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The new year is already a year old, but there is still time to reflect on the lessons of 2013. Liverpool fan Jim Boardman - he of Anfield Wrap fame - looks back on what was an enjoyable year for the Reds, picking out ten lessons learnt:
1. Liverpool have improved quite a lot
Liverpool began 2013 in ninth place, 21 points from top and just 11 above the relegation zone. They began 2014 in fifth place just 6 points from top, 20 points above the relegation zone and second highest scorers. It might be a touch disappointing with the Reds having topped the table for Christmas but they are still well on course for achieving their real target for the season: a proper crack at a top four finish.
Winning the league would be "Utopia" but top four would be quite some achievement given the struggles of the past few seasons.
2. Liverpool have the best footballer in the world
OK, arguably the best footballer in the world. But why argue about these things anyway? When they're this good it doesn't matter which one is best. Every club in the world would love to have them and Liverpool have Luis Suárez. As outstanding as he is, there's still a sense that he's learning all the time, a feeling that he's yet to hit his peak.
That must be a frightening thought for those who don't have him on their side. Words have started to fail supporters as he does his thing at the match; noises that would be embarrassing anywhere else becoming the new way of expressing delight and disbelief.
3. Liverpool know how to conquer Australia
The Reds only stayed in Australia a few days, stopping off in Melbourne as part of their summer tour of Australasia, but earned the kind of respect that the England cricket team can only dream of. Fans crowded outside the team hotel hoping for a glimpse of their heroes and long queues formed outside pop-up merchandise stalls set up in city-centre Melbourne.
It might have only been a friendly but it felt like a cup final with over 95,000 supporters selling out the MCG, the organisers even selling standing tickets at the last minute to try and meet the demand. And Liverpool won.
4. Alex Ferguson hates Liverpool FC
We didn't so much learn this as have it confirmed as he set about finding fault with the Reds in all kinds of ways in his much-publicised autobiography. He devoted a whole chapter to Liverpool but his declaration that Steven Gerrard isn't "a top, top player" despite also claiming that he once tried to sign him is perhaps the bit that stands out most.
5. Liverpool still have a strange transfer policy
Having lost out in a £30m chase for Willian over the summer, Liverpool decided not to bother buying an expensive attacking player and settled on making a defender, Mamadou Sakho, their £18m "marquee signing" instead. In fact Liverpool brought three new centre-backs to the club in the summer in what seemed to be a bit of undue panic about the retirement of Jamie Carragher.
From the outside it all seems a bit of a scattergun approach, as if the new, mysterious 'transfer committee' are just carrying on where Damien Comolli left off with his own system. But it's certainly not all been bad and the fees being paid are now at least more sensible. The first signings of the year, Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, are proof that the club can get it right over transfers.
6. Liverpool's squad is far too small
Although there has been a touch of bad luck with injuries, Liverpool really are struggling to pick 18 fit and experienced players for a matchday squad. Injuries aren't always down to bad luck and earlier on in the season a lack of European football meant just one game a week and more time for recovery for the thin squad.
As the busier festive season kicked in it was inevitable the squad would be stretched and Brendan Rodgers ended the year having to give a debut to a 19-year-old in a massive league match at Stamford Bridge. Brad Smith acquitted himself well but if Liverpool don't bring in more quality competition this January across all positions (except the well-stocked centre-back position) the wheels could quickly fall off that campaign for a top-four finish.
7. Brendan Rodgers nearly picked the Christmas Number One
Rodgers kindly met up with The Anfield Wrap for a chat during the Reds' trip to Australia and the opening, ice-breaking, question was: "Which is your favourite track one, side one, of an album." Rodgers revealed his was Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know", a song most of us had forgotten about, but lo and behold a cover of it made it to the top spot just before Christmas. Surely more than a coincidence, and if it wasn't for Simon Cowell it might have still been there for the Christmas chart itself.
8. Liverpool is a good place for youngsters
Maybe some recently-released players will disagree and we still await an announcement on the future direction of the club's Academy, but Brendan Rodgers' background in youth football is serving Liverpool's better youngsters well.
Perhaps forced at times by the size of the squad, the manager isn't afraid to give youth a chance, but is clearly aware of the risks of burnout or of placing too much weight of expectation on young shoulders. Raheem Sterling is improving all the time and will give Rodgers something to think about when Daniel Sturridge returns.
9. Jordan Henderson was not a bad signing after all
Kenny Dalglish said from the outset that he wasn't signing Henderson for the present but for the future and in 2013 we've seen that future. He's still some way short of being the finished article but if ever there was an example of a player willing to learn it's him, playing in a number of roles over the last 12 months but excelling when played more centrally. And he runs just fine, Sir Alex.
10. The belief is back at Anfield
If - and it's a big "if" – Liverpool can continue to improve at the same rate they did in 2013, there really is a good chance that those good old days will finally be returning. The belief of 2013 isn't that slightly hopeful, some would say deluded, belief of previous seasons but a genuine feeling that something special could be happening.
At times at Anfield this season it has felt like the old days are already back: there's a swagger about the Reds and victories have come about thanks to a modern-day variation of the old-fashioned "pass and move", with skilful players who have an almost telepathic understanding of their team-mates. The job is far from done, though, and it's important Brendan Rodgers keeps reminding everyone at the club of that.


