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Placards are prominently displayed on the panels of many general aviation aircraft, and for good reason—compliance with the message they relate is mandatory. FAR 91.9(a) says, in part, that no person may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating limitations specified in the approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual, markings, and placards. In the Cub I fly, a placard on the center of the panel says, "REAR SEAT FOR SOLO FLYING." That means I must not solo from the front seat. It is an operating limitation. The limitations are generally set forth in the manufacturer's flight manual or owner's handbook for a particular aircraft. Some placards are directed by airworthiness directives.
Other types of placards that demand attention are the ones we use to identify inoperative instruments. FAR 91.213 addresses the conditions under which pilots may take off with inoperative instruments or equipment. In short, you may operate most light aircraft with inoperative instruments or equipment so long as they are not part of the VFR day type certification or otherwise required for a particular type of operation (day, night, IFR—see FAR 91.205) and they are deactivated and placarded "inoperative" or removed from the aircraft and the cockpit control placarded. Sometimes, this requires maintenance. And, in all cases, the pilot or the mechanic must make a determination that the inoperative instrument or equipment does not pose "a hazard to the aircraft." There is more to 91.213 than can be summarized here, and I encourage you to read the regulation carefully if you plan to fly with something inoperative.
On the maintenance side of things, there is a bit of shared responsibility between pilots and mechanics. FAR 91.405 requires owners or operators to have inoperative instruments or equipment repaired, replaced, removed, or inspected at the next required inspection and ensure that placards are installed, as required. FAR 43.11 stipulates that the person performing required maintenance must placard items permitted to be inoperative under 91.213(d)(2) and shall add the items to the signed and dated list of discrepancies given to the owner or lessee.
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Aviation terminology can be confusing. In the context of regulatory compliance, it's quite important to make a distinction between wet and dry leasing.
Schuyler "Sky" King, a law enforcement officer from Grover, Ariz., was seeing a urologist pretty regularly. He required a second class medical certificate for his job.
Should an airman have a condition that requires a modification to the aircraft--let's say the loss of a leg--the pilot will need to have the aircraft modified to FAA specifications and learn to fly that particular aircraft.

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They don't call it the Grand Old Party for nothing.
Plans for hundreds of parties are under way in the days leading up to and during the Republican National Convention.
The hottest ticket looks to be the joint California-New York delegations shindig on Ellis Island, date to be determined.
The two groups typically throw a party together during conventions, and it would certainly attract both Gov. George Pataki and the GOP's brightest celebrity light, his California counterpart, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Likely to be the week's next hottest event is the Texas delegation's famed "black-tie-and-boots" fete, though a venue has reportedly not yet been booked.
Expect a hip-skewing crowd at Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's World of Hope charity benefit Sept. 1 in Rockefeller Center. The fund-raiser will support five AIDS charities, with entertainment by country duo Brooks & Dunn.
The traditional "Media Welcome" party will be hosted by Time Warner on Aug. 28. The media conglomerate will put up a photo exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sports Illustrated and offer previews of shows from units like Warner Bros. and HBO. The rumor mill says Katie Couric, Tim Russert and possibly those who have been featured in the SI swimsuit issue will be on hand.
Wall Street, always a lavish supporter of GOP causes, will fete many of the Republicans with oversight in the financial services industry. Rep. Michael Oxley of Ohio, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, will be honored by the American Council for Excellence and Opportunity at a Rainbow Room dinner party on the first day of the convention. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston also are all said to be throwing receptions for various members of Congress.
The New York Republican State Committee alone has events lined up for the week at Cipriani, the Copacabana, the Water Club, Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, Tavern on the Green, the Central Park Zoo and Elaine's.
Tavern on the Green has already landed $1 million in Republican business and is planning to be closed to the public during most of the convention. The California delegation, the West Virginia Republican Committee, the Republican National Coalition for Life, the Wisconsin Republican Party, the Financial Roundtable and the National Republican Senatorial Committee will all host functions at the Central Park venue.
The 21 Club, the Four Seasons, the Mandarin Oriental New York and Westin New York at Times Square are all reported to be holding blocks of space for convention soirees, as are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tiffany & Co. and Chelsea Piers.
How tight is space? Heck, the dowdy-sounding American Gas Association has booked an event Sept. 1 at ultra-hip Crobar.
Just about the only guy not throwing a party that week seems to be Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Though he will be a presence throughout the convention, "his first priority is going to be ensuring that the festivities are able to occur while the rest of the city operates," said Kevin Sheekey, president of the New York City Host Committee.
On the other hand, it's entirely possible that Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton could show up at some of the GOP events. Though her office did not return phone calls, a GOP spokesman noted that one goal of the host committee is to promote New York City.
"We would encourage the Clintons to attend our events," said host committee spokesman Paul Elliott.Copyright © 2015, Hartford Courant


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I'm going to jones for barbecue all day long now.
(Thank you for your time and attention to this momentary thread hijack. As you were.)
If one reads things such as the federalist papers and writings by our founders, it is quite apparent that 2A was meant as a check on our government, just as they wrote other checks and balances into our Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights does not grant one power to the government. They are all rights enshrined to the people, to keep our government in check and to oversee them.
Look at it this way. The only branch of government that has any oversight over the government is the legislative branch per The Constitution. They are the ones that can call up articles of impeachment(against ANY member of government in ANY branch...even their own). They are our first 'check' on government abuse of power. They are basically our elected watchdogs, police, and Jury. And it is no mistake that they are the ones most closely connected to 'The People'. The House represents the people on a per person basis. Then the Senate that represents each state on a state basis would be the one trying any impeachment case.
Now, after that...if the muck in Washington has gotten so great that 'the watchers' are not doing their job, we have the press and its associated freedoms. They are supposed to watch over government and tell The People if anything is wrong. Which goes down to the next right.
Our right to free speech, assembly, protest, and petition. This would be the next rung on the ladder. This is when we stand up and scream and yell and tell our government they are not doing their job and they better fix it or they are going to be voted out at the ballot box.
And then finally...yes, we come to the 2nd Amendment. And keeping the power in the peoples hands. This is your 'last resort' and I agree it is a last resort against tyranny, but the founders most definitely wanted us armed to the teeth for just such a situation. I mean, just look at the language they used and see which they thought most important. The first amendment states "congress shall make no law" vs 2A "shall not be infringed". To anyone with a grasp of the English Language, it should be clear that they most definitely wanted no government interference in our ability to be armed.
