com from Google Chrome
MaskSearch.com virus might have installed its browser extension and other third-party plugins, so you have to uninstall all suspicious applications. Then, reset Google Chrome's settings as shown below.
Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions.
- Here, select MaskSearch.com and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
Click on menu icon and choose Settings.
- Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
- Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
- Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
- When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings.
- Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
- Click Reset to confirm this action and complete MaskSearch.com removal.
Uninstall MaskSearch.com from Safari
- Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.
- Here, select Extensions and look for MaskSearch.com or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General.
- Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by MaskSearch.com, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.
Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....
- Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete MaskSearch.com removal process.
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January 16th, 2017 at 6:08 am
This search engine looked so innocent!
January 16th, 2017 at 6:09 am
Why does developer lie? I thought it was a genuine search engine… But after using it for a while, I figured out that these redirects are not normal.
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Greenville SC Education & Greenville SC Schools
There are a number of public school districts that serve Upstate SC. Among these are the Greenville County School district, Spartanburg County, Laurens County, Anderson County, Oconee County, and Pickens County School districts. The Greenville County School district is the largest school district in South Carolina with over 58,000 students.
Greenville County Schools
For more information on the Greenville County School district visit: http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/index.asp. There is a wealth of information here on all of the Greenville County Public Schools. For instance, you can access the Greenville County School assignments by subdivision by visiting http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/district/parents/admin/geo1.asp or you can view actual school report cards by going to the "schools" link on the left homepage and clicking on school report cards. If you have any questions about the Greenville County Schools or which schools your children would be required to attend, please contact the district at http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/district/contact.asp.
Overall, education in Greenville is now ranked among the best in the state. Twelve Greenville County schools have been named "National Schools of Excellence—Blue Ribbon Schools" and Newsweek magazine named five Greenville High Schools as among the best in the nation (3). One of these five schools is South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, located in Downtown Greenville SC. The Governor's School is a High School for the artistically talented students of the state offering five arts majors. It has helped set national standards for the arts and humanities. Another school on Newsweek's top list is Southside High School. Southside is one of the first schools in the state to offer an international baccalaureate program (IB program). Many international students attend Southside to be a part of this program.
- Newsweek Magazine's Challenge Index recently named five Greenville County High Schools among the top high schools in the nation.
- Twelve Greenville County schools have been named "National Schools of Excellence – Blue Ribbon Schools.
- SAT scores for the top public high schools in the area average 110% of the U.S. average.
Greenville SC Private Schools
In addition to the great public schools, there are a number of private and parochial schools from which to choose. Here are a few of the Upstate's private schools:
- Christ Church Episcopal School.
- Southside Christian School
- St Joseph's Catholic School
- Shannon Forest Christian School
- The Haynseworth School
- Palmetto International Preparatory School
- Spartanburg Day School
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The Rotary Club of Newton is honored to announce that our own Maureen Grannan was recognized as a "Rotary Service Hero".
On Monday, March 26th over 250 Rotarians, friends and families gathered to celebrate the 21 Honorees, some of whom are Rotarians and some are community members doing outstanding service work. Each Service Hero was awarded a Rotary "Paul Harris Award", the organizations highest honor for club and community work.
Maureen was nominated by Newton Rotary President Susan Peghiny for her work with Newton At Home where she recruits and organizes volunteers to provide simple, yet crucial services to elders in our community (such as transportation to medical appointments, yard work, computer literacy assistance, changing lightbulbs, taking out the trash, installing/removing air conditioners, etc.).
She has been a member of the Rotary Club of Newton in January 2014 after visiting as a guest speaker. She has served as the Secretary of our club for 3 years, runs our "Student of the Month" recognition program, is involved in our Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program (RYLA), and serves on the board of our independent foundation (the Newton Rotary Foundation).
District 7910 Foundation Chair Sanjay Deshpande presents the awards to Maureen
Ron Faccenda, Susan Peghiny, Maureen, her husband Chuck Doll, and Marei Presti attended, along with Andy Willinger, Jack Fucci, Dave Sellers and Susan Paley (not pictured).
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The EPR-800 catheter can be used for invasive intracardiac electrophysiology studies in mice as young as five days old and in even younger mice following minimally invasive transesophageal electrophysiology studies.
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The following transesophageal recording was taken from a mouse weighing 4 grams, and the intracardiac recording was taken from a mouse weighing 22 grams. Both transesophageal and intracardiac bipolar electrograms were recorded using the EPR-800 catheter, with the distal pair of electrodes predominantly recording ventricular electrical activity and the proximal pair recording atrial activity.
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Just 15 minutes per day, scientifically go well with each other and the harmony of these exercises make it possible for you to burn fat within the shortest time frame that is also healthy for you.
