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Africa, Great Britain, and Scandinavia. Kaji Yajima was declared "the Frances Willard of Japan"; portraits of Willard were distributed by missionaries among the mission schools of India. But like the larger temperance movement itself, her reputation never spread to any extent beyond the Anglo-American world and its missionary outposts in such places as China and Japan. Apart from her visits to Great Britain and Europe in the 1890s, to stay with Lady Henry Somerset, and several trips to eastern Canada, Willard did not tour internationally. She suffered severely from seasickness, and her health was failing. So she left the work of international organizing to such missionaries as Mary Clement Leavitt and Jessie Ackermann.
Willard's career shows in particular that American reform had impacts in other countries and at times presented a model for other countries. American reform, in turn, was influenced by events abroad and demands from admirers in those other countries. Willard's views on race, for example, were modified in a more progressive direction in 1895 as a result of British criticism of her failure to condemn lynching in the United States. Her British experience also made her aware of the complexities of alcohol production and consumption, and she was particularly interested, after her British trips in the early 1890s, in the connection of alcoholism to poverty. Her exposure to the international missionary work of the WCTU made her more sympathetic toward religions other than her own evangelical Protestantism. Finally, as part of her international vision for the expansion of the WCTU, she necessarily came to regard the improvement of relations between nations through peace and arbitration as necessary for human survival and prosperity, and pushed the idea of an international arbitration treaty with Britain.
Willard left her mark indelibly upon the WCTU. Her mother's home, Rest Cottage, where Willard lived in Evanston, became WCTU headquarters. It remains so today, and at the same time functions as a de facto mausoleum of women's temperance reform. The furniture and mementos of Willard's time dominate the surroundings and impress the memories of visitors, who are informed that nothing has changed since Willard's death. For all that, Willard's memory lives on in a world vastly changed. Her meaning today is different from that for the nineteenth-century representative woman. Frances Willard still speaks to the role of women with her concerns about the role of the family, moral values, and the tensions between family responsibilities and the search for equality for women.


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What do the NFL.com's newest power rankings say? Chiefs fans won't like it.
What do the NFL.com';s newest power rankings say? Chiefs fans won't like it.
Better than the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars? Yes!
Better than the Buffalo Bills? I'd say the Chiefs are more improved than the Bills, who are ranked 29 on NFL.com';s list.
While I'm at it, Kansas City is at least as good as the New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears.
That's what I think, but not what NFL.com says.
"Can the Kansas City Chiefs give Denver a run for their money? That's what many in this business seem to think, based on the arrivals of Alex Smith and Andy Reid," said NFL.com and NFL Network analyst Elliot Harrison. "What about the D? The unit that the Chiefs will probably have to depend on finished 25th in points allowed at 26.6 per game. That's not to say that Kansas City can't make a move in the AFC West, but questions at corner, inside linebacker, wide receiver, and yes, quarterback leave the 2013 underdog darlings at 30. We'll reassess at training camp."
Chiefs ranked 30? Ah, surely NFL.com made a mistake.
With the exception of the Raiders and Jaguars, NFL.com believes every other team is better than the Kansas City Chiefs. Even the Bills, with a rookie quarterback, were ranked higher.
Tough to take, especially when it feels like things are shifting toward the better with Andy Reid. Add what John Dorsey's done to bolster the roster and the Chiefs seem vastly improved.
I recall the 1995 season when the pundits jokingly predicted Kansas City to finish sixth in a five-team division. They said without Joe Montana, Kansas City was nothing. The Chiefs went 13-3 that season.
The players heard what the experts said back then and read the papers. But they used the negative as a catalyst for a great season.
Reid strikes me as the kind of coach who tries to tap into the emotional side of a player, use things like this to push. I think it would be a great idea.
Marty Schottenheimer did that all the time, especially with Raider Week.
Wins need to be added to paper. Seeing is believing. But Harrison left out plenty. Dorsey's made changes; things are taking shape in KC.
Last season? Those stats had a lot to do with who was driving, not the individual parts.
Page 2 of 2 - Listen to Jamaal Charles talk about this offense and Reid, how he said he's never had a coach like this.
NFL.com questioned the Chiefs corners. Funny, but NFL Network just ranked the Chiefs DBs as a top-5 unit. Doesn't add up.
Hard to take this "analyst" or the rankings serious when you see just a few at OTA's and minicamp. Am I venting? Maybe, but I've had my eyes on the team.
My ears know what they hear, too.
Chiefs just No. 30 on NFL.com';s power rankings? Nah, not buying. The Chiefs are better than the No. 21-ranked San Diego Chargers too.
It's my personal opinion, deep down I'm red and gold, but I can't wait till the Chiefs prove them wrong.
At least in my world, the Chiefs are better than last year.
Good day, Chiefs fans!
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May 1, 2012
Stolen Chimney
UT : Moab Area : ... : Ancient Art
Jah Man
UT : Moab Area : ... : Sister Superior Group
Leapin' Lizards
UT : Moab Area : ... : Lizard Rock
Hound's Tooth
CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Lower Tier
Aug 1, 2010
CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : Cadillac Crag
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Dead Can Dance
CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Wall of the Dead
Jul 16, 2009
Isle of the Dead
Dead Again
The Tower
CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Tarot Wall
Awesome. One of my favorite climbs in the canyon!
Oct 5, 2008
The Raven
CO : Shelf Road : Cactus Cliff
Seemed harder than 5.9 - good work out. Fun little lie-back section.
Sep 20, 2008
Kick-ass. This route is super fun and has some interesting moves.
High Heeled Tittty Twister
Fun work out. Roof section seemed to be the crux.
LaCholla Jackson
Still good and definitely not an 8-, like the book says.
White Punks on Pockets
Interesting but not unforgettable. Couple of fun crack moves.
Part Muffalo
I think I wandered over onto the 5.10 on this route. Little confusing.
CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall
Beautiful, fun looong route. I loved it all the way. Good way to finish the day.
Time Square
Warm-up. NOT as sketchy as the book describes.
Spinney Dan
Ouch, my forearms.