Just because 2A is our last resort is no reason to remove it.
Nor, does it mean that it was not meant as an additional check on the government, by keeping the power in the peoples hands.
They had freaking cannons. You dont think those were your 'so called assault weapons' of their day?
There was also the nock gun that fired 7 rounds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nock_gun
The Girandoni rifle had a magazine that could hold 20 rounds, and fire a lead ball with as much force as a modern .45 acp. This gun was actually brought on the Lewis and Clarke expeditions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_Air_Rifle
And do you really believe that the founding fathers were so dumb that they did not recognize that firearm technology would change? Come on.
And no. Your rights are not infringed by me owning an AR15 with a 30 round clip. Not one bit. Not one iota.
As far as not wanting to go to a movie theater where some wacko is going to shoot up the place, I dont want that either. Who does?? But banning an inanimate object is not going to make you safer in anyway. Did NFA of the 1930's stop gansters from getting their hands on full automatic weapons?? Of course not!!
If you want to make the world safer from violence, work on fixing the actual causes of violence in society, not on the tool that someone chooses to use to commit an act of violence.
However, I will say this. On a per capita basis, your chances of being shot in a mass shooting are about as likely as being struck by lightning. Do you live in fear of being struck by lightning? Are you demanding that laws be put into place to prevent someone from opening up an umbrella while walking close to you in the rain ? http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...ings-john-fund
The left likes to say that the gun industry is driven by fear. I hate to break the news to you, but the left pushes fear to institute gun control whenever they speak. Bottom line, your chances of being shot in this country are very low. Even more so if you are not a gang member living in a high crime urban area.
Additionally, historically, mass shootings are not on the rise. So anytime you hear Handgun Control Inc(the old name of Brady) say that they are, know that they are lying and are simply trying to instill fear in society to meet their goals and agenda of disarming the populace.
Hmmm... so could that infer that when there is MORE of something, MORE events/stuff will happen involving that thing?
Well, it stands to reason if you're reasonable. If not, then perhaps logic isn't for you.
And no. I dont live in fear of lightning. I think it would be unreasonable to live in fear of something that happens so infrequently.
But the question was not if you run outside swinging a golf club in a lightning storm, the question is whether you are demanding that the government passes a law that someone else cant even own a gulf club!


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Readings in A History of Western Music (HWM) are listed by page number and pieces in the Norton Anthology of Western Music (NAWM) by item number. Before you come to class, you are expected to read the assigned readings in HWM, listen to (and/or play or sing through) the assigned pieces in NAWM, and read the discussion of each work in NAWM. See the listening list for the meaning of * and + on listening items. Additional short reading and writing assignments will be assigned for discussion sections.
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Mon 8/25
Introduction to the course: Why study music history?
Tue 8/26
Section: Introductions
Planning your research project
Ancient views of the uses and abuses of music: Plato and Aristotle
Wed 8/27
Music in the ancient world: How can we learn about it?
Thu 8/28
Section: Greek theory and practice [NAWM 1, 2]
The influence of Greek theory on Medieval music theory
Fri 8/29
From the ancient world to the Middle Ages
What does this have to do with us?: Scales, modes, memory, and notation
Melodic characteristis of chant
Mon 9/1
Labor Day Break
Tue 9/2
Section: Library and bibliographic instruction in Music Library M360
Wed 9/3
Chant I: Genre and style in Gregorian chant
Thu 9/4
Section: How the history and function of a chant affect its form and style [NAWM 3-4]
Fri 9/5
Chant II: The Office, the Mass, and later developments in chant Hildegard of Bingen
Mon 9/8
Song and dance music to 1300
Tue 9/9
Section: More on chant [NAWM 3-7]
Secular monophonic music [NAWM 8-13]
Wed 9/10
From early polyphony to Notre Dame polyphony
Thu 9/11
Section: Early polyphony and Notre Dame polyphony [NAWM 14-20]
Fri 9/12
The motet from its origins through Vitry
Mon 9/15
Machaut: Mass and songs
Performing fourteenth-century music
Tue 9/16
Section: Motets and Machaut [NAWM 21-28]
Review for First Examination
Wed 9/17
Ars Subtilior and Trecento
Thu 9/18
Section: Fourteenth-century songs [NAWM 27-32]
Review for First Examination
Fri 9/19
FIRST EXAMINATION (held in Recital Hall)
Mon 9/22
The idea of the Renaissance
Tue 9/23
Section: Trip to Lilly Library
Wed 9/24
English music and Dunstable
Thu 9/25
Section: What's different about English music? [NAWM 33-34]
Fri 9/26
Burgundy, Du Fay, and Binchois
Mon 9/29
Netherlanders: From Ockeghem and Busnoys to the generation of Obrecht and Isaac
Tue 9/30
Section: Three generations of Renaissance composers [NAWM 34-41]
Wed 10/1
Josquin Desprez
Thu 10/2
Section: PEER GROUP REVIEW OF ASSIGNMENT 2
Josquin [NAWM 42-45]
Fri 10/3
The Reformation
Mon 10/6
Catholic Church music from the Reformation through Lassus
Tue 10/7
Section: Music of the Reformation [NAWM 46-49]
Catholic sacred music [NAWM 50-53]
Wed 10/8
Secular song: Spanish villancico and Italian madrigal
Thu 10/9
Section: Madrigals and villancicos, words and music [NAWM 54-59]
Fri 10/10
Fall Break
Mon 10/13
Secular song in France and England
Tue 10/14
Section: Words and music in French and English songs [NAWM 60-65]
Review for Second Examination
Wed 10/15
Renaissance instrumental music: Instruments and genres
The Venetian school
Thu 10/16
Section: Renaissance instrumental music [NAWM 66-70]
Review for Second Examination
Fri 10/17
SECOND EXAMINATION (held in Recital Hall)
Mon 10/20
From Renaissance to Baroque: The invention of opera
Tue 10/21
Section: Back to the Greeks: The intellectual underpinnings of early opera
Caccini, Peri, and Monteverdi [NAWM 72-73]
Wed 10/22
Thu 10/23
Section: Comparing Monteverdi to Peri [NAWM 73-75]
Fri 10/24
Italian opera and vocal chamber music to the mid-seventeenth century
Mon 10/27
Sacred music in Italy
Schütz and musical rhetoric
Tue 10/28
Section: Mid-century opera and sacred music [NAWM 76-81]
Wed 10/29
Italian instrumental music in the early seventeenth century
Thu 10/30
Section: Italian instrumental music [NAWM 82-84]
Fri 10/31
Lully and opera at the court of Louis XIV
Mon 11/3
French lute dance and keyboard suite
Germany and Austria in the late seventeenth century
Tue 11/4