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Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Text: Job 10:1-8
Key Verse: "I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me" (Job 10:2).
Whenever we sense that things seem not to be going on well with us as they should, there is need for us to stop and do a checkup. We know very well that God is true to His promises and will not change in all that He has promised His people. But when the people of God are experiencing otherwise, it is reasonable to find out what could have been the cause.
Job had had a very unpleasant experience. It was one not consistent with someone of his caliber who had been described as one who feared God and eschewed evil. He personally could not understand why this had to be. He had done a check on himself and could not see where in particular he had sinned against God. He knew that whatever his own human, limited eyes could not see, God obviously, is all-knowing and will certainly see. As he pleaded for God to show him where he had erred, why God was contending with him, he was also quick to ask for mercy – that God should not condemn him.
Job's unfortunate experience was a test of his faith and love for God. We must learn from his attitude in suffering. When we go through experiences that we seem not to understand, we should not be quick to blame God or think He is unfaithful. God cannot be unfaithful.
When we checkup, we may find out that God is either displeased because of something that we have done wrong or He is just trying our faith. Whether our pain is a chastisement or a trial of our faith, the end is to bring out the best in us if we have the right attitude to it. Understanding who God is and the consistency of His nature will help us to know that He cannot allow us to suffer unjustly.
Thought for the day: God cannot allow you to suffer unjustly.
Bible Reading in one Year: Psalm 68-71

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When talking about the best NHL teams of all time, this can be a conversation that can lead to a few arguments and people losing teeth. Now we can talk in a general sense of the question and say that for example the Detroit Red Wings are one of the best all times. That can be said, or we can talk about individual teams such as the 99 Red Wings. That is what we are going to talk about. The individual teams that achieved greatness. Lets take a look at a few of these teams that were not just good, they were historical.
1976-77 Montreal Canadians
No you are not looking at things wrong and I did not make a mistake. The 77 Canadians are looked at as the best all time not only for what they did in the regular season, but also for the feats of magic that they performed in the off season. Yes the Boston Bruins beat them at home once, That was the one and only loss that they suffered at home. In fact they had the best home record in the NHL and feat that in a lot of peoples minds still stands. When you outscore your opponents 205-75 at home, you have more than a little bragging rights. As a team they put forth some of the most amazing stats any team has ever accomplished and individually they won almost every award that they could. It is a wonder that the NHL did not just rename the Stanley Cup just for them. This was the best performance that any NHL team had ever put forth and a feat that has not been repeated since.
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers
This is a team that gave a serious fight to the #1 team for their spot on this lists. They finished their season at 47-21-2 and were tied for 2nd overall in the NHL. Many of the Oiler faithful began to doubt the chances that their team would come through and bring the cup home. The Islanders seemed determined that they were going to ruin the Cinderella story that the team was having. But for those that refused to give in and accept defeat, they saw the Islanders be sent home in defeat and their Oilers take the Conn Smythe trophy as well as the Stanley Cup.
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings
We mentioned the Detroit Red Wings earlier and no discussion about hockey and legacy teams would be complete without mentioning the 1996-97 Red Wings. This was a team that since 1955 had not even so much as been close to lifting the Stanley Cup. There was plenty of potential to pull from, there was just simply no one player that could rise to the top and take the team to that next point. Steve Yzerman was supposed to be their savior and yet he simply could not do it. There was a number of other players that the Red wings depended on that fell short of the task, including Chris Chealios. There was just something different about this season as the Wings were determined not to be denied their shot at the cup. After a lot of blood sweat and years, the Red Wings were successful in getting the Stanley Cup back in their possession and would then go on to win it four times in eleven years.
We could sit here and talk for hours or days about the rest of the best, but this was the top three teams that really made an impression in the NHL. While there are others and you will disagree about these three, the fact remains that hockey is a sport that is driven by fans and by their passion for their favorite team.


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85 Lamps: Time to Retire
We love Droog Design-"The products they select need to combine functionality and conceptual clarity with a keen expression of awareness of cultural and technological references and contexts" and we love design site Funfurde. What we don't love is 85 lamps at 15 watts each, or 1275 watts hanging over our dining room table. In any other form of lighting besides incandescent that would light an entire house; in our kitchen we could cook dinner. In Droog's defense it was designed in 1993; however it is still for sale. TreeHugger has suggested Ban the Bulb; Perhaps it is also time to Ban 85 Bulbs as well, at least until they bring out the LED version. ::DroogDesign via ::Funfurde


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Luke Evans is motorbike driver for top cycling photographer Graham Watson at the Giro d'Italia. Aside from piloting motorbikes, Luke is an author, freelance journalist and former editor of Cycle Sport magazine. Graham's Giro photos can be seen in our gallery section.
May 23, Stage 13, Modena – Cittadella
Another flat one. As flat as a plate of risotto.
Very warm (for a Brit) but breezy and it rained a bit at the end. Cav won. Yes! Read Farrand's story in CW, he told us last night over supper that he is bezzie mates with him again after Cav took umbrage over Steve's story in which Pozzatto dissed the Manx Missile. How can you not like Cav? He is going to be very big very soon and if he doesn't win a Tour stage this July I'll eat my mouldy boots.
We dined like kings last night, by the way. Steve, Graham and I sat down at 9pm in an 'Agri-Turismo' restaurant – these places specialise in local food and wine and we were in Regio Emilia just outside Modena, the home of ham and Parmesan (there was a tenner's worth slab in every place in the press room).
We had Parma ham and salami, with a bottle of white wine, then a selection of pasta dishes, a little glass of white sorbet to cleanse the palate, before tucking in to pigs' cheeks (handsome fare) washed down with a couple of bottles of red. Have you ever had Limoncelli? – I can recommend that too, but my memory is somewhat hazy on the names of the red and green liqueurs that followed.
Sounds glib to say cycle racing is a beautiful sport, but in Italy, where else, this is so true I can get quite emotional about it. Everywhere we go is decorated with pink ribbons, pink balloons and just endless crowds of excited, happy, gleeful people. They always clap but mostly they cheer and shout, bang the boards at the finishes and wave at everything and anyone. There is not a hint of the Flemish flag brigade who get pissed and can be a bit intimidating.
The Italians just love the spectacle, they adore the aesthetic of the race and like all wise people, they take pleasure in the simple things in life like food, noisy things and elegant brickwork,
Bullshit over. Today I saw a poodle dyed pink, yesterday a sane middle aged bloke gently waving a pink carnation and today heard a lady exclaim in pure delight 'Bellissimo!' as we passed by. We are so unbelievably priviledged to soak up all that goodwill, happiness and joy in this beautiful Giro d'Italia.
May 22: Stage 12 Forlin-Carpi
May 21: Stage 11 Urbino – Cesena
May 20: Stage 10 Pesaro – Urbino
Luke Evans is motorbike driver for top cycling photographer Graham Watson at the Giro d'Italia. Aside from piloting motorbikes, Luke is an author, freelance journalist and former editor of Cycle Sport magazine. Graham's Giro photos can be seen in our gallery section.