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4. Motivation Handbook:
It is part of this 4-Week Diet System.
Do remember losing weight is not something that you do only physically, but it is a long battle that you have to fight inside of your mind.
Without the right motivation and inspiration, you cannot even follow a regimen, a bit.
Only when you have the right motivation and believe it mentally that you can lose weight, you will lose.
Otherwise, you will always feel that weight loss is an impossible goal of your life.
Moreover, do not expect that you will get the results overnight, no matter how slow your progress is, if you are progressing, it will still be better than trying not at all.
Hence, motivation is the strongest factor of all that can make you or break you.
Focus, determination, and willpower are necessary to keep yourself adhered to the complete plan.
5. Hypnosis Audio
The "Hypnosis" is certainly a scary and frightening word for many.
However, if you make your own assumptions without trying it that will not be a very rational decision either.
This 4-Week Diet System Hypnosis audio tries to hammer the same motivational and encouraging ideas again and again.
This activity has the tendency to let your mind take the control back rather munching whatever comes in front of you.
You do not need that much food to lead a healthy life that you happen to eat and that is why end up gaining weight.
This Hypnosis audio can hammer the right ideas again and again so that your mind starts controlling unreasonable food craving urges.
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Does not it sound easy?
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This 4-Week Diet System contains recorded audio training that can train your mind to stay alert, focus, and change your behaviors.
Note: to bring any change, first you need to believe in it.
This audio has the potential to help you out.
Scientific background
The plan is not just a jumble of non-sense talks!
First be clear about it.
This 4-Week Diet System has the scientific background to support its content.
This 4-week Diet plan does not ask you to take any kind of drug or supplements that can change or harm you internally.
It is just a set of right guidelines to let you determine the right path that has been in front of you, but you just did not know about it.
Moreover, this diet plan does not let you starve for food, it just tells you the right choices.
Now, let us talk about the pros and cons of this diet Regimen.
Advantages of Brian Flatt's 4-Week Diet PDF
- The 4 Week Diet program is simple and certainly easy to follow.
- It is based on the natural processes without creating any complications that are usually part and parcel of such diet plans because they lack any firm foundation and they are just some random ideas.
- In short, you will not feel any such problem with this 4-Week Diet System.
- This plan does not ask you to put your whole life at one side and just focus on weight loss rather it encourages you to maintain a healthy balance in your weight loss and rest of the daily life tasks.
- This plan is not rigid.
- There are variations in it. Therefore, it can suit everyone's needs, such as vegans or vegetarian people can also utilize this plan.
- This 4-Week Diet System does not ask you to follow any tough or impractical routine. Even, when you have to do it, the routine will be highly simple.
- This plan does not include just the boring meal choices of broccoli or carrots, but as a matter of fact, this plan includes meal choices that are healthy yet you will enjoy including them in your diet.
- This plan does not take away your whole energy, you do not feel lethargic, even when you are following this plan you can do other things without facing any lack of energy.
Cons of this plan
- Hard copies are not available and people can get it only in the PDF format. Hence, it may become a point of frustration for many.
- People, who are already suffering from any medical condition or have any medical history, should talk to their doctor first.
Does it work or is it just another scam?
The result and its effectiveness are evident from the online testimonials.
Majority of the people in the USA alone comes in the category of overweight people.
In spite of having serious statistics, there are only a few effective weight loss plans that you can count on fingers.
Hence, this weight loss plan of Brian Flatt is here to fill that gap.
Moreover, even the effective plans usually have tough activity regimen that is hard to follow for most of the users.
This 4 Week Diet plan is something that does not provoke you to wake up at night for having midnight snacks, or tough activities that one can assume them to be part of some military training.
Additionally, the best point about this plan is it lets you experience just the fat loss, and you do not lose any muscle mass that is again a positive trait and quite rare quality.
Final Thoughts
This 4 Week Diet Plan is something that you should check out.
It just happens to have an apt time frame that even makes sense.
Real results, with a realistic approach.
However, keep in mind that the 3 Week Diet System is nothing magical, but it does have potential to bring magic in your life only if you really believe and do as per it guides.
Be careful, if you already have a medical condition or you are using some medication due to any health condition, do take your doctor in confidence before using this plan or any other weight loss plan.


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Global Notes: Painted on Water Performs Live
The group Painted on Water features Turkish musicians Demir Demirkan and Sertab Erener, the only Turkish musicians to have ever won the Eurovision song contest. Their latest album, Chicago Issue, is combination of pop and rock and offers a completely different sound from their first release, which combined Turkish folk with pop and electronica. Painted on Water performs Saturday March 15th at 7:00 and 10:00 at the Old Town School of Folk Music . They joined us in studio for a live performance. (Photo: Flickr/Painted On Water)


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Now known as Equity Bank Kenya Limited, the financial institution started in 1984 as Equity Building Society, a mortgage financing provider for low-income families. The society's logo was a modest brown roofed house, indicating its target market. Equity's core value is to transform the livelihoods and lives of Kenyans, and in Africa in general where the majority of the population does not get substantial access to financial resources.