Section: Comparing French, Italian, and German styles [NAWM 85-88 and 95 in comparison to NAWM 76-84]
Wed 11/5
England, Spain, and the Americas
Thu 11/6
Section: PEER GROUP REVIEW OF ASSIGNMENT 3
Comparing English, Spanish, and New World music to Italian, French, and German music [NAWM 89-91]
Fri 11/7
Italy in the late seventeenth century: Scarlatti and Corelli
Mon 11/10
Tue 11/11
Section: Scarlatti, Corelli, Vivaldi: Italian cantata, opera, trio sonata, and concerto [NAWM 92-94 and 96]
Wed 11/12
Couperin, Rameau, and Telemann
Thu 11/13
Section: The eighteenth century in France and Germany [NAWM 97-99]
Fri 11/14
J. S. Bach: Instrumental music
Mon 11/17
J. S. Bach: Vocal music
Tue 11/18
Section: Comparing Bach to Buxtehude [NAWM 95 and 100-102] and to Vivaldi [NAWM 96 and 100]
Wed 11/19
Thu 11/20
Section: Comparing Bach and Handel vocal music [NAWM 103-106]
Fri 11/21
The Enlightenment, musical taste, and competing styles in Italian opera
Mon 12/1
National traditions of opera, song, and church music
Tue 12/2
Section: Eighteenth-century opera and vocal music [NAWM 105-112]
Wed 12/3
The genres and forms of eighteenth-century instrumental music
Questions of taste: Styles and schools in keyboard music
Thu 12/4
Section: Mid-century keyboard music [NAWM 113-114]
Fri 12/5
Orchestral music: Symphony and concerto
Mon 12/8
The Haydn-Mozart idiom ("the classical style"): Balance of themes, harmony, phrasing, styles, and expression
Form and expression: Sonata and rondo forms
Tue 12/9
Section: Mid-century orchestral music [NAWM 115-117]
The Haydn-Mozart idiom [NAWM 118 and 121]
Review for Final Examination
Wed 12/10
Haydn's career, symphonies, string quartets, and oratorios
Thu 12/11
Section: Haydn and Mozart orchestral and vocal works [NAWM 119-120 and 122-124]
Review for Final Examination
Fri 12/12
Mozart the synthesizer and dramatist
FINAL EXAMINATION: Wednesday, December 17, 12:30-2:30 PM
(in Recital Hall)
Last updated: 20 August 2014
URL: http://courses.music.indiana.edu/m401/M401schd.html
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(Southaven, MS) Walmart has filed a federal complaint, saying a union is illegally organizing a picket at many of its stores on Black Friday.
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Vivien Osborne Director 0113 231 3840 email@example.com KPMG Forensic Fraud Barometer, February 2009 Fraud nears record levels in 2008 – and worse to come, says KPMG • Over £1.1bn of fraud comes to court nationwide– second highest level in 21 years • Full impact of credit crunch on fraud is yet to be seen • KPMG seeing more fraud in restructuring and insolvency projects • Major Yorkshire fraud totals £27.48m in 2008 More than £1.1bn of fraud came to UK courts in 2008 according to KPMG Forensic's Fraud Barometer – the highest level recorded since 1995 and the second highest in the twenty-one year history of the survey. According to KPMG's Barometer, which measures fraud cases coming to court where the charges are for £100,000 or more, there were 239 cases through the year. Fraud by professional gangs remained at the extremely high levels seen in previous years (£800m in 2008), but there was a marked increase in fraud by individuals. Taken together, company managers, employees and customers together were tried for some £300m of fraud last year, three times the value seen in 2007. Yorkshire's Crown Courts saw 22 cases of large scale fraud valued at £27.48m during 2008 including: • An £8m fraud relating to counterfeit jewellery brought to court by York trading standards officers • A financial adviser who was sentenced to ten years in prison at Leeds Crown Court, for spending £1m of his clients' investment funds on a lavish lifestyle • A fraudster in Hull who applied for more than £494,000 loans and credit cards to buy luxury goods including a motorbike and a speedboat KPMG warns that the worst is yet to come: the bulk of the fraud committed since the credit crunch began in August 2007 will most likely not yet have come into the public courts. The Fraud Barometer's records show that in the last recession of the early nineties the full peak of fraud in the courts was not reached until 1995. Vivien Osborne, director in KPMG's Leeds forensic practice, said: "As the economic downturn takes hold and organisations look increasingly closely at their operations it is very likely that more fraud will come to light, so the real impact of the credit crunch on fraud is yet to be fully felt. Already though, the signs are there - globally in the last twelve months alone at least three alleged multi-billion pound frauds have been uncovered. " Financial sector hit; mortgage fraud up The worst hit sector was financial services, which suffered £388m of fraud in 63 cases, a ten-fold increase on the £37m (36 cases) recorded in 2007. However, this was in part fuelled by an alleged £220m attempt to hack into Sumitomo Matsui Banking Corporation's systems which came to court in the first half of the year. Mortgage fraud cases, which started to show an increase in the first half of 2008, continued to grow in the second half of the year, with 25 cases worth £36m across the whole year compared to just 10 cases worth £3.7m in 2007. KPMG Forensic warns that as the downturn unfolds mortgage frauds conducted during the boom years, both by organised syndicates and individuals, are likely to become more visible as property values continue to drop and lending markets remain constrained. Government sees fraud fall; carousel fraud down The Government experienced a significant fall in losses to fraud, down to £207m (56 cases) from £833m (68 cases) in 2007. This was driven by a large reduction in carousel fraud cases, where VAT on items such as mobile phones is fraudulently claimed back. In an encouraging sign that government efforts to counteract carousel fraud (the 'reverse charge' mechanism) may indeed be paying dividends, 2007's £700m of carousel cases fell to £115m in 2008. Companies badly hit; increased fraud alert due to rising company collapses The corporate sector suffered during 2008. There was a five-fold increase in fraud losses, up from £24m (45 cases) in 2007 to £125m (54 cases) in 2008. For all companies, the fraud threat grew both internally and externally: managers accounted for £128m (£54m in 2007) and employees for £100m (£27m), while customers inflicted £66m (£25m). One senior fraudster was the financial controller of a data firm in Exeter who wrote cheques to himself to pay for three cars including an £84,000 Bentley, ran up credit card bills of some £150,000, and diverted £130,000 of company funds into his wife's business. At the other end of the spectrum, a junior PA carried out frauds at three employers in a row, splashing out on company credit cards, cashing cheques and even setting up personal direct debits from business accounts. Despite being sacked by her first two employers for committing fraud, she was still able to find work and carry out her scams again. She