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Habitual snoring is a prevalent condition that is not only a marker of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but can also lead to vascular risk. However, it is not easy to check snoring status at home. We attempted to develop a snoring sound monitor consisting of a smartphone alone, which is aimed to quantify snoring and OSA severity.
The subjects included 50 patients who underwent diagnostic polysomnography (PSG), of which the data of 10 patients were used for developing the program and that of 40 patients were used for validating the program. A smartphone was attached to the anterior chest wall over the sternum. It acquired ambient sound from the built-in microphone and analyzed it using a fast Fourier transform on a real-time basis.
Snoring time measured by the smartphone highly correlated with snoring time measured by PSG (r = 0.93). The top 1 percentile value of sound pressure level (L1) determined by the smartphone correlated with the ambient sound L1 during sleep determined by PSG (r = 0.92). Moreover, the respiratory disturbance index estimated by the smartphone (smart-RDI) highly correlated with the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) obtained by PSG (r = 0.94). The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the smart-RDI for diagnosing OSA (AHI ≥ 15) were 0.70 and 0.94, respectively.
A smartphone can be used for effectively monitoring snoring and OSA in a controlled laboratory setting. Use of this technology in a noisy home environment remains unproven, and further investigation is needed.
A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 79.
Nakano H; Hirayama K; Sadamitsu Y; Toshimitsu A; Fujita H; Shin S; Tanigawa T. Monitoring sound to quantify snoring and sleep apnea severity using a smartphone: proof of concept. J Clin Sleep Med 2014;10(1):73-78.
Habitual snoring is an extremely prevalent condition affecting 22% to 44% of middle-aged males and 13% to 28% of middle-aged females.1–3 It is a key symptom suggesting the possibility of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Moreover, it has been suggested that snoring can be a vascular risk.4,5 Primary snoring is readily affected by body position6; it may decrease or increase with loss or gain in body weight.7 Decrease in snoring reduces the risk of sleep disordered breathing. Therefore, self-monitoring of snoring is considered to be a useful tool for maintaining good health among the general population. However, no device is currently available for home monitoring of snoring. Recently, smartphones with various sensors and signal processing capabilities have been used as tools for home healthcare (for example, as a pedometer, an exercise pulse rate monitor, and an advisory service for dietary control). Moreover, a growing body of biomedical engineering research demonstrated that snoring characteristics carry very useful information about OSA severity.8–15 We attempted to develop a snoring sound monitor consisting of a smartphone alone. The system was designed for quantifying snoring as well as OSA severity.
The subjects included 50 patients who underwent diagnostic PSG for suspected sleep apnea. The study was approved by our institutional review board, and all patients gave their written informed consent.
Current Knowledge/Study Rationale: Snoring is suggested to be a vascular risk regardless of coexistence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, no validated device is currently available for home monitoring of snoring.
Study Impact: This study demonstrated that a smartphone can be used for effectively monitoring snoring and OSA in a controlled laboratory setting. Further studies under practical conditions are needed.
An ordinary smartphone in Japan (SH-12C, Sharp Corp., Osaka, Japan) was used as the snoring sound monitor. It was attached to the anterior chest wall over the sternum using adhesive tape. The opening of the built-in microphone was directed toward the neck.
The smartphone operated on the Android system (version 2.33). A custom-made program on the smartphone acquired ambient sounds from the built-in microphone and analyzed it on a real-time basis. The procedure of signal processing was as follows: the system acquired sound data for approximately 0.1 s (11025-Hz sampling frequency, 1024 points, Hanning window), calculated power spectra using a fast Fourier transform, and stored these on the memory of the smartphone; this process was repeated every 0.2 s. Although this procedure discards half the data, it seems sufficient for the acquisition of snoring sound. The sound acquisition procedure was identical to that developed for tracheal sound monitoring to detect OSA.15
The program was calibrated once using a reference sound pressure level (94 dB [0 dB = 20μPa], 1 kHz) during its development. A sound calibrator (SC-2120A; Ono Sokki, Yokohama, Japan) was connected to the smartphone at the opening of the built-in microphone using a custom-made attachment to ensure a sealed connection. The program calculated the top 1 percentile sound pressure level (L1) and the equivalent sound pressure level (Leq) in dB from the all-night data as variables of snoring sound intensity.16
Recorded spectra of the 10 development group subjects were displayed as spectrograms (Figure 1), from which the segments with features characteristic of snoring were selected to determine the spectral parameters for snoring detection. These parameters were adjusted to maximize the association between snoring time measured with the smart phone and that taken from PSG tracheal sounds.
(A) Polysomnography signals. One obstructive apnea (OA) and 3 obstructive hypopnea (OH) events are detected during the 5 minutes data. Tracheal sound spectrogram shows snoring (indicated by red color) predominantly during hypopnea events. (B) Smartphone-acquired sounds. The parameters for detection of snoring (total power, peak power spectral density) and respiratory events (filtered total power time series) are shown. Arrows indicate the sound power dips detected at a threshold of 3 dB (see text).
Representative trace showing relationship between polysomnograph signals and smartphone-acquired sounds. (A) Polysomnography signals. One obstructive apnea (OA) and 3 obstructive hypopnea (OH) events are detected during the 5 minutes data. Tracheal sound spectrogram shows snoring (indicated by red color) predominantly during hypopnea events. (B) Smartphone-acquired sounds. The parameters for detection of...
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Sound power (in dB, 50-2000 Hz) time series data were generated and low-pass filtered (cutoff frequency 0.05 Hz), from which we detected sound power dips fulfilling the following criteria (Figure 1): the sound power dip was defined as a dip in more than a given threshold value in the time series, lasting ≤ 90 s, with the descending and ascending portions steeper than the threshold value per 18 s. The dip was assumed to correspond to a respiratory event.15 We defined the smart-RDI as the number of sound power dips per hour of examination. The optimal threshold for the dip was determined from the 10 development group patients' data, based on the value that maximizes the association between the smart-RDI and PSG-AHI.
The sensors for PSG along with the smartphone were fixed by technicians, but the sensors were not monitored after the start of the recording. PSG was recorded using a polygraph system (EEG7414; Nihon Kohden, Tokyo, Japan). Nasal airflow was monitored with a nasal prong pressure transducer (PTAF; Pro-Tec, Mukilteo, WA, USA). Thoracic and abdominal respiratory movements were monitored with respiratory inductive plethysmography (Q-RIP; Braebon Medical Corp., Kanata, Ontario, Canada). Oxyhemoglobin saturation was monitored using a pulse oximeter (OLV-3100; Nihon Kohden, Tokyo, Japan) at the fastest response mode.