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SOL explores the death of a young Inuk man, Solomon Tapatiaq Uyarasuk, who is found dead in an RCMP detachment in a remote Inuit community. The locals suspect murder, but the police suggest suicide. As the documentary investigates the truth to Solomon's death it sheds light on the underlying social issues of Canada's North that has resulted in this region claiming one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world. Read More... about SOL
For over 50 years, archaeologist Dr. Douglas Anderson, of Brown University, studied the Iñupiaq Natives of Northwestern Alaska. When one of the last excavations of his career shuts down due to the discovery of human remains, he must rely on the relationships he has built with the Iñupiaq. Policy dictates that archaeological excavations on National Park Service land must stop when remains are found and all living descendants be notified. Are the relationships between Anderson and the Iñupiaq based purely on his own academic pursuits? Read More... about Swift Water Place
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Director Tim Burton accompanied his partner, Helena Bonham Carter, who scooped a Best Supporting Actress award for The King's Speech. Costume designer Colleen Atwood was awarded for her work on Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Later in the evening, Tim Burton presented Christopher Lee with the academy fellowship in recognition of his long career.
In other Dark Shadows movie news, IMDB is now listing Oscar-nominated cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel as the project's director of photography. His previous work includes the stunning visuals seen in Amelie, along with Infamous and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.


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Casey covers his genitals in a bathtub and the bottom of his bare ass is exposed in a bathroom. His character isn't supposed to be in shape, so Casey's got a bit of flab in here.
Pubic hair in a bathtub scene / Bare buns in the john
Casey Affleck sits naked in a bathtub. The water around him is shallow and transparent. Casey has his hands cupped over his genitals but there's a slight fringe of black pubic hair left exposed. Later in the movie Casey urinates into a stool in the family bathroom. He wears a long-sleeved shirt but is naked from the waist down. He's only viewed from the back and the shirt-tail covers the upper half of his ass but the lower half of his lightly-furred buns can be seen.


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As of 2015, the most current numbers from the National Institute on Retirement Security indicate Americans ages 55 to 64 with retirement accounts have an average $100,000 toward retirement. However, the average for this age group drops to $12,000 for all households.Continue Reading
Americans between the ages of 45 to 54 average $10,001 of retirement savings per household, while those within this age group who have retirement plans average $60,000 in savings, reports the National Institute on Retirement Security. Americans in the 35 to 44 age group average $1,400 in retirement savings, while those with retirement accounts average $31,000. Americans with the least amount of savings are in the 25 to 34 age group. On the whole, this group does not have savings, averaging $0 across all households. However, for these Americans with retirement plans, the average is $13,000 in savings.
The National Institute on Retirement Security reports that Americans' retirement savings are in crisis, and they are continuing to worsen as of 2015. Almost 40 million American households do not have any retirement savings, and the median retirement savings across all age groups is $2,500. A 2014 report from the Federal Reserve gives similar results, indicating that 19 percent of Americans between 55 and 64 do not have any retirement savings at all.Learn more about Financial Planning


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Crazy Rich Asians
Very few films have ever captured the pains of being first-generation American quite like Crazy Rich Asians.
Very few films have ever captured the pains of being first-generation American quite like Crazy Rich Asians.
A solid hangout movie as well as a band-of-buddies film.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
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An article about Project Involve's inclusive storytelling in the Hollywood landscape as it celebrates its 25th anniversary with a fundraiser on Saturday, September 22nd.
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A celebration of Jane Campion's "In the Cut," as part of a video essay series about maligned masterpieces.
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Selections from Caveman Basic, a word guide that was handed to patrons as they entered the theater to see Caveman:
AIEE: Help! Save me!
ALOONDA: Affection, desire.
BO-BO: Man, friend, human.
CA-CA: Excrement.
FECH: Bad, no good, ugly
GWEE: To go.
HARAKA: Fire, burning thing.
KUDA: Come here, where are we now this way right here.
MA: Me, myself
MACHA: Wild animal, beast, non-human.
NYA: No, none, not happening, negative.
OOL: Food.
POOKA: Hurt, injured, messed up no good.
WHOP: Stop whoa, hold it!
ZUG-ZUG: Sexual intercourse.
Selections from my thoughts after having seen the film:
Aieee! This movie is fech! We can hardly wait for the end so we can gwee. We kill time in between by eating popcorn and other ool. The movie is ca-ca.
There are a few good moments, mostly involving the giant prehistoric dinosaurs and other machas, especially during zug-zug. But the movie is mostly fech, nya, and pooka, if you ask me.
And yet "Caveman" is fairly successful, maybe because there's a real hunger for an "Airplane!"-type satirical spoof. It gets good laughs with scenes like the one where John Matuszak throws himself over a cliff along with a rock.
But it has a basic problem, which is that there is no popular original material for it to satirize. There has never been a really successful movie set in prehistoric times, although God knows they've tried, with movies like "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" and "One Million Years B.C." Those movies were self-satirizing; by the end, they were making fun of the way they started out.
"Caveman" seems more in the tradition of Alley Oop, crossed with Mel Brooks's Two Thousand Year Old Man. But the only artistic cross-reference it can manage is from the opening scene of Stanley Kubrick's "2000." In "Caveman", the cavemen are shown in the process of discovering modern fire, cooking, and music. During their epochal discoveries, the sound track teases us by quoting from Strauss's "Thus Spake Zarathustra," but never quite getting it right. Why bother to rewrite Strauss? He's out of copyright.
The movie has an interesting cast -- or would have an interesting cast, if the actors were given interesting things to do. Ringo Starr plays the leader of a wandering tribe, and onetime Oakland Raider Matuszak is the leader of the stronger tribe and the boyfriend of Barbara Bach, who wears push-up skunk skins. Starr feels great aloonda for Bach, and whenever he sees her, zug-zug is not far from his mind. But Matuszak is the kind of guy who can break a dinosaur's drumstick in two, and so Starr has to outsmart the big guy. Thus, intelligence is born.
It's a little depressing to realize how much time and money went into "Caveman", an expensive production shot on location in Mexico. This very same material could have been filmed quickly and cheaply on a sound stage, since the production values are obviously not going to make us laugh any louder. And with the added flexibility and the lower stakes, maybe a little spontaneity could have crept into the film. As it stands, the filmmakers seem to learn comedy as slowly as the cavemen learn to whop before they step in the haraka.
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Nurses, take care of yourselves
We nurses are a funny bunch I tell ya. It amazes me the selfless sacrifices we make everyday. The word 'no' sometimes escapes our minds and in some cases just isn't a part of our vocabulary. Everything from our patient care, team play, and our compassion for others. We just love to take care of things. Take care of people. Take care of any and everything that crosses our path.
At work we tend to our patients, we are attentive to our patient and patient's family needs. We address and carry out the physician and the medical team's challenges with pin-point accuracy. We are compassionate to our co-workers and fellow employees and above all we care.
Away from the job we continue this habit with our family, our children, and our friends. We give a damn about what's happening. Our care extends as far as our hearts can reach sometimes.
It is this insurmountable amount of care that is also our curse.
We care so much about everything and everyone else that we forget about number one. We forget about ourselves. We drive ourselves into exhaustion oh-so many times that the self-care deficit becomes the 'norm'.
To keep up with the pace of our lives we start getting less and less sleep, consuming more and more caffeine just to make it through the day (this sound familiar?)
We over-extend ourselves so much that we end up hurting ourselves where it counts the most. Our mental and physical health begin to suffer. We become bitter and angry. We become short-fused. We can even start to get a lil depressed. Our bodies become more tired. We physically start to ache and hurt in places that we didn't even know existed! All of a sudden we start developing illnesses and diagnoses that we used to just see in our patients??
Being a nurse and being 'run-down' goes hand-in-hand, but it's not a requirement for the job. It doesn't make you a better or worse nurse if you start saying no. If you dare to care enough about yourself as you do your job, your family, your friends, and all those around you – you'd be surprised at what will happen.
Start to take better care of yourselves. Here are 8 ways to do so.
- Learn to say "no" to that extra shift.
- Take time to relax and enjoy life outside of the stress.
- Find a hobby that you enjoy and make time for it – no matter how little time it may be.
- Spend 'quiet time' – no distractions.
- Take mini-vacations with those you love.
- Exercise – in whatever capacity you can. (I think we all know the benefits of ANY type of exercise)
- Eat better – I didn't say go on a diet. I think we all can eliminate some of the really bad food choices we make.
- And most importantly – be happy. Enjoy this wonderful adventure of a roller coaster we call life.
In the end, by taking care of yourselves, you are giving the greatest gift to those you love and to your patients. They get the best you, that you can give them. And… isn't that one of the greatest gifts?
Take care of yourself and yours.
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Ok. Yes, like experience for me too. I have BSN but it doesn't make a difference, it seems.
@ Roselyn Hang in there.
too bad you couldnt just give them tha money for ur bsn. am a nurse too theyre only initials p yr name