Jam It
CO : Boulder Canyon : The Boulderado
Barefoot TR - woohoo!
Sep 13, 2008
Surprisingly good. Fun, quick route.
Animation aka Jaycene's Dance
CO : Boulder Canyon : Animal World
Led with GM. I still love this route.
We Don't Do Crack
I'm an idiot.
First Impressions
CO : Golden : ... : Little Eiger
Real fun. Not as simple and straightforward as we thought it might be.
Aug 30, 2008
Eiger Sanction
Tiny, interesting crux move by upper bulge
Herbal Essence
Nice combination of moves. Good times.
Little John's Big Stick
CO : Boulder Canyon : Sherwood Forest
Jun 1, 2008
Men in Tights
Tough sequence at crux. Awesome finish.
Tuckered and Fried
Awesome! Tough pull over the crux.
Edge of Time
CO : Estes Park Valley : ... : The Fin
May 18, 2008
Heel Toe
CO : Estes Park Valley : ... : Dinosaur's Foot
Dino Dung
Thin-would be a heady lead
Topless Etiquette
CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Riviera
More fun if you climb to the left, which may actually be a different climb...
May 17, 2008
CO : Boulder Canyon : Nip and Tuck
Hare Balls
Can drop TR. Try Leading Trad.
Surprising Slab
Can drop rope for TR. Good route to learn Trad.
Pueblo Gringos
CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow
May 1, 2008
Oscar de la Cholla
Crynoid Corner
Apr 19, 2008
Chunky Monkey
Kicked my ass at the start. Fell upside down, and cut my shin.
Half Breed
Ouch, my hands.
Richard Simmons' Tanktop
Too Much Beef and Not Enough Meat
Slender Fungus
tough first clip
Bat Crack
Awesome. Super fun.
True to Tradition/Tucker's Faith
Period Epic
Cruxy if you go straight over hump.
The Touch
CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : South Face
Led with Grace Marie, Annika and friends.
Sep 16, 2007
Vitamin V
Free Willie
Led with Chris D. and Charlie - two hangs.
Aug 30, 2007
Joint Venture
TR with Chris D., Charlie and GM
Led with Chris D. and Charlie
The Bastille Crack
CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face
Followed Chris D.
Jul 1, 2007
Iron Horse
CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - part C - Pony ...
TR with Chris D. Lots of hangs.
Jun 1, 2007
TR with Chris D.
Sister Morphine
Maid Marian
Led with Chris D. and GM
May 1, 2007
CO : Boulder Canyon : Cob Rock
Followed Chris D. Sweet Climb.
Unnamed II (fingers through fists)
UT : Moab Area : ... : Blue Gramma Cliff
My first crack climb
Oct 20, 2006
Finger Food
UT : Moab Area : ... : Reservoir Wall
Warm-Up Handcrack
I hated this... but I should go back and get on it again. I'm such a wuss.
Generic Crack
UT : Moab Area : ... : Donnelly Canyon
This route is relentless. It feels like it is never going to end.
CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - S Buttress
TR with Brett - ridiculously hard - hung a bunch.
Oct 1, 2006
Pony Express
TR with Ben, Charlie and Greg
Sep 23, 2006
Five-Ten Crack
CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Rincon - Center Route & R
TR with Greg, Ben, Charlie
TR with EW and Keegan
Sep 12, 2006
Cannabis Sportiva
Pile Driver
CO : Rifle Mountain Park : Skull Cave
Led with one hang. EW.
Sep 1, 2006
Black Mamba Arete
CO : Shelf Road : The Gym
Jun 7, 2006
Index Toe
TR with EW.
Jun 1, 2006
First sport lead. with EW.
Cafe au Lait
NH : *Rumney : The Parking Lot Wall
TR with Chad P.
Sep 1, 2004
Easily Amused
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Located in Madrid City Centre, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Teatro Espanol and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Prado Museum and Puerta del Sol are also within 10 minutes.
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The stock iOS calendar works just fine for basic scheduling, but if you religiously use Uber, Waze or Google Maps, Any.DO's Cal could be worth checking out. An update to the popular productivity outfit's brainchild brings integration with the three aforementioned services, which means you can now call a cab via Uber without leaving Cal, so long as you're in an area where the town cars roam. You'll also be able to navigate your way using Waze and Google Maps without having to launch them. As a nice bonus, Any.DO is introducing a new gifting feature that lets you buy straight from Amazon or Gifts.com from within the app itself. Cal is still nowhere to be seen on Google Play, but iOS users can score the refreshed application at the source.
Update (10/08/13): The folks at Any.DO have informed us that you can't access Uber without leaving Cal after all. There's actually an Uber link within the calendar that launches the request-a-ride app. The amended press release is attached after the break if you'd like to know more.
Cal By Any.do Simplifies Your Commute With Three New Integrations
Uber, Waze, and Google Maps Now Allow Users To Plan Their Travel
Monday, Oct 7th 2013, 11:00AM PST, San Francisco - Cal, the intuitive and design-driven calendar app for iPhone, is taking another step in becoming the best calendar app for iOS 7 by announcing three new integrations that take the process out of users' daily commutes.
Integrations with Uber, Google Maps, and Waze, launching today, allow a user to get from point A to point B without the hassle of re-entering information. "It was imperative that it all feels very fluid. Typical calendar apps are just a repository of information. We wanted to bring the calendar to life by making it actionable and helping people do what they plan to do," says founder and CEO Omer Perchik.
Meetings, work commutes, coffee dates, birthday parties - Cal already knows where a user needs to be at any given time. With a single click, those static plans now become commutes toward a destination.
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Powerful Uber integration let's users get a ride when and where they need it, with the simplicity they've come to expect with Cal. (available in supported locations)
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Four ingredients is all it takes to whip up these delightful cookies.—Linda Barry, Dianna, Texas
- 1 package lemon cake mix (regular size)
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- 1. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, whipped topping and egg until well blended. Batter will be very sticky.
- 2. Drop by teaspoonfuls into confectioners' sugar; roll lightly to coat. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned and tops are cracked. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 5-1/2 dozen.