Tracheal sound was recorded from an air-coupled microphone (ECM-PC60, SONY, Tokyo, Japan) attached on the neck over the trachea. The recording system of tracheal sound was calibrated using a reference sound pressure level (94 dB) in the same way as the smartphone system. Tracheal sounds were digitized by the sound system incorporated in a personal computer (PC) at a sampling frequency of 11025 Hz. To evaluate snoring sound intensity, ambient sound pressure was also recorded using a sound level meter (LA1200; Ono Sokki, Yokohama, Japan). The microphone of the sound level meter was suspended 1.2 m above the surface of the patient's bed. The ambient sound intensity was measured as an A-weighted sound pressure level with a time constant of 125 ms. The measured sound pressure level was inputted to the polygraph system as an analogue signal and digitized simultaneously with the other PSG signals.
The recording by PSG and the smartphone were started simultaneously. Sleep stages were scored manually according to standard criteria. Apnea was defined as cessation of airflow lasting ≥ 10 s. Hypopnea was defined as an episode of airflow amplitude reduction (> 50%) lasting ≥ 10 s and associated with ≥ 3% oxygen desaturation or an arousal.17 The apneahypopnea index (AHI) was calculated as the number of apnea and hypopnea events per hour of sleep. Snoring was detected from the tracheal sound data automatically using the criteria in which a peak value of power spectral density ≥ 70 dB/Hz, which means a power spectrum of about 80 dB at the frequency resolution of 10.8 Hz (11025-Hz sampling and 1024 points window), within the frequency bandwidth of 100-300 Hz was defined as snoring.6 Thereafter, we examined the whole overnight sound spectrogram and excluded body movement sounds and voice sounds from the automatically detected segments. As a variable of snoring sound intensity, we calculated the L1 and Leq during sleep from tracheal sound spectra data recorded every 0.2 s during PSG.18 In addition, the L1 and Leq during sleep were calculated from the ambient sound level data, because variables from the tracheal sounds were found to suffer a ceiling effect in patients with loud snoring.
The subjects were divided into the development group (n = 10) and the validation group (n = 40). The spectral parameters for detecting snoring and the threshold for detecting sound power dips were determined using data from the development group subjects. Comparisons between the snoring time using the smartphone and that using PSG tracheal sounds and between the smart-RDI and AHI were performed using data from the validation group subjects. The L1 and Leq values determined by the smartphone were compared with those of tracheal sounds and ambient sounds determined by PSG in all subjects. All variables from PSG were calculated for total sleep time (TST) with denominator of TST, while the compared variables from smartphone were calculated for entire examination time with denominator of examination time. The smartphone data were analyzed using a custom-made PC program, which can be implemented on a smartphone, and no manual editing was made.
Of the 50 subjects, 42 were males and 8 were females. The mean age of the subjects was 47.9 years (SD 13.7 years), and the mean body mass index was 26.4 (SD 6.1). The mean AHI was 27.3 (SD 26.1). Eleven patients were not apneic (AHI < 5), 10 patients had mild OSA (AHI 5-14.9), 12 patients had moderate OSA (AHI 15-29.9), and 17 patients had severe OSA (AHI ≥ 30).
The L1 value using the smartphone correlated with the tracheal sound L1 (r = 0.75) and ambient sound L1 (r = 0.92) during sleep using PSG (Figure 2, n = 50). The Leq value using the smartphone correlated with the tracheal sound Leq (r = 0.72) and ambient sound Leq (r = 0.82) during sleep using PSG (Figure 3, n = 50).
The relationship between the equivalent sound pressure level (Leq) determined by the smartphone and that of tracheal sounds and ambient sounds during sleep determined by polysomnography
The relationship between the top 1 percentile sound pressure level (L1) determined by the smartphone and that of tracheal sounds and ambient sounds during sleep determined by polysomnography
The parameters for detecting snoring were determined by the data of the development group subjects. Consequently, the following 3 parameters were determined: power spectral peak density > 35 dB/Hz, which means a power spectrum of about 45 dB at the frequency resolution of 10.8 Hz (11025-Hz sampling and 1024 points window), and between 50 and 300 Hz; total power exceeding the lowest level during the preceding 5 s by > 6 dB; and continuing for 0.4-3.0 s. If a data segment fulfilled all 3 conditions, it qualified as snoring.
Snoring time (% examination time) measured using the smartphone and based on the above criteria highly correlated with the snoring time (% TST) determined using PSG in the validation group (Figure 4; r = 0.93, n = 40).
The relationship between the snoring time determined by the smartphone and that determined by polysomnography (tracheal sounds)
The data from the development group subjects were divided into 80 1-h segments. The number of sound power dips detected by the smartphone at various thresholds and that of apnea-hypopnea events detected by PSG were compared in each segment. The correlation between both numbers was highest at a threshold of 3 dB, which was adopted as the threshold for the validation of the smart-RDI.
Comparison of the smart-RDI and AHI in all 40 subjects of the validation group revealed a high correlation (Figure 5; r = 0.94). Bland-Altman analysis showed that the mean difference between the smart-RDI and AHI was -6.0 and the limit of agreement was -25.0 to 13.1 (Figure 6). The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the smart-RDI in the validation group are shown as receiver operating characteristic curves (Figure 7). The sensitivity was moderate and the specificity was relatively high.
The relationship between the respiratory disturbance index determined by the smartphone (smart-RDI) and the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) determined by polysomnography
Black horizontal lines indicate 95% limits of agreement.
Bland-Altman plots showing variance between the respiratory disturbance index determined by the smartphone (smart-RDI) and the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) determined by polysomnography. Black horizontal lines indicate 95% limits of agreement.
Receiver operating characteristic curve showing the relationship between diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the respiratory disturbance index by smartphone (smart-RDI) in the validation group when the following cutoff values are used: (A) apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 15, (B) AHI ≥ 30
We attempted to use a smartphone for monitoring snoring and OSA. The smartphone program to detect snoring and OSA events was developed using data from 10 patients and validated using data from the other 40 patients and proved to be considerably effective in detecting snoring and OSA events.
Many screening tools based on questionnaires use snoring as a key symptom of OSA.19,20 However, it may be difficult for a single adult to answer these questionnaires accurately because most snorers are unaware of their snoring.21 Objectively measured snoring intensity is known to correlate with pleural pressure swing amplitude22 and OSA severity.8 A study in rabbits demonstrated that exposure to vibrations induced carotid artery endothelial dysfunction in a vibration energy dose-dependent manner, suggesting the importance of snoring intensity.5 We reported that ambient sound L1 during sleep is related to sleepiness and daytime blood pressure independent of obesity and OSA.23,24 We therefore suggest that a simple method using a smartphone to measure snoring is useful not only for screening OSA but also for evaluating snoring as a detrimental symptom.
