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Young Sherlock great choice! You reminded me that Spielberg produced a Young Indiana Jones series for television.

Wow I thought there would be more discussion,,, Hmmm, grateful "Gone With the Wind" was not among the chosen, then again if Ted Turner donates $$$...

"Boy Scouts from over nine counties in the Heart of Ohio Council mobilized to collect needed water for West Virginia after a chemical spill that forced 300,000 people to boil water before using for five days. The Order of the Arrow, the honor society of Scouts within the Boy Scouts, led the effort. Water was donated by Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Scout leaders and local stores." http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54056414/ Scout Salute!

Some of my scouts identify with Percy Jackson as he too has dyslexia and ADHD which may explain, at least as theorized by other characters, his "powers" and ability to read Greek.

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The Ten Commandments is Judeo-Christian specific, rather leave that selection to a scout's family. I was on the fence with Ben Hur but author Lew Wallace donated TO Philmont Harry Potter? Well the main characters are our target age group and the good-guys, they work together to solve problems, many scouts have read the books and seen the HP movies more times than Star Wars... My wife doesn't get "It's a Wonderful Life" either, she thinks it is just a second-rate Christmas movie. I keep telling her that it is not a Christmas movie at all.

http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/funstuff/18651/100-movies-for-boys/ Everyone is a critic. Replace on Boys' Life list Babe Bambi Big Bridge Over River Kwai Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Close Encounters Dumbo Edward Scissorhands Footloose The Grapes of Wrath Hamlet High Noon King Kong Mr. Mom ?? The Never Ending Story Peter Pan Pinocchio The Sound Of Music The Ten Commandments Willy Wonka With these The Last of the Mohicans The Crossing (George Washington, too bad they did not have snow) The Day After Tomorrow Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog Captain America Sky High The Longest Day Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance (PBS: Nova) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington The Day The Earth Stood Still Lone Ranger Lost City of Gold (the real Lone Ranger Clayton Moore) Robin Hood (Flynn not, definitely not Costner) National Treasure Source Code Hunt for Red October Percy Jackson - The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters White Squall Harry Potter Up (for crying out loud, it has a scout in it) My $0.02,

What's your and your scouts favorite Klondike station?

Hmmm, if there is a large electrical generator nearby to the East or West which will be accurate - a compass or my pooping dog?

You made my day. I still wear my old square BSA from back in the day! Here's a link with much useful info that Kudu provided. http://www.inquiry.net/uniforms/neckerchief/index.htm also http://www.scouter.com/forum/uniforms/12416-old-neckerchief-for-an-old-troop http://www.scouter.com/forum/uniforms/12829-scout-neckerchiefs

Our tax dollars at work, I wonder if human testing starts this summer? http://www.nbcnews.com/science/do-dogs-possess-poop-compass-other-weird-science-questions-2D11849668 Did some field testing with our dog, his nose bearings were all between 175 and 195. New, unfamiliar field, all days were cloudy and cold, I doubt the sun was a factor.

When there is no snow here, some scouts attach wheels to their sled (or switch to backpacks as I mentioned) which works well enough on frozen clear hard ground, not so such on early thaw mud. For those patrols that build their sled, the innovation is evident in the materials - rope, elastic cord, wood, recycled skis, pvc (ugh!), construction styrofoam (blue) as sled floor, crates, plywood, ... functionality - clamp-on wheels, some build collapsible for easy transport and storage, detachable floor stretcher, one patrol made a fair attempt at building a "Transformer" sled (transformed into a table/bench)... and then there is the paint job and other decorations. IMO, the real innovation occurs when a sled breaks during the competition and scouts need to repair ASAP with what is available. Another $0.02,

Around here, there is no competition. Typically, one or two troops have an Uberscout patrol of just 3 or 4 big guys and they just shellac the other younger patrols, all fair and square. Even sports has a "mercy rule". Wonder why registration is down the next year. Well at least, the Ubers don't compete against the Webelos. Agree with you about the adult shenanigans. I should have noted our unit Uberscouts are not competing, they are staffing stations. Giving everyone a trophy, that's a good laugh. This isn't Little League...yet. Another $0.01

Oldscout448, I share your frustration. Just once, just once, I would like to see some courteous and kind Scout Spirit from the winning patrol of 17yr old Uberscouts whereby they say "Thank you, but FIRST place belongs to (in distant second place) Hawk Patrol (consisting of 13-14 year olds)". I would then feel Scout character building had been achieved in those scouts about to age out and that would be the real win. My $0.02,

The Wheel? I believe Professor Clyde Crashcup beat you to it.

Great stuff, thanks. Here's one in appreciation of Kudu Notice the text at the end of the video which explains their storage solution.

Cub Scouts Design Objectives Slide 7: Opportunity to Enhance Fun w/ Academics & Sports Pgrm Cub Scout Change Summary Slide 11: Changing - Academics & Sports program discontinued 5/15 ??

Ask your town Emergency Services Coordinator or maybe Fire Chief, Police Chief how the scouts can help with town or area emergency services. - Sometimes there is a mass casualty drill that scouts can participate as victims. - Sandbagging during a flood - Scouts as snow captains - shovel out fire hydrants.elderly homes, etc. - Serve at a storm shelter (keeping kids entertained can be a big help) - Serve at a Red Cross blood drive Be prepared. Some might say just stay home and shelter in place. My $0.01

We still have winter, Klondike Derbies, snow and cold but the patrol-built sleds are disappearing? In recent years, I rarely see any reference to their specification and inspection in the Klondike Derby flyers that go out. At local Klondike Derbies where once I saw an abundant assortment of scout-built sleds, now I see more plastic Walmart sleds or even no sleds (Scout backpack instead). When asked, some say there is no time or place to build sleds and then the storage after. Sad excuses, I think, might as well blame global warming... My $0.01,

You're probably right. Maybe it was just poor phrasing on their part that struck a nerve, to me, Scout Spirit is all those duties together. Brad Smith chairing Leadership Development on this Task Force, wonder if he is the same who strongly opposed the May decision?

Wow a Task Force! Seems an overly big production for minor changes, e.g. Page 7 is a beaut. So to use MBA-speak, the executive summary is 1. All will now use Boy Scout oath, law, and salute. Adjust accordingly. 2. AOL will no longer require earning Webelos. This was the BIG reason that it made no sense for a new scout to join Webs in 5th grade and instead wait or not to join Boy Scouts... long overdue. 3. Other minor changes which you'll see when new handbooks come out. You may now return to your regular programming. Things that will problematic Cub Scouts - " For each rank...include a family-based Duty-to-God adventure.", feedback from parents has been MYOB. Boy Scouts - "Some reordering (T-1)". Hah, why not just go back to working one rank at a time in sequence! "Duty to God incorporated in requirement to show Scout Spirit" Huh? What about Duty to Country, Duty to Other People, and Duty to Self ? My $0.02,

May you have better luck than I did with the 3d scanner I supported through Kickstarter Embarrassment . Somewhere a clever design is still trying to find a quality manufacturing and logistics system.

it will be found handy for recharging smart phone... http://www.flamestower.com/

Due to financial problems, the Central New Jersey Executive Council decided to dissolve their council and transfer units to adjoining councils (to be completed Dec 31,2013). No word on council properties (Yards Creek Scout Reservation) http://www.cnjcscouting.org/index.php/download_file/view/802/1/ http://www.cnjcscouting.org/about/strategic-plan/

Good photos, good thoughts. Thanks.