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SparkFun Electronics Comments urn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f8249 2015-11-24T21:18:00-07:00 SparkFun Electronics Customer #370148 on KIT-11935 - Cubelets - Knob Cubelet Customer #370148 urn:uuid:ed2e5a7f-5cac-42de-07a0-00cdcf270750 2013-08-16T10:54:09-06:00
Wow, these are extremely expensive. You'd be better off with an Arduino or equivalent and lots of various sensors and such. The idea and design is quite impressive though.
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I agree. If they were 5 bucks a pop, I'd get 20. These look awesome, I just wish I had the money to get enough to make something cool…
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Elegant idea, now they just have to work on the prices. For the price of 3 or so cubelets I got the RedRobot kit and have a much more capable robot. The only way to justify the cost of this is the labor saved in wiring up a prototype, but this doesn't seem to be a professional grade proto system and would never be used in a situation where labor cost matters.

Get the cubelets down to $5.00 or less each and it's got a chance.


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German Stocks Decline Before Fed Meeting; BMW Paces Retreat
German stocks dropped for the first day in five as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day meeting which concludes today.
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG slid 1.4 percent, even as the carmaker raised its earnings forecast. Volkswagen AG gained 0.9 percent as Societe Generale SA increased its price estimate for Europe's largest carmaker. HeidelbergCement AG climbed 2.9 percent.
The DAX Index lost 0.6 percent to 6,617.8 at the 5:30 p.m. close in Frankfurt, having risen 12 percent since the beginning of September. The gauge yesterday jumped to its highest level since June 2008 as investors speculated that the Fed will announce another round of asset purchases, a tactic known as quantitative easing. The broader HDAX Index slipped 0.5 percent today.
"Despite an overall positive feel to the markets, traders are reluctant to commit funds until the Fed's decision is out of the way," said London-based Manoj Ladwa, a senior trader at ETX Capital.
U.S. policy makers will restart a program of securities purchases to spur growth, reduce unemployment and increase inflation, according to 53 of 56 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News last week. Twenty-nine estimated that the Fed will pledge to buy $500 billion or more.
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BMW slid 1.4 percent to 51.64 euros even after the world's largest luxury-car maker raised its full-year automotive operating profit to more than 7 percent of sales this year from a forecast in August of a 5 percent margin.
"The guidance is low," said Adam Hull, a London-based analyst with WestLB AG, who has a "reduce" rating on the shares. "They should be able to do better."
The automaker maintained its target for 2010 deliveries at more than 1.4 million vehicles, an increase of 10 percent compared with last year's 1.29 million cars. German rival Daimler AG raised its 2010 profit target 17 percent on Oct. 28 as demand increased for its top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz E- and S-Class cars.
Volkswagen increased 0.9 percent to 106.75 euros after Societe Generale raised its price estimate for the shares to 136 euros from 100 euros. On Oct. 22, the carmaker reported that its nine-month profit jumped more than sixfold to 4 billion euros ($5.6 billion).
"The nine-month results demand nothing less than a complete recalibration of expectations about the group's earnings power and consequently fair value price targets," wrote analyst Stephen Reitman in a report to clients today.
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Porsche SE jumped 1.7 percent to 37.66 euros after a judge said in a preliminary assessment that the maker of the 911 sports car is likely to win an appeals case about a meeting of its shareholders in January 2009.
Minority investors in Porsche had asked the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court to strike down votes over directors' approval of an "unconscionably" high salary for Chief Executive Officer Wendelin Wiedeking and other officials.
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Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG soared 10 percent to 76 euros. The company said it plans to acquire Alcatel-Lucent SA's vacuum technology unit, based in France. The two companies have "largely finalized" negotiations on the purchase, patents and licenses, Pfeiffer said in a statement.


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Nike Basketball Camp at Round Rock Sports Center will feature intense weekly programs tailored towards individual skill improvement in an encouraging environment. TJ Jones of Ultimate Champions will direct this complete skills camp August 10-13, 2015 for boys and girls ages 8-17.
Step up your game this summer with TJ Jones and the Ultimate Champions staff. TJ and his talented coaches are eager to teach and reinforce basketball fundamentals and new skills in a fun and competitive environment.
Coach Jones has always been a student of the game. As a child, TJ didn't start playing basketball until the age of 14. With little help from coaches or relatives (Coach Jones' Uncle played for the New York Knicks), he taught himself how to play the game of basketball by watching games on television and tapes on basketball teachings of various coaches. In high school he was one of the top players in his high school history (ranked 14th in the state). He later went to UTSA to become at team captain as a sophomore. After UTSA coach Jones still had the desire to play the game of basketball. After playing in Europe and a short stint in Mexico, he decided that he wasn't as passionate about playing basketball as he was helping developing players.
Coach Jones went on to pursue his passion for developing players and became director of basketball operations at Home Court America in San Antonio. As Director of Basketball Operations, Coach Jones was responsible for developing new programs along with maintaining and increasing the quality of the existing basketball structure. Later he had the opportunity of becoming an assistant coach at a division 1 university. At as a college coach, he was extremely instrumental in player development.
Coach Jones is very unique in the aspect of working with different age groups. For some coaches, it is very difficult for them to coach and develop youth and also have the same success with developing college level players and professional players. He works well with all age groups and is very successful with them.
In order to be successful there has to be a strong foundation. If a builder is building a house, he must have a strong foundation in order for the house to stand properly over time. Well, the same is for basketball. There must be a strong foundation in fundamentals for continuous individual improvement. In addition to an emphasis on skill development, camp will also aim to improve each players athleticism and explosiveness.
Camp Check-in: Monday, August 10th at 8:30AM
Closing Ceremony: Thursday, August 13th at 4:15PM
Camp Hours: MON-THURS 9AM-4:30PM
Camp Meals: Lunch is not included. Please bring your own lunch. We will also have a concession stand open for lunch and drink purchase.
Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week. In addition, campers will be evaluated and then split up into smaller groups according to age and ability. Parents are invited to attend the closing ceremony! Departure immediately following at 4:30PM.