The present study has limitations that have to be addressed. First, the subjects were patients with symptoms suggestive of OSA. It is therefore necessary to test the method in the general population. Second, the recording was performed in a single room for polysomnography. In the presence of a bed partner, measurement of snoring and OSA may be affected by various sounds, including the bed partner's snoring. Third, the performance of the monitor should be dependent on the characteristics of the smartphone. Therefore, the parameters to detect snoring and OSA events need to be tuned appropriately to each specific smartphone. Finally, the results suggest that the correlation between the smart-RDI and AHI was not as good for subjects with an AHI less than 30. Therefore, the smartphone program may have insufficient diagnostic accuracy for use as a screening tool to rule out milder forms of OSA.
The present study presents the concept that a smartphone can be used for monitoring snoring and OSA. This method cannot be used as a substitute for the type 4 OSA monitor because the reliability of the method depends on the environment and the device. However, it may be a very useful tool for individuals to check the status of their snoring and OSA daily when attempting various behavioral modifications, e.g., changes in sleeping posture or decrease in body weight. Further studies under practical conditions are warranted.
This was not an industry supported study. This study was supported by a grant from a Health and LaborSciences Research Grant (22110201), Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labor. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
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Khadr, who was captured by U.S. troops at age 15 in Afghanistan, is suing through his Toronto lawyers to serve out his remaining prison time in a lockup in Canada.
Under a 2010 plea agreement, struck in consideration of his age, Khadr got an eight-year prison sentence for admitting to war crimes at the Guantanamo war court, notably admitting that he threw a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier in a July 27, 2002 firefight near Khost, Afghanistan.
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We're a small group of guys creating a site and iphone app that will encourage people to exercise more regularly by making exercising more enjoyable. We plan to offer users light-weight tools to track their progress and fitness goals while also offering them the ability to socialize/interact with other people that enjoy working out, exercising and staying fit.
Our services will resemble a combination of Foursquare.com's location check-in, Twitter's sharing features and Facebook's social experience...with our emphasis being on fitness/exercise-related activities.
We are targeting the 50M people in the US who have gym memberships. This audience ranges from the ultra-fit, exercise fiends to the person who has a membership but goes into the gym infrequently.
Gender: Pretty even split male to female
Age: 18 to 35
General: The type of people that user Facebook and potentially services like Twitter as well as mobile applications.
I've attached our logo and wire frames of (1) our landing page and (2) a user's homepage that i'd like for you to take a shot at designing.
Each submission can start with 1 design concept first. Our team will comment within 24hours to tell you to continue with the 2nd submission or not. However, the winner must have minimum 2 pages options (see attached wireframes), including:
- 1st Homepage
- 2nd User's Homepage
We are flexible on locations of things like "sign in", "sign up", sizes of the boxes and font. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Some goals and things to keep in mind:
* While we are offering tools for people to track their fitness, we don't want it to feel like using our services is like completing your science or math homework.
* We're looking to represent ourselves as a useful utility with social tools (friends, comments, etc...) that make exercising and staying fit more enjoyable. Useful and fun.
* On the homepage, we'd like the logo (attached) to "pop" and be noticeable.
* We prefer light background colors (like light grey). We dont like white backgrounds.
* Use the colors in the attached logo and feel free to add additional colors as long as you feel that they match well.
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A resilience-based reading of the impact of the Syrian crisis in Jordan | Ibrahim Saif
09 Jan 2014
This month Jordan will take part in the international pledging conference for Syria in Kuwait and will present its National Resilience Plan, detailing how the country is addressing the challenges related to the impact of the massive influx of Syrian refugees on the host communities.
Close to 600,000, Syrians who took refuge in Jordan now account for nearly 10% of Jordan's population. Most of them (80%) live in urban and rural host communities across the country and not in camps. Coming at a most challenging economic period for the Kingdom, the sheer volume of the numbers has placed a critical pressure on the country's social, economic, institutional and natural resources. Increased competition for access to public utilities, schooling, health services, infrastructure, and jobs is not only straining the budget, government services, and families, but it poses threats to social cohesion and peace.
This argument may not be new, but it is now well-supported by detailed assessments and analyses of the impacts of the spillover of the Syrian crisis on the Kingdom, document in the recently completed "Needs Assessment Review of the Impact of the Syrian Crisis on Jordan (NAR)."
The NAR indicates that the impact of the Syrian crisis on Jordan has manifested in three different but interrelated manners:
- increased pressure on public finance, worsened trade deficit and losses to key economic sectors;
- exacerbating vulnerabilities for the poorest segments of the Jordanian population; and
- deterioration of access to quality basic services in the most affected governorates.
Overall, the Central Bank of Jordan estimates that the impact of the Syrian crisis will have reduced Jordan's GDP growth by 2 percentage points in 2013, reducing growth to 3% - 3.5%. This may threaten not only to derail the development trajectory of Jordan, but also to stunt economic growth and development for years to come, especially if the situation in Syria persists.
The spillover effects of the Syrian crisis are taking a heavy toll on Jordanians, especially on the most vulnerable segments of the population in the northern part of the country, where over half of Syrian refugees currently reside.
With a 25% decline in agricultural exports to Syria and a 30% decline in imports, the crisis has also led to losses of livelihoods in agriculture and food trade.
The provision of social services has also suffered as a result of the crisis, as pre-existing pressures are exacerbated as a result of increased demand.
Country-wide, 41% of Jordanian public schools are now crowded, against 36% in 2011. About 80 schools had to work double shifts in order to enroll over 85,000 Syrian children (excluding camps) – of an estimated 150,000 eligible for enrollment.
The Syrian refugee influx has also overwhelmed the capacity of an already under-resourced public health care system to deliver quality services to all. The increased caseload has pushed the health care financing system close to breaking point.
The existing supply of housing is not able to meet demand, in particular for lower income groups. Increased demand has inflated rental prices up to 200%, with extremes at 300% in some areas compared to pre-crisis values. Additionally, municipal service delivery capacity is overstretched and development control has become increasingly difficult. Growth of informal settlements has exacerbated shortfalls in maintenance and building of roads.
As the crisis continues, it is likely that Jordan will witness more flows of refugees. UNHCR estimates that by the end of 2014, over 800,000 Syrian refugees will have crossed the border into the country. Host communities, services and infrastructure will soon reach their absorption capacities. In some areas, these thresholds have been stretched to breaking, whilst in others they have already been exceeded.
The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation initiated the NAR at the Host Community Support Platform meeting in September 2013. It was undertaken in coordination with all relevant line ministries, and provides the basis for Jordan's National Resilience Plan – a three year programme of high priority investments required to address impacts of the crisis, as detailed above in health; education; water and sanitation; livelihood and employment; municipal services; energy; housing; and social protection. Failure of the international community to support Jordan with the burden of financing these investments will undoubtedly jeopardize hard-won development gains achieved over decades.
Through this National Resilience Plan, Jordan is appealing to the international community at this particular point in time to increase the levels of aid to its national and local institutions and communities to mitigate the adverse consequences of the Syria conflict. This will complement the generous humanitarian support being provided. It will also enable Jordan to take greater responsibility for the planning, implementation and management of response interventions being designed for its own host communities.