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Well it has taken me a while of trying to find a decent place and I can happily say I have found somewhere that has satisfied my need for Chinese!
At the corner of Princess and MacDonnell st. there stands a restaurant that used to be a Ho-Lee-Chow (by the font and colour scheme you can drive by it and swear it was still a ho-lee-chow). But don't be fooled, it's not just a spin-off or a part of the chain, it is a standalone restaurant. As a side note I always love when restaurants have the pictures of the chef/owner on their ads and you can actually see them in person.
It's not huge on the inside but it has just recently added a few more chairs and tables if you're looking to sit inside. It is very clean and simple on the inside, with a newly renovated front counter and a very old dot matrix printer still printing out the receipts.
This is the 192 Combination plate, $6.95 from 11am-4pm or $9.95 4pm-close (a lunch deal until 4pm, wow!). It includes Szechuan beef, chicken fried rice, and an egg roll, perfect plate size for one. The Szechuan beef is a garlicky, gingery, spicy beef stir fry with onions, green peppers, carrots and peanuts. What I love about this dish especially is that it often comes with actual pieces red chili peppers, very delicious! The fried rice is as delicious as fried rice usually is and the egg roll is quite good too (though i often request the spring roll at additional charge anyways). Overall it's a very filling and delicious dish, I can't count how many times i've ordered it now.
Shown here is the 196 Combination plate, General Tso's chicken, chicken fried rice and an egg roll (substituted for spring roll here). I only ate a piece of the chicken since it wasn't my meal however it was quite delicious, there was also some vegetables that came with it but they had been eaten previously to this picture.
The staff are always friendly here and I must say the fastest when it comes to delivery. Though i'm only down the road from here i've gotten my food in 15-20 mins since ordering every time. And when I decide to go pick-up food I enjoy the open concept kitchen that can be clearly seen from over the counter. It always puts me at ease to watch as people are making dumplings, chopping fresh vegetables and frying rice. I'd like to emphasize again not to think this is just another run of the mill chain restaurant, it's really great quality and always delicious.
The only small gripe I have is with the amount of food, though it was cheap I often only get a few pieces of beef.
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Emo_Girl01 | 0
Haha thats funny. "be proud"
Hey, be proud of your innie, it means your doctor cut the correct amount of umbilical cord, outies mean he didn't do as well. Oh, and if you're a dude, don't stick your fingers in there. It hurts the manly gems.
6, your comment was funny but you do know the shape of your bellybutton has nothing to do with how it was cut, right? (:
Nikon MicroscopyU states that the protrusion of skin that is also known as an 'outtie' is caused by excess skin remaining after the umbilical cord is severed.
Well, I'm an innie and my mom kept my umbilical cord (yeah, I know, gross) and that thing is super long. I'm not sure what to believe now.
caitlyndeon18 | 10
If your penis is in the middle of your stomach then something is really wrong lol
audreyy062 | 2
20- wait, but cant ur umbilical cord still be really long even if a little is left on ur body? huh? huh?
Skittlepickle | 13
^^^Only you people can make me want to read about bellybuttons...
megaaann_fml | 9
Hells yeah! Innies FTW!
50- in men, the nerves in the belly button are the same nerves that connect to your penis and testicles.
scrapmetal58 | 9
Keyman is the man. I don't think it hurts though but I can feel it. It's an odd sensation.
kelsey_katie | 17
I was on the school bus the other day, and I poked my friend David in the bellybutton, on accident, and he freaked out and was all "WOAH! that was my bellybutton." and he winced in pain. I do believe that 6's comment is true:p
I was on the school bus the other day, and I poked my friend David in the bellybutton, on accident, and he freaked out and was all "WOAH! that was my bellybutton." and he winced in pain. I do believe that 6's comment is true:p
False_Stupidity | 41
And dumb, because being obese automatically makes it an innie...
castrosabeast | 7
BOOM that's what's up!
By Im2Handsom | 1
I don't think I've ever seen a fat/fluffy person with an ottie now that I think of it.
Christine14_6 | 0
I'm not skinny and I definantly have an inne outies look silly o_0
Neonnight | 0
That just makes you more fat
By FaceCramps | 4
Oh? My bellybutton? I haven't seen it in a while. It's a full time ninja you know.
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Piers Morgan Calls FTVLive a "Mad Blogger"/
Piers Morgan went on Howard Stern's radio show Today and took shots at two of the biggest people in Media..... Bill O'Reilly and Me (FTVLive).
Morgan told some story about how Bill O'Reilly blew him off and said that O'Reilly was "a dick."
He was then asked about the FTVLive report that CNN was looking to replace him at 9PM.
FTVLive reported that Morgan had signed a one year extension to his contract and that CNN was "actively looking for a replacement for Piers Morgan."
Morgan told Stern that FTVLive's report was wrong and that he recently signed a one year extension to his contract. Ummmmm....sorry Piers, but I believe that is exactly what we reported.
Morgan then referred to me as a "mad blogger." Since Morgan is British, I'm not sure what his translation of "Mad blogger" means? I know people say that Tiger Woods has "mad golf skills" which means that Tiger is very good at his job of a PGA Tour player.
So, will take it as Piers was complimenting us and for that we thank him.
But then Morgan told Howard Stern he had never heard of FTVLive. Yet, for some reason he knows we are "mad." Interesting...to say the least.
Piers might want to ask his boss Jeff Zucker about FTVLive, we are 100% positive he's heard of us.
Or better yet Piers, call over to gang at Fox News, the network that cleans the floor with you every night in the ratings.