Transportation is not provided by the camp to or from any airports. If you are flying to or from camp, we recommend using an airport shuttle service. Please schedule flights as close as you can to the check-in times on the first day and check-out times on the last day.
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact numbers, and a checklist of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. The US Sports Camps health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
We cannot offer scholarships due to NCAA regulations. Our affiliation with NCAA coaches and schools puts us in a position where any scholarship money can be seen as an inducement to a future collegiate athlete. This puts our coaches and our host universities in jeopardy of damaging their status with the NCAA and incurring penalties at the hands of their organizing body.
If five or more campers register together, as a group by mail or fax, each camper will receive a $20 discount. If 10 or more campers register together, as a group by mail or fax, each camper will receive a $40 discount. Click "Get Brochure" above and print the application. All applications must be received at the same time via mail or fax. If all members of your group pay with a Visa or MasterCard, feel free to fax your applications to 415-479-6061 to expedite processing. Late or individual registrations are not eligible to receive the group discount.
*Please note, this information is subject to change.
Round Rock Sports Center is an 82,800 square foot sports center that features 6 basketball courts, making it the perfect location to hold a basketball camp.
My son went into camp without any experience, but is wanting to start playing. He throughly enjoyed the camp and came out with more skills. It's given him the goal of practicing to try out for the 9th grade team. Thank you!
Camp was a great experience that helped me and my sister improve on our skills. We also met some new friends in our area!
We are military living in Germany at the moment, as well as attending German school. It was important to find out if my son can compete on a States sides level and has a future in the sport. A coach as well as the head coach addressed my concern. The techniques and skill sets were evaluated and can now be worked on differently. I am overall satisfied and hope to stay in touch with both coaches as well as looking forward to enrolling my son into another camp next summer.
We were pleased with camper/ coach ratio and the location.
Tj is a fantastic teacher of the game of Basketball. My son enjoyed the fundamentals and the ability to put those fundamentals to work immediately.
My son really enjoyed his experience. The staff was friendly, T.J. The director, was very professional.
My 9 year old beginner improved so much in such a short time! He wanted to practice more at home. The camp director was excellent! He is very knowledgeable, great with the kids, and also incorporated discipline (which you don't see much anymore!). I would recommend the camp to everyone.
Overall the Nike Basketball Camp was a great experience for my child. We have participated in many other camps before. The instructors at each training station took the time to make sure each child understood what was being taught and how this would benefit them in a game. Also each instructor would work with each child to increase their individual moral and ensure them with work they would get it down. Other camps I've had my child go to in the past seem to just want as many kids to sign up to benefit them financially. Instead of looking out for the player's benefit.
This camp is no longer available this season.
Please call us at 1-800-645-3226 if you would like help finding another camp, or join our email list to be notified of 2016 programs.


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Just a heads-up that former UAF Nanooks goaltender Chad Johnson made his team debut for the Boston Bruins tonight and picked up the win in a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
Johnson, 27, who previously appeared in the NHL with the New York Rangers and Phoenix Coyotes, made his first start this far into the season because he's the backup to workhorse Tuukka Rask (5-2-0, 1.29, .954). Johnson stopped 14 of 16 shots.
Johnson lifetime in 11 NHL appearances is 4-2-3 with a 1.98 goals-against average, .926 save percentage and one shutout.
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We turn our attention to digital art this month good timing with Comic-Con happening this weekend in San Diego (for those attending, please stop by our booth, #418). Ellen Wolff gets great insight from ILM concept artist Ryan Church on what it was like working on both REVENGE OF THE SITH and WAR OF THE WORLDS. Mary Ann Skweres gets a sneak peek at what we can expect at the SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery next month. And Henry Turner catches up with the talented and tireless Syd Mead. Have a good show at the Con!
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You can sense that the fans in the stands hold their breath when the racers step on the gas pedal to test their engines. When the green lights go off, the excitement erupts. In every turn or break that their favourite drivers make, there is the mixed emotion of hope and fear. In each pit stop, the fans anticipate whether their idol will not drop a few places with a few laps to go. When they cross the chequered flag first, mayhem ensues as fans can't contain their joy to celebrate the victory.
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The COPD Assessment Test (CAT™) is a new short health status measure for routine use. New questionnaires require reference points so that users can understand the scores; descriptive scenarios are one way of doing this. A novel method of creating scenarios is described.
A Bland and Altman plot showed a consistent relationship between CAT scores and scores obtained with the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD (SGRQ-C) permitting a direct mapping process between CAT and SGRQ items. The severity associated with each CAT item was calculated using a probabilistic model and expressed in logits (log odds of a patient of given severity affirming that item 50% of the time). Severity estimates for SGRQ-C items in logits were also available, allowing direct comparisons with CAT items. CAT scores were categorised into Low, Medium, High and Very High Impact. SGRQ items of corresponding severity were used to create scenarios associated with each category.
Each CAT category was associated with a scenario comprising 12 to 16 SGRQ-C items. A severity 'ladder' associating CAT scores with exemplar health status effects was also created. Items associated with 'Low' and 'Medium' Impact appeared to be subjectively quite severe in terms of their effect on daily life.
These scenarios provide users of the CAT with a good sense of the health impact associated with different scores. More generally they provide a surprising insight into the severity of the effects of COPD, even in patients with apparently mild-moderate health status impact.
Understanding a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient's health status is an integral part of overall patient management. International guidelines on the management of COPD recommend that both lung function and health status are monitored regularly to guide any changes in treatment [1], and both the European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society recommend that health status should be assessed as an outcome in clinical trials of new and existing pharmacological therapies for treatment of COPD [2]. A number of different questionnaires are available that assess health status in COPD, these include the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) [3], the Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) [4], the St. Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) [5] and a revised form of the SGRQ, SGRQ-C, which retains the accuracy and responsiveness of the SGRQ but which features fewer questions; scores obtained with the SGRQ and SGRQ-C are directly comparable [6].
