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"Important - Please Read The national web site http://www.scouting.org will move into a new publishing platform the week of January 14th. You will see the benefits in enhanced navigation and search, e-mail and subscription services for every page, and a consistent look and feel throughout the site. We will continue to re-architect the site to improve navigation." Ed

When MyScouting is complete, you will be able to file a tour permit electronically. The BSA site has not switched over yet, but I did note the webmaster's page says "the week of January 14th." Ed

I just did a search of NARA and LOC with no results. Ed

CSE Mazucca did seem to put emphasis on delivering more content via the web in his Scouting interview a few months ago. There is also the MyScouting access that was supposed to be available last spring. I guess we will find out on Monday. Ed

Thanks. I will have to check things out on Monday. I maintain troop, crew and district websites and have a lot of input on the council site (probably more than the DE wants). Ed

The Insignia Guide shows that the youth religious square knot may be worn by youth or adult members who earned the knot as a youth member; it is quiet on the youth religious medals. But, the illustration on how to wear knots and medals shows five knots, the Eagle Scout medal and a religious medal. http://www.scouting.org/pubs/33066/10K.html My opinion would be to wear it for Scout Sunday or other religious occasion. I only wear the Eagle Scout medal at Eagle Scout courts of honor and the Silver Beaver at the council dinners. Ed

The roundtable staff emblems shown on Scoutstuff.org have the commissioner's wreath. I stopped by our Scout shop- the Cub Scout and Venturing roundtable staff emblems all have the wreath; the Boy Scout staff patches are mixed with an without the wreath; no one there knew why. Ed

Our chaplain's aide was tasked with putting together a manual of worshipit took him a while, but he did a good job. He found a lot of resources on the web. His next task is Scout Sunday. Our troop chaplain is also our COR; we have a member of the committee who works with the chaplain and the chaplain's aide as a resource. We did not exactly plan it that way, it is just where his interests were. A bit of pedantry: The term "Scouts' Own" is now discouraged by National; we are to use "outdoor worship service" or "interfaith worship service." http://www.scouting.org/identity/los/

National Commissioner's Podcast http://www.scouting.org/commissioners/podcast/index.html

We aren't using these positions yet. Those positions match positions in Boy Scouting and Sea Scouting. The original announcement stated that they would qualify as POR for Eagle Scout on the next update of the Eagle application. Ed

The redirect is not working; you have to delete the Scouter.com redirect from the front end of the URL. Ed

My current troop does not wear a neckerchief, but I agree that a sharp looking neckerchief does help. I designed a neckerchief for my BSA troop in Germany and everyone wore it. A cocoa brown that complimented the shirt nicely with an image of the local Ulm Mnster cathedral that the town was famous for. I just can't get anyone excited about a neckerchief. Ed

It is not a duplicate on my part, and I'm not the only one. All my posts are doubled, but they only count once; it is a bit aggravating. None of the admins have figured it out. Ed

Just found Walton's discussion on this: http://www.mninter.net/~blkeagle/trdevice.htm Ed

> no training award for round table commissioners or any other type of commissioners It depends on whether you consider roundtable staff to be commissioners. In our council, roundtable staff are part of commissioner service; I think other (probably larger) councils may consider them to be district staff. I have not seen any clear guidance on this. Ed

>Nowhere in the Insignia Guide does it state how far apart these stars are supposed to be. It is in the 1986 Insignia Control Guide. My earliest version is 1983 and the layout is much the same as the current version. The guide could use a complete overhaul. The online version is a good start, but it is just a copy of the paper version. It needs more context. I would love to see not only how to wear the insignia, but the background as well. For example, it took me ages to find info on the Young American Award. It is not even in the guide! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_

Youth religious award devices: The youth religious knot may be further identified as to level by the wear of a miniature pin-on device. The first-level program is identified by the Cub Scout device and the second by the Webelos device. The third-level uses the Boy Scout device. The fourth-level program for Venturers, senior Boy Scouts and senior Varsity Scouts is recognized by the use of the Venturer device, regardless of the program division of the youth. The reason for this usage is that the levels for many of the programs do not match the BSA program levels. For example: The Methodi

The hat pin is noted in the front of the guide. http://www.scouting.org/pubs/33066/03.html Ed

Alternatives would be nice. We tend to have a preponderance of products from McKee's Bakery (Little Debbie and Sunbelt) and from Hershey's, as we have both factories in town; it can get a bit tiring. One Klondike, we did a big pot of chili and provided chips and stuff to make nachos. We have a Costco fairly close, so large cans of stuff are reasonable. A #10 can of cheese sauce goes a long way. If you do hot chocolate, it is more economical to get the big containers and make a pot instead of using packets. Ed

A lot of material could benefit from a chart format. Ed

Let me jump in here a bit... "In common usage, the word theory is often used to signify a conjecture, an opinion, or a speculation. In this usage, a theory is not necessarily based on facts; in other words, it is not required to be consistent with true descriptions of reality. This usage of theory leads to the common incorrect statement "It's not a fact, it's only a theory." True descriptions of reality are more reflectively understood as statements which would be true independently of what people think about them. In this usage, the word is synonymous with hypothesis." "In scienc

No, they were a precursor to Cub Scouts. They were not part of the BSA, but were started and encouraged by the BSA. Ed

I am working on an article on the Boy Rangers of America: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Rangers_of_America I think I have pretty well exhausted my web searching and all of my available texts. Does anyone have more information on this group? I had thought they merged with the BSA when Cubbing was formed in 1930, but I have found newspaper references through the 1940s. There is a Boy Rangers of America, Inc. registered in Wilmington, NC. Ed

> While I haven't seen the new issue, I hear that there is what looks to be a CSP on the pocket flap? The flap patches the Scouts are wearing are the Totin' Chip and Firem'n Chit equipment emblems. Ed

Ah, Christmas in Saudi Arabia, I remember it well. Ed