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  1. In 1972, the Improved Scouting Program was introduced. Wikipedia article History of the Boy Scouts of America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Boy_Scouts_of_America#The_1970s:_the_Improved_Scouting_Program "The BSA commissioned a series of studies and developed an updated program to modernize Scouting in a manner similar to the changes of the British Boy Scout Association in 1967. September 1972 saw the launch of the Improved Scouting Program. The Cub Scout Promise was changed from "to be square" to "to help other people", as the term square went from meaning honest
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  2. I like the LinkedIn approach better than the FB approach. LinkedIn is a more useful, professional kind of social media site. It's used extensively for professional networking, HR recruiting, college alumni groups, etc. Although it's not perfect, it does have a better reputation than most social media sites and better embraces "values". Encouraging use of sites like LinkedIn lets scouts know how responsible adults use the internet. On the other hand, Facebook is an insecure site favored by marketers, hucksters, manipulators, hackers, perverts, and criminals. Facebook has been facing
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  3. Just a thought: with LDS out of the way, can we make Family Life elective and Bird Study required for Eagle?
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  4. Okay, that's a little easier to work with -- mainly because the more names you have, the more chance of on of those alumni being in the middle of a network of more remote alumni. If you have a volunteer who wants to paper chase, your CO might have old rosters (in all those charter agreements that they were supposed to file). Your council registrar also would have copies boxed who-knows-where. Lacking that, going old-school is probably best. Start with the scouts who graduated last year. Give them a call. Ask them if they have the contact info of the scouts who graduated before them,
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  5. The battle of Pollilur took place on 10 September 1780 and was waged between two armies commanded by Tipu Sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore fielding a force between 2 000 to 3 000 men, and Lt. Colonel William Ballie of the British East India Company having a 3 to 1 advantage. In short, the British per their tradition of the mass advance didn't fare well in this fight due to an advance in weaponry they weren't prepared for . Being out numbered, Tipu countered Ballie with modified Mysoren rockets, primitive self propelled pipe bombs on bamboo shafts with a two kilometer range, sending
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  6. Why just Eagles? If the goal is marketing, why only shoot for a slice of the pie? Just sounds dumb to me.
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  7. A big part of this is structural. Since troops are owned by Chartered Organizations there is an inherent longevity that does not exist in the GSUSA. Further, the GSUSA has a rule (as I understand it) that requires that troops carry over no money year to year. On the flip side, pack/troop bank accounts are never seen by the BSA or local council. Our council has no idea how much money is in reserve in our troop. We actively maintain a reserve so that we can spend as needed instead of constantly chasing money.
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  8. Ha! Now, if you said Wilderness Survival I’m all in!
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  9. Frankly, I'm glad that BSA is no longer so tied to LDS. I am not comfortable with the gender disparity, and have never been happy with how the BSA program was modified to fit the needs of one religion. BSA should have had more of an arms length relationship from the very beginning. This transition is very difficult, but I think it ultimately could be healthy. Scouting should work without any kind of special kinds of concessions for any kind of faith environment.
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  10. I'm not aware of any transcript of the above video (other than the one generated by YouTube) but I wouldn't recommend starting there to understand the new program. That video was created to be shown to members of the Church during a Sunday meeting. If you're not familiar with the Church, there's going to be a lot of unfamiliar terms and references. If you want the CliffsNotes on the new program, here it is: 1. There are four program areas: Spiritual, Intellectual, Physical, and Social. 2. Groups (called classes or quorums), families, and individuals create goals and activities i
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  11. The LDS faith isn't unique in believing men and women have different gender roles. But even still, that doesn't make this program unequal. If anything it has done the opposite, the local budgets for boys have been decreased to parity with that of the girls.
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  12. I remember (during the Reagan years) taking a Webelos den with my Explorer post on an overnight camping trip. We did hiking, rapelling, and climbing. Great chance for the Explorers to do instruction and move from doing to teaching. They had a blast (Explorers / Webelos / Parents). As the Webelos and parents talked with the Explorers we talked about an upcoming outing (the next month) which involved a ferry to a barrier island, hiking up the beach a few miles and camping behind the dunes for a couple of nights. They tagged along and very much enjoyed the experience. Go have adventure,
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  13. Yes, parents are going. And I would rather cook out there than eat freeze dried stuff, or sandwiches. I sat down with them (boys) and I asked what does everyone enjoy the most, they all said camping. I suggested a "backpacking" trip and they flipped out. Parents are on board too. This all stems off my oldests AOL experience that has been less than stellar. That's a whole other topic (If you ask nicely, I might tell you) Anyways, he was jealous of what we are doing, and told me he wants to come be in our den. He crosses over in February, and he is very much looking forward to Scouts B
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  14. Are there Cliff notes for this? I got 30 seconds into it and it reminded me of talking to my 92 year old dad when he has something really important to tell me, but Can't. Get. To. The. Point. I skipped and sampled and all I got was kids can pick what they want to work on.
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  16. While I appreciate your optimism I think this is simply naive. First, no matter what settlement comes out of the bankruptcy, it will be belittled in the MSM and progressive media as insufficient. The BSA will be portrayed as a greedy organization trying to short-change the victims by declaring bankruptcy. Second, I can think of at least 4 additional membership fights to come (in no particular order): Local option for fully co-ed packs and troops because separate but equal isn't working Mandatory fully co-ed packs and troops because nobody should be allowed to discrimina
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  17. 1 lb. Bacon, cut into 1" lengths 1 Large Yellow Onion, chopped 1 T. Garlic Salt & Pepper to taste 5 lbs. Potatoes, diced to 3/4" 1 Bell Pepper, chopped 1-2 lbs. Cheddar Cheese, grated Heat 14 qt. Dutch Oven to 350°. Sauté bacon and onions until cooked. Add potatoes and spices. Stir and cover. Cook covered for 20-30 minutes until potatoes are soft. Add bell pepper. Cook 5-8 minutes. Remove from heat. Sprinkle grated cheese on top. Cover and allow cheese to melt before serving.
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