All health status questionnaires require reference points so that physicians can attach meaning to their scores. One approach is to calculate a minimum clinically important difference (MCID). This allows users of the questionnaire to distinguish clinically relevant differences within patients, for example in an interventional trial, or in the same patient over time, for example before and after pulmonary rehabilitation. However, the MCID only provides an estimate of the minimum worthwhile difference and does not describe in what nature the health status has changed [7]. Another approach is to relate scores to clinical scenarios. This has been done to illustrate the MCID (4 units) for the SGRQ [8], where the scenarios are based on responses to individual questions. For example, a scenario describing a patient who; no longer takes a long time to wash or dress, can now walk up stairs without stopping and go out for entertainment relates to a pattern of change in the patients health status correspondent to a 4-unit improvement. Despite these useful descriptive characteristics, within the field of pulmonary medicine there has been no attempt to create scenarios that can provide clinicians with descriptions that cover the entire range of a health status scale.
We have recently described the development of a new simple health status questionnaire, the COPD Assessment Test (CAT™) [9,10], which correlates very well with the SGRQ-C in stable COPD patients (r = 0.80) and in patients experiencing an exacerbation (r = 0.78). This paper describes the development of descriptive scenarios for the CAT based upon the content of the SGRQ-C.
'Mapping' the contents of SGRQ-C to the CAT was possible as the CAT was developed using Rasch methodology while development of the SGRQ-C involved retrospective Rasch analysis of the original SGRQ to identify items that could be removed. Consequently it has been possible to convert both questionnaires scores to a common unit of measurement that then allows direct comparison between CAT scores and SGRQ item severity scores, and subsequent mapping of SGRQ-C scenarios to the full spectrum of CAT scores.
Comparison of CAT and SGRQ scores
The correlation between SGRQ and CAT scores in stable patients is good (r = 0.80) [9], however a better method of assessing the agreement of two instruments designed to measure the same thing is a technique known most commonly as the Bland and Altman plot [11]. This tests whether the two instruments behave in the same way across the entire scaling range of the instruments, by plotting the difference between measurements made by the two instruments in the same individual against the mean of the two measurements. The differences should be small across the scaling range and have no, or only a very small, correlation with the means. The CAT scale ranges from 0 to 40 while the SGRQ scale ranges from 0 to 100, therefore in order to create a Bland and Altman plot, it was necessary to multiply the CAT score by 2.5 to make the scaling range directly comparable with that of the SGRQ. This CAT score was called the 'adjCAT'.
Rasch analysis
Rasch methodology is based upon testing the performance of the Guttman scaling properties of a questionnaire's constituent items [12-14]. The key property of this type of scale is the assumption that, for an item of given severity, a patient will have a high probability of responding positively to items that indicate lesser severity than the item in question and a lower probability of responding positively to items that reflect greater severity, when a positive response denotes the presence rather than the absence of an impairment or disability. Rasch modelling was used in the development of CAT, as described elsewhere [9]. Using this approach, severity is calculated as the log odds (logit) of a patient affirming that item 50% of the time. The average severity of the items is conventionally fixed at zero logit, therefore a mild score has a negative logit and a severe score has a positive logit.
Scoring the CAT
The item reduction stage of CAT development used Rasch analysis to determine the eight items that formed the final questionnaire [9]. This model confirmed that the CAT met the requirements for a unidimensional scale. As a result, a reliable score of overall health status could be calculated using the simple sum of the patient's responses to the items. In a questionnaire developed using Rasch modelling, the relationship between the questionnaire's score, calculated as the simple sum, and severity scored in logits forms a mathematically defined relationship. A conversion table allows CAT scores to be converted to logits or vice versa. An abbreviated version is shown in Table 1 and the full version is included in Additional File 1: Appendix 1.
Table 1. Abbreviated conversion table from CAT score to logits
Additional file 1. Appendix 1: Conversion table from CAT score to logits.
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Scoring the SGRQ
Scores for the SGRQ are calculated by applying empirically derived weights to the patients' responses to each item. This is an entirely different methodology from that used for scoring the CAT and meant that a simple direct mapping exercise to relate CAT scores to SGRQ scores was not possible. However, a recent exercise to refine the SGRQ to produce the SGRQ-C used Rasch methodology [6]. This process also provided estimates of the severity of each item calculated as logits, which made it possible to compare CAT scores and SGRQ items using the same metric. Most of the items in the SGRQ are dichotomous, so we used the logit for that item. About 15% of the items have multiple response categories and in these cases we used the logit for each category of response.
Mapping CAT scores to SGRQ items
CAT scores had already been categorised into severity bands, as described in the CAT users guide (http://www.catestonline.org webcite): Low Impact (CAT score 1 to 10), Medium Impact (11 to 20), High Impact (21 to 30), Very High Impact (31 to 40) (Figure 1). This categorisation took place prior to the analysis presented here and was not based on any knowledge of mapped SGRQ items. Scenarios were created for each category by mapping them to SGRQ-C items of corresponding severity using CAT categories and SGRQ-C item severity expressed in logits (Figure 2).
Figure 1. Cumulative frequency distribution of CAT scores.
Figure 2. Mapping CAT scores to SGRQ items. See text for full explanation.
Patients were recruited from sites in Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, UK, and USA. Full details of patient recruitment and questionnaire administration are available elsewhere [9]. The study was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki with ethics approval provided by local ethics committees. All patients provided written informed consent prior to study procedures.
CAT categories within a COPD population
Full details of these patients have been published elsewhere [9], in brief their mean age was 66 years, 32% were female and their mean FEV1 was 58% predicted. In Figure 1, the CAT severity categories are superimposed upon a cumulative frequency distribution of CAT scores in 1503 patients recruited from Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, UK, and USA. The proportion of scores was 18% Low Impact, 43% Medium Impact, 28% High Impact, and 11% Very High Impact.
Correlation with SGRQ
SGRQ and CAT scores were obtained in the same patients. The Bland and Altman plot in Figure 3 showed a very stable relationship across the scaling range, although there was a very small positive correlation (r = 0.16, p = 0.005). At the mild end of the CAT scale the score slightly over-estimated severity by a small amount (SGRQ = 0, adjCAT = 5, equivalent to 2 CAT units) and at the severe end it slightly under-estimated severity (SGRQ = 100, adjCAT = 92.5, equivalent to 37 CAT units). This level of agreement was sufficient to permit direct mapping between SGRQ and CAT for the purpose of creating these scenarios.