After nine years of operation, Equity Building Society was declared technically insolvent. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) pointed out that the society's problems were due to ineffective governance and poor management. The CBK was however reluctant to ask for Equity's deregistration due to its impact on the lives of many Kenyans. They gave Equity time to reverse its fortunes and propose an agent of change. That is when the current CEO of the bank joined the institution to facilitate change in management. He was a prominent banker with another financial institution and a major depositor with Equity.
Through his effective governance, Equity was back to its feet. Its rise and transformation into a fast-growing microfinance institution and later into a commercial bank continues to inspire financial institutions across the world. With over 9 million customers, Equity Bank Kenya Limited is Africa's largest bank by customer base. Its services are not only available in Kenya but other African countries as well. The bank's business model is now studied in developing countries of Africa and Asia as well as in some of the most prestigious business schools globally.
In 2010, the bank rolled out the Equity Bank Foundation, which it uses to give back to the community through acts of philanthropy. Although the foundation deals with six thematic areas, its Wings to Fly Initiative is the most visible program. Through this initiative, Equity Group Foundation partners with MasterCard Foundation and the German Government through KfW to give scholarships to bright and deserving Kenyan scholars, who would otherwise miss out on good education due to financial challenges.
Every year, the foundation awards 1,700 students full scholarships to pursue secondary school education. The scholarship covers the scholars' tuition fee, stipends, uniforms, and books. The program seeks to transform all aspects of these students' lives, and besides the scholarship, they also get career guidance, networking opportunities, and they attend mentoring and leadership development workshops. After graduating high school, high performing students from financially disadvantaged families get further financial support from the foundation. They join Equity Bank for paid internships as they wait to join universities. The foundation takes care of their post-secondary education in Kenya, and for those that secure admissions to top schools across the globe, Equity Bank Foundation partners with other organisations to fund them.
Due to Equity Bank's corporate social responsibility and acts of philanthropy which extend beyond the education sector, it is now the banking institution of choice for half of the Kenyan population who own bank accounts. The community resonates with its core values and philosophies as it has seen the institution take practical steps to promote equity in the society and give underprivileged children the wings to fly to a brighter future.
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Q: Can our organisation offer Velotech Training?
A: Possibly ... we have a number of sites around the UK where Velotech accreditations are offered up to the Gold level. These are independent centres which we audit annually, whose trainers have worked and continue to develop their skills with us directly at Velotech. The centres all have to adhere to specific standards with regard to tooling, space anf general facility to run training courses for all levels of ability up to the Gold level (or a less advanced level if that is what is required).
Please contact us directly if you feel that your organisation might wish to offer the accreditation.
Q: Do you have government-funded training?
A: No, although organisations such as Business Link may be able to source funds for training at a local level for you. Some charities may also be able to source charitable funding for you.
What we have found in the past, is that for the cycle industry, because we are able to follow a process of assessment first, then training areas of weakness and then re-assessing, mechanics or staff members are generally taken away from their role in store for far less time than is the case with some other training providers. This, in addition to the fact that our courses don't include the elements of numeracy, literacy and IT competence that often slow down final award of a qualification on other schemes also leads to a quicker acheivement of the award and less time away from the store.
When lower accommodation costs as well as lost revenue are factored in, we find that the real cost to retailers of our training is frequently less than that of the "free" options.
A: Yes. We are endorsed by the Bicycle Association, which is the representative organisation for wholesalers and importers, as well as by many individual manufacturers such as Bianchi, Campagnolo, Sturmey Archer, Sun Race, Sapim and IZIP. We run specialist training for many of these companies.
As noted above and on a wider scale than within the "pure" industry, we are also recognised and widely used by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC), Transport for London (TfL), Sustrans for both their Bike-It and Active Travel initiatives, London Ambulance Service, City of London Police and the Prison Service who at selected prisons use the basic accreditations in part of their programmes for the rehabilitation of inmates.
We have also recently been asked to work with the European Two Wheel Retailers Association (ETRA) and several other partners in rolling out a Europe-wide standard for training and accreditation in the cycle trade.
Comparisons are invidious, but broadly, as we discuss below, all of the current industry training schemes are aimed at conferring basically the same skills. We have recently "re-sliced" the skill set and changed a couple of the requirements at the Platinum end of the scale.