got away with over £200,000 before she was finally prosecuted. Vivien Osborne commented: "In these harsh economic times, internal fraud could become the tipping point between the survival and demise of an organisation. Companies need to be rigorous about re-enforcing their anti-fraud measures. By reviewing their high risk and key operations, having effective reporting channels and deploying detection mechanisms such as data analytics they may give themselves a better chance to fight fraud." Due to the increased prevalence of fraud, KPMG is bringing more forensic specialists into its restructuring teams, who work on company administrations and rescue packages. This is to help the restructuring team unravel any possible manipulation of 2 a company's cashflow or financial figures either leading up to or at the time of its collapse. Mark Firmin, Restructuring Partner at KPMG in Leeds, said: "Our restructuring teams are seeing far more fraud than was the case just two years ago. For management teams economic stress leads to personal stress. With falling revenues and often high levels of debt, managers of businesses may be tempted to massage figures to paper over the cracks in the hope that operational changes can be made to improve performance before creditors look more closely. Unfortunately 'tweaking' the figures can spiral out of control and, by the time the restructuring experts are called in, management are digging themselves further and further into a hole." No accounting for fraud There were 34 cases of accounting fraud worth over £145m, up from 30 cases worth £22m in 2007. These ranged from relatively small-scale frauds, such as the Blackburn post office counter clerk who massaged the books to take some £170,000 over an eight month period, to more significant deceptions such as the three employees of a Welsh slate company who were alleged to have misrepresented production volumes and sales over several years to the tune of £40m. Coining it in… Many fraudsters were audacious in their efforts, such as the convicted fraudster who applied for a £130,000 mortgage from his prison cell, and the man who stole company cheques and wrote one out to himself to the tune of £500,000, which he then attempted to pay in to his bank account via a self-service ATM. Unsurprisingly he did not get away with it. Another Midlands woman stole £250,000 over a two year period from the vending company for which she worked – including a logistically-challenging £70,000 in coins… Half of fraud by value in 2008 was committed in London and the South East (£527m). 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Fraud by perpetrator in 2008 Perpetrator Total (£) Number of cases Management 128,610,000 40 Customer 65,070,000 38 Professional Criminals 806,042,000 111 Employee 99,515,000 41 Other 3,127,000 9 Total 1,102,364,000 239 3 Fraud by victim in 2008 Victim Total (£) Number of cases Government 206,965,000 56 Investor 133,186,000 25 Financial Institutions 387,704,000 63 Commercial Business 125,001,000 54 Other 249,508,000 41 Total 1,102,364,000 239 Fraud by region in 2008 Region Total (£) Number of cases London & SE 526,919,000 75 North West 52,508,000 32 Midlands 379,643,000 40 North East 50,927,000 38 Northern Ireland 3,033,000 6 South West and Wales 64,644,000 33 Scotland 24,690,000 15 Total 1,102,364,000 239 About KPMG Forensic: KPMG's Forensic practice includes a European fraud investigation and dispute advisory team of over 400 people, including ex-police officers, forensic accountants, expert witnesses, data mining consultants and fraud risk management specialists. 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Detour is the latest addition to Kensington Market's bar scene, and the best way I can think of describe it is this: imagine that Beetlejuice bought a seedy cowboy bar, and then got tired of redecorating it halfway through.
The wall behind the bar is paneled with raw wood planks, complete with a perfunctory horseshoe, while the opposite wall is a dark matte colour that absorbs the garish light bouncing off a disco ball in the centre of the room. Behind the bar a thin strip of light glows an assortment of neon colours (changed at patrons' request by the obliging bar staff), and seductive black leather couches line the walls. It is, in short, a pretty cool joint.
The bar is a first-time venture for owners Chris Buck and Peter Zarow, but they're well aware of what neighbourhood they're moving into and and aren't ashamed of Detour's dive bar status. Paul Zarow (Peter's brother and informal co-manager) says that when they took over the site from short-lived punk bar Rear View Mirror, their aim was "to spruce the place up a little bit, but not too much." Thanks to Detour's odd lighting scheme, the dark, slightly menacing feeling left behind by its predecessor has morphed into something verging on the psychedelic.
If you wanted to go on a Fear and Loathing-style acid trip, this bar would be a good place to start. A seven-foot lizard would not look incongruous emerging from the bathroom (which, by the way, boasts the best hand-drying technology in Kensington).
A must during any visit to Detour is a shot of Wódka Żołądkowa Gorzka ($5), a Polish liquor that translates literally as "bitter vodka for the stomach" and tastes much better than it sounds. On tap are Guinness, Mill Street Organic, and Sleeman's (all $6.25), and the fridge boasts an assortment of standard brews like Labatt 50, Pilsner Urquell, and Dos Equis (all $5.25).
Having only been open for two months, Detour is still sorting out some details, including plans to build a backyard patio and implement a menu made exclusively from fresh Kensington produce. So far the entertainment consists an acoustic night on Monday (which features PBR tall cans for $5), and a popular dubstep party on Friday.
But unless you're a big fan of Digital Mystikz I would suggest that the bar is best enjoyed when there's nothing blaring from the small stage in the corner and you can take in the full atmosphere of the place at your leisure. If there's any justice, Detour should become a favourite starting point for anyone charting a late night course stumbling through Kensington.
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- Beers on Tap:
- Sleemans, Guinness, Mill Street Organic
- Signature Drink:
- Wódka Żołądkowa Gorzka
- Bar Snacks:
- None
- Patio:
- No
- Music/Genre:
- Dubstep on Fridays, miscellaneous the rest of the week
- Live Music:
- Yes
- Who Goes There:
- Kensington barflies and Tim Burton fans
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If that is the extent of your beer selection then I say you clowns get the f to work expanding the beer selection.
Dear Ben, before you write about bars in Kensington Market, learn where Kensington Market is. Baldwin and McCaul ain't the market. Never was, never will be. Baldwin and Kensington is, so's Baldwin and Augusta. Hell even Baldwin and Spadina. But McCaul? Nope.