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posted on Monday, January 26, 2009 - 10:20 am
Dr. Muthen(s):
I am working with 5000 cases/children referred to the child welfare system, each with 4 waves of data. I am going to model the relationship between the number of placements between waves and score on a behavior problems measure. Label the four number of placement variables np1, np2, np3, and np4 and the four behavior variables b1,b2,b3, and b4. My basic model is:
!placement on placement;
np2 on np1;
np3 on np2;
np4 on np3;
!behavior on behavior;
b2 on b1;
b3 on b2;
b4 on b3;
!behavior on placement;
b1 on np1;
b2 on np2;
b3 on np3;
b4 on np4;
!placement on behavior;
np2 on b1;
np3 on b2;
np4 on b3;
I need suggestions on how to integrate two types control variables into the analysis: 1) those constant across waves (gender, initial type of maltreatment, and ethnicity) and 2) those that change by wave (age group, type of placement residing in, and length of time resided in placement).
Do I simply enter the control variables into the above regressions? Would building a growth factor help? Should I build the controls into the model?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, January 26, 2009 - 4:26 pm
If you want an autoregressive model as you have specified, you could do the following where gender is a time-invariant covariate and tv is a time-varying covariate:
np2 on np1 gender tv2;
np3 on np2 gender tv3;
np4 on np3 gender tv4;
If you use a latent growth curve model, you regress the growth factors on the time-invariant covariates and the outcome on the time-varying covariates.
james rosenthal
posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 7:19 am
thank-you for your help.
also, could i use a multiple groups strategy to examine whether a covariate/control has a significant effect on the overall model?
For instance (sticking with the model statement that i wrote out on the prior email). could i state that model statement for, say, boys, and then repeat the entire model statement for girls? would doing so provide a test of whether gender contributes significantly to the overall model?
thanks again.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 8:16 am
You could use a categorical covariates as a grouping variable to test differences across groups in not only intercepts but also regression coefficients.
james rosenthal
posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 8:45 am
I had pictured testing a categorical covariate as a grouping variable by comparing some sort of (probably?) chi-square based measure of model fit of the model with and without the covariate.
could you possibly provide some guidance on 1) how to test intercepts, 2) how to test regression coefficients, 3) how one would get an overall chi-square test (or other related test) of whether the covariate was contributing significantly.
If i simply repeated the model statement for the second group?, what does that test and not test (coefficients? intercepts?) or is such a statement way off track.
thanks again for your help.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 10:42 am
The Topic 1 short course handout shows how to use chi-square difference testing with multiple group analysis to test the difference of parameters across groups. There is also a video of the Topic 1 short course available. Difference testing using chi-square or the loglikelihood is also discussed in Chapter 13 of the Mplus User's Guide in the multiple group discussion.
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The English firm McGarry-Moon Architects renewed a stone barn, transforming it into a lovely picturesque home with plenty of interesting elements of modern inspiration. The Loughloughan Barn is located in Broughshane, Northern Ireland, UK. The architects kept the original stone structure, yet they implemented modern sustainable ideas, in order to create a comfortable, nature-friendly home environment. The new structure, dynamic, a little bit daring and neat has a metallic framework and floor-to-ceiling windows on one side, allowing the sun to "flood" the interior with light and warmth.
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WASHINGTON � The nations' top intelligence official is declassifying three secret U.S. court opinions showing how the National Security Agency scooped up as many as 56,000 emails annually over three years and other communications by Americans with no connection to terrorism, how it revealed the error to the court and changed how it gathered Internet communications.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper authorized the release Wednesday.
The opinions show that when the NSA reported to the court in 2011 that it was inadvertently collecting as many as 56,000 Internet communications by Americans with no collection to terrorism, the court ordered the NSA to find ways to limit what it collects and how long it keeps it.


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|Sep 21st, 2012 02:03 AM
|OOOOH! Another good Halloween dip choice- guacamole. It's not horribly bad for you, is delicious, and looks like slime. Three-way win.
|Sep 21st, 2012 02:02 AM
|I've gotta be on the lookout for these, especially the Boo Chips. They look like they might be baked instead of fried (better health choice for someone who's about to eat her weight in candy corn and Count Chocula for the next two months).
|Sep 20th, 2012 10:47 PM
And here all this time I had no idea my chips were inadequate for my Halloween snacking needs.
The Monster Munch things look almost exactly like Ghost Dots.
|Sep 19th, 2012 05:38 PM
|-ROG- you could make these at home if you wanted you can buy all kinds of different color corn tortillias at the super market and cut them into any shape or spooky design u want and just fry them up and a bit of salt and you are good to go, the only problem is them keeping the shape while frying them you could bake them too
|Sep 19th, 2012 04:55 PM
|So I guess the point of these is that you get to pretend to be some great celestial beast that devours the souls of the wicked.....and the good.
|Sep 19th, 2012 03:44 PM
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|I have to say: all of these chips, even the Fright Bites, are pretty fantastically shaped. The Boo Chips (love those bats!) seem like they might be pressed potato flakes (like Pringles), but level of detail in all three snacks is quite impressive; even if you had to sift through to find photogenic pieces.
|Sep 18th, 2012 05:44 PM
|I love the package art on the Frite Bites.
|Sep 18th, 2012 04:38 PM
|I gotta go with the 3rd one...3 colors, 3rd in a row of choices, 3rd times a charm, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on -Rog-, there won't be a 3rd...well you get it.
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VALDOSTA, Ga. - The Valdosta State Blazers scored nine runs off seven hits in the first three innings on their way to a commanding 12-4 victory against the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes.
GSW (6-16) finished with seven hits on the evening paced by sophomore Les Cromer who contibuted a pair of hits for the 'Canes.
Neal Chambliss chipped in a pair of RBIs for the Blue and Gold who dropped their fourth consecutive game.
Starting GSW pitcher Earl Dupree (0-5) threw for 2.1 innings giving up seven runs off five hits and was credited with the loss for the Hurricanes.
VSU (9-10) was led by junior starting pitcher Ben Watson (1-1) who pitched three scoreless innings off only one hit, while striking out four.
Southwestern will be back in action Thursday as the Hurricanes travel to Albany State for a 5 p.m. EST. matchup.


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littlestreamsoftware necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 32 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
See Project Run
See Project Run is a web application to make freelancers run their projects more openly.