They've heard of FTVLive. Hell... Greta even blogs about this site.
Piers you can ask Hoda and Kathie Lee about FTVLive. Or Robin Meade over at your sister HLN.
Finally, FTVLive's story was that Piers Morgan signed a contract extension and that Jeff Zucker is looking to replace him in the 9PM slot. We also said that Morgan might stay on at CNN but more than likely it will be outside prime time.
We stand behind that story and we'll just have to wait and see how it plays out.
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We'll just have to wait and see if this swing was a hit or a miss?
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And we don't think Bill O'Reilly is a dick.
Sounds like you are the one that's "mad" Piers.
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Seaventures Dive Rig is a dive platform and resort based in Sipadan, Borneo, Malaysia. It still maintains the allure and spirit of a working rig yet the rooms are more comfortable, the food highly acclaimed, service exemplary and diving world class.
The Seaventures dive resort truly is a novelty alternative to any dive resort and is ideal for divers wanting to maximise their diving — especially if you only have a few days to dive. Best of all, it is situated in one of the diving industry's renowned top dive destinations commonly ranked as being one of the world's best.
Free unlimited house reef dives and options for additional boat dives to Sipadan mean that you may not have much time to squeeze anything else in other than relaxing on the deck and embracing the 360º views of the Celebes Sea that surround you.
However, if you do find yourself needing a little additional entertainment there are plenty of facilities on Seaventures to keep you entertained. There is a games room equipped with snooker, mahjong and table tennis and a conference room for screening videos or group meetings. Boats go across to the island if you want to take in a little of the local scenery and the Seaventures very own band is there to entertain in the evenings.
Sabah is known for its stunning sunsets and beautiful horizons — what better place to enjoy them and a bird's eye view of the island than from the highest vantage point on the sundeck at Seaventures Dive Rig. The Seaventures Sun deck is the only place where you will get unobstructed views of the islands surrounding the area and some of the best sunset shots.
Seaventures Dive Rig is renowned for having the best food in the area with the highlight being the barbecue nights, and some of the best entertainment for the evening with the Sea Gypsy Band as they transform from dive crew by day to singers, drummers and guitarists by night.
About the Dive Center
Seaventures Dive Dig offers unlimited house reef with our diving packages. Naturally, you would be wondering what marine creatures you can see at our house reef. Recent sightings are the Crown Frogfish or also known as Warty Frogfish.
Famous for being one of the to dive sites in the world. Beautiful corals and abundant marine life such as green and howksbill turtles, white tip and grey reef sharks, shoals of barracuda and jack fish will surround you on your dives. Sipadan Island boasts beautiful reef dives, wall dives that drop to 600 metres and enchanting sim throughs.
Sipadan Island Information (NEW)
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This cake comes from one of my Christmas presents, the lovely Great British Bake Off: How to Bake which has lots of delicious sounding recipes that I can't wait to try. This one caught my eye first because of the marzipan as I had some left over from the Christmas Cake that needed using up.
This is quite a plain cake really but still lovely all the same. The marzipan adds a lovely sweet richness and the apricot glaze adds a nice bit of zing. Perfect for a spot of afternoon tea.
By the way, don't be deceived by the size of the cake in the picture below. It started out as a full sized loaf cake but this was all that was left by the time I came home this afternoon!
Golden Apricot and Marzipan Loaf Cake
(adapted from The Great British Bake Off - How to Bake)
for the cake mixture
300g/10 1/2oz self raising flour
good pinch of salt
150g/5 1/2oz unsalted butter, cool and firm but not rock hard
100g/3 1/2oz golden caster sugar
100g/3 1/2oz soft-dried apricots
150g/5 1/2oz sultanas
2 large free-range eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
150ml full-fat or semi-skimmed milk
150g/5 1/2oz marzipan
to finish
2 tablespoons apricot jam
1 tablespoon boiling water
2 tablespoons flaked almonds
1) Grease and line a 900g loaf tin, about 26 x 12.5 x 7.5cm (or a 20cm round, deep cake tin). Preheat the oven to 180c/350f/gas 4.
2) Add the flour and salt to a mixing bowl. Cut the butter into small pieces then rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips. Alternatively you can blitz it in a food processor for a few seconds. Stir in the sugar.
3) Roughly chop the apricots or cut into small chunks with scissors. Add to the bowl with the sultanas and mix well. Beat the eggs with the vanilla and milk until thoroughly combined. Add to the bowl and mix with a wooden spoon to make a stiff mixture.
4) Spoon one third of the mixture into the prepared tin and spread evenly. Cut the marzipan into 1.5cm cubes and arrange half on top of the cake mix. Cover with half the remaining mixture, spreading it evenly. Arrange the rest of the marzipan cubes on top of this layer then spread the rest of the mixture over the top.
5) Gently bang the tin on the worktop to get rid of any air pockets then bake in the over for 1 - 1 1/4 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean (test in several different places because it's hard to avoid the marzipan). Transfer the tin to a wire rack. Run a round-bladed knife around the inside of the tin to loosen the cake then leave to cool for 15 minutes before carefully turning it out and leaving it to cool on a wire rack.
6) To finish, gently warm the apricot jam with the water, stirring to make a sticky glaze. Brush this over the top of the cake. Scatter the flaked almonds over the cake then leave to set. Store in an airtight container and eat within 5 days.