The Bronze accreditation gives basically the same skill set as CyTech 1, certainly by the time a candidate has progressed to Silver, Cytech 1-level skills will be well entrenched.
The Platinum accreditation, into which we have now rolled the Sapim-supported Basic Wheelbuilding Certificate (still available as a stand-alone certificate), now has the same skill set as CyTech 2.
Part of the reason for the re-slicing of the course content at each level, was to allow graduates at each level to be able to say that in the context of the whole bicycle, they are comfortable completing specific operations, so we would characterise Bronze as a "set-up and assessment" level accreditation, Silver as "maintenance" and Gold as "Basic repair".
Platinum, in common with CyTech 2, requires a deeper and more thorough understanding of the bicycle and it was felt important to position Velotech Platinum at a directly comparable level to CyTech 2 to reduce confusion as to candidate abilities at respective levels of acheivement.
Platinum Plus is a "Level 3" course in that it requires a deep understanding of a number of manufacturer-specific technologies and the way that they inform the design and assembly of the complete bicycle. For this reason, we believe that once a candidate has completed the modules to complete Platinum Plus, there is a direct comparability their skill set and that of a technician who has successfully completed CyTech 3.
A: All of the mechanics training courses, ours, Cycle Systems, CyTech, etc. - teach fundamentally the same skills, but our approaches do vary. At Velotech, we get you hands-on as early in the process as we can, and try to integrate all of the theory into practical demonstrations.
At Velotech, the majority of our trainers are to some extent practical mechanics as well. This differentiates us from many providers whose trainers are often purely trainers and are no longer in real day-to-day contact with all types of bicycle.
In general, we try and cement the "how" to the "why", so that if you are faced with something that you have never seen before, you can relate it to something that you have seen on a bicycle and have an understanding of "where to start" ... of course that should be with the manufacturer's notes, but often these are not as clear as they might be, or have been translated from a second language, or both ... so a little "priming" is often useful.
Unlike others, we DO NOT TRAIN ON A SPECIFIC BRAND until we ourselves have had training from the manufacturer or their appointed service centre and have been signed off by them. We absolutely do not simply take an instruction manual, come up with our own interpretation of it, and then regurgitate that. Let's face it, after a very basic training course, any good mechanic could do that ...
We assess continuously as you work with us, so whilst there are tests, much of the time, you won't know that you are being tested - this cuts down on the anxiety that it is otherwise aesy to develop.
A: Currently, no. We are looking at preparing a sort of "Cycle Mechanics 101" to go onto the web site so that you'll be familiar with some broad basics, like the names of parts of the bicycle, but currently we'd just advise you to read around the subject a bit, so that you'll have some background feeling for what might be involved.
A: All of your tuition and assessment, your certification and ongoing email / text / phone support after the course - you can always email or phone for advice if you get stuck! It has to be said email or text is a better bet as if we are teaching, the phones go straight to voicemail!
All of the consumables we use on the courses are included, and we have a range of bikes purely for training purposes on hand to show typical examples of all of the systems that we discuss, and in general we have "live" repairs to help with that too.
A: In general, yes ... just let us know a couple of weeks in advance of the course and we should be able to recommend accommodation at the very least - in some cases we'll be able to book it for you, too.
A: Yes, we can, although the costs make this prohibitive in many cases, only really balancing out if we can assemble 3 people in the same place at the same time.
We also have a limited number of partners that deliver training and certification up to Gold level in other parts of the country, so if you think that one of those partners may be able to meet your needs, please contact us for more information.


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A couple of weekends ago I went to the Turning Earth Autumn Market. I visited the ceramic studio last summer and was blown away by what I saw on show, you can check out my post on my first excursion here. Read more…
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Breathing Colour by Hella Jongerius
Colour is one of the key aspects of design along with form; we see the world in colour but we often forget how complex that very process is. Our experiences of it in everyday life changes, influenced by time of day, lighting, and material.
Porches Pottery
Last summer I stayed on the rural, unspoilt southern Portuguese coast, the Algarve. One place I had to visit was a pottery shop famous for it's traditional Portuguese pottery.
Abstract Expressionism: Franz Kline
I was lucky enough to see the Abstract Expressionism Exhibition that was on at The Royal Academy of Arts last year where I got to see master paintings by some of my favourite artists from The New York school such as Franz Kline and Mark Rothko. It was incredible seeing a collection of Franz Kline's work in person and then being able to see a wall of Clyfford Still paintings in the next room – the exhibition was immense having such a huge amount of significant work all in one gallery.