It will be branded as a mixture of fun, professional, and open:
* professional as in we will make sure your data is safe
* professional as in if we were invited over to dinner, you wouldn't be embarrassed
* fun as in we are comfortable enough to make jokes
* open as in if there was a problem, we'd tell you about it instead of blaming someone else
* open as in we will take any feedback seriously and treat you like a person
See Project Run is targeting freelancers who want to run their projects more effectively
* Solo web developers
* Solo web designers
* Small web development agencies (< 25 employees)
* Small web design agencies (< 25 employees)
* Other technology freelancers and creatives
The logo I'm looking for would be:
* Simple with a good amount of whitespace
* Work with a blue, gray, and white color scheme (#1C6997, #666666)
* Work with the "Web 2.0" look and feel but without being excessive
* Able to be scaled to 250px tall and still visible
I'd also like to have the logo incorporate a cartoon dog or puppy character like the old Happy Puppy logo: http://www.thealarmclock.com/mt/arc…h_26m.html. This would help brand the product name better; "See Project Run" like the saying "See Spot Run". Ideally, this character could be expanded on for other sections of the product later (e.g. normal version for the main site, with them reading a book for the blog, with them on the phone for the support site).
I'm undecided about how to include the product name in the logo, so I'm open to ideas.
I've attached a screenshot of the style for the website so you can see how it will look. If you have any questions feel free to comment here, I'll be checking in as often as I can while the contest is running.
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
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My shoulder had been bothering me for some time and my doctor was pressing me to have surgery. In April 1992 I went for a routine chest x-ray prior to my shoulder operation, scheduled for 2 days later. I was feeling optimistic about my upcoming operation and after the chest x-ray was taken I met my girlfriend for lunch and some shopping. My life, up to this point, was fulfilling, busy, and above all healthy. I had remarried only a year and a half ago to a caring, loving man, my three sons were doing well and we were excitedly awaiting the birth of my second grandchild.
Then, with just one phone call, my life took a dramatic turn for the worse. My doctor called back the same day to request I return for a repeat x-ray because something was "questionable". The sound of his voice that day on the phone shook me in a way that I cannot describe. My heart sank. Panicky and frightened I called my husband and he met me at the hospital. Dr. Fine, my family physician for over 20 years, pointed out the spot on the x-ray. They performed a biopsy and CAT scan and the diagnosis came back—lung cancer! My worst fears were quickly becoming a reality. That was on a Monday and by Thursday I had surgery to remove the upper lobe of my left lung.Amazingly, I recall that even through my dazed and confused state, I insisted on one last cigarette before I was wheeled into surgery. I had been a smoker for close to 25 years at that time.
While recuperating from the surgery, still in a state of shock and denial, I kept turning away the oncologist whenever he tried to visit me. He wanted to discuss chemotherapy treatments with me but I strongly resisted because anyone I knew who had received chemo died. To me it was a death sentence. Why when we had stumbled onto this so early and there was a very high probability these cancerous cells had not spread outside the lung do I need to put myself through chemotherapy? Finally, with my husband, son, and father all siding with the oncologist, I relented. They managed to convince me that the chemotherapy was my insurance policy to get that last possible cancer cell. It was time for me to put my complete faith in my team of specialists whose opinions I valued and trusted. I felt they had a sincere interest in my well-being.
It was fate that I scheduled my shoulder operation when I did, having postponed it before, and I put my hands in faith again when I began the chemotherapy. I was completely unprepared for the long struggle ahead. Once a month for nine months I underwent treatment. If having a positive attitude was going to save me I was in deep trouble. I experienced every side effect imaginable from mouth sores, infections, losing my hair to nausea, vomiting and unrelenting fatigue. Severe depression was setting in and I became distraught. I laid awake at night feeling lonely and afraid. I wouldn't shop for new clothes for what was the point if I wasn't going to live to wear them. I even offered my husband a divorce. As I had mentioned, we were newlyweds and I felt this wasn't what he had bargained for. It was a very low point in my life.
My husband, from the very beginning, pledged his support by always using "we" instead of "you" in every discussion about how I would survive. He reminded me every day that I was not alone. My family was very supportive and helpful. Strange things happen with your friends when that dreaded "cancer" word enters their lives. You find out who your true friends are in times of crisis. Some just couldn't deal with me having cancer - maybe they thought it was contagious or reminded them of their own immortality - I don't know. But the friends who there for me then are my closest, dearest friends now.
The chemotherapy was originally planned for 12 months but after reviewing my situation my doctor agreed to stop it after 9 months. Even he could see I couldn't tolerate the side effects any longer. They performed more tests and the results were all negative. I was declared cancer free! Cured! Cancer has forever changed my life. I still marvel that I didn't die. Symbolically, I bought myself a new, big car feeling safer and more protected than I had in my compact car. The true moments that matter to me most are the ones spent with family and friends. Without their offers of encouragement, friendship, unyielding support and sense of humor I sincerely doubt I would be here to tell my story. After experiencing some of the darkest days imaginable I am now thankful for each day.
I hope I can be a source of inspiration for others going through similar times. If there is anything I can share with them is to please not give up hope. You have not been handed a death sentence. Years ago there weren't any support groups in my area and perhaps if I had been able to talk to other people living with cancer it would have helped me cope with what I was going through. It's not that my family and friends weren't supportive but they weren't diagnosed with cancer. No one can identify with what you're going through unless they have experienced it themselves. Find a support group. Talk with them. Don't wallow in self-pity like I did. Put up a fight! Life is worth it!
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I've been using the professional-caliber Clarisonic Skin Care System for a little over a year. I bought Clarisonic because I noticed that my local spa was using it for facials and I tend to get flaky, dry build-up and never feel like my skin is clean with just regular cleansing.
My first Clarisonic was the classic 2-speed Skin Care system. My daughter and I both use it and she uses the delicate brush head while I prefer the sensitive skin brush head, so we just switch them out so that we can both use it. All of the cleansers in the kit are gentle and I use them daily. I have really sensitive skin, so this is saying a lot. Here's my first Clarisonic:Like I said, I've had it for over a year and it's still going strong.
The rechargable Clarisonic Skin Care System was created by scientists, engineers and the primary inventor of the Sonicare® toothbrush.
NOW. When I heard that the Clarisonic folks had created The Clarisonic PLUS with Spot Therapy Brush, I got excited because I've always thought it would be nice to be able to use it on my body as well as my face, but the brushes with the original system weren't really made for that. The new Clarisonic PLUS has THREE speeds and when you switch the facial head out with the Spot Therapy Brush, the Clarisonic PLUS automatically shifts to "spot" mode for areas like the decollete, elbows, hands, arms & knees. Clarisonic is currently used by estheticians, doctors, dermatologists and leading spas.
My FAVORITE part about the Clarisonic and Clarisonic PLUS is that they are completely waterproof and can be used in the tub or shower. That was probably the biggest selling point for me when I was thinking about purchasing my first Clarisonic because I prefer to wash my face in the shower in the morning. It just leaves me feeling totally refreshed!
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Stupid Tuesday questions, Freedom 90 edition
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Some guys memorize sports stats. I can identify Tatjana Patitz.