If you're going to write, at least make some attempt at fact-checking and accuracy before you put it out there.
PS, I did your homework for you:
You're welcome.
I did not even realize this place was at Baldwin and McCaul. That is definitely not Kensington Market.
That being said, you could have been a tad nicer while pointing that out.
Thing is, Orly, the Google map up there is wrong.
193 Baldwin is actually a couple doors from the Roach-o-rama, right in the heart of, yep, Kensington Market. The map is showing 5 Baldwin. Apparently Maps doesn't like the decimal point on the address.
So maybe YOU should do your homework before you start bitchin'!
Hey Orly (and Ben as well), the map is wrong, The Detour is near Baldwin and Kensington Ave. Google maps is confused by the 1/2 address.
But I guess hater's gonna hate.
This bar is in Kensington. The author made a mistake with the street names... it is on Baldwin between Augusta and Kensington, on the south side.
Chill, would ya?
Hey so if you went to Baldwin and McCaul you would need to detour to get to the actual location of the bar
I'm pretty sure "took over the site from short-lived punk bar Rear View Mirror," is explanation enough that this bar is actually in the market. Or don't you know the market well enough? Or actually read stories before shitting on them?
Wow, talk about an over-reaction.
Great to hear about a new addition to kensington's bar scene.
The map is wrong, not the author, relax.
Lol....Orly is the reason you should stay out of Kensington market's night life, full of roaches and wannabe BOFG
Yeah guys, chill out on your wanting to keep a high standard for journalism!
This bar is just another nail on the coffin of Kensington as a neighbourhood. Believe it or not there are people who live here and some even own homes right in the middle of the hood. The morphing of the Market into an after-hours entertainment district will eventually destroy its fabric and take it one step closer to StarBucks, development, and maybe even a second coming of Yorkville. Bottom line, we residents don't need any more noisy bars full of people from the burbs who party until 3:00 am. Each time one of us sells because we're being driven away from our homes of many years, the selling prices escalate and eventually the very bars which drive us out will find they can no longer afford the rent and they too will disappear. Check out photos of Yorkville in the '60's. Back to the future for Kensington if we don't respect what we still have.
"respect what we still have"???
80% of the market is shite stores that sell nothing of use to anybody anywhere.
'after hours entertainment district"?
wtf are you talking about?
And where's your proof that all the people going to K Market bars are from the suburbs?
Please list for us the companies that you approve for location to the market.
Are you having much success shutting down that horrible corporate monster called Valumart?
What Kensington needs is a good ol' fashioned fire. The place is an armpit.
"80% of the market is shite stores that sell nothing of use to anybody anywhere."
I take it you support your favourite retail franchises setting up in Kensington. Fine, if you insist. It'll double my property value.
"Are you having much success shutting down that horrible corporate monster called Valumart?"
Valumart? Not here. You must be confusing Kensington with somewhere else. Come visit during the day when you can still focus... you know, before you hit the bars.
No, I choose to call KM what it is: a mish mash of mostly useless business peppered with a small bunch of useful ones. Starbucks doesn't go in because there are 500 coffee shops already and they would fail. Gap doesn't go in because they know they would fail. Etc etc for all the big name retailers.
But you're right - it's Freshmart, not Valumart.
So, are you having much success shutting down that horrible corporate monster called Freshmart?
"No, I choose to call KM what it is: a mish mash of mostly useless business peppered with a small bunch of useful ones."
I agree with you but I like KM because it's a cultural and commercial mongrel.
Although I'm neither fan of or nor apologist for Freshmart, you've got to admit it's a rather benign franchise seen mostly in rural Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. I think Kensington's store is unique as a big-city presence. I was offended by it at first but now accept it as a local shop where I can purchase products otherwise unavailable in the Market. It hardly smacks of "corporate" and is a typical KM "mish mash" in its own way. Now Cob's on the other hand...
If you're so eager to live in a quite neighbourhood then you might want to consider moving the burbs themselves. I live across the tracks from the Market and am a proud patron of the Detour Bar. That being said I can assure you the 905 crowd is yet to make their way into the delightful sleezeball that Kensington is.
The Detour is a locally owned, run and attended bar. So take your schizo babble elsewhere, we're here to party.
"The Detour is a locally owned, run and attended bar."
Most Kensington locals don't have cars but sometimes when i walk by at night I see vehicles clustered in front of the bar, no one else parked on the street. I guess "local" is relative.
"So take your schizo babble elsewhere, we're here to party."
A couple of months ago I was walking by The Detour one Sunday morning and saw a girl being shoved to the sidewalk in front of the bar by a curly red haired guy who stood over her shouting. She was crying. The bar was closed but he had access and went in. Class act. Walking back I saw him drive off in a white pickup. I've noticed the truck parked in front of the bar since then. Nice addition to the neighbourhood. Party on "locals".
man you guys'll bitch about anything
the market is one of the only interesting neighbourhoods left, both for living and partying
there are few other places that draw such an interesting, not suburban crowd
i don't think a bar that took over a spot that previously contained a bar which, unless i'm mistaken, was also another bar before that (and probably so on and so forth for a while) is going to drive your precious kensington property values up enough to ruin the neighbourhood
just because you're old and shitty and hate fun doesn't mean we all have to
The bar was a store three years ago.
No one's against the established bars. The proliferation of additional bars is a troublesome trend that's destroying the soul of a once functional and funky old neighbourhood. Established residents are leaving. Drive them away and land speculators replace them. Expensive real estate = expensive bar leases = expensive drinks = no customers. The bars too will disappear. Party on. Enjoy it while you can. Your drinks are making the developers drunk with joy and you're dancing them right in the door.
P.S. Many of you should Google "ad hominem".
I was once a big fan of Kensington and spent a lot of time there but, for me, the place has lost most, if not all of its charm. Most of the pro-Kensington posts on here call it "unique", "funky" and "cultural", which read like excuses for the neighbourhood's filth and general state of dilapidation. There's much more of an argument against surrendering Kensington to corporate interests like Starbucks if it looked like people really cared about it. The vultures are indeed circling.
Freshmart = Loblaws satan child. Loblaws would love for you to think it's a quaint little independent hard workin' guy place. It's just another tiny cog in the Loblaws behemoth.
And that said, the Freshmart in KM is a nightmare. Filthy. Horrible selection.