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Professor Releases CD
Albany Records, a label devoted to American Music, releases a CD of music by William & Mary music professor Brian Hulse. The disc titled Pseudosynthesis is the first full-length recording of Hulse's music to appear on the market. Supported in part by a William & Mary faculty research grant, it features chamber works for various combinations of flute, violin, guitar, and piano, performed by some of the best young new music specialists in the United States. Hulse describes the music on the disc as "variously energetic, rhythmic, and sometimes melodious." Stylistically, the music recalls Shostakovich and Bartok, Minimalism, with echoes of Modernism, which he attributes to his studies with composers such as Mario Davidovsky and Morris Rosenzweig. The title of the album, Pseudosynthesis (an obscure word relating to certain chemical reactions) refers to the mixed aesthetic feel of the music. Against notions of unity and organic coherence, Hulse's compositional thought emphasizes the "rogue," "ambulatory," and "inauthentic" aspects of musical expression. Hulse plans future recordings of his operatic works, especially of his opera The Age of Innocence, which he is currently composing.


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1841. Lithography. Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, France. Read Note.
Menelas the Victor. Below the picture it says:
On the smoking ramparts of the superb TroySee: Honore Daumier. Menelas the Victor.
Menelas, son of gods, like a rich bird of prey,
Raviches his blond Helen and takes her away to his court
Beautiful like never before from innocence and from love.


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MIAMI – Rajon Rondo's voice never climbed above a whisper after Monday's series-opening loss.
Still, the Celtics point guard made sure his message was conveyed just the same.
Loud and clear.
"Nothing dirty," Rondo said after this 93-79 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, "but they have to hit the deck, too."
Adjustments for Wednesday's Game 2?
I've got your adjustments right here.
They're going to start with the Celtics turning up the intensity on a defense that fluctuated between indifferent and porous in allowing the Heat to shoot 50 percent from the floor.
The Heat made only 5 of 25 attempts from behind the 3-point line, but that didn't matter because they were able to get to the rim so easily, outscoring the Celtics 42-34 in the paint.
Rondo and Paul Pierce combined to shoot zero free throws while missing 25 of 38 attempts from the field.
"I thought I got hit a couple times," Pierce said, "but hey, that's the Eastern Conference finals. You're on the road. You can't expect any calls. You have to continue to drive the basketball and see what happens and stay aggressive."
That aggression must start at the defensive end.
No one knows that better than the battled-tested Celtics.
Doc Rivers, their straight-shooting coach, lamented the "extreme comfort" LeBron James (32 points) and Dwyane Wade (22) were able to operate within while pretty much taking "everything they wanted" on the scoring end.
"They made way too many layups," Rivers said of the Heat in general. "We have to do a better job of protecting the paint. There's no way any team should get that many layups, that many point-blank shots against our defense."


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Chicken Stew with White Beans and Spinach, or one of my new favorite dinners17
I was drawing a complete blank for dinner tonight. I was sure about two things: I wanted to use up a few slices of bacon in our fridge, and I wanted something simple.
Thinking back to a simple appetizer we had at an Italian restaurant recently with sausage, spinach and cannellini beans, it was starting to sound pretty good. I took that idea and ran with it, making a similar dish with chicken instead of sausage, and making it very easy on myself by using one pan. I have been making a few one-pot meals lately and they are so easy–not to mention they make clean up all that much easier.
This was so, so tasty. There are some meals I feel really surprise you with how delicious they are and this is one of them. I obviously liked all the ingredients going into it (I did make up the recipe after all, hah), but between the ease of preparation and the simplicity of ingredients, this meal really delivers some comforting, delicious goodness.
Chicken Stew with White Beans and Spinach
Serves 2-4 (but really? probably 2 🙂
2-3 slices bacon, chopped
4 chicken thighs, bone-in and skinless
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken broth
a couple dashes of crushed red pepper
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. oregano
1 can cannellini or other white beans, drained
4 cups fresh spinach
salt and pepper
In a large saute pan with lid, cook the bacon until it has rendered its fat. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Pour off the bacon fat until about 1 Tbsp. remains in the pan.
Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and sear it in the bacon fat, to brown, on both sides. Remove from pan.
Add the onions and cook until tender. Stir in the garlic and once the garlic becomes fragrant, stir in the tomato paste. Cook approximately one minute.
Add the wine to the pan to deglaze. Cook for about 2 minutes, scraping up the browned bits. Add the chicken broth, bay leaf, oregano, salt and pepper to taste, and bring to a boil. Add the chicken back in the pan. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, mash about 1/3 of the can of beans with a fork or the back of a wooden spoon–not into a paste, but just breaking up some of the beans (this will make the texture of the final product better). After the chicken has simmered 15 minutes, add the whole beans and the mashed beans into the pan. Cover, simmering an additional 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Add back in the bacon and the spinach. Cook just until spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Serve with some crusty bread to sop up the tomato-y goodness.
Nutritional Information per serving (for 2 servings and 2 slices of bacon total; based on sparkrecipes.com): Calories: 432 / Fat: 9g / Saturated Fat: 2.5g / Carbs: 17.3g / Dietary Fiber: 12.1g / Protein: 42g