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[caption id="attachment_321197" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Body camera footage of Aaron Dean moments before the shooting of Atatiana Jefferson[/caption]
The former police officer involved in the killing of Atatiana Jefferson was arrested and charged with murder on the same day he resigned from the Fort Worth Police Department.
Police declined to say whether Dean was arrested by a Fort Worth officer or if he turned himself in. The department's major case and internal affairs units were "working diligently to conclude the criminal administrative investigation" into the shooting, said Sgt. Chris Daniels.
"We value the trust that we've had in our community, we will continue to build that trust," Daniels said. "To the citizens and residents of our city, we feel and understand your anger and disappointment."
Dean was served a written administrative complaint Sunday, placed on detached duty and stripped of his badge and firearm, interim Police Chief Ed Kraus said. He resigned Monday.
"My intent was to meet with him today to terminate his employment with the Fort Worth Police Department. However, the officer tendered his resignation this morning before we met," Kraus said.
If Dean had not resigned, he would have been fired for several policy violations, including the department's use of force and de-escalation policies, and unprofessional conduct, Kraus said.
The department has presented a preliminary case to the FBI to review the officer's actions for possible civil rights violations, Kraus said.
"None of this information can ease the pain of Atatiana's family but I hope it shows the community that we take these incidents seriously," he said.
Dean was hired in August 2017 and commissioned as a licensed officer in April 2018, Kraus said.
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Two Soviet-born donors to a pro-Trump fundraising committee who helped Rudy Giuliani's efforts to investigate Democrat Joe Biden were arrested late Wednesday on criminal charges stemming from their alleged efforts to funnel foreign money into U.S. elections and influence U.S. politics on behalf of at least one Ukrainian politician.
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two Florida businessmen, made a brief appearance in federal court in Virginia Thursday, dressed in T-shirts. Both men are U.S. citizens born in former Soviet republics. They were arrested at Dulles Airport on Wednesday while awaiting an international flight with one-way tickets, according to people familiar with the matter, a day before one of them was scheduled to testify before House committees.
Mr. Giuliani said in an interview Thursday that Messrs. Parnas and Fruman were headed to Vienna on Wednesday evening for reasons related to their business. He declined to elaborate on those reasons. He said the two men had also left the country about two weeks ago and had traveled to Vienna between three and six times in the last two months. He said he had been scheduled to meet with the two when they returned to Washington within days.
A federal prosecutor told a judge the government remains concerned that the men will flee. Attorneys on both sides said they would reach an agreement about the conditions of their bail and would return to the judge later Thursday or Friday.
In a 21-page indictment unsealed Thursday, federal prosecutors in Manhattan alleged Messrs. Parnas and Fruman were engaged in political activities in the U.S. on behalf of one or more Ukrainian government officials—including a lobbying campaign, targeted at a Republican congressman, to remove the U.S. ambassador in Kyiv. President Trump ordered the ambassador, Marie Yovanovitch, removed from her post in May, the Journal has reported.
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In the White House's letter to congressional Democrats, President Donald Trump's lawyers say the President and his administration won't cooperate in an ongoing impeachment inquiry, arguing the proceedings amount to an illegitimate effort to overturn the 2016 election results.
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A jury has found Amber Guyger guilty of the murder of Botham Jean. Last year, Guyger had entered Jean's apartment after allegedly confusing it for her own. She then shot Jean to death after believing him to be an intruder. This would have been an open-and-shut case in almost every imaginable scenario with one very notable exception: Guyger was an officer with the Dallas Police Department.
At every turn, she enjoyed a measure of extended decency rarely if ever offered to other murder suspects. This included initial police concern for Guyger's well-being, a subsequent footdrag to arrest Guyger for Jean's killing, an investigation that seemed more focused on scapegoating Jean than it did proving Guyger's guilt, and police testimony that Guyger was justified in having killed Jean.
Despite this, as well as a pitched defense that claimed Jean's murder was nothing more than a "series of horrible mistakes," the jury convicted Guyger of the most serious charge levied against her. Guyger faces 5 to 99 years in prison.
It is exceedingly rare that police officers are punished for their conduct, no matter how egregious. This is a very good start.Comment →
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Everyday Leaders - Session I
- Friday, February 28, 2014 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
- Strand Union Building, 233 and 235 - view map
Dates have changed:
Session I: Friday, February 28, 9:00am-12:00pm
MSU Strand Union Building 233 and 235
Session II: Wednesday, March 19 9:00am-11:00am
MSU Strand Union Building Ballroom D
Session III: Friday, March 28th 9:00am-11:00am
MSU Strand Union Building Ballroom A
Everyday Leaders is a certificate program designed to prepare participants to facilitate meaningful leadership conversations and dialogue. By combining staff, faculty and students, the training also builds a sense of community on campus and reminds us that it takes every individual to make a difference for all of us.
Sessions I & II are focused on "train the trainer," designed to give participants the tools they need to succeed as a facilitator and a model for leading campus dialogue and discussion. Certificate content is delivered through a combination of lecture, facilitated discussions, and small and large group breakouts.
The "train the trainer" includes an involved look at the difficulties of facilitation such as conflict, diversity of thought, and other challenges that stop conversation. Small group discussion will focus on how to work through these challenges as well as how to face the common fears of leadership roles. Participants will be asked to bring their own stories to the table in order to ensure meaningful conversations that will support them in facing their reservations head on.
Session III centers on facilitated conversations lead by the class members and includes invited guests. All three sessions include a morning catered break.
Everyday Leaders takes place over a period of two months, giving students, staff and faculty the opportunity to engage in leadership dialogue and facilitation within their communities between meetings. At the end of the program, participants who have completed all three sessions will be awarded with an MSU Everyday Leaders Facilitator Certificate.
Betsy Webb, MSU Professional Development & Training Manager and Carmen McSpadden, Director of the MSU Leadership Institute will deliver the training. Assisting the training will be a Leadership Institute Student Associate.
Space is reserved for faculty, staff and students.
Register here: http://www.montana.edu/leadership/leadership.html
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Michael Jordan's Hall of Fame Induction Draws Marketers, Fans, Lawsuit
September 4, 2009: Springfield, Mass. will be the center of the basketball universe next week when the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame holds its 2009 induction ceremonies. The annual event usually attracts lots of attention and some marketing support, but none quite as equal to this year as the Class of 2009, which is led by Michael Jordan and also includes hoops luminaries John Stockton, David Robinson, Jerry Sloan and C. Vivan Stringer.
Nike has already funded a special section at the Hall of Fame to honor Jordan, the player who put the athletic shoe and apparel company on the map, to coincide with his induction on Sept. 11. Nike's Jordan Brand is getting into the game on Sept. 5 with a "Hall of Fame Pack," which will include new variations of the Air Jordan ), Air Jordan 2K9 and Air Jordan 6 (Six Rings). Key stats from Jordan's NBA career are printed on the upper section of each shoe, and the AJ6 specifically highlights the half-dozen NBA titles he won as a member of the Chicago Bulls. (MSRP ranges from $125-200.)