Turning Earth
I went to see the Turning Earth ceramic art sale for the first time last weekend. Turning Earth studio located in Hoxton, London opens it's doors to the public every quarter. The sale is an opportunity for professional artists and amateurs who use the studio to sell their own work. The ceramic art sale is based in the Turning Earth studio so you get a real feel about the environment these artists work in. There was a good turn out of artists and visitors, with a live Jazz band and food stalls that made for a great atmosphere on the day.
The ceramics on sale were completely up my street, free form and organic. There were a couple of artists who's work I adored, Andrea Roman, check out her website for more of her stuff. I bought one of her marble clay pieces (see below). Ben Sutton, who works in hand-thrown porcelain, producing aesthetic pieces inspired by Scandinavian and Japanese simplicity. If you are lover of small art fairs then I would highly recommend paying a visit to Turning Earth's.
Painting the Modern Garden: Emil Nolde
I recently went to The Royal Academy of Arts block buster Exhibition, Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse. It is worth seeing if you are interested in the Impressionist artists or if you just love floral paintings as it's full of them. The Exhibition covers the main Impressionist artists, Post-Impressionist and Avant-Garde artists of the early 20th century, thematising around the modern garden. Monet's masterpieces being the highlight including his infamous Water Lilies painting, The Agapanthus Triptych. This piece finalizes his career brilliantly – got me a bit teary as they are overwhelmingly beautiful and reflective of Monet's mental state at the end of his life.
An impressionist artist who's work really grabbed my attention in the Exhibition was Emil Nolde. He was a German-Danish painter who supported Nazi Germany from the 1920s and believed that Expressionism was a distinctively Germanic style. Hitler considered this art movement 'degenerative' and banned artists like Nolde from painting and removed his work from public display. He secretly produced a massive series of water colour paintings that are known as the 'unpainted pictures'. Nolde painted portraits, landscapes and flowers as his subjects. His brush strokes are vigorous and textural producing expressionistic, luminous paintings – often with sombre undertones, fascinating to see up close.
Present & Correct
'We hope to spark a distant memory, make you smile or look at the most mundane in a new, and fonder, light.' Several weeks ago I went into this charming stationary shop in Angel named Present & Correct. Being a huge stationary enthusiast this shop seemed like a little paper pad from heaven. Present & Correct sell selective geometric stationary by designers across the world. Such as Scandinavian and Japanese imports that look fashionably good and function well, such as geometry stickies, creative paper clips and compact desk trays. Attention to detail in the design aspect and paper quality of their paper and office objects is what puts their collection in a different league to high street or even department store stationary. Vintage gems that have that cool back to school look to 60s office supplies make you want to pick up a pen or organise your desk! Or maybe that's just me? Take a look at the P&C website if you can't visit, its super fun to browse through.


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Margot Rogers is an Illustrator whose work has been featured in several publications, including The Four Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss, Destiny's Escape and most recently, Teddy the Shelter Dog. Margot has been commissioned to illustrate large scale murals for the Ipswich Agricultural Council, Beverly Main Streets, and private collectors. She regularly creates artwork inspired by nature, cooking, travel, animals and children and is hard at work on writing her first children's book.
Margot is also the co-owner of the Wallpusher Company where together with her husband Matthew they create sculptural guitars and finely crafted products. In addition to commissioned artwork, the couple has grown the arts in their community through multiple initiatives and partnerships. In 2012, Matthew and Margot started "The Beverly Art Walk" in collaboration with the owners of creative businesses. The team was commissioned in 2012 to create the "Revitalization Mural" installation by Beverly Main Streets to improve the façade of a major landmark in the city and also in 2015 to participate in "Art Grows Here" exhibits. Margot has received several mural grants from Mass Cultural Council, was awarded an an Assets for Artists Grant, and with her husband has created several installations for commercial spaces from thirty foot welded figures in California to permanent murals and sculptures.
Margot studied Visual Arts at The Tufts School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Montserrat College of Art, Philosophy at Oxford University and Gordon College. She also received her T.E.F.L. (Teaching English as a Foriegn Language) Certificate from Trinity Oxford in Barcelona and was awarded the D.E.L.E. (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) for Spanish proficiency at La Complutense, Madrid. Margot taught English as a Foreign Language for two years in Spain, and one year as an Americorps Fellow stateside. In addition to her artwork, Margot has worked as a Marketing Consultant for MIT, Mass Family, and Christians in the Visual Arts. She has taught online classes on Marketing your Art in collaboration with The Grove Center for the Arts.
Margot enjoys dividing her time between illustration and sculpture in their 1800s New England barn in coastal Gloucester, MA.
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UFC welterweight up-and-comer Johny Hendricks spoke with Tapology's Steven Kelliher about his fight with Rick Story at the TUF 12 Finale and the advantages–or lack thereof–provided by his beard.