Figure 3. Bland and Altman plot of SGRQ and adjCAT scores. CAT scores were converted to 0 to 100% (adjCAT) to match SGRQ scores. The X axis is the mean of the SGRQ and adjCAT scores; the y axis is SGRQ-adjCAT score. The correlation for a linear regression was r = 0.16, p = 0.005.
The Bland and Altman plot also shows the limits of agreement between CAT and SGRQ; 31% of the score differences are less than 5 points (i.e. difference of ≤5%) and 60% are less than 10 points (difference of ≤10%), and 90% are less than 20 points (difference of ≤20%). These numbers show substantial agreement between the CAT and SGRQ.
Creation of CAT scenarios
The SGRQ-C items associated with each of the CAT categories are listed in Table 2. A representative selection of these items was used to create the brief scenarios described in the CAT user guide [http://www.catestonline.org webcite].
Table 2. SGRQ-C items grouped by corresponding CAT severity category
COPD ladder of severity
An alternative method of showing the relationship between CAT score and SGRQ-C scenarios is shown in Table 3. Representative items for each 5-point step along the CAT are listed in ascending order of severity. This is termed a 'ladder of severity' because at each level, it is likely that the patient will also have experienced the development of many of the health affects associated with the milder steps up to their current severity.
Table 3. COPD ladder of poor health
This analysis has used an objective scientific method to create clinical scenarios that are associated with different scores obtained with a new measure of impaired health status for COPD. A number of factors made this possible: 1. Rasch-imputed mapping has been used successfully in other diseases to map measures between two instruments [15], and develop scenarios corresponding to outcomes within an instrument [16]; 2. CAT scores and SGRQ-C scores correlate well across the entire scaling range from very mild to very severe; 3. The CAT scores and SGRQ-C items could be expressed in the same units of measurement; 4. The SGRQ is made up of sufficient items (some of which have multiple response options, each with its own calculated logit value) to permit relatively rich descriptions, so each CAT category was associated with 12 or more SGRQ-C items; 5. Rasch models are thought to be sample independent [17], thereby permitting comparisons between different groups of patients.
This approach enabled us to provide scenarios that describe patients exhibiting CAT scores ranging from the very mild to the very severe. For example, patients who become breathless while walking up hills fall into the Low Impact CAT category, while those who become breathless while walking around the home fall into the Very High Impact category. These scenarios allow for a more rounded understanding of the effects of COPD associated with different CAT scores and for a more ready appreciation of what the scores mean for the patient in terms of the effect of COPD on their lives. The data used to map SGRQ-C items to CAT severities were derived from multiple countries and, during the CAT's development, items that performed differently in different countries were excluded. For these reasons, we believe that large regional variation in the scenarios is unlikely and that they are applicable wherever a valid translation of CAT is available (current list available at http://www.catestonline.org webcite).
There are, however, some weaknesses with the approach used here. Ideally, the Rasch analysis would have been performed on the same patient population as that used for the CAT analysis, but this was not possible for resource reasons. However, we have shown previously that within a study population repeat estimates of item severity calculated using Rasch analyses were very stable over time [13]. The items in the SGRQ-C don't provide a fully comprehensive description of every effect that COPD can have on a person, but there are common effects that should be experienced by most patients. Some of the items do not seem intuitively to be of the 'right' severity, for example bringing up phlegm only with chest infections is associated with a similar degree of severity as having to stop when walking up stairs, however these severity estimates were calculated using data from approximately 900 COPD patients [6] so they should be reliable. Finally, as the cut-point for categories for CAT severity were chosen ad hoc and on a purely descriptive basis rather than on empirical clinical definition, there is the possibility that where items mapped from the SGRQ-C fell close to the border between two severity categories they may have been mis-assigned. It is beyond the scope of this work to validate the CAT severity categories, and it is acknowledged that future work may be needed to prospectively both test the validity of the CAT severity categories (and SGRQ-C mapping) in a cohort of patients in whom data is collected using both SGRQ-C and the CAT, and to relate the CAT severity categories to needs of care.
An alternative approach to conveying the impact of COPD, as reflected in CAT scores, is to present a usable number of selected SGRQ items in an ascending hierarchy of severity or ladder. When using such a ladder it is important to remember that higher scores are likely to be associated with many of the milder items; a patient whose sleep is disturbed by cough or breathlessness is also likely to do housework slowly and be unable to do one or two things that they would like to do. By the same token, they are less likely to be breathless when walking around the home or have problems bathing. This COPD severity ladder is presented as an alternative approach to scenarios for providing clinicians with a picture of the life and health of a COPD patient with any given CAT score. It is important to note that it should not be used as a scale and CAT scores should not be attributed to the patient's response to selected items from this ladder - its purpose is purely illustrative.
One important contribution of this work is to focus attention on the true impact of COPD on a patient's life. In this respect, the very general adjectives used to describe the severity of the impact of the disease on the patient may be doing a disservice to the patient. A 'Medium Impact' CAT score looks anything but medium when described as a scenario, most healthy people are likely to judge that getting exhausted easily and needing to take a long time to do housework constitutes quite severe impact on health. If use of the CAT and these scenarios produces a re-evaluation of what constitutes 'mild or moderate COPD', then patients can only benefit.
In conclusion, this work has shown that it is possible to relate CAT scores to scenarios descriptive of impaired health status in COPD. The CAT is a concise instrument for use in everyday clinical practice; the scenarios described here allow for a more complete understanding of what its scores reflect in terms of the effect of the disease on the patient's health. It is our hope that a more complete understanding of a COPD patient's health status may help clinicians optimise their management.
Competing interests
P.W.J. has received consulting fees from Almirall, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Roche and Spiration; speaking fees from AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline; and grant support from GlaxoSmithKline. He received no fees or honorarium for writing this paper. M. T. is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline, who funded the present study and the development of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT). W-H. C. was employed by United BioSource Corporation at the time of the study. The present study and the development of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) were funded by GlaxoSmithKline. COPD Assessment Test and its associated CAT logo is a trademark of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies © 2009 GlaxoSmithKline. All rights reserved.