NBA.com will unveil a special mini-site on Sept. 4 featuring timelines detailing the careers of all the inductees and commentary from TNT NBA announcers Ernie Johnson, Marv Albert, Doug Collins, Kenny Smith, Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley, as well as retrospectives from NBA.com writers.
NBA TV will dedicate programming to each inductee next week, including exclusive 30-minute premiere specials produced by NBA Entertainment. Sept. 7 will highlight the Utah Jazz player/coach duo of Stockton and Sloan; Sept. 8 will feature San Antonio Spurs Robinson; and Sept. 9-10 will be dedicated to Jordan.
In June, Nike launched a Web-based marketing campaign starring the fictitious LeRoy Smith (played by comedian Charlie Murphy), the "man who motivated Michael Jordan." According to Smith, "In tenth grade, I beat out MJ for the last spot on our varsity basketball team, igniting a fire that inspired him to greatness." Fictional products include posters and wallpaper with such LeRoy Smith words to live by as "There are two 'I's' in motivation" and "Dribble with one eye always looking into the future."
Also among his still-active marketing deals, Gatorade released limited-edition packages honoring Jordan's career, complete with marketing support.
The ceremony, usually held at the Hall of Fame, which can accommodate about 1,200 people, has been moved to Symphony Hall, which underwent a $1 million improvement and now seats more than 2,600.
Earlier on Sept. 11, the inductees will be making at stop at the MassMutual Center for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Enshrinement Pep Rally, which is being presented by Mohegan Sun, MassMutual Financial Group and the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. Fans will also be able to test out the EA Sports' NBA Live 10 videogame at the EA Live Lounge. The game will not be released until Oct. 6.
But not everyone is happy with the marketing, in particular Brand Jordan's "Hall of Fame Pack." SportsFuzion, a Massachusetts-based sportswear company that said it has owned the exclusive worldwide rights to the Hall of Fame's trade names, logos, trademarks, designs, and photos for use in sportswear since 2006, in June filed a lawsuit against Nike and the Basketball Hall of Fame. SportsFuzion said that Nike and the Hall of Fame "allegedly conspired to eliminate SportsFuzion from the manufacturing, marketing, and selling of sportswear related to Jordan's induction on Sept. 11."
According to the company, the lawsuit "will move forward after a September 9, 2009 hearing after which United States District Judge William G. Young will set a discovery schedule in the case." SportsFuzion said that the Hall of Fame's attorneys recently provided SportsFuzion with a letter which claimed that the "Leroy Smith marketing/advertising campaign does not involve the promotion of the sale of shoes and/or other apparel in any respect [and] would not create any potential conflict with any rights that might be held by SportsFuzion."
Marketers Make The Most Of Michael Jordan
Gatorade Puts Its Bests Salesman, Michael Jordan, Back To Work


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Press release 2011
Europe & Me" wins European Charlemagne Youth Prize 2011 United Kingdom
UK winner - "Europe and Me"
The magazine was created by young Europeans for young Europeans in 2007. Its motto
is to "make Europe personal", because Europe is often identified only with politics and bureaucracy.
Today, Europe & Me is a platform that allows people to take the initiative, develop
themselves and find like-minded individuals.
Awarding the prize EP President Jerzy Buzek said: "The project we chose is extremely
original. If you open its web site you will see this. You are faced with an ideal European
"Man" or "Woman" divided into five different parts: the brain, the heart, the diaphragm, the
baby and the legs - and each part represents a different idea of what being "European"
Greece - "Balkans Beyond Borders"
The second prize went to "Balkans Beyond Borders", a short-film project from Greece.
In his speech on the runner-up, German MEP and leader of the European Parliament's
Socialists and Democrats Group Martin Schulz said: "Balkans Beyond Borders seeks to
overcome borders by making films and raising awareness that all the Balkan countries will
gain through regional co-operation. Balkans Beyond Borders has its finger on the pulse of
the times with this year's theme of shooting short films on the crisis."
Spain - "Escena Erasmus Project".
Finally, the third prize went to the "Escena Erasmus Project", a cultural exchange programme
for Erasmus students (Spain). Launched in 2009, this is a pioneering European
project addressed mainly to Erasmus students, encouraging cultural and linguistic exchanges.
It is intended to become a theatrical "net" which promotes exchanges among
European university theatre companies. Presenting the third prize, Aachan's Mayor Marcel
Philipp, said that "culture is what holds Europe together in its innermost self and culture
is inextricably linked with education".
This year's Irish nominee was 'Show Racism the Red Card' - an intercultural camp for
11-16 year old boys and girls. Darja Isajeva, a young Latvian organiser living in Ireland,
submitted 'Show Racism the Red Card' as an example of a project which brought together
young people from a number of different countries, promoting an understanding among
them of the values of integration and cultural diversity.
The Charlemagne Youth Prize is awarded annually to projects that foster a shared sense
of European identity and integration among young people.
The three winning projects will receive funding of €5,000, €3,000, and €2,000 respectively.
Their representatives will also be invited to visit the European Parliament in the coming
Representatives of the 27 projects were invited to the award ceremony on 31 May in
The award ceremony was co-organised by the European Parliament and the International
Charlemagne Prize Foundation and hosted by Aachen University.
Audiovisual material from the ceremony is available on request.
Contact :
Ayla Sultan ÇIÇEK
E-mail: email@example.com


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The Sportsman
44' Open Deck
$1,995/per week $449/per day
Plus 6.875% MN State Sales Tax and 3% Lodging Tax
$550.00 deposit required.
Each houseboat includes a tow-behind fishing boat. Since a boat and motor are required with each houseboat rental, you may either bring a boat/motor or rent one from us. As a courtesy to our customers, each Monday and Friday we make a lake run and deliver items ordered, directly to your houseboat.
$1,995/per week $449/per day
Plus 6.875% MN State Sales Tax and 3% Lodging Tax. $550.00 deposit required.
Sleeps 4-6
Boat Furnished with the following:
- Drinking Water
- Dishes, Cups, Glasses
- Flatware
- Cooking Utensils
- Pots & Pans
- Coffee Percolator
- Ice Trays
- SOS Pads
- Dish Towels
- Fly Swatters
- Garbage Bags
- Hand Soap
- Dish Soap
- Toilet Paper
- Pillows & Pillow Cases
- Blankets & Mattress Pads
- Life Jackets (Adult Size)
- Boat Cushions
- Maps
- Deck Chairs
- 100 Quart Cooler
- Tool Kit
- Shore-Ties (60 ft.)
- Gas Grill & Matches
Houseboat Information
- The houseboat appliances (hot water heater, refrigerator / freezer / stove / oven / lights / space heater) all run on L.P. gas. This eliminates the need for a generator.