When the WEC welterweight division merged with the UFC welterweight division last year, Hendricks was just a 5-0 sprawl-and-brawl prospect. Now, he is sitting pretty with a perfect 4-0 mark in the UFC, having defeated the likes of Amir Sadollah and Charlie Brenneman along the way, among others.
"I'm thankful that I had the opportunity to get to where I'm at," Hendricks said, adding, "because if you look at it—especially in the heavyweight and welterweight divisions—they are such stacked classes, so I'm just glad that I'm in there competing."
While he has always been confident in his abilities, Hendricks admitted that his early success in the world's top promotion came as something of a surprise to him. He believes his carefree, positive mindset has contributed greatly to his current success, though, and he is not about to deviate from the plan just yet. To him, uncertainty is a welcome part of the equation.
"Anything could happen. At any given moment you could get knocked out, TKO'd, or get submitted, so knowing that, I just go out there and have fun and don't put any pressure on myself," Hendricks said. "When it feels like a job, I'm done. I don't want to hit that stage. I enjoy looking across the cage and thinking, 'Man, one of us is going to get his face beat in, and one of us is going to get his hand raised.' I enjoy not knowing what's going to happen when I step in there."
Hendricks was somewhat disappointed with his performances in back-to-back decision victories earlier this year, but a recent finish over Brenneman has put the spring back in his step.
"I learned how to cut my weight right," Hendricks said about the difference-maker for his latest victory. "For this last fight I just started eating right about a month before the fight and the weight just started falling off. I was just like Thiago Alves for a while, walking around at 210lbs and cutting to 170lbs, so I knew I needed to get my weight down before I even started cutting."
This Saturday night, Hendricks will take on another surging contender in Story on the main card of the Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale. Asked what would make the difference the night of the fight, Hendricks claimed that whoever won the stand-up portion of the fight would likely come out with the victory.
With both Hendricks and Story riding four-fight winning streaks in the division, it is likely that the winner will be pushed into a fight with a top ten welterweight in his next bout. Although he is aware that there are no sure bets in the world of professional MMA, Hendricks would welcome the challenge.
"That's what I've been training for and that's what makes this fight so exciting," Hendricks said. "Three years ago if you'd have told me this is where I'd be, I'd have thought you were crazy. I have fought some tough dudes, and that shows me that I belong here, and confidence is huge in this world."
Finally, we asked Hendricks whether or not his beard–which grows increasingly epic with each passing fight–provides him with any sort of unfair advantage come fight night. Naturally, he vehemently denied anything of the sort.
"No," Hendricks said. "The reason why I have a beard is that one time, Marc Laimon was looking at me and I was like, 'Man, I'm going to shave my beard,' and he said, 'No, Johny, you look tough with the beard.' I kept it for that fight, and when I won I was like, 'Hey, cool,' and Marc hounded me to keep the beard, so now it's become a thing where people don't recognize me without the beard. Does it keep me from getting knocked out? No."
If Hendricks takes some shots from the hard-hitting Story without going down on Saturday night, however, start asking questions.
(FULL DISCLOSURE: We are well aware that the photographer of the selected photos was not likely as enthralled with Hendricks's beard as we are, nor was his beard the intended subject of these photos.)
(If you haven't, be sure to create an account at Tapology to make your picks for the TUF 12 Finale!)


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Expanding the Three "R's" of Recycling
Expanding the "Three R's" of Recycling by Scott McKinnon For years, the mantra for recycling has been the 3-R's; Reduce, Re-Use and Recycle! These have been very good words to help describe ways for us to lower our carbon footprint
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4 Reasons Why Original Artwork Will Make Your Home Special
Nothing makes a room feel warmer and infused with personality like original artwork. If you want to fill your walls with arrangements of art that look gorgeous, here are some tips to get you started.
Art Makes All The Difference
While many people like to move their furniture around to keep rooms feeling fresh, other people like to collect original pieces of artwork. It can be such fun experimenting with new groupings, pairing pieces, and moving them around.
In fact, we'd like to argue that artwork makes the biggest difference when you are attempting to turn a house into a home.
Why Buy Art?
Whether you're thinking of becoming an art collector or just want to experiment with one or two pieces, you need to identify why you want to buy original pieces of art.
- It's An Investment
Despite the great feeling you get when supporting independent artists – very possibly someone you know – and how a piece can contribute to the mood of a room, art is a great investment.
Just like a stunning Persian rug, art can last a life time, or even longer if you bequeath it to friends and family. What's more, if you buy artwork from a mid-level or emerging artist, you could enjoy a significant increase in the value of the piece in years to come.