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The authors developed the design and concept of the study, had full access to, and interpreted the resulting data, wrote the article and were responsible for decisions with regard to publication.
All authors interpreted study data, developed the first draft of the manuscript, contributed to and reviewed drafts of the manuscript, and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Editorial support in the form of copyediting and styling the manuscript for submission were provided by Geoff Weller at Gardiner-Caldwell Communication and was funded by GlaxoSmithKline. Manuscript administration charges were paid by GlaxoSmithKline.
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Word to the wise, Rita Ora, when breaking the law, it's best to be as least memorable as possible. Imagine the police report from the scene of whatever crime the "I Will Never Let You Down" singer is about to commit:
Cop: Can you describe the perp?
Eye-witness: Yes, she was wearing a full-body dinosaur costume and a hot pink unicorn ski mask.
Though there might be some smart strategy to the British beauty's look. If we saw her coming in this crazy attire, we'd do absolutely anything she commanded.
VIDEO: Check out one of Rita's classic Hollywood red carpet moments. They do exist!
Chances are this bank robber from a futuristic sci-fi film costume is just Rita being Rita. Remember this is the woman who wore a shower curtain as a skirt not long ago. Today she seems to be inspired by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, New York City graffiti from the '80s and Vail Ski Season Barbie. Though there's also a little NBA basketball player (the hot sneaks) and our Dad from the '90s (giant jacket) thrown into the mix.
Bottom line, no self-respecting bank manager would let the edgy dresser get away with some Bonnie and Clyde action in this look. They'd probably recognize her the moment she walked in and ask for a selfie instead.
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On Sunday in the final stage of the Tour of Utah, the heat was on, what with scorching temperatures and attacks all day from a strong Colombian team.
In the end, Leipheimer had just enough in him to successfully defend his title Sunday, locking onto Colombian Sergio Henao's back wheel on the final 6-mile, 3,000-vertical foot climb.
Henao won the final stage from Park City to Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. But Leipheimer claimed the final yellow jersey, ahead of Henao and RadioShack teammate Janez Brajkovic, who took third overall and in the stage.
"It was vicious out there," said Leipheimer, who makes his home in Santa Rosa but remains a Utah favorite because he attended high school and college in Utah.
"One moment Janez and I (were battling) five or six of them. It was a little daunting out there."
It helped that Leipheimer, who had a disappointing Tour de France after winning the Tour of Switzerland in June, had a 23-second advantage over Henao coming into the final day.
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Privacy International said today it had filed a lawsuit before London's High Court over the government's refusal to say whether it was investigating U.K.-based Gamma International, whose FinFisher software has been linked to use in more than two dozen countries, including Bahrain, Ethiopia, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam.
Privacy International argues that the software's export may have broken British law and has been lobbying for months for an official investigation into the company's activities.
British officials have refused to comment on whether they're investigating. In a telephone interview, Privacy International's Eric King said the lawsuit is aimed at forcing the government to show its hand.
"If they reveal that there has been no investigation thus far, we need to challenge them," he said.
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs — Britain's export authority — declined to comment on the suit, citing legal reasons. Gamma International did not immediately return an email seeking comment, although it has said previously that it complies with U.K. export laws.
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Many guests were celebrating with Riccardo Tisci, showing some monochromatic all white/all black looks.
Among them, P. Diddy with Cassie, Laetitia Casta, Francesco Vezzoli with Stefano Tonchi, Marina Abramović
Alicia Keys was also there, and she sang New York New York making the guests enthusiastic. The party kept going until dawn.
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ShrekChan (RIP) was the Internet's first Shrek-themed imageboard. Founded in late 2012 by Shrek ## ADMIN ##, ShrekChan had evolved into a central meeting point for Brogres around the world. The rules of ShrekChan were very loose, even for an imageboard. This was indubitably one of the partial factors in ShrekChan's rapid rise in popularity. About once a month, ShrekChan went down for a while. This was of course the worst time of each month.
Then and Now
Shrekchan was created many millennia ago by unknown life forms about which to this day people are still divided. It's creation remains a mystery still unknown to those who dare[YOU KNOW WHAT FUCK YOU I DARE TO GO DEEPER] dig deeper.
BUT there's more to it: [illuminati citation needed]
I am talking about the beginning back then in 29 October '12, when someone who wouldn't like to share his name but otherwise share his address, made this chan. Around June, /mu/ (4chan's music board) had found this chan and started talking about it. After the /mu/ thread got over 100 replies, they moved it to /x/ (/x/ being the paranormal board of 4chan). More on that later. See, back then, Shrekchan wasn't just the ordinary chan you know nowadays. It was more like a mask of something obscure and dark. The old Shrekchan had a lot of hidden pages. People thought that these pages were only a quarter of all the pages. As people were looking for hidden pages, someone found a clock countdown that ended on the day the Olympics started, just before the days the Olympics started, there were a lot of fakers, but also some who could give you the creeps. During the night, someone made a thread saying that he found this on YouTube. The thread was ignored.
Back then, Shrekchan had a livestream in which they would stream all the Shrek movies. There was something really weird about those streams. The movie would occasionally get interrupted by Satanic rituals and chants (heard in the background), sometimes something REALLY strange (like a horse thingy screencap, straight outta stream). Everything continued this way until the Olympics were over. When the Olympics got finished, Shrekchan went down for 2 or 3 days and when it got turned on most of the hidden pages got deleted. The livestream is dead, nobody comes on it anymore, and if you talk about anything NOT Shrek related, you get banned and your post gets deleted.
Tie-in with the Illuminati
After a guy on /mu/ posted a link to shrekchan, it was spammed very hard and all the original posts went 404. Later they revelaed that shrekchan had alot of secret pages that referenced things like illuminati, ancient egyptian texts and other really spooky stuff. Pages with audio, pdf documents with books from 1700s and videos were found on several hidden pages around on shrekchan.org.
This is also when ShrekChan reached its peak of popularity and went somewhat "viral".