- There is no need for 120 volt outlets on the houseboat because everything is either LP or 12 volt. There is a 2-wire 12 volt receptacle and USB Port next to the helm of each boat. The 12 volt system is continuously re-charged by solar power. We do however offer 2500 watt Rental Generators for the fishermen to recharge their trolling motor batteries. You are welcome to bring your own generator. Generator operations must be carried out on shore.
- Remember to either reserve your linen packs two weeks in advance or bring your own sheets, sleeping bags and bath towels.
- All dogs must be on a leash at all times while at Northernaire Houseboats' base. If your dog will be traveling with you, it is required you bring a pet carrier. There is a pet fee and you will be charged for any damage caused.
- If you have a C Pap machine just bring along an Inverter and we will furnish a Deep Cycle Battery for your sleeping needs.
First Day Check-In (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Full payment is required upon check in before boarding the boat. You will be required to sign a bare-boat agreement. We will give an orientation of the houseboat, set of maps and a one hour spot guide for lake and map orientation.
Last Day Check-Out (9:00 am)
Boat gas will be refilled. Return maps and carry-on case to the office. Your gas bill and other miscellaneous bills will be deducted from your deposit money and a credit will be issued if applicable.
Items Available at Lodge
- MN Fishing Licenses (Resident & Non-Resident)
- Bait (Leeches & Crawlers)
- Ice (Blocks & Cubes)
- Candy / POP
- Clothing / Caps
Pets stay free but must have a carrier for night sleeping. Dogs only. Charterer will be required to sign a Pet Damage Form.


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Mayor's Office
The Lincoln Emergency Communications/911 Center will demonstrate its 911 Call Simulator at 1:30 today at the "F" Street Recreation Center, 1225 "F" Street. A 911 Emergency Services Dispatcher will use the simulator to teach children and adults what they need to know and what they should do in case of an emergency.
A grant from the Community Health Endowment funded the purchase of the device from Retina Systems Inc.
Those wanting to schedule demonstrations at community or neighborhood events can contact Julie Righter, 911 Communications Manager, at email@example.com or 402-441-7252. More information on Lincoln's 911 Center is available on the City website at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: 911). More information on the simulator is available at 911interactivesimulator.com.


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School bus plunges from overpass in Texas; 4 hurt
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A school bus plunged about 15 feet from a Texas expressway overpass to the doorstep of a hotel below, miraculously causing only non-life-threatening injuries to the child and two adults aboard.
The crash happened about 4:45 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 37 at East Commerce Street on the eastern edge of downtown San Antonio.
Police Sgt. Javier Salazar says a collision with a car on the northbound expressway overpass sent the bus careening through a concrete barrier and nosing into the frontage road in front of a Comfort Suites hotel.
Salazar says the adults were taken from the bus to University Medical Center with possible fractures, while the child had minor cuts and bruises. The driver of the car also was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.


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Hi there! I'm Christy Pooschke, and this is my hubby Chad!
Our journey to living a "Completely Nourished" lifestyle began in May of 2007 when we made the startling discovery that food additives were destroying our health.
After resolving my Fibromyalgia symptoms through natural dietary changes, we developed a passion for helping others learn how to shop for and prepare natural, additive-free foods. (Please read my entire return-to-health journey here.) We are not certified nutritionists or medical professionals. It doesn't take a degree to know that we would all be better off eating REAL food and living more natural lifestyles!
Over the years, we have spent countless hours researching food additives and their effects on health. We've also spent much of our free time experimenting in our own kitchen to learn how to prepare delicious, additive-free foods from scratch! We definitely are not trained chefs (in fact, we've never even taken a cooking class); so you can rest assured that our recipes are simple enough for all of you non-cooks out there!
We created "Completely Nourished" to share with everyone what we have learned about shopping for and preparing additive-free foods and maintaining sanity and "balance" while pursuing a more natural lifestyle. While it is important to nourish our bodies with healthy food, we also understand that to live a "Completely Nourished" lifestyle, there are many other aspects of life to consider. We must remember to tend to our needs for physical activity, fellowship with family and friends, relaxation, laughter, spiritual fulfillment, etc.
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We remember how overwhelmed we felt when we decided to embrace this journey to a healthier and happier life, so we work tirelessly to bring you the information and products (see "Our Products" tab above) that we wish had been available to us back when we were getting started. Check out our Blog to read through the hundreds of articles, recipes, tips and instructional videos that we've posted here; and be sure to email subscribe to our blog so you don't miss any of our upcoming tips and information!
We wish you the best on this journey toward a "Completely Nourished" lifestyle, and we hope you are comforted in knowing that we will be right here to support you along the way!
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/H (Restrict Length of External Names)
Deprecated. Restricts the length of external names.
Specifies the maximum length of external names allowed in a program.
By default, the length of external (public) names is 2,047 characters. This is true for C and C++ programs. Using /H can only decrease the maximum allowable length of identifiers, not increase it. A space between /H and number is optional.
If a program contains external names longer than number, the extra characters are ignored. If you compile a program without /H and if an identifier contains more than 2,047 characters, the compiler will generate Fatal Error C1064.
The limit on length includes any compiler-created leading underscore (_) or at sign (@). These characters are part of the identifier and take a significant location.
The compiler adds a leading underscore (_) to names modified by the
__cdecl(default) and
__stdcallcalling conventions, and a leading at sign (@) to names modified by the
__fastcallcalling convention.
The compiler appends argument size information to names modified by the
__stdcallcalling conventions, and adds type information to C++ names.
You may find /H useful:
When you create mixed-language or portable programs.
When you use tools that impose limits on the length of external identifiers.
When you want to restrict the amount of space that symbols use in a debug build.
The following example shows how using /H can actually introduce errors if identifier lengths are limited too much:
// compiler_option_H.cpp
// compile with: /H5
// processor: x86
// LNK2005 expected
void func1(void);
void func2(void);
int main() { func1(); }
void func1(void) {}
void func2(void) {}
You must also be careful when using the /H option because of predefined compiler identifiers. If the maximum identifier length is too small, certain predefined identifiers will be unresolved as well as certain library function calls. For example, if the
printf function is used and the option /H5 is specified at compile time, the symbol _prin will be created in order to reference
printf, and this will not be found in the library.
Use of /H is incompatible with /GL (Whole Program Optimization).
The /H option is deprecated since Visual Studio 2005; the maximum length limits have been increased and /H is no longer needed. For a list of deprecated compiler options, see Deprecated and Removed Compiler Options in Compiler Options Listed by Category.
To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment
Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Set C++ compiler and build properties in Visual Studio.
Select the Configuration Properties > C/C++ > Command Line property page.
Enter the compiler option in the Additional Options box.
To set this compiler option programmatically
- See AdditionalOptions.
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