We all know Freshmart is a down-market Loblaws/National Grocers franchise. Point is "the Freshmart in KM is a nightmare. Filthy. Horrible selection", which makes it a reasonable fit and pretty much why most residents have accepted it. It's owned by a second generation Kensington family doing business in KM for over fifty years at that location and on Baldwin previously running Freshmart as "Fairland".
To Alley Kat...
This is a blog about Detour Bar if I'm not mistaken. So I have to ask you... have you ever been inside the bar?? Have you even tried to approach the bar owners, to introduce yourself, or voice your concerns? I invite you in for a beer anytime.
If you want to start your own blog about the external forces threatening Kensington Market maybe you should do that somewhere else. As for producing stories about crying girls being shoved outside the bar... you need to go to the club district on Saturday night and see the real 905 gong-show going on down there.
Just so you know that girl you mentioned tripped and fell, no hand was raised to her. She's sitting with me right now and you can usually find her at the end of our bar enjoying a delicious pint of Guiness... no joke. That is a personal matter that happened 3 months ago and has no bearing on your general disdain of any new business coming into KM. I hope we call all just get along.
That's not what I saw but we girls accept spin as common currency from guys who step over the line. If you are that guy, you didn't offer to help her up. Quite the opposite. Several people saw what happened and granted, although it was a personal issue, you take your chances acting out anger in public. I'll cut you and your bar and your friend some slack and walk on the other side of the street in future.
Knock yourself out.
Wow alley kat.
Some people wear rose coloured glasses, yours seem kinda grey. Ad hominem indeed.
You live downtown, things change, cities change, this one has been changing since 1793 and though it isn't always for the best, it must to survive.
Now maybe you need change.
Perhaps it would be best for you to grab your winnings of "double my property value" and move to a more stagnant part of the city that you can enjoy for years to come.
I lived downtown for years, the area I lived in has become a strong and thriving social scene. My needs changed, so I and my family moved, yes, to the suburbs.
Your type astounds me. You remind me of people in The Beach(es). In the beginning it was cottage country for people in the city to visit, now the current residents complain about all the people that go there on the weekends.
Cities (and people) need renewal. Travel enough and you will see lots of examples of places that have missed the boat.
You're taking shots (no pun intended) at something you feel passionate about, I understand. But perhaps you should take your rhetoric to City Hall and not to a place where people are just looking for a spot to hang with friends. Will it survive? Or will it fail like the bar before or the store before etc., only time will tell.
Pour me a Guiness WhiteTruckDude, I'm on my way. Maybe pour me a few, I have transgressions on my mind, and a certain house I need to stagger past with a big smile on my face.
Alley Kat, I plan on checking out the Detour Bar, while you detour around it. So be it. I promise I won't drive, but I can't promise I won't do anything that you can't easily judge from up on your lofty perch.
Alley, you should visit the Detour some time, it may change your impression of it. I've been going every Monday for the acoustic showcase, and the bar staff and patrons there are incredible people.
What most (or all) of you all fail to grasp is that Kensington was a functional community until the fairly recent proliferation of slam-dunk bar licensing. Your Detour is a prime example. The Province and the liquor producing conglomerates profit from the booze induced revelry that spills into the streets and all at the expense a once relatively quiet neighbourhood, and no one gives a rat's ass. How does one raise children when they can no longer sleep in their own beds? You move, and there goes the family dynamic from the community.
I suspect even you will eventually miss the neighbourhood experience which now draws you to drink in Kensington. Once it's gone forever, you'll likely indulge elsewhere and the developers will have their way.
Jesus Christ, rage much?!
Somebody get this girl a shot! Make it a double!
Detour is fucking amazing. Stay greezy ;)
And you are a lovely example of the "neighbourhood experience" alley kat.
It's my experience that neighbourhood bars have little effect on an area than to bring people for lunch or to patios in finer weather during the daytime. That in turn leads to increased business and sustainability to beloved Mom and Pop shops, either by people gaining knowledge of the area, or visiting shops while there (this will only help to keep your evil developers away). If a shop fails with increased foot traffic to it's street don't blame the new neighbours. Maybe you would rather blame the original business that failed and left the vacancy for the new tenant?
At night (when the aforementioned shops are closed) is when the bars start hopping, and I will grant you that the relative peace of your area may be affected.
So, you should actually be happy that there is renewal on a smaller scale happening in your area, if a Jack Astor's rolls in, our voices will raise together. That would NOT be cool with anyone. Then you'll be looking at 50 story condos going in and you'll ACTUALLY have something to complain about.
But in the meantime, you hate, we get it.
P.S. News flash: Prohibition has been and gone.
Yes and stools and couches and a bench.
One of my favourite places in the world. I wish there were more people like this bar's owners.
Great vibe, great people, more affordable than most bars downtown. For ms. ally cats I can say that I used to live in this neighbourhood few years ago and I would never say it was a children friendly neighbourhood, If anything it was a "crack head" friendly neighbourhood!
So, enjoy the "realness" in living in the Market and go have a drink, you'll feel better making peace with your neighbours!
That reads like a commercial Edo. You must drink for free. Anyway Kensington has a 100 plus year history as a family neighbourhood and in fact some of its current inhabitants are second and third generation. Granted the hardcore druggies had their way once but now no more than the rest of the city. The bar's okay. The beer was cold. Some patrons seemed a bit shady the night I drank there.
Typical bar but I gotta admit I'm getting tired of Paul compulsively cocking his head and flipping his hair back... right side... left side... right side... left side... etc. Starting to think he should get a room... with himself.
And where's your proof that all the people going to K Market bars are from the suburbs?
If you and "several people" thought this girl was in trouble, why didn't you or anyone help her?
I read BlogTO because I ma crusty, have no life, and love to hate others that do. I just love to hate actually
So alley kat you saw all this abuse go down in front of the bar to some girl and continued walking on without calling anyone to help her? Here you are criticizing everything in sight in KM, yet you witness abuse and walk on by then chirp about it later. If anything you might be the scuzziest part of the area. So less chirps from birds like you without thinking about it first. :)
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I've been to Silk and Level 3 the major difference bewteen the two is Level 3 can draw a crowd. Both are pretty nice, swanky joints though.Never been to Element, I've tried a couple of times but the people I was out with at the time have always shot down the suggestion.The Firehouse isn't open yet. A little bird has told me that we can expect an August opening somewhere around Musikfest. I'm working on getting in early for a sneak peek. If I can get in I will definitely post some pics.Thanks for the suggestions!
the bar is friendly, good atmosphere, good staff. be a little open minded towards the music and you'll have a great time :) really like this place!
dude. it's 193 baldwin, pretty much at the corner of baldwin and augusta.
good to see fact checkers at work.