Original post that revealed the secret illuminati stuff
Subsequent /mu/ thread discussing and uncovering more illuminati stuff
The only rules of ShrekChan were as follows:
- "Have fun"
- "Be safe"
- "This is a safe-for-work imageboard. Any adult content will be removed."
It was also implied that one should not post dreck content, though there wasn't a formal rule for this.
There were multiple boards on ShrekChan. Some were accessible by everybody, while others were secret.
- /shr/ - The signature board of ShrekChan; it was for general discussion of the Shrek franchise, although general discussion of all types tended to happen in here as well.
- /hack/ - 1337 h4x0rz lurk this board; you couldn't get them, though, for they have Norton Antivirus!
- /social/ - A board for roleplaying, Original content, and tripfags to cause drama and shitpost. It was Shrekchan's version of 4chan's /b/.
- /site/ - The board for providing the people who run ShrekChan with suggestions; in other words, the Site Suggestions board
- /chat/ - A text board for brogres to talk about stuff.
- /cooking/ - A board to discuss cooking and health for all fellow orges.
- /420/ - ShrekSmoke was a board made just for drug users (especially those that smoke da swamp grass).
- /oink/ - A board for pork lovers, where you kill pigs for father. oinkingandpiggy
- /lounge/ - Everyone wanted to get in, and only Shrek ## Admin ## and Bono (rip) knew how to do so.
EDIT: As of 8/19/13, it is now seemingly impossible to get into /lounge/ thanks to 'Jim the Gatekeeper' EDIT: The old lounge in its original state can be visited by the archives.
- /tv/ - Shrekchan's stream page, originally used for streaming the shrek movies. This page was infamous for being sketchy, such as playing strange clips, disturbing pictures, and other events. Due to copyright issues, the website at one point became barred from streaming Shrek, and eventually the front page link was removed.
- /int/ - Assumedly similar to 4chan's /int/ board, the board was removed late january 2013.
- /mu/ - Was never a real board, but had a countdown timer for something 4chan's /mu/ board beleived to be an illuminati conspiracy. This was removed later when 4chan freaked out. It was later brought back up as a music board, and then killed along with /v/.
- /x/ a board that linked you to a wonderful collection of images of pollandball
- /v/ - A board about the discussion of Shrek games and other vidya. /v/, along with /mu/, are now no longer boards and both take you to a spoopy page that reads "welcome to the afterlife!"
- /shart/ - A board for OC and a page where everyone can share their art
- /rp/ - A board that was for roleplaying, oc, and drama. /Social/ now takes its place.
Secret page(s)
- http://shrekchan.org/holyshit/index.html - If you clicked on the dog's face (His name is Fang) it would lead you to the former /mu/. The name of the song was Sicx & Brotha Lynch Hung - One Nigga Dead
- http://www.shrekchan.org/projects/dog/report.html - A safe place to report your alien abductions.
- http://www.shrekchan.org/projects/lounge/lounge.html - The OTHER lounge
- http://www.shrekchan.org/projects/segway.html - Some blog about a guy going on a trip. On a segway.
Most of these are dead links, and you used to be able to see most of the hidden pages (but not all!) on http://shrekchan.org/pages.html
- http://www.shrekchan.org/ The homepage of ShrekChan
The end?
Shrekchan was unfortunately shut down, due to the Shrek meme becoming popular enough to cause the the people at "Know Le Meme" and reddit to start spamming overused Shrek jokes and killing the Shrek meme. At the end of ShrekChan's reign, there was an overflow of memes, and the brogers who fought them off had already left ages ago. But the admin would not let his friends down, for he has created a brand new imageboard, which will hopefully steer away from rampant memefaggotry.


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Lake Michigan is integral to Indian Summer Festival this weekend at Maier Festival Park, where the Great Lakes' tribal nations, such as Ojibwe, Menominee, Potawatomi and Ho-Chunk, will be celebrated.
As per the festival's theme, "Great Lakes: Great Nations," canoe rides will be offered behind U.S. Cellular Stage both Saturday and Sunday until dusk. Event organizers are also inviting participants to watch a torch-lit canoe procession around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night, which will re-enact European settlers meeting the Indians for the first time.
The respectful and commemorative ceremony will be narrated and accompanied by a native soundtrack, said Siobhan Marks, marketing director for Indian Summer Festival, and usually attracts 1,000 spectators to the shoreline.
Following the procession, Native American jingle dancers will perform a traditional dance on Lakeshore State Park in honor of the water — right next to the festival's grand tepee, which will burn an internal sacred fire for the duration of the festival.
The last fireworks of Milwaukee's festival season will conclude the water ceremony at 10 p.m.
While Albuquerque hosts one of the largest pow wows in the nation, Indian Summer Festival in Milwaukee is the largest Native American festival of its kind. This summer, the festival is receiving ample attention for its celebration Mass for Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized.
Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki will conduct the Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Marcus Amphitheater. Mass attendees will receive free festival entry.
Also new at the Indian Summer is a boxing tournament. Registered fighters will spar in an Olympic-sanctioned ring and can earn points toward their Olympic goals. The first round of matches start at 7 pm. Friday and will continue at 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Boxing legends Virgil Hill (Ojibwe) and Marcus Oliveira (Menominee and Potawatomi) will make guest appearances at Indian Summer and speak to boxing's rich history among Native Americans, said Marks.
Professional dancers also will compete for prize money in Contest Pow Wow, a traditional gathering that has historically honored Indian warriors and veterans, as well as connected Native Americans socially and spiritually.
Four stages of entertainment, a tribal marketplace, art displays and native cuisine such as bison burgers, freshwater fish, wild rice, hulled corn and berries will also be available for attendees. Visit IndianSummer.org for more event details.
What: Indian Summer Festival
When: 4 p.m. to midnight Friday, noon to midnight Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Mass/prayer service: 10 a.m. Sunday, mid-gate opens at 9:30 a.m.
Where: Maier Festival Park.
Admission: $13, elders (60 and older) $10 at the gate, children 12 and younger free.
Discount: Admission free from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday with donation of school supplies.