- Emotional and Aesthetic Responses
There are less economic reasons for purchasing original art pieces. A lot of collectors purchase art based on their own emotional and aesthetic responses to the artwork as well as the personal value that they feel it carries. Essentially, they buy it because they fall in love with it.
- Art Can Set The Mood Of A Room
The act of purchasing artwork is very personal. Collectors buy pieces that they want to have for themselves, but also to share with their nearest and dearest. It's important to keep in mind that art can be so much more than an aesthetically pleasing possession. Art can completely change the feeling of a room, keep the memory of a place or time alive, start a conversation, or inspire creativity in those who view it.
- Decorative Effect
One of the most common reasons people buy artwork is to decorate their home. While some people are content decorating their walls with wall decorations or mass-produced posters, others feel that original artwork adds loads more character to their living space.
Did you know that original artwork has even been proven to make a difference in people's productivity when placed in their workplace?
Designing a space with original art ensures that it is one-of-a-kind and highly personal. It's one of the best ways to add your personality to a room.
How To Buy Art
If you're a first time buyer, interested in original pieces for emotional connections and decoration, you'll need to know how to go about buying art.
What Kind Of Art Should You Buy?
You don't need to go out and get a PhD in art history to figure out the type of artwork you want to buy. But it is a good idea to get a basic understanding of different periods of art, different types of mediums, and the contemporary artistic styles out there.
The best way to get a sense of the kind of artwork that speaks to you best is to visit museums, studios, and galleries to get a feeling for the different types of work. Once you've started developing your own artistic tastes, you'll have conquered what many think of as the most difficult part of buying art.
Visiting studios and galleries is actually a two-fold act: you get to learn more about your own artistic taste and you can use this opportunity to create relationships with artists and gallerists.
It's Okay To Mix Things Up
When it comes to decorating your home, it's okay to mix and match different media, but try to keep some consistency in order to keep the room coherent. For instance, you could try matching artwork by theme or color.
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The U.S. Economic Recovery: Long in the Tooth?
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Is the U.S. economic recovery getting old? Not according to Deutsche Bank's Torsten Slok. He explains:
Sometimes clients tell me that this recovery is getting "old" and as a result we will enter a recession soon. Recessions don't happen because of a clock ticking. Recessions happen because of imbalances in the economy or too tight monetary policy, see also my note yesterday. In other words, with the fed funds rate well below neutral for many more years this expansion will likely also continue for many more years. One way to quantify how long time this expansion will continue is to look at the length of expansions and the level of the fed funds rate when expansions ended, i.e. just before recession began. On this measure the market still expects this expansion to continue for another five years or so...
And since a picture is worth a thousand words, Slok included a graph that shows how the current expansion compares to past expansions and the market's expectations:
Remember, the one thing guaranteed to end a bull market is a recession. Since a recession appears to be far off into the future, well, you do the math.
The S&P 500 has gained 0.2% to 2,002.20 at 1:30 p.m. today, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen 0.3% to 17,132.24. The Nasdaq Composite has advanced 0.3% to 1,173.11 and the Russell 2000 is up 0.7% at 1,173.11


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REPORTING · 6th October 2012
Walter McFarlane
The Kitimat Annual Report and Statement on Financial Information for 2011 was approved by Council on Monday, October 1st. The report is available at City Hall and at
. Councillor Rob Goffinet moved to approve the Report.
The Annual Report contains the financial information for 2011, showing where tax dollars were spent. It also contains Mayor Joanne Monaghans message to the community for 2011, a dossier of all the current City Councillors, information on all of the different Departments within the District and fun facts and statistics on the community. It even includes a full page ad for Retire in Kitimat.
Having read the document, Councillor Corrine Scott struck up a notice of motion for a discussion on their rates for sewer, water and garbage. She pointed out she was aware the houses on Kitamaat Village Road and in Cablecar were not connected to the District Sewer System but was unaware if they paid for sewer access.
Councillor Mario Feldhoff replied water and garbage were flat fees. Sewers were based on home assessment rates.
Councillor Mary Murphy stated through reading the Financial Report, people have access to information on the amount of money the City Councillors make as well as information on their expenses.
The Financial Report provides more information than just that. It provides information on how much money each employee who makes over $75,000 earns as well as their expenses. It also lets people know which businesses in town Council is spending the bulk of their money on. The final part of the report is the list of grants which the District of Kitimat gives out every year.
The motion to accept the report was called and carried.


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Last weekend, I searched for some missing papers in my office. My method of doing this is to clean files, shelves, anyplace that has papers. It was a productive day: I filled a huge recycling can, and I found a couple of clippings on conservatism.
The first one is from Eugene's Register-Guard on New Year's Day 2005 after George W. Bush was Time's "Man of the Year." (Actually, the RG got it wrong because Time finally changed the term to "Person of the Year" in 1999.) Bush's selection may not have been an honor; Vladimir Putin received the same "honor" three years later.
