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The current issue of BL sports a picture of a brand new Eagle in Field Uniform, wearing the old 60's style overseas cap. I have to admit it looks good, however my understanding is that you don't mix uniform parts from different eras. If you want to wear a 1966 uniform, you wear all of it, not the parts you like. Apparently the editors of BL are not as obsessed about proper uniforming as some of us are. PS: I don't remember red stripes down the leg...only the Marines had that. We had red piping around the front pocket flaps which could be buttoned up or down.

42 C = 107.6 F (hot as hell -- is that what you meant? Equivalent to the hottest areas of the US - Calif-Arizona desert) 42 F = 5.6 C (cool - equiv to our November on the mid-atlantic coast) www.onlineconversion.com (neat site to bookmark)

BSA-bugler: Does the biblical law against tattoos have a higher ranking than the one against eating shrimp and putting cheese on your burger?

It's ok, OGE. "Geometric relationships" have nothing to do with homosexuals or atheists. Didn't mean to trigger your math anxiety.

Actually it's both. "tan" is a trig function. A "tangent" is a geometric relationship. The tangent function is defined by tan(x)= sin(x)/cos(x) The word "tangent" also has an important related meaning as a line or plane which touches a given curve or solid at a single point. These geometrical objects are then called a tangent line or tangent plane, respectively. Class dismissed.

Became a Bobcat in 1962. The rest is, as they say, history.

Reminder: just because nobody's calling you a jerk doesn't mean they don't think you are one. Personally, I like freedom of speech...it tends to dispel ambiguity.

The site could be a great resource for Scouters. As it is, I don't see much there, other than some forms which you really have to hunt for. For instance, on line ordering of all catalog items, all pubs in .pdf format for free download, rules and regulations, etc. There is a section for the Professionals, but it's password protected.

Did a quick Google, Fuzz. Indian Mound Scout Reservation is near Milwaukee. Apparently there is a mound in the image of a turtle (effigy) on the shore of the lake, some 200+ feet in length, discovered in 1851. Thanks for wanting to do a good job, dkong. I assume you are probably a first year staff member. Since you have access to a computer, do some Internet research on the history of the area and the Native Americans who lived there. Remember that Wolf scouts (Cub scouts?) are usually around 7-8 years old, so you have to keep their attention. You need to be a good story-teller and

The state plate of Hawaii has a rainbow on it...and everyone knows what THAT means!

Well, NJ, that very subject has been raised in VA. Every year, hundreds of requests for special plates are sent to the legislature, and each one is considered if it makes it to the floor. Meanwhile, they don't have time to pass the state budget. The DMV already has authority to approve/disapprove "vanity" plates. And if one slips by, any offended constituent can protest and have it pulled from the streets. Since the plates remain the property of the Commonwealth, I, for one, cannot justify plates with religious messages on them (LUV GSUS). I am not anti-religion, but I mean, let's be con

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I like Eammon's idea for a short trip. I recently gave my niece one for her birthday...it will work all over town, not just at one store. Most colleges have their own version of a debit card now, too. THey work anywhere on campus, including the book store, coke machines, washers and dryers, library copy machines, etc. I have mixed feelings about them...sure it's more convenient, but when my son wanted to move out of the dorm into an apartment, I took what I would have spent on room and board and divided it by 12 and sent him a check every month. It was up to him to manage the money an

Snowmobiling is mentioned in the G2SS as a winter sport activity and is not specifically prohibited. According to a State of WV website, they have had over 75 ATV fatalities in WV in the past 3 years. Most states have laws with minimum ages for ATV operation. It's probably a case where the BSA lawyers said "Just say no."

Here is the best link I've found for all scouting-related plates: http://www.angelfire.com/wy/gilwell/plates.html Why do states do it? Since Virginia started customized and specialty plates, it has become a big money maker. The BSA plate will likely cost $10 in addition to the normal plate fee of $29.50 per year. If you want customized plates, that's an additional $10 per year...all pure profit. Some of the plates are "revenue sharing", that is, the organization gets a percentage...they are $25 a year extra. The first attempt at a BSA plate was not revenue sharing, it was starte

I once heard that Trails End was a wholly owned subsidiary of the BSA, but I can't substantiate that rumor. On the TE web site, click on "history"...it appears that an enterprising marketing guy found a popcorn vendor to provide product for a council...it grew to several councils and became a corporation unto itself and the rest is history. It also appears that BSA is TE's only customer. Now, I freely admit I'm a govt bureaucrat, but seems to me that such a large contract should be at least reviewed and put up for re-bid every five years or so. Competition - good. Monopoly - bad. I do

See Public message: From the Guide to Safe Scouting: Unauthorized and Restricted Activities The following activities have been declared unauthorized and restricted by the Boy Scouts of America: All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are banned from program use. ATVs are defined as motorized recreational cycles with three or four large, soft tires, designed for off-road use on a variety of terrains.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20040708-113558-3906r.htm Virginia legislature has authorized a new license plate to honor the Boy Scouts of America. Authorization means the plate will be put into production if 350 paid applications are received within 180 days. Steve Cozza of Scouting For All has protested. A similar plate was authorized in 1999, but supporters were unable to obtain the required number of paid commitments.

Look at the Sony MiniDisk. My son used one to interview visiting Rock stars when he worked at the campus radio station. I'm no expert, but I believe you can record to a MD (unit is about $200), then download the digital file to your hard drive and transfer it to CD-R.

What a scout does before he gets to the meeting is his parents' problem. I have a scout who rides his bike to and from meetings...what's the diff?

ISTP The MBTI merely reflects your "preference"...those areas where you are most comfortable. The idea is to recognize the traits of others and adapt to them.

Ditto. My perception is that most scouts now are spoonfed MB in their troops and the rest they get at Summer Camp. Never had a request from outside my troop, even though I'm on the District List.

Taking my sons (and now other people's sons) back to the camp that I attended as an 11 year old Tenderfoot in 1966. As an OA member, seeing the pavilion that we built and seeing the list of signatures of those who were there in 1970 when it was dedicated...still on the wall...some deceased, most now grown and with sons of their own. Seeing the same trees and buildings, as well as new ones. Lining up at the flagpole for colors and seeing the Troop across the field that my Dad and I helped start in 1967...still strong and active, and at least for one week every year being able to go back in t

For all you self-proclaimed "experts" out there, "Jif" only has one F. At camp, a lot of the food comes from the FDA via the local food bank. ONe year they had #10 cans (5 lbs?) of what everyone thought was P-nut butter...but the can said "Almond Butter". Man, was that good. That stuff must sell for $20 a pound or more...if you can find it. Your tax dollars at work!

What does "suspended" mean? It obviously doesn't mean what I thought it did.