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  1. I gotta go with OGE on this one. This program does provide a "safety net" for breaking the law. If the kids weren't drinking in the first place, there'd be no need for this program.
  2. I much preferred camping in the campsite a lot better than going to dining hall for each meal. The camp our troop goes to now has meals cooked by patrol for 2 meals a day. Normally it's breakfast and dinner cooked in the campsite with lunch in the dining area. Parents' Night they have dinner in the dining area and lunch in the campsite. Parents' Night is Pork Steak. Eating in the campsite has a few plusses. 1) It's not crowded. I hate eating in dining halls that are so packed you can hardly move! 2) If the Scouts screw it up, they have nobody to blame but themselves. 3) Patrol teamw
  3. Scoutldr, I agree. The heat in Virginia is no worse than the heat in St. Louis. I'll stay away from the Minnesota January Jambo This last one was HOT, but with proper preparation there would have been no issues. I had dehydration hit me for a couple hours the very first day I was there. Completely my fault because all I had to drink the entire day was like an orange juice or something from McDonalds that morning. Dehydration got me in the evening for awhile. That was nothing compared to football two-a-days in southern Illinois!
  4. From the articles I've read (both here and on the Belleville News-Democrat's website) it sounds to me like the program might have technically been illegal to begin with. It talks about the driving curfew being moved up to 11PM instead of midnight. They already said that they are driving until as late at 2AM. Also, there are exceptions to the driving curfew. This, in my opinion, would be a good exception and it is possible it will be granted an exception. The Secretary of State Jesse White apparently supports the program. This isn't the only new law that blocks what could be seen a
  5. Tim, in the next few months the applications for Jambo staff will come out. I believe they are currently nearing the end of the filling of Director positions. Last time an adult staff member paid $595 plus transportation to/from AP Hill. Youth staff was $295 plus travel costs.
  6. The staff does EVERYTHING!! The majority of the staff at Jambo are volunteers. There are so many different jobs you should have no problem finding one that fits you. In 2005, I worked at Action Center D on the rappelling tower as a youth staff member. I hope to return in 2010 to once again work at that tower. I loved it!
  7. http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/Iraq_WMD_Declassified.pdf According to the definition found at dictionary.com these items fit the description. weapon of mass destruction noun a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) If they don't fit yours, I'd be interested to see your definition of a WMD. Eamonn, I counted 4,212 casualties in your post. Wikipedia puts the casualty numbers on September 11 as being 2,999 with many of those being civilians. So 4,212 casaulties over nearly 5 y
  8. "With any luck everyone will learn from the weapons of mass destruction that this isn't the case." Eamonn, would you mind elaborating here?
  9. Eagle, I believe it's 30 square feet per Scout, but I'm pretty sure it's only for trips 6 days or longer. Weekend campouts would be okay with smaller tents.
  10. Venividi, I call Illinois home as well and both my parents teach in a public school. I know there were many teachers not happy about this. Wasn't it mandated to not take place while that law is decided in court? I'm thinking somebody up in the Chicago area challenged its legality... Also, Illinois just passed a smoking ban. Any public building and within 15 feet of all doors, windows, and vents. Definitely some better things those lawmakers could be doing, but the whole state government has issues..
  11. And this is necessary why? Your last thread said only: "(This post edited by a staff member)" or whatever. There was no need to keep it. For some reason, I have a feeling a moderator didn't delete whatever it said because if so I would think that person would have locked or deleted it like I did.