To quote the editorial:
"Conservatism used to be about the past. Conservatives resisted change, valued traditions and defended institutions. A Conservative foreign policy resisted foreign entanglements, while a conservative domestic program aimed for small government and balanced budgets.
"Bush's conservatism is about the future, and about provoking change. Conservative disdain for the nation's secular institutions, excepting the military, is palpable—schools, the media, the courts, the executive agencies of government and others are regarded as needing to be torn down and rebuilt. A conservative foreign policy has become one that is assertive, muscular and unilateral. A conservative domestic policy is one that favors tax cuts without regard to deficits.
"The new conservative vision of America's place in the world is being tested in Iraq. Bush believes American power can bring about a democratic transformation in that country, creating an example that would ripple throughout the Middle East. It's an ambitious project, and in 2004 it didn't go as well as its architects hoped. Bush's new conservatism is being tested at home as well as the federal government attempts to simultaneously sustain large tax cuts, steep increases in spending and record deficits…
"Politics will never be the same."
Even a Democratic president hasn't been able to change some of these problems in the United States.
The second piece came from 2004. Mark Oberzil of Forest Grove (OR) wrote the following:
I am a conservative. I believe in staying solvent and out of debt.
I am a conservative. I believe in keeping my nose out of other people's business, their nations and their bedrooms.
I am a conservative. I believe in conserving our assets and our resources — our air, our land, our water. Accordingly, I don't support or engage in wastefulness, inefficiency or lavish excesses.
I am a conservative. I think an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Therefore I support appropriate government spending on such things as infrastructure, schools, social welfare and crime prevention, because in the long run it's cheaper and more effective.
I am a conservative. If I am attacked, I respond appropriately and conservatively. I do not swat mosquitoes with dynamite.
I am a conservative. I don't deal falsely or prematurely with facts.
I am a conservative. I understand the purposes of various institutions. It is the job of government to govern, the job of religion to address spiritual needs, and the job of business to secure profits by producing needed goods and services. I do not confuse these institutions.
I am a conservative. I understand my position in the world and that my opinions are not the only valid ones.
I do not have an exclusive claim on what is right, good or patriotic, and those who disagree with me are not automatically evil traitors.
What's really weird, though, is that I've always thought these things…
… but now everyone calls me a liberal!
A more recent letter to the Eugene Register Guard from conservative W.K. O'Connor, "How conservatives can gain respect":
"A few thoughts after being subjected to the Aug. 6 dog-and-pony debate by Republican presidential contenders:
"When conservatives abandon efforts to prevent women from having abortions; stop refusing to expand Medicaid (might help the poor — can't have that); stop pounding on deporting illegal immigrants (bigotry toward Latinos); show some semblance of social conscience by giving back what they've taken from food stamp and nutrition programs for poor single mothers and elderly people by closing a tax loophole for billionaires (horrors!); halt their blatant, continuing war on minority voters by taking voting rights from millions of people who have voted for 30, 40 or 50 years (the most elemental right in a democracy); cease lying about global climate change; quit supporting private ownership of guns nobody needs, and stop stripping schools of funds they need for education — not to mention their blatant racism and homophobia — then I would respect them.
"That may make me sound like a liberal. I'm not.
"But the Republican Party my family grew up with doesn't exist anymore, being now driven by religious wackos who subvert the Constitution.
"Our democracy is in decline and is being driven further into oblivion by a billionaire oligarchy. Unless the people stand up and restore some sanity, we're simply accelerating the process.
"'Ours is a problem in which deception has become organized and strong; where truth is poisoned at the source; one in which the skill of the shrewdest brains is devoted to misleading a bewildered people'" — American journalist Walter Lippmann."
Connor isn't alone in his disgust for the GOP. Approval rating for the Republican party has gone down nine points since January to 32 percent, just two-thirds of the 48 percent approval of the Democratic party. Republicans brought down the rating with their drop from 86 percent approval in January to the current 68 percent who see their own party positively.
By 53 percent to 31 percent, the Democratic Party is viewed as "more concerned with the needs of people like me" than the GOP. The Democrats hold a 16-point lead on governing in an honest and ethical way (45 percent to 29 percent). The blue part is ahead in ability to handle these areas as well:
- Environment (a margin of 53% to 27%)
- Abortion and contraception policies (50% to 31%)
- Education (46% to 34%)
- Health care (46% to 36%)
- Foreign policy (41% to 38%)
If true conservatives disagree with the leaders of the Republican party, they need to take it over in the same way that the Tea Party hijacked the GOP over a decade ago.