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On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Mikko Tuumanen <mikko.tuuma...@utu.fi> wrote: > to, 2010-08-19 kello 08:57 -0700, VDR User kirjoitti: >> Nouveau is that there are no plans to support VDPAU. That drivers >> seems like a case of too little too late. > > I've just tried to use a tnt2 card with the nvidia legacy drivers > because a couple of capacitors blew up on my newer card. It didn't work, > undefined symbol. Same thing with ati cards. For example my work > computer had an ati card and fglrx support for it went away before > warranty of the computer expired. > > Open source drivers are needed so that old cards can be put to use even > after the manufacturer doesn't care to support them anymore.
There's nothing wrong with what Nouveau is attempting to do. It's a good thing for people who still care enough to use old EOL cards. You can always argue why throwing some old outdated hardware out if it still suits your needs vs. replacing with something newer and _cheap_ while easing the pain of fighting to keep relic hardware working. In the end it's 100% user-choice and what they're willing to tolerate. In my case an unstable driver with no VDPAU is a definite no. I have no interest in dragging around dead weight. However, that tnt2 card may work great for you and keeping it might sound better then spending $15-$30 or more if you don't absolutely have to. Either way having a choice is better then no choice. :) _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr


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Christmas Sick Bag (Red)
Festive Season Sick Bag
Ideal for stocking fillers or party bags!
Text within the screen printed design reads: Merry Christmas and a Happy Spew Year. Festive Season Sick Bag.
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HOLYOKE — A broken headlight and taillight led to the arrest of a man and two women from Vermont on heroin charges on Hampden Street Wednesday night.
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Charles Murphy stopped the Geo Prizm shortly after 10 p.m. and, with the aid of Holyoke Police Officer Matthew Welsh and his K-9 Ryker, seized 202 bags of what is believed to be heroin.
The driver, Deven Moffit, 23, of Bennington, Vt., was charged with being present where heroin is kept, conspiracy to violate drug law and possession of heroin with intent to distribute, state police said.
He was also issued a motor vehicle citation for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, equipment violations and a crosswalk violation.
Cheri Lizotte, 20, and Kristen Gables, 21, also from Vermont, were charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute, knowingly being present where heroin is kept and conspiracy to violate drug law, state police said.
The hometowns of Lizotte and Gables were not available.
State police said the heroin was labeled with the "brand" Magic City.


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Woodruff is located in the state of Arizona.
Woodruff, Arizona has a population of approximately 37.
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My apologies to my readers, I have been quite busy with speaking at Enterprise Data World in San Francisco, then attending Gartner Conference in Vegas, then accepting a position as principal practice consultant in the enterprise information management practice with EMC Corporation. Yes, that's right, I said EMC Corporation! Even the world's premier storage company realizes that the value of information is paramount to its success as a storage vendor, and this means the providing EIM services to its loyal customer base.
I am very proud to join the organization that is reinventing cloud computing. But this blog is not about my employers nor is it about any vendor in specific – it's a forum for "us" to express thoughts and ideas about the state of Information Technology [IT] and enterprise information management [EIM]. I say "us" because a blog is only a one-sided conversation unless there is input from readers and that is why I devoted the last entry to comments. Keep the comments coming and make this a dialog for industry awareness.
I started out by noting that I was "lost in the cloud", let's talk about the idea of the "cloud" – what is it anyway? It"s a virtualized information infrastructure upon which the organization can rely on, no matter what happens. Stated another way, our abstracted information (don't know nor care where it will reside) will be safe (secure), it will be reliable (trusted) and it will without question be always available when needed (expeditiously delivered or timely). This idea that the "right people, see the right data at the right time" has been something that I have harped on enough.
Think about it, what would happen if your organization could rely on its applications to get data quickly, no matter where the users physically were – the data would follow them. How about following the sun (or clock) so that data would be faster wherever the processing was – now that's a concept whose time has come (it's almost here now).
The idea of a cloud is not unique to information; it actually is the concept of virtualized resources that is the foundation of abstraction of layers. As I have written previously, layered abstractions allow for the simplification of complex problems.
One solution to extremely complex problems is to divide and conquer. The agent-based architecture is one way to solve an extremely complex interconnected series of processes or events. It works on the premise that an agent, with minimal interaction with other agents, can solve a microscopic problem and then relay this "result" to an agent coordinator which will collate the results creating the solution. Global IDs, a very innovative data governance toolkit that provides for data discovery, profiling, mapping, analysis and alike, implements this architecture and allows for the wide-scale capture of enterprise assets of information. In this, the age of information, it is surprising that corporations do not have a handle on their corporation's most important assets – all of their information. The capture of all of the corporations' assets is one of the most imperative needs today of businesses. Getting a handle on these assets is what governance is all about. Not to mention the need to secure information – most information loss/theft is actually caused by the employees of companies!
Once you have captured all of your assets, we now need to determine their contents, quality and other where copies reside. Lineage would also be a necessity and this is one of the major advantages of a tool like Global IDs – especially required in master data management (like CDI) but more generally required for all corporate assets. So the needs are: discovery, profiling, classification, verification, data quality analysis, mapping and lineage, movement (ETL), integration, stewardship and monitoring/analysis. This is one very complex problem solved using a stack of integrated agents that have common metadata that with each layer gains more insight into your assets.
Another solution to the complex problem is to allow for traceability across abstractions by utilizing a model-driven development paradigm (top-down) where the business architecture models are interconnected to application, information and infrastructure architectures (i.e., services-based architectures – SOA, EDA, CEP, etc.) and metadata provides for the glue between all of the layers (note this common theme of metadata being the link between abstractions). This would be nirvana as a business user could select a process and see the complete impact upon the enterprise of IT (applications, databases, infrastructure) with complete traceability in both directions (bottom-up and top-down). In converse, turning off a server (in the infrastructure layer) would affect these data elements, those applications and these specific business processes.
Let me give an example of the above, at a major electronics vendor I was brought in to decommission servers that were not being utilized to their fullest – the average for servers is about 14 percent for most enterprises. Since the enterprise was not documented, we would go to each server and capture information (TCP/IP, Server O/S, Make, Model, Applications Loaded, …). We were able to combine a number of under-utilized assets thereby reducing the licensing cost of the enterprise enormously while reducing machines to support, data center footprint … We came across this one server that had no utilization and data but no applications. We decided the only thing to do would be to "turn the server off" and see who screamed – one way of determining the impact! No one complained for months so we threw the unit away. Almost a year later, the team learned that the CFO was frantically looking for his "year-end accounting server"!
If this environment would have been in a cloud (or virtualized), its utilization would have been near 60%+ and been highly scalable by just adding more servers and load balancing would automatically compensate for the additional computing. The servers would provide for the abstraction of the 'what server is my application running on.
So, cloud infrastructures allow us to solve a number of problems while saving corporations big $$$ by making the support team more efficient, faster, effective, auto-provisioning, highly reliable and secure - while allowing for centralized management and safety (backup, recovery) of all assets in real time. The idea of virtualization is really catching on and you will want to keep your "head in the clouds" so to speak.
Again, keep those comments coming so our dialog becomes a solution to challenges we all face in Information Technology and EIM topics. Feel free to ask questions, and I will try to find the answers for you…
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Thomas Lyte are thrilled to be unveiled as the official designers and makers of the new Malta FA Trophy
The previous trophy has been used for 82 years since 1934, and will now be retired. The deisgn of the new trophy was inspired by the figure on the first trophy, which has been encorporated on the top of the new trophy.
This trophy will be handmade in the Thomas Lyte workshop in London, and will take approximately 120 hours to complete.