  12. I joined Cub Scouts as a Tiger Cub whenever that was;) Would go all the way through Wolf, Bear, and WEBLOS as much as I hated it. I tried quitting every year, my mom tells me, but she wouldn't let me until "rechartering time." Well that time just so happened to come right after Pinewood Derby. I was always having fun then! Would get AOL and join the troop. Advancement has never been big to me, but I would eventually get to Life. I was a Den Chief and then when those boys joined the troop, I became a Troop Guide.Here I was a First Class Scout and the other Troop Guide was an Eagle Scout,
  13. Troop has Timberline 4 Outfitters. Yes, they are expensive, but they are a good tent. I don't know about backpacking weight on them though. The troop just bought 2-person backpacking tents last summer. You also may want to look at Alps Mountaineering. I just got one of their tents for Christmas and I set it up last week. I like it a lot. It's pretty light (4 pounds 12 ounces) and has lots of space. The one I got is a 2 person tent and it's got two vestibules and two doors. Was able to set it up by myself so with 2 people, it should only take a minute or two. They also offer a Scout discou
  14. This thread has spun out of control. It will be locked. Use good judgement when posting throughout Scouter.com-- don't post something you know is going to be deleted. Why make someone have to edit your writing for you? We're all on this board for a reason and those reasons may be different person to person, but I really believe there is a common reason: here to help America's youth. Attacking the moderator staff, as has been done in this thread, is uncalled for. The moderator staff at Scouter.com is all-volunteer and I believe they all are doing their jobs as needed with the best out
  15. The only time I've seen it was summer camp and Jambo. Jamboree I think it actually makes sense.
  16. With that rationale, the word "ni##er" is perfectly acceptable for people to use because African Americans use the term. You don't see people jumping on them for using the word (unless you've seen Coach Carter) so it makes it right, too?
  17. "I guess given the BSA's "exclusivity", racism is in fashion again." Wrong. Last I checked BSA didn't discriminate against a specific race.
  18. Nothing against "equality" I'm against the United States giving in to any minority who believes they have been mistreated.
  19. http://www.startribune.com/featuredColumns/12551256.html Katherine Kersten: Normandale's 'meditation room' is home to a single faith By Katherine Kersten, Star Tribune Last week, I visited a Muslim place of worship. A schedule for Islam's five daily prayers was posted at the entrance, near a sign requesting that shoes be removed. Inside, a barrier divided men's and women's prayer space, an arrow informed worshippers of the direction of Mecca, and literature urged women to cover their faces. Sound like a mosque? The place I'm describing is the "meditation room" at Norma
  20. OK? So it sounds like he added something after his proposal was approved and the city requested that he remove the addition. According to the brief article, he complied.
  21. You all have a mess of issues and I have no idea where to start! I am probably going to be criticized up and down for some of the things I am about to say. Oh well. I guess Ill remind you that this is coming from an 18 year-old. Lets see.. I guess since the topic was originally taxes, Ill start there. Ill flat out tell you that I know little about taxes. I know that at one job, they take out taxes and at my other job they do not take out taxes. One is a private fitness center/physical therapy clinic and the other is a state university. I know that I pay some sort of tax on most things tha
  22. Yes scoutldr, that is true. My point is I really don't want someone who was just out smoking to now be breathing the chemicals that they had inhaled onto my food.
  23. Absolutely agree Eamonn! You know I find it interesting (going offtopic a bit) how it seems cooks and medical personnel are often the ones you see smoking cigarettes. I know there's exceptions, but I really have found that quite interesting. I hate watching a cook go from smoking their cigarette outside and walk right in and start cooking. Even if they cleaned their hands, they are still likely to be breathing on the food!
  24. Eamonn, you gotta remember... we live in a world full of bacteria. It's everywhere!! In my biology class last year, we took samples of different surfaces throughout the school. You want to guess what was the cleanest spot we could find in the school? How bout the dirtiest? Ok, the weight room was absolutely digusting-- no surprise really. We had 4 cases of staphylococcus aureus at my high school in a week's time. All of it out of the weight room. Then 3 weeks later they had two cases at the junior high. Two cheerleaders got it and I believed they replaced all of the tumbling mats tha
  25. Mmhardy, the council could have a leg to stand on with that fact that they were using the Boy Scout name as a way to make that money. Also, it could be that the council and the charter organization are working together under the BSA name at this point in the lawsuit. We'll have to wait for more details. Purcelce, I'll shoot you an email later today...
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