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Full detailed profile on Father Ray Santos Played by George Alvarez on Guiding Light Daytime Soap Opera.
George Alvarez
Birthday: 0000-00-00
Olivia runs into Reva while she's at the gas station. They catch up. Olivia wanders off and looks at some flags. Father Ray wishes her a happy Fourth of July. She thanks him for supporting her relationship with Natalia. He doesn't, and he doesn't mean the church should be making choices for her either, he just thinks that with what's been happening in her life, she hasn't been making clear choices.
Rafe goes to see Father Ray at the church. They sit down and Rafe says he's having trouble getting past his mom and Olivia. She's lied to him about her relationship with Olivia. The priest admits that he knows about it already. Rafe thinks his mother is a hypocrite and she isn't living by the rules she taught him to live by. Father Ray tells him that he needs to help his mom right now, not turn his back on her.
Natalia runs into Father Ray at the minimart. He asks her why she hasn't been coming to mass. She's been going to a different church. He wonders if she's told her son her news. She's afraid of upsetting him right now. The priest suggests that she is avoiding telling Rafe just like she's avoiding him because, deep down, she realizes this isn't what God wants. Nat thinks God just wants her to be loving and happy. Father Ray suggests that her feelings for Olivia aren't nearly as strong as she thinks.
Father Ray goes to Natalia's and reminds her of her promise to help with the annual fundraiser. They sit down and the topic turns to Frank. Nat says he's a wonderful person but things aren't simple. "Is there someone else involved?" the priest asks. She admits she has feelings for someone else and looks at a photo of Olivia. Father Ray sighs. He knows that she cares about her daughter and Olivia has Gus' heart, but the scriptures say that this is an unnatural lust and it's wrong. The church has counselors if she wants help. She isn't confessing and she insists that she is the same person no matter who she loves. She doesn't see why she needs to choose between the church and Olivia.
Rafe and Nat go to see Father Ray at church. He offers to talk to her and Frank if they need any help. Rafe and the priest light candles and say a prayer. Nat is more reluctant. Her phone rings but she doesn't pick up. As they walk out, Frank is waiting to take Rafe away. His mother weeps and hugs him. He promises to be back soon.
Natalia goes to the church and lights a candle before she and Frank meet with Father Ray. The priest is happy for them but wonders if this is a little too sudden. He offers to try and re-arrange his schedule so he can perform the ceremony. He asks Frank what marriage means to him. Frank says that she's his family. "You're both ready to do that? Commit to each other forsaking all others?" the priest asks. He thinks they need to be open and honest. Nat asks what she should do if feelings come along that she doesn't understand. The priest knows she has strong values and urges her to believe in them. She feels like Frank understands her. He tells them that Olivia has coached him through the relationship, suggesting things and looking out for them.
At the party, Buzz tells Daisy to smile, even if she doesn't mean it. She wishes she could let go of the sadness the way he has. Frank walks by and his father asks him how a sap like him ends up with a woman like Natalia. Frank isn't laughing. Daisy tries to be positive. A few feet away, Marina paces and stares at her cell phone just in case the sitter calls. Nat walks over and tells them that she is impressed that they could tear themselves away from their baby; she would be a wreck. Mallet jokingly tells her she will have to get the Cooper tattoo. As they laugh, Olivia walks down the stairs and steps over Buzz. He tells her how important this kind of happiness is. "Natalia's an amazing person. She should be happy," Olivia says. As she walks by Nat, she trips and spills water on her. As she wipes it away, Father Ray arrives. He's there to perform the blessing. She welcomes him. "Be good to her Frank, or else," he says. When Olivia greets the priest, he tells her that Sister Ann says 'hello'. Everyone's slightly confused so Olivia fumbles through an excuse. Father Ray begins his blessing, hoping that their love and faith will be a help to everyone else. A wedding is a new beginning and their love could be the light to guide them through the darkness.
Father Ray tells Buzz and Daisy that Coop's former students have launched a scholarship in his name. Frank and Natalia arrive, looking for the rest of the family so Emma can take some pictures. They realize that Marina and Mallet already ran back to their baby. Daisy becomes uncomfortable and wants to leave. Buzz stops her. She wants Coop to be remembered for more than just being a teacher. She needs to find out what happened to Grady and what to do with herself.
After Cassie leaves, Father Ray arrives and congratulates Reva on her news. She says this is a miracle. He believes in those. They catch up about Josh. She explains that he's in Afghanistan with Shayne clearing away land mines. She's made a lot of mistakes with her children but hopes she can get it right this time. He blesses her.
Natalia shows up at work. She's late again. Her boss tells her that they have to let her go. She walks over to Cedars and asks Lillian if she can have a few more hours, even though she doesn't have an official job. Lillian tells her that there is a freeze on hiring. Natalia thanks her anyway and walks off to check on Alan. His room is empty. Father Ray appears and tells her that Alan in off being tested. He asks her if she'd like to talk. "Is God punishing me?" she asks. They sit down. She tells him she put so much faith in Alan's visions, but now it seems that they were just part of a medical condition. She lists all of her problems. He's sorry. She hates being pathetic and feels like she is being punished for putting faith in Alan. He tells her she isn't being punished and God loves her. Every day gets harder for her, she says. That's why she needs to keep her faith, he explains. After he leaves, she walks into Alan's room and begins to cry. Frank finds her in tears. He backs away before she can see him. He's unable to say anything. Walking down to Lillian, he hands her the concert tickets and asks her to take his father.
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The screaming. The rumbling. The tears. The ass-gesturing. The new hairdos. We had full access at the I Love New York reunion, which taped earlier this week and airs Sunday, April 15 at 9/8c on VH1. It could be the most explosive and shocking reunion yet. We can't say too much about what went down, but as a preview, we pulled a few quotes that were too good not to share. Not all of these may make it to air, but try to guess which I Love New York personality said the following, and check back next week for the answers.
1. "My credit is so good that I have my own Visa card."
2. "She rode out on shell-back, I rode out on horseback."
3. "Like you, I am a man of Christ."
4. "Everywhere I go, I get free shots, free drinks, free one-night stands."
5. "Women don't put perfume on their lips!"
6. "I did what I had to do to X him out, and obviously, I got X'ed out."
