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A Belgian horror film involving Scouts, with the English title of "Cub," will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film's promotional materials include "Be Prepared," a fleur-de-lis, as well as a modified image (probably used without permission) of a troop at Camp John J. Barnhardt in North Carolina. The film doesn't have a distributor at the moment, but that may change as TIFF is said to be a major festival in the same league as Cannes. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3061836/ The modified troop image can be found at these links, as well as several Belgian film sit

Fox News calls it both a "shutdown" and a "slimdown."

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Some more alternative groups: www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/us/boy-scouts-gay-policies-benefit-alternative-groups.html

It looks like AHG is assisting the formation of a Christian-only organization called "Faith Based Boys."

There is an earlier thread about this: http://www.scouter.com/forums/viewThread.asp?threadID=368725

FrankScout wrote: "A Scouting Appreciation Day, perhaps?" It sounds like you have an interesting idea; please keep us posted on your progress!

FrankScout wrote: "Yes, the "Chick-Fil-A Effect"!!" But "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day" was just a one-day event, not a long-term commitment. The withdrawal of corporate support that is occuring is a loss that will be felt for years to come.

When major donors stop donating to BSA because of its policies do the supporters of those policies step up to the plate and make up for the shortfall? I wonder how many of those who support the policies are just cheerleading from the sidelines without putting their money where their mouths are.

http://www.DontMoveFirewood.org

The credits can be found in the production notes at: http://www.festival-cannes.fr/assets/Image/Direct/045115.pdf "Special Thanks Paul Forbes & Tom Sisson of Camp Yawgoog" "In Memoriam David S. Anderson Narragansett Council, B.S.A. For his enthusiastic encouragement and generosity -- and his invaluable scouting guidance." Some of the filming locations are at: https://foursquare.com/yawgoogtrails/list/moonrise-kingdom

The theatre schedule for "Moonrise Kingdom" is at: http://focusfeatures.com/moonrise_kingdom/theatres More locations should be posted there through the end of June. In the movie, the kids are "Khaki Scouts," not Boy Scouts.

Narragansett Council's camps are available in the off-season. I don't know if non-Scouting functions are allowed or not.

Some of the scenes were recorded at Yawgoog Scout Reservation in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. When the movie is released, you might see some of the camp facilities pictured at: http://www.mdc.net/~dbrier/yawgoog/trails/orange.html

Sunday hunting is prohibited on Sundays in Connecticut State Forests; I haven't heard of any major effort to repeal it. Most hunting accidents in New England I have heard of typically involve hunters shooting other hunters; I haven't heard of a hiker being shot in New England. Blaze orange is required by all users of state hunting lands, including hikers and bikers, in Connecticut and Rhode Island during deer season. Rhode Island also requires blaze orange during the spring turkey season.

Google AdSense does allow ad blocking. The admin of Scouter.com can log into the AdSense account and go to the "Allow & block ads" tab, click on "Advertiser URLs" and add "badideatshirts.com."

Yawgoog Scout Reservation in Rhode Island has an 8-week season.

Pioneering Projects Big and Small http://ajm.pioneeringprojects.org/pioneering/PioneeringProjects.pdf Pioneering Merit Badge Links http://www.mdc.net/~dbrier/yawgoog/links/campcraft.html#pioneer

Orienteering USA may have resources that may be useful, including a directory of permanent courses: http://orienteeringusa.org Other links are at: http://www.mdc.net/~dbrier/yawgoog/links/campcraft.html#orient

"Those seem to stand in contrast to some of the more well-publicized quotes from Mr. Mazzuca." Therein lies the problem. The board of any institution tends to choose an executive that shares the collective thinking of the board. Institutional boards often choose celebrity members to build credibility with certain sectors of society; some board members do not share the collective thinking, but boards are usually careful not to choose too many of those people. I think Mr. Gates' comments are very welcome, but those were personal comments made as an individual outside of BSA and made

According to his Department of Defense biography: "Dr. Gates has also served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the American Council on Education, the Board of Directors of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America. He has also been President of the National Eagle Scout Association." http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=115 Considering that he was on the Board previously, his return might not bring the change some would expect.

Patches have been used for patch-trading geocaches: http://coord.info/GC24WAV http://coord.info/GCXEBN http://coord.info/GCPA73 http://coord.info/GC57CE

On the subject of "extreme" geocaches, be aware that many might not be placed with permission of the land owners. A list of geocaches that have run into problems is at: http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=909c9502-796e-442f-aa8f-b71be68a772b

If a unit decides to hide a geocache, please make sure there is continuity in maintining it; there was a thread in the geocaching.com forums about this: http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=241532

There might be an astronomy group in your area that can help. The Astronomical League maintains a directory for the USA: http://www.astroleague.org/societies/list More astronomy links can be found at: http://www.mdc.net/~dbrier/yawgoog/links/kelleya.html#astronomy