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The Ghosts of Charleston Tour
Only Tour Charleston offers an EXCLUSIVE night-time tour of the haunted Unitarian Church cemetery!
History, Mystery and Wonder...
The highlight of Tour Charleston's Ghosts of Charleston Tour is entering the lush, spellbinding Unitarian Church Graveyard built in 1772. Real time hauntings occur only a handful of times a year. However, since 1996, when we started what is now Charleston's oldest ghost tour, spirits in the Unitarian Church Graveyard have reached out to many people on our tour in visual, tactile and auditory ways.
During our 80 minute walking ghost tour, our City of Charleston licensed tour guides recount hauntings and supernatural events from our best-selling book The Ghosts of Charleston. We are fortunate to have many repeat guests, and lots of tales to share, so we switch things up nightly by varying ghosts stories on every tour.
There is no experience like walking enchanted Charleston at night, listening to our supernatural stories, and encountering what you will see and hear in the Unitarian Church Graveyard.


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I have not only not left the building but it seems to be on fire . . .
Knockaround writer that was known in a short time in Hollywood as a comedy writer until I proved way too serious (read assholey) for the suits. Writing freelance stuff and just trying to keep head above water while putting together a political satire website.


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MPD Contact Information and Special Liaison Unit & Listserv Group
Metropolitan Police Department
911 - Emergency (TTY & Voice)
311 - Mayor's City Wide Call Center (TTY & Voice)
Metropolitan Police Department Deaf/Hard of Hearing Liaison
202-698-0289 (Voice)
Metropolitan Police Department Deaf/Hard of Hearing Liaison
Fifth District 1805 Bladensburg Road NE
First District 415 Fourth Street SW
Expansion of the Special Liaison Unit and new Listserv Group
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Special Liaison Unit to better serve the needs of the community. The Special Liaison Unit supports community policing with communities that are sometimes underserved, and is composed of the following:
- Asian Liaison Unit
(202) 724-8009
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit
(202) 698-0289 or (202) 727-5437 (TTY)
- Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit
(202) 727-5427
- Latino Liaison Unit
(202) 673-4445
The Special Liaison Unit is expanding to include "affiliate" officers on patrol throughout the city. The affiliate officers have volunteered to receive specialized training on diverse communities, their issues, and how to best serve them. They will continue to work in their home district but will receive coordinated support, information, and trainings through the liaison units.
This expansion will enable MPD to:
- Enhance response to these communities throughout the city, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Provide consistent information to these communities while ensuring that information about their needs is integrated into services in each patrol district.
- Reinforce the messages of progressive training, policies, and procedures department-wide.
Special Liaison Unit Metropolitan Police Department
801 Shepherd Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C 20010
Edward Delgado, Captain Contacting a liaison unit or affiliate officer In case of emergency, or for immediate police response, always call 911. Once police are on the scene, a request can be made to contact an on-duty affiliate or Liaison officer. For other police services, such as to request that an affiliate or Liaison officer attend a meeting or discuss other non-emergency issues, please contact the liaison offices. These offices are not staffed 24-hours a day, but all calls will be returned within one business day.
Special Liaison Unit's Listserv with YahooGroups:
- Crime tips
- Community discussions
- Crime summaries
Items of interest to your community The Special Liaison Unit community listserv was developed to communicate with residents of Washington, D.C. on issues that affect the Asian, Latino, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities.
If you would like to be become a member of this Listserv, there are two simple steps to follow:
- Send a blank email message to the following email account: firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Once you send confirmation, you are ready to get started.
Once you have joined, in order to send a message to the group, address the message to: email@example.com.


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In April, the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center announced that they were looking for audio visual materials to digitize. The project was similar to the one they completed in 2015, which enabled the digitization of and online access to films by H. Lee Waters, Beveridge and Associates, and others AV items held by the State Archives of North Carolina. This year we took part in their project again in order to digitize items from the Robert W. Scott II Papers (PC.1317) and films created by the Wildlife Resources Commission.
The digitized films are now online through the Internet Archive and the DigitalNC website as part of the North Carolina Sights and Sounds collection. Currently 48 films from the collections of the State Archives of North Carolina are available through DigitalNC. They cover a wide range of subjects including the 1968 election, fishing, water quality, state historical events, tobacco, and everyday life in 1930s-1940s North Carolina.
We appreciate the opportunities such digitization projects offer and look forward to partnering with the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center in the future.