7. "I don't believe in MySpace gangstas. I don't believe in Internet thugs."
8. "Talk to the ass, bitch."


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GUNNY G: ARTICLES, ETC…~ The USG Doesn't Want You To Know…"That local cops are spying on your cell phone calls." – LewRockwell.com
The US Government doesn't Want you to Know how the Cops are Tracking you
Thought the NSA was bad? Local police and the Obama administration are hoovering cellphone location data from inside your house, and a crackdown could lead to surveillance reformBy Trevor TimmThe GuardianJune 19, 2014Email PrintFacebookTwitterShareAll across America, from Florida to Colorado and back again, the country's increasingly militarized local police forces are using a secretive technology to vacuum up cellphone data from entire neighborhoods – including from people inside their own homes – almost always without a warrant.
This week, numerous investigations by major news agencies revealed the US government is now taking unbelievable measures to make sure you never find out about it. But a landmark court ruling for privacy could soon force the cops to stop, even as the Obama administration fights to keep its latest tool for mass surveillance a secret.So-called International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI catchers – more often called their popular brand name, "Stingray" – have long been the talk of the civil liberties crowd, for the indiscriminate and invasive way these roving devices conduct surveillance.
The Obama Administration Has Been Quietly Telling Local Police Forces Not to Tell You About This | TheBlaze.com
The Obama administration has been quietly advising local police not to disclose details about surveillance technology they are using to sweep up basic cellphone data from entire neighborhoods,
The Associated Press has learned.Citing security reasons, the U.S. has intervened in routine state public records cases and criminal trials regarding use of the technology. This has resulted in police departments withholding materials or heavily censoring documents in rare instances when they disclose any about the purchase and use of such powerful surveillance equipment.
Federal involvement in local open records proceedings is unusual.
It comes at a time when President Barack Obama has said he welcomes a debate on government surveillance and called for more transparency about spying in the wake of disclosures about classified federal surveillance programs.
U.S. pushing local cops to stay mum on cellular surveillance
U.S. pushing local cops to stay mum on cellular surveillanceChicago Sun Times ^ | 5/12/2014Posted on 6/13/2014, 9:06:30 AM by KeyLargoU.S. pushing local cops to stay mum on cellular surveillanceThu, 06/12/2014 Sun-Times wiresWASHINGTON — The Obama administration has been quietly advising local police not to disclose details about surveillance technology they are using to sweep up basic cellphone data from entire neighborhoods, The Associated Press has learned.
Lavabit (email service) owner fears arrest for non-compliance after secret surveillance order
Lavabit (email service) owner fears arrest for non-compliance after secret surveillance order
Posted on Sunday, August 18, 2013 7:37:52 AM by Libloather
The owner of the encrypted email service used by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden says he could face criminal charges for refusing to comply with a secret federal court order issued last week.
Ladar Levison abruptly shut down his company, Lavabit LLC, last week to avoid being forced to hand over customers' personal information and communications.
6 in 10 Americans Don't See Anything Wrong With Mass Government Surveillance
6 in 10 Americans Don't See Anything Wrong With Mass Government Surveillance
National Journal ^ | June 10, 2013 | Brian Fung
Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:46:37 AM by don-o
The first polling on the National Security Agency surveillance leak is out, and despite almost unanimous cries of outrage from the press and civil-liberties advocates, the rest of America seems decidedly "meh" on the matter.
NSA's Verizon Spying Order Specifically Targeted Americans, Not Foreigners
's Verizon Spying Order Specifically Targeted Americans, Not Foreigners
Forbes ^ | June 5, 2013 | Andy Greenberg
Posted on Thursday, June 06, 2013 11:21:47 AM by grundle
The National Security Agency has long justified its spying powers by arguing that its charter allows surveillance on those outside of the United States, while avoiding intrusions into the private communications of American citizens.
But the latest revelation of the extent of the NSA's surveillance shows that it has focused specifically on Americans, to the degree that its data collection has in at least one major spying incident explicitly excluded those outside the United States.
Colorado State Police And Homeland Security Target Christians As Anti-patriots
Colorado State Police And Homeland Security Target Christians As Anti-patriots
Surviving Global Recession ^ | April 6, 2013 | Steven Ahle
Posted on Tuesday, April 09, 2013 7:32:47 AM by IbJensen
I recently received a letter from one of law enforcement's finest. He had attended a seminar in which he was told to be on the lookout for Christians. The letter was written by an attendee, Ron Trowbridge, Undersheriff in Prowers County, Colorado. I would like to thank Sheriff Trowbridge for the letter and the 25 years he has spent protecting the public in his county.
Fear of reprisals from either the Colorado State Police and Homeland Security, fail to stop this patriot from exposing what our law officers are being subjected to. Because of his bravery, we are able to get an inside look on how nefarious forces within our government are attempting to indoctrinate our law officers.
As this letter proves, our officers cannot be intimidated. Nor can they be turned on the people they serve. The people of Prowers County are very lucky to have him.


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August 27, 2012
Contact: Michael DiResto, 225-342-7000
State government offices to close Tuesday and Wednesday in 22 Louisiana parishes
(BATON ROUGE) Due to the threat posed by Tropical Storm Isaac, Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater announced that state government offices will be closed on Tuesday, August 28, and Wednesday, August 29, in the following parishes in the tropical storm warning and hurricane watch/warning areas:
• Orleans
• St. Bernard
• Plaquemines
• Jefferson
• St. Charles
• Lafourche
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Child safety on the Internet
It is important that everyone using Internet resources understand that this is a vast resource to which the Library can provide access, but over which the Library has little control. Please read the following Policy Statement and the guidelines for child safety and review them with your children as appropriate. Remember that parents, not the Library, must be responsible for children's appropriate use of the Internet.
Wicomico County Free Library Policy for Access to Electronic Information
Child Safety on the Internet Guidelines
This is an excerpt from the brochure, "Child Safety on the Information Highway."
It is reprinted and distributed with permission of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). (c) NCMEC 1994 All rights reserved. For futher information on child safety, please call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
1. I will not give out personal information such as my address, telephone number; parents' work address/telephone number; or the name and location of my school without my parents' permission.
2. I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable.
3. I will never agree to get together with someone I "meet" online without first checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the meeting. I will be sure that it is in a public place and bring my mother or father along.
4. I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my parents.
5. I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do I will tell my parents right away so that they can contact the online service.
6. I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online, and appropriate areas for me to visit. I will not access other areas or